The Curtain Falls

The moment Gabumon appeared, the freshmen in the audience erupted in cheers again.

In the beast fighting competition at the freshman assembly, the challenger usually wins by defeating the summoned beast of a summoning student.

The appearance of a warrior-level summoned beast put immense pressure on the mid-level mages present, forcing them to attack the summoner. Unexpectedly, Lin Chen had left behind a contracted beast.

No wonder Lin Chen has such a powerful summoned beast; it turns out he's also a mid-level mage!

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On the leadership platform, Jiang Yunming stared at Lin Chen in shock, his voice trembling slightly: "If I'm not mistaken, when Lin Chen summoned that wolf-shaped summon beast just now, he released a star trail, not a star map?"

"What did you say! This was summoned using star trails, not star charts!" Zhou Zhenghua, the head of the Earth Department, hadn't noticed this and was somewhat incredulous: "Are you sure you didn't see wrong?"

"What nonsense are you spouting! I'm the head of the Summoning Department. Do you think I'd mistake Star Orbit Summoning or Star Chart Summoning?" Jiang Yunming glared at Zhou Zhenghua, then said excitedly, "To be able to summon two summoned beasts simultaneously using basic magic... he's another genius with innate talent. No wonder he has a warrior-level summoned beast. Our Summoning Department has truly struck gold! But what exactly are the effects of Lin Chen's innate talent?"

"Miss Mu, it's two against one now, and I have the advantage. You should just admit defeat. After all, you're so beautiful, I can't bear to hurt you. Besides, I'm afraid that if I hurt you, your protector will come after me." Lin Chen smiled slightly and said.

"It's just one more servant-level summoned beast, I can handle it!" Mu Nujiao said.

"But I didn't say Gabumon was a servant-class monster!" Lin Chen said with a beaming smile.

As Lin Chen spoke, Gabumon's size began to grow, and an aura belonging to the Warrior level instantly spread out, intertwining with Guilmon's aura.

"Damn it, he's invincible! Two warrior-level summoned beasts, one offensive and one defensive, no one can beat him!"

"Two warrior-level enemies, aside from mid-level mages, we could work ourselves to death while they wouldn't even be out of breath."

"Who spread the rumor that he failed the college entrance exam? If he really failed, I'll eat my chair! He's obviously from some powerful family, and he's just pretending!"

"Miss Mu, it's not too late to admit defeat now!" Lin Chen reminded her again.

"Admitting defeat is impossible!" Mu Nujiao's gaze was like a sword, her eyes fixed on Lin Chen, her fighting spirit growing even stronger. "I hope you won't blame me later!"

"Don't blame yourself, what's there to blame you for?" Lin Chen looked at Mu Nujiao, feeling a little confused.

"Wind Tracks - Drifting Shadows!"

Mu Nujiao swayed and, using the wind trail she had somehow set up, quickly approached Lin Chen.

Gabumon and Guilmon leaned slightly and chased after Mu Nujiao. Before long, they arrived near Mu Nujiao.

"Miss Mu, you're going to lose!" Lin Chen stood in the center of the arena, watching Mu Nujiao from afar.

"Really!" Upon entering the arena, Mu Nujiao's face broke into a radiant smile for the first time: "You've been tricked."

When Guilmon and Gabumon approached within a certain distance, a green star map appeared beneath Mu Nujiao's feet.

"Kun's Forest - Prison!"

A vast expanse of strangely shaped trees, vines, and thorns burst forth from the ground, growing wildly in all directions, instantly forming a jungle prison that trapped Gilmon and Gabumon within.

At this moment, the freshmen in the audience began to doubt their own lives!

Lin Chen is already quite powerful, possessing two warrior-level summoned beasts, but they are at most mid-level of a single element.

And what about you, Mu Nujiao?

Not only are you now at the intermediate level in both elemental magic systems, but you can also cast intermediate-level spells in both systems!

Are you trying to kill everyone else?!

……

Mu Nujiao landed using the wind rails and slowly walked towards Lin Chen with a smile on her face.

"I knew your summoned beasts would break free of this prison soon, but that was enough time for me to defeat you with magic, so you lost!"

"Are you sure?" Lin Chen's face also beamed with a smile.

"Of course!" Mu Nujiao nodded. "Unless you also have summoned beasts!"

"Congratulations, you guessed right! Unfortunately, there's no reward!"

A moonlit star trail appeared, and a three-meter-tall Tyrannosaurus Beast appeared between Lin Chen and Mu Nujiao, instantly pressing down on Mu Nujiao with a powerful aura.

