Chapter 302: The Strongest Shield and the Strongest Spear

Compared to Qin Chuan's previous four spirit beasts, Boulder appears quite different.

Because all of its skills appear non‑offensive.

The only skill that can inflict damage on an opponent is more like a means of intimidation and punishment.

This means that Boulder's attack attribute seems largely unnecessary.

After all, if it relied on ordinary attacks to deal damage, any of the other four team members would be better suited for the damage‑dealing role.

This is a purely, extreme tank position.

Earlier Qin Chuan worried that the Lunar Halo Level 10 equipment affix Wonder Guard would have a negative effect on Boulder, since although it provides a higher defense bonus than normal affixes, it reduces attack by a full 50%.

Now it seems this worry is clearly unnecessary.

Never mind a 50% reduction; even a 100% reduction would have a limited impact on Boulder.

Boulder's trait Earth Veins is a very powerful recovery skill.

The team has many spirit beasts with recovery abilities; needless to say, Little Black's HP bounces back in battle, and Shui Hua's Void‑flow Slash also restores a percentage of its own HP when the settlement marker triggers.

But compared to Boulder, Little Black's and Shui Hua's recovery abilities are somewhat limited.

Earth Veins allows Boulder to constantly recover strength and HP naturally; not only is the recovery speed considerable, it doubles during active skill use and when out of combat.

Such astonishing recovery means that opponents of the same tier find it hard to engage in a prolonged fight with it.

Boulder's first active skill, Twin Shield Merge, is quite special.

It is a special skill that can persist for a long time and double all defensive‑type buff effects; before this, Qin Chuan had not seen a similar skill on any other spirit beast.

First, its special benefit: defensive‑type buff effects are doubled.

This means that a buff that originally gave Boulder a 50% defense increase can now directly become a 100% defense increase.

The more defensive buffs attached to itself, the greater the benefit from this skill.

And because it can persist for a long time without interfering with the casting of other skills, it means it can always meet the doubling requirements of the Earth Veins trait and the Rock Guard passive skill.

The passive skill Rock Guard, during Twin Shield Merge, can increase defense by 50% and damage reduction by 50%; this 50% defense is doubled, resulting in an actual effect of a 100% defense increase.

Just one passive combined with Twin Shield Merge yields such a high defensive bonus—terrifying.

Earth‑type spirit beasts mostly have bulky, heavy traits, and this is especially evident in Boulder.

Its bulk even exceeds that of same‑tier Little Black and Little White; under normal conditions it moves as slowly as a person whose lower half is stuck in a swamp.

Although its strong defensive ability lets it stand firm and absorb damage, the lack of mobility means Boulder often has significant limitations.

Rock Tide is the compensation for Boulder's lack of mobility.

When Rock Tide is activated, Boulder's movement speed can rival that of Shui Hua using Point Water Strike at Hall Tier; although it cannot cast any active skills other than Twin Shield Merge during this period, it gains 20% damage reduction.

Among movement‑type skills, its strength is already considerable.

The active skill Earthquake Wave is a detection‑type skill.

Before this, among Qin Chuan's and Lin Yue's eight spirit beasts, only Little Green could use the passive skill Eagle Eye to scout from high altitude.

Boulder happens to complement Little Green's scouting method—one ground‑based, one aerial.

Besides that, Earthquake Wave also grants a defense increase to any target present within its range, whether enemy or ally.

Just the other eight spirit beasts alone are enough to almost fully stack its buffs.

A 100% defense increase, under Twin Shield Merge, equals 200%.

Wonder Guard's 210% defense increase, under Twin Shield Merge, becomes a 420% defense increase.

Thus, Boulder can obtain at most a 720% defense increase.

This is in no way inferior to Ice Cream's attack‑boost multiplier at Hall Tier.

On top of having high buffs, Boulder also possesses an outrageously strong wide‑range defensive skill, Indestructible Rock Stele.

