Chapter 425: Fire Elemental Spirit: Salamander

"This..."

Seeing the empty space in front of Pandora, let alone Lan Qingyou, even that noisy Alice fell silent.

An awkward atmosphere filled the air. None of the witches present knew what to say to comfort her.

"Um... maybe none of the magical creatures on the giant tree right now are suitable for you. Why don't you wait a few more days? Maybe some other flying magical creatures haven't arrived yet because of the long journey?"

Although she really didn't want to speak up at a time like this, as the 'boss,' Lan Qingyou had to say something.

So, she forced out these words.

Sigh... the damn burden of being an idol.

Hearing this, although Pandora felt like she was being humored, she still chose to believe it.

Because there was absolutely nothing wrong with what Lan Qingyou said.

You have to know that this guy, who had a talent for greasing his feet and slipping away, hadn't participated in any major events recently.

So, it would definitely take time for those flying magical creatures to fly over after sensing the aura of the roosting giant tree.

Understanding this, Pandora simply took two steps back and walked out of the magic array.

If she had to wait longer, so be it. She still had research to do anyway.

"Don't be discouraged, Pandora. There will definitely be flying magical creatures willing to answer your summon later."

"Yeah, yeah! Who knows, it might even be a really formidable one."

"I think it's highly likely because there are no fire-attribute flying magical creatures on this tree. After all, Pandora is fire-attribute."

"Oh! Now that you mention it, that's true!"

"How could fire-attribute magical creatures roost on a giant tree?"

Although it was very awkward, upon seeing Pandora's actions, Alice and the rest of the group stepped forward, comforting her one by one.

"Heh... hehe... thank you..."

Even though she was being comforted, Pandora couldn't feel happy at all.

After all, everyone else got one, but her space being completely empty was indeed somewhat of a blow.

It wasn't about comparing herself to others or anything like that.

It was like drawing a lot that you thought had a 100% win rate, only to find out you were the only one who didn't win, making you realize the win rate wasn't 100% after all. That kind of disappointment.

However, it also made perfect sense that fire-attribute magical creatures wouldn't appear on wood-attribute plants. After all, their attributes clashed. If they went up there, they might accidentally set the whole giant tree ablaze.

"Look, what's that!!!"

"Whoa!!!"

"A magical creature! It's another flying magical creature! Run!!!"

Just as Pandora was dealing with everyone's comfort with a forced smile, chaotic shouts echoed from the direction of the Typhon City Commercial District in the distance.

Following that, a gale swept through, blowing away the hats of several witches who didn't have anti-drop enchantments on them.

Even Lan Qingyou found it hard to keep her eyes open against the wind.

"What's going..."

When the wind died down a little, Lan Qingyou slightly opened her eyes, only to see a pupil with a vertical slit.

"Hey, hey, hey, hey... what is this!"

With her mouth wide open, Lan Qingyou stared at the creature in front of her.

Big!

That was Lan Qingyou's only thought at the moment.

But if anyone felt this most directly, it had to be Pandora's group.

Right now, they were all hugging each other tightly, staring at the creature before them.

Only then did Lan Qingyou realize that the eye right in front of her wasn't looking at her at all, but rather at Pandora's group.

This creature had four legs, wings, and dark red scales all over its body. Orange flames flickered around its ears, and its tail was thick and powerful, ending in a trident-like fork.

It was about ten meters long and three meters wide. Its head alone was a meter across, making it look incredibly robust.

"A... a fire dragon!?"

"Dragon my ass, it's just a flying lizard."

"It's a mutant Fire Elemental Spirit, a species called Salamander. It doesn't have a name yet."

At this time, having already examined it with her Demon Eye and finding no danger, Lan Qingyou stepped forward.

Mutant.

Simply put, it was an outlier within the species, an existence meant to be excluded from the group. Little Spoon, that white mouse, belonged to this category.

That was why this Fire Elemental Spirit, which should have lived in a pack, appeared here all alone.

As for which part had mutated, Lan Qingyou couldn't be sure either. Maybe... it was those wings?

After all, no other Fire Elemental Spirits had flown over besides it.

Though she hadn't actually seen any other Fire Elemental Spirits, that is...

"I see. How are its abilities?"

Pandora nodded, looking at the Fire Elemental Spirit that seemed to be staring at her.

"Three fire-attribute magic spells, two combat skills. All attribute values are over one hundred, and it should be only about a year old. Female."

"Then I choose you..."

Pandora's eyes lit up. She then stepped on her flying broom and jumped directly onto the Salamander's flame-wreathed head.

Although the flames looked incredibly hot, to someone like Pandora, it was absolutely nothing.

Her actions drew gasps from the witches below.

But seeing that nothing bad happened, they all let go of the worries in their hearts.

They even saw the big guy squinting its eyes, seemingly happy that she had chosen it.

"Wait, did this guy also come in response to your call?"

"That makes no sense, didn't they say we could only call the magical creatures on the giant tree?"

The witches discussed amongst themselves, then all turned to look at Lan Qingyou.

We were just comforting you because you didn't get a magical creature, and now you directly mount an Elemental Spirit, a flying magical creature that sounds super high-end?

And its attribute values are all over a hundred? No matter how you look at it, this is a really formidable fellow, right?

"Don't look at me. If I knew what was going on, would I be standing here looking foolish?"

Generally understanding what these girls were thinking, Lan Qingyou directly raised her hands in surrender.

What could she do? She was also very helpless.

Yes... helpless.

After all, no one could have imagined things would develop this way.

Sigh...

Heaving a sigh, Lan Qingyou pulled out her notebook and recorded this magical creature she had never seen before. She would copy it into the Flying Magic Beast Compendium she was writing when she got back.

"Let's go."

"Hm?"

While Lan Qingyou was still transcribing, Alice had already led the witches onto their flying brooms.

"We're leaving already?"

"Yeah, the group chat has blown up. They've been urging us to come back early."

Alice spread her hands, looking helplessly at Pandora.

...Blown up?

Fair enough.

If it were her, seeing her good sister go out and come back with a ten-meter-long giant pet, she would probably blow up too.