[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-online-game-starting-with-sss-ranked-summons":3,"chapter-online-game-starting-with-sss-ranked-summons-online-game-starting-with-sss-ranked-summons-chapter-216":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Online Game: Starting With SSS-Ranked Summons",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1650876,2114,"Chapter 216: Superior Rank Summon, Formicia","online-game-starting-with-sss-ranked-summons-chapter-216",216,"\u003Cp>Jasmine brushed her hair back, breathing hard but smiling. \"That's five, Lupin! Five on my own!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lupin's ears perked up, acknowledging her achievement with a soft growl of approval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They both turned at Arthur's voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine's eyes widened. \"Fateless! I—I did what you told me to do. No more hiding behind Lupin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur stepped into the clearing. \"I can see that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lupin trotted over, brushing against Arthur in greeting before sitting at attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur nodded, studying the girl more carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her stance was stronger, her eyes sharper. Progress—real progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your form has improved,\" he said, nodding at the wolf corpses scattered around the clearing. \"And your aim.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine beamed at the praise. \"I've been practicing that knee drop for three days! Did you see how I didn't even have to look behind me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saw.\" Arthur picked up one of her arrows, examining the fletching. \"Level 10 now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just hit it.\" She tapped her bow. \"I got a new skill, so I'm even stronger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur nodded, not pressuring her for details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I might have a proposition for you,\" Arthur said with a serious expression on his face. \"The village is forming an elite squad. Ten players with the highest potential, trained personally.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine's eyes widened. \"You're offering me a spot?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm considering it.\" Arthur crossed his arms. \"But it won't be easy. After your brutal training, you will be doing dangerous missions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine's eyes flashed with uncertainty. Her fingers toyed with the bowstring as she weighed her options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur read her hesitation instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Smart girl,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was calculating risk versus reward. With her healing talent, she could easily build a comfortable life in the village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her hesitation, arthur decided to play his trump card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will keep Lupin with you. For the entirety of training and including some of your missions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lupin's head snapped up, eyes narrowing at his master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" Jasmine's voice hitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you'll be paid monthly. During training and missions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine's eyebrow arched. Lupin was supposed to leave after she hit level 10—that had been the arrangement. But now...there was a chance she could stay with Lupin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I accept,\" she said quickly, crouching beside the wolf. \"As long as Lupin is with me.\" She wrapped her arms around the massive beast, burying her face in his thick fur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lupin shot Arthur a betrayed look that clearly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seriously?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur suppressed a smile. Despite his wolf's apparent annoyance, he could tell Lupin had grown attached to the healer. The way his tail gave a single reluctant wag said everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's settled then,\" Arthur said. \"Report to the village chief's office tomorrow at dawn. Look for Charles, the mayor and tell him that someone called the protector had directed you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine's lips quirked upward. \"The Protector? Is that what you call yourself?\" She chuckled at the name choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur rolled his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, Lupin, let's go. We got work to do.\" He turned, Lupin following him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no, no!\" Jasmine scrambled up, nearly tripping over her bow. \"I'm sorry! Forgive me, Prot—I mean Fateless!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lunged forward, grabbing Lupin's fur as if Arthur might truly take him away. The wolf looked back and forth between them, clearly confused by the sudden drama.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't mean anything by it!\" Her eyes were comically wide. \"It's a great name! Very... protective! Super intimidating!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur tried maintaining his stern expression, but the corner of his mouth twitched. \"Are you done?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine nodded rapidly, still clutching Lupin. \"Completely done. Totally serious now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Protector. Very cool name. I love it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Village chief,\" Arthur reminded her, letting the act drop. \"Don't be late.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't be!\" Jasmine released her death grip on Lupin's fur, patting it back into place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After securing Jasmine for his village-clearing team, Arthur gave Lupin's fur one final ruffle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take care of her,\" he instructed, pulling out a city teleportation scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without fanfare or explanation, he activated it. Blue light engulfed him, and he vanished before Jasmine and Lupin's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forest of Caldera materialized around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur quickly switched to his Azarel identity, adjusting his mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A notification popped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have slain Level 17 Spider Queen (Superior-Rank Boss).]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur froze. \"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I should let her hunt a bit longer before summoning her,\" he mused. \"Who knows what else she'll bring down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More notifications followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have slain Level 14 Commander Spider(Epic-Rank Boss)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have slain Level 13 Worker Spider (Elite-Rank Boss)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have slain Level 13 Premature Spider (Pseudo-Rank Boss)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The buzzing continued—fifteen notifications in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur's shock gave way to excitement. \"Neko, you beautiful disaster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one of his summons could accomplish this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small, seemingly harmless white cat with a penchant for chaos. Aamon was guarding Adam's cell, and his other summons like Sunless lacked the power to take down a Superior-Rank boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sylvaris is also out of the picture considering that he wouldn't be able to face a whole spider nest with a superior rank boss and kill them so quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten minutes passed with no further notifications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Time to check out what happened\", Arthur whispered, activating his summoning ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neko, come.