After successfully clearing the Abyss Dungeon.
The Spirit Tamer Alliance began clearing the scene.
Various official organizations and departments intervened, beginning rescue efforts for the injured and repairs to the city's ruins.
Han Yue knew that Mo Shiyu had only just contracted Xia Yuan, an SSR. Their Soul Contract was still unstable, making them easy targets for other ill-intentioned Spirit Tamers.
So she thoughtfully sent the Ice Soul Queen, who still had some spirit power left, to drive Xia Yuan and Mo Shiyu back to the academy.
Xia Yuan had never expected that this swordswoman Contract Spirit, who looked like a medieval female knight, would be so skilled and flashy behind the wheel.
She launched the car forward and drifted through every turn, driving at an incredible speed.
The unconscious Mo Shiyu swayed all over the place. Xia Yuan could only tuck her under his arm to steady her. "Miss Ice Cream, did your original world have cars too?"
The Ice Soul Queen rolled her eyes at him through the rearview mirror and responded calmly, "No, but how long do you think I've been in this world? It's been over ten years. Of course I've adapted. Racing is one of my hobbies."
Xia Yuan slumped in the back seat. Since Mo Shiyu had exhausted all her spirit power, he was feeling listless too. "Come to think of it, I don't think Han Yue has much spirit power left either. How did you manage to stay so energetic after fighting the Boss?"
The Ice Soul Queen gave a proud, cold snort:
"I'm level 95. I can equip five inscriptions. Since I don't lack damage, I equipped a set of inscriptions that replenishes my own spirit power."
"Even if my Spirit Tamer runs out of spirit power, I can still rely on Spirit Power Inscriptions to fight on my own for a while."
She glanced at Xia Yuan again. It was as though she had finally found something in which she could surpass him, and she explained with particular enthusiasm:
"You're only level 38, so don't even think about inscriptions yet. You can only equip them after breaking through level 50."
"Only after breaking through level 90 can you equip a complete set of five inscriptions!"
Xia Yuan was not surprised at all after hearing that.
After all, all those card-collecting progression games in his previous life had such things.
Artifacts and Relics, for example...
He would have to wait until he broke through level 50 before he could equip them. Right now, what he lacked most was spirit power.
Squeezing Chubby Yu dry every time was a little cruel too...
Xia Yuan took a moment to check the system.
All he could say was that it truly was a max-level Abyss Dungeon Boss.
After this battle, the system reward progress bar had reached 20%!
It had jumped by a full 10% compared to before!
Xia Yuan made up his mind.
Whenever he had the chance, he would definitely join in on Monster Dungeon disasters that erupted outside like this.
"What did that Abyss Boss that looked like a dragon girl mean by those final words?"
"And who were 'they'?"
This was what Xia Yuan was most curious about.
Clearly, the monsters in this world's dungeons might all possess independent consciousness.
They were not merely a bunch of data like they were in a game.
The Ice Soul Queen gave a dry laugh.
"Who knows?"
"Maybe it was just a threat before death."
Her tone turned much colder.
"But the 'they' that creature mentioned most likely referred to World-Class Wanted Bosses."
"Though I hate to admit it, they really are powerful."
It was Xia Yuan's first time hearing about World-Class Wanted Bosses. "How powerful exactly? Don't tell me the entire Great Xia Spirit Tamer Alliance can't clear them?"
The Ice Soul Queen continued:
"Only Bosses burdened with the blood debt of over a million humans, and which have never been successfully cleared, can be placed on a worldwide wanted list for extermination."
"They are ranked by the number of people they have killed. At the very top are even ultimate Bosses left over from ancient times, burdened with the lives of over a hundred million people!"
When Xia Yuan heard the number one hundred million, his heart still skipped a beat. "Bosses left over from ancient times? They still haven't been cleared?"
The Ice Soul Queen took a deep breath. Even someone as proud as her seemed to lose her temper when speaking of World-Class Wanted Bosses.
"Those things are not only absurdly powerful, but each of them is as cunning as a demon. They can even hide their Boss markers, take on the appearance of ordinary humans, and conceal themselves within human society."
"There was once a case where an old security guard in a residential complex got into an argument with a resident. In a fit of anger, he transformed into a World-Class Wanted Boss and killed every resident in the entire building..."
Xia Yuan felt a little chilled after hearing that. He looked at the pedestrians outside the car window.
If monster Bosses were hiding among these ordinary people, they truly would be impossible to guard against.
"But... such rare Bosses should give a lot of experience and loot when killed, right..."
Xia Yuan stroked his chin as he considered it.
The Ice Soul Queen sneered. "You really don't know when to quit, do you? They aren't easy to deal with. Even a max-level SR-ranked raid team led by a top-tier SSR might not be able to defeat them."
