great-warnovel Chapter 173 Elite Summoning Style, Summoning Space
Chapter 173 Elite Summoning Style, Summoning Space
Chapter 173 Elite Summoning Style, Summoning Space
Sunlight streamed down, converging with beams of light from all around the arena to create a dazzling focal point, as if it were the boundary between nature and shadow.
With the referee's signal, the ring was instantly filled with tension.
Meng Hongzhuang spun lightly around the edge of the ring, her fingertips lightly touching the ground.
Instantly, the ground around the arena seemed to come alive, and the power of [Summon Beast] was released.
With a roar, Winnie the giant bear, with a massive body, leaped out of the void and pounced on Ye Fan.
Immediately afterwards, a magnificent eagle soared into the sky, circling in mid-air, constantly observing any flaws in Ye Fan's actions.
The summoning skills of the [Nature Summoner] class differ from those of the necromancer. Instead of randomly summoning beasts from another world, they forge fixed contracts with several sentient natural creatures, allowing them to coexist and grow in sync.
Compared to Ark's skeletal horde tactics, Meng Hongzhuang chose to pursue a path of cultivating elite animal companions.
Although Ye Fan on the other side of the arena was arrogant and unruly, his combat wisdom was impeccable.
He certainly wouldn't stand idly by and watch Meng Hongzhuang summon wild beasts without any pressure, assuming a formation and unleashing "Swift Steps!"
Ye Fan decisively activated a newly learned buff skill, and his already agile pace suddenly quickened.
With this explosive speed, Winnie the Bear's movements, which were not slow, appeared clumsy and stupid in front of Ye Fan.
Like a gust of wind, he instantly bypassed Winnie the Bear's pursuit and pounced on Meng Hongzhuang.
To maintain maximum speed, Ye Fan did not draw his bow and shoot arrows while moving.
He knew that Meng Hongzhuang possessed a skill called "Rejuvenation of Withered Trees."
This skill can not only heal demonic animal companions, but also unleash highly concentrated natural energy to form a withered tree shield.
During the underground hunt, Meng Hongzhuang successfully withstood the monsters' sudden attacks more than once thanks to her [Rejuvenation of Dead Trees] skill.
Even with his high level of confidence, Ye Fan was not certain that he could break through Meng Hongzhuang's withered wood shield with a normal attack.
If his attack fails and he gets entangled by Winnie the Bear from behind, he'll be put on the defensive.
Ye Fan looked straight ahead, his eyes fixed on Meng Hongzhuang's movements.
Once he gets within the skill's range, he's ready to unleash the [Fallen Strike] skill decisively to end the battle with overwhelming force.
Faced with Ye Fan's charge, Meng Hongzhuang remained calm and composed, pulling back while waving her vine staff.
Then, a burst of emerald green light appeared.
Two porcupines with sharp quills on their backs leaped out.
They rolled around on the arena, found their target, and then hummed as they fired a dense rain of thorny arrows at Ye Fan.
Ye Fan cursed inwardly, but could only use the acceleration of [Swift Steps] to dodge the barrage of arrows. However, his charge was successfully stopped. Meng Hongzhuang breathed a sigh of relief and took the opportunity to summon her last animal companion onto the arena.
Cheese Snow Leopard!
No, this is a large lynx with glossy fur and a lithe, agile body, named Nidalee.
Meow!
The lynx Nidalee cried out and pounced on Ye Fan with her four large, furry paws.
A divine eagle circled in the sky, waiting for an opportunity to strike.
On the ground, a giant bear and a lynx are locked in close combat in front of them, while porcupines are harassing them from a distance from the side.
For a time, Ye Fan was surrounded and pursued by wild beasts, and the situation seemed to be under Meng Hongzhuang's control.
On the podium, the female instructor from the Department of Natural Sciences looked at Chen Qingshan, her charming red lips curling upwards as she smiled and said, "Instructor Qingshan, is this the Ye Fan you've been eyeing?"
That's not enough to shake Hongzhuang's position as the No. 2 seed.
Instructor Chen Qingshan remained calm and snorted lightly, saying, "Just wait and see!"
Ye Fan had been beaten up by the skeleton sea of Ark countless times.
No student was more experienced than him in dealing with these summoned creatures.
On the arena, facing the combined attack of the giant bear and the lynx, Ye Fan's lips curled into a cold smile.
Is this your limit, Meng Hongzhuang?
For him, the best strategy is naturally to capture the leader first.
Before Meng Hongzhuang could summon her animal companions, they quickly closed in and swiftly dealt with them.
Of course, in a head-on confrontation on the ring, it would be a pipe dream to do this right under Meng Hongzhuang's nose. Therefore, Ye Fan's real tactic was actually quite simple.
That is to surround yourself with Meng Hongzhuang's animal companions.
Then, in a head-on confrontation, rely on your agility and super high attack power to completely defeat these beasts and achieve the most exhilarating victory.
Perhaps others think that he was surrounded by Meng Hongzhuang's animal companions.
But in Ye Fan's eyes, it was clearly he who surrounded these wild beasts all by himself!
With his hands gripping the bladed bow tightly, Ye Fan moved nimbly, dodging and weaving through the ferocious beasts' attacks, managing to pass through the thicket without a single leaf touching him. Even the lynx Nidalee, known for its agility, couldn't keep up with Ye Fan's speed.
If it weren't for Winnie the Bear's roar having a certain slowing effect, Ye Fan might have actually been able to break through the encirclement with the acceleration from [Swift Steps].
When Meng Hongzhuang saw that Ye Fan had been successfully intercepted, but his animal companions were unable to inflict any effective harm on him, her eyes narrowed slightly.
Strategically, we should regard our opponents with respect, but tactically, we must pay them utmost attention.
She wouldn't be foolish enough to think that Ye Fan's strength was only this much.
I don't know if you're trying to play dumb to take advantage of someone else, or if you have other plans?
Now that I have the upper hand, all I need to do is use my power to intimidate others!
Meng Hongzhuang gently waved her staff, and her jade robes fluttered without wind.
Just like the apprentice combat boots on Ye Fan's feet, this apprentice robe was also specially exchanged by Meng Hongzhuang for this arena challenge.
After trading Slime Candles and 30 Contribution Points for Everlasting Fruits with Ark, she is now short of money and can no longer afford to be fully armed like Ark.
As the staff glowed faintly, a phantom of a lion flashed past Meng Hongzhuang's head, followed by a wild and fierce roar that echoed across the arena.
"A furious roar!"
Under the influence of the sound waves, all the wild beasts in nature swelled slightly in size, and their strength, constitution, and agility also increased accordingly.
Under this sudden change, Ye Fan, who was originally in control, suddenly found himself struggling to cope.
Instead of being alarmed, he was delighted and roared, his bladed bow flashing with a dark light.
Revenge Strike!
This skill was the initial skill that Ye Fan learned when he awakened, so its compatibility with Ye Fan is naturally the highest.
After three days of hunting in the underground caves, Ye Fan had practiced the Vengeful Strike skill to the [Perfect] level of proficiency, and its power had increased significantly compared to before.