Crazy Summoning

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"An Archer's armor-breaking effect really is powerful."

"But this monster actually has Chance Damage Immunity."

Seeing the Sewage Poison Crab Elite about to charge at him, Ling Zhan used an Assassin skill to quickly pull away.

He drew his bow again.

The Archer's armor-breaking effect naturally countered monsters that focused on defense.

Although its single-target damage was weaker, that was only relative.

This Sewage Poison Crab's attributes were far too high. If Ling Zhan attacked with Mage skills, he might not even break its defense after exhausting himself.

That was the Archer class's natural advantage.

Those top students who had extreme confidence in their combat strength generally chose to become Archers.

Because Archer was one of the most popular classes for soloing trials.

Its advantages were numerous beginner skills, powerful passives, high attack power, innate Armor-Piercing, and high agility.

And after their second class advancement, they were said to gain exceptionally good support abilities as well.

Whether for the future or the present, Archer was one of the best choices for many top students.

Of course.

The Archer class also had major weaknesses.

First of all, Archers had extremely high requirements for accuracy! Very high!

Because if your accuracy was not high enough, the passive's stacking effect could easily break.

[Precision] could only increase your accuracy by at most 5%.

The rest depended on your familiarity with the bow and your precision while attacking!

And they were far too fragile. Their defense was much lower than that of other classes. Once a monster got close enough to strike them, they would lose an enormous amount of health.

Ling Zhan drew his bow faster and faster.

His movement speed also grew faster and faster.

Like it had gone mad, the Sewage Poison Crab Elite continued launching frenzied attacks at Ling Zhan.

However.

Ling Zhan did not feel nervous in the slightest.

With bow in hand, every shot struck its target precisely.

Although the arrows' explosive effect could not effectively damage the heavily armored Sewage Poison Crab Elite, it could still obstruct its vision and inflict negative effects such as slowing it down.

Pfft, pfft...

One arrow after another pierced through its armor, hitting with perfect precision every time.

Ling Zhan's goal was clear: he intended to wear this Sewage Poison Crab Elite down until it died.

Outside the trial.

Countless students in the audience had already cried out in alarm.

"Holy crap! That accuracy!"

"Not a single shot missed!"

"He uses Archer skills incredibly well. If he became a Sharpshooter, he could probably achieve the same results!"

"But this can't go on! If the Sewage Poison Crab Elite gets close, and he has no teammates acting as the frontline, he can't keep attacking so recklessly!"

That remark.

Woke up the surrounding spectators.

That was right.

Ling Zhan could handle things so easily now because he had grasped the Sewage Poison Crab Elite's attack rhythm.

But rhythms could change.

Just as everyone thought Ling Zhan was about to be caught at close range.

On the screen.

Suddenly.

Ling Zhan stopped shooting!

He switched to a staff.

"Is he going to use a Mage's AOE skills to wipe out these monsters?"

"That won't work, right? There are too many of them."

"Mages are just as fragile as Archers!"

"Huh? The light formation beneath his feet is... a summoning formation! It's actually a summoning formation!"

"Damn it, he even knows Summoner skills!?"

Summoner.

It was also a beginner class.

It could summon Contract Spirits to assist the user.

Summoners generally served as support in a team, summoning Contract Spirits to aid their teammates.

Summoners also had many beginner skills and could summon Contract Spirits with different functions.

For example.

[Healing Slug (F+)]: Summons a slug Contract Spirit that attaches itself to an ally or the user, slowly healing the target's injuries.

[Giant Goblin (F+)]: Summons a Giant Goblin Contract Spirit. This Contract Spirit has high health, high defense, and low attack, and can serve as the frontline in battle.

[Binding Vine (F+)]: Summons a vine Contract Spirit that can spit out flower seeds. The seeds take root upon landing and form binding traps. Enemies who step on them can be bound for three seconds.

A staff was a Mage's weapon, but it was also a Summoner's weapon.

Within the trial.

As the enormous summoning light formation appeared beneath Ling Zhan's feet.

