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Chapter 132: Ambush? Leading the Pack! Rong Qiu's Background!
Chapter 132: Ambush? Leading the Pack! Rong Qiu's Background!
"Supply crate!"
Every member of the Forest Wolf Regiment immediately spotted the floating supply crate on the lake's surface.
Li Da furrowed his brows slightly, glancing around with caution.
Before them was a small lake situated in a low-lying area.
Indeed, it was relatively hidden, and it was theoretically reasonable for an undiscovered supply crate to be present in such a location.
Upon this realization, Li Da's tension eased slightly.
The supply crate contained various items, but the most common and crucial one was the energy recovery potion, a lifesaver in many situations.
Even if it wasn't needed now, who could predict when it might become useful?
However, after some thought, Li Da ordered, "Don't go into the water, Da Zhuang..."
At Li Da's command, Da Zhuang's mind stirred, and a tree branch instantly grew from the shore, extending directly towards the supply crate in the lake.
But Li Da's brows furrowed almost immediately.
From his perspective, the supply crate didn't seem too far away, perhaps only about twenty meters. Da Zhuang's tree branch could easily reach and retrieve it.
However, as the branch extended, it didn't touch the supply crate right away, and instead, the crate seemed to slowly move backward, appearing eerie.
In an instant, Li Da realized something was amiss and shouted, "Not good, there's an ambush!"
Simultaneously, the calm lake erupted with overturning waves.
Within the water, a giant, transparent figure appeared, and before Li Da could react, the waves condensed into a spinning mist, swirling around the phantom-like body before violently erupting outward!
Iron Water Cannon!
The spinning compressed water cannon didn't pay heed to the Forest Wolf on the shore but instead headed straight for the Beastmaster.
Not just one, but five of them!
"Water Serpent! Its racial potential has reached the initial Sovereign stage. It's the evolved form of the elite pet beast, the Giant Python, whose primary skill is compressing large amounts of water essence and firing it as an iron water cannon. In places with abundant water essence, its body can merge with the water source, making it extremely difficult to detect..."
In an instant, information about this peculiar water serpent appeared in Su Ping's mind.
In this world, there are countless pet beasts and their corresponding evolved forms.
Where could there truly be an invincible pet beast evolution?
Undoubtedly, at this moment, the Forest Wolf Regiment found itself in a completely passive situation.
Especially since the iron water cannons were aimed at the Beastmaster instead of the pet beast.
The four members in the distance were fine, but Captain Li Da was now exposed to the iron water cannons. If he were hit, his Vital Sign Watch would likely be triggered immediately.
Old Sly had meticulously planned this ambush, and it wasn't something that could be easily avoided.
Just as the situation became critical, Da Zhuang reacted without hesitation, unleashing his full speed. The ninth-tier body swiftly covered the distance of several dozen meters, blocking the iron water cannons before they could reach Li Da.
"Da Zhuang!"
Li Da didn't have time to think; the massive Forest Wolf's body instantly stiffened.
Everyone's brows furrowed.
This was a competition, and in competitions, injuries were inevitable, especially when pet beast battles were often hard to stop. But if this attack landed, it wouldn't just be a matter of injury.
Was Li Da willing to sacrifice his fully evolved pet beast to avoid elimination? This question arose in everyone's minds.
After all, in their eyes, if this attack landed, the Forest Wolf would be severely injured, if not killed.
Why wasn't Li Da activating the protective effect of his Vital Sign Watch? What was he thinking? Did he want to watch the Forest Wolf suffer a severe or even fatal injury?
However, just as this thought occurred, everyone was stunned again.
It wasn't that the attack was blocked or dodged; the spinning compressed iron water cannon had indeed hit the Forest Wolf.
But at that moment, the Forest Wolf underwent an unexpected transformation.
The once lively Forest Wolf's body stiffened in place.
Even the Y-shaped branch horns on its head gently swayed, and the branches extending from its spine enveloped its entire body, turning it into a sphere.
All signs of life from the Forest Wolf disappeared.
The enveloping branches directly rooted into the soil beneath.