As long as the damage taken in a single hit is below 1000% of its own defense and it is not exhausted, the Rock Stele will absolutely not be destroyed.

The presence of Earth Veins means Boulder is unlikely to fall into true exhaustion.

Therefore, to shatter the Indestructible Rock Stele, one must deal single‑hit damage exceeding 72 times Boulder's defense attribute.

At the same tier, even Ice Cream's strongest slash cannot achieve that.

This is a truly powerful skill capable of defending against higher‑tier opponents.

Finally, there is Impassioned Rock Taunt.

This is also Boulder's sole skill capable of inflicting damage on an opponent.

Taunt‑type skills are common among mainly defensive spirit beasts, but Boulder's taunt differs from those of other spirit beasts.

It does not force opponents to attack only itself or prohibit them from using active skills.

However, if an opponent violates either of those two points while the Rock Taunt mark is present, it will immediately lose 50% of its maximum HP.

Deduction of a percentage of maximum HP and receiving true damage equal to a percentage of maximum HP are fundamentally different.

The latter can be offset by damage reduction, but the former cannot.

Thus, a target locked by Impassioned Rock Taunt must either submit to the taunt outright or lose HP directly.

This is more lethal than compulsory taunting.

Because hard control can be dispelled, but the Rock Taunt mark remains ineffective even after purification.

Purification likewise counts as prematurely removing the mark, which also causes HP loss.

From a tank's perspective, Boulder is nearly flawless.

If one must point out a flaw…

…it is that it is easily countered by opponents that reduce defense and deal true damage.

But this is not Boulder's problem; it is an issue all tanks cannot avoid.

Qin Chuan couldn't help but glance at the other four little ones.

Once Boulder breaks through to Epic Tier, letting them have an internal match will definitely be interesting.

As Boulder's rank was raised to Hall Tier Lv40, the onlooking guild members finally satisfied their curiosity and each dispersed.

Qin Chuan rubbed Boulder's drooping big head, then turned their head to look at Lin Yue beside them.

"We should also start today's subjugation."——

"Hum——"

Accompanied by a low humming sound, Qin Chuan and Lin Yue's figures instantly appeared outside a huge spacetime rift.

"Finally gathered."

Looking at the resources in the item equipment bar, Qin Chuan smiled slightly.

This is the third day after Boulder's hatching, because the SS-rank Secret Realm and S-rank Secret Realm contain mostly resources needed for Legendary-tier breakthrough, while the resources needed for Epic-tier breakthrough are relatively fewer; it took three full days for Qin Chuan to gather everything Boulder needed to break through to Epic tier.

However, he was not in a hurry either.

After all, according to the previous plan, he intended to gather ten Legendary Stones and then at once promote himself and Lin Yue to Legendary-tier players, a process that would take roughly a month.

At this point, he had already chosen in reality the second S-rank dungeon to descend into, but had not yet acted on it.

"Go back and evolve, just let Iron Hammer help strengthen."

The two vanished instantly using the guild teleport function, returning to the guild base.

For Boulder's halo equipment materials, there was little hesitation in choosing the focus direction.

It will possess the team's first halo equipment with a defense-focused orientation.

As the number of Hall Tier players increased, other players also began attempting to craft halo equipment, among whom there were plenty who chose a defense-focused orientation for their Spirit Beasts.

Qin Chuan had previously seen the effect of a trait shared by one of the Hall Tier players.

If possible, he hopes Boulder will obtain the same effect.

Nine earth-element halo equipment materials, under the forging hammer in the void, were shattered into pieces; as light converged, a cool-looking rock armor appeared before Qin Chuan's eyes.

【Congratulations to the player for successfully crafting halo equipment: Rock Soul Battle Armor, obtaining equipment trait: Flawless (Halo Level 9)】

【Flawless (Halo Level 9): Damage reduction increased by 45%, clears defense-lowering negative effects once every 11 seconds.】

Here it comes!

