nyslfriends Chapter 36: Absolute Silence
Chapter 36: Absolute Silence
The roc rises with the wind, soaring ninety thousand miles high...
Lin Yi didn't know how high 90,000 li was.
But he knew that this was a height he had never reached before.
The figures on the ground were shrinking, and from the air, one could see that on the playground where everyone had just stood, various kinds of flying combat-type beast pets were constantly taking off.
Their special training team of less than fifty people was divided into two by Wang Jianghe and Li Lan, who each boarded the avian beast pets of the two three-star combat instructors and took them to the special training base.
Lin Yi and Wen Tao boarded Wang Jianghe's battle beast, the Azure-Footed Roc, while the other twenty or so people boarded Li Lan's battle beast, the Three-Headed Spirit Phoenix, which was also a level 8, third-tier battle beast.
Upon seeing the two mentors' battle beasts, Lin Yi recalled the knowledge and common sense about pets he had learned over the years.
[War Beast: Azure-Footed Roc]
[Class: Combat]
[Attribute: Wind]
[Racial Rank: High-Level Transcendent]
[Clan Skills: Wind Chaser, Sky Claw, Roc Pounce...]
……
[Pet: Three-Headed Spirit Phoenix]
[Class: Combat]
[Attribute: Fire]
[Racial Rank: High-Level Transcendent]
[Clan Skills: Fireball, Blazing Inferno, Rebirth Evolution...]
……
Two level-eight, third-tier flying beasts streaked across the sky, blotting out the sun. Their imposing bodies alone made it difficult for those looking up below to breathe.
Lin Yi and the others felt a sudden dizziness, with the wind howling in their ears and their robes fluttering. The chicks were already staggering about, clinging tightly to a few feathers, afraid of falling off at any moment, looking extremely disheveled.
Lin Yi did the same, and held on even tighter.
a moment.
"Chirp~"
The roar of the Azure-Footed Roc echoed through the sky. The giant suddenly soared into the air, rising at a 45-degree angle. The chicks on the back of the Azure-Footed Roc screamed in fright, and Lin Yi even smelled a stench of urine.
He subconsciously glanced at Wen Tao beside him. It was clear that this was not the first time the other man had ridden a bird-like pet. Although he was also holding on tightly to the feathers, he did not look flustered.
"Teacher, please stop it! I'm going to fall!"
A beast tamer shouted loudly, his face turning pale with fright, but Wang Jianghe ignored him, standing in a strange posture at a 45-degree angle on the back of the Azure-Footed Roc, watching coldly.
The beast tamer's shout only made things worse; the Azure-Footed Roc flew even faster, seemingly at Wang Jianghe's behest. It kept changing direction, making the journey even more bumpy.
"No, no!"
The boy who spoke first was ashen-faced and trembling all over. His hands were completely out of his control, and he was so frightened that his whole body went limp. As we all know, when a person is in a state of extreme panic, his hands and feet will temporarily lose strength.
Unsurprisingly, the infant fell straight down.
Lin Yi and the others stared wide-eyed, because Wang Jianghe showed no intention of helping them at all.
Fortunately, just as the fledgling was falling towards Tiannan Beast Taming University, a bird soared into the sky from the campus below, and a powerful beast tamer saved it.
Wang Jianghe looked at the group of rookies from the Beast Taming Realm and spoke slowly.
"I forgot to tell you, the special training started the moment you boarded the [Azure Roc]. This is the first stage of the special training."
The sound wasn't loud, but it was just enough to reach everyone's ears.
"This test trains your courage. If you want to become a combat-type Beastmaster, the first thing you need is the courage to face death."
"What you will face in the future may be bloodthirsty, corrupt beastmen, rampaging pets, or enemies you cannot even imagine. Cowardice will only make you lose the will to fight. Before the battle even begins, you will have already lost."
"This test is to train your courage. Obviously, the one who fell down has been eliminated."
"If you choose to let go now, you still have a chance to survive, because there are beast tamers below who will catch you. However, once you fly out of this area, it's hard to say what will happen to those who fall down later."
After Wang Jianghe finished speaking, he scanned everyone with his eyes.
"Let go? If you let go right now, I guarantee you won't die."
"Why won't you let go? Aren't you afraid of dying?"
"Tell me in your loudest voices, aren't you afraid of dying?"
"Don't be afraid!"
Everyone screamed in anguish, as if trying to shout out all the fear in their hearts.
Wang Jianghe watched this scene with a cold laugh in his heart, deceiving himself.
He looked at Wen Tao and asked, "Are you afraid of death?"
