Chapter 1099: Controlling the Wind
Chapter 1099: Controlling the Wind (Combined)
It turned out to be an Aura Dragon... Qiao Sang turned his head and looked at the Aura Dragon sitting in the back seat.
The Aura Dragon's expression was stiff. Feeling the gaze, it turned to look back, its body tensed up, and it defiantly called out:
"Momo."
As if to say, "I won't let you win."
To be honest, losing to a B-Class Beastmaster with a Fairy Companion wasn't a big deal. After all, aside from the boost in power and control a B-Class Beastmaster could provide to their familiar, Fairy Companions were naturally strong against creatures at the same stage.
The Aura Dragon still remembered when it was young, seeing an elder unleash a Dragon Pulse that had once destroyed a mountain, hitting a Fairy Companion that was only about a meter tall. That Fairy Companion didn't even use any defensive skills, and not a single hair was harmed.
From that day on, it knew it shouldn't casually fight Fairy Companions.
Unless it had skills that weren't Dragon-type, or was far superior in level, the outcome would always be embarrassing.
But now, the human with a Fairy Companion who was challenging it was Qiao Sang.
Thinking about how the leader had looked down on it yesterday, thinking it wouldn't be able to bond and was just taking up a spot, the Aura Dragon felt it had to win this match!
"Qingqing."
Qiao Sang didn't understand the Aura Dragon's words, but Qingbao did. It looked over and called out, "Qingqing", as if to say, "I won't let you win either."
"Momo."
The Aura Dragon thought about its attributes and stiffened, but it still put on a brave front and coldly snorted, "Come on, then."
The Dragon King watched from the side, fairly satisfied.
In its view, even though its descendant's attributes were at a disadvantage, it couldn't lose the fight in spirit. If the Aura Dragon could win despite the attribute disadvantage, it would show Qiao Sang the strength of their clan.
Thinking this, the Dragon King patted the Aura Dragon's shoulder and called out:
"Momo."
The Aura Dragon was taken aback. It hadn't expected that the leader, who had criticized it yesterday for taking up a spot, would now have such faith in it. Then it remembered something, and its eyes lit up with hope as it called out.
If I win, will you let me go back?
The Dragon King pondered for a moment and nodded:
"Momo."
If it could really win, it would be a significant achievement, and there was no harm in letting it go back. It could always send it away again in a few days.
"Momo!"
The Aura Dragon's fighting spirit surged, completely different from its earlier stiffness when it learned who its opponent was.
Qiao Sang retracted his gaze and felt a sense of anticipation for the upcoming match.
Among familiars, the most severe attribute weaknesses were undoubtedly Ghost-type and Combat-type, as well as Fairy-type and Dragon-type.
Other attribute weaknesses might still have some attack effects, but Combat-type's close-range attacks were ineffective against Ghost-type, and Dragon-type's special attacks were similarly ineffective against Fairy-type.
Qingbao had never formally battled a Dragon Companion of the same level before, and she was quite curious to see how far the attribute advantage would go.
"Qingqing..."
Qingbao retracted her gaze, took a deep breath, and tried to calm her slightly agitated emotions.
Stay calm; don't let it affect the match.
The smell is gone, the smell is gone...
"Ya Ya!"
At that moment, Fangy called out from the side, as if to say, "Don't be nervous, I'll cheer for you."
"Xunxun~" The Treasure Seeker raised its claws, indicating it would help cheer too.
"Qingqing." Qingbao was taken aback and showed a look of gratitude.
Hearing the conversation, Qiao Sang felt a sudden unease and turned to Fangy, saying:
"Just cheer in your heart."
"Ya Ya."
Fangy didn't understand why, but she nodded anyway.
Time passed, and the match proceeded in an orderly manner.
The sun was high in the sky, and as noon approached, a holographic screen appeared in the arena, displaying photos of Qiao Sang and Aura Dragons.
The host announced loudly:
"The next pair of contestants are Qiao Sang and Aura Dragons!"
As she spoke, Aura Dragons flapped its wings and transformed into a beam of white light, appearing on the field from the contestant area.
At the same time, Qiao Sang appeared in the arena.
The audience stands erupted in enthusiastic cheers.
As the only B-Class Beastmaster and the only contestant with a Dragon Companion, both Qiao Sang and Aura Dragons had incredibly high popularity.