Looking at the familiar trait description before him, Qin Chuan's eyes lit up.

His luck was not bad; he obtained the trait he wanted.

Flawless.

Besides increasing damage reduction, Flawless can also cleanse negative effects.

Although it only cleanses defense-lowering negative effects, and cannot cleanse other negative effects, this is already enough for Boulder.

This skill allows a tank-positioned Spirit Beast to have excellent survivability.

Damage reduction can lower the threat of true damage, and periodic cleansing can offset defense-lowering effects as much as possible.

Moreover, this is not yet its strongest moment.

Accompanied by Iron Hammer's strike, Flawless's value reached its peak.

【Flawless (Halo Level 10): Damage reduction increased by 50%, clears defense-lowering negative effects once every 10 seconds.】

Perfect.

Qin Chuan nodded in satisfaction, then took out six Epic-tier resources and embedded them into Boulder's advanced formation.

Accompanied by the advanced formation and evolution formation simultaneously bursting with light, an increasingly massive figure finally solidified in the dazzling light.

When the light faded, a humanoid rock Spirit Beast clad in cool-looking armor, resembling a Transformer, appeared before all the guild members who had rushed over upon hearing the news.

It stands nearly fifty meters tall, and despite this height, only its arms and upper body are exposed above ground.

After evolution, Boulder's arms have taken on the shape of arms, but the forearms still bear two huge rock shields; on the helmet atop its head, there is a small shield marker consistent in shape with the two rock shields.

"Hum——"

Boulder let out an excited hum, slowly lowered its head to Qin Chuan's face, its large eyes showing excitement.

It felt that it now possessed the same level of powerful strength as its four predecessors.

"Boulder has also become stronger."

After examining the panel of Boulder evolved into a Rock Soul War General, Qin Chuan's smile grew wider.

Compared to the Ancient Rock Shield Soldier, the Rock Soul War General is an all-around improvement.

If one were to say that the previous Boulder still had flaws and weaknesses.

then the current Boulder can truly be called flawless.

First, there is a change in traits.

The original Earth Pulse has transformed into Earth Mandate Thread.

【Earth Mandate Thread: Life and earth are closely linked; when in contact with the ground, one can continuously draw strength from the earth, recovering 10% strength and 10% life per second, with 80% of damage taken borne by the earth.】

Without reducing the original recovery ability, the new trait adds an extra damage reduction effect to Boulder.

Borne by the earth, this can be regarded as no damage.

This alone greatly increases Boulder's tankiness.

On this basis, the original skills, strengthened from stars to moon, all have obvious enhancements.

Moon·Rock Guard's boost ratio for defense and damage reduction increased from 25% to 40%; with dual shields combined, defense can still be doubled…

No, it is no longer just doubled.

Under Moon·Dual Shield Union, all defense-type enhancement effects are increased by 150%.

That is, all defense boosts are equivalent to 2.5 times the original.

Moon·Rock Tide's damage reduction increased to 30%, and it can also carry other friendly targets during ultra-high-speed movement.

Compared to the 10% increase in damage reduction, the latter is obviously more strategically significant.

Moon·Earthquake Wave's defense increase upper limit rose from 100% to 200%, further increasing its strength.

Under the condition that the original effect of Yue's Indestructible Rock Stele remains unchanged, a new effect is added: Indestructible Rock Stele increases the Boulder's defense by 10% each time it is attacked, lasting 10 seconds, can be stacked.

The Indestructible Rock Stele, which was already extremely hard to break through, has become even stronger.

The more it is hit, the harder it becomes; it cannot be broken at all.

The proportion of life deducted by Yue's Inspiring Rock Taunt has increased from 50% of max HP to 60% of max HP.

Although it's only a 10% increase, this is based on max HP.

It's already quite exaggerated.

Combined with the first strike of Threefold Extinction, if the opponent tries to dispel or violates the Rock Taunt mark, they can be killed instantly.

On the basis of greatly strengthening the original skill, the Boulder has gained a brand-new skill.

