Chapter 387: Not Deliberately Losing, Right? (Addition)
Chapter 387: Not Deliberately Losing, Right? (Addition)
Kainan Beast Battle Arena.
The announcer's voice came over the loudspeaker: "Holy Water High School's Qiao Sang, Holy Water High School's Xu Yixuan, please come to the arena!"
Both finalists are from our school; this feels so great... Wang Weidou straightened his back, his smile growing wider.
Beside him, Sun Boyi was scrolling through his mobile phone.
Wang Weidou turned his head to look at him. "You're still on your phone during the match?"
Sun Boyi replied, "The awards ceremony is coming up, and I just realized I'm not wearing anything decent."
Wang Weidou paused, then looked down at his own attire.
He had deliberately dressed in formal wear before coming, but now, thinking about the upcoming awards ceremony, he felt his current outfit might not be quite right.
In the past, the camera would focus mostly on the first-place winner, and the interviews were usually with Huang Renbiao.
Now, Qiao Sang is the first-place winner, and as the principal, the two major satellite channels will likely interview him just as they did with Huang Renbiao, giving him a few minutes of close-up...
Wang Weidou's expression slowly changed. After a moment of thought, he asked, "What does your outfit have to do with you looking at your phone?"
Sun Boyi answered, "If I place an order now through Drip Express, they can deliver it to me within 10 minutes, as long as it's in the same city."
Wang Weidou looked at him seriously. "Are you sure?"
"Absolutely." Sun Boyi said, "You probably always buy from physical stores. If you try placing an order on your phone, you'll see."
I was waiting for you to say that... Wang Weidou nodded slightly.
"Let's do it now. Once you've placed your order, pass me your phone so I can choose a set of clothes to try on."
Sun Boyi looked up and down at Wang Weidou, puzzled. "Principal, you look pretty sharp already."
Wang Weidou replied earnestly, "It's not about looking sharp. I want to try out the 10-minute delivery service."
Sun Boyi: "..."
...
On the field.
Xu Yixuan took a deep breath.
She remembered that the past two years, when the two major satellite channels broadcast the matches live, her family would gather together, munching on sunflower seeds, to watch her compete on TV.
This year should be no different...
She decided that she at least shouldn't lose too badly. Xu Yixuan's face was serious as she formed the hand signs and summoned her Dream Weaver.
Qiao Sang summoned his Treasure Seeker.
A Treasure Hunter Demon... Xu Yixuan felt a sense of relief at the sight of the familiar.
Among Qiao Sang's three familiars, she hoped to face the Treasure Hunter Demon the most. It wasn't that she had a good chance of winning, but with the Blazing Star Hound, she would only be beaten, and facing Glacialia required a lot of mental preparation. Even though it was a competition, there was always a sense of impending danger, like she might end up in the hospital.
In comparison, the Treasure Hunter Demon was the better option...
"Yin..."
"Xun..."
Dream Weaver and Treasure Seeker stared at each other.
"Chu!"
The whistle blew.
"Hypnosis!"
"Dream Induction!"
Qiao Sang and Xu Yixuan issued their commands simultaneously.
Using Hypnosis right away...
Xu Yixuan was taken aback.
She thought Qiao Sang would have the Treasure Hunter Demon use Teleport to get close to Dream Weaver first.
After all, in all the matches she had seen, the Treasure Hunter Demon's first move was usually to get close. She had even spent a lot of time thinking about how to lure the Treasure Hunter Demon into a dream if it got close. It seems Qiao's mind is not so easy to read...
Even though they were from the same school and the same School Team, in a personal battle, everyone was very discreet about asking about things like Skill proficiency, which were private matters.
However, Skill proficiency was easy to judge. The textbooks provided detailed explanations and classifications for each stage.
Xu Yixuan knew that the Treasure Hunter Demon's Hypnosis proficiency was high, but she wasn't sure exactly which stage it had reached.
As Xu Yixuan pondered, Dream Weaver and Treasure Seeker faced each other from a distance.
