Chapter 350: The Possibility of Winning
Chapter 350: The Possibility of Winning
Among the teams assigned to compete at Huicheng Beast Tamer High School, the most prominent was Holy Water High School, followed by Xiongding High School.
Perhaps influenced by its name, the students at Xiongding High School were notoriously fierce, making it one of the "hardest to manage" schools in Zhehai Province.
Students would resort to battles at the slightest provocation, leading to frequent changes in the school's principal over the past decade.
In this school where strength was paramount, the members of the School Team would often be replaced after losing challenges.
Liu Zheru, however, was the only student in the current Junior Year who had never been replaced since his Sophomore Year, a testament to his formidable skills.
As He Datao and Liu Zheru took the stage, the high-profile contestants drew a roar of applause from the crowd, with the majority of the cheers for Liu Zheru.
On the field.
He Datao, hearing the cheers from the audience, grumbled, "They're all blind. My ranking was clearly higher than yours last year."
Liu Zheru waved his hand dismissively. "Maybe they're just into faces?"
He Datao: "???!"
His heart was immediately wounded by this comment!
Due to his obesity, he had always struggled with attracting the opposite sex, even after entering Holy Water High School and joining the highly popular Beastmaster School Team's Individual Combat Team. His lack of romantic success remained unchanged.
Just as He Datao took a deep breath to compose himself, the whistle blew.
"Rock Lock!" Liu Zheru issued the command first.
Fury Bear raised its right paw, slamming it into the ground. Sharp rocks suddenly emerged from the sandy arena, blocking the path of Magma Burst Ape.
"Good one, he still has this trick up his sleeve", Xu Yixuan remarked from the audience stands, surprised.
Qiao Sang understood what Xu Yixuan meant.
At the Junior Year level, most participants were experienced contestants, and their familiars' skills were already well-known.
Qiao Sang had reviewed Liu Zheru's records and found that his Fury Bear had never displayed the Rock Lock skill before.
Judging by the power of the Rock Lock, it must have reached at least the small success stage, indicating that Liu Zheru had known this skill for some time.
Qiao Sang's expression grew more serious. This was not part of her original plan. If possible, she preferred to have Lulu participate in the battle.
Fangy didn't need another one-sided victory, but Lulu needed a practical challenge to hone her skills.
On the field, due to Fury Bear's first move, Liu Zheru quickly took control of the battle.
Magma Burst Ape was on the defensive, its fists engulfed in flames as it continuously used Flame Punch to attack the suddenly appearing rocks. Flames and debris exploded like grenades, obscuring the view and making it difficult for He Datao to track his opponent's movements.
By the time Magma Burst Ape managed to shatter the rocks in front of it, a flash of white light appeared, and it was sent flying.
"Body Slam", Xu Yixuan frowned.
Body Slam is a mid-tier skill. When the target is hit, the user also takes some damage. However, if the user has a hard head or magical defenses, they can mitigate this drawback.
At the start of a match, few Beastmasters would have their familiars use this skill directly.
Qiao Sang's eyes fell on the Fury Bear, whose head and body showed no obvious light effects, and a spark of inspiration ignited in his mind:
"Is it possible that this Fury Bear doesn't have any Traits to prevent the side effects of this move? Using Body Slam might serve a dual purpose: to attack and to inflict damage on itself."
Xu Yixuan was taken aback for a moment. "You mean it's to accumulate Rage Points?"
Qiao Sang nodded. "The Magma Burst Ape's attack power is high, so Liu Zheru couldn't have let the Fury Bear take the hits right from the start. But if it first wears down the opponent, the damage it takes would be within expected limits."
"Then, when the Magma Burst Ape's attacks are no longer as powerful, the Fury Bear can take the hits and the power of Fist of Fury will be even greater."
Xu Yixuan sighed. "I guess only someone as devious as you could think of this so quickly."
Qiao Sang: "???"
Just as Qiao Sang had said, the Magma Burst Ape, dragging its injured body, got up and found the Fury Bear right in front of it.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
With the opponent right there, how could it not attack? The Magma Burst Ape's two fists instantly ignited with high-temperature flames, striking the Fury Bear with punches and kicks.
Bursts of flames exploded on the Fury Bear's body, but the power was clearly not as strong as when it had blasted the rocks.
The Fury Bear didn't waver at all under the barrage; it just took a few steps back.
"Right now!" Liu Zheru suddenly shouted.
The Fury Bear's right paw clenched into a fist, releasing a terrifying burst of angry energy that slammed into the Magma Burst Ape's head.
The Magma Burst Ape was sent flying several yards away and didn't get up again, its eyes closed.
One-punch KO.
The crowd erupted in cheers, all in praise of Liu Zheru.
The scene felt like a one-on-one battle in a game, where both sides were roughly the same size, but one side took hits for a long time without dropping a single point of health, while the other side ended the game with a single straight punch.
Tough... Qiao Sang couldn't help but ponder the possibility of Lulu winning.
While the Magma Burst Ape's attack power was slightly higher than the Fury Bear's, it seemed to only serve to increase the power of the Fury Bear's Fist of Fury.
The Magma Burst Ape was large, and it took four Power Pigs in white lab coats to carry it away on a stretcher.
Xu Yixuan turned her head and whispered, "Are you sure you still want to send out Glacialia?"
They had been spending all their time together these past few days, so she naturally knew that Qiao Sang had been analyzing the next day's opponents with Glacialia and that the strategies were mostly based on Glacialia's capabilities.
Qiao Sang remained silent for a couple of seconds before saying, "I just thought of a possibility and want to try it out."
It was a one-star difficulty, but she insisted on treating it like a four-star... Xu Yixuan glanced at her and didn't say anything more.
Although Qiao Sang didn't say it outright, the meaning was clear: she was still going to send out Glacialia.
...
Despite losing the first match, He Datao managed to win the second match with Wind Carver against a Fury Bear whose energy was already mostly drained.
Even though he lost the third match to Liu Zheru's second familiar, it wasn't a complete rout.
Time flew by quickly, and the matches continued from morning until evening. The day's competition finally came to a close.
The announcer's voice rang out:
"Let's welcome Qiao Sang from Holy Water High School and Liu Zheru from Xiongding High School!"
At that moment, all the spectators in the arena turned their eyes to the figures standing in the front row.
Even before the battle began, the arena was filled with cheers.
This time, they were all shouting for Qiao Sang.
(End of Chapter)
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