【Yue's Rock Spirit Self-Sacrifice Formation: Life increased by 200%, defense and damage reduction reduced to 0, damage taken is reflected back to the attacker equally, duration 10 seconds, cooldown 30 seconds, the Rock Spirit Self-Sacrifice Formation can be actively deactivated, for each second earlier it is deactivated, reduce cooldown by 3 seconds.】

This is a skill completely different from the Boulder's other skills.

Setting defense and damage reduction to 0 makes all damage equivalent to true damage, meaning the Boulder completely forsakes defense, trading damage for damage in a HP contest with the opponent.

It seems like harming the enemy by a thousand while self-damaging eight hundred, but that's not the case.

First, after the skill is activated, the Boulder's life increases by 200%, meaning its HP is three times that of an opponent of equal strength.

And this is not the end.

Trait 【Earth's Mandate】 lets 80% of the damage the Boulder takes be borne by the earth.

Yue's Rock Spirit Self-Sacrifice Formation makes the damage the Boulder takes be reflected back to the attacker equally.

Both effects share the descriptor 'damage taken', meaning they are calculated in parallel.

The damage is reflected 100% to the attacker, but the Boulder itself actually receives only 20%.

Combined, these effects mean that when the Boulder uses the Rock Spirit Self-Sacrifice Formation and trades damage with an opponent of similar HP, it is equivalent to having 15 times the HP!

Harm the enemy by a thousand while self-damaging eight hundred? The Boulder says even ten more would not faze it!

"Hum~"

Facing Qin Chuan's praise, the Boulder lets out a voice full of fighting spirit.

Having just become stronger, it needs an exhilarating battle!

"Want to fight? Simple." Qin Chuan laughed.

When the Boulder was just born, he had the idea of letting the five contracted spirit beasts have an internal team battle. Now the Boulder has risen to Epic Rank Lv50, and its strength is on par with the other four little ones.

That previous idea can now be tried.

"Next, you five will have an internal team battle!"

Qin Chuan briefly explained the meaning of the internal team battle, and the five little ones' eyes all lit up.

Even the four contracted spirit beasts of Lin Yue were somewhat eager to try, wanting to join in.

"Let's just be the referees." Lin Yue also thought the idea was interesting, but she had no intention of participating, so she immediately held back the four little ones.

Although it's a pity they couldn't all participate, serving as referees also seems interesting; Xiao Qing, Xiao Hong, Xiao Zi, and Xiao Bai exchanged glances and nodded excitedly.

The sparring of five Epic Rank beings naturally couldn't escape the notice of the other guild members.

Thus, this internal team battle gained 23 player spectators and nearly a hundred spirit beast spectators.

The reason there are 23 players is because Ao Li Er Jia keeps coming to mooch meals again and again.

Amid the cheers of the atmosphere group, the five little ones clenched their fists, already somewhat impatient.

"This internal team battle uses a point system; you five will draw lots to determine the order, take turns fighting, a win earns one point, and the final internal ranking is determined by points high to low."

"Considering only Silver Horn and Shui Hua currently have extra affixes, to ensure fairness, this internal team battle prohibits the use of extra affixes."

Qin Chuan crossed his arms, pointed to an empty side of the battlefield, and said, "The medical team is ready!"

The several healing-type spirit beasts contracted by guild members responded in unison.

"In this match, Xiao Qing, Xiao Zi, and Xiao Bai will serve as referees, and Xiao Hong will be the scorer!"

"Cry—"

A clear, far-reaching cry came from the high heavens; the soaring Xiao Qing lowered its head, intently watching below, with its keen vision, any movement in the field could not escape its sight! "Boom~"

After two consecutive evolutions, Xiao Zi, resembling a purple crystal demon god, hovered in midair, emitting a low rumbling sound, with terrifying lightning bursting from its body.

As soon as the outcome is decided, it will instantly appear between the two parties via Instant Lightning Flash, preventing further combat!