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small white cat emerged from the portal before him, stretching lazily as though being disturbed from a nap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite her innocent appearance, blood stained her pristine paws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neko, what happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She rolled her eyes, clearly not bothered to respond. But Arthur's talent kicked in automatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talent Effect #5: Grants the ability to communicate with all summoned beasts, allowing you to hear their thoughts. Summoned beasts are compelled to follow your commands, regardless of their will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neko's thoughts filtered reluctantly into Arthur's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I was just looking for a place to take a quick nap after hunting for so long-nya.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur nodded. He'd instructed his summons to rest periodically. No point in treating them like mindless slaves, even with his talent forcing their absolute loyalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'As I was looking, I found a cute-looking cave,' Neko continued, licking her paw. 'So I entered. As I went deeper, I was found by those stupid spiders-nya.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cat's mental voice carried an unmistakable tone of annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I tried to ignore them and sleep, but that fat queen of theirs decided not to share the cave-nya.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur suppressed a smile. Only Neko would dismiss a Superior-Rank boss as \"fat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'She tried to send her goons after me, but I didn't bother with them. I simply went for her first and killed her-nya.' Neko's tail flicked with disdain. 'Then her small spiders decided they wanted revenge and didn't run away, so I killed them too-nya.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cat's eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That's it. Then I tried to sleep, but you summoned me-nya.' She glared softly at Arthur, ears twitching with irritation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see,\" Arthur nodded with a chuckle. \"My apologies for interrupting your nap.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neko's tail swished. 'You should be sorry-nya. I earned that nap.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You certainly did.\" Arthur knelt to scratch behind her ears. Despite her annoyance, she leaned into his touch. \"A Superior-Rank boss is no small feat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It wasn't difficult-nya. She was slow and predictable.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still, you did amazing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur smiled, watching the small cat lick blood from her pristine white fur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want to find a place to nap, or should I take you back to the summoning area?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neko paused her grooming, considering the options. Her eyes suddenly landed on Arthur's cloak, focusing on the deep pocket near his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without warning, she sprang up, landing gracefully on his shoulder. Before Arthur could react, she'd already squirmed her way into the pocket, adjusting herself, until only her head poked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I will sleep here-nya.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur raised an eyebrow as soft purring immediately began emanating from his pocket. Her tiny head was perfectly framed by the opening, eyes already closed in contentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I guess this is her sleeping pod from now on,' he thought, amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pocket was almost perfectly sized for the small cat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An interesting coincidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Comfortable?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single ear twitched in response, but the purring continued uninterrupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur checked the notification that had been waiting:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have levelled up to Level 18]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[All attribute points will be increased by 1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have gained 1 free attribute point and 1 Skill Point]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled. Neko's rampage had paid off nicely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Time to expand my army,' he thought, deciding to summon the Spider queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Superior Rank bosses weren't to be scoffed at.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They matched true demons in strength, possessing S-Rank talents with as much potential as the strongest in Caldera. C\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>urrently, he only had two at that rank, Aamon and Sylvaris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur activated his talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talent Effect #3: You are able to summon any beast you have killed as your own summon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His consciousness slipped from his body, transported to the familiar void space where all slain beasts waited. After a few seconds, he spotted the Spider queen and her colony floating in the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He focused on the queen and the commander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His consciousness returned to his body, as he saw two dark portals appear in front of him, and the Spider queen and commander emerged from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have summoned 'Spider Queen'. They are now completely and utterly loyal to you. They will do as you instruct them without fail. You have the right to name them.][Would you like to name the 'Spider Queen'?] [Yes\u002FNo]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have summoned 'Spider Commander'. They are now completely and utterly loyal to you. They will do as you instruct them without fail. You have the right to name them.][Would you like to name the 'Spider Commander'?] [Yes\u002FNo]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur selected [Yes] for both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the queen, he chose, \"Formicia\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the commander, he chose \"Mandible\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Spider Queen has been renamed to 'Formicia']\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Spider Commander has been renamed to 'Mandible']\u003C\u002Fp>",1619,"2026-06-06T12:00:36.158Z",1,"novelbin.me","d3c66bd3e5c79e95a709c4bf83eaeb70d240cce20f33ffca0ad2a829291c7407","online-game-starting-with-sss-ranked-summons-chapter-217","online-game-starting-with-sss-ranked-summons-chapter-215",601,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fonline-game-starting-with-sss-ranked-summons-cover.jpg"]