Chapter 22
Evolution - Didn't you explode?!
"Come out, Mika."
Lin Mian lit up the stars one after another with his fingertips.
Light bursts forth at this moment.
It wasn't ordinary sunlight, but a pure, almost sacred gold that instantly tore through the surrounding gloomy sky.
Amidst the light, a petite figure leaped out and landed steadily on Lin Mian's shoulder.
Mika's round body looked like a fluffy ball wrapped in sunlight, and its big eyes darted around, making it look innocent and harmless.
Chao He's maniacal laughter abruptly stopped, his gaze falling on Mika, before he laughed even more unrestrainedly.
"Is this your trump card?" He narrowed his eyes, a mocking smile playing on his lips.
"A... hamster? Or a ball of light element fur with a tail?"
"I don't think they can even compare to those novice light-element mages."
Laughter echoed through the empty, abandoned factory area, making no attempt to conceal its mockery.
"I am such a powerful hunter in the Azure Sky Hunting Bureau that the hunters they send out actually have to rely on a toddler pet to deal with me."
Chao He licked his lips, a cruel glint in his eyes. "But it's fine. I knew you were just a beginner mage. I don't mind killing one more."
Dongfang Qing'er took in this scene and immediately felt like giving up.
Can this pet named Mika really defeat a serial killer?
The Well of Evil Spiders hangs overhead; if it's activated, you'll die instantly...
Lin Mian ignored Chao He's sarcasm and simply patted Mika's head gently.
"Go ahead and repent in your spiderwebs," Chao He said coldly. "If you insist on meddling, then I'll send you to meet the King of Hell!"
Before he finished speaking, a fierce glint appeared in his eyes.
The Well of Evil Spiders, suspended in mid-air, suddenly trembled!
The jet-black spiderweb patterns stretched out in layers, with dense, dark purple spider silk intertwined and entwined, like an overturned net of death, carrying a dense dark elemental pressure as it crashed down.
Every strand of spider silk contains deadly corrosive power.
Manipulate the human body, destroy the soul!
It points directly to Lin Mian and the tiny figure on his shoulder.
Dongfang Qing'er's face turned deathly pale, and she subconsciously clenched her palms, her heart sinking suddenly.
It's over... The Well of the Evil Spider has fallen!
Even a mid-level fully-trained cultivator would find it difficult to withstand this attack.
How could tiny Mika possibly stop it?
Lingling, hidden in the shadows, frowned.
"Lin Mian doesn't seem like the arrogant type, and besides, he's an elite hunter; he couldn't have gotten that rank by chance..."
She is ready to use light-attribute magical artifacts to help.
However, just as the spiderweb of death was about to close in and darkness was about to engulf everything...
Mika, perched on Lin Mian's shoulder, suddenly raised its head!
A hero can suffer injustice, but you can't touch my Lin Mian!
His originally clear and round golden eyes instantly lit up with a dazzling light, his fluffy fur stood on end, and the dormant power of light within him was fully awakened.
hum~~~
An extremely dazzling golden light suddenly erupted, breaking through all the darkness!
Pure, dazzling light elements surged wildly, enveloping its small body.
The immature body rapidly grew and transformed in the light.
Its small ears elongated and became sharp, its tender limbs became solid and agile, and the light attribute burst forth from the tail tip, with golden light mist swirling around its body.
The immense pressure, belonging to the evolved form, exploded out with a deafening roar!
The blinding golden light obscured everyone's vision.
In the light, the childlike, fluffy figure vanished, replaced by a graceful, golden spirit of light.
"Mika!"
The light faded, and Miriel stood stepping on the light.
Clear golden eyes, icy and aloof.
The powerful light energy is like a blazing sun overhead; the power of light is innate and naturally restrains darkness.
The dark, evil spider well, which had been falling, suddenly stopped its descent under the holy light.
The dark spider silk burned intensely, sizzling and smoking, constantly melting and collapsing!
