Chapter 26
I want to fight
Chapter 26 I'm Going to Fight Ten
This time, what emerged from the ice wall was not the Ice Demon, but its evolved form, the Ice Demon Guardian.
[Name]: Ice Ghost Guardian
[Attribute]: Ice, Undead
[Growth Level]: Tier 1, Level 1
[Bloodline Level]: High Elite
[Racial Skills]: Frost Strike, Breath of Ice
Although they are both high-level elites, the Ice Ghost Guardians are no longer the round, chubby Ice Ghosts they once were. Instead, they have evolved into humanoid bodies, and their ice spears are clearly more threatening than their Frozen Fangs.
Especially the Breath of Frost, although its range may not be as large as the Blizzard, its activation speed is significantly faster. Coupled with the equally speed-based Frozen Strike, it is estimated that many novice Beastmasters will fall here.
However, for Alpha, there is no difference between Tier 0, Level 10 and Tier 1, Level 1. In fact, the Ice Ghost Guard, which has lost its ability to fly, is even easier to fight than the Ice Ghost.
At least we don't have to jump around like that anymore.
As expected, when facing the Ice Demon Guard wielding weapons, Alpha fully demonstrated the results of his training these past few days, easily breaking the Ice Demon Guard's limbs and temporarily rendering it unable to fight.
Crackling.
(Master, come quick!)
As the first beneficiary of the Evolution Egg, Alpha roughly understood Bai Qi's thoughts, so he was particularly proactive this time, only temporarily disabling the Ice Ghost Guard's mobility, allowing Bai Qi to focus on accelerating the progress.
"Not bad. If we get another Soul Stone this time, I'll let you have one."
Seeing this, Bai Qi nodded in satisfaction and placed his hand on the Ice Ghost Guardian's head. The progress of the Evolution Egg increased again, but perhaps because it was related to the Ice Ghost, it only increased by five percent.
"Hopefully, the next level won't be another Ice Demon series."
Bai Qi released his grip with some disappointment, while Alpha swiftly beheaded the Ice Ghost Guardian, and a Soul Stone reappeared in the same spot.
Sure enough, there are more!
Bai Qi quickly picked up the Soul Stone and compared it with the one on the first floor. He found that this Soul Stone was of significantly higher quality and would definitely fetch a higher price if sold.
"Alpha, this one is yours."
With this in mind, Bai Qi handed over the Soul Stone he had obtained from the first level to Alpha without hesitation.
Crackling.
Alpha, who had been holding back for a long time, jumped up and down happily. Then he crushed the Soul Stone with force, and a small flame flew into Alpha's body, merging with his original soul fire.
Soon, the flames in the Soul Stone were completely absorbed by Alpha, and the soul fire in its eye sockets became even more intense, even making its bones appear brighter.
[Name]: Shadow Bone Spurs (Alpha)
[Race]: Undead
[Growth Level]: Tier 0, Level 9
[Bloodline Level]: Mid-Elite
[Racial Skills]: Bone Remodeling (Mastery), Hardened Bones (Mastery), Combo Slash (Proficient), Shadow Lotus (Beginner)
[Status]: Can Evolve
After consuming the Soul Stone, Alpha's level increased by one, and its condition became significantly stronger. Even the proficiency of its newly acquired skill, Combo Slash, also increased by one level.
If rare materials are like this, what about epic materials? And legendary materials?
Bai Qi resisted the urge to give the other piece in his hand to Alpha as well, and quickly walked towards the teleportation array to the next level.
This secret tower has nine floors in total, and he has only climbed two. There's still a long way to go!
……
President Qin looked at the images on the screen before and after Bai Qi's disappearance, his expression becoming somewhat grave. He then asked one of the instructors beside him.
"How's the investigation on that door going? Is it confirmed that the missing apprentice beast tamer is connected to that door?"
The instructor shook his head and said, "We've tried many times, but that door seems to be disposable; we simply can't get in."
"As for that apprentice beast tamer, he should have entered the secret realm tower first."
"Moreover, he even made it to the fourth floor."
The instructor projected a video transmitted from the Hill of the Dead onto the screen, showing the scene of the Secret Tower.
The runes on the first three levels of the Secret Realm Tower have been lit up, while the fourth level is only faintly visible, indicating that the challenge has not yet been successfully completed.
After a moment of silence, President Qin ordered the instructors, "Have someone guard the entrance. As soon as that kid comes out, bring him here to me immediately."
The instructor seemed to understand something and asked, "What about this training exercise?"
"Proceed as scheduled."
……
The fourth floor of the Secret Realm Tower.
Bai Qi stared speechlessly at the ten ice demons surrounding Alpha, his expression somewhat distorted.
The first enemy is an Ice Demon, the second is an Ice Demon Guardian, and the third is the Ice Demon Guardian's evolved form, the Ice Swordsman.
[Name]: Ice Swordsman
[Race]: Ice, Undead
[Growth Level]: Tier 1, Level 3
[Bloodline Level]: High Elite
[Racial Skills]: Freezing Slash, Frost Breath, Ice Demon Slash
Although the difficulty of the third level was not low, it was still within Bai Qi's expectations. Alpha also managed to kill the Ice Swordsman by force with his superb martial arts skills.
However, on the fourth level, the master of the Secret Realm Tower completely let himself go.
The increase in the number of enemies was within Bai Qi's expectations, but the sudden increase to ten was something he truly hadn't anticipated.
Are you a sore loser or did you not learn math well? Come on, let me give you a crash course.
"Alpha, should we withdraw first? There are a lot of them."
Bai Qi, seeing the ice demons slowly gathering around him, was already considering leaving, while the husky beside him nodded and left afterimages.
Unlike the man and dog, Alpha was quite excited, looking around at the numerous ice ghosts, his soul fire constantly radiating waves of fighting spirit.
Crackling.
(Master, I want to fight ten of them!)
"Well, let's give it a try then."
Sensing Alpha's intense fighting spirit, Bai Qi felt somewhat helpless, but still agreed to Alpha's request.
Anyway, these ferocious beasts won't attack him. If Alpha is no match for them, he can forcibly put Alpha away and leave the Secret Realm Tower.
However, once we get back, we can't let Alpha watch those movies anymore; they've made him stupid.
Tsk, I should have given the other two Soul Stones to Alpha as well. Even if they couldn't break through to the first tier, Bai Qi didn't think these Ice Ghosts could defeat Alpha if they remained at the same level.
As for now, even if we could win, it would probably be quite difficult. "Alpha, create distance between us and look for an opportunity to launch a surprise attack."
With so many enemies on the other side, a direct confrontation is not an option; the only choice is a kiting tactic.
I wonder if the rewards for this secret realm can be paid in installments? Do I just kill a few and see what happens?
(End of this chapter)