However, its pair of purple eyes are full of vigorous fighting spirit, making one suspect that it might not only fail to stop the battle, but could also bring about even more chaos.

But it's okay, Xiao Bai will intervene!

"Ya—"

Xiao Bai let out a long dragon cry, elegantly squatting on the ground, the slender horn on its forehead rising high, two rings of light spinning like stellar rings, its dragon tail swaying behind it, the orange‑gold gem at the tip of its tail flashing with light, as if a mage's staff were gathering power.

As a psionic dragon commanding illusion and reality, Xiao Bai's field‑control ability is unquestionably the best among the nine Spirit Beasts.

「Squeak! 」

On the other side of the arena, Xiao Hong swayed its blazing flame‑like tail, its dexterous claws grasping a dry branch, sketching on the ground a crude but recognizable silhouette of the five little ones.

It reluctantly produced a pinecone from its bosom and gave it a slight shake before everyone.

One pinecone equals one point; as an impartial scorekeeper, it will honestly tell everyone the final victory result!

「Everyone, just tap to stop—friendship first, competition second! 」

「Friendship first, competition second? 」 The five little ones exchanged a glance, their eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

La la la, ignoring the chanting! "Well then, let's start drawing lots." Qin Chuan looked at the five little ones, their fighting spirit high, took a prepared wooden token from the nearby lottery tube, and glanced at the characters on it.

「Ice cream! 」

「Huh?! 」

Ice cream's icy‑blue eyes were full of solemnity.

I never expected it to be the first to go into battle.

Then who would be its opponent? Ice Cream's mind quickly flashed with the images of the other four little companions, and it began to simulate battles against them.

Soon, it reached a conclusion.

As long as the opponent is not Boulder, the other three can be beaten.

After all, it is the team's strongest single-target output, the sole assassin!

Amid the tense gazes of everyone, Qin Chuan took out another wooden token and glanced at it.

"Shui Hua!"

Shui Hua raised its head, shook its fur, and its eyes showed a hint of surprise.

I never expected the first match of the team tournament to be between it and Ice Cream.

Ice Cream was also surprised, but soon its eyes blazed with fierce fighting spirit.

As the second contracted spirit beast of Qin Chuan, Shui Hua is the only one older in seniority than it.

It's time to measure ourselves against our senior!

"Ying!!!"

Ice Cream requests battle!

The three little ones not chosen retreated to the side of the clearing, watching intently the impending battle.

According to the rules, they each have a battle with every other partner; now is a good opportunity to gauge the little companions' strength.

The two sides distanced themselves, and as Qin Chuan counted down, the battle began.

"Boom!!!"

Accompanied by a deafening roar, the endless water flow collapsed like the heavenly river falling, and in an instant the roar poured down, heading straight for Ice Cream's head.

Moon - Vast Waterfall! At the battle's start, Shui Hua struck first, hurling a massive AOE onto Ice Cream's head; before the terrifying boundless waves, anyone could feel their insignificance, forming a stark contrast with Ice Cream's slender frame.

However, Ice Cream is no pushover!

"Crack—"

Accompanied by a burst of biting cold, the temperature in the field dropped dozens of degrees in an instant, and the waterfall near its head froze instantly, rapidly spreading upward as if to freeze the entire waterfall into ice!

"Woof!" Shui Hua let out a roar, unhesitatingly activating the water crown on its head and the wrist guards on its four claws.

Moon Halo 10th-grade Modifiers 【Vast Expanse】 【Tranquil Waves】 activated! With both pieces of equipment activating simultaneously, Shui Hua's attribute control surged, and the torrential water, at its will, became like an extension of its limbs, instantly transforming into a high-speed rotating grindstone that crushed the icy void, then spread outward and crashed down, turning the wasteland into a marsh.

The three little spectators immediately began pointing and discussing.

