Shikigami Summoner (First Update)

"As expected, they're going to skip a level."

"If Xiao Wen wins, he'll stop streaming once he reaches Gold rank."

"Oh my god, I don't know whether to hope Xiao Wen wins or loses."

"You're overthinking it. The streamer already has the skill of Gold Tier; there's no way he could lose his promotion match."

While waiting in line, Bai Xiaowen glanced at the live stream comments and noticed that the viewership was indeed low. So far, the number of viewers had not yet exceeded 100,000, a far cry from his peak popularity.

Bai Xiaowen checked the backend again; his application for a featured spot had still not received a reply.

This is a bit unusual. The contract between Shark Livestream Platform and Bai Xiaowen includes an obligation to allocate more recommendation resources. Bai Xiaowen's requests would receive a response immediately, and even if there weren't enough recommendation slots available, someone would proactively contact Bai Xiaowen to explain the situation.

The live stream has now lasted for more than two hours.

With a ring, the first match of the qualifying round has been matched with an opponent.

"Forget it, I won't think about it too much." Bai Xiaowen put aside her distracting thoughts and entered the map.

"Huh, it's actually Pingyuan plain, perfect for Summoner Class. The system has surprisingly assigned me a favorable map."

Bai Xiaowen habitually opened the battle panel.

The opponent's ID is "Last Line of Haiku", Hero Class Level 5, Gold Rank 3!

"You got matched against a level 5 Hero Class in the very first match of the promotion series? A level higher than me!" Bai Xiaowen laughed. "Will there be even stronger opponents in the later matches?"

After closing the battle panel, Bai Xiaowen saw his opponent in the distance; it was a male Awakened One. He immediately used Insight.

[Kawahara Nobue (Hero Tier Level 5)]

[Race: Human Species / Human Race]

[Occupation: Shikigami Summoner]

[Attributes: Strength 15, Agility 18, Constitution 28, Spirit 49]

[Skills: Shikigami Summoning, Summon Cat Demon, Summon Hound Demon,???,???]

"Alright, I knew the system wouldn't give me any special treatment on the map. The opponent is also a Summoner Class," Bai Xiaowen laughed. "I've never fought against Summoner Class before, this battle should be quite interesting."

Bai Xiaowen shared the information he had Insight, and after seeing it, the number of comments in the live stream more than doubled.

"Look at the name, the person on the other end is from Fusang Country."

"Resist Japan, resist Japan!"

"The Japan girl is quite nice."

The comments section tends to go off-topic.

Bai Xiaowen said, "That's rare. I actually managed to queue up with Japan Awakened in the Chinese server."

Virtual Battle Platform are divided into different servers based on the countries of the Psychic Energy Era, mainly distinguished by the sale of virtual headsets. For example, most virtual headsets sold in China are specifically designed to connect to China servers.

If you want to buy a virtual reality headset that connects to a server in a foreign country, you need to go through special channels. China is very strict about this, and it requires approval from the Awakened Association.

Ordinary Awakened Ones wouldn't specifically buy helmets from foreign servers to show off.

Only Awakened streamers, and those with relatively high skill levels, are willing to do this. Using a title like "Crushing a Platinum-Ranked Game in the Korean Server" to create a sense of annihilation in their streams often attracts extra viewers.

Of course, if you suffer consecutive losses, the loss of popularity will be very serious.

Some people have already started searching online based on the information about their opponents that Bai Xiaowen Insight and released.

"Holy crap, the person opposite me is a famous streamer from Fusang Country!"

"Damn it, look at his livestream title! 'Slaughtering the Chinese Gold Tier, May My Luck Prosper...'"

The live stream chat exploded with activity.

"Kill him!"

"Dare to act arrogantly in the Chinese server? We'll beat him to a pulp!"

"Xiao Wen, be careful! That guy over there is really strong. I've seen his match history; he's on a winning streak, just like you..."

Bai Xiaowen nodded slightly and entered "playing seriously" mode.

Kawahara Nobue was about twenty-five years old, a fair-skinned young Awakened. He was currently facing the Psionic Camera, smiling as he said:

"Gentlemen, it's that time of year again for a bloodbath on the Chinese server. Let's see what our opponent is like this time... Hmm, ' Big Knife, Many Kills '? How superficial. Let me translate this name for you: 'Tachi kills a lot,' looks like another melee-type enemy. This kind of enemy can be easily kited; in Chinese, it's called 'walking a dog'..."

(The text inside the single quotes is the quoted Chinese text, and the text outside the single quotes is the Japanese text.)

"The opponent is only Silver Tier II in rank and Awakener level 4. Is there something wrong with the ranking system on the Chinese server? Of course, another possibility is that the opponent is also on a winning streak. In any case, this Chinese guy's winning streak will be ended when he meets me."

In Kawahara Nobue's live stream room, there were also many bullet comments flying by.

"Kawa-kun, you must defend the glory of the Empire of Japan!"

"Xinjiang's confident demeanor is truly captivating~"

"If I lose, I might as well commit seppuku."

The Last Line of Haiku, which refers to the awakened Japan Kawahara Nobue, directly uses the job skill "Shikigami Summoning"—randomly summoning a shikigami to fight for you. Before summoning, you can choose the shikigami's specialty type. The shikigami's level is equivalent to the awakened level, with the minimum Elite Template!

Kawahara Nobue chose the type with Mental Specialty.

After a cloud of gray mist, a thin, withered old woman appeared, leaning on a cane.

"Shenshu Ghost Hag, that's great!" Kawahara Nobue laughed. Shenshu Ghost Hag is a shikigami with the Boss Template! Although as a summoned creature, her attributes are weaker than those of a Boss Tier of the same level, but her skill priority is not compromised at all.

Shenshu Ghost Hag is a control-type shikigami who excels at using curses. With her on the field, the opposing warriors have no chance to get close!

"Summon Cat Demon! Summon Hound Demon!" Kawahara Nobue summoned four Cat Demon and two Hound Demon in one breath. The six summoned creatures roared and charged towards Bai Xiaowen. "Foolish Chinese, tremble before the King's Army!"

The most basic tactic for Summoner Class is to flood the field with small monsters and then mass produce units for direct attacks!

The four Cat Demon are Standard Template creatures, while the two tall and strong Hound Demon are Elite Tier creatures!

Bai Xiaowen raised his hand, Pack Leader Angerclaw, appeared in front of him. Its body, twice the size of the Hound Demon, suddenly charged forward, knocking the first Hound Demon away. Then, with a thud, it grabbed a Cat Demon and tore it to pieces!

The second Hound Demon instinctively lunged forward and bit down on Rageclaw's hind leg, leaving two rows of bloody gashes. However, this attack only dealt thirty points of damage, while Rageclaw's Life Value only dropped by a dozen points—after establishing Life Sharing with Bai Xiaowen, it could theoretically withstand over four hundred points of damage!

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I'm going to eat now, I'll continue updating later.