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Chapter 918: Earthforce and Iron Swarm
Chapter 918: Earthforce and Iron Swarm (Combined)
Earthforce, a Grass-Type and Ground-Type dual-attribute Champion-level familiar, grows in size as its internal energy increases, even without evolving. By the standard of Champion-level familiars, which are typically six meters tall, this one must be at least in the late General-Class stage... After analyzing the situation, Qiao Sang spoke up:
"Combine."
"Yah!"
Fangy opened his mouth, and a swirling flame shot out instantly.
Soon, the red flame began to twist, as if the temperature had suddenly risen.
Then, a golden-red beam pierced the center of the flame vortex.
The three elements merged and intertwined.
The terrifying flame energy expanded several times over, striking Earthforce directly!
"Earth Power!"
With a deafening boom, Earthforce let out a miserable cry.
It was indeed in the late General-Class stage; it needed one more blow to finish it off... Seeing Earthforce's desperate cries but not immediately falling, Qiao Sang prepared the finishing move:
"Destructive Beam!"
Fangy opened his mouth, and a terrifying white energy began to condense.
"Earth Power!"
Earthforce endured the pain, glaring angrily at the shadows in the sky.
It roared loudly, as if calling for something.
Then, it opened its mouth.
A similarly terrifying white energy began to condense, and it condensed noticeably faster.
This Earthforce could also use Destructive Beam... It must have known that Fangy's Destructive Beam was about to be fired, and that there would be a brief period of immobility afterward, so it used this move. If so, this Earthforce is truly intelligent... Unfortunately, this isn't on a battlefield... Qiao Sang calmly responded:
"Deflect it."
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker appeared, its eyes glowing blue as it looked down.
At the same time, a destructive white beam shot out from Fangy's mouth, slicing through the air with a sharp whistle and heading straight for Earthforce's position.
Earthforce's white beam was about to be released.
But at that moment, its left front limb was suddenly controlled by an unknown force, causing it to kneel forward heavily.
"Bang!"
The white beam from above struck Earthforce, creating a deafening explosion.
Earthforce's white beam deflected downward, narrowly missing Fangy's claws.
After the intense explosion subsided, Earthforce lay on the ground with its eyes closed, appearing to be unconscious.
Guo Ruiqi stared blankly at the scene below.
This... this is the power of a B-Class Master...
Having resolved the crisis, Qiao Sang finally had time to determine their location. She took out her mobile phone, opened the purchased map, and began comparing it with the surroundings.
Below was a mountain range, with trees growing to a height of a hundred meters in one area, and a Champion-level familiar, Earthforce, roaming around. The soil was reddish... Qiao Sang compared this to the map and found no matching location.
"What are you looking at?" Migala asked, seeing Qiao Sang frowning at her phone.
"The map. I'm trying to figure out where we are", Qiao Sang replied, still looking at the map on her phone.
Migala bluntly said, "You haven't found the location, have you?"
Qiao Sang put away her phone with a serious expression and said:
"We might have entered an unexplored area."
Unexplored means full of unknowns and dangers.
Guo Ruiqi's face turned pale, and he trembled.
“What do we do now?”
Before Qiao Sang could speak, Migala asked:
“Where did you get this map from?”
Qiao Sang didn’t hide it: “The Forum.”
Migala paused for a moment before voicing her thoughts: “Is it possible that this map could be fake?”
Qiao Sang: “???”
Fake?
What are you talking about?
Migala, adopting the manner of a local, slowly said: “I know quite a few people who have entered Hidden Realm 53. The entry points are indeed random, but they all lead to areas that have already been explored and marked. I’ve never heard of anyone being teleported directly to an unexplored area.”
...Qiao Sang was momentarily stunned. Could she have really bought a fake map?
Guo Ruiqi, still in awe of Senior Qiao’s prowess, couldn’t stand to hear such doubt and mustered the courage to interject:
“But it’s not without precedent. Last month, I heard that a Beastmaster from Hidden Realm 9 was teleported to an unexplored area as soon as they entered. They sold the information about that area and made a fortune.”
Made a fortune? Qiao Sang’s heart skipped a beat.
“Indeed, it’s possible,” Migala nodded slightly. “But such cases are rare. I’m just suggesting a hypothesis. It’s best not to rely too heavily on a map you bought from some random person online.”
After saying this, she realized it might not be appropriate, given her current identity wasn’t that of a mentor...
I didn’t just buy it randomly... Qiao Sang had already regained her composure.
The post she had purchased the map from had many comments, mostly from Beastmasters who had entered Hidden Realm 53. Their comments all agreed with the content, and no one questioned it, which attested to the authenticity of the post.
