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Chapter 546: Treasure Seeker VS Emberfox
Chapter 546: Treasure Seeker VS Emberfox (Combined)
The arena fell silent.
After about three seconds, the silence was finally broken, and the audience erupted.
"Damn? A tie?!"
"Oh my God, I didn't expect this result!"
"Ahhh! I bet on 1:3! Does this mean I have a chance to win now?!"
"What happened to Frida? She lost even though Aetherbird has the type advantage against fire-types and is even one level higher?"
"It's not a loss, it's a tie."
"Others have fought so many matches! Their Familiar Energy and Stamina are almost depleted. Fighting to this extent, what's the difference between a tie and a loss?"
"Even if Qiao Sang's familiar hadn't fought any matches and was at peak condition, Frida shouldn't have just fought to a tie."
"I'm kind of a fan now. That unnamed familiar's final counterattack was so cool! It just charged in and bit Aetherbird despite the attacks. Most familiars wouldn't dare do that even if commanded by a Beastmaster."
"Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!" Some of the audience stood up, shouting excitedly like fanatics.
They were all the ones who had bet on 1:3. At the time, they had actually regretted their bets.
Frida, after all, was ranked 13th in the D-Rank Beastmaster Arena Battles last year, with a General-Class Beast Companion. She was undoubtedly one of the top D-Rank Beastmasters. How could they have thought Qiao Sang, who had won twenty consecutive Arena Battles, could beat her?
Most Beastmasters preferred to use the same familiar throughout the Arena Battles, only switching to another when the first one was exhausted.
When they saw Frida send out Aetherbird first, their hearts sank.
The difference between a General-Class Beast Companion and a High-Class Beast Companion was vast.
Under normal circumstances, a General-Class Beast Companion could easily take on three High-Class Beast Companions.
Even if they didn't say it out loud, everyone assumed Qiao Sang was already defeated, and Frida would end the Arena Battles by having Aetherbird take on all three familiars.
But then, in a surprising turn of events, Qiao Sang gave them a huge surprise by achieving a one-for-one tie in the first match, preventing Aetherbird from participating in the next match.
At this point, a spectator who had bet 3:0 on Qiao Sang without checking the opponent's information said with a sour tone:
"Don't celebrate too soon. What if Qiao Sang wins the next match?"
The cheering crowd immediately felt a bucket of cold water poured over their heads, and they lost the energy to continue shouting.
...
In the Commentator Booth, the Announcer was truly shocked by the result. He was dazed for a few seconds before remembering his job.
"Both familiars were at the center of the explosion. In the collision of Air Cannon and Destructive Beam, both lost their ability to fight."
"But it's truly unbelievable! In the Air Void, that unnamed familiar managed to counterattack in time, and in the final stage, Aetherbird couldn't break free from the Bind, even though it is one level higher!"
"Miss Xue Zhi, what do you think of this match?"
"I'm disappointed", Wang Xue Zhi said surprisingly.
The Announcer was taken aback and turned to look at her.
Wang Xue Zhi continued, "Aetherbird is a General-Class Beast Companion and should be stronger than that unnamed familiar in every aspect. It's true that Air Void renders the opponent's Fire-Type Skills ineffective, but it seems Frida was too eager to win with the Air Void trait."
"She had already drained the air around the opponent, so there was no need for Aetherbird to engage in close combat. She just needed to keep her distance and wait."
"Even if Frida didn't expect the unnamed familiar to charge in and control Aetherbird despite the damage, she should have changed her strategy when this situation arose."
"In my opinion, if she hadn't been so eager to win the match quickly, she should have stopped Aetherbird from using Air Void when the opponent was about to use Destructive Beam. Instead, she chose to maintain Air Void and avoid combat."
"At the final moment, the advantage was clearly with Aetherbird. As a General-Class Beast Companion, Aetherbird's attack power is definitely stronger. At that point, the unnamed familiar could only use Destructive Beam, but everyone knows that Destructive Beam requires time to condense and can't be instantly cast."
"If Frida had issued a command for Aetherbird to use its special attack instead of dodging, the match outcome would definitely have been different."
As soon as these words were spoken, the Announcer felt a cold, sharp gaze from Frida on the arena, like an arrow piercing the air.
This guy is really brave... The Announcer silently glanced at Wang Xuezhi beside him.
