Chapter 50: Golden Wheel’s High-Tier Evolution!! p1
Virtual Battle Space.
Under the watchful eyes of the Iron Hostel Academy members, Captain Heavenly Tomb opened the ranking challenge panel. In just half a day, “Super Golden Wheel,” the usurper of the Ten Greats ranking, had been challenged over 110,000 times.
With just a High-Tier and a Mid-Tier pet beast, it remained undefeated…
This wasn’t just “somewhat impressive” anymore!!
Undeniably, she was truly strong!!!
No Commander-Tier players had spoken up yet. She wondered if they simply didn’t care or had already lost and were pretending nothing had happened…
“Let’s go—” Heavenly Tomb, the dignified beauty with the jade hairpin, took a deep breath, calmed herself, and clicked the challenge button.
In the next second, a slender girl with long, flowing, shimmering golden hair materialized in the battle space. And the pet beast standing behind her, exuding a terrifying pressure, was the “Moonlight Rabbit’s” Biological Species evolution, the High-Tier Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer!!! Its jade-green ears, with their spiral bands, drooped to the ground, a large, dark green full moon pattern on its chest.
“Seven Star Lock!!”
“Rusty Bronze Coffin!!!”
“Boom!!!!”
Seeing the countdown nearing its end, Heavenly Tomb summoned her pet beast lineup without hesitation. But this time, she wasn’t just deploying the Rusty Bronze Coffin!!
As the giant, rusty bronze coffin descended from the sky, completely enclosing her body, seven exquisitely crafted rectangular wooden blocks suddenly appeared, piercing through the coffin from within, forming a cube-shaped lock.
[High-Tier — Weapon Species — Seven Star Lock]
“This time, I’ve also included my new second pet beast. If I lose again, my reputation as one of the Ten Greats will be ruined…”
“Boom, boom, boom!!!!!”
Before Heavenly Tomb could finish speaking, the attack arrived. Two deafening roars echoed from outside the coffin, shaking its entire structure. Sharing vision with the Rusty Bronze Coffin, Heavenly Tomb looked outside with a surprised expression.
Two rapidly spinning Golden Wheels flew back to the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer’s ears like missiles, the force of their return creating a massive cloud of smoke. Two shallow dents appeared on the coffin’s surface.
The Amber Palace-mutated Golden Wheel, its negative effects slightly offset by the Power Throw enhancement and the Heavy Metal talent, could finally return on its own.
“Such terrifying attack power!”
“Will the next attack be this strong?”
“I see, now I understand how my virtual self lost…” Heavenly Tomb nodded thoughtfully after analyzing the situation.
In the next second, the Seven Star Lock trembled, and a layer of grey light enveloped the coffin.
[Combat Skill: Structural Reinforcement (Deep Purple): Based on own Defense attribute, enhances another pet beast’s defense]
Based on the opponent’s bombardment, the Rusty Bronze Coffin alone might not be enough. But combined with her newly trained High-Tier pet beast, the Seven Star Lock, their combined defense was impenetrable.
“Bang!”
“Bang!!!”
As expected, the opponent’s next attack was ineffective. The two Golden Wheels crashed against the Rusty Bronze Coffin’s surface, creating only a faint ripple before weakly flying back to the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer’s ears.
Seeing this, the Iron Hostel Academy members watching the battle cheered excitedly.
The Ten Greats were the Ten Greats, after all. Not just anyone could defeat them!!!
The virtual projection lost only because the AI couldn’t fully utilize the Captain’s strength!!!
However…
“Boom!!!!”
A few seconds later, another deafening roar shook the entire coffin violently. Sensing the increased power, Heavenly Tomb’s expression darkened.
Was the first attack not even the opponent’s full power?
How was it getting stronger?
It seemed the strategies and analysis in the comment section were…completely useless…
“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!”
The seventh and eighth attacks were even stronger, and Heavenly Tomb, inside the coffin, could barely endure. As the opponent’s power increased, she activated various high-level defensive Arcane Arts.
And then—
[Damage Reflection (Gold)]
A faint golden light appeared on the surface of the Rusty Bronze Coffin.
Heavenly Tomb knew the battle was entering its final stage. After charging for seventeen seconds, all the damage she had taken would be reflected back at the opponent!!!
Judging by the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer’s terrifying offensive power, its lack of defense meant it couldn’t possibly withstand this attack.
But strangely…
Facing the Rusty Bronze Coffin’s fully activated defenses, the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer didn’t even bother using the Topaz-mutated Golden Wheel this time, only spinning the crimson Amber Palace Golden Wheel on one ear. It slowly spun the Golden Wheel until its speed reached a blur, then suddenly whipped its ear, launching the Golden Wheel with explosive force.
“Whoosh!!!!!”
Propelled by a wave of explosive force, the crimson beam of light reached the Rusty Bronze Coffin in the blink of an eye. The air around it ignited from the intense friction.
At this moment, sensing the terrifying power, Heavenly Tomb held her breath.
If she could block this attack, it would be over…
With her current defenses, she couldn’t possibly lose!!!
However…
Time seemed to stop—
Heavenly Tomb’s wide eyes clearly saw the Golden Wheel’s surface engulfed in flames, the intense heat reaching even her inside the coffin.
Oh no…
I can’t block it!!!
“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!”
In the next second, a blinding explosion erupted, the sound like a missile detonating, the scorching shockwave scattering the surrounding air. Amidst the deafening blast, the surface of the Rusty Bronze Coffin began to melt rapidly.
Then, with the Rusty Bronze Coffin and the Seven Star Lock as the center, a wave of intense heat spread outwards for almost a hundred meters, engulfing half of the space in flames.
[Shockwave (Mutation)]
A few seconds later, the heat subsided.