Qiao Sang's supporters were ecstatic, while Aura Dragons' supporters were a mix of excitement and regret.
"Pity for Aura Dragons, meeting Qiao Sang so early in the match."
"Qiao Sang's familiar isn't the Clear Hidden Sprite. If it were, Aura Dragons might have a chance, but with the Clear Hidden Sprite, there's no hope."
"I remember Aura Dragons can use close-range attacks, like Dragon Tail and Dragon Claws."
"Don't forget that the Clear Hidden Sprite has the Wind Transformation trait."
"Qiao Sang is a B-Rank Beastmaster, and the Clear Hidden Sprite is with her. There's no way Aura Dragons can win."
As the crowd discussed, a familiar wearing a referee badge appeared in the arena and waved a green flag in Qiao Sang's direction.
Qiao Sang formed a hand seal.
A brilliant Crimson Star Array lit up on the ground.
Soon, Qingbao's shadow appeared within the Star Array.
Aura Dragons tensed its limbs, ready for battle.
"Chu!"
The familiar with the referee badge blew a whistle, signaling the start of the match, then disappeared.
"Ya!"
In the contestant area, Fangy instinctively waved her cheer baton but quickly remembered her Beastmaster's words, closing her mouth and putting down the baton.
In the arena,
Qingbao vanished with Wind Transformation.
Aura Dragons flapped its wings, flying high into the sky.
"Momo!"
Simultaneously, it opened its mouth and emitted a piercing sound.
An invisible sound wave rippled across the arena.
Qiao Sang was somewhat surprised that Aura Dragons had a Roar attack. This skill had never been used in previous matches.
In the guest area,
"Aura Dragons used the Roar attack!" the host said quickly, describing the situation. "Sound-based attacks like this can ignore Substitutes and affect familiars with the Wind Transformation trait, as long as they are within the attack range!"
Leonard reflected,
"Aura Dragons is a strategic battler."
"Weku", Weku, the Ghost, called out, signaling that the Clear Hidden Sprite should appear.
As it spoke, Qingbao appeared with a pained expression about ten meters behind Aura Dragons.
Aura Dragons' ears twitched, and it suddenly turned its head. Its claws glowed with a silvery-white light, forming a massive, three-meter-long silver dragon claw.
With a flap of its wings, it quickly moved toward Qingbao, slashing its claws forward fiercely.
Dragon-type Skills are ineffective against Fairy Companions, but this refers to special attack Moves condensed from Dragon-type energy, such as Dragon Claw, Dragon Tail, or Dragon Dive. Dragon-type Physical Attack Moves can still cause some damage to Fairy Companions.
At the same time, a powerful Oppressive Aura erupted from the aura dragon, sweeping towards Qingbao like a tidal wave.
Qingbao's expression remained pained, unchanged by the Oppressive Aura.
"Qingbao", Qiao Sang called out.
Hearing its Beastmaster's voice, Qingbao's eyes instantly cleared. Just as the silver-white Claw Slash was about to strike, it vanished from the spot using Wind Transformation.
The dragon claw attack missed.
"Momo..."
The aura dragon looked at Qingbao's previous location, its eyes betraying a moment of disbelief.
It had used Roar to force the opponent out of hiding, causing them to suffer from a painful headache, then launched a close-range Physical Attack. To ensure the attack hit, it had also used Oppressive Aura.
But it never expected that under the combined assault of Roar and Oppressive Aura, the opponent could still react so quickly and dodge the attack!
Why? It was as if the Oppressive Aura had no effect at all!
The aura dragon suddenly recalled how Clear Hidden Sprite had used Oppressive Aura to break the opponent's Clone earlier.
It had almost forgotten that Qingbao also possessed Oppressive Aura...
Could it be that Qingbao's Oppressive Aura was stronger, rendering the aura dragon's ineffective?
That seemed impossible...
Various chaotic thoughts raced through the aura dragon's mind.
Suddenly, it sensed a mysterious wind above.
The aura dragon gathered its thoughts and looked up.
At the same moment, Qingbao appeared above, radiating a blinding seven-colored light that enveloped the aura dragon below.
"Momo!"
The aura dragon let out a blood-curdling scream and fell to the ground.<|im_end|>
A strong Gale swirled around Qingbao. After enduring the stench for almost a day during training and the headache induced by Roar, it could no longer control its emotions.
