Chapter 4: Encountering a Surprise Attack
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"Young Master Ye, it's better to have multiple high-grade pets. Won't you bond with them?"
The butler looked at Luo Chen and advised.
"No. I only want divine-grade pets!" replied Luo Chen firmly.
There was a limited number of pages in the summoning scripture. Every time Luo Chen bonded with a summoned beast, there would be one less page. Due to that, Luo Chen only wanted to bond with divine-grade beasts.
"Young Master Ye, I don't think that's a good idea! Of course, everyone wants a bunch of divine-grade pets but that is not realistic. Even the strongest summoners could not achieve such a feat."
Luo Chen wondered if what the butler said was true.
"It's impossible! Besides, there are very few differences between pet eggs. Any beast could hatch out. Everyone is just trying their luck. Most people just end up with low-grade beasts. Even if you're extremely lucky, you still lack spiritual power. If you form a bond rashly, there will be consequences. Countless people had already suffered such fate."
"Is that so?"
Luo Chen looked at Xiao Bao. Even though his aptitude was at emperor-level, he almost failed to bond with the little beast. Geniuses would probably struggle as well.
"Young Master Ye, are you sure you don't want to bond with these high-grade pets?" asked the butler tentatively.
"I'm sure of it. No one can change my mind."
...
The bright moon shone in the dark night.
Luo Chen was roasting his dinner. The meat in this continent was extremely delicious. With Luo Chen's impressive cooking skills, he was able to produce some tasty roasted meat.
The alluring fragrance of the meat spread into the air. Even the butler had trouble controlling his hunger. He had to try his best to appear calm on the surface.
After all, it was improper for him to ask his young master for food.
Xiao Bao's belly was bloated but it continued eating. Luo Chen was afraid that Xiao Bao might become overweight, so he quickly withdrew it into the summoning scripture.
At the same time, Luo Chen noticed the butler's expression.
"There's too much meat. Help me finish them!"
"I will. Thank you, Young Master Ye."
The butler eagerly ate the meat.
Luo Chen was puzzled. The old butler's teeth had all fallen out. Yet, he was able to chew the meat into pieces.
As Luo Chen was thinking to himself, the sound of footsteps could be heard coming from afar. The butler immediately stopped eating and turned in the direction of the sound.
"Don't be nervous. We just want to eat some of your meat. We'll even pay you!"
A few people wearing armor appeared.
The leader of the group turned to his subordinates and said, "We're having meat for dinner."
There was a pile of roasted meat lying on the grill. Luo Chen and the butler had already eaten their fill, so Luo Chen was actually willing to share with these people.
"That's great. Are you guys heading somewhere?"
A beautiful girl exited from a carriage behind. She looked about the same age as Luo Chen.
"Yes, I'm going to Sky Fire City!"
Luo Chen replied.
"I think you'll become one of my classmates! I'm on my way there as well!"
The beautiful girl laughed. Then, she grabbed some roasted meat and began eating it.
"This is fantastic!"
Luo Chen looked at the girl's demeanor and laughed.
"Are you laughing at me?!"
Suddenly, her guards began to fall one after another.
"It's a sneak attack!"
The remaining guards drew their weapons and looked around.
As for Luo Chen's butler, he quickly took out his summoning scripture and stood in front of his young master. He managed to save Luo Chen who was almost pierced by a flying arrow.
"Do they only have one summoner?"
"Big Brother, I'll take a look!"
A man wearing a black robe quickly took out his summoning scripture. He summoned a red bird.
The red bird shot out a fireball from its mouth. It was aimed at the girl.
It seemed that these people were targeting the girl. Luo Chen was just dragged into this mess.
The butler was afraid that the fireball would harm Luo Chen as well, so he summoned a blood bat. After swallowing the fireball, the blood bat began fighting with the red bird.
Upon seeing this, the man in black summoned an additional wild boar and a two-headed wolf.
The butler countered by summoning a buffalo and a cheetah.
As the beasts started to fight, everything turned chaotic.
Another man in black also summoned more beasts and he began to fight the beautiful girl. The fight got even more intense.
If Luo Chen had not intervened, the men in black would have easily won.
"Butler, we summoned the same amount of beasts. Why don't we win using our abilities?"
The two men in black drew circles in the air with their summoning staff and shouted, "Fireball!"
A huge fireball suddenly appeared in the air. As it headed towards the butler, it left behind a long flaming tail.
"Let me go!"
Luo Chen imitated the men in black and summoned a huge fireball as well. The two fireballs fiercely collided with each other.
'Boom!'
The fireballs melted each other.
Luo Chen smiled. After all, he could copy or duplicate anything, except souls. Summoning spells were no exception. He just needed to use his eyesight.
"You know this spell as well?"
The men in black were very surprised.
"It's just a coincidence."
The butler did not feel at ease. In fact, he looked at Luo Chen as if he was a monster. Luo Chen was only a level one summoner. Even if he knew the spell, one needed to be level thirteen. He had no idea how his young master had managed to pull such a feat.
"I will face the men in black while you handle the summoned beasts!"
Luo Chen called out to the butler who was still in a daze.
"Young Master Ye, you are only level 1. Those men are 12 levels higher than you!"
The butler really wanted to chastise Luo Chen. It was never a good idea to be so reckless.
"Just listen to me!"
Luo Chen had no time to explain.
"Fine!"
The butler then fought with the summoned beasts. In a turn of events, the men in black were starting to lose.
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