Free Web NovelChapter 131: The Other Shelters [2]
Privious Chapter fixed.
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The Third Human Shelter was an entirely different atmosphere.
It was close to dangerous beast territory, and the air was always mixed with the smell of dirt, beast blood, and shouting. Inside the shelter were many beast pens and battle pits, and the players’ training was more like wrestling with monsters.
People here did not especially like fancy techniques.
They respected strength.
They respected those who could pin a monster into the ground.
In the central dirt arena, a thick armored beast was charging wildly. Two iron colored curved horns rose from its head, and every charge shook the entire arena. Dust was kicked high into the air by its hooves.
Standing directly in front of it was a burly man with his upper body bare.
Beast like patterns surfaced across his skin, and his muscles bulged like stone. Facing the incoming beast, he did not dodge. He only grinned and spread his arms.
"Come!"
The moment the beast crashed into him, the arena gave a heavy thud.
BOOM!
The burly man grabbed the beast’s curved horns with both hands. His feet sank deep into the mud, and two long trenches were ripped behind him across the ground. But he did not retreat. Instead, he began pushing forward little by little.
The beast tamers and combat players in the stands immediately roared.
"Braka!"
"Braka!"
"Braka!"
The beast struggled wildly, but Braka’s smile only grew wider.
"Pretty strong!"
The next second, he suddenly twisted his body and used his arms to hurl the beast’s massive head hard into the ground.
BOOOOM!
Dust exploded upward.
The entire dirt arena erupted at once.
Braka Stonhide.
Nickname: Titan Fighter.
Class: Beast Blood Warrior.
He was not good at complex tactics and did not like roundabout tricks, but once he entered melee range, many monsters did not want to face him.
Someone ran over from the side and shouted, "Braka, the First Shelter’s list is out. I heard they selected a summoner too, named Zich Grave."
Braka, who was brushing dirt off his hands, looked up.
"A summoner?"
"Yeah. Supposedly he has a bunch of weird summons, and he survived the Golden Secret Realm."
Braka’s eyes lit up.
"Are the summons big?"
The other person froze.
"That... I’m not sure."
Braka grinned.
"Hope they’re big enough. Small ones aren’t fun."
He walked over to the registration board and looked at the four names from the First Shelter. In the end, his gaze stopped on Zich.
"Bring a few more, summoner."
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The Fourth Human Shelter had an even cleaner and brighter atmosphere than the others.
It was one of the richest shelters among humanity on the First Layer. The magical lamps along the streets were more advanced, and the training grounds were clearly better maintained. Many mage families and resource merchants had settled here, making the shelter look more like an upper city than a frontier outpost.
Inside a golden training hall, several undead practice constructs were released.
They were not real undead, but targets simulated with materials and runes, specially made to test purification, holy flame, and anti undead effects.
At the center of the hall stood a blond young man.
He wore white and gold mage robes and several exquisite magical rings on his fingers. A gentle smile rested on his face. That gentleness was not unpleasant, but it clearly carried a habitual confidence.
Lucian Vilhart.
Class: Sun Sorcerer.
Several undead constructs rushed at him from four directions, but Lucian simply raised one hand.
Golden white flames spread from his palm, sweeping across the training hall like a bright, clean wave.
FWOOSH!
The undead constructs were swallowed by the flames.
They were burned completely clean, and the floor of the training hall did not even have a scorch mark left behind.
The mentor beside him nodded.
"Good control."
Lucian smiled and waved casually. " Don’t flatter me...it was just an ordinary practice."
The mentor handed him a file.
"The First Shelter’s list. You should take a look."
Lucian took it.
Helen Magnus.
He knew that name.
Jaden Smith.
A Smith family member. Not surprising.
Mira Vale.
Farmer class, with a very high control rating.
Lucian raised an eyebrow when he read that name. Like the others, he was also puzzled to see her class and wondered how she had gotten there in the first place.
Finally, his gaze stopped on the fourth name.
Zich Grave.
Son of the cemetery keeper.
Summoner.
Survivor of the Golden Secret Realm. ƒгeewёbnovel.com
Possesses unusual summons.
There was even a line added underneath.
[Some summons may have undead attributes.] ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
Lucian’s smile became more obvious.
"An undead summoner?"
Sun Sorcerers were best at holy flame, purification, and suppressing undead and shadow type targets.
If the information was true, then this summoner named Zich would be the perfect target for him to show his power.
The mentor looked at his expression and reminded him, "Don’t underestimate him. Our intel says that he was the one who contributed most to the defeat of the Golden Realm boss."
Lucian nodded, still sounding relaxed.
"I won’t underestimate him."
He closed the file and lightly tapped Zich’s name with his fingertip.
"But a summoner really is convenient for me."
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At the same time, the tournament registration board in the human zone on the First Layer began to update uniformly.
The candidate lists from the four shelters were submitted one after another, and the public board quickly filled with names.
First Shelter.
Helen Magnus.
Jaden Smith.
Mira Vale.
Zich Grave.
Second Shelter.
Alden Klaus.
And several other candidates trained by the military.
Third Shelter.
Braka Stonhide.
And several warriors and beast tamer players.
Fourth Shelter.
Lucian Vilhart.
And several candidates.
The forum was quickly flooded with these names.
Some people discussed whether Helen or Lucian had the stronger flame. Some wanted to see whether Jaden could cut through Alden’s shield. Others were looking forward to Braka colliding head on with a giant summon.
As for Zich, his name was still the most controversial one of all.
Inside the Fourth Shelter’s golden training hall, Lucian opened the file again and looked at Zich’s name. He was really looking forward to seeing this so called summoner.