Mu Nujiao's smile froze instantly, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly: "A third War General-level? How is that possible!"

"Nothing is impossible; you've lost now!"

As Lin Chen spoke, a huge claw appeared directly in front of Mu Nujiao with a sharp whooshing sound.

"I lost!" Mu Nujiao smiled, showing no resentment. With three warrior-level summoned beasts, let alone her, no one among this year's freshmen could possibly defeat Lin Chen. The gap was simply too great.

As soon as Mu Nujiao said this, the entire Qingdou Hall fell silent, but after a moment, it was in complete chaos.

"We've lost. Five mid-level mages challenged Lin Chen and all lost. We have no hope!"

"Who says there's no hope? There are at least five thousand freshmen this year. If five thousand people take turns going up, I don't believe he can hold on."

"Brother, are you stupid? Those are three warrior-level beasts, not three servant-level beasts. If he releases one at a time, it will be enough to give us trouble. Besides, when he was dealing with Mu Nujiao and the others, if he hadn't been afraid of getting hurt, they wouldn't have been able to defeat Mu Nujiao and the others with just one summoned beast."

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent.

It may be harsh, but it's the truth. If Lin Chen hadn't pretended and had placed himself in a safe place like other summoners, he wouldn't have needed to summon a second beast. But he did pretend, and he certainly had the skill to do so.

With Mu Nujiao gone, and seeing that Lin Chen had been waiting in the arena for over ten minutes without anyone stepping forward, Dean Xiao stood up and announced loudly, "If no one challenges Lin Chen, I declare this Beast Fighting Tournament over, and all the public resources of all departments will belong to the Summoning Department!"

"Dean, I'm not convinced! He's from a powerful family and can obtain three general-level summoned beasts just by relying on his family background. He can enter the school without taking the entrance exam because of his family background. He already has enough. Why does he still want to steal our resources! If he didn't have those three general-level summoned beasts, I think many of the freshmen here would be no weaker than him, and he wouldn't even be qualified to be a student at our school!" A boy with a stubborn and arrogant expression said.

"That's right!" Many new students at the Qingdou Hall immediately voiced their support.

"If you're not satisfied, I can fight you with a summoned beast!" Lin Chen shrugged.

"A summoned beast, obtained through family connections, what kind of skill is that!" someone in the audience said.

"Alright, stop arguing!" Dean Xiao sneered. "This scion of the powerful family you all hate is from Bo City."

In an instant, Qingdou Hall fell into dead silence, and everyone, including the school leaders, wore expressions of disbelief.

"That's right, it's the city where the whole country mourned a year ago, and where blood flowed like rivers. Lin Chen was the only one left in his family during that disaster, and his summoning ability awakened during that disaster."

"The reason why Lin Chen missed the entrance exam is because he didn't attend high school. He didn't know the admission time and thought that the admission time and the start of school were not far apart, so he spent the time studying hard."

"In other words, the student in front of you has surpassed your achievements in three years in just one year. Even if talent plays a part, it still goes without saying that it's due to his hard work!"

Lin Chen looked at Dean Xiao with shock in his eyes as he listened to Dean Xiao's words.

"Lin Chen, you won't blame me for investigating you on purpose and then telling everyone about your life, will you?" Dean Xiao smiled. "After all, positive examples like you are rare!"

Lin Chen shook his head, not minding at all. He was just surprised that Dean Xiao, a forbidden spell mage, had investigated his background so thoroughly, and the excuse he made was even more reasonable than he had thought.

After Dean Xiao finished speaking, Lin Chen chose to continue the challenge and, as promised, would only use one summoned beast.

Meanwhile, a long line formed again in front of the iron cage barrier, but no longer did they harbor any hatred towards Lin Chen. They just wanted to see the difference between themselves and a true genius.

That makes sense. When someone's talent and achievements are similar to yours, and they are more capable than you, you might feel jealous of them. But when their talent and achievements far surpass yours, you'll only feel admiration for them.

Three hundred... six hundred... nine hundred... one thousand!

When Lin Chen achieved his goal of killing a thousand people, no more students went up. Lin Chen had conquered everyone with his strength.

At this point, no one thought Lin Chen was arrogant anymore. Some even thought Lin Chen was too low-key, and that they had his talent and strength, and could be even more arrogant than him.

Finally, with Dean Xiao's announcement, the Beast Fighting Tournament came to a successful conclusion.