He completed the chant. "Summon, Giant Goblin!"

Buzz!

A brilliant radiance instantly bloomed.

When the light completely faded.

A three-meter-tall, entirely red Goblin had appeared before Ling Zhan!

This Giant Goblin gripped a spiked bone club and charged forward through the splashing water, wildly hammering the Sewage Poison Crab Elite ahead of it.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

It could not possibly break through the armor, and the health reduction it dealt was minimal. The Giant Goblin's attack was low, but it still disrupted the Sewage Poison Crab Elite's attack rhythm.

Hiss!

As a top-tier blue-named monster, the Sewage Poison Crab Elite naturally would not passively take a beating. It opened its mouth and sprayed poison at the Giant Goblin.

The Giant Goblin's health decreased slowly. Its high health and high defense allowed it to temporarily serve as the frontline.

"One Giant Goblin isn't enough."

"Definitely not enough. The Sewage Poison Crab Elite's damage is too high; that Giant Goblin's health is dropping like crazy!"

"But summoning a Giant Goblin costs a lot of mana, far more than other beginner skills!"

"He can summon at most three!"

Outside the trial, many students felt that Ling Zhan was now in a dangerous situation.

The principal and department heads on the platform, including King Yama Zhou, all watched Ling Zhan on the screen with solemn expressions.

They probably all felt that it would be difficult for Ling Zhan to clear this stage!

On the screen.

Ling Zhan continued summoning. Two more Giant Goblins appeared, standing in front like enormous mountains.

Just when everyone thought he would switch back to his Archer equipment.

He instead raised his staff again.

The top of the staff glowed with green light after his chant.

He actually still had enough mana to keep summoning!

"Damn it, just how much mana does Senior Ling Zhan have?"

"Is he really going to summon an entire legion?"

"A normal beginner Summoner can summon at most three Contract Spirits at once. Outstanding top students can summon five, while those prodigies who can rank at the provincial level seem capable of summoning ten or even twenty at a time!"

"I don't believe Senior Ling Zhan can summon that many Contract Spirits!"

The students watching all wore expressions of disbelief.

They did not believe Ling Zhan could reach the level of those prodigies.

However.

What happened next.

Made them completely admire Ling Zhan!

Ling Zhan still held his staff high.

A ghostly green radiance bloomed as one summoning formation after another appeared around him!

A Summoner beginner skill.

[Continuous Summoning (F+)]: Grants the Summoner the ability to chant and summon three times consecutively. Can only be used to summon beginner Contract Spirits.

Buzz!

Three huge, dazzlingly colorful butterflies were summoned.

[Hate-Drawing Butterfly (F+)]: This Contract Spirit can draw enemy aggro. It has no offensive ability, but possesses agile evasion capabilities.

As the three Hate-Drawing Butterflies appeared, their aggro-drawing aura BUFF spread outward.

It shifted the attention of the Sewage Poison Crab Elite, which had originally been focused on attacking the Giant Goblins.

It frantically fired [Poison Needle Attack] at the Hate-Drawing Butterflies.

But the Hate-Drawing Butterflies flapped their wings, nimbly evading the incoming attacks.

Ling Zhan did not stop there.

He began chanting again!

Buzz!

Three more summoning light formations appeared.

Three vines took root around him.

[Binding Vine (F+)]: Summons a vine Contract Spirit that spits out flower seeds every ten seconds. The seeds take root upon landing and form binding traps. Enemies who step on them can be bound for three seconds.

After the three vines appeared, they began spitting out flower seeds.

Water nourished wood.

Within this underground Water Prison, the vines' attributes received a considerable boost.

Those flower seeds landed behind the Giant Goblins, forming one binding trap after another.

As the Sewage Poison Crab Elite rushed past the Giant Goblins, it stepped directly onto a binding trap!

However.

Ling Zhan, standing on high ground, still had not stopped summoning!

The audience roared inwardly, Damn it! Just how many Contract Spirits are you going to summon!!!