Chao He's mocking laughter suddenly froze, his pupils contracted sharply, and his face was filled with disbelief.
"How...how is this possible?! That little thing advanced under these circumstances?"
"But... even with advancement, it shouldn't be this powerful. It's practically a completely different species!"
Miriel's gaze was cold, and a powerful force of light roared in all directions.
It stares directly at the enemy ahead, all its naivety gone, leaving only a fierce fighting spirit.
A glimmer of hope rekindled in Dongfang Qing'er's eyes.
Lin Miancheng was right!
It turns out they'd been keeping this a secret all along.
We're just waiting for Chaohe to appear so that the unremarkable Mika can evolve into a light-attribute creature of warrior level!
Awesome! So handsome!
Lingling, who was hiding in the shadows, also stopped her attack.
Lin Mian has been hiding his true strength.
Despite appearing to be at the initial stage of cultivation, he possesses an extraordinary summoned beast.
No wonder Grandpa broke the hunting lodge's rules to let him join the company.
Lin Mian has the heart of a hunter, and also has a summoned beast that can advance at any time!
Lin Mian raised his eyes, looking at Chao He with a calm expression and a hint of coldness in his tone.
"The cubs you mock are never your pastime."
"You think you've got this in the bag, that's why you showed up. But let me tell you, this is called playing along."
"You're the one who deserves to go to hell."
His tone was cold, but Chao He did not sit idly by and wait for his doom.
"Fierce Fist~~~~~!"
He began to describe intermediate-level fire magic.
If curses are countered, then fire can always be deadly!
"Nine……"
Before the words "Nine Palaces" were even uttered, and the forty-ninth star had been drawn, the fiery red star trails stretched rapidly across his fingertips, and the scorching air currents had already begun to distort the surrounding air.
But he didn't get his chance.
A golden streak of light rushed in from the side, so fast that it didn't even leave a afterimage.
Before Chaohe could even react, he was struck hard in the chest by an overwhelming force.
"Mi-ka!"
That clear battle cry exploded in my ears, accompanied by excruciating pain in my bones.
Chao He was sent flying like a cannonball, his back slamming heavily against a concrete pillar in the abandoned factory with a dull thud.
The surface of the cement pillar was cracked, and debris fell down in a flurry.
"Damn it... this is high-level spatial magic, teleportation, isn't it...?"
A metallic taste filled Chao He's mouth. Before he could recover from the dizziness of the impact, the golden figure reappeared before him.
Miriel hovered in mid-air, surrounded by flowing light and mist, her golden eyes cold as frost, looking down at Chaohe who was slumped on the ground.
It gave its opponent no chance to breathe.
He raised his hand, and golden light emanated from the crystal on his forehead.
Light penetrates!
Faced with the golden rays of light close to his face, Chaohe instinctively used his armored magical artifacts to block them.
However, the light pierced through the armored magical artifact without making a sound, like a hot knife cutting into butter.
A charred burn mark was left on Chaohe's chest.
The skin and flesh were torn apart, and the blood was instantly evaporated by the high temperature before it could flow out, filling the air with a pungent, burnt smell.
"ah--!"
Chao He let out a cry of pain, his arrogance finally shattering completely, replaced by naked fear.
Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, yet he still stubbornly tried to draw stars.
Miriel landed in front of him, raised one foot, and lightly stepped on the back of his hand as he traced star trails.
"Xiaomi, use your light arrows to finish him off."
Lin Mian only needs to give instructions.
Miriel has many skills, and although they are not as powerful as Miriel's "Noah's Glory", they are sufficient.
Under Lin Mian's command, Miriel transformed the golden light into arrows of light.
The arrow of light fell, striking him squarely in the heart.
Chao He could only stare wide-eyed as his life slowly faded away.
A little thing.
A baby hamster that he mocked as a "hamster".
In just a few breaths, he had rendered this mid-level mage utterly powerless.
Possessing powerful light-based abilities, as well as the control that only high-level mages can have...
This...is not magic at all!