Chapter 52

However, except for Shang Shang Yana, who had reached level 20, the others were all level 17 or 18.

The captain, a Knight professional named Shang Hao, frowned after seeing Li Yao's profession.

"Don't tell me you're a Summoner?"

"Mm," Li Yao nodded.

The other two showed expressions of disbelief upon hearing Li Yao's admission.

"The 'outside help' Sister Shang Zijin mentioned is just a Summoner? And we waited here for so long!"

The Poison Mage, Shang Mingxu, couldn't help but complain.

Shang Qian even pulled Shang Shang Yana to the side and asked in a low voice, "Xiao Ya, did your sister get scammed? Is an A-rank Summoner even qualified to be outside help?"

"No, that's not it."

Shang Shang Yana shook her head repeatedly, feeling anxious.

"I don't know how to explain it to you, but he's very strong! Very strong!"

Seeing Li Yao's indifferent expression, Shang Shang Yana finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Sister Shang Zijin had specifically told her about Li Yao and had also specifically warned her not to talk about it randomly.

The Shang family and the Yan family were in a sensitive period.

If the Yan family found out Li Yao was in the Heaven-Reaching Tower, who knows what might happen!

"How strong can a Summoner be?"

Shang Qian asked suspiciously, but didn't say anything more.

Regardless of whether he was outside help, he was called by Shang Shang Zijin, so even if he was just here to leech experience, she had to accept it.

At this point, Shang Mingxu also realized the situation and immediately shut his mouth.

Even if Li Yao was a Summoner, he was far from someone he could afford to offend.

In the Shang family, Shang Shang Zijin was the golden signboard.

Moreover, the other party had reached level 20; perhaps he was a scion of some major family with some cooperation with Sister Shang Zijin.

He couldn't afford to ruin things. ===== CHAPTER 116 =====

"Fine, since he was called by Sister Shang Zijin, I won't say anything more. Just stay in the team and don't cause trouble."

Shang Hao spoke, leading the team toward the exit of Rice Fragrance Town.

Walking outside the town, one could see bustling professionals huddled together hunting a type of crab monster.

Li Yao followed behind them.

As for their comments, he didn't take them to heart at all.

In the eyes of the public, Summoners are the lowest-tier and least respected professionals.

This is a point even Li Yao cannot deny.

As long as they don't provoke him, they can say whatever they want.

Li Yao summoned the Void Mantis and let it act freely.

The condition for clearing the first floor is to hunt 100 monsters solo.

These Ground-Walking Crabs were only level 15 and were just ordinary monsters; they weren't even enough to fill the gaps in the Void Mantis's teeth.

[Killed Ground-Walking Crab, in party state, experience +0.004%]

"The experience is still so low. Let's finish this quickly and help Xiao Ya take care of a hundred."

Seeing the experience points suddenly pop up on the system panel, Shang Hao wasn't surprised and spoke up.

They had all seen Li Yao summon the Void Mantis.

Even a Summoner shouldn't have trouble dealing with monsters 5 levels below them.

The group had high synergy and could be considered the fastest team on the first floor at clearing monsters.

In less than two hours, they had taken care of four hundred Ground-Walking Crabs.

Shang Hao looked at Li Yao: "Is your count enough? Do you need help?"

Li Yao's summoned beast had been hunting monsters the whole time, so Shang Hao hadn't paid attention to Li Yao's count while hunting the crabs.

"It's enough."

"Alright, not bad at all." Shang Hao nodded, then selected to enter the second floor on the party panel.

Soon, a vortex appeared in front of them.

"Before we go in, I have a few things to say."

As locals, this wasn't their first time in the Heaven-Reaching Tower, so Shang Hao was saying this for Li Yao's benefit.

"The second floor has level 20 ordinary monsters, Ice Field Eagles. They aren't very strong, but they have flight capabilities. Only Shang Mingxu among us can deal damage to them, so it will take some time."

"Li Yao, you have a summoned beast too. If you have any ranged skills, summon it. Let's help Xiao Ya finish her fifty first."

"Don't worry, we won't forget about you later."

"No need, Brother Shang Hao, helping Li Yao first is fine too. There's no rush."

Shang Shang Yana shook her head repeatedly.

Li Yao was a guest that even Sister Shang Zijin had to treat with caution; how could she let him wait for her to finish her mission first?

"I'm fine with anything. Let's just go in," Li Yao said calmly.

"Alright, rest assured. Once you're in the Shang family's team, we definitely won't let you suffer a loss."

Shang Hao said magnanimously, then stepped directly into the vortex.

Clearly, Shang Hao had already categorized Li Yao as one of those people who pay the Shang family to escort them.

The group appeared on an ice field, and a bone-chilling wind hit them in the face.

Li Yao glanced around casually.

It was hard to see any other professionals on the ice field.

Level 20 flying monsters—only a professional with nothing better to do would want to level up here.

The Azure Bird was summoned from the Chess Piece space.

Being on the ice field, the Azure Bird was much more excited than usual, flying around Li Yao with a 'flutter-flutter' sound.

Seeing Li Yao summon a ranged summoned beast, Shang Hao signaled for Shang Mingxu to lure the monsters.

A few Fireball spells flew out, and immediately four Ice Field Eagles flew toward them.

As a Knight professional, Shang Hao was competent, taking the lead and blocking in front of everyone.

"Shang Qian, cast the Slow Aura!"

"Shang Mingxu, Li Yao, you two provide the output. Remember to leave some health so Xiao Ya can land the finishing blow."

"Understood." Shang Mingxu nodded. As a Fire-type Poison Mage, his skills had a restraining effect on these Ice Field Eagles, and the damage dealt was significantly higher than against ordinary monsters.

Several fireballs flew toward the Ice Field Eagles.

[-486]

[-455]

[-482]

"Not bad damage!"

Shang Hao was in a great mood; with this kind of damage, it might not take much time on this floor.

At the same time, Shang Mingxu held his staff with both hands, silently chanting the incantation.

The next moment,

a crack split the ground, and a pillar of fire erupted!

Several Ice Field Eagles were engulfed by the fire pillar, emitting shrill cries.

[-954]

[-884]

[-921]

Even Shang Qian couldn't help but have her eyes light up at such damage.

"Not bad, Xiao Xu! This damage must be among the best for an A-rank Poison Mage, right?"

"Not really, it's just attribute restraint."

Shang Mingxu said with a smile, humble in words but with undeniable pride on his face.

At the same time, he looked toward Li Yao's side intentionally or unintentionally. ===== CHAPTER 117 =====