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Chapter 257: Rubble Barrage Technique
Chapter 257: Rubble Barrage Technique
There's a saying on the internet: When a Beastmaster locks eyes with another, it's likely they're about to engage in a battle.
To satisfy Fangy's desire for a fight, Qiao Sang deliberately followed the gaze of Frostshake Bear's Beastmaster, hoping to make eye contact with her.
Frostshake Bear's Beastmaster wasn't hard to find.
Although the area was large, there were only a handful of Beastmasters present, each positioned far apart. Within a ten-meter radius of Frostshake Bear, there was only one woman who looked to be in her early twenties, with long, straight black hair and a slightly delicate appearance.
It was clear that this woman was Frostshake Bear's Beastmaster.
Usually, people can sense when they're being stared at, but even after Qiao Sang stared at the woman for about a minute, she showed no sign of noticing.
Qiao Sang had no choice but to approach and ask, "Hello, are you interested in a battle?"
"Yah!" Fangy also called out to Frostshake Bear with a battle cry at this moment.
Frostshake Bear glanced at Fangy but ignored her, continuing her practice on her own.
Fangy: "..."
The woman squinted and sized up Qiao Sang, then reached into her cross-body bag and pulled out a pair of glasses, putting them on.
So she's nearsighted. No wonder she didn't react even after I stared at her for so long, Qiao Sang thought to herself.
The woman looked at Qiao Sang, then at Fangy, and then pulled out a business card from her bag, handing it over. "Sure, but my sparring partner sessions are already booked for a week. You can schedule a time for the week after next."
Qiao Sang took the card and read it.
Hóngyīng Beastmaster Battle Club, Advanced Trainer, Zhang Jie.
The first thought that came to Qiao Sang's mind was: We're both sparring partners, so why don't I have a business card?!
The second thought was: She's treating me like a customer, but sparring partners usually charge for battles, so it makes sense.
Qiao Sang asked, "How much do you charge per hour?"
"Ten thousand Union Coins. Since you're able to be here, you must be a sparring partner too", the woman said. "Since we're colleagues, I'll give you a ten percent discount."
Qiao Sang thanked her.
With the balance in her bank account, she didn't really need the discount, but no one could resist the allure of a good deal.
Qiao Sang and Fangy went to the spot she had already chosen.
"Xun~" Treasure Seeker appeared, proactively taking out an Energy Recovery Serum from the Ring and offering it to Fangy.
"Have some to recover. You've been flying for a long time", Qiao Sang said to Fangy.
"Yah."
Fangy nodded, using Psychic Power to open the Energy Recovery Serum and pour it into her mouth.
Though expensive, the Energy Recovery Serum was effective, and Fangy instantly returned to peak condition.
Qiao Sang placed her backpack in front of her and opened it, and Aquariana immediately jumped out, standing next to Fangy.
"Here's what we'll do", Qiao Sang said to her three familiars. "Fangy will practice Mars Rain using Shadow Clone, while the original will use Psychic Power to control the rubble on the ground and attack Aquariana."
"Aquariana, you need to try to dodge the rubble. I'll place a pen on Fangy, and you need to find a way to get through the rubble and jump onto Fangy to retrieve it."
"Treasure Seeker, keep practicing Tile Split, but increase the number to 15 tiles at once. When you get tired, use Psychic Power to control the rubble and attack Aquariana like Fangy."
Fangy and Treasure Seeker's training goals were clear.
Qiao Sang's training plan for Aquariana was to master Healing Light and improve her basic attributes.
Water Elemental Familiars generally move slower on land than in water.
Qiao Sang wasn't trying to make Aquariana a jack-of-all-trades, but some large competitions have random battlefields, and it's not always a guarantee to get a water environment.
If the arena were announced first before summoning familiars, it would be fine. However, if the rules were to summon familiars first and then announce the arena, Aquariana would likely be at a disadvantage.
After all, there aren’t many arenas where a Water Elemental Familiar can fully utilize its strength.
The Rubble Barrage Technique can train reaction speed, movement speed, and physical endurance.
There’s also the benefit of honing Aquariana’s willpower.
After all, when faced with a barrage of flying rubble, a normal Basic Familiar would instinctively run to a safer spot without rubble instead of moving and dodging through the rubble, risking being hit at any moment.
Even if Aquariana’s speed isn’t up to par and it can’t adapt immediately, the rubble is controlled by Fangy’s Psychic Power. She can stop the rubble or adjust the attack speed at any time.
This would also allow Fangy to increase her proficiency in Psychic Power.
Most importantly, this joint training might significantly boost their bond.
It’s a win-win situation, almost perfect.
For healing, they have Energy Recovery Serum and the Advanced Skill Healing Light, which is incredibly powerful. They could train until the end of time—well, maybe not that long, but for a very long time.
Qiao Sang’s plan seemed ideal, but reality was harsh.
Fangy, being an Intermediate Familiar, had to use her Shadow Clones to practice Mars Rain, an Advanced Skill that consumes a lot of energy, while also controlling a large amount of rubble with her Psychic Power. Her energy simply couldn’t keep up with the demand.
Qiao Sang roughly calculated that Fangy would need to drink a third of a bottle of Energy Recovery Serum every five minutes to keep going.
At this rate, they wouldn’t be able to train for long, let alone until the end of time. They’d probably have to go home after two hours.
Fortunately, her familiars were fully focused on training, which gave Qiao Sang some psychological comfort.
Having a familiars that didn’t cause trouble was indeed a relief.
Aquariana’s performance was also much better than she expected. Qiao Sang focused her attention on Aquariana.
Most of Fangy’s energy was used for the Shadow Clones practicing Mars Rain, so the amount of rubble she controlled wasn’t much. However, it was enough for the small, Junior Aquariana.
Aquariana didn’t instinctively retreat when the rubble started flying. Instead, it charged in and started sprinting.
While dodging, it wasn’t entirely avoiding being hit. However, Aquariana seemed to feel no pain, and its expression never changed.
After watching for a while, Qiao Sang suddenly realized she was wrong.
Perhaps due to the multiple injuries it had endured and the Perfection-level mastery of Healing Light, Aquariana’s physical strength might not need much more training.
“Seek~”
At that moment, Treasure Seeker floated over, showing its claws and a tired expression.
However, its eyes kept glancing at Fangy controlling the rubble hitting Aquariana.
That looks fun! It wanted to join in!
Qiao Sang checked her mobile phone; they had only been training for 17 minutes.
Qiao Sang put her phone back in her pocket and said, “If Tile Split is tired, you can practice Hypnosis. There should be ants around here. I remember you told me you really wanted to evolve.”
“If you don’t try harder, Aquariana might evolve before you do.”
Treasure Seeker had initially been indifferent, thinking Aquariana was just a hometown friend.
However, it had been invisibly hovering by Qiao Sang’s side and overheard her conversation with Liu Yao. It realized that Aquariana was only seven months old, about the same age as itself, and still a young one.
“Seek!”
Treasure Seeker panicked.
If a familiar of the same age evolves before it, that’s unacceptable!
It immediately started looking for a target to practice Hypnosis on.
Qiao Sang had chosen a location far from the other Advanced Trainers. Fangy’s Shadow Clones were constantly using Mars Rain to attack the ground, creating a large area of fire rain and explosions that limited sensory perception.
As a result, she had no idea that all the Advanced Trainers in the arena had been staring at her direction for over ten minutes.
(End of Chapter)
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