Qingbao glared at the aura dragon below with clear irritation, opened its mouth, and a pink Gale filled with Fairy Energy surged out, heading straight for the aura dragon.
"Momo!"
The aura dragon screamed again.
Although the proficiency of Fairy Wind wasn't particularly high, Fairy-type Skills were highly effective against Dragon Companions, causing double damage.
With a loud bang, the ground cracked, and the aura dragon crashed to the surface.
"Momo..."
The aura dragon used its claws to prop itself up, struggling to stand.
The data was right; aura dragons had strong defensive strength. Even under the double damage from a Fairy-type Skill, it could still stand up so quickly... Qiao Sang reflected.
As thoughts flashed through his mind, Qingbao, surrounded by a powerful Gale, opened its mouth and again spewed out a pink Gale filled with Fairy-type energy.
It couldn't dodge... The aura dragon's pupils constricted, and it instinctively opened its mouth to instantly release a thick silver beam.
Qingbao watched below, a thought crossing its mind. The pink Gale suddenly changed direction, avoiding the impact with the silver beam and hitting the aura dragon directly.
At the same time, it didn't dodge, allowing the silver beam to strike its body.
"Momo!"
The aura dragon screamed.
When the shockwave dissipated, the aura dragon was seen lying on the ground, eyes closed and unconscious, while Qingbao remained in the air, unscathed and unmoved.
Dragon-type Special Attack Skills truly have no effect on Fairy Companions. It seems that in the future, whenever we encounter Dragon Companions, I'll have to send Qingbao out to battle, Qiao Sang thought to himself.
A familiar wearing a Referee Badge appeared beside the aura dragons, took a look around, and then raised a green flag, waving it in the direction where Qiao Sang was standing.
In the Contestant Area, the Dragon King didn't show any disappointment. Instead, it frowned at Qingbao, wearing an expression of confusion, as if something was troubling it.
In the audience stands, people looked at each other, and then began to discuss:
"Did you see that just now?"
"You mean the Fairy Wind suddenly changing direction?"
"Yes, if the proficiency in Fairy Wind is high, can it still be redirected after it's released?"
"I'm not sure, this is the first time I've seen it."
"Me too, I've never heard of or seen it before."
"I really want to know how Clear Hidden Sprite managed to do that!"
Everyone had seen many Battlematches, and it wasn't unusual for Fairy Companions to be completely immune to Dragon-type Special Attack Skills. However, the Fairy Wind changing direction mid-attack was something they had never seen before.
For a moment, everyone began to discuss this phenomenon intensely.
In the Guest Area:
"First, let's congratulate Contestant Qiao Sang on winning the match and advancing to the next round!" the host said, then turned to ask:
"Mr. Leonard, what do you think about the Fairy Wind suddenly changing direction?"
Leonard thought for a moment and said:
"I've never seen this before. However, if there was another powerful wind, it might be possible to alter the trajectory of the Fairy Wind. But in that case, it would also disperse the Fairy Wind, so it shouldn't be able to change direction and still successfully hit the aura dragons."
He paused and added:
"I think we need to ask Contestant Qiao Sang to understand what happened."
The host turned to Weku Ghost.
"Weku."
Before she could speak, Weku Ghost waved its claws and called out, indicating that it had also never seen this before and didn't know what happened.
...
In the Contestant Area:
"Momo?"
The Dragon King thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out. Finally, it remembered it had a Beastmaster and turned to Migala, asking about the Fairy Wind.
It only thinks of me when it needs me... Migala thought to herself, then replied:
"That's because Clear Hidden Sprite can control the wind naturally. It doesn't just control its own Wind Abilities; it can also change the direction of the opponent's Wind Abilities."
"Momo?"
The Dragon King's eyes widened in shock.
Naturally control the wind? That little one is that powerful?
It had never seen a familiar that could control the wind naturally.
If you knew Clear Hidden Sprite's identity, you wouldn't be so confident that the young dragons will be bonded... Migala glanced at it and said calmly:
"Clear Hidden Sprite is a Legendary Familiar. It's normal for it to have some special abilities."
Dragon King: "???"
A Legendary Familiar? The Dragon King looked at Migala with a blank expression.
Migala continued:
"It is the Blue Star Dragon Nation's Legendary Familiar. Keep it low-key and don't let others or familiars know."
Dragon King: "!!!"
(End of Chapter)
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