noffsinger Chapter 88 : Emergency Summons Order
Chapter 88 : Emergency Summons Order
Chapter 88: Emergency Summons Order!
The Soul Contract had officially been successfully established.
Leo felt as if his thoughts were now connected to another existence.
This feeling was extremely strange, almost impossible to describe with words.
It was like his operating system had connected to another computer.
Leo quickly began exploring its functions.
Not trying wouldn’t reveal anything—but once he did, it shocked him.
Through experimentation, Leo truly realized just how powerful this skill was.
It wasn’t just the forced commands he could previously issue to horses.
The functions and effects of this contract were far more direct and overbearing.
He could now directly control the mount through his mind without any obstruction.
He could even enter the other party’s soul and temporarily share its vision and senses.
It was like immersively piloting a precise machine.
Leo called this state the “Shared State.”
He could feel that once he entered this Shared State, it was as if he had directly entered the Dragon-Elephant’s body.
A horse’s senses were clearly far more developed than a human’s.
Whether it was hearing, smell, or sight—
His field of vision expanded significantly, as if a wide-angle lens had been activated.
Moreover, this Shared State could be turned on and off at will.
“So this is the soul… contract…”
Even Leo, who had lived in the modern world, couldn’t help but marvel at the immense power of the panel.
However, after testing, he discovered that with his current Spirit Attribute, he could only maintain this sensory-sharing Shared State for about thirty seconds.
His first Shared State ended forcibly due to the limitation of his mental strength.
To extend the duration, he would still need to continue increasing his Spirit Attribute.
At this moment, the Dragon-Elephant slowly stood up. Although Leo had exited the Shared State, the Soul Contract still remained.
Leo could choose to issue commands to control its actions or allow it to act autonomously.
At this moment, Leo chose autonomy. The Dragon-Elephant regained awareness and walked toward him.
It affectionately rubbed its neck against Leo.
This fellow clearly knew that Leo had just controlled it, yet it showed no resistance at all.
Under the Soul Contract, the contracted animal regarded Leo as the most supreme existence.
Leo glanced at the distant cell again.
If he could contract that powerful Centaur, wouldn’t he instantly gain a Tier 3 Beastkin warrior?
Thinking so, Leo glanced at his panel.
【Beast Taming Level 1 6/100, can forcibly establish a Soul Contract with one animal. Cooldown linked to Spirit Attribute. When forming a new contract, the old one is automatically removed. Experience gained is linked to the animal’s mental strength】 (Special Effect: Sensory Sharing)
“Contracting the Dragon-Elephant gave me 5 experience points.” Leo stroked his chin. “Your mental strength doesn’t seem very strong, Brother Dragon-Elephant.”
The Dragon-Elephant lowered its head slightly, as if somewhat embarrassed.
‘Sorry, Master.’
Leo seemed to understand its meaning.
After forming the contract, this once somewhat unruly great horse no longer showed any of the ferocity it had when it swallowed Arthur’s head into its mouth.
Moreover, after the contract, the Dragon-Elephant could communicate with him without any barriers.
Leo looked again at his 【Beast Taming】 skill.
【Remaining Cooldown: 205 hours】
That long?
That meant it would take over eight days before he could establish another Soul Contract.
Leo accepted reality. After this round of testing, he had already grasped the basic mechanics and functions of this new skill.
Once the cooldown ended, he would find a new animal to establish another contract.
During this time, he could also keep an eye out for valuable animals.
Since he couldn’t determine the mental strength of animals, he would choose ones with practical utility.
For example, hawks for reconnaissance, or venomous snakes or insects for poisoning.
Leo didn’t yet have a suitable target, so these few days would be spent searching and planning.
On this side, since the Dragon-Elephant had already formed a contract with him, Leo also planned to make good use of it.
He intended to have the Dragon-Elephant assist him in the dungeon, reducing his workload.
The daily feeding tasks could be handed over to it.
If successful, Leo would be freed from the tedious feeding duties.
Thinking of it, he acted immediately. Leo went to the warehouse at the end of the dungeon and divided all the feed into equal portions, placing them into baskets.