He had thought Wang Xuezhi understood some social graces when she evaluated Nayden, but it seems he overestimated her...
Wang Xuezhi continued:
"If Aetherbird hadn't used Air Cannon at the last moment, I would have doubted that the match outcome might have been in favor of Qiao Sang."
"Also, Frida clearly didn't prepare well for this match. Aetherbird had no Artifacts or Spirit Patterns on it."
"I wonder if she underestimated her opponent..."
The Announcer broke out in a cold sweat and quickly interrupted:
"Oh! The next match is about to start. I wonder what kind of familiars both sides will send out this time?"
Wang Xuezhi's attention was immediately diverted.
...
Qiao Sang waved her hand, recalling the unconscious Fangy into the Beastmaster Codex.
To be honest, her initial purpose for participating in the Arena Battles was to help Fangy and the others accumulate combat experience and points. Winning or losing wasn't that important.
But the atmosphere here and Fangy's determination to win had affected her.
Of course, there was also that 20% bonus...
If she had been more level-headed, she should have recalled Fangy, who had already used up most of its energy and stamina, and sent out Treasure Seeker or Lulu instead when she heard the cheers for Frida. Qiao Sang took a deep breath, reflected on her actions, and formed the hand seals.
Under the Panoramic View, the orange-yellow Star Array lit up, and a familiar that no one had ever seen before appeared before the crowd.
At that moment, everyone forgot about the green Star Array. The audience, who had been speculating about the next score, fell silent, then burst into a tide of noise.
"Damn! Another unfamiliar familiar?!"
"Did you notice that? The orange-yellow Star Array?!"
"Whoa... who is this kid?"
The orange-yellow Star Array, the mark of a C-Class Beastmaster, coupled with two familiars no one had ever seen, and Qiao Sang's youthful, immature appearance, all combined to make her image and background instantly mysterious in everyone's eyes.
"Did you find anything?"
"Nope!"
"Me neither!"
Everyone held their Familiar Identifiers toward the unfamiliar familiar on the field, but none of them found any information.
"Xunxun~"
Speaking of Familiar Identifiers, Treasure Seeker was all too familiar with them. Seeing everyone aiming their Identifiers at it, it waved enthusiastically in greeting.
Many in the audience laughed at its appearance.
"What level is this familiar?"
"Not sure, but judging by its size, it looks like a low-level familiar."
"That can't be. After seeing Frida's strength, how could she send out a Basic Familiar?"
"It must be an Intermediate Familiar", another person said, waving a hand. "It can't possibly be a High-Class Beast Companion. Besides, at Qiao Sang's age, it's impossible for her to have two High-Class Beast Companions."
The person beside him glanced at him. "Her Star Array is orange-yellow. What's impossible?"
"..."
Amidst the chaos, the Announcer, with excitement evident on his face, said into the microphone:
"One unfamiliar familiar wasn't enough, and now we have another one we don't recognize! I wasn't sure at first, but now I can confidently say that Qiao Sang is definitely not from around here!"
This time, without waiting for the Announcer to ask, Wang Xuezhi spoke up:
"If possible, I'd like to know Qiao Sang's exact age."
Not just her, but the majority of the audience also wanted to know.
In the Beast Arena, strength was everything, and age didn't matter much. But when a contestant was clearly younger than other contestants of the same rank, yet stronger and with unfamiliar familiars, everyone became curious about every piece of information about her.
...
Meanwhile, on the field.
Frida pursed her lips, a mix of jealousy, envy, and a tinge of bitterness welling up inside her.
Honestly, she hadn't felt this complex mix of emotions even after her loss.
At 19, she had achieved a 20% breakthrough in her brain domain, and at 20, she had been evaluated as a D-Rank Beastmaster, basking in the glory. But 14 years later, she was still a D-Rank Beastmaster.
All because of this brain domain...
The competitor in front of her, Qiao Sang, was significantly younger, yet his brain domain had already advanced to the C-Class Beastmaster level.
If her own brain domain had broken through smoothly, she would have long since carved out a name for herself in the C-Class Beastmaster Beast Arena on the 31st floor...
"Emberfox! Take this match!" Frida adjusted her mindset and declared with a commanding presence.
She admitted that in the first round, she had wanted to end the match quickly and issued some unconsidered commands.