Shui Hua's maneuver could be described as advanceable and retreatable; even if it couldn't hit Ice Cream, it could use a large volume of water to instantly create favorable terrain for itself.

With its four claws stirring blue ripples, Shui Hua instantly became an afterimage and lunged at Ice Cream.

Just as Ice Cream was about to retreat, its eyes twitched, and it instantly turned into a scattering of frost snow; in the next instant, dozens of torrent breaks shot up from all angles of the marsh below, piercing the frost snow.

Pristine snowflakes fluttered in the gale, swiftly approaching Shui Hua; when the distance between them was only a few dozen meters, they transformed into two Ice Creams that charged at Shui Hua! "Woof!"

Shui Hua's eyes flashed, and dozens of torrent breaks erupted like shotgun blasts, enveloping both Ice Creams completely.

Knowing Ice Cream extremely well, it understood that if it shattered Ice Cream before it could unleash the skill in the snow shadow, Ice Cream would be unable to perform the Double Flying Frost Instant Splendor Dance!

Facing the incoming barrage like hail, the two Ice Creams simultaneously narrowed their eyes.

"Hum—"

An icy blue glow burst from one Ice Cream's body, instantly enveloping Shui Hua and the surrounding water flow, extreme cold sealing it, shattering it before the torrent breaks could even hit.

A thin layer of frost covered Shui Hua's surroundings, instantly halting its high-speed movement in place.

Moon - Domain of Lingering Frost! "Ding—"

Accompanied by a clear, pleasant sound ringing out, the Ice Crystal Crown on Ice Cream's head and the longsword hovering in the void simultaneously blazed with blinding light.

Moon Halo 10th-grade Modifiers 【Frigid Extermination】 【Eternal Winter】 activated! In the next instant, the two Ice Creams vanished from their spots.

Two gorgeous ice blossoms instantly bloomed around Shui Hua.

Moon - Flying Frost Instant Splendor Dance, Double! One Ice Cream collapsed into countless snowflakes, while the other controlled the longsword to weave through the snowflakes, its momentum rising steadily as attack bonuses stacked.

It was about to unleash that ultimate slash!

Gazing at the approaching Shui Hua, the Ice Cream wielding the longsword felt a sudden tug of conflict and hesitation.

Should I stop? I must have won, right?

But what if Shui Hua still had a hidden move? Its motion paused slightly, and in the next instant it met Shui Hua's bright eyes.

"Boom—"

A blue‑green halo centered on Shui Hua rapidly spread in all directions, whipping up wave after wave of tumultuous surge in the air.

Moon - Heavenly Water Clarity! Unable to dodge, Ice Cream's body was flung uncontrollably by the giant wave; its recently boosted attack was instantly knocked back, and before it could act, the successive torrent breaks utterly engulfed its slender form.

Under 【Frostbite】, Shui Hua merely couldn't move, but under 【Knockback】, Ice Cream couldn't move or release skills! After the dazed Ice Cream regained control of its body, its body was covered in dense water‑flow markings, nearly a hundred at a glance.

A dark‑blue water line swept from above its head; feeling its terrifying power, Ice Cream reluctantly conceded.

Based on the number of water‑flow marks on its body, if the Severing Void Abyss Flow Slash struck it, its power would be five or six times that of the previous blow.

"First match, Shui Hua wins—" Qin Chuan drew out the vowel.

Ice Cream still lacks sufficient battle experience.

Without hard control, it should first try to force out Heavenly Water Clarity.

Although this skill has no cooldown, consecutive use incurs over five seconds of wind‑up and wind‑down; bursting during the interval is the proper approach.

Ice Cream obviously also belatedly realized this, and its expression upon leaving the field was full of regret.

Qin Chuan drew two tokens from the lottery box that had only three wooden tokens left.

"Second match, Silver Horn versus Little Black!"

"Huh?"

Little Black turned its head to stare at Silver Horn, and Silver Horn silently stared back.

The two dark‑blurred fellows' gazes clashed, and they quickly entered the arena.