In the following days, she had thoroughly reviewed all posts related to Hidden Realm 53, and much of the content matched the map.
Earlier, she hadn’t considered the possibility of a fake map, which is why she was momentarily stunned.
Now, after calming down, she was confident she hadn’t made a mistake.
However, the other party had a point. Relying too heavily on the map wasn’t wise. Some Wild Familiars might stay in one territory, but others migrate, which could alter the ecosystem in certain areas.
With this in mind, Qiao Sang said:
“Let’s treat this as an uncharted area for now. We’ll head down.”
She patted Fangy’s back, and Fangy spread its wings, running downward.
Upon reaching the ground, the surroundings were still eerily quiet.
Qiao Sang took out her Artifacts to determine the directions and adjusted their course: “We’ll head southwest.”
Neither Migala nor Guo Ruiqi had any objections.
After confirming their direction, the three of them ventured deeper into the mountains, navigating through the forest and ravines at a quick pace.
Every few minutes, she would stop and have Guo Ruiqi sense the location of the Happy Seed.
They encountered several Wild Familiars along the way, but fortunately, the familiars they faced were not of high Level, and Fangy and the others quickly dealt with them.
After traveling about ten kilometers, Guo Ruiqi, leaning against a large tree, panted:
“Can we rest for a bit...”
Almost forgot that F-Class Beastmasters haven’t been replenished, so their stamina is low... Qiao Sang observed the surroundings and nodded:
“Let’s take a break.”
Guo Ruiqi let out a sigh of relief and plopped down on the spot.
“Xunxun~”
Treasure Seeker, upon hearing the word “rest,” didn’t need to be told twice. It took out an outdoor carpet and some food, using Psychic Control to set everything up.
After spending time together, Guo Ruiqi realized that Qiao Sang wasn’t like other B-Class Beastmasters and was easy to talk to. He felt more at ease and looked at Treasure Seeker with envy:
“I’ve been meaning to ask, what’s this familiar’s name? It can carry so much stuff, it must be really convenient to have it around.”
“Xunxun~”
Treasure Seeker’s lips curled into a smile, as if saying, “You’ve got good eyes.”
“It’s called Ghost Ring King,” Qiao Sang said, sitting on the outdoor carpet and eating a sandwich. “It’s a familiar from the Yuhua Region.”
"Senior Qiao, are you from the Yuhua Region?" Guo Ruiqi asked curiously.
Senior Qiao... Migala glanced at her junior student and stifled a laugh.
Qiao Sang smiled:
"Just call me Qiao Sang."
"That wouldn't be appropriate!" Guo Ruiqi said earnestly. "It would be too disrespectful!"
Migala, rarely indulging in a bit of mischief, maintained a cool demeanor and said lightly:
"He is a junior, so he can't call you by your name."
No, he's my contemporary... Qiao Sang compromised:
"Then just call me Senior Qiao, not Senior Qiao."
She paused and added with a playful smile: "I'm not that old, you know."
There was also Xu Gehong, another B-Class Beastmaster here. Revealing her true age might make the others subconsciously consider her the youngest, potentially affecting some decisions. It was better to let them continue with their misunderstanding.
"Alright, Senior Qiao!" Guo Ruiqi nodded solemnly.
Qiao Sang then answered his previous question: "I am from the Yuhua Region."
"I knew it", Guo Ruiqi said. "None of your familiars are from the Hollow Plains."
Hearing this, Qiao Sang looked up and called out:
"Qingbao."
"Qingqing."
A gust of wind descended, forming into Qingbao.
Guo Ruiqi: "!!!"
Her mind buzzed, and she stared at Qingbao, her sandwich falling from her hand, her entire being frozen in shock.
This familiar looks just like the Legendary Familiar Qingqing Ni!
The moment had finally come... Migala, remembering that she was impersonating someone from the Hollow Plains, recalled how others reacted when they saw Qingqing Ni. She widened her eyes and looked at Qingbao with a face of shock, exclaiming:
"Qingqing Ni?!"
"Qingqing~"
Qingbao smiled sweetly at them, a formal greeting.
"This is the Hollow Plains' familiar", Qiao Sang said with a smile.
It's true! It really is Qingqing Ni! Guo Ruiqi was both astonished and bewildered, utterly shocked.
Senior Qiao actually bonded with Qingqing Ni?!
She bonded with a Legendary Familiar?!
After being stunned for several seconds, Guo Ruiqi suddenly remembered something and blurted out, forgetting her formal address:
"You're the Beastmaster who recently bonded with Qingqing Ni, as everyone's been talking about online!"
"It's me", Qiao Sang nodded in confirmation.