The area where Heavenly Tomb had been was completely devastated, the ground scorched black, the 30-meter tall Rusty Bronze Coffin reduced to a pile of debris.
Meanwhile, the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer, having caught the returning Golden Wheel, had sparks flying from its ears, its soft flesh turning red and hot, emitting a roasted scent. But as a virtual AI projection, it felt no pain.
Shockwave. This was the second Speed Arcane Art Lian Xing had chosen for the Amber Palace-mutated Golden Wheel. No…it was no longer a Speed Arcane Art, but a forced All Attribute Arcane Art.
Although Thousand Jin’s shockwave and Thermal Light’s blinding effect were valuable control abilities…Lian Xing knew that the Amber Palace wasn’t a support-type pet beast!!
As a Rare Species designed for destruction, it had to maximize its damage output!!!
Of course, because the Arcane Art wasn’t attribute-specific, the Amber Palace-mutated Golden Wheel’s current style was a bit…incoherent. But once it reached level 30 and forcibly evolved, the true form of the Amber Palace should become apparent~~~
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Iron Hostel Academy, Team Training Room.
After logging out of the virtual battle, the girl with the jade hairpin remained silent, staring blankly at the screen. The team members behind her also remained quiet, not daring to offer any comfort.
The silence lasted for almost a minute before Heavenly Tomb finally turned around, her eyes red-rimmed. She suppressed her tears, her voice trembling slightly, “Don’t…tell anyone about this…”
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“Don’t worry, Captain, we’ll keep it a secret!!!”
“Of course, the fact that the Captain lost to an unknown player…no one outside of our Iron Hostel Academy team will ever know!!!”
“Alright, alright, let’s continue training. Let’s pretend this never happened!!!”
For some reason, although they were offering comfort, the Iron Hostel Academy team members’ eyes held a hint of…excitement.
After a year, since losing to Xiyu Academy in the previous league, Captain Heavenly Tomb had finally been defeated again, to the point of tears. The seemingly cold and dignified beauty was actually incredibly fragile.
Her heartbroken, teary-eyed expression when she was bullied…it was just too…adorable!!!
Youlan Academy, Dean’s Office.
Inside an elegant and luxurious room, pet beast statues and models of Purple Quality combat skill cards lined the walls. A cold woman with fiery red hair sat at her desk, frowning at the report in her hand, sighing occasionally.
“Bang!”
Suddenly, the door to the office was kicked open, and a beautiful girl with a red ponytail strode in arrogantly. After barging into the Dean’s office, Chi Yan casually sat on the desk, picking up the woman’s freshly brewed tea and taking a sip.
“Old hag, what did you call me for?”
“This ‘old hag’ is the Dean. Show some respect…” The Dean of Youlan Academy seemed accustomed to her daughter’s attitude, placing the report in front of her.
It was a resignation letter.
Qi Dong had resigned as team captain and would no longer participate in this year’s Academy League.
“She said that temporary fame and popularity would only lead to greater humiliation. In the Academy League, the weak are just clowns…” The Dean repeated Qi Dong’s words, then looked at the expressionless Chi Yan.
“Well, now the captaincy is yours. Isn’t this what you’ve always wanted?”
“But remember, the captain of the losing team in the Academy League bears the most pressure and humiliation. I trust you’re prepared?”
“There’s an exhibition match against neighboring Qingliu Academy tonight, a warm-up before the qualifiers, broadcast live to both academies.”
“And who would have thought that Qi Dong would run away at this time…”
“Heh, now not only will our academy be humiliated and ridiculed, but I also have to hand over the five High-Tier crystals I bet with the Dean of Qingliu Academy. Sigh, why is my life so miserable~~~~” The Dean sighed dramatically.
The relationship between mother and daughter had always been strained, stemming from the fact that Chi Yan’s Fire Armament Purple Calamity’s mutated evolution path was unintentionally caused by the Dean. The Dean had been…too adventurous…in her younger days, causing…issues…that triggered a specific condition during Chi Yan’s Fire-Extinguishing Remnant’s evolution.
[High-Tier — Biological Species — Fire Armament: Never breastfed after birth]
However, at this moment, hearing her mother’s words, Chi Yan’s expression turned strange.
She had to lead the team as captain in the exhibition match against Qingliu Academy tonight?
In the previous Academy League, Youlan Academy ranked 40th, and Qingliu Academy ranked 37th. They were practically equals.
But that was with Qi Dong as captain…
Now, without Qi Dong, the first team had no chance of defeating Qingliu Academy!!
After a long moment of contemplation, Chi Yan suddenly asked, “Old hag, do you want to lose five High-Tier crystals and face humiliation, or do you want to save face and break even?”
“If you give me those five High-Tier crystals, I’ll win this exhibition match for you!!!”
“If I lose, you don’t have to pay me a single cent!!” Chi Yan declared confidently, staring at the Dean.
Of course, she wasn’t just bluffing. She had remembered the words that woman had said after defeating Starlight Academy.
“Feel free to contact me for similar tasks in the future~~~”
Just like her mother in her younger days…as long as there was money involved, Lian Xing would do anything, right…?
If they asked Lian Xing for help, Youlan Academy would definitely win!!!
A few seconds later, the Dean blinked at Chi Yan’s confident declaration.
“Why didn’t you say so earlier!? Has your system finally awakened!?”
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Virtual Battle Space.
After a good night’s sleep, Lian Xing logged back into the virtual battle space. Like a frustrated gamer seeking solace in the online world, she could only find a sense of fulfillment in this virtual realm.
Who would have thought that “Super Golden Wheel,” the dominant force in virtual battles, was struggling to feed her babies in real life!!
However, as Lian Xing opened her inbox, her sleepy eyes widened. A few seconds later, she counted the numbers in disbelief.
11,110,1100,11000,110000!!!
One hundred and ten thousand!!!
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