Chapter 608: Unidentifiable
Chapter 608: Unidentifiable
The path Steel Falcon pointed out was not a "broad and sunny road." Along the way, Qiao Sang encountered numerous wild beast companions, including several Champion-level familiars. Fortunately, the Treasure Seeker had recovered a significant amount of energy, and when faced with foes it couldn't defeat, it simply used Spatial Shift. It took about half an hour to finally get out of this place.
What would I do without Spatial Shift... Qiao Sang glanced back at the boundary of the familiar habitat, unable to help but sigh inwardly.
Then, a thought struck her, and she waved her hand, recalling Lulu into the Beastmaster Codex.
"Xunxun..."
The Treasure Seeker realized it no longer needed to use Psychic Power to keep Lulu afloat, and its eyes returned to their original color as it collapsed onto Fangy's back.
Suddenly, it glanced at Steel Treasure, who had evolved and now had a body length of about one meter.
"Xunxun!"
The Treasure Seeker's eyes lit up, and it floated over to lie on Steel Treasure's back.
"Steel Guardian."
Feeling the movement on its back, Steel Treasure considerately slowed down its flight, trying to be as steady as possible.
"Xunxun..."
However, the Treasure Seeker only lay there for about half a minute before quietly getting up and floating back to Fangy's back.
Big Brother Yabao is more comfortable; Fourth One is so hard...
Steel Treasure: "..."
Unaware of the commotion beside her, Qiao Sang was checking her phone, confirming that the route matched the destination on the map. She then went online and typed in "Steel Guardian."
The page loaded, but it displayed information about Steel Falcon.
Qiao Sang thought for a moment and typed in "How many evolution forms does Steel Sparrow have?"
Soon, the answer appeared.
[One: Steel Falcon]
Qiao Sang scrolled down, double-checking, and finally confirmed that Steel Treasure had evolved into a completely new form: Steel Guardian.
Could I really be the legendary chosen one? Fangy evolved into a completely new form, and now Steel Treasure has too... Qiao Sang's expression was somewhat dazed.
At that moment, her phone vibrated.
Caller ID: Tang Yi.
Qiao Sang snapped back to reality and answered the call.
Before she could speak, Tang Yi's voice came through the speaker:
"You finally picked up! I've been calling you for ages!"
"Maybe the signal where I was was poor", Qiao Sang explained.
"Let's not talk about that for now", Tang Yi said. "Have you reached Awo Avenue 106?"
"No", Qiao Sang replied, somewhat surprised by Tang Yi's question. "Haven't you arrived yet?"
It didn't make sense. She had spent over an hour in the familiar habitat, and with Pare Lulu's speed, he should have arrived long ago. Could he have encountered danger on the way, delaying his progress?
Tang Yi had been wanting to recount his experience and, seeing Qiao Sang ask, eagerly began:
"You wouldn't believe it, I just ran into a group of Grain-Touched Sparrows! You don't know what Grain-Touched Sparrows are, right? They're Advanced Familiars, and I encountered a whole group of them!"
"If it weren't for Teacher Airen following me, I would have been in serious trouble!"
...Qiao Sang was silent for a few seconds before saying, "You had some bad luck."
"Tell me about it!" Tang Yi agreed wholeheartedly. "I asked the teacher, and usually, Grain-Touched Sparrows don't randomly attack people. I don't know what got into them today; they attacked me on sight, and I didn't even do anything."
When he said the second half of the sentence, his tone carried a hint of grievance.
Qiao Sang silently glanced at Treasure Seeker.
It was the same route, and she couldn't bring herself to lie and say Tang Yi had encountered a different group of Grain-Touched Sparrows. After all, Advanced Familiars didn't just appear in groups so easily.
Seeing that Qiao Sang hadn't spoken for a moment, Tang Yi suddenly thought of something and asked, "Did something happen on your way? Why are you not here yet? I thought you would have arrived long ago."
Qiao Sang paused for a moment, "I also encountered a group of Grain-Touched Sparrows."
"Such a coincidence!" Tang Yi was shocked, "There are so many Grain-Touched Sparrows on this route!"
Unfortunately, we encountered the same group... Qiao Sang coughed, changing the subject, "Did you call just to ask if I had arrived?"
"No", Tang Yi recalled the reason for his call, "Teacher Airen said that anyone who hasn't reached 106 Awo Avenue by the end of this class won't be considered for the top three. He said we can seek help to reach the destination. The message was posted in the group, but you didn't respond, so I called to let you know."
My credits... Although she had expected it, Qiao Sang still felt a pang of heartache.
"I understand." Qiao Sang hung up the phone.
...
Following the navigation, Qiao Sang finally encountered someone on the road.
Initially, she had been concerned that her Steel Treasure's new form after Evolution was too conspicuous, fearing a similar scene to when Fangy Evolved into a Flame Listener and drew a crowd.
