After all, the supply chain must not be interrupted.
Otherwise, with the Devourer Insects' consumption abilities, it would be impossible to sustain their large-scale battles.
"Alright, come forth, my children!" Bai Ze called out loudly.
His resonant voice was broadcast across the province's television screens, reaching everyone's ears.
In an instant, the sky on the screen darkened. A massive Peng bird soared past, covering the heavens!
Leading the charge was the Kunpeng, shimmering with radiant colors and positioned at the forefront of the formation. Its commanding presence exuded the unmistakable aura of a high-ranking War General!
"A high-ranking War General?! This guy has a high-ranking War General-level creature!"
"How is that possible? Could he be stronger than me?!"
"No, wait! Look! There's something else over there!"
In the observation room, the Creators who had earlier mocked Bai Ze was now utterly stunned.
Their gaze shifted to the ocean, where countless tentacles emerged from the water, while a flock of Sacred Wing Tigers hovered menacingly under the sky.
Leading them was a beast with a green face and sharp fangs, its massive crimson wings seemingly capable of swallowing the remnants of the sunset a truly terrifying sight!
The audience in the observation room was left stammering, unable to form coherent sentences.
"That's the aura of a peak War General!"
"A peak War General!"
"This power rivals the two top-tier geniuses, Zhao Jinzhu and Wang Tiangang!"
Before they could catch their breath, an even more shocking development unfolded.
A shadow zipped across the screen, lightning-fast.
Focusing their gaze, they saw a thousand vividly-colored Devourer Insects forming a massive tornado over the ocean.
At the center of the vortex stood their leader, Hyper Zetton, floating ominously in mid-air.
"Zzzt zzzt Zetton "
A strange electromagnetic hum echoed as its aura of destruction spread outward. Plants and trees withered instantly upon contact!
The other students in the observation room couldn't contain themselves any longer. Someone jumped to their feet in alarm.
"What... What is that monster? What an... overwhelming aura!"
"That beast is showing signs of breaking through to the Commander tier! Who is this Bai Ze, and why have I never heard of him?!"
Among them, Wei Chi and Huang Tian were completely dumbfounded.
Especially Wei Chi, whose face burned hot with embarrassment as if he'd been slapped repeatedly. His expression grew more and more unpleasant.
In contrast, Xia Yinyue's eyes sparkled with joy as she watched Bai Ze's creatures emerge.
She recognized them.
These vividly-colored insects were none other than the ones from the Era of Beetles card Bai Ze had chosen earlier!
They evolved from the most basic beetles. Bai Ze had pulled it off!
Meanwhile, at the South City Genesis Tower, the audience of Creators also began to recall something.
Someone jumped up, trembling with excitement.
"I remember! I remember now!"
"These insects seem to have evolved from the beetles in the Era of Beetles card Bai Ze bought earlier!"
"That's right! It must be the Era of Beetles!"
"Who would've thought that a creature card, known to be impossible to control, would be successfully mastered by a new student like Bai Ze? And not only that, but it also gave birth to a creature on the brink of breaking through to the Commander tier!"
"Truly astonishing! It seems this year's test results are about to take a surprising turn!"
Excitement filled the room. Not just here, but even in the preparation room, Teacher Zhou Qing was visibly proud.
The aura emanating from Hyper Zetton indicated it was on the verge of breaking through to the Commander tier.
This meant that the Tianzhou Academy now had someone capable of standing toe-to-toe with Tang Qingcheng!
"Who would've thought that Bai Ze, this little guy, had hidden his capabilities so well?"
"Back at Nan High, he only had three low-ranking War General creatures."
"Who knows how he managed to evolve his creatures so rapidly in just five days, even giving birth to one nearly at the Commander tier!"
Teacher Zhou Qing's lips curled into a smug smile as he cast a provocative glance at Teacher Su.
The latter was frozen, her expression darkened to the extreme.
She had initially awakened Bai Ze because she thought he was too inexperienced and frozen with fear, hoping to humiliate Tianzhou Academy in the process.
Who could have guessed that this kid was playing possum all along, unleashing a creature nearly at the Commander tier and accompanied by over a thousand subordinate Devourer Insects of mid to high rank?
All of it instantly outshone their pride and joy, Tang Qingcheng!
"So, Teacher Su?"
"Didn't you say your Su Lin Academy was guaranteed to win this year? What do you have to say now?"
Teacher Zhou Qing's pride was palpable.
Teacher Su, however, refused to back down, responding defiantly:
"So what?"
"I admit your Tianzhou Academy has produced a very impressive new student, but what does that prove?"
"Even with a creature nearing the Commander tier, he still won't beat Tang Qingcheng!"
"That's the legendary Dragon of Order! Not some mere insect that can be overcome!"
"You must understand dragons are dragons, and insects are insects. That will never change, no matter what!"
Despite Teacher Su's arrogance, Teacher Zhou Qing struggled to find a rebuttal.
At least she wasn't entirely wrong.
Even if Bai Ze had a creature nearing the Commander tier, defeating Tang Qingcheng was no easy task.
After all, that was the legendary Dragon of Order, a true Commander-tier creature!
"Hmph. Well, we'll see about that!"
Ultimately, Teacher Zhou Qing could only retort with these words.
Meanwhile, back with Bai Ze
At his command, all his creatures began to assemble.
Roughly estimated, he had an army of 2,000 strong, moving with incredible momentum and an awe-inspiring presence!
"Why do I feel like there's something different about Bai Ze's creatures...?"
"I can't sense any fear from them at all!"
In the observation room, a student couldn't help but point this out.
Even though the creatures were told this was only a simulation and there would be no real deaths, the pain felt during combat was very real.
Facing an army of 100,000 mechanical soldiers, it was only natural for fear to arise even Tang Qingcheng's creatures had initially shown signs of it!
What they didn't know was that Bai Ze hadn't been idle during his earlier "blank period."
In reality, he had already gone through two rounds of plane warfare. His creatures had grown accustomed to the feeling, leaving them fearless!
"Listen up!"
"This time, it's no longer a simulation you can repeat endlessly!"
"You have only one chance to decide your fate lose, and you lose; win, and you win. Give it everything you've got!"
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