This way, the Dragon-Elephant could distribute the feed by basket units.
“Two baskets of meat for the Gnolls. Eight baskets of fodder for the Centaur. One basket of fish and shrimp for the Swamp Crocodileman…”
Leo issued commands remotely while crossing his arms, watching from a distance as the Dragon-Elephant carefully dragged basket after basket of food to the feeding ports of each corresponding cell.
“The first attempt was a success!”
Leo patted the Dragon-Elephant’s neck. From now on, he would only need to come to the dungeon once a day to prepare the feed.
After that, he could remotely control the Dragon-Elephant to complete the feeding.
“In that case, I only need to come once daily—finish the slaughtering tasks, then use it to complete the feeding.”
By rough estimation, Leo felt that the Dragon-Elephant’s assistance could save him more than an hour each day.
‘Technology really changes lives.’
Just as Leo was inwardly sighing, he suddenly heard a series of low beastly roars echoing around him.
It was that violent Centaur. Leo turned his head toward the large cell. “This bad-tempered fellow is still shouting even after eating its fill.”
But at that moment, the other Beastkin in the dungeon also began to roar.
Not only that—Leo felt that all the Beastkin in the dungeon were becoming increasingly agitated.
“What’s going on?” Leo instantly became alert.
Having spent quite some time in the dungeon, this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
He quickly began checking, but the Beastkin’s emotions seemed to intensify.
Inside the cells, those Beastkin even began slamming against the doors.
It was as if they were trying to rebel.
The feeling was strange—like something was calling out to them.
However, Leo knew that these cells were reinforced with special materials.
Even the violent Thunder Lizard could be contained, so he wasn’t worried about them escaping for the time being.
But what exactly was happening?
As Leo pondered, he looked toward the Dragon-Elephant.
It seemed that the Dragon-Elephant was also extremely restless and agitated.
Leo quickly understood the reason.
“You’re saying… that force from last night has appeared again.” Leo’s brows furrowed deeply.
The Dragon-Elephant was referring to the Three-Eyed Crow from last night.
But at that time, that creature had just appeared before being shot down by him.
Could it be that the strange bird hadn’t fully died and had appeared again?
Just as Leo was thinking, his ears twitched—he heard three sharp whistle arrows sound from outside.
“Three whistle arrows—that represents the highest-level summons order from the Knight Hall.”
“Something big has happened.”
……
The central area of Blackstone Castle.
Under the call of the whistle arrows, dozens of Quasi-Knights quickly gathered outside the Knight Hall.
The summons had been ordered by Tita. At this moment, she stood at the front of the crowd, rapidly counting heads.
“What’s going on?!”
“What exactly is happening?!”
The crowd was in chaos—no one knew what had occurred.
“By order of Knight Anthony—A Level 4 Beastkin Centaur Chieftain is leading nearly a hundred Centaurs to attack the city. They have already entered the town area.
Knight Laforin has already gone to intercept them. All Quasi-Knights are to immediately provide support!” Tita swiftly issued the command.
“What?!”
“How many?!”
“Level 4?! A Level 4 Beastkin?!”
Nearly everyone present had never seen such a being.
They had only read about them in books.
Two-Headed Dragons, Minotaur War Generals, Frost Giants… including the Centaur Chieftain Tita had just mentioned—each was a terrifying existence capable of destroying entire cities.
But winter had just passed—how could a Level 4 Beastkin suddenly attack Blackstone City?
Fear and unease began to brew in everyone’s hearts.
If Knight Laforin failed to stop that Level 4 Beastkin, then everyone in the city would be in danger.
However, as Quasi-Knights, their long training allowed them to maintain formation.
Under Tita’s lead, they quickly moved toward the town to provide support.
Meanwhile, Tita continued marking names on the roster in her hand.
After organizing it, she said, “There are still six Quasi-Knights in the city who haven’t arrived. Split up and notify them immediately.”
She quickly distributed the list to several assistants, while she herself prepared to find the strongest among them—
Zoro.
At the same time, she heard a massive disturbance coming from within the castle.
With a heavy, thunderous boom, the entire ground trembled.
She looked toward the stables.
“Damn it—it’s there!”