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Chapter 697: Interesting
Chapter 697: Interesting
On the rooftop, one familiar after another used various Skills to approach, only to be dealt with and fall.
Finally, someone couldn't stand it anymore and suggested:
"We can't keep going like this. It looks like this Water-type Companion Beast's Frostflower Seal has reached Mastery level. It's going to be tough to get there by normal means. Also, her Star Array is orange-yellow, and she has three other familiars. We need to work together to deal with her."
Seeing someone take the lead, those who had similar thoughts immediately chimed in:
"He's right. If we don't work together, even if one or two familiars manage to reach her, they'll be taken care of by her other three familiars."
The person speaking wore a pair of wire-rimmed glasses and was the boy who had sent Sandlord earlier.
Everyone fell silent, not offering any objections.
A girl with long, straight black hair raised her hand slightly and said:
"I know the information about her four familiars."
"How do you know?" a boy with a face full of acne couldn't help but ask, "Her fourth familiar was summoned, but from this angle, we can't see its specific form."
When Qiao Sangseal was used earlier, everyone saw the color of the Star Array, but Steel Treasure's small size and its position away from the edge of the rooftop meant no one knew what it looked like.
"I had my Phantom Bird take a Beast Identifier and fly around to the rooftop to identify the familiars", the girl with long, straight black hair explained.
"My Phantom Bird has the Void Trait, so it was able to identify the familiars without being noticed."
The Void Trait, while sounding grand, simply means that familiars with this Trait have a low presence. As long as they remain silent, even if they're right next to you, they're almost impossible to notice.
"Boo boo." A familiar's call echoed.
The people nearby were taken aback and looked toward the source of the sound.
They saw a familiar about ten centimeters tall, mostly red with spiky protrusions on its back and black vertical pupils, perched on the girl's left shoulder.
The Phantom Bird had been there the whole time? It's so inconspicuous... Everyone thought in unison.
"What are the four familiars' information?" someone asked.
The girl with long, straight black hair replied seriously:
"Icechill, Water and Ice Attributes, Advanced Familiar; Steel Guardian, Flying Type, Steel-Type Dual Attributes, Intermediate Familiar."
She paused, took a deep breath, and continued:
"Ghost Ring King, Ghost-Type Champion-Level Familiar, and Flame Kiru, Fire-Type, Psychic Type Dual Attributes, Champion-Level Familiar."
The atmosphere suddenly turned quiet, and the expressions of those present changed dramatically.
Faces showed confusion, shock, and disbelief as everyone froze.
"Is this for real?! Is your Beast Identifier broken?"
After a few seconds, someone shouted, breaking the silence. The freshmen under the eaves erupted into a cacophony of noise.
"Damn! This Beast Identifier must be broken! She's about our age, how could she have two Champion-Level familiars?!"
"I might believe it if it was one, but two is ridiculous. I know a guy who inherited his mother's familiar and bonded with a General-Class familiar as his first. Bonding with a Champion-Level familiar that isn't raised from a young age takes a lot of effort and carries the risk of backlash. No Beastmaster with any sense or talent would bond with two uncontrollable familiars."
"Maybe her two familiars just look a bit like the Champion-Level ones you described?"
"I agree. Your Phantom Bird is a familiar and might not use the Beast Identifier very well. Even with the Void Trait, it probably didn't get close enough to identify them accurately."
There are millions of familiars across the galaxy, and it's not uncommon for many of them to share similar appearances and body types. Occasional misidentifications by the Beast Identifier are quite common.
Two Champion-level familiars, impossible, absolutely impossible... Everyone instinctively thought there must be something wrong with the Beast Identifier.
"My Beast Identifier is the latest model of the All-Identifying Galaxy version, and I just bought it. There can't be any issues", the girl with long black hair countered.
The group remained stubborn, refusing to listen.
They were all already standout individuals among their peers, and the appearance of someone who was a prodigy several times over was more than they could bear.
The Star Array was there, its color undeniable, but before getting any concrete information, they instinctively denied the possibility of the familiars' levels.
Suddenly, a voice rang out:
"Um, I used my Beast Identifier to check that Ghost Familiar, and it is indeed a Champion-level familiar, the Ghost Ring King."
Everyone fell silent again.
After a long pause, another person spoke up:
"I saw that Fire Familiar's claws were wearing a Miniaturization Band earlier, so I did an identification search. It showed up as a Champion-level familiar, the Flame Kiru."
"I, I also identified it, and got the same information", another person said softly.
Everyone fell silent for the third time.
One person's Beast Identifier, even if it was brand new, could have issues, but if so many people got the same result, it was most likely the truth...
So, the person who taunted all the Beast Mastery Department freshmen was someone who owned four familiars, two of which were Champion-level?
No wonder, no wonder they were so arrogant on the first day of school...
Everyone was momentarily dazed.
