After hanging up, Ryan leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and lightly tapped his fingers against the desk.
Tomorrow. Once tomorrow was over, he would finally be free of Adler's control.
Whoosh!
A silver flash of blade light tore through the night as black flames spread along the Dagger, scorching the evil spirits' bodies.
On the screen, Lin Qi darted through the alleyways of the slums, swiftly clearing out the evil spirits around her. Her spirit familiar leaped out from the shadows, dealing with several other evil spirits.
In an instant, Lin Qi accelerated into a sharp turn, crossing paths with her spirit familiar. Her sharp Dagger stabbed into the body of an elite evil spirit, while the familiar's attack struck another evil spirit pursuing her.
Weaving, covering, striking... Ryan noticed that as Lin Qi's level rose, her proficiency in fighting with her spirit familiar seemed to be improving rapidly. In the past, there had always been a clear main attacker—either Lin Qi took the offensive lead, or the spirit familiar did. Sometimes, there would even be moments of "lag."
But things were different now. Watching the battle unfold like a dance performance, Ryan could only describe the scene before him as "aesthetic."
Smooth, natural, effortless.
"The spirit familiar is controlled by its host. If I were the one operating the character, I'd probably need time to adapt too, but the AI is far faster than me."
This thing was really just combat technique. A character's abilities were stats, and if you couldn't bring them out, they were useless as shit.
So technique was important. It was no exaggeration to say that with Lin Qi's current combat skills, she could utterly crush the Lin Qi who had just changed classes at the same level, leaving her no chance to fight back.
Bang!
The elite spirit died under Lin Qi's pursuit, dropping two small glowing orbs.
One Roasted Chicken, and a small piece of equipment.
Kade's Bracelet Quality: Tier 1 · Common Effect: Spirit +2, Mana +2 Description: Too lazy to write one.
It was nothing worth a second glance. It did not even have equipment requirements, but for Lin Qi and Shally, it was still a decent item.
After all, they had no choices at all.
Ryan looked further down.
Your level has increased to Lv. 20 You heard the echo of time and space.
The bell that crossed time and space rang once more. There was no Clock Tower nearby, so the sound must have come from some kind of supernatural power.
Fragmented Ancient Spirits wandered through the rifts of time and space, peering at a corner of reality through the cracks. The Silent Nun would never allow blasphemous beings to exist in this world—accept the trial?
"An Advancement Quest?"
Ryan clicked yes.
The next second, five figures appeared beside Lin Qi.
Evil Spirit Wandering the Rift Lv. 25 · Elite
"Fuck, this is ridiculously absurd."
Skipping levels was one thing, but even five level-25 evil spirits attacking together would be troublesome to handle, let alone elite monsters. Their damage and health were both much higher, especially their health. The Blade of Erosion was already starting to feel inadequate at level 20.
"I need to change weapons."
Watching Lin Qi start to struggle, Ryan secretly shook his head. She could still kill them mainly because the Silent Nun class had high growth, and she also had her spirit familiar's help. If it were any other class, he figured he would have turned and left immediately.
Ryan had even considered having Lin Qi learn Combo, but he ultimately held back. Lin Qi was not actually a high-attack-speed class; half of her attack frequency came from her spirit familiar, and the familiar's combos probably did not count.
That being the case, Combo's advantages would be difficult to bring out.
Ryan knew of an assassin class, but there was no way to obtain it for the time being.
Pfft!
Working together with her spirit familiar, she forcibly took down one.
Lin Qi's health remained below half the entire time.
To be safe, Ryan used the immunity skill of the Ring of Death. The item had been transferred from Shally's hand to Lin Qi's. Taking advantage of the twenty seconds of invincibility, she killed another one, then slowly wore down the remaining three over several minutes and dealt with them smoothly.
Congratulations, you have passed the trial. You have successfully advanced.
Under the moonlight, ash-black flames swept outward and rose around Lin Qi. Her robes fluttered without wind, while her spirit familiar circled behind her like a guardian deity. Within the flames, Lin Qi looked exceptionally cold.
You have learned the class skill "Mana Seal Domain." Mana Seal Domain: Nullifies spells within a certain range. The effect is related to the user's attributes.
Before you continue