Spirit Taming

Chapter 307: Old Friends

"Are any of you going to wake up and get moving?" Professor Wright spoke softly, however, the energy that she released was enough to make them all sit up straight from their sleep. It was just a level of strength that she had. She could make them shiver with just a look.

"We are leaving in five minutes. We are jogging from here to the location where we will meet my friend." The transportation that professor Wright had set up for them had been waiting for them already. But she had been nice enough to let the group sleep a little extra after putting them through the hardest training she could manage.

Clark felt that his body was still not recovered much. The illusion training against the dream butterfly had put him in positions that he had never been forced in to. But even more, it had activated emotions that he had not encountered yet. The illusions that the dream butterfly used were very focused.

This was a key training for the dream butterfly. Learning how to use the illusion abilities that it had to mess with others was the main focus of its skills. But when it came to targeting individuals, they would stimulate the fear in their hearts. That made them hallucinate on top of the illusions it used.

That was why Clark saw terrible things as well as beasts and tamers that professor Wright had once battled personally. All of this in comparison had been ideal mental and physical training that was beyond what any of them should have been doing at their age or experience level.

However, Professor Wright had seen their potential and decided to build some insurance so that they would be ready for the hardest things that could happen during the tournament.

As they jogged through the forest and began to see that the snow was in larger mounds, that the air was colder, and that there was more ice around, Clark was thinking. He was sure that the battles he had could have been avoided. The dream butterfly had a major weakness in its illusions skills, it still made a sound while it used them.

The dream butterfly had been analyzed by the system. It had given Clark the basic information and a lot more that he had kept to himself. The information he had seen further than the basics was the information about the sounds of its wings flapping.

Because the dream butterfly was able to also manipulate wind a little, it was louder when it moved through the air. That also came with the weaker wings that spread out more to catch the air better. Therefore, if one was caught in the illusion, they could focus only on the sound of the dream butterfly's flapping wings to find it and attack without it realizing. That was the key to escaping it.

Yet, that would have been worthless training.

Clark had willingly let the dream butterfly capture him in its trap. Professor Wright had somewhat guessed this after some time. However, she had let it push on further than anyone else. She had seen so many of Clark's moves. The moonlight spear style was on clear display for her.

The black lightning spear gaining energies from the illusion attacks and changing the energy form to lightning was also amazing. It would be a trump card used at the late end of a long battle.

From what she had seen, she knew that Clark would be held as the trump card for the entire group. That was excluding his beasts. If she could help it, Clark would fight every battle himself until he was forced to call out Crim, then Devi. She would ensure that he used Shy last.

Both Clark and Professor Wright were the same in these thoughts. Just a look between the two ensured that they had the strategy solid. It would be the greatest way for them to ensure victory over all else. The battles were not going to be who won more, but what academy was left standing. That was the key to this tournament of teams.

All this thinking was not just for Clark. The others had their open thoughts. They had been to dungeons and traveled through tough terrain. The most notable changes were in Brad's physique. He had gained a lot of energy from his beast and the opening of his taming space. This had developed the muscles that had needed proper nutrition in his body.

Grace had awakened a secondary cold resistance skill that her frost finch shared with her. She would be able to use that and the wind sensing ability to fight much better using a saber or a rapier. Apparently, she had still not decided which one she would stick with since she had tried both and felt that they were both ideal for her. Not that professor Wright would let her be finicky.

She was most likely going to be forced to use the saber since there were better battle styles available for it and a wind type beast tamer.

The changes in Reese were slight but clear. He had lacked the passive energy growth of his abyssal sword partner. The explorer's sheath was making up for that. The coloration and density of his abyssal sword had begun to change. There was a collateral change in his sword aura as well. Overall, the abyssal sword style would be dramatically more effective.

That just left the basic training that Ella, Isa, Maria, and Ralph had done. They had been able to tighten their resistance and their physiques as well. They also polished their current battle styles while getting a better foundation for their beasts.

The only thing that made them all a little sad was that they would miss almost all of Ella's battles since they would be in a different arena at the same times as their battles.

"That's it." Professor Wright suddenly stopped in a large opening. At first, none of the group saw anything.

"That's a snowfall owl!" Isa had seen the beast before. She saw a wild one flying with the winter snow clouds. They hunted beasts in the air hiding in snow clouds. But they were considered a beautiful and silent flying type beast.

'Snowfall owl- uncommon

The snowfall owl hunts in snow clouds for snowflake mice. They are a weaker beast that is known for their scouting ability. They also transport people often when their tamers require it. Raising one is tough because they need the colder weather to facilitate a full growth in to a wind and ice type beast.

They are uncommon but rarely seen since they do not like to leave their territories. Their size can vary but when they reach adulthood they can easily carry ten cows on their backs without issues. This is what had made them famous in many northern villages for farming and hunting.'

"Jessica! It has been years since you moved to the north. Look at your little snowy now! She's so big!" Professor Wright shocked them all with her bright attitude. Soon, a tamer wearing all white revealed herself. She was very similar to Professor Wright making them all wonder.

"Well, how else do you think I would get on? I can't let my older sis worry about me too much. Especially since I have been scouting that annoying ice mountain range lately. But I am so glad you came all the way here for the tournament! I will show you the best spots in the city. Our Nebula city is excellent.

And please, I know it's another name change, the fifth one this year. But we keep changing city lords with all their drama."

No one could keep up. The two women spoke in a circle, faster than they could listen. But what they understood was that the north was a mess of different city lords, it liked to change names, and that the two women were sisters. Whether it was in blood or through battle didn't matter. They were very similar and had a very close bond that clearly spanned time and distance.

"My students, this is Jessica. She is going to assist us. You will be respectful as she shows us to the inn we will stay in. you will also follow every rule she tells you. Her snowy is one of the best northern delivery beasts in the skies. She rarely takes personal orders."

"As my sis said, I am Jessica, the creator of snow owl transportation. Remember two rules, I am the best. And if you screw with me, you will fall in to a snowy abyss. Got it?" The sweet voice did not match the threat. However, every single one of them believed that what she had just said was all too real.

"I have heard of you! My name is Isa Rolly. My older brother has worked with you before!" Isa immediately started networking. She was going to make sure she had a very solid relationship before they took off toward their destination. It only made sense since she had a business future to worry about.