But soon, she realized she was wrong. Passersby mostly just glanced at her and turned away, seemingly hesitant to look any longer.
Qiao Sang didn't give it much thought and followed the navigation to 106 Awo Avenue.
A group of people came into view, her Junior Year 6 classmates.
She noticed that everyone else had already arrived.
So, I'm the last one... Qiao Sang dismounted from Fangy.
The crowd's gazes were peculiar. They hadn't expected Qiao Sang to not be the first to arrive, and to be the last, at that. Such a speed clearly didn't match her numerous accolades.
"Qiao Sang, you finally made it!" Tang Yi hurried over.
But the next moment, he paused, looking at the unfamiliar familiar beside her.
"Is that wild beast companion always following you?" Tang Yi asked in a lowered voice.
"What wild beast companion?" Qiao Sang smiled and explained, "This is Steel Sparrow, just Evolved."
"What? Evolved?!" Tang Yi's voice suddenly rose, "You only went out for a little over an hour, and your Steel Sparrow Evolved? That's way too fast! Weren't you just bonded recently?"
"Steel Guardian."
Steel Treasure gave him a slightly disdainful look, finding his reaction overblown.
"When I bonded with it, it was already close to Evolving", Qiao Sang said with a smile.
Tang Yi muttered, "I almost forgot you bonded with a wild beast companion..."
The classmates behind them couldn't help but laugh.
If Tang Yi had been paying attention, he would have noticed that this was the laughter of ridicule directed at a slacker.
"Why do you believe everything Qiao Sang says?" Yuna stepped forward, voicing the thoughts of her classmates, "The Evolution form of a Steel Sparrow is a Steel Falcon, not something like this."
Tang Yi was taken aback, looking at Qiao Sang, "You were actually joking with me!"
Qiao Sang gave Tang Yi a speechless look, then without another word, waved his hand to recall Steel Treasure into the Beastmaster Codex, and subsequently made a hand sign to summon Steel Treasure once more.
The classmates in the back watched this scene with faces frozen in shock, disbelief, or outright amazement, completely stunned.
"I wouldn't tease you for no reason", Qiao Sang said.
Tang Yi looked a bit embarrassed and then turned to Yuna, saying with dissatisfaction, "Why did you tease me?"
Yuna ignored him, her face stiff, looking as if she had been struck dumb.
"I remember that Steel Sparrow's Evolution form is only Steel Falcon!"
One of the classmates in the back spoke up, breaking the silence. The class immediately turned their attention to Steel Treasure, discussing the matter with disbelief.
"This is definitely not a Steel Falcon!"
"I remember Steel Falcon doesn't look like this!"
"But this familiar is definitely Qiao Sang's. It seems there's no other possibility besides Steel Sparrow's Evolution form..."
"Come to think of it, you can see a bit of Steel Sparrow's shadow. They are both bird familiars, and they are both purple!"
"Are you kidding? Hurry up and use the Familiar Identifier to look it up!"
With that, everyone suddenly realized and took out their Familiar Identifiers, aiming them at the purple familiar not far away.
As the classmates took out their Familiar Identifiers, Tang Yi looked at Qiao Sang with a confused expression.
It's not a Steel Falcon, but it is a Steel Sparrow's Evolution form. According to what they said, Steel Sparrow's Evolution form is only supposed to be Steel Falcon... No, that's impossible... Tang Yi listened to the conversations around him, shook his head, and drove the bold idea out of his mind.
Suddenly, Yuna asked in a hoarse voice, "Qiao Sang, how did your Steel Sparrow Evolve?"
Tang Yi perked up, ears pricked, eagerly awaiting the answer.
Qiao Sang thought for a moment and then shared his guess:
"If I'm not mistaken, Steel Sparrow should have undergone a Bond Evolution."
Tang Yi: "!!!"
At the same time, the Familiar Identifiers of the classmates in the back began to sound off one by one.
"Unable to identify, please scan again."
"The current familiar is not in the database, please update and try again."
"Oh! There's actually a familiar I can't identify! Unbelievable! Could this be a legendary familiar?!" The owner of this Familiar Identifier blushed and fumbled to turn off the sound, embarrassed by the voice pack's failure.
Fortunately, everyone's attention was elsewhere, which allowed him to breathe a sigh of relief.
Bond Evolution... The classmates heard Qiao Sang's words and their minds went blank.
Steel Sparrow? The Steel Sparrow that's smart enough to outsmart humans has undergone a Bond Evolution?
Not some other planet's familiar, but their very own Steel Sparrow from Supernest?!
The information was too shocking, and even the Bodyguard in the shadows was left speechless.
In the suffocating silence, Eileen opened her eyes, her consciousness returning from the Wraithvine brain's Security Camera feed.
She looked dazed, as if processing something, then snapped back to reality. She gave Qiao Sang and Steel Treasure a complex look before speaking:
"Everyone is here. Let's head back to Sai Nan High School."
(End of Chapter)
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