I Was Contracted By The Empress As An S Rank Familiar - Chapter 19

Chapter 19: The Blaze Cannon

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Shirley stared at the standard magic staff as soon as it appeared in Pan Liang’s hand.

The snow-white magic staff was half a meter long, and its tip was inlaid with a golden gemstone.

The entire magic staff was carved with beautiful patterns. At the top of the staff was a goddess statue with wings that was seen holding a gemstone in both hands.

Shirley could not wait to snatch this beautiful staff from Pan Liang’s hands.

Pan Liang had exchanged this staff from the exchange store of the system, and it was of the lowest grade.

According to the system, this staff was a mass-produced product in another world. It belonged to the lowest class of people.

However, this staff was already a very high-level item in this world. Having been living in the lowest class, Shirley had never seen such a beautiful staff..

She could feel the gentle magical waves from the staff. It seemed that it would fit her once she held it in her hand.

“This is for you. When the time comes, go and appraise it. You’ll have to pay me according to the appraised value.”

Pan Liang was quite distressed at this moment. This was a weapon that he had spent 1,000 Grievance Points exchanging for. He had just earned the last batch of Grievance Points in the Blessing Temple, and now he had spent a thousand.

After the lucky draw, he had only two hundred left.

Shirley took the staff and held it in her arms. A bright smile spread across her face.

“I’ve wanted a magic staff for a long time, but I don’t have enough money. Also, the magic staff that I wanted to buy can’t compare with this. That staff is too ugly. It’s like a tree branch.”

Pan Liang smiled and said, “I told you that you’d certainly love it. Since you’ve gotten the staff, I’ll leave these people to you. From now on, you must get stronger as soon as possible.”

Upon hearing what he said, Shirley instantly grasped his point. How could this guy be so kind as to give her a magic staff? In fact, he just wanted her to be his hatchet woman.

This time, she was willing to be his hatchet woman because she had been bribed with the magic staff in her hand.

“What do you guys want? Now that you’ve seen the treasure that Pan Liang took out, hurry up and leave.”

Kronin looked at Pan Liang. “Oh, this gentleman is Pan Liang. My master would like to invite you to his house as a guest. I wonder if you’re willing to come.”

Pan Liang raised his eyelids to look at Kronin. He then slowly lay down and closed his eyes.

Although his eyes were closed, his perception had already spread. In this kind of battle, his perception was much more useful than his eyes.

Many of the surrounding leaves had now straightened and were ready to attack. The moment Shirley was in danger, Pan Liang could control these leaves to join the battle with merely a thought.

When Kronin saw Pan Liang lying down, it clearly indicated his refusal. Kronin was not angry as he had no intention of taking Pan Liang away.

He thought that he would have to deal with Pan Liang when dealing with Shirley. According to the conventions of this world, familiars were stronger than their contract owners. Now that the familiar was lying down and the contract owner was the only one battling, this was exactly what Kronin wanted.

“Pan Liang, since you’re acting this way, please don’t blame us for being rough. All of you, attack him.”

Amid his speech, Kronin secretly retreated.

After all, the two of them were SSS-rank characters. One was an SSS-rank contract owner, while the other was an SSS-rank familiar.

Those people were aware that Shirley had awakened an SSS-level skill, so it was right to be careful.

Seeing one of them charging toward her, Shirley raised her hand and threw out a fireball.

She was stunned to see how the fireball was cast.

When she cast the fireball back then, it was the size of a fist. Now, the fireball she cast had increased to a huge fireball with a diameter of nearly one meter.

More importantly, the fireball she used to cast fluttered, whereas the fireball now was shot out with a whoosh.

The fireball was at the lowest-level skill because it was not powerful. However, the main reason was that it was slow.

In actual combat, it was almost impossible to hit the enemy unless it was a multiplayer battle. The overwhelming fireballs would make it impossible for people to dodge and would be used to clean up the miscellaneous troops.

Shirley’s current fireball had become one meter in diameter, and it was as fast as a cannonball. No one could react in time.

The person who was charging forward was directly hit by the fireball. Subsequently, a loud explosion was heard.

The shock wave even made Shirley lose her balance. The people who were charging forward were instantly pushed back several steps by the shock wave.

By the time those people stood still and looked at the center of the explosion, they could only see a piece of charred land. Even the corpses were no longer visible.

Pan Liang, who was lying on the ground, naturally felt the power of this move. He secretly nodded and said, “Well, this move is quite powerful. It seems that I don’t need to intervene in this battle. Let’s call this move the Blaze Cannon.”

Shirley looked at her masterpiece in disbelief. She hugged the magic staff in her hand and kissed it. Then, she pointed at the people around her and shouted, “Come to me again, and I’ll send all of you flying.”

She thought that the person who charged toward her had been sent flying just now. In fact, he had been burned into ashes. Not even any of his bones were left behind.

A hole had also been blasted into the ground. If she were to fill the hole with dirt, it would mean that she killed and buried him.

At the sight of the scene, Kronin was astounded. Despite being at Level 25, he knew that he would not be able to take that move just now. Considering the fast speed of that huge fireball, he might not be able to dodge it too.

“All of you pay attention to your positioning. The fireball can only be cast in a straight line. Assassins, get close as soon as possible.”

“Once the fireball approaches the mages, they’ll lose their effectiveness.”

“Other mages put on protective shields for the warriors mainly to prevent fire.”

Kronin, who served as the head knight, did a pretty good job of commanding.

When the warriors saw how powerful Shirley’s fireball was, all of them took out their shields and held them up as they tried to get close to Shirley.

At this time, the warriors’ bodies were already glowing with a layer of fiery red light. The shields were meant to protect against fire. As the assassins were hiding in the shadows, Shirley could not confirm where they were.

The mages that Kronin had brought with him began to chant spells. They were ready to attack Shirley from afar.

Pan Liang was also prepared. All the leaves around Shirley were under his control. Even if the mages’ long-range attacks came, he would be able to control the burst of sword energy to block those attacks.

Seeing the light from the mages in the distance, Shirley could instantly gauge the attributes of her opponents’ skills.