Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 938 - 939

Chapter 938: 939

"This is impossible! What exactly did you do?"

The male student said, his face a portrait of collapse. He simply could not fathom what was going on with such an outrageous score. Could a normal student really eliminate the staff as well? Agunas idly flicked its tail and watched the leaderboard in mute disbelief. Veronia’s score, sitting at the top, was so excessively high that it was beyond any normal limit—it was as if all the internal staff had been eliminated.

"Honestly, can you not mess around..."

Liao Yu said to Feng Yuan exasperatedly. Veronia glanced at the male student with pride while Chen Xin said somewhat helplessly,

"Now we’re in trouble. We certainly can’t just recruit Veronia, but now..."

To prevent the people responsible for the selection sites from cheating, everything from the judging devices to the data was directly linked to the central database at the very top. Rankings and other data were automatically updated and synchronized to the main database set up for this purpose; there was no way to alter it below. But Veronia being unable to join the military or enter those academies was also out of the question.

If it came to enrollment, were they supposed to teach a Sacred Beast how to be a Beastmaster? That idea was not only oddly amusing, but also comical—who among humanity could surpass those Divine Beasts in understanding Spirit Beasts?

They couldn’t just let it take up a spot, right? Thinking this, Liao Yu frowned at the male student. If it hadn’t been for his meddling, Feng Yuan probably wouldn’t have had Veronia get involved. After all, Liao Yu had also learned of the events that had transpired; the Special Duty Team member’s strange gaze didn’t scare him. Even if that person was on good terms with Feng Yuan, he couldn’t show favor in such a serious matter.

But how had she done it? The male student wore an expression as though he had been greatly shocked. At that moment, Veronia began to attract cheers from the students of Feng Yuan’s school. Although everyone was puzzled about who this person was and why she had been so inconspicuous during school, it wasn’t entirely out of the realm of possibility. Perhaps she had been lying in wait all along for this moment to startle everyone?

"Looks like there’s trouble now."

Chen Xin said with a wry smile, looking at Feng Yuan. It was a problem to just have Veronia’s name hanging in the rankings, and funnily enough, there was also an overall leaderboard — and the crazy score had probably already been synchronized and updated to the number one spot.

"Veronia? Isn’t that the name of the Sacred Beast that follows Feng Yuan? It shouldn’t be a coincidence in naming."

Wu Feng watched the newly updated overall leaderboard, speechless. Though he wasn’t participating in the selection competition, as both a Divine Pact Maker and a member of the Special Duty and Defense Teams, he naturally came to help maintain order. The spectators around him buzzed with discussions about the terrifying score, but soon someone calculated that the points didn’t add up. Even if all other participants were eliminated and received full points, this score could not be reached.

Thus, whether someone had blatantly cheated and the fairness of the selection competition were instantly questioned. Seeing this, Wu Feng had to step in and explain,

"Let’s calm down for a moment. The score might not be problematic. Those participating in the selection should line up and wait to register. For those who have doubts, please be patient and wait for the explanation to come. I believe no one would dare to so blatantly break the rules."

Although Wu Feng didn’t quite understand how Veronia, as a student, had participated in the selection competition, it was already a consensus that Sacred Beasts didn’t abide by human rules, so he didn’t pay it much mind. After hearing Wu Feng’s announcement, the crowd quieted down for a moment before someone raised an objection,

"We have you here, so we can be sure no one will act out, but there are no Divine Pact Makers in other places, and that score is just too abnormal! It completely exceeds the total possible points—this is simply impossible!"

"Exactly, and they say the data is uploaded directly to the main database and cannot be tampered with, so what’s up with that?"

"If it weren’t for the participant’s location, I too would be suspicious. But take a closer look at that spot—you all should know that place is a bit special."

Wu Feng spoke with a headache. In fact, if he hadn’t seen that the participant was from Maomu City, he might not have immediately suspected Feng Yuan—after all, others could have the name Veronia, and while it was not a common name in the Divine Land Region, someone from the Omeilia Region might have it.

