There was silence in the battle arena for some time; everyone looked at the humanoid beast, curious about what it would do. The Strange Beast reached in front of the Sword Formation before moving inside; his speed had decreased from average speed, but he kept moving and entered the middle region.
It shook for a while to get used to the formation's middle layer before moving inside it. After getting used to the pressure, it started moving. It struggled to move, but there was no hint of giving up. It reached the border of the inner area and, with some effort, stepped inside.
The pressure in the inner region was much higher than in the other regions. It struggled to take even a step before it was forced to kneel. The pressure on him was more due to his larger size than the Silver Rapier; it also moved a little by crawling before it became harder to lift its hand.
Its master saw that and again used an unknown language to command it. The strange beast struggling to move forward stopped before nailing his sword in front of him and resting both palms on top of its hilt. The sword emitted a red glow and started shining brightly.
Its presence attracted the swords near it and shook. The number increased with time before stopping. The white-haired boy called back his contract beast and moved to where other participants were standing; his reaction disappointed many, as it looked like he didn't care about the score.
On-screen, a number appeared before growing. It reached 100 in no time. The commentator noticed the atmosphere and decided to intervene: "What a splendid performance by Vansh! Will he be able to break Miss Yashika's score?"
The crowd looked at the screen with their fingers crossed. They didn't want Yashika to be defeated. The number increased with time.
150
176.
190..
200...
"This is the second participant who has crossed the 200 mark; let's see how far he can go; It is already an excellent performance," said the commentator; some people in the crowd cheered for Vansh.
After some time, the score finally stopped at the 328 mark. When people saw it, everyone clapped. This was a spectacular performance, and anyone who has performed so well must be praised. While in their hearts, most people supported Yashika; this didn't mean they wouldn't praise others.
Many other challengers participated after him; they could not replicate his success, but they had already raised the standards and earned the crowd's praise. This continued for a while before it was time for number ninety-nine. The commentator announced, "The next challenger is Rishab. He will represent Utk.(Uttarakhand) state."
Rishi started walking to the battle arena, attracting many gazes. Many were surprised when they saw that he was so young. His charm also worked, as he attracted the attention of many girls in the audience; He was wearing ordinary clothes, but his physique and handsome face were enough to separate him from the other participants.
When he arrived at his place and took out his 'Book of Contracts,' a wave of cheers and whistles emerged from the crowd; the three at the front were the loudest. Two were beautiful women with well-proportioned bodies that could make anyone amazed, while the last was a handsome man. Others looking at him were ashamed to admit that his presence was not a bit overshadowed by the other two beauties beside him.
Rishi chose to ignore every distraction; for now, he summoned Sheru. A golden light ray was released from his 'Book of Contracts' and moved to the battle arena. It turned into a golden orb before expanding and blasting. A blinding light was released as if the sun had appeared in the ring.
When onlookers opened their eyes, they saw a two and a half meter long creature that looked like a tiger. Many black patterns covered its white fur coat; On its forehead was a sword-like symbol that blended with other patterns throughout its body, making it look natural. Its golden iris had a hint of intelligence.
Many people were awed when they looked at this beast, which looked ordinary at first glance, but when they paid attention, it started getting more mysterious. Everyone was looking at it, trying to guess its next action: will it turn into a sword, summon a sword, or make its claws sword-like?
In between the curious gazes of the crowd, it started moving toward the sword formation. After evolving, it had gained the ability to read its master's thoughts; it didn't need to be commanded. The teachers were surprised when they looked at this magic beast; it looked ordinary at first glance but mystifying when looked at carefully.
No one was surprised that there were so many types of magic beasts; each day, many more were discovered. Who could claim to know about every magic beast? A glint of light appeared on Prof. Anya. While she was not as talented as other beast cultivators, knowledge was her forte. She was passionate about research, and she could tell with just a simple glance that this magic beast was at least above elite grade.
This surprised her. She turned her head and looked at the boy who had succeeded in evolving an elite-grade beast into an epic-grade beast. Even she could not do it. This was a very big wall for every beast cultivator, and she clenched her fist even more determined to convince him to put more effort into beast cultivating.
Many others were surprised by this beast, and Yashika was also one of them. With her high cultivation and experience in interacting with many sword-type beasts, she could tell this contract beast could be compared to her own. This made her even more interested in the identity of the boy.
Sheru appeared in front of the sword formation and was about to act when it stopped and decided to wait for Rishi's command. Rishi smiled and commanded it to move as many swords as possible while telling him in his mind to only move 350 swords.
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