Chapter 422: The A-Rank Spirit Legion! Frenzied Growth

At this moment.

The countdown had already ended.

All the spectators stretched their necks, their eyes glued to the high-definition screens.

"What tactics do you think these three will use in the final two matches?"

"I don't know, but I feel like it'll be the Dragon Sniper routine again."

"Or maybe an impressive spell bombardment."

"With Hawk's gigantification making him both high-attack and high-defense, a castle-breaking spear throw seems like the best option, right?"

"..."

Even before the countdown ended.

The audience had already begun debating what tactics Ling Zhan might employ in this battle.

Aside from the previously shown tactics that left a deep impression on everyone.

Some speculated that Ling Zhan might showcase an extreme assassin-style one-hit kill tactic.

Using his overwhelming individual strength, he would assassinate a key target on the enemy team.

After all, in the first round of the individual tournament, this scattered man had shown impeccable assassination skills.

At that time, he had used basic assassin skills to backstab and kill Ichikawa Ichiro on his first life.

Even though he hadn't used that tactic since.

Everyone knew that if this jobless wanderer locked onto a key target, that person probably wouldn't survive.

And the Beast King Court's captain, Hawk, even with his "Gigantification" S-Rank ability, likely wouldn't be much help to his teammates against Ling Zhan.

"Huh!?"

"Holy crap! He's using a staff!"

A spectator couldn't help but shout in surprise.

This...

Wow!

It seemed like Ling Zhan was doing the opposite of what everyone expected.

Whatever the crowd guessed, he wouldn't use!

"Is he using a mage system? Or switching to a priest support role?"

"No, wait!"

"Damn it, it's a spirit summoning system!!"

Sure enough!

As soon as that shout rang out.

Buzz!!

The camera captured waves of mystical ripples spreading through the air around Ling Zhan!

Then, magical summoning circles appeared around the scattered man!

Boom!!

In the next second...

Under the shocked gaze of everyone, enormous and uniquely transformed basic spirit summons stomped onto the battlefield!

"This..."

It wasn't just the spectators; even the top-tier experts in the VIP seats and the Beast King Court members were utterly dumbfounded!

They weren't awed by Ling Zhan's seamless, no-CD, no-incantation casting!

Nor were they surprised by his seemingly endless reservoir of mana!

They were stunned by the massive, ancient-beast-like basic spirits!

First, there were the "Thorn Flower Sprites"...

In everyone's understanding, Thorn Flower Sprites only existed to shoot thorns at enemies, being extremely fragile, and usually relegated to the backline for soft DPS.

But now...

The petite figure was no more, replaced by a towering entity as tall as a high-rise building, standing tens of meters high!

Fire-red braids thicker than steel cables hung down the back of the Thorn Flower Sprite.

The green vine-woven dress gleamed with the hardness of cold steel.

Its once delicate, slender arms were now muscular, with veins bulging like dragon scales!

Just standing there, it exuded an overwhelming, suffocating sense of pressure!!

A+ Rank Thorn Flower Sprite!!

And there wasn't just one!

Then came the A+ Rank Slimes of various types!

The poison-green Venom Slime.

The sky-blue Purification Slime.

The dark-steel Iron Slime.

The bright-yellow Earth Slime.

...

These basic slimes, lying dormant without yet starting to devour anything, looked like massive hills sprawled across the battlefield!

Bear in mind.

Slimes, aside from their liquid-based attack skills.

Have a passive talent to grow by devouring other materials.

Normally.

This spirit ability wouldn't be categorized as an F-Rank beginner skill.

Because all F-Rank slimes have growth limits.

And their offensive capabilities are extremely weak.

But now...

These A+ Rank slimes had already surpassed their previous growth limitations by several levels.

And their attack power and size had increased exponentially.

They could now devour even larger objects.

Beyond the Thorn Flower Sprites and Slimes.

There were various other A+ Rank spirit summons.

Minotaurs.

Goblin Throwers.

Firebirds.

Winged Tigers.

Lost Butterflies.

Cat Demons.

Octopi.

...

These basic spirit summons that the audience hadn't seen in ages returned in a breathtaking display.

Their size was colossal, comparable to skyscrapers.

And their skills, passive abilities, and attributes had all been massively boosted!

So much so that the broadcast director had to order the camera to zoom out to over a hundred meters above ground just to capture the entire horde of massive, ancient-beast-like spirit summons.

As for Ling Zhan's teammates, they had already taken to the skies, thanks to the Wind Walking spell Ling Zhan had cast on them during the summoning, to avoid being trampled by the incoming spirit legion.

"Good thing we prepared this special space in advance. If this were still in the arena, there's no way it could contain these monstrous spirits..."

Floating high above, the referee couldn't help but chuckle wryly.

No matter how experienced he was, he had never seen such an outrageous sight before!

He'd seen massive divine beasts.

But never had he seen basic spirit summons pulled off like this!

However, what the referee didn't know was...

This scene still didn't represent the limits of Ling Zhan's summoning system.

Then, in the next second.

Standing atop the Thorn Flower Sprite, the jobless wanderer raised his staff once again!!

Buzz!!

A green orb of light floated into the sky!!

It then poured down over the battlefield like a gentle spring rain!!

A beginner Druid skill!

"Frenzied Growth!"

[Frenzied Growth (A+): Causes all affected creatures to grow to 100 times their original size for a period of time, and they also gain the 'Spring Renewal' status during the buff.]

Note:

'Spring Renewal' status: All attributes +15%, and a 20% chance to avoid death, retaining 50% of their max HP when hit by a fatal blow.

As this beastly spirit legion bathed in the spring-like rain.

In the next second.

Under the spectators' gasps, wide eyes, and barely-contained screams...

Buzz!!

Their sizes grew another hundredfold!!