Chapter 430: Semi-Finals
Chapter 430: Semi-Finals
Contestant Area.
Qiao Sang sat in her seat, scrolling through her mobile phone to review the remaining contestants' profiles.
Now, apart from herself, only three other contestants remained.
She had already memorized the relevant information but wanted to confirm it once more.
[Ancient Fog Region, Ma Zongji, a Water-type and Combat-type Advanced Familiar: Thousand-Path Water Bear. It prefers to attack continuously like a flowing stream, using striking moves. Advanced Skills: True Qi Fist and Waterfall Climb.]
[Trait: Water Storage. When hit by Water-type moves, it does not take damage but instead retaliates.]
[Intermediate Familiar: Grass-type Yekesuolu. Its head and back spines are usually soft, but they become sharp and hard enough to pierce rock when infused with energy. Caution is advised in close combat.]
Meanwhile, a boy wearing a blue headband in the Contestant Seats kept glancing at Qiao Sang's back.
"Ma Zongji, why are you always staring at others? Are you nervous?" the middle-aged man beside him asked.
"A little", Ma Zongji admitted honestly.
The middle-aged man chuckled, "You're already in the top four, and you're still nervous?"
Ma Zongji sighed, "I'm not too worried about winning the semi-finals. I'm confident that even if I lose this round, I can still make it to the top three in the next. What makes me nervous is the possibility of facing Qiao Sang in the semi-finals. What if she doesn't summon Icechill?"
"You know, my Thousand-Path Water Bear has the Water Storage trait, making it nearly immune to Water-type skills."
The middle-aged man paused, his expression turning serious. "That shouldn't happen, right? After all, Icechill has Ice skills..."
He trailed off, realizing that, based on attributes alone, the chances of Qiao Sang summoning Icechill were indeed low.
"Ah..." Ma Zongji and the middle-aged man exchanged a glance, then sighed in unison.
Qiao Sang continued reviewing the profiles.
[Ancient Fog Region, Hu Fan, a Water-type Advanced Familiar: Swift Sink Frog. It moves at a speed that the eye cannot follow in water. To put it bluntly, 99% of attacks can be dodged as long as it's in water.]
[Trait: Rapid Current. When this familiar's stamina reaches a critical point, the power of Water-type moves increases exponentially.]
[Intermediate Familiar: Thunder Dragonfly, a dual-attribute Intermediate Familiar with Thunder and Flying types. The spike on its tail can deliver electric shocks, so be cautious even when facing it from behind; it might strike with its tail.]
[Trait: Speed Boost. This trait causes the familiar's speed to increase periodically during battles.]
As Qiao Sang read through these profiles, a boy six rows behind her interlocked his fingers and muttered to himself:
"Qiao Sang will summon Icechill, Qiao Sang will summon Icechill..."
This boy was Hu Fan.
A man in his early thirties, sitting beside him, couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing?"
Hu Fan spread his hands to reveal a small red ball.
He whispered mysteriously, "I got a Red Bell from Wishbell."
Wishbell, a Fairy Companion, is said to grant wishes if it voluntarily removes the red bell from its body and gives it to someone. That person needs only to interlock their fingers in a praying pose and make a wish, and it will likely come true.
The bell is a one-time use item and will become useless after being used.
There's no need to worry about what happens to Wishbell after it removes the bell; it will grow a new one the next day.
The man raised an eyebrow. "Did you check the Wishful Trait level of the Wishbell you got?"
While Wishbell can grant wishes, its Wishful Trait isn't as popular as one might think.
A Wishful Trait level of S-Class is required for the wish to have a 70% chance of coming true.
If it were just that, there wouldn't be much of a problem.
The issue is that once a wish is made, if it doesn't come true, the Wish will do the opposite.
For example, if I wish for someone to have a long life, they might end up dying.
Or if I wish to grow old with someone, the next day, the person who made the wish might catch them cheating.
Later, some people came up with the idea of a "Reverse Wish."
So they would hold the Red Bell and say, "I wish to score zero on the College Entrance Exam."
As a result, the person who made the wish would suffer from stomachaches, headaches, and all sorts of pains, collapsing before even reaching the exam room, and truly scoring a zero.
This series of events made the people of the Ancient Fog Region wary of the Wishbell.
Because no one knew what the consequences of making a wish to the Red Bell would be.
Hu Fan scratched his head and replied, "I didn't ask, I just thought I'd make a wish and see what happens. If the Wish comes true, I can battle Icechill. If it doesn't, I might not run into Qiao Sang, and there's still a chance I could make it to the finals."
The man didn't say anything.
He had thought Hu Fan was mindless, but it turned out he had given it some serious thought.
...
[Xilu Region, Shao Liben, last year's Zone Champion of the National School Beastmaster League.]
[A Psychic Type Advanced Familiar, Ji Hui Tatta, can accurately predict the opponent's next move through subtle actions.]
[Trait: Mental Power, will not shrink back from attacks and remains unshaken by intimidation, essentially fearless.]
[Trait: Synchronization, when poisoned, paralyzed, or burned, there is a chance to inflict the same status on the opponent.]
[A Fire-Type Intermediate Familiar, Ash Firefox, can emit hot steam from its Ears to intimidate the opponent.]
[Trait: Flame Body, when attacked with contact Skills, there is a chance to inflict a burn on the attacker.]
Ji Hui Tatta is quite a challenge... After reviewing all the information, Qiao Sang put his mobile phone back in his pocket and looked at the arena, waiting for the match to begin.
On the other side, a boy with a blank expression had a computer on his knees, displaying Qiao Sang's information on the screen.
"Are you confident?" The woman in a crisp black suit asked.
"As long as Blazing Star Hound doesn't use Mars Rain, there shouldn't be much of a problem", Shao Liben said.
"What about the others?" the woman asked.
Shao Liben closed the computer and stated calmly, "Just former opponents I've defeated."
...
"Who will face off in the semifinals!" Yi Ao waved the microphone and announced loudly, "Watch the big screen!"
Four enormous holographic photos appeared and rapidly alternated.
After about seven seconds of constant change, the photos settled.
[Yuhua Region, Qiao Sang vs Ancient Fog Region, Ma Zongji]
[Ancient Fog Region, Hu Fan vs Xilu Region, Shao Liben]
Ma Zongji... Qiao Sang's mind flashed with the relevant information.
"Ma Zongji, huh." Xu Yixuan adjusted her glasses and said, "His Thousand-Path Water Bear counters Fire-Type Familiars, and Water-Type Moves don't work on it. However, your Blazing Star Hound's Mars Rain has reached Mastery, so even with the attribute disadvantage, it won't matter. Plus, Blazing Star Hound has Psychic-Type Skills, so there shouldn't be much of a problem."
In her view, the Thousand-Path Water Bear's Water Storage Trait rendered Icechill's Water-Type Skills ineffective, reducing its combat effectiveness by at least half. Qiao Sang wouldn't be able to send out Icechill.
(End of Chapter)
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