But now, she would definitely not lose again!
She couldn't match others in brain domain, but in terms of practical combat experience, she wouldn't lose!
"Flame Tail", Emberfox called out, indicating understanding.
"Match countdown, 3, 2, 1!"
At the end of the countdown, Emberfox's three tails burst into flames, folding upward and forward, rapidly shooting out a series of flaming bullets condensed from fire toward Treasure Seeker.
Flame Bullets, High-Rank Fire-Type Skills... This was a Fire Pet Beast... It didn't seem to have any Artifacts or Spirit Patterns, so it looked like Frida's Beastmaster had been called in at the last minute... Qiao Sang watched the familiar's brain rapidly analyzing the situation from a distance.
Treasure Seeker was too fragile; just one hit could be very dangerous...
It was a Ghost-type, so it shouldn't be difficult for the opponent to guess. Using this move at the start was not only for attack but also to prevent Treasure Seeker from getting close.
But she definitely didn't know that Treasure Seeker also had Psychic-Type force attributes...
Just as this thought crossed her mind, time seemed to freeze, and all the flame bullets were suspended in mid-air.
"What, what is this?!" The announcer was initially stunned, then leaned forward, eyes fixed on the Ghost Familiar, and exclaimed into the microphone, "Heavens! This is another familiar with Psychic-Type force attributes!"
"Seek~"
Treasure Seeker's eyes glowed blue, and it grinned.
In the next second, all the flame bullets abruptly changed direction, hurtling toward Emberfox in unison.
Psychic Power?!
Psychic Power that could control all the flame bullets?!
Frida's expression froze for a moment, then she bit her tongue to refocus her attention quickly.
"Flame Tail!" Frida shouted.
"Flame Carbon!"
Emberfox's three flame-tipped tails swung forward rapidly, spinning like a fiery propeller, forming three rings of fire that perfectly blocked the incoming flame bullets.
Fire clashed with fire, exploding.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
Flames and shockwaves roiled and surged.
The explosions followed one after another, the impact like a tidal wave.
The dense white smoke obscured much of Emberfox's view.
But that wasn't right... Standing on the elevated command platform, Frida was not affected by the smoke and could see the entire situation clearly.
The Ghost-type familiar was gone!
She frowned slightly, then relaxed.
No matter how strange the Ghost Familiar's movements were, in this situation, it definitely couldn't get close to Emberfox.
Then, the explosions ended.
Before Frida could issue her next command, Treasure Seeker emerged from the smoke, teleporting right in front of Emberfox.
"Seek~"
Treasure Seeker's eyes turned purple.
"Flame Carbon..."
Emberfox felt an uncontrollable urge to close her eyes.
Why did I forget to bring Artifacts... Frida regretted this deeply as she watched the scene.
If she had taken this Arena Battle seriously and brought Artifacts to keep her mind clear, she wouldn't have to worry about Hypnosis. But now... Frida didn't have time to dwell on it and shouted:
"Attack yourself!"
"Flame Carbon..."
Emberfox felt her Beastmaster's voice coming from a distant place, and as soon as the command reached her ears, her body instinctively tried to follow it.
Her tail slowly raised, the tip pointing at her own head, and she began to condense flames.
But in the next second, Emberfox couldn't resist the drowsiness and collapsed with a loud thud.
"Emberfox! Get up!" Frida's face darkened.
The large holographic screen in the back did not immediately display the match result but waited for ten seconds.
The rule in the Beast Arena was that if a competitor was knocked unconscious by a Hypnosis-type skill but could get up within ten seconds, the match would continue.
The audience, who had been cheering "Qiao Sang is awesome! Qiao Sang is the best!" at a 1:3 ratio, suddenly changed sides, red-eyed and shouting encouragement for Emberfox with all their might.
The noise was deafening.
There was even "outside support"... Qiao Sang didn't dare to be careless and said, "Block it."
"Seek, seek~"
Treasure Seeker raised its short toes, and two black 3D shadows instantly blocked Emberfox's ears.
The audience: "???"
This move genuinely confused everyone.
For a moment, everyone stood there, dumbfounded, staring at the scene, forgetting to continue shouting to wake Emberfox.
Ten seconds passed.
The large holographic screen at the back displayed the results of the match:
【Qiao Sang vs Frida, 2:1】
(End of Chapter)
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