Chapter 102: Ji Huai's Persistence! (April 1150 Monthly Ticket Bonus Chapter)

Almost reaching Level 21?!

Hearing Fan Gang's words, Lan Cheng's expression changed again.

The Dream World has a scanning panel; at a glance you can see the Spirit Beast's tier, but demon beasts are different—their level must be determined through instrument evaluation.

The ten Advanced Demon Beasts before had all been evaluated.

But this demon cat hadn't been, and even before today, Lan Cheng had no idea such an Advanced Demon Beast existed.

So his estimate of the demon cat's strength was temporarily based on Level 20.

He originally thought he had already overestimated it, never expecting the demon cat's strength could be even greater.

Level 21—that's the strength on par with an Elite Tier Spirit Beast.

Even if the demon cat hasn't fully reached that, it's still quite dangerous.

"Can the strength be confirmed?" Lan Cheng already had one hand on the communicator, confirming again with Fan Gang.

In the picture, Qin Chuan, who had reappeared, and the revealed demon cat faced off from afar; both sides cautiously refrained from attacking, which also gave Lan Cheng some time.

"I..." Lan Cheng gripped the communicator tightly, "but his safety..."

Seeing the observers from both universities make the same judgment, Lan Cheng no longer hesitated, picked up the communicator and prepared to terminate the evaluation.

"What's there to panic about a demon beast not yet Level 21?" Ji Huai pushed open the conference room door, leaving only his remarkably calm words echoing inside.

After all, this show‑offish man had recently slain a Level 23 demon beast.

"You..." Lan Cheng stared at Ji Huai, "do you not know what would happen if he..."

One hand grabbed his wrist.

Yan Da's biology had been superior to Hua Qing's even before the Descent, and after the demon beasts appeared, their research on them never ceased.

"I'm not rescue personnel."

"Wait a little longer." Ji Huai's calm voice sounded at this moment.

Although after the previous evaluation the impact of terminating the evaluation on scores had lessened considerably, a 10% reduction in kill points would be enough to knock Qin Chuan out of the top three.

"He's my student." Ji Huai's voice remained as steady as ever, "I know his strength better than anyone."

"Just you and your show‑offishness!" Watching Ji Huai disappear out the conference room door, Lan Cheng cursed as he put down the communicator, though his mind eased considerably.

"What Fan Gang said is fine." Zhou Xiaoyu spoke in a low voice.

As Yan Da's observer, Zhou Xiaoyu found that the demon cat's unusual speed was not slower than Fan Gang's—he had just been beaten to the punch.

"Ji Huai!" Lan Cheng's voice suddenly rose, "Normally it's fine, but what are you stirring up now?!"

"So, wait a bit longer."

And once terminated, Qin Chuan's evaluation results will inevitably be affected.

The answer to this question will determine whether he will forcibly terminate Qin Chuan's evaluation, prompting the surrounding rescue personnel to act.

"Look at his eyes." Ji Huai interrupted Lan Cheng, pointing at Qin Chuan on the screen, "Do you see a trace of fear in his eyes?"

He turned his gaze to Qin Chuan on the screen, his heart involuntarily tightening.

Even if you can't beat him, you must absolutely hold on until Ji Huai arrives…

——

"Long time no see."

Wielding a long blade, Qin Chuan faced off against the distant demon cat—its savage form bristling with sharp bone spurs on its back and limbs—and his eyes showed a hint of surprise.

I hadn't expected to have another chance to meet the opponent.

Moreover…

This demon cat's strength took him somewhat by surprise.

Although the earlier demon bear, over ten meters tall, looked terrifying, it didn't give Qin Chuan much sense of danger.

But the black demon cat is different—only two meters tall, yet it made Qin Chuan feel considerable danger.

This is an opponent far stronger than an Advanced Demon Bear.

At this moment Qin Chuan didn't know that this demon cat wasn't among the ten Advanced Demon Beasts, nor that its strength had surpassed the ordinary Level 20 demon beast range and was approaching Level 21—after all, he'd seen few demon beasts.

Glancing at the remaining time, he tightened his grip on the ice blade; his mind held only one thought.

Take down this guy, and my first place will be secured, right?

"Kill——"

He let out a low shout, and Qin Chuan took the lead in attacking the black demon cat.

The fully unleashed Frost Cold condensed into a frost trail on the ground with his charge; the ice blade, shrouded in a thin mist of frost from the extreme cold, shed that veil at the instant of the slash, revealing the blade's icy cold gleam under the sun.

The clear‑cold blade radiance spread out, a horizontal slash at the black demon cat; even before the bone‑chilling cold struck, the cat's body was swiftly coated with a thin layer of frost.

The black demon cat snorted savagely, let out a hoarse roar, then its form instantly vanished from the spot, turning into a black blur Qin Chuan couldn't make out, leaping up over ten meters in an instant before lunging at him head‑on.

So fast!

Qin Chuan's heart jumped.

Although the opponent's sneak attack earlier had already shown a hint, the black demon cat's speed now was even greater than before.

Can an Advanced Demon Beast comparable to a Growth Tier Spirit Beast truly have such power?

No time to think further, a faint blue glow quietly spread across Qin Chuan's pupils.

This is another use of the Water Master—Water Vision.

By sensing water, one can see the movement of all water around.

Any living creature with water inside cannot escape Water Vision's observation.

Earlier, when Qin Chuan pierced the Advanced Demon Bear's heart with a single strike, it was precisely by using Water Vision to locate it.

The present black demon cat is likewise not exempt.

In just an instant, the figure previously impossible to catch with the naked eye became much clearer; although its speed remained astonishing, Qin Chuan could now cope.

Frost Cold ran at full power, the temperature in the surrounding area dropping further; the thickening frost mist blurred Qin Chuan's outline, making him seem veiled, his position becoming somewhat elusive and ghostly.

Ding—

Accompanied by a crisp sound, the energy storm stirred up by their clash blew away the frost mist.

Qin Chuan's long blade slashed sideways onto the Black Demon Cat's protruding claw, the blade lodging in the claw's seam, briefly bracing against the Black Demon Cat.

Got you.

The instant Qin Chuan's voice fell, a sharp ice cone suddenly thrust up from the frost-covered frozen ground ahead, aiming at the Black Demon Cat's unguarded abdomen.

Ha—

The Black Demon Cat let out a roar, twisting its body in an eerie posture in midair; before the ice cone could strike, it clamped the cone with one of the bone spurs on its back, while its powerful hind legs thrust violently toward Qin Chuan's chest and abdomen.

Those hind legs give the Black Demon Cat such terrifying speed—its strength is easy to imagine—and at the moment of thrust they erupt with a howling rush of wind; so fast that even Water Vision struggles to track them precisely.

If it truly landed, Qin Chuan would be ripped open instantly and die on the spot!

Hoo—

Unable to dodge, Qin Chuan dissolved into drifting snowflakes, appearing at the Black Demon Cat's side the instant its hind legs locked mid‑thrust; a chilling blade light unfurled like a crescent moon sweeping toward the cat's waist and abdomen.

Breaking Frost Slash!

The strike landed; the Black Demon Cat cried out in pain, burst forward at full speed to put distance between itself and Qin Chuan, its mouth gaping as its feral visage was fully revealed.

Qin Chuan looked at the bloodstain on the Black Demon Cat's waist and smiled.

It seemed he still had the slight edge.

(End of chapter)