Chapter 310: Seabite vs. Flame Listener
Chapter 310: Seabite vs. Flame Listener
The audience stands were buzzing.
"Your school's Zhou Jing has quite the observational skills."
"This student is very diligent. Most students would have dispersed after the usual training, but she keeps practicing", the Vice Principal of Peaceful Sea High School said with a smile, watching Zhou Jing on the field.
Yesterday, Holy Water High School's Qiao Sang had ended his matches in a single move, each battle over in the blink of an eye.
Zhou Jing, however, was the first to see through her opponent's movements and avoid being taken down instantly. He naturally felt very proud.
Zhou Jing, this child, works hard, but her academic performance has always been average.
This year is her final year in the National Campus Beastmaster League, and she has trained much harder than in the previous two years, almost pinning all her hopes on this competition.
She would often continue practicing with her familiar long after everyone else had left. Whenever he passed by the training field and looked through the windows, he could always see her and her familiar.
If she doesn't achieve good results in the National Campus Beastmaster League, her academic scores might not be enough to get her into a good university.
They say that hard work can create miracles, and just now, Zhou Jing used Seabite to win against Holy Water High School's He Datao.
He Datao had a perfect record yesterday and had consistently ranked among the top 30 in the province in the past two years.
In movies, the protagonists are often ordinary people who surpass geniuses through their own efforts.
He believed that Zhou Jing could continue to create her own miracles!
The Vice Principal of Peaceful Sea High School was lost in thought, imagining Zhou Jing's victory over Qiao Sang, feeling a surge of pride.
"Whistle!"
Suddenly, the whistle and the waves of astonished cries around him snapped him out of his reverie.
"Wow! Cough, cough... Amazing! Is that Flame Fang?! I've never seen this form of Flame Fang in real life!"
"Is this reasonable? This is a second-year student?!"
"How did she train? Spark and Flame Fang both at Mastery? It's like she's cheating!"
"Just for this move, this year's National Campus Beastmaster League is going to be something to watch."
"Look at Wang Weidou, his mouth is practically splitting from smiling..."
What's going on?
Flame Fang?
Mastery?
The Vice Principal of Peaceful Sea High School looked at the center of the field with a bewildered expression, then his eyes widened in shock.
The Star-Spotted Turtle had its eyes closed, lying motionless on the ground.
It's over?
He had just deeply acknowledged Zhou Jing's abilities in his mind, and the moment his attention drifted, it was already over?!
Let's rewind to half a minute ago.
On the field.
The Star-Spotted Turtle was spinning at high speed, circling around Fangy. Water jets from its spots formed a large, rapidly spinning water spiral, like a giant water-tipped shuriken.
Not only had the power increased, but the range of the attack had also expanded by about three times due to the water jets.
It was clear that if this move hit, a Fire Familiar of the same rank, being weak to water, would be severely injured and unable to get up.
However, Fangy's ears twitched, and it seemed to have eyes in the back of its head. Just as the "giant water-tipped shuriken" was 0.1 centimeters away, Fangy vanished on the spot.
The Star-Spotted Turtle's attack missed, and it didn't stop immediately. Instead, it continued spinning until it reached its Beastmaster, then extended its head and limbs.
But just as it extended its head, the vanished Fangy reappeared above it, mouth wide open.
Flames burst forth from its fangs!
"Hardening!" Zhou Jing's panicked voice echoed across the field.
Hardening, a Basic Skill, allows the user to harden their body, increasing their defensive capabilities.
Zhou Jing handled the situation well, and the Star-Spotted Turtle's reaction was quick too.
However, its usual training involved retracting its limbs and head into its shell before hardening.
This created a time gap.
The Star-Spotted Turtle managed to tuck its head and limbs into its shell, but it didn't have time to harden. Fangy's flame-encased fangs bit down on its shell.
If that was all, it wouldn't have been a big deal.
The Star-Spotted Turtle had strong defenses, and being a Water-Type, a regular Flame Fang wouldn't do much more than superficial damage to its outer shell, leaving the body inside unharmed.
Just as everyone thought the Star-Spotted Turtle was safe, the next second, the flames flared up intensely!
A violent aura of fire enveloped both Fangy and the Star-Spotted Turtle.
A massive Flame Listener's head, composed entirely of flames, appeared with its mouth open, revealing fangs. It swallowed the Star-Spotted Turtle whole!
Then came the scene the Vice Principal of Peaceful Sea High School witnessed.
Two Power Pigs in white lab coats carried the Star-Spotted Turtle away on a stretcher.
Familiars that needed to compete in the next match on the same day had to be treated promptly.
The match had to continue.
Zhou Jing took a deep breath and summoned her second familiar—Seabite.
"Nip Nip!"
Seabite opened and closed its two large front teeth, taunting Fangy.
"Ya Ya!"
Fangy, not to be outdone, opened its mouth to show off its fangs.
The actions of the two familiars sparked a discussion among the audience.
"Which do you think is stronger, the Flame Listener's teeth or Seabite's teeth?"
"The Flame Listener's, look how shiny those teeth are."
"Scientifically speaking, Seabite's teeth should be stronger, but familiars rely on skills. With the Flame Listener's abilities, who can say its teeth aren't powerful?"
At this point, Wang Weidou, who had been grinning but hadn't spoken, chimed in:
"What scientific basis are you using? As far as I know, there's only one Flame Listener in the world, and no researcher has published any studies on the strength of its teeth yet."
The person who spoke first was taken aback, then laughed awkwardly. "I subconsciously compared the Flame Listener to a Blazefang."
Wang Weidou looked at him kindly. "No problem, just be careful about making claims without scientific evidence next time."
He smiled on the surface, but inside, he was seething.
Bah!
What nonsense about Seabite's teeth being stronger than the Flame Listener's!
Preposterous!
The Flame Listener's teeth are the strongest!
The person nodded earnestly. "Got it, I'll be more careful next time."
Truly fitting of the Principal of Holy Water High School! Such a rigorous approach to knowledge!
On the field.
Zhou Jing issued the first command.
The audience stopped their discussion and focused their attention on the arena, afraid to blink.
After all, there had been instances where a match ended in the time it took to turn and say a word. No one dared to look away.
Seabite's arms stretched backward, and it ran toward the Flame Listener in a ninja-like stance.
Then one became two, two became four, and four became eight.
Finally, the eight Seabite split into sixteen.
"Whoa, your school's Zhou Jing is no joke. She's been holding back this ace in the hole, all these Clones. Her proficiency must be—"
The Vice Principal of Peaceful Sea High School had just adjusted his mindset and was about to praise Zhou Jing's hard work when he noticed the person beside him stopped mid-sentence, eyes wide and staring dumbfounded at the center of the field.
A bad feeling washed over him, and he stiffly turned to look.
"!!!"
Damn!
Why are all sixteen Seabites flying in the air?!
(End of Chapter)
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