Xia Yuan thought for a moment. "I get World-Class Wanted Bosses now. Then what about Raid Bosses? What's the difference?"
The Ice Soul Queen responded:
"There is no fundamental difference. The only difference is their strength."
"You can think of Raid Bosses as minor monsters under the command of World-Class Wanted Bosses."
Screech—!
The Ice Soul Queen slammed on the brakes and stopped in front of the academy gates. "We're here."
Xia Yuan picked up the limp Mo Shiyu and got out of the car.
As he was leaving, the Ice Soul Queen could not help asking:
"Hey, Xia Yuan, are you interested in joining my Contract Spirit team? In other words, becoming Han Yue's Contract Spirit."
"Our Alliance can give the girl in your arms compensation that will absolutely satisfy her!"
Xia Yuan waved at her, his tone lazy. "Even if you gave her all of Great Xia, she might not trade me away."
The Ice Soul Queen could not help smiling. Her icy facade melted away, and her smile blossomed like a flower.
"You really are... arrogant."
"As a Contract Spirit who protects humanity, I'm glad that an SSR as powerful as you has appeared."
"Xia Yuan, I hope that even if you encounter those World-Class Wanted Bosses, you can still maintain that invincible arrogance of yours!"
Xia Yuan turned and headed toward the academy gates, giving her a thumbs-up. "You can count on it. After all, I'm the strongest."
The Ice Soul Queen called out:
"And another thing, my real name is Ice Soul. Don't call me by my favorite food. That's too weird."
Xia Yuan's teasing voice drifted back from afar:
"Got it."
"Miss Ice Cream."
The next day.
News of the Abyss Dungeon disaster that had descended upon the South China District of North Sichuan City spread throughout Great Xia.
Number of people affected: 80,000.
Number of deaths: 1,029.
Although the Spirit Tamer Alliance had responded swiftly, dispatching raid teams and defensive teams almost the instant the Abyss Dungeon erupted.
And they had cleared it quickly as well.
Casualties were unavoidable in a dungeon that suddenly appeared in the heart of a city.
Especially since this Abyss Dungeon had been exceptionally difficult. With a three-phase dragon Boss, keeping the death toll to around one thousand was already a historic low.
And since so many people had witnessed the deeds of Mo Shiyu and Xia Yuan, major television stations naturally rushed to report on them.
"According to numerous Spirit Tamers who fought on the front lines of the Alliance, a young Spirit Tamer named Mo Shiyu from North Sichuan Spirit Contract Master Academy, along with her level 25 Contract Spirit, made an enormous contribution to clearing this Abyss Dungeon Boss!"
"It is reported that this level 25 Contract Spirit is the SSR that was newly born at North Sichuan Spirit Contract Master Academy some time ago!"
"We hope that the new generation of Spirit Tamers in Great Xia will learn from them and possess the courageous, determined spirit to forge ahead without fear of danger...!"
"..."
After the news broadcast.
There was no doubt that Mo Shiyu and Xia Yuan had become famous once again.
A level 25 Contract Spirit had dared to charge into an Abyss Dungeon crawling with level 50 monsters, and had even made a huge contribution to clearing a max-level three-phase Boss.
In Great Xia's Spirit Tamer circles, that was simply earth-shattering!
It was no different from an official confirmation that a fantastical tale was real...
Reporters swarmed in.
Fortunately, the academy's security was strong. Otherwise, Mo Shiyu and Xia Yuan would have had no peace.
Later, the Spirit Tamer Alliance even sent a representative to North Sichuan Spirit Contract Master Academy in person and awarded Mo Shiyu an Honor Medal before the entire school.
They also brought ten thousand Spirit Stones as a reward for clearing the Abyss Dungeon, along with two top-tier materials dropped by the Boss that she had selected.
An Honor Medal was no ordinary thing. It would earn bonus points when applying to top-tier Spirit Tamer universities in the future!
With it, even if one's score on the Spirit Tamer college entrance exam was terrible, they could still get into at least a first-rate Spirit Tamer university.
The other students at the academy were unbearably envious.
This was the charm of an SSR!
As long as one could contract an SSR, it meant explosive combat power, showing off before others, then rising smoothly through the ranks with a bright future ahead!
A Spirit Tamer's fate could be changed because of it!
Below the stage, Jiang Li watched the spotlighted Mo Shiyu, her teeth nearly grinding to pieces!
She regretted it so much that she wanted to die!
All of this should have been hers!
Xia Yuan should have been her SSR!
Mo Shiyu had stolen everything from her and turned her into the academy's biggest joke!
A dark, venomous look flashed through Jiang Li's eyes as she muttered inwardly:
"Hmph... Mo Shiyu, enjoy yourself while you can!"
"Anyway, you won't have many happy days left!"
"If I can't have him, don't even think about keeping him...!"
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