Wen Tao's neck veins bulged, and he forced a relaxed smile: "I'm not afraid."
Wang Jianghe smiled, then looked at Lin Yi: "Aren't you afraid of dying?"
Lin Yi: "I'm scared!"
Wang Jianghe was slightly surprised: "Then why don't you let go? We're still in a safe zone, there's still time."
Lin Yi looked at Wang Jianghe, neither humble nor arrogant: "Would you entrust your life to someone you don't even know? What if he doesn't catch me?"
Wang Jianghe: ? ? ?
"So... you're still afraid of dying."
Although he said that, Wang Jianghe seemed to prefer this answer. He immediately looked at everyone and said loudly:
"Who just said they weren't afraid of death? We're out of the safe zone now. There won't be any beast tamers catching you down there. Come on, jump down and let me see who's truly fearless!"
Upon hearing this, there was complete silence, and everyone involuntarily lowered their heads.
"Fear of death is human nature. Humans have seven emotions and six desires. We experience emotions, excitement, pain, and fear. Who dares to say they are not afraid of death? I am also afraid of death. However, fear of death is not terrible. What is terrible is that you don't even have the courage to overcome your fear."
As Wang Jianghe spoke, the flight of the Azure-Footed Roc gradually stabilized, and this hurdle was finally overcome.
"Congratulations on successfully passing this stage. The special training base is just ahead. Everyone, the show is about to begin. Good luck!"
Whoosh... The enormous bird flew across Tiannan Beast Taming University and headed towards a vast forest. Strictly speaking, the forest was still within the school's boundaries, but its vastness far exceeded Lin Yi and the others' imagination.
The lush, dense forests are divided into tens of thousands of areas by towering walls, each area being the size of dozens of football fields.
"You are all level seven beast tamers. I will take you to the level seven special training area. Each of you will have your own special training area. Teacher Li and I will record your special training results. Please prepare yourselves in the current order."
The roc spread its wings and flew close to the boundless forest, soon arriving above a special training area.
Seeing this, Wang Jianghe grabbed a boy standing at the front and shoved a red button into his hand: "If you want to give up halfway, you can press this button at any time, and Teacher Li Lan and I will rush over to take you out of the training base immediately."
"Teacher, what if you don't make it in time?" the boy asked, his eyes filled with worry.
Wang Jianghe fell into deep thought: "Hmm... what you said makes a lot of sense. We will make improvements after the special training ends."
juvenile:???
I'll improve after the special training. What if I fail this time?
"Teacher, you haven't told us what the special training will be about yet?" The boy seemed to want to know more.
Wang Jianghe then raised his foot and kicked him down: "You'll know once you're down here."
Lin Yi and the others were completely stunned by this scene.
After dropping off one person in this area, the Azure-Footed Roc took off and flew towards the next area. The chicks watched the rapidly receding forest and dared not jump down at all, even though they were flying close to the top of the forest, which they estimated to be at least four or five stories high.
At this point, Wang Jianghe needed to lend them a helping hand. It was simple and straightforward, since they were all level seven beast tamers, and their symbiotic beast pets were an inseparable whole. When the beast pets sensed danger, they would passively protect their masters. After all, if a beast pet died, the beast tamer could form another contract, but if the master died, the beast pet would also perish.
Before long, the number of beast tamers on the Azure-Footed Roc decreased by more than half, and when it was Lin Yi's turn...
"Teacher, I can do it myself."
Lin Yi stopped Wang Jianghe's big foot, took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and jumped down.
The moment Lin Yi plummeted straight down, the mushroom cub in the Beast Taming Space sensed it, and its Level 7 extraordinary power surged forth, condensing into a protective layer on Lin Yi's body.
A classic landing flip (due to poor balance).
After Lin Yi landed, he looked up and saw that Wang Jianghe had already ridden away on his beast. As the Azure-Footed Roc disappeared into the distance, the world suddenly became quiet.
Lin Yi composed himself and looked around. The forest was deep and dark, and apart from the towering trees, he could not see anything.
After taking a deep breath, he summoned the mushroom and wandered around inside, remaining on high alert. However, after a quarter of an hour, neither he nor the beast had found anything.
However, at a certain moment, Lin Yi suddenly realized something and his heart tightened.
It's so quiet!
The entire forest was eerily quiet!
He wandered around for a quarter of an hour and didn't hear a single bird or insect chirp. This was very illogical. It was midsummer, and there was no way there would be no birds or insect chirps in such a forest.
The truth is, he didn't hear anything at all.
From the moment he stepped down, it seemed as if the whole world consisted only of him and Mushroom.