'Bang!'
The water cannon struck the Forest Wolf with pinpoint accuracy.
Indeed, a spinning crater appeared on the body beneath the branches.
It was as if an electric drill had pierced through the body.
But after witnessing this 'hole,' everyone was stunned again.
"What is that?"
Someone exclaimed in disbelief.
What they saw was not bones or organs, and not even a drop of blood flowed out.
Instead, what was exposed was a wooden fiber, like a branch that had been cut off a tree.
Strangely, as the branches extended, the hole that had been drilled was slowly healing right before their eyes!
What the hell was this?
Numerous people exchanged glances, and even Zhao Deguang, who was not far away, looked towards Liu Fuhai, the authority on such matters, and of course, also glanced at Su Ping, who was sitting in the corner next to Liu Fuhai.
"Wooden Body?!"
Liu Fuhai's tone was filled with surprise, as if he couldn't quite believe it but was also certain.
Yes, it was indeed the Wooden Body!
"Wooden Body? Isn't that a skill unique to some plant-type pet beasts?"
A man sitting next to him, also with a star on his shoulder, exclaimed in astonishment.
The special skill of plant-type pet beasts is that any injury to their body, except for direct damage to the roots, can be healed, and even damage to the roots doesn't affect them.
Indeed, plant-type pet beasts are generally slow.
The Wood Body ability, a core skill for many plant-types, is a certain enhancement.
Plant-types have no fatal flaws.
However, the question is, is this wolf a plant-type? Its lively and agile movements in the jungle, leaping and bounding with no trace, where does it resemble a plant-type at all!
A pure wolf pet beast with the plant-type 'Wood Body'?
At this moment, everyone looked at Su Ping with complex expressions, including Liu Fuhai.
Even in the seats on the other side, among the seats for the Forest Wolf Regiment trainers, some couldn't help but glance at Su Ping.
How did this kid manage to achieve this? The evolved form of the Forest Wolf, could it have mutated to such an extent?
They didn't understand.
Among them, the one with the strongest reaction was Ding Yanding, a trainer from Huaiyangs Province, and a woman named Rong Qiu from Beiyuan Province.
The former naturally felt great regret; such a talented trainer, why did he stay in Jianghai Province?
As for the latter, it was more complicated. A hint of indescribable complexity played at the corner of her mouth, and her eyes didn't show the slightest interest in her own Snow Wolf Regiment.
As if she didn't care about the Snow Wolf Regiment's performance at all, her gaze remained fixed on the Forest Wolf Regiment and Su Ping.
They didn't know what other secrets were hidden within this Thousand Wood Wolf.
Initially, they were somewhat dissatisfied that Qin Erlong and Liu Fuhai favored this little guy, letting him sit in the first row. But at this moment, they were truly convinced.
The regiment is a place that values strength above all else.
Su Ping's talent for cultivation and the Thousand Wood Wolf he bred undoubtedly conquered them.
However, the battle in the live broadcast was not over yet.
Da Zhuang, with his mutated Wood Body, entered the Wood Transformation state, but his actions didn't stop.
On the shore, on the earth,
The forest flood appeared once more!
The other Thousand Wood Wolves also reacted.
Enraged by the ambush, they instantly entered a combat state.
Su Ping slowly exhaled.
The final result was still within expectations.
Even though the Water Serpent could enter the water and even survive underwater, the beastmaster couldn't.
The beastmaster still needed to come up for air.
Who says the Thousand Wood Wolves are helpless underwater?
After all, this is just a small lake, with a diameter of only a few kilometers, and it's not deep. The five Thousand Wood Wolves directly dragged the Tree Prison, relying on the water's edge, into the lake!
With the fivefold Tree Prison and the effects of Natural Speech, the entire lake surface was connected by tree branches.
It was still the familiar forest weaving net, only this time it covered the lake surface.
And in the end, the Forest Wolf Regiment's score increased by another 7 points.
Plus 5 points for surviving over two hours.