As everyone was in a daze, a blonde boy stood up:
"So what if she has two Champion-level familiars? We have so many of us; can't we beat her?"
"Right!" someone nearby agreed. "This is her way of intimidating us. If we back down now, we'll be pushed around for the rest of our college life. We have to show her that we're not so easy to manipulate!"
"Agreed", the girl with long black hair nodded. "We have so many of us. If we work together, we can definitely beat her!"
"Exactly, we must stick together!"
"Damn it, I don't care about the credits, but we have to win!"
"Everyone, what familiars do you have? Let's share the information..."
Everyone chimed in, their spirits rising as if they were rallying against a villain.
That's right, Qiao Sang was that villain.
After learning that the other party had two Champion-level familiars, her intention to taunt them became clear.
She wanted to establish her authority and solidify her position as the strongest freshman!
If they had faced her in a normal battle, they wouldn't have had any objections and would have accepted it.
But she shouldn't have chosen this method to achieve her goal!
They were all young and full of passion; how could they stand to be used as stepping stones, especially as a group?
...
On the rooftop.
Qiao Sang noticed that the attacking familiars seemed to have formed a formation.
Five or six Flying-type Companions were lined up in a vertical line, each using Wind Abilities to blow away the surrounding snow, advancing quickly.
The topmost Flying-type Companion lay on the back of the second one, face up, spewing a swirling airflow that blew the snow to the sides.
Whenever a Flying-type Companion was unaware and a snowflake drifted close, another Flying-type Companion would increase the flapping of its wings.
It was quite an organized formation... Qiao Sang's lips curved into an interested smile.
"Treasure Seeker, take care of them."
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker floated forward, its eyes glowing blue.
In the next moment, the five or six Flying-type Companions, lined up like a stack, lost control and fell downward one by one.
Without the 360-degree Wind Abilities, the snowflakes quickly drifted onto them.
The intricate Ice Blossom grew wildly.
Before Qiao Sang could appreciate it, three familiars, each about a meter tall and predominantly purple, suddenly appeared before them.
Without a word, the three familiars opened their mouths and spewed out a stream of green Corrosive Poison, all aiming at Lulu's position in a consistent arc!
Just as the Toxin was about to hit Lulu, she leaped backward twice, evading it.
"Chilling Gale", Qiao Sang said.
"Icechill."
Lulu opened her mouth, and a cold wind carrying a chill swept over a wide area.
The three purple familiars tried to move but found themselves unable to budge.
One of the familiars sensed something and looked to the side.
It saw a familiar with red fur, its eyes glowing with Blue Light, staring at them.
The cold spread, and in an instant, all three familiars were covered in a layer of ice shell.
Fangy retracted her Psychic Power, her eyes returning to their original color.
The three familiars, already suspended in mid-air, began to fall from the rooftop.
They vanished into thin air just a few meters above the ground.
...
Under the eaves.
Everyone's expressions were grim, especially the three students who had sent out the three Toxic-Type familiars.
"Couldn't you just teleport the Advanced Familiar over directly?" a boy asked.
"I could, but I can only teleport one at a time, with a 7-second interval", the girl with pale skin and red hair replied.
"Then let's teleport them one by one. I don't believe she can resolve an Advanced Familiar in less than 7 seconds!" someone else said, his eyes lighting up.
The red-haired girl glanced at him. "She has two Champion-level familiars. It's not impossible for her to handle an Advanced Familiar in 7 seconds."
Everyone fell silent.
Then, someone suggested, "Why don't we teleport a powerful Advanced Familiar to catch her off guard and take out that Icechill first?"
"Right, Icechill's Frostflower Seal is restricting our movements. Taking it out first makes sense", someone agreed.
"I think we should take out the Intermediate Familiar Steel Guardian first", someone else offered a different opinion.
"Why?"
All eyes turned to him.
The boy who suggested it explained, "Steel Guardian is just an Intermediate Familiar, the easiest to deal with. If we teleport an Advanced Familiar over, it can unleash an Ultimate Move to take it out. By resolving one of her familiars first, her confidence will surely be shaken."
As everyone began to agree with this plan, a voice spoke up, "Why don't we just take her out directly?"
...
At the same time.
On the rooftop.
Qiao Sang reflected on what had just happened, lost in thought.
It seems the Beast Mastery Department students are working together. Those three Toxic-Type familiars were clearly teleported over, probably by a Psionic Familiar with the Spatial Shift skill among the freshmen.
But why did they teleport three Intermediate Familiars over...
Why not just teleport Advanced Familiars?
Since they have a familiar with Spatial Shift, they will likely teleport more familiars over next...
"Ya Ya!"
Fangy bared her teeth, her expression furious.
"What's wrong?" Qiao Sang asked.
"Ya Ya!"
Fangy looked angry.
Those humans are discussing how to attack you!
Attack me? Qiao Sang was initially taken aback, then she laughed.
Interesting.
(End of Chapter)
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