Chapter 4

Filling this vacuum would create more and more energy vacuums, eventually producing an energy storm. When a summoner summoned at the right moment, the energy carried by the summoned creature appearing out of thin air would naturally calm the energy storm, while the excess energy would gradually spread into the surroundings and stabilize the spatial energy once more. However, not every summoner could learn the Balance Summoning Technique. Energy transfer was originally Kun's specialty, and Lin Hanxuan had only slowly learned it after his spiritual frequency became synchronized with Kun's.

"Power of Balance, summon King of the Rotting Swamp Kubaka." With his feather fan concealing his face, Lin Hanxuan heard a roaring wind beside his ears. This energy storm was much stronger than before. It seemed his spiritual expansion training had produced some results, Lin Hanxuan thought happily.

"All troops, charge!" The King of the Rotting Swamp appeared in midair atop his mount, the lizard Modo. He swung the saber in his right hand through the air, only to abruptly realize that Lin Hanxuan had summoned him again.

Watching Kubaka and Modo tumble to the ground, Lin Hanxuan wondered why they seemed a size larger. Had Kubaka grown, or even evolved?

"Lin Hanxuan! Aaahhh! I'm going to kill you!" Furious, Kubaka ordered Modo to bite Lin Hanxuan.

Lin Hanxuan leaped backward and dodged Modo's sharp teeth. Smiling, he said, "Hey, Kubaka. Sihaier gave you to me. You're my summoned magical beast, more or less. How can you attack me?"

The King of the Rotting Swamp bounced violently atop Modo's back, his blood-red cape bobbing up and down. Lin Hanxuan noticed the lizard sticking out its long black tongue, looking as though Kubaka was about to strangle it to death.

"Stop, stop, stop! Kubaka, you're going to strangle Modo to death," Lin Hanxuan said sympathetically.

"Send me back, now!" Kubaka cried in a panic. "Bad people broke into the Rotting Swamp. I have to protect Mother."

"What?" Lin Hanxuan's heart jolted. He hurriedly asked, "Someone's attacking Sihaier? Do you know who the enemy is?"

"No, they haven't found Mother yet, but they must be here to steal Star Language Flowers." Kubaka panicked like an ant on a hot pan, while Modo kept circling on the ground.

"Oh no." Lin Hanxuan's expression changed. If they were after the Star Language Flowers, they would certainly discover the Rotting Swamp's strange properties. Sihaier was trapped by the World Tree; she really could be discovered. What should he do now?

"Ah, your necklace! It's glowing!" Kubaka pleaded, "Lin Hanxuan, I'm begging you. Send me back quickly. I think they've found Mother."

The necklace around Lin Hanxuan's neck was currently giving off a dazzling yellow light. Hearing Kubaka say that, Lin Hanxuan immediately lost his composure.

"Wait here. I'll go find reinforcements first." Lin Hanxuan shouted in panic, "Hal! Hal, wake up!"

"Send me back first!" Kubaka's voice had turned into sobs. Worried about his mother's safety, the normally strong King of the Rotting Swamp actually cried at this critical moment. After all, his mental age was not much different from that of a human child.

"You're so noisy! Are you going to let people sleep or not?"

"Which bastard is howling like a ghost in the middle of the night? Damn it, I still have class tomorrow."

Curses came from the other rooms. Lin Hanxuan's shout had awakened quite a few people.

With a creak, the wooden door to Room 106 opened. Hal stood there bleary-eyed, yawning as he said, "Boss, what's wrong?"

"Hal, get ready quickly. Don't forget to put on the bracelet on my desk. We're making a trip to the Rotting Swamp," Lin Hanxuan said.

"The Rotting Swamp?" Hal's eyes widened. "Boss, are you sure? We're going to the Rotting Swamp at this hour?"

"Yes, the Rotting Swamp. The Elf King may be in danger. We need to find a way to help her," Lin Hanxuan said.

"...Who's the Elf King?" Hal asked suspiciously. Lin Hanxuan had never told him what had happened in the Rotting Swamp.

"Don't ask yet. I'll explain on the way. Go get ready first."

"But Boss, the Rotting Swamp is a hundred and fifty li from the school. By the time we get there, it'll be daylight," Hal continued to point out.

"Damn it!" Lin Hanxuan stomped in anger. "Right, the Rotting Swamp is a hundred and fifty li away. Damn it."

Staring at the moon in the sky, Lin Hanxuan suddenly had an idea. "Let's find Aslan. He might have a way."

Lin Hanxuan ran toward Aslan's room first, with Kubaka riding Modo behind him while Hal ran back inside to grab his gear.

"Haah..." Aslan had been woken by the urgent knocking. The moment he opened the door, he opened his huge mouth in a yawn, startling Lin Hanxuan.

"What is it?" Aslan's tone was not very friendly. Waking a sleeping beast was dangerous.

"Aslan, help me think. Is there any way to reach the Rotting Swamp immediately?" Lin Hanxuan asked anxiously.

"Huh? What are you going to the Rotting Swamp for?" Another person asking questions. Lin Hanxuan and Kubaka were both worried sick.

"Don't ask yet. I'll explain later. Right now, just help me figure out how to reach the Rotting Swamp in the shortest time possible." Lin Hanxuan paced around Aslan's room, his heart filled with panic.

"Isn't that simple?" Before Aslan's eyes had even fully opened, he had already thought of a solution. His intelligence truly was admirable.

"You've got an idea? Tell us, quickly." Kubaka kicked off with both legs and jumped onto Aslan's clothes, clutching the fur on Aslan's chest as he shouted.

"Huh? A talking frog? Lin Hanxuan—