Although this process was twisted and extremely risky, looking at the enormous weaving net in the live broadcast, almost covering the entire small lake with countless branches, everyone fell silent again.
Reality slapped them hard.
They couldn't help but ponder the question that had arisen earlier.
Does activating the Thousand Wood Wolf's skills not consume energy? This was evident from the previous battle.
The Water Serpent, staying in the lake, was supported by the water's elemental energy, ensuring rapid energy recovery.
However, facing the blockade of the forest weaving net, the 'Iron Water Cannon' could only fire continuously for twenty-plus times.
This frequency and number of times is already very exaggerated and terrifying.
The power of the Iron Water Cannon is also extraordinary.
Even the lush forest weaving net would explode into a large blank area when hit directly by the Iron Water Cannon.
If these Water Serpents, not to mention the Thousand Wood Wolves constantly using the forest entanglement skill, just fire a few dozen more times, who knows who would win.
Even if they can't defeat them, leaving safely is absolutely no problem.
But how can such a skill be used so easily?
Yet, these Thousand Wood Wolves managed to do it.
Even legendary Holy Spirit-level pet beasts, legendary-grade pet beasts, damn it, even they must obey the law of energy conservation, right? But this giant wolf, as if it doesn't know what energy conservation is.
No mistake, read the flawless version at 69 Book Bar! 6=9+Book_Bar First Release.
Such unrestrained ability, without a hint of energy exhaustion or fatigue.
Instead, it still seemed so full of vigor.
Obviously, even these experienced elders hadn't considered that energy conservation is indeed a thing, but this energy doesn't purely come from the Thousand Wood Wolf's energy storage or from supply materials and magic potions.
Instead, it comes directly from the sun above.
From the perspective of physics in the previous life, the nuclear fusion energy of the sun is absorbed in large quantities by the Thousand Wood Wolf, and through photosynthesis, it is transformed and utilized through the Heart of Wood.
Fortunately, next, the Forest Wolf Regiment didn't leave again.
Instead, they rested directly at this small lake.
This lake in the depression was relatively central.
Secondly, with the sun's presence, the Thousand Wood Wolf's energy could recover quickly.
However, the rapid operation of 'Sunlight Absorption', 'Photosynthesis', and 'Heart of Wood', the three skills that make up the 'Solar Formula', places an immense burden on both the body and mind.
Su Ping had experienced this burden from Laosha before.
Just now, Da Zhuang had sustained non-trivial injuries while helping Li Da block the Iron Water Cannon of the Water Serpent, and he needed to transform into the Wood State to recover.
No matter which angle you look at it from, Li Da's decision not to continue leading the team forward was undoubtedly a wise move.
And on the first day of the competition, as the sky gradually turned a gentle orange with the setting sun, the battle entered the night.
In just one day, over forty people were eliminated, nearly an entire team's worth of members.
Beside the giant live broadcast screen, a real-time leaderboard displayed the scores.
Currently, at the top of the leaderboard, was none other than the Lin Wolf Regiment, a team that no one had expected to see in this position. With a high score of 29 points, they claimed the top spot.
Having completely eliminated two teams, they earned a bonus of 14 points! The remaining 15 points were awarded for surviving unscathed in the battleground for six hours.
Following closely behind, was the previously favored 'Netherworld Demon Tiger' team.
They trailed the Lin Wolf Regiment by only three points, as they had failed to eliminate the entire team earlier and let one escape.
Next was the Shadow Leopard Regiment, a team that was not as well-known but whose strength could not be underestimated.
The Shadow Leopard and Shadow Wolf teams shared a similar style, both being assassin-type Beastmasters that specialized in stealthy kills.
However, the Shadow Leopard Regiment had no regard for martial ethics, as their team included not only Shadow Leopards but also Shadow Flower Leopards and even the rare Soul Devouring Leopards, a branch of the Mental Evolution type.
With five combat groups, their evolved forms were not the same, indicating a well-planned deployment.
Next was the Titan Python, the evolved form of the Bull Python Team from the Snake Master Regiment.
