Chapter 32: Apologies
Chapter 32: Apologies
In the stands, the row closest to the arena, the other eight candidates sat in a line.
One of the boys with a delicate appearance asked, "Who do you think will win?"
"It's the girl. Her familiar is a Fangflare", Zheng Yining replied.
She had observed closely when she approached them earlier. The Fangflare seemed to have a harmonious relationship with the girl, nothing like the online rumors that new Beastmasters and their Fire Pet Beasts were always at odds.
She figured the girl shouldn't have any trouble commanding the Fangflare in battle.
"But that's not certain. Do you guys know who Lu Liangye is?" Li Yang chimed in from the side.
"The King of Swagger."
"The guy in the group who said all the experts always arrive last is a dumbass."
Li Yang: "..."
"He spontaneously awakened in September last year. The Hanggang City News reported on him. If it weren't for the High School Entrance Exam being over, he'd probably be a first-year student at Litan Beastmaster High School by now", Li Yang explained.
"Then why is he here for the Holy Water High School Special Recruitment Exam?" The delicate boy was shocked.
He wasn't belittling Holy Water High School, but Litan Beastmaster High School was the only school in Zhehai Province that surpassed Holy Water High School.
When the best option is right there, who would choose the second-best?
Besides, if he chose Holy Water High School, he should have been admitted directly, right? What's he doing here for the Special Recruitment Exam? Doesn't this mean one of the five spots is definitely his?!
"Who knows." Li Yang replied.
Who could fathom what a swagger-loving guy like Lu Liangye was thinking?
Zheng Yining listened to the conversation and felt a bit of sympathy for the girl in the arena.
Even with a Fangflare, her opponent was the most likely to win first place. Running into him in the first match, her luck was really something.
In the arena, Qiao Sang took out a pair of Dark Green Triangular Sunglasses from her backpack and put them on the Fangflare.
This was the color and style Fangflare loved the most.
They had trained for so many days, and today was the day of the exam. In such an important duel, she naturally wanted to bring out her secret weapon from the start.
"Teeth!"
After putting on the Dark Green Triangular Sunglasses, Fangflare lifted its head and struck a cool pose, its aura changing dramatically.
"The battle rules are 1v1. Summon your familiars and follow my commands. The battle ends when one side is down or unable to continue fighting", Sun Boyi announced.
This type of match, where there's no specified order of attack, was currently quite popular. It emphasized surprise and the Beastmaster's choice of whether to observe first or strike first.
"Meeting me in the first round, I can only say sorry in advance!" Lu Liangye said, but his tone and expression didn't match his words.
Qiao Sang: "..."
This guy really needed a beating.
As he spoke, a familiar with an overall light blue color appeared in the white Star Array.
Its mouth was yellow, and it had a white collar around its neck. It had front and rear limbs and a tail fin. Due to the lack of legs, it stood on its tail.
It was a water-type familiar, the Water Ring Carp.
"Surprisingly, it's a Water Ring Carp. This girl is in trouble. Regardless of her skills, her attributes are already at a disadvantage."
"Do you have a chance if you face the Water Ring Carp?"
"… Mine is a ground-type, so I'm at a disadvantage too. Oh no, please don't let me face him next!"
The candidates in the stands discussed intensely.
Zheng Yining sighed and felt sympathy for the girl again.
This luck...
Just then, Sun Boyi gave the command to start the battle.
"Get close and confuse it, then take it out directly", Qiao Sang ordered first.
The moment the words left her mouth, Fangflare charged forward.
Not bad for speed.
Sun Boyi evaluated in his mind.
Directly take it out? How?
Lu Liangye found it hilarious and actually laughed out loud...
"Haha, use the water gun to keep it from getting close."
A Novice-level water gun is only about 2 meters long, but the Water Ring Carp's water gun can reach up to 5 meters, clearly indicating a Proficient level.
Fangflare easily dodged.
In a blink, Fangflare split into two.
The Water Ring Carp was stunned, unsure which one to aim at with its water gun.
The two Fangflares quickly surrounded the Water Ring Carp from both sides, baring their fangs, which were enveloped in flames.
"Use the water ring to protect yourself", Lu Liangye calmly commanded.
"Isn't that fire a bit too intense?"
Li Yang, who had some knowledge, raised a question.
"Is it? I'm nearsighted", the slender boy squinted his eyes and looked seriously at the field.
Li Yang: "..."
On the field, Fangflare's flame-encased fangs had already clamped down on the water ring. Instead of canceling each other out as they normally would, the water ring was shattered in the next second, and the fangs viciously bit into the Water Ring Carp's head.
"Circle!! Circle!!"
The Water Ring Carp let out a painful cry.
"How is this possible?! Water Ring Carp!" Lu Liangye lost his composure, his face panicking as he called out to the Water Ring Carp.
On the other side.
"It's a Proficient-level Flame Fang", Qin Wen said.
"Fangflare is pretty good. Looks like it learned before bonding", Zheng Guoping remarked.
"This Fangflare is less than two months old", the man with the slicked-back hair, who had been silent, stated.
"How is that possible?" Zheng Guoping looked incredulous.
"You don't even trust Vice Principal Liu Yao?" Qin Wen glanced at him.
Zheng Guoping was speechless.
Vice Principal Liu Yao had been begged to come to their school. He was not only an A-level breeder but also a senior researcher who had won the Tongyu Award.
He worked at the Prins Institute of Advanced Studies. If not for the fact that the Principal had pestered him for months using their elementary school friendship, he probably wouldn't have come to a Beastmaster High School at all.
If he said Fangflare was less than two months old, then it was...
Zheng Guoping looked at the Fangflare on the field, which had released the Water Ring Carp and now stood proudly. Despite the dark green sunglasses covering its eyes, its raised chin, puffed chest, and lifted head made it clear that it was showing off its victory...
This Fangflare is really less than two months old?
The Water Ring Carp had already fainted on the ground.
As Sun Boyi announced the result, Qiao Sang walked up to Lu Liangye and said, "Sorry about that."
Lu Liangye: "...!!"
Qiao Sang picked up Fangflare and walked over to the stands to sit down.
Before Fangflare had even been trained, she had dared to challenge high school students at the Beastmaster High School gate, and won all three matches.
Now, Fangflare's strength was vastly different from back then, and the opponent was a middle school student who had just bonded with their familiar and hadn't even taken the High School Entrance Exam.
How could she lose?
Winning was the norm.
Qiao Sang had just sat down when she couldn't help but yawn again.
The other candidates looked at her with a mix of shock and admiration.
She won so decisively!
Reversing the attributes and still winning so easily was not something just anyone could do.
(End of Chapter)
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