CHAPTER 502: CHAPTER 493: THE BIG BOSS 11

Sensing Yan Shuangshuang’s nervousness, Tie patted her little head and laughed, "It’s your first time seeing an Earth King Beast, right? It scared you, didn’t it? When my dad first saw an Earth King Beast, his legs went soft from fear too. But don’t worry, there’s no need to be afraid. Although the Earth King Beast looks fierce, it’s actually very gentle in nature. It never loses its temper or attacks people, so don’t be scared."

Ben also leaned over with a smile to comfort Yan Shuangshuang, "Your dad’s right. The Earth King Beast may look terrifying, but it’s actually a vegetarian and has never killed anyone. The only problem is its size; we could easily get accidentally stepped on on the ground. If you don’t climb higher, you might get nibbled on by an Earth King Beast munching on tree leaves. In the future, if you see an Earth King Beast, just climb to where it can’t reach, and you’ll be safe. And if another beast tries to eat you, you’ll be safe if you can run to the Earth King Beast’s side."

Yan Shuangshuang blinked. This fearsome-looking creature is a vegetarian? She curiously looked down and indeed saw the fierce Earth King Beast moving slowly towards her. Its gigantic eyes were filled with a gentle demeanor.

The massive Earth King Beast was walking along, munching on the grass, with a calm atmosphere surrounding it, nothing like its violent exterior.

Moreover, the Earth King Beast even alternated its food, lowering its head to nibble on some grass, then raising it to munch on leaves from the towering trees. It chewed and swallowed, repeating the process: eating grass, then leaves, mixing it all together before swallowing.

Every time the Earth King Beast lowered its head to eat grass, some tiny creatures living in the grass would scatter in fright, but the Earth King Beast wouldn’t even glance at them, showing no intention to harm.

Birds would even rest on the Earth King Beast’s head and nose when tired, taking a ride while preening their feathers.

The Earth King Beast remained unbothered, continuing to eat grass and leaves, moving forward with birds perched on its head. If a bird accidentally landed on the Earth King Beast’s eyelid, it would simply blink and not get angry, proving its remarkably good temper.

Yan Shuangshuang relaxed greatly upon confirming that the Earth King Beast was indeed vegetarian. This world is indeed fair, as it granted the Earth King Beast a ferocious appearance and an impenetrable defense, but also a gentle nature and a vegetarian diet.

After all, if the Earth King Beast were a carnivore, wouldn’t it soon take over the world? What other creatures would have a chance to survive then?

The Earth King Beast moved slowly, eating as it walked. Although its movements were slow, it covered over ten meters in a single step, so its pace was still fast. In just a few steps, it reached underneath Yan Shuangshuang and her group.

Yan Shuangshuang lay on a branch of a large tree, looking down at the Earth King Beast. When it lifted its head to bite a leaf, its big eyes met with hers. Although still somewhat intimidated by its size, she no longer felt just fear.

Her fear was mixed with excitement, curiosity, and a desire to explore—a contradictory feeling she couldn’t quite define. But one thing was certain: she was very interested in the Earth King Beast!

Yan Shuangshuang kept eye contact with the Earth King Beast, and it dumbly returned her gaze, chewing on the leaves and grass.

As the Earth King Beast chewed with its head raised, Yan Shuangshuang clearly saw that its teeth were indeed those of a herbivore, not the sharp serrated teeth of a carnivore, which reassured her even more.

As the Earth King Beast finished the food in its mouth, Yan Shuangshuang, on an impulse, picked some tender leaves from a nearby tree, rolled them into a ball, and tossed them to the Earth King Beast. It reached out with its long tongue, wrapped the bundle of leaves up, and started chewing.

Was it just her imagination, or did the Earth King Beast’s massive eyes seem to brighten after it ate the leaves she tossed?

The next moment, Yan Shuangshuang realized it wasn’t her imagination. The Earth King Beast, having finished the leaves in its mouth, opened its massive maw, large enough to swallow a cow, with a clear expectation for more food!

Yan Shuangshuang was exasperated. This creature wasn’t shy at all; it had just latched onto her. Given its size, when would she ever finish feeding it!

But seeing the Earth King Beast waiting below with its mouth wide open, Yan Shuangshuang really wished she could travel back in time and give the version of herself that fed it a good beating. Why couldn’t her hands have just stayed idle!

There was no choice, with the creature blocking them on the ground. If it didn’t leave, they couldn’t either. Yan Shuangshuang had no choice but to start tearing off more leaves to feed the Earth King Beast. But it just chewed a couple of times before spitting them out, still holding its mouth open for more.

Yan Shuangshuang felt her mouth twitch. Was it asking for tender leaves? Looking at the gaping mouth below, she had no choice but to pick another bunch of tender leaves and toss them into the Earth King Beast’s mouth. This time it didn’t spit them out and continued eating, then opened its mouth again for more.

From then on, the members of the Hunting Team, due to Yan Shuangshuang’s impulsive actions, began scurrying all over the trees, picking tender leaves to feed the Earth King Beast.

After stripping one tree of its tender leaves, the Earth King Beast still wasn’t satisfied. The team had no choice but to climb down and ascend another tree. After picking clean the tender leaves from two trees, the Earth King Beast was finally satiated.

After eating its fill, the Earth King Beast let out a big yawn, flopped down on the ground, and promptly fell asleep!

The hunters sat on the ground in front of the Earth King Beast, panting heavily. Jumping up and down the large trees to pick tender leaves had been no easy task; everyone was thoroughly exhausted.

Watching the giant Earth King Beast before her, Yan Shuangshuang couldn’t suppress a tempting thought. Wouldn’t it be great if she could trick this Earth King Beast into guarding their cave entrance!

If she could actually persuade it to become a guard beast for the Power Tribe, she’d never have to worry about wild animals breaking into the cave and attacking her parents again!

The Earth King Beast was gentle and didn’t attack people. Living peacefully with humans seemed entirely possible, except for its tendency to overlook what’s around its feet when walking.

After all, it’s heavily armored. Even if it doesn’t attack, its bulk could easily turn any nearby group into pancakes with a careless step, or accidentally slash someone with its scales as it walked.