Chapter 147: Traceless Appearance! Deadly Cooperation!

【Fusion Soul (Gold)】

【When contract spirit beasts are in a joint combat state, all gain a race value boost equal to X5% of the number of combat spirit beasts, and battle synergy greatly increases】

【Fusing all contract spirit beasts forms a fused spirit beast whose race value equals the sum of the race values of all contract spirit beasts, duration 5 minutes, usable once per entry into the Dream World】

【Upon killing a player, you can take any talent effect of that player's talent as your own additional talent effect; only one additional talent effect is retained, usable once every seven entries into the Dream World】

【Current source of additional talent effect: Spirit Ascension (Gold)】

【Temporarily increase all contract spirit beasts' race value by 200%, stackable with the first and second talent effects, duration 5 minutes, usable once every seven entries into the Dream World】

Gazing at the rows of talent details before him, Song Ban Zhi Gui opened his mouth wide, letting out a wild laugh that echoed long across the plains.

Spirit Ascension is the strongest?

No! Now he is the strongest!!!

Fusion Soul is originally a talent that grows stronger with the number of contract spirit beasts; now combining with the third talent of Spirit Ascension, Song Ban Zhi Gui can increase the fused spirit beast's race value by another 200%!

"I now have no opponent!"

"Yeah, that's a terrifying talent." A voice floated lightly into his ears, as if speaking right beside him.

Song Ban Zhi Gui's pupils contracted sharply; the madness in his eyes was slightly covered by surprise at this moment. He abruptly turned his head, looking at the female player only one meter away, arms crossed, her cloak unable to hide her fiery figure, wearing a mask under her hood.

Behind that female player followed three spirit beasts whose strength had reached the Elite Tier.

When did the opponent arrive?

How could they approach me silently to this distance?!

He casually clicked on the scanning dot, saw the opponent's scan results, and even the ever-present fake smile on his face stiffened.

【Player Name: Ao Li Er Jia】

【Player Level: Novice Tier】

【Contract Spirit Beast: Flame-devouring Lizard】

Novice Tier…

What a damned Novice Tier!

Song Ban Zhi Gui looked at the woman before him, his expression suddenly turning dangerous.

"Traceless?"

He thought it over, and only the gold-talent player who was earliest and most likely to expose himself but never truly did could possibly possess such a talent.

"It's me." The woman slightly nodded, directly admitting her identity: "When you killed that red-talent player and gained the teleport talent, clearly heading for Arikete, I knew you were interesting."

"Interested in cooperating?"

"Cooperation?" Song Ban Zhi Gui hehe laughed, his face returning to that fake smile again: "Too bad."

"I'm more accustomed to killing and going solo!"

The information the opponent revealed proved one thing.

She has been observing me in the dark for quite a while.

And I was completely unaware of it.

Such an opponent must die!

As his words fell, the three spirit beasts that had just endured a fierce battle rushed toward Ao Li Er Jia, their momentum rising continuously, and the first talent of Fusion Soul took effect instantly.

"That's not a good habit." Ao Li Er Jia's voice carried a hint of teasing; in an instant, she and her three spirit beasts vanished from the spot, leaving no trace of their prior existence.

Cold sweat "Swish" poured down Song Ban Zhi Gui's forehead.

Teleport?

No… he had a vague intuition that the opponent was still here, merely hidden in some way.

His three spirit beasts simultaneously roared, indiscriminately attacking where Ao Li Er Jia had just been and the surrounding area, but to no avail.

Because they lost their opponent, leaving the joint combat state, the race value the three spirit beasts had just gained also dropped back down.

In the next instant, Ao Li Er Jia appeared before Song Ban Zhi Gui, grabbed his collar and lifted him up; beneath her mask, her light-green eyes exuded a chilling pressure.

Accompanied by a anguished cry, one of Song Ban Zhi Gui's spirit beasts was instantly slain by the opponent who suddenly appeared.

"Considering you didn't waste the once-every-seven-days Spirit Ascension talent, this is a small warning." Ao Li Er Jia released her grip; the tall her looked levelly at Song Ban Zhi Gui: "You have gained the Spirit Ascension talent effect, but also lost the real threat."

"Your talent is no longer ever-changing."

"Wake up, Song Ban Zhi Gui."

"You, are not the strongest."

Song Ban Zhi Gui fell silent for a moment, and his fake smile vanished as well.

"You just said… cooperation?"

"Not bad." Ao Li Er Jia's voice became lighthearted again: "I can't beat the Garrison Zone Spirit Beast, but you can, so you help me fight the Garrison Zone Spirit Beast!"

"If I haven't misunderstood… cooperation should mean mutual benefit, right?" Song Ban Zhi Gui looked at Ao Li Er Jia, his eyes slightly narrowed, once again brewing dangerous intent.

"Exactly!" Ao Li Er Jia's gaze was sincere.

"Not killing you is already the greatest favor."

——

"The Garrison Zone Spirit Beast is truly strong."

Sitting on a large stone, gazing at the distant majestic snow mountain, Yue Li's face showed a hint of helplessness: "Everyone has already given their all, yet we still can't do anything against the opponent."

"Eh~"

Ice Cream drooped its head dejectedly.

Thanks to everyone's coordination and the element of surprise, it cleanly cut out that strongest strike, but could only wound the opponent, as the Great Quick-freeze Bird's defense attribute was too high.

And that strike, Ice Cream also had only one chance.

After one strike, the Great Quick-freeze Bird will rise to high altitude and launch long-range attacks to sweep the area.

Woof!

Sensing their little companion's low spirits, Shui Hua, Xiao Qing, and Xiao Hong gathered around, comforting the ice cream's mood, though they themselves didn't feel much better either.

After all, they couldn't think of a way to deal with such a powerful opponent.

Qin Chuan leaned against the trunk of a nearby tree, revealing a thoughtful expression.

After the recent battle, he could basically confirm one thing: with four Elite Tier Lv30 Spirit Beasts, they could not defeat the Town Spirit Beast.

Even if they filled the empty Contract Slot with a new Spirit Beast and maxed out its rank, Qin Chuan still saw no hope of winning the challenge.

That overwhelming strength truly made one despair.

"Luo, why aren't you speaking?" Yue Li's voice brought Qin Chuan back to his senses.

"I'm wondering, can elite-tier players really defeat the Town Spirit Beast when they challenge it?"

"Of course there is a way." Yue Li tugged the corner of her mouth, "Challenging the Town Spirit Beast can be done jointly by up to ten people."

"With ten elite-tier players surrounding the Town Spirit Beast, the probability of completing the challenge is very high."

"But…"

Yue Li didn't continue, but Qin Chuan already understood her meaning.

They couldn't gather eight elite-tier players to challenge the Town Spirit Beast.

This is the price of being ahead.

At this moment, leading the entire server with few peers, they could not simply wait for other elite-tier players to catch up; they could rely only on themselves.

Rely on themselves…

Qin Chuan opened the player panel, his eyes locking onto the last line.

【04:52:16/08:00:00】【00:00:19】

His eyes drooped slightly, and his voice grew resolute.

"I want to try again!"

(End of chapter)