Sealed Divine Throne II: Twin Sons of Dragon
Chapter 378 - 188 Level 9 Thunderbird_1

Chapter 378: Chapter 188 Level 9 Thunderbird_1

The Devil Instructor really lives up to his name! Upon hearing the format of the final assessment, this was the first thought that crossed Long Dangdang’s mind.

Nine demon hunting teams were left, but they had to face four level-9 magical beasts. Their goal was merely to survive. They already knew what it meant to fight level-9 magical beasts. And they would not consider themselves capable of defeating level-9 magical beasts just because Tao Linlin now had more summoned beasts, or their teamwork had become more coordinated.

What kind of level-9 magical beasts were they dealing with? Thunderbirds, Evil Eye Tyrants, Celestial Storm Magic Apes, luminous griffins... they were the real elites among level-9 magical beasts, covering various species, with dragons being the only one excluded. Regardless of the battleground—air or ground—they had nowhere to hide. It was unrealistic to confront level-9 magical beasts head-on. Their task was to endure continuous, high-intensity chases for three days.

"Is this a test that can be passed by reserve demon hunting teams?" Ming Xi couldn’t help but say, "This is inhumane, unjust."

Everyone’s attention was on Long Dangdang at that moment. As the team leader, he was their pillar of strength when confronted with a problem. After nearly a month of teamwork, trust in Long Dangdang had grown day by day. Despite being the youngest in the team with Long Kongkong, his stability and wisdom had been recognized by everyone. They even considered him wise beyond his years.

Long Dangdang appeared calm and composed at that moment.

"Can we withstand this?" Ling Menglu couldn’t help but ask Long Dangdang.

Long Dangdang looked up at her, shook his head, and replied, "We can’t."

Ling Menglu was slightly stunned, "Then what do we do? If none of us can withstand this, wouldn’t it mean that no team is capable? Is this a test destined for complete failure?"

Long Dangdang shook his head again, "This test began from the start. Level-9 magical beasts are not meant for us to confront head-on."

Upon hearing his words, subtle changes occurred in the expressions of Ling Menglu, Yue Li, and Tao Linlin, as if they understood something. However, Long Kongkong, Ming Xi, and Wang Changxin were still confused, seemingly not grasping his meaning.

"Big brother, if we’re not fighting head-on, then are we hiding?" Long Kongkong asked with confusion.

Long Dangdang pointed at his head, "Use your brain more, or it’ll turn into mush. With an Evil Eye Tyrant around, how do you think you can hide?"

The sensing ability of the Little Evil, which was at level four and supported by Long Dangdang’s spiritual power, could already reach a very long distance. The sensing capability of a level-9 Evil Eye Tyrant could easily cover the entire area of the golden circle without exaggeration. Any team was in plain sight.

"Commander, are you saying that we have a chance with the luminous griffin?" Tao Linlin inquired.

Upon his reminder, Long Kongkong also understood. Only Ming Xi and Wang Changxin were still puzzling, and Ming Xi even asked, "Is the luminous griffin the one we encountered before?"

Long Dangdang looked at them and patiently explained: "The situation is not as bad as it seems on the surface. Actually, the moment we started this test, we were under threat of encountering level-9 magical beasts. But those magical beasts weren’t overtly hostile towards us, like the luminous griffin we encountered earlier. The demon gale ape, which we also bumped into previously, is a close relative to the Celestial Storm Magic Ape. We happened across it only because we received a distress signal when facing the luminous griffin. We wouldn’t have encountered it otherwise. This means the magical beasts each reserve demon hunting team encountered are all purposefully placed. Since the instructors have clearly stated from the start that we should not harm magical beasts, by maintaining benevolence when interacting with these magical beasts, we may benefit in the final assessment. Particularly, both the luminous griffin and the demon gale ape we bumped into earlier aren’t inherently aggressive towards humans. Therefore, it’s quite likely to maintain benevolence. However, this test is evaluating our character. Only by overcoming temptation can we maintain benevolence and earn the friendship of these powerful magical beasts."

Ling Menglu added, "The cubs of the luminous griffin, the cubs of the demon gale ape, both are temptations or traps. Suppose the demon gale ape had been killed or its children captured. Now, even if the team didn’t withdraw, they are destined to face furious retaliation from the level-9 Celestial Storm Magic Ape."

After hearing the two’s explanations, everyone finally understood why Long Dangdang said the instructors had been preparing for the final assessment from the start. The difficulty of this final testing was, without doubt, directly linked to their previous encounters.

Ming Xi asked, "Team leader, what should we do now? Among the four beasts, we have decent relations with two of them? How can we ensure we encounter them?"

Long Dangdang gave a slight smile and said, "Not two, but three." As he spoke, he opened his contract space, releasing Little Evil.

"The Evil Eye Tyrant is a very powerful and unique magical beast that uses its pure spiritual power as an attack method. It’s one of the toughest opponents among level-10 magical beasts. However, the number of its species is scarce and difficult to inherit. Therefore, members of this species are usually quite friendly with each other. Having Little Evil with us, the Tyrant would be least likely to choose us as his first attack target, which means as long as we do not encounter the thunderbird first, we should relatively be safe."