Chapter 449: So Tiring to Keep Turning
Chapter 449: So Tiring to Keep Turning
The previous match had taken anywhere from half an hour to just a few minutes.
A match where familiars of the same level ended so quickly was a first since the opening of the National Championship, causing the audience to stir with excitement.
"Did he win already? I don't think it even took a minute."
"I don't get it. How could that girl recognize the Rogue Boar's clone so easily?"
"Isn't a Dark Familiar supposed to counter Ghost-type familiars? Why didn't it show any effect?"
"Damn, 3D Shadow Control! Isn't that just unbeatable at the same level?!"
"Shadow Control is mainly about binding, right? In theory, a Rogue Boar, being a Dark Familiar, should be able to break free, shouldn't it?"
"Once it's in 3D Mode with such high proficiency, it's not that easy to break free. Besides, the Treasure Hunter Demon used Hypnosis right away, giving the Rogue Boar no time to escape."
"Right away? I thought it touched the flower with its claws first, teasing the Rogue Boar a bit."
"You don't get it. That was a strategy! Didn't you see how the Rogue Boar's eyes widened when the Treasure Hunter Demon touched the flower? The bigger the eyes, the easier it is to hypnotize."
"Ah, I see!"
Around 70% of the audience in the stands were students, and they mostly expressed their immediate reactions to the battle. In contrast, the front row, reserved for officials, was filled with more detailed analysis.
"The Ghost-type's Invisibility combined with the Psychic-type's Teleport—any Advanced Familiar would find it hard to attack the Treasure Hunter Demon, let alone a Rogue Boar."
"Qiao Sang's strategy was excellent. By pretending to burn the flower, he made the Rogue Boar reveal its weakness, leading to a clean and quick win... This Zone Champion is truly deserving."
...
As the crowd continued to discuss, the familiars for the second match had already been summoned.
"Their second familiar is still the Treasure Hunter Demon. Who do you think will win this match?" a student in a dark blue school uniform asked a group of peers in the stands.
"Qiao Sang", a short-haired girl replied.
"I think it's Wu Hengxu. His Thunder Spider is hard to approach for any familiar at the same level", a bespectacled boy said.
At this moment, a girl who had earlier used a familiar identifier to look up the Treasure Seeker's information turned and asked, "Hu Le, who do you think will win?"
Hu Le shook his head. "I don't know."
The girl asked, "Why aren't you holding up the banner anymore?"
Hu Le was silent for a few seconds. "My hand hurts."
Thunder Spider, an Electric-type Intermediate Familiar, can release a large amount of lightning-infused silk to create barriers. The silk can be used for both defense and offense. On the field, Qiao Sang looked at the familiar in the distance—a mostly yellow creature with four eyes, eight legs, and white fur at the back of its body—and recalled its information.
"Chu!"
The whistle blew, signaling the start of the match.
The Treasure Seeker vanished as usual.
At the same time, the Thunder Spider opened its mouth and quickly sprayed several white silk threads infused with lightning.
The white threads adhered to the ground, crisscrossing to form a comprehensive spider web around and above the Thunder Spider.
Yellow lightning crackled continuously on the web, creating a deterrent that made it seem unwise to approach.
Why hasn't the Treasure Hunter Demon appeared yet... Wu Hengxu felt something was off.
Logically, the Treasure Hunter Demon should teleport and attack right after becoming invisible. Therefore, before the match, he had instructed the Thunder Spider to stay vigilant, ready to convert its defensive silk into an offensive weapon at any moment, ideally entangling the Treasure Hunter Demon when it appeared close by.
But despite the 360-degree coverage of the spider web, the Treasure Hunter Demon still hadn't shown up, which was unusual.
Wu Hengxu felt uneasy, sensing that the Treasure Hunter Demon might suddenly launch a major attack.
However, amidst his unease, a thought uncontrollably flashed through his mind: The Thunder Net is set up; this match shouldn't end so quickly...
An eerie silence hung over the arena.
"Bre..."
The Thunder Spider's four eyes warily scanned its surroundings.
Suddenly, all the Thunder Nets seemed to be lifted by some unseen force, descending sharply onto the Thunder Spider, forming a cloud of lightning that inexplicably condensed.
"Bre!"
The Thunder Spider moved swiftly across the Thunder Nets.
However, the Thunder Nets covered its entire body, leaving no place to hide.
Before long, the Thunder Nets had completely entangled the Thunder Spider.
Wu Hengxu looked up to see the Treasure Hunter Demon appearing in mid-air, utterly baffled, with no idea why the Thunder Nets had suddenly lost control.
Wait! Blue eyes?
Could it be Psychic Power?
That's it! The Treasure Hunter Demon has Psychic-type attributes, so it must have the Psychic Power skill!
But how could the Treasure Hunter Demon's Psychic Power be so strong? To control so many Thunder Nets?
A series of thoughts raced through Wu Hengxu's mind. He realized the key: this Treasure Hunter Demon must have deliberately waited for the Thunder Nets to be set up before making its move to ensure a better chance of controlling the Thunder Spider... So all this time, the Thunder Spider was setting up the Thunder Nets for itself?
Wu Hengxu almost spat blood at the thought.
He quickly consoled himself, at least the Thunder Spider was controlled by the Thunder Nets and not something else.
About half a meter above the ground, the Thunder Spider, now wrapped like a cocoon, opened its mouth and bared its fangs, tearing a hole in the lightning-infused "cocoon."
Before the Thunder Spider could poke its head out of the "cocoon", Qiao Sang said with a tone of exasperation:
"Hurry up and spin."
"Xun~"
The Treasure Seeker called out, and the lightning-infused "cocoon" began to spin rapidly.
Seeing this, Wu Hengxu made a quick decision:
"Aim for the hole and spin your silk!"
Wu Hengxu's thoughts were clear: as long as the lightning silk attached to the ground at any point, the Thunder Spider could use it to break free!
Hearing its Beastmaster's command, the Thunder Spider, despite feeling dizzy, aimed at the hole and opened its mouth.
At the same time, the blue light in the Treasure Seeker's eyes intensified, increasing the spinning speed.
If the initial spinning speed was normal, it was now eight times faster.
Inside the "cocoon", the Thunder Spider let out a groan, its insides churning. It couldn't even aim for the hole, let alone spin its silk, which made it feel nauseous.
Seeing that the Thunder Spider couldn't spin its silk, Wu Hengxu immediately changed his command:
"Break the Thunder Nets with your fangs!"
The Thunder Nets were incredibly tough for others, but not for the Thunder Spider that created them. Just one bite from the Thunder Spider would sever the threads.
This was the reason Wu Hengxu could still console himself.
Inside the "cocoon", the Thunder Spider, using its strong willpower, opened its eyes.
It steadied itself, its eyes growing determined. Just as it aimed at the inner wall of the "cocoon" and bared its fangs, the blue light in the Treasure Seeker's eyes intensified again.
"Bre!!!" The Thunder Spider let out a pained cry.
To the audience, the "cocoon" had become a blur of yellow and white.
If the previous speed was eight times faster, this was now sixteen times faster.
The poor Thunder Spider... the audience couldn't help but think.
After an unknown amount of time, the blue light in the Treasure Seeker's eyes faded, and the "cocoon" fell to the ground, rolling a couple of times before coming to a stop.
"Xun..."
The Treasure Seeker wiped a non-existent sweat from its brow.
Spinning was so tiring...
The Mechanical Familiar with the Referee Badge floated over to the "cocoon", half-closing its eyes to look inside, then picked up the whistle around its neck and blew it.
"Qu!"
(End of Chapter)
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