Those that also possess defense-reducing abilities communicate frequently with each other, but they have never truly fought at full strength.

At this moment, Little Black felt victory was within its grasp.

It's time to unleash true power! On the other side, the black flames burning in Silver Horn's chest cavity surged, and its whole body instantly burst forth with raging, unrestrained black fire.

It gazed at Little Black from afar, slowly raising a massive bone claw.

Battle, begin! 'Ya——'

With a resonant dragon roar, Little Black instantly activated Blood Rage, reducing its own HP by 60% while 120 draconic waves of fury surged around it.

As its momentum rose steadily, its surrounding black dragon scales swiftly turned blood-red, surging with terrifying, heart-pounding power.

Moon·Blood Dragon Scale!

Whoosh——

The black flames around Silver Horn flickered, and its form vanished from the spot, instantly appearing in the shadow beneath Little Black.

In silence, Little Black completely transformed into blood-red dragon scales, upon which a dark mark like an ink stain began to spread outward, and a white skull‑shaped emblem appeared above its head.

The twelve draconic fury strands dissipated in an instant, shielding Little Black from harm.

Moon·Shadow Erosion Body! In that instant, Silver Horn's form turned into a jet‑black blaze.

In the next instant, two dragon claws covered in crimson dragon armor tore through the air, flashing three times in quick succession in the void.

Moon·Blazing Dragon Claw!

In barely an instant, Little Black completed three attacks at astonishing speed; as its HP recovered, the terrifying aura that made hearts race subsided somewhat.

The black flames surged, and Silver Horn's form shot out from within, a flicker of eerie light on its raised claw, then it slashed Little Black's scales.

Moon·Light-Devouring Death Claw!

Eleven claw shadows descended in succession, instantly wiping out sixty‑six of Little Black's fury strands; Silver Horn flickered, diving into the shadows before its spiked dragon tail could strike itself.

Soon after, it reappeared from another shadow.

Another nine claw shadows fell, erasing the remaining forty‑two fury strands, accompanied by a flash of blood light, dealing Little Black true damage equal to 3% of its maximum HP.

Before Little Black's attack arrived, it had already hidden itself in the shadows once more.

Using the shadows, Silver Horn moved flexibly around Little Black's massive frame, each appearance taking away large amounts of the fury swirling around it, like a precise blood‑control assassin calculating every sliver of the opponent's life.

Finally, it pressed a claw onto Little Black's body.

Threefold nullification, second strike.

The little fury Little Black had left was instantly emptied.

Ya——

Feeling that it had exactly 1% of its HP left, neither more nor less, Little Black drooped its head in dejection.

Damn, it still lost! Silver Horn patted Little Black's head, waving its claw in the air with an encouraging gesture.

Little Black understood.

Silver Horn meant for it to study math well.

Damn!

Is it something it can learn well just by wanting to?

"Second battle, Silver Horn wins." Qin Chuan laughed helplessly.

That fight just now also surprised him greatly.

The entire battle was under Silver Horn's control; it almost calculated every bit of Little Black's HP to maximize damage.

Such maneuvering is hard for the other three little ones to achieve.

Because its consciousness followed Qin Chuan into reality, only Silver Horn could truly understand the teacher's lessons and self‑study math from the basics.

Perhaps Boulder, which has never been to reality, could also do this; after breaking through the Epic stage it also reached 100% favorability, so we can try it tomorrow daytime.

Qin Chuan glanced at Boulder.

As a contender that didn't fight in the first two matches, it will surely compete in the third.

Its opponent will be chosen from Shui Hua and Ice Cream, who fought in the first match.

Qin Chuan threw the wooden tokens of both into the lottery box, shook it, and drew one.

"Third match, Boulder versus Ice Cream!"

A showdown between the strongest shield and the strongest spear? It's quite something to look forward to. —

Regardless of how many daily updates follow, they will be combined into one.

(End of chapter)