Chapter 54

It should be a fixed-damage type skill; by the Third or Fourth Transition, such damage, no matter how large the range, wouldn't be worth looking at.

Shang Hao realized he had thought wrong and was suddenly in a great mood.

With the air of a senior, he looked at Li Yao and smiled: "Actually, it's not bad."

"Having such an SS-rank summoned beast early on, your leveling speed should be much faster than the average person."

"Your level must also rely on it, right?"

"As for the later stages, since Summoners aren't strong anyway, you might as well just focus on the early game; you'll still be able to get into a decent academy."

Shang Shang Yana stood to the side, not participating in their conversation.

Her eyes, clear as water, watched Li Yao without moving.

Is it really like that?

An early-stage SS-rank summoned beast.

Sister Shang Zijin had told her that Li Yao's summoned beast was an insect-type creature with damage values that could break ten thousand.

Its stealth methods couldn't even be seen through by Sister Shang Zijin's guardian.

Now another summoned beast with a huge skill range appeared. Such a Summoner,

is he really only strong in the early stages?

Shang Shang Yana was different from Shang Shang Zijin; if Shang Shang Zijin were here, she would definitely stand up and refute for Li Yao.

Shang Shang Yana, however, was not like that, due to her personality.

Since Li Yao hadn't said anything himself, why should she speak up and annoy people?

Li Yao could appear here only because of some agreement he had reached with Sister Shang Zijin.

Shang Hao and the others, including herself, were just passersby in Li Yao's eyes.

She only hoped that their loose tongues wouldn't cause trouble.

Please, please,

don't actually provoke the other party.

At this moment,

the Ice Field Eagles, carrying the [Frost] slowing effect, finally flew toward them.

Seeing such a large number of monsters, Shang Hao also became serious.

"Go!"

"It's too open here, not suitable for dealing with these beasts."

After saying this, Shang Hao led the group and ran toward one side of the ice field.

With two slowing skills stacked,

the Ice Field Eagles in front were blocked by Shang Hao and soon left behind; as for those behind, they couldn't catch up to the group at all.

Soon, they arrived at the entrance of an ice cave.

Although the terrain was wide, they only needed to face enemies from one direction.

Shang Hao stood in front with his shield, and with Shang Qian's healing, his health remained stable.

On the contrary, these Ice Field Eagles,

as flying monsters, had simple attack methods: short-distance dives followed by rapid withdrawal from the battlefield, repeatedly wearing down the target's health.

Now almost all the Ice Field Eagles on the second floor were gathered here.

Wave after wave, these diving Ice Field Eagles had no retreat!

Losing their flight advantage, the Ice Field Eagles were just level 20 ordinary monsters, or even weaker.

In front of this elite Shang family team, they couldn't stir up any trouble.

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Li Yao naturally wouldn't miss such a golden opportunity.

Level 20 was on par with the Void Mantis's level, so practical training could be triggered.

Under Li Yao's command, the Void Mantis rushed into the pile of monsters, killing one with every strike, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep.

"Everyone, no need to save the final blow for Xiao Ya. There are so many monsters here, just perform as you like. Let's finish the second floor as fast as possible!"

Shang Hao shouted loudly, while simultaneously releasing a taunt skill.

Immediately, all the surrounding Ice Field Eagles turned red-eyed and lunged at Shang Hao, ignoring the others who were dealing damage.

Li Yao's eyes lit up; this skill is good.

The Predator has high health, but Li Yao's opponents were all highly intelligent monsters that would try their best to avoid the Predator and attack other Chess Pieces.

If he had such a taunt skill, it would be equivalent to indirectly enhancing the survival capabilities of the Void Mantis and the Azure Bird.

However,

professional skills aren't hard to come by.

Summoned beast skills...

Li Yao couldn't think of a way for a moment; perhaps there was one, but with Li Yao's current strength, he couldn't reach it.

"Student Li Yao,"

at this moment,

Shang Shang Yana, who had already finished her kill mission, approached Li Yao and whispered,

"Are you trying to have your summoned beast learn a taunt skill?"

Shang Shang Yana was used to adding honorifics when addressing others.

Both of them would be participating in the Martial Exam in a few days, so calling him "Student" was perfectly reasonable.

Li Yao had been very calm the whole time, and only when Shang Hao released the taunt did a strange brilliance flash in his eyes.

Even if it was only for a split second, Shang Shang Yana had noticed it.

"That's right." Li Yao nodded, then looked at her expectantly.

Even if Shang Shang Yana hadn't asked, he had planned to ask her after taking care of these monsters.

After all, as a young lady of the Shang family, she knew more than he did.

"I know a way."

Shang Hao and the others were still hunting monsters, and the sounds of skill releases mixed with the cries of the Ice Field Eagles; she was worried Li Yao wouldn't hear clearly.

Shang Shang Yana moved a few steps closer, almost whispering into Li Yao's ear, her face slightly red, and raised her voice to say,

"The Lookout Tower dungeon, Student Li Yao should know it, right?"

"Should I know it?" Li Yao asked, looking puzzled.

Shang Shang Yana didn't keep him in suspense: "A single-player tower-defense dungeon. The monsters are around level 35. There's a chance to drop a prop called a Spirit-Traffic Stone, which allows a summoned beast to learn a professional's skill book."

"But it only has a chance to appear on Nightmare difficulty."

Having said this, Shang Shang Yana paused, first adding a layer of protection for herself.

"I'm not talking about you, Student Li Yao."

"It's just that for average Summoners, their strength might be on the weaker side, so no Summoner can clear Nightmare difficulty. Plus, Summoner props might not be that valuable."

"Those who farm it don't care about this prop, and those who care can't farm it, so this information hasn't circulated."

After finishing, Shang Shang Yana carefully peeked at Li Yao's expression.

Seeing that he wasn't angry because she said Summoners were weak, she slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Yao looked at the cautious Shang Shang Yana and couldn't help but find it a bit funny.

Summoners are weak—what does that have to do with me, the Cloud Peak Chess Player?

But this information was indeed very important to Li Yao.

Single-player Nightmare difficulty—only a handful of people could clear it.

If Shang Shang Yana hadn't reminded him, he might never have known such a prop existed.

Li Yao thanked her and wanted to ask for more details about the dungeon,

but was interrupted by a vicious voice.

"Li Yao, I remember you have a mantis-like summoned beast, right?"

"Why haven't you summoned it to help!"

"We're all in the same team. If you keep slacking off like this, and you've lured so many monsters, when will we ever finish?" ===== CHAPTER 120 =====