Summoners War: Only I Summoned Divine Beasts

Chapter 178: Selena's Growth

Nathan recounted their experience and roughly mentioned everything related to the mature class alien and the juvenile class mutants.

Sullivan's expression went darker and darker as Nathan gave more and more information.

At the end of the explanation, Sullivan couldn't help but ask, "So, this new alien is trying to use our brain to empower themselves?"

"That is just my speculation, but I'm sure that there is a new type of alien that is actually going into a human's body. They kill their host and occupy that body." Nathan nodded. "Unfortunately, we couldn't catch them, so we couldn't really give an explanation."

"That is actually not a bad explanation. No, it's actually more accurate than the explanation I've heard in this camp. And it is currently happening here. This is probably another reason I'm unable to do anything yet." Sullivan remembered something. "Now that I think about it, Noelle mentioned you being smart. How's that?

If you are able to solve this problem, I'll give you a bonus.

"Let's see. Your mission is to help the northern camp, right? I will use my authority to move you to mine. You may kill any aliens in this place and gather all those cores in front of me. I will give you an additional 50% of what you have gathered as a bonus. What do you think?"

Nathan looked surprised. This was probably what he actually needed. It seemed his luck wasn't so bad.

If they were able to get a lot of cores, Fenrir and Anubis might still be able to have 1,000 Ena before the event.

"What if I'm unable to do it?" Nathan asked first. This offer was simply too good to be true, so he believed there was a hidden intention.

"I'm merely repaying you for what you've done for my granddaughter. Thanks to you, her stiff method is finally changing. While I'm able to get all this Ena, it's all because I have never summoned my third familiar. I pour all this Ena into my sword, which is the reason I'm strong.

However, there are a lot of people who might be weaker than me individually, but they are able to beat me if they fight together with their familiars. I believe Noelle is more suitable for the latter."

If Noelle indeed chased after her grandfather's step, the fact she summoned Murmur meant she had begun to break free from the traditional method.

"Since there is no penalty, there is no reason for us to reject it." Nathan nodded. "However, I still need more information."

Sullivan raised three fingers. "In the past few days, there have been more than twenty knights who died mysteriously. It looks like the aliens have taken them out, but at the same time, we are unable to figure out what is happening, including me.

"If your information is true, it means the culprits are still among us.

"The aliens seem to be engaging us in a fierce battle much more compared to the last few weeks. It's clear that the mature class alien is the culprit.

"Last but not least, we have no way of identifying or finding the enemies. What are you planning to do?"

Sullivan had put it simply for them.

Nathan raised one finger. "We can actually use my beast to sniff them. Locating them will be easy, but…"

Nathan paused because there was a problem, which Sullivan talked about previously. If they relied too much on the summoner, it would be a disaster if he was gone.

Sullivan nodded, as if acknowledging that problem.

Selena, who had been silent the whole time, finally raised her hand. "There might be a method to find them."

"Hoh?!" Sullivan squinted his eyes. "What is that method?"

"I'm not sure about it, but from the way I see it, the alien can't speak."

"What? Is that true?" Sullivan wasn't the only one who was surprised. Nathan looked at Selena in disbelief.

Selena nodded. "Well, this is just what I've found because I don't talk a lot. When I looked at them, it wasn't that they were quiet like me, but it was because they didn't have the intention to speak. No, it's more like they were unable to speak."

"If this is true, catching them is easy. Counting their number is an easy drill, but will that work?" Sullivan raised his eyebrows, doubting the effectiveness of the method.

Selena turned her head to Nathan as if the key was still in Nathan's hands. "What if we combine this method with his? We will have his familiars to confirm the hidden aliens. And after that, we'll mark them and test it by counting them. This way, the knights can solve it themselves if a similar situation occurs."

"That is indeed a good solution." Sullivan looked down, falling into deep thought.

On the other hand, Nathan was dumbstruck. Selena had been the one carrying him the whole time from that fall to this suggestion. He had underestimated Selena's growth. He really needed to do more if he didn't want to be left behind.

"Actually…" Nathan added, "I understand you don't want to make a move personally, sir. However, it doesn't change the fact that it's better to send back the sample so the people will figure out their abilities.

"If we think about it this way, we should solve this problem as quickly as possible. And leading the army is the quickest way to do it."

Sullivan squinted his eyes. "You want me to lead them?" story source NovelFire-mp|y|r

"Yes. However, you only have one role. It's to kill the mutant class alien. The sheer size of that alien alone is enough to show how hard it is to kill it. Meanwhile, we'll take care of the two juvenile class mutants for your army so that they can fight them instead. I don't think this is a bad idea."

Sullivan couldn't deny it. He was actually impressed by Selena this time. "Now that I think about it, what's your name again, little lady?"

"Selena Ashton."

"Ashton? How are you related to Blood Eyes Count Ashton?"

That question just hit her heart. She said, "He is my father."

Sullivan's expression turned grim. "I see. Your father is a great man. I don't think he is that easy to kill, even for me. It's truly a shame that he has never come back when investigating the Asura Face."

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