Chapter 217: Breezebell
Chapter 217: Breezebell
"Principal said we can join the School Team", a junior student muttered.
"I heard that too..." a classmate beside him said, dazed.
A more rational female student added, "To be precise, Principal said we could join after we beat Qiao Sang."
"Isn't that the same as just giving us a spot!" the first student's face turned red, agitated.
They had thought they were just here to watch, but at this year's school start ceremony, Principal dropped a real bombshell!
Junior year was the most grueling stage of high school!
Not only did they need to excel in every subject, but they also had to know things not covered in the textbooks.
They needed to understand Beastmaster basics, current affairs, and trivial matters, going to bed later than dogs and waking up earlier than chickens—this was the life of a junior year student.
After two years of high school, everyone had a good idea of how well they could score.
In an environment surrounded by top students, saying there was no psychological pressure was a lie. They had been planning to work hard in their final year, hoping for a final push, but now, the opportunity to join the School Team was right in front of them!
If they could join the School Team and perform well in the competition, even if they didn't get into top universities, a bachelor's degree was almost guaranteed.
High school was different from middle school, with the difficulty of the subjects increasing exponentially. Many students who got into key high schools ended up in junior colleges.
While the sophomore students were also excited, the junior year students could be described as frenzied.
"First come, first served. Don't you all try to snatch it from me! My grades are the worst."
"We have to compete with other schools. You only have an Intermediate Beast, so don't embarrass us."
"If you put it that way, I remember you only have a Dual-Tailed Land Turtle. You shouldn't be planning to join either, right?"
"No, I'm going to try!"
"Hah."
"Stop arguing, someone has already gone up."
"Damn! Which bastard moved so fast!"
"It's Feng Zongxin from Class 3, the one from the wealthy family. He ranked seventh from the bottom in the last monthly exam last semester. It's a struggle for him to get into a three-year college, so he had to move fast."
"He really got lucky."
On the field, a boy about 1.76 meters tall with a clean buzz cut summoned a familiar with a blue circular bell on its head and two tails that ended in yellow.
Breezebell, the evolved form of Bubble Chime, an Intermediate Beast whose tails always drift with the wind... Qiao Sang's mind immediately recalled the information about Breezebell.
"Class 3, Junior Year, Feng Zongxin", the boy said seriously. "I apologize, but I have to get this spot!"
Qiao Sang nodded. "Good luck."
Feng Zongxin: "..."
With the sound of the whistle, Treasure Seeker vanished from the spot.
"Breezebell, Teleport!" Feng Zongxin issued the command in time.
"Drift~"
Breezebell's tails swayed with the wind, and it instantly appeared in another position.
The entire field fell silent, and Treasure Seeker did not appear.
Feng Zongxin looked around cautiously. After three seconds, he gave another command: "Teleport."
Dealing with a Ghost Familiar that was invisible, while avoiding being controlled by its shadow, using teleport to constantly change positions was a good strategy.
After all, the Ghost Familiar was just invisible; its speed hadn't changed.
Unfortunately, her Treasure Seeker wasn't just a Ghost-type... Watching Breezebell reappear on the field after using teleport, Qiao Sang said, "Now."
Hearing Qiao Sang's command, Feng Zongxin was taken aback, his pupils narrowing sharply as he shouted loudly, "Don't look into its eyes!"
But it was already too late. Just as Breezebell appeared, Treasure Seeker suddenly materialized, facing it head-on.
It seemed as though Treasure Seeker had been invisible there all along, and Breezebell had merely teleported right in front of it by sheer misfortune.
"Seek~"
Treasure Seeker's purple eyes met Breezebell's.
The next second.
"Drift..."
Breezebell's eyes closed, and it fell to the ground.
"Breezebell! Wake up!" Feng Zongxin shouted frantically.
In most official matches, when a familiar falls, there is a countdown.
When one familiar goes down, the referee must approach the fallen familiar to observe whether it is completely unconscious or just in a temporary abnormal state.
If it can get back up within the specified time, the battle can continue.
Ten seconds is generally the standard countdown time for most matches.
Logically, an Intermediate Beast should quickly recover from a Junior pet's Hypnosis due to its significantly higher Mental Power. Therefore, the female referee did not immediately declare Breezebell unable to fight but instead approached it to start the countdown.
"1, 2, 3, 4, 5..."
"Breezebell! Wake up!"
"6, 7, 8, 9..."
"Breezebell!!"
"10." The female referee glanced uncertainly at the still sleeping Breezebell and announced, "Breezebell has lost its ability to fight. The winner is Qiao Sang!"
Feng Zongxin slumped to the ground, his expression despondent.
Everyone exchanged bewildered looks.
"What just happened? It's over already?"
"Didn't you think this guy was just there to be a sacrificial lamb? The arena is so large, how could a familiar teleport right in front of the opponent?"
"Exactly."
"Also, Psionic Familiars have much higher Mental Power than other types of familiars. How could it not resist Hypnosis from a lower-level familiar? This is just ridiculous."
"Maybe this Treasure Seeker's Hypnosis proficiency is just that high?"
"How high would the proficiency need to be to put a Psionic-type Breezebell to sleep for so long… Look, someone else is going up!"
"Damn! I was too slow!"
...
"Junior Year (10) Class, Xia Chengqing." The speaker was a girl with shoulder-length hair and a fair complexion.
Just as she summoned a Short-Ear and prepared to fight, Qiao Sang raised his hand to stop her. "Wait."
"Why did you stop?"
"Are you not going to fight?"
"Ah! My school team spot!"
"She didn't need to fight us in the first place. Now that she's won against a Junior Year student, she probably feels she has enough face and doesn't want to fight anymore."
"No way!"
Amid the murmurs of the crowd, Qiao Sang turned to the female referee.
The female referee paused, then her expression cleared as she handed the microphone forward.
Qiao Sang paused for a moment before saying, "I want to request a brief energy recharge for Treasure Seeker."
"Seek~"
Treasure Seeker nodded in agreement after sensing its energy levels.
(End of Chapter)
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