But Maomu City was not a place with many outsiders. Therefore, his suspicion naturally fell on Feng Yuan—it couldn’t be helped, as the name Veronia was too conspicuous in Great Xia.

"What’s with Maomu City? It’s not like it’s a famous city. What’s so special about it?"

"Wait a minute! Maomu City, isn’t that the place currently favored by Sacred Beasts? And now that you mention it, that name does seem strange."

"No way? Isn’t the participation requirement for local on-campus graduates? Why would a Sacred Beast end up mixing in? And this score doesn’t make sense either, as there isn’t a rule for extra points for Sacred Beasts."

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"How many Divine Beasts care about our human rules? But this score is indeed..."

"It does seem possible. I remember that the system scores by eliminating internal personnel, aside from the contestants, there are others who could also be eliminated for bonus points..."

"No way! But indeed, Divine Beasts could possibly eliminate the staff, but what about this chart..."

With Wu Feng’s reminder, everyone gradually guessed the truth. There was no helping it, too many Divine Beasts roamed Maomu City, and coupled with Veronia’s peculiar name, Wu Feng now understood why the score was like this. He knew the exact number of internal staff; by adding their total points with the elimination bonus points for those people, it indeed added up to this number.

"What on earth is he doing..."

Wu Feng muttered to himself, rubbing his forehead. Can’t this guy keep it down and stop making a scene?

"He really is... Can’t he stay quiet?"

Watching the assistance messages coming from below, Captain Yang massaged his temples. Feng Yuan was causing too much commotion. With such a scene now, explaining it would be very troublesome. Moreover, with Veronia acting like this, could it possibly provoke the neighboring countries?

After all, she was a Divine Beast. They might suspect that such unusual behavior could be a sort of probing, but Captain Yang was certain that Veronia would not get involved in the war between Great Xia and those countries.

Even Feng Yuan wouldn’t, or rather, it was precisely because he understood the other party and knew that he wouldn’t act recklessly in major matters, that he trusted so much. But this incident now...

It’s going to be troublesome to deal with, Captain Yang thought with a headache. Not to mention the military department, this matter needed to be cleared up quickly, otherwise the ongoing selection competition might descend into chaos.

"You all are shameless! Using a Divine Beast!"

After understanding the truth, the male student shouted indignantly, to which Agunas looked toward him with an unfriendly expression and said,

"What’s the matter? Do we Divine Beasts have a problem?"

Stunned for a moment, the other guy, his face turning red, said,

"This is cheating! How could ordinary people possibly win against you!"

"So what if it is? If we were to go by what you call fair, there would be no need for a competition, would there? Your births, your backgrounds—they’re not the same, that’s not fair either," Agunas retorted dismissively, flicking his tail. Veronia glanced at Agunas and approached the boy, saying,

"Are you saying that I’m cheating?"

Watching the black energy ball in Veronia’s hand, the boy took a few steps back and said angrily,

"Who on the field can beat you! And you’re not even a student at Second Middle School! Don’t think that having a Divine Beast take your place will..."

"Enough! Less talk from you!"

At this moment, the person in charge of the selection competition stepped forward, scolding the complainer upon hearing his outburst. He had learned from Captain Yan that Feng Yuan was also there. It would have been fine if Veronia stopped by once, but if Feng Yuan made another showing, would they even be able to continue the competition?

He didn’t doubt for a moment that Feng Yuan could take on their staff just as Veronia had. If he didn’t have that capacity, how would the incident at Yellow Sand City be explained? Moreover, that fellow made no secret of using his strength, so Captain Yan and the others had their suspicions about Feng Yuan’s capabilities. Perhaps not equal to a Divine Beast, but not necessarily far behind one either.

Their staff’s strength rarely matched even Legendary Level, let alone Sacred Beast Level, and not to mention, Sacred Beast Level might not even be his match.