Chapter 514: Chapter 514

Stellar Moon’s audience gradually regained its confidence. Blue Planet’s side also realized this. Although Battle God and Yu Mu were strong, so was everyone else in the top 20. Compared to the artificially boosted Battle God and the relatively average Yu Mu, it made sense that Blue Planet’s most monstrous genius could crush them. However, later, Lu Ran wouldn’t have it so easy.

“Pedestrian A is clearly chasing scores. To avoid summoning familiars just for a high score...”

“That last move must’ve drained at least a third of his stamina!”

“He’ll have to summon his main familiars now. Otherwise, he won’t last much longer.”

The Stellar Moon audience analyzed fervently.

“This isn’t sustainable. Lu God, stop showing off and summon your main familiars!”

“The next opponents will only get stronger.”

“Focus on defeating them with minimal energy expenditure. That’s the only way to go far.”

Blue Planet’s Beastmasters also offered advice.

When the timer ended, Stellar Moon’s third defender, Dragon Rider, stepped onto the arena. A young man around 30, his early ascension to Legendary spoke volumes about his talent.

Although he was nervous and uneasy, the Mechanical Leader and others had reached the same conclusion as the audience. Lu Ran must have expended significant energy earlier.

Beastmaster skills were inherently meant to assist familiars. Unless it was a skill that concentrated a familiar’s power onto the beastmaster, which Flame Spirit clearly wasn’t, using it alone would drain immense stamina.

Lu Ran’s Flame Spirit was strong, but he wouldn’t be able to rely solely on it. Now, Lu Ran would have to summon his main familiars. If he kept this up, he’d be out of the game soon.

Dragon Rider was a hotheaded young man.

[Defender #3: Dragon Rider.]

[Challenger #1: Pedestrian A.]

[Countdown: 10...9...]

“You use Dragon-attribute familiars?” Lu Ran faced his new opponent with the same calm smile.

However, to Stellar Moon’s audience, that smile was extremely sinister. They couldn’t shake the feeling that something outrageous was about to happen.

True to his name, Dragon Rider summoned a quasi-Legendary Storm Dragon King, mounting it immediately. This was likely the familiar he had boosted with his evolution crystal.

His other two familiars were Superior Overlords. One was a sleek, dragon-patterned mechanical armor, and the other a sniper rifle shaped like a soaring dragon. Both mechanical lifeforms were designed to augment his combat prowess. Their levels were all above 75.

As the Stellar Moon Federation had inherited the mechanical legacy of the Stellar Moon Republic era, its top powerhouses often incorporated machinery into their arsenals.

Compared to Yu Mu, Dragon Rider’s setup seemed far more polished and imposing to many beastmasters. However, what the audience cared about most was which familiar Lu Ran would summon this time.

“There’s no way Pedestrian A won’t summon familiars now and try to rely on Flame Spirit again.”

“Dragon types have far higher fire resistance than plants, especially wind dragons.”

“Look, look! Pedestrian A is summoning a familiar this time! Wait, just one?”

“What the hell is that?”

The crowd watched as Lu Ran finally heeded their advice and summoned a familiar. As Dragon Rider took to the skies, Lu Ran raised a shield. It was a shield with a comically exaggerated face.

Both Stellar Moon and Blue Planet’s audiences were stunned. This was a familiar none of their intel had mentioned. It was a shield that looked like a living meme.

Although Dragon Rider was unfamiliar with this familiar, he didn’t underestimate it. This shield was undoubtedly one of Lu Ran’s hidden trump cards, simply because it was quasi-Legendary.

[Name: Star Dragon Shield Spirit]

[Attribute: Mechanical]

[Species Rank: Quasi-Legendary]

This was a level 70 quasi-Legendary mechanical familiar. Even though its appearance was laughable, its rank made it impossible to dismiss.

“At least Pedestrian A is finally sending out a proper familiar, although a hidden one,” the Divine Throne remarked.

“Perhaps he used his evolution crystal on this shield.”

“Based on intel, this should be his seventh familiar, his only remaining contract slot. Given that he also had a mechanical elemental being and a mechanical angel, his mechanical talent is clearly top-tier. He must’ve gained a lot in the Mechanical Era.”

Death Gun was speechless.

Lu Ran vs. the third defender. Finally, a battle that promised to be evenly matched. But then, Lu Ran simply hurled the shield like a Frisbee, launching it straight at Dragon Rider.

Lu Ran had poured the remaining bit of dagon god’s blood into enhancing the shield’s potential. Now, he wanted to see its performance.

Everyone was confused.

“Since when do you throw shields?”

In the sky, Dragon Rider’s expression twisted as the Storm Dragon King unleashed a blast of black wind from its maw. Simultaneously, Dragon Rider aimed his sniper rifle at Lu Ran. However, before he could fire, the flying shield’s expression morphed into a menacing expression.

A terrifying dragon’s aura erupted from the mechanical shield, stunning Dragon Rider, who was a dragon specialist. The shield’s aura transformed into a tangible wall of wind, blocking all attacks.

The Storm Dragon King’s black wind crashed against the aura wall like a breeze hitting a steel barrier, completely ineffective. As for Dragon Rider’s sniper shot, it lodged mid-air within the aura, frozen like debris in a hurricane.

The crowd was speechless. Before they could react, the mechanical shield let out a roar.

Its bellow propelled it forward like a meteor, the aura around it swirling like a nebula. As the overwhelming pressure neared, Dragon Rider paled. The Storm Dragon King, nearing Legendary rank, suddenly hallucinated that a Supreme-Divine dragon was roaring down at it.

The shield struck the Storm Dragon King like a shockwave, punching a bloody hole straight through its abdomen. The residual force shattered Dragon Rider’s armor and sent him flying, blood spraying from his mouth.

The sheer power of this single blow defied all logic. How could a quasi-Legendary shield overwhelm a fully armed Dragon Rider to this extent? Even if the Mechanical attribute was more versatile than the Dragon attribute, the gap shouldn’t be this big.

“Is... is this cheating?” The Stellar Moon audience gaped, their minds short-circuiting. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ NoveI-Fire.ɴet

[Winner: Pedestrian A]

[Scoring Reason 1: The Star Dragon Shield Spirit has fused with the bloodline of the Supreme-Divine dragon, the Chaos Dragon God, overwhelming the opponent through bloodline suppression.]

Everyone was surprised.

The crowd’s minds exploded.

TheChaos Dragon God’s bloodline? What the actual hell? Isn’t the Chaos Dragon God the Battle God’s boss’s boss? Wait, wait! Between you and Battle God, who’s the real follower of the Chaos Dragon God?

[Scoring Reason 2: Did not summon familiars, defeating the enemy using only a familiar’s kin.]

Everyone was flabbergasted.

As the crowd’s eyes nearly popped out, Lu Ran watched Dragon Rider plummet and muttered, “Too weak. Next. Ah, is the next one Bai Lu?”

Bai Lu sat frozen in the Stellar Moon contestant area.

Stay away from me! What is this about the Chaos Dragon God? And kin? Does the Divine Deer know about this?

As Lu Ran spoke, both Stellar Moon and Blue Planet’s audiences trembled at the words on the screen. They couldn’t comprehend it.

So this shield, fused with a Supreme-Divine dragon’s blood, is still just an accessory? What kind of familiar could possibly have this as a kin?

Even the Epic-Legendary beastmasters and Ancient Ice Emperor couldn’t remain seated, staring at the arena in disbelief. Beastmasters from Blue Planet’s other nations, even those who’d disliked Xia, now regarded Lu Ran with a mix of awe and terror.

Just what is this guy’s limit? How did he become an entirely different person since the World War began?