"Whoosh!"
A wave of noise instantly erupted from the spectator stands.
Ordinary high school student matches couldn't ignite their passion.
But this one was different. Both sides had deployed high-grade pets, and most importantly, the Flare Star Hound's series of attacks were incredibly smooth. It completely suppressed the same-level pet, ending the battle in just a few moves!
"This Flare Star Hound is way too cool!"
"That was brilliant! The pace of the battle was sharp as hell. To ensure damage, it used Teleport to close in and execute Fire Fang immediately after casting Hellfire. Even when it was caught by the Super Evil Scorpion, it didn't panic at all. I guess pets raised by professional Beast Tamers are only this good!"
"It really did impress me. Do you think Qiao Sang will send out Ice Crysyl for the next round..."
"I heard from someone that before evolving, Ice Crysyl was actually the weakest of Qiao Sang's three pets. I didn't believe it at first, but after watching the matches these past two days, I'm starting to believe it..."
"Don't talk nonsense! Didn't you see Ice Crysyl use Ice Flower Seal back when it was still an Ice Lugia?"
"But wasn't that only one flower?"
"That was to deceive the opponent! Didn't you see there were dozens of them when it released them later!"
"Oh."
...
On the field.
Two muscular pets wearing white lab coats used a stretcher to carry away the unconscious Super Evil Scorpion.
Bai Binbin looked grief-stricken.
He hadn't expected to lose so abruptly!
Before he could grieve any further, he suddenly felt a scorching gaze.
Bai Binbin looked toward the source and found the Flare Star Hound staring at him.
*Holy crap, why are you looking at me? What's there to see? Why are you looking at me like that...* Bai Binbin's heart tightened, and he felt an immense amount of pressure, momentarily forgetting to continue his grieving.
Ya Bao looked at Bai Binbin with an expectant expression.
Two matches—one solved, one opponent left!
It could keep fighting!
*The next one is the Scythe Mongoose...* Qiao Sang thought to herself.
Soon, the referee gave the command to summon pets.
Bai Binbin formed hand seals and summoned a yellow pet with long, bent antennae and three white scythes growing from each paw.
"Scythe!"
As soon as the Scythe Mongoose appeared, it raised its paws, slashing left and then right, before striking a cool, fixed pose.
"Ya..."
Ya Bao sized up the opponent, who was only about one meter tall, and wore a slightly disdainful expression.
*It feels so weak...*
"Scythe!"
At that moment, the Scythe Mongoose looked up. Seeing its imposing opponent, it didn't panic in the slightest; instead, it hopped twice on the spot and barked at Ya Bao, looking eager to try its hand.
Ya Bao's eyes instantly lit up.
Although this opponent looked a bit weak, it liked the attitude!
The mechanical voice signaling the start of the battle sounded right on cue.
The Scythe Mongoose immediately dashed toward the blackened ground.
The moment it stepped onto the blackened earth, a flash of light seemed to ripple across its surface.
It didn't stop, shifting left and right, constantly changing its route as it ran toward other patches of blackened ground.
The Scythe Mongoose ran faster and faster. Eventually, its figure became like a ghost, leaving only an afterimage in sight.
Then, the afterimage split into two, and two into four.
The spectators began discussing the scene.
"That Scythe Mongoose must have the Poison Surge trait; it's specifically running toward the ground where poison remains."
"Obviously. I have to say, that speed is quite impressive."
"It looks like it wants to take the initiative to attack, but the Flare Star Hound is high in the air. How can it attack?"
Just as the person finished speaking, the four afterimages on the field rapidly converged and sprinted in a straight line.
Then, one afterimage leaped powerfully off the one in front, instantly jumping several meters into the air.
Immediately after, the following afterimages followed suit, leaping off the now-stationary Scythe Mongoose to jump onto the one already in the air, then leaping again.
The final afterimage imitated the two before it, leaping three times in succession. Its speed was so great that it appeared before Ya Bao almost in the blink of an eye.
"Scythe!"
The Scythe Mongoose swung its scythe-like paws, its body tilting slightly as a cold glint flashed across the blade.
It seemed it wanted to execute a Triple Slash. Each strike of this skill was faster than the last, and the power of each subsequent hit was double that of the previous one. With the boost from the Poison Surge trait, if a pet of the same level without strong defense were hit three times, it would likely be "finished" immediately...
Qiao Sang wasn't panicked at all. Among her three pets, Ya Bao had the strongest combat instinct; the fact that it wasn't moving meant it was waiting for the optimal moment to attack.
High in the air, the Scythe Mongoose performed a stylish side-step, swinging its cold, scythe-like paws to slash at Ya Bao.
The blade's light was chilling, but before it could strike, the Scythe Mongoose suddenly went "whoosh," plummeting vertically from the sky and slamming violently into the ground, creating a deep crater.
Bai Binbin was completely bewildered. He looked up to see the Flare Star Hound, whose eyes were now glowing blue.
*Is this Psychokinesis?!*
In the next second, his expression suddenly changed because he saw the Flare Star Hound open its mouth.
"Get out of there, quick!" Bai Binbin shouted.
"Scythe..."
Hearing its tamer's words, the Scythe Mongoose endured the sharp pain and opened its eyes, only to see a blaze of fire right in front of it.
"Boom!!"
A swirling vortex of fire dropped vertically into the deep pit. The fire illuminated the arena, and the scorching flames struck the Scythe Mongoose in the pit with absolute precision.
"Scythe!!!"
The Scythe Mongoose let out a shrill scream, and then went silent.
"Qu!"
A mechanical-type pet wearing a referee badge floated over to inspect the pit, blew its whistle, and signaled the end of the match.
The spectator stands erupted in noise.
Although the Flare Star Hound's victory was expected, the process was quite exciting to watch.
Especially the Scythe Mongoose's previous series of performances, which were particularly stunning. It wasn't intimidated by a stronger opponent, took the initiative to attack, used the Poison Surge trait to increase its speed, and then used shadow clones to leap to the Flare Star Hound's position.
Because the execution was so impressive, it made the Flare Star Hound's subsequent use of Psychokinesis and a Fire Vortex to end the match seem even more badass.
Even though it was normal for a high-grade pet to defeat a mid-grade pet, it just felt very satisfying to watch.
"What was the Flare Star Hound's original form? I want to go contract one..."
"Not sure, it's a pet from the Yuhua region, right? Just check online."
"I feel like this Flare Star Hound's reaction speed is so fast, and its Psychokinesis is so strong. It just slammed the Scythe Mongoose to the ground like that. I hadn't even reacted when the Scythe Mongoose leaped up."
"You've never even received a single Feedback, isn't it normal that you didn't react in time?"
"..."
...
On the field.
"Ya!"
Ya Bao descended to the ground and let out a loud howl toward the sky to signal its victory.
"Ya?"
Just after howling, Ya Bao suddenly felt a wave of discomfort in its body and couldn't help but look confused.
Qiao Sang spoke softly, "You stepped on the poison."
"Ya ya!"
Ya Bao hurriedly teleported back into the air.
Qiao Sang: "..."