No wonder, no wonder this familiar looked so familiar. Now that she thought about it, this was the familiar always seen in the arms of Qingqing Ni's Beastmaster in the online photos! Guo Ruiqi looked at Fangy, who was eating Energy Pills, and finally understood why she had felt such a strong sense of familiarity at first glance.
She couldn't help but stare at Qingbao again, her expression dazed.
Qingqing Ni...
She actually saw Qingqing Ni...
And it was so close...
Great Joy, I'm sorry, but I suddenly feel like your capture by the Hidden Realm might have been destined...
"I didn't expect the one who bonded with Qingqing Ni to be you", Migala, maintaining her persona, allowed a hint of jealousy and admiration to show in her eyes.
Qiao Sang was about to speak when a small, mostly black ant-like familiar, about twenty centimeters long, crawled over.
"Tie Tie."
The ant-like familiar pointed at the black ore in Steel Treasure's bowl and made a sound, then a stream of saliva dripped down.
Steel Treasure paused for a moment, then picked up a piece of black ore and handed it over.
The ant familiar extended its claws to catch the food and began to devour it with large bites.
"Te Tie!"
When it took its first bite, its eyes lit up, and it let out a loud cry.
Migala looked at the ant familiar in front of her, her eyes narrowing slightly before quickly returning to normal.
Iron Swarm, a Steel-type Basic Familiar, prefers to feed on iron ore and is a communal familiar. If one sees an Iron Swarm in the Hidden Realm, it means there are at least ten thousand more nearby... Qiao Sang recalled the information about the familiar in her mind.
Her attention focused, and with a flick of her ears, she sensed a sudden unrest underground.
Below, the area seemed to be in a state of chaos, with strange movements coming from various spots underground, as if a large group of creatures was emerging from beneath the ground.
Qiao Sang's pupils contracted, and she shouted:
"Into the air!"
"Xun Xun..."
Treasure Seeker's mouth was full of Energy Pills, and he couldn't swallow in time, his eyes glowing blue.
In an instant, the group and everything on the outdoor carpet disappeared, reappearing a hundred meters up in the air.
"Te Tie!"
"Te Tie!"
"Te Tie!"
The next second, various pitches of calls mixed together as countless Iron Swarms emerged one after another from the ground!
Almost instantly, the entire ground turned pitch black, completely occupied by the Iron Swarms!
This, this... Guo Ruiqi looked down at the dense mass of Iron Swarms, his back hair standing on end, his scalp tingling, and the thoughts of Qingqing Ni that had filled his mind vanished instantly.
"Te Tie!"
High in the air, on the carpet, the Iron Swarm that had been moved up excitedly called out to the ones below.
Almost all the Iron Swarms below became equally excited, as if they had been injected with a stimulant, and began to stack on top of each other, climbing upwards. In the blink of an eye, they reached a height of several dozen meters.
"Steel Blade..."
Steel Treasure looked at the black ore in the bowl, then glanced at the Iron Swarm beside him, and suddenly poured all the black ore from the bowl downward.
"Te Tie!"
"Te Tie!"
The Iron Swarms stared at the falling black ore with growing excitement and began to rush toward it.
The column of stacked Iron Swarms collapsed instantly.
"Sleepy!"
Sleepy's wings spread, and he prepared to attack.
Qiao Sang waved her hand to stop him, saying:
"Let me handle it! Fangy!"
"Ya Ya!"
Fangy's wings flapped forcefully, and a scorching red gale swept downward, devastating everything in its path.
The Iron Swarms screamed as they fell one by one.
However, the Scorching Wind did not completely cover all the Iron Swarms.
Their expressions shifted from excitement to anger, and they began to stack again.
"Fusion Wind!" Qiao Sang shouted.
"Steel Blade."
Steel Treasure understood his Beastmaster's meaning, spread his wings, and flapped them forcefully downward.
A raging gale rose instantly.
"Qingqing!"
Qingbao, upon seeing this, was initially stunned but then realized he was one of the Fusion Wind's components. His eyes sparkled with excitement as he transformed into wind and rushed into the gale!
The gale, as if given a soul, began to surge both vertically and horizontally, relentlessly sweeping through the Iron Swarms, chasing them down.
One by one, the Iron Swarms screamed as they were caught in the wind and then fell from it.
Soon, the column of Iron Swarms was no more, and almost all of them lay on the ground, unable to get up. Only a few panicked ones escaped into the underground, vanishing from sight.
"Qingqing..."
The gale disappeared, and Qingbao reappeared, breathing slightly.
Finally, it's over... No, wait, there's still one... Qiao Sang silently turned to look at the Iron Swarm beside her.
The Iron Swarm felt her gaze, its body stiffened, and then it clenched its teeth, closed its eyes, and jumped downward. (End of Chapter)
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