The Titan Python was known for its brute force, charging head-on without hesitation, even eliminating the renowned Great Strength Golden Ape, a team known for their physical combat prowess.
Of course, the cost of this was that they were the only team in the top five to lose a member.
However, no one could have guessed who would be in fifth place.
It wasn't any of the other teams from the Ape Master Regiment, but surprisingly, another team from the War Wolf Regiment.
It was the Snow Wolf Regiment, a team no one had expected! The Snow Wolf, Lin Wolf, and Sand Wolf Regiments, once considered the weakest teams of the War Wolf Regiment, had unexpectedly shone in this competition.
Even Sun Ping couldn't help but pay attention to the Snow Wolf Regiment.
Their Beastmaster was a female trainer named Rong Qiu, who had come from the Northern Province.
This evolved form, which she had developed, was known as the 'Cold Water Wolf.'
While the name wasn't impressive, its abilities were formidable.
It could infuse water with toxicity, and even a slight contact would render enemies powerless to resist within a short time.
Sun Ping couldn't help but feel a shiver down his spine.
Poison-type Beastmasters were indeed fearsome.
On the first day of the competition, Lin Lei, the leader of the Lin Wolf Regiment, was in high spirits.
Out of the six participating teams, the Hunting Wolf Regiment was unlucky to encounter the ace team of the Brave Tiger Regiment, resulting in their entire team's elimination. The Shadow Wolf Regiment also faced strong opponents, losing three members despite avoiding total annihilation.
Even so, Lin Lei didn't criticize anyone.
Although it was only the first day, the Wolf Regiment had claimed the top spot.
The Snow Wolf Regiment was in fifth place.
Even the Flame Wolf and Sand Wolf Regiments ranked relatively high.
Lin Lei's satisfaction was evident.
The leader of the Ape Master Regiment, whose team didn't make it into the top five, had a dark expression. He berated almost all the eliminated members, but that's a story for another time.
The competition in the battleground didn't stop at night; instead, some groups specifically chose to hunt other Beastmasters during the night.
However, Sun Ping didn't continue watching. After a day of observing and gaining new insights into Beastmaster cultivation, he needed to organize his thoughts.
Most people, however, remained in the square, continuing to watch the competition.
After all, those present were not low-level Beastmasters; the robust bodies of advanced Beastmasters could easily handle the late-night viewing.
But what Sun Ping didn't expect was that besides him, another person had also returned to their residence at night and picked up their phone.
It was none other than the trainer of the Snow Wolf Regiment, who had exceeded Lin Lei's expectations in today's competition and attracted attention—the trainer Rong Qiu.
Rong Qiu didn't seem to care about the rankings; her entire focus was on Sun Ping.
At this moment, like Sun Ping, she had also returned to her residence early.
She dialed a number, and the call was quickly answered. A cheerful voice came through the receiver:
"Hello?"
"I've met Sun Ping, and I've seen his Thousand Wood Wolf Regiment!"
Rong Qiu smiled slightly and then lit a slender lady's cigarette, exhaling a smoke ring.
If Sun Ping were there, he would undoubtedly recognize the voice on the other end as none other than his eccentric father.
And he probably wouldn't have guessed that the two people he never expected to be acquainted would have known each other for a long time.
Furthermore, the reason why this Snow Wolf Regiment trainer, who had given Lin Lei an unexpected surprise, had become their trainer might primarily be connected to Sun Ping.
"Hahaha, how is it?"
"We're temporarily in first place in today's competition, but that might change after tonight."
"Hahahaha, I told you my cultivation talent runs in the family! It's incredible."
Rong Qiu smiled, but she couldn't hold back:
"If this kid is so talented in cultivation, why do I need to help?"
The voice on the other end continued:
"What do you mean by asking for help? We agreed that it's not you, it's the Rong family!"
Rong Qiu replied calmly.
"If I don't speak up, the Rong family won't help."
"Okay, okay, Qiuqiu, consider it a favor to me. Later, I'll have Sun Ping call you his godmother... If you don't mind, stepmother is also fine..."
"Tsk, such nonsense..."
(End of Chapter)
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