One familiar's eyes glowed red, the other's purple.
Dream Induction Trait versus Hypnosis. In the same level, Dream Induction Trait should have the upper hand. Dream Weaver's Dream Induction Trait, she wasn't boasting, but if a familiar of the same level fell for it, it was usually the end of the match... Xu Yixuan's thoughts returned, and she looked at Qiao Sang's calm expression. Suddenly, she remembered something and was taken aback.
Speaking of it, the Hypnosis from the Treasure Hunter Demon seemed to have affected the Unified Owl... But at that time, the Unified Owl was already in a poor state after struggling for a while, so it was possible for the Dream Weaver to lure the Unified Owl into a dream for a while...
Bang!
Though Xu Yixuan's mind had raced through countless thoughts, in reality, only three seconds had passed. Just as Xu Yixuan thought of this, Dream Weaver closed its eyes and fell from the air, landing on the ground.
Xunxun~
Treasure Seeker covered her mouth and giggled.
Xu Yixuan: "!!!"
"Nightmare King!" Xu Yixuan cried out in pain.
The audience stands fell silent.
Just three seconds...
Even though this was a High School Student competition, it was still the provincial final. No one had expected this to happen, and if word got out, it would surely be a laughingstock for the other provinces...
"Um, I don't think we can blame Xu Yixuan. Dream Induction and Hypnosis, she probably didn't expect to lose like this..." someone in the audience stands said, trying to salvage some dignity.
Xu Yixuan had confirmed her participation in the Regional Tournament, representing the face of Zhehai Province.
Losing was acceptable, but not in such a socially dead way!
She had to make up for it!
"I also think that the Treasure Hunter Demon might be much older than the Dream Weaver, and with its Psychic-type attributes, its Mental Power is definitely much higher..."
"Right... that makes sense..."
...
On the field, after her moment of grief, Xu Yixuan's face began to flush red.
Thinking about the previous match, she felt unprecedented embarrassment and social death.
She had fought Qiao Sang's Treasure Hunter Demon at school before, but never had she lost like this...
Qu!
The second match began with the sound of a whistle.
Xu Yixuan steadied her emotions, suppressing her shame, and summoned Blazefang.
Blazefang and Treasure Seeker had faced each other at school before, making them old rivals.
As soon as the whistle signaling the start of the match sounded, Blazefang opened its mouth and unleashed a raging flame toward Treasure Seeker.
Treasure Seeker didn't dodge but instead raised its Short Toe, quickly forming a Light Wall less than half a meter tall in front of it.
The flame hit the Light Wall and was temporarily blocked.
Because the flame was wide and Treasure Seeker, along with its Light Wall, was small, from Xu Yixuan's perspective, it looked like the flame was completely blocked, and she couldn't see Treasure Seeker at all.
Why not use Teleport to dodge directly... Xu Yixuan felt something was off.
At that moment, the flame broke through, shattering the Light Wall and engulfing Treasure Seeker in a blaze of heat.
Seeing this, the audience stands buzzed with whispered discussions.
"Is Qiao Sang deliberately planning to lose this round?"
"Maybe, after all, they're from the same school. She might not want the other side to lose too badly."
"Can it get any worse than the last round?"
"Even if she's letting it happen, she wouldn't be so blatant. If the Treasure Hunter Demon loses to this attack, anyone with eyes can see it's a Shadow Veil."
On the field.
Something's wrong, this is too wrong... Xu Yixuan's alarm bells were ringing.
Come on, this is Qiao Sang!
Her Treasure Hunter Demon is a familiar known for its unpredictable movements, even Ding Yanjing's Flash Crow can't match its speed for a while. How could it be hit by Blazefang's flame in one attack?
There's a plot! There must be a plot!
At that moment, the burning flame dissipated, and in the air, there was no sign of the Treasure Hunter Demon!
It's a Substitute... Xu Yixuan's face changed, and she urgently called out, "Be careful!"
Tsk, your reaction has improved... Qiao Sang thought to herself.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter end
Report
