Chapter 901: Flame Fusion (Part 2)
Chapter 901: Flame Fusion (Part 2)
Room 708.
Qiao Sang half-sat on the bed, looking at Fangy and the others, pondering who would be the best to send for the B-Class Beastmaster evaluation.
Besides the two Battle evaluation modes mentioned by Teacher Mikara, there was another point: familiars that participated in the 1v1 evaluation could not appear in the 2v2 team battles.
Lulu, being the team's only Royal Beast, would naturally be more stable in the 1v1 evaluation.
As for the team battle... Qiao Sang's gaze fell on Fangy, Treasure Seeker, and Steel Treasure.
Fangy and Treasure Seeker were the most suitable, with one focusing on offense and the other on control.
The combination of Fangy and Steel Treasure was also good.
Steel Treasure now had the Epic Skill Holy Sword, making its offensive power significantly stronger than Treasure Seeker's.
However, Fangy and Steel Treasure hadn't teamed up much, and their coordination might not be as seamless as with Treasure Seeker...
"Qingqing?"
As Qiao Sang's thoughts raced, Qingbao raised its claws and called out, wondering why it wasn't considered. Was it being overlooked?
Qiao Sang: "..."
You know why... Qiao Sang said tactfully:
"You're still too young. There will be plenty of battle opportunities in the future."
"Qingqing..."
Qingbao put down its claws, looking disappointed.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker, seeing this, patted Qingbao's head, adopting a seasoned air to comfort it.
Don't be sad. It went through the same thing before.
Qingbao glanced at Treasure Seeker, then looked at its Beastmaster, pointing at Treasure Seeker and calling out:
"Qingqing."
It's not that much bigger either.
"!!!"
Treasure Seeker took a step back, as if pierced by an arrow through the heart.
Qiao Sang cleared her throat and said, "It just looks small, but it's actually much older than you."
This statement took only 0.01 seconds to pierce Treasure Seeker's heart again.
"Steel Blade."
Steel Treasure glanced at its Leader, then called out in Qiao Sang's mind, indicating that its recently awakened Skill Proficiency was low, and to ensure a win, it would be better to send Fangy and Treasure Seeker. After all, they would soon be participating in the Regional Tournament, and it could take the field then.
Qiao Sang had no doubt about her ability to complete the mission.
The low Skill Proficiency after awakening... It must have sensed her thoughts about Holy Sword... Steel Treasure was right. Excluding Lulu, the most reliable combination was Fangy and Treasure Seeker. With this in mind, Qiao Sang made her decision:
"The 1v1 solo battle will be Lulu, and the 2v2 team battle will be Fangy and Treasure Seeker."
"Xunxun!"
Treasure Seeker was instantly revitalized.
"Ice Emperor."
Lulu called out seriously.
"Fangy"
Fangy, who had been excited, froze, then turned to look at Lulu deeply.
After finalizing the lineup, Qiao Sang picked up her mobile phone and booked the indoor Training Field for seven o'clock in the evening.
...
Seven o'clock in the evening.
Beastmaster Center.
Indoor Training Field.
"Xunxun!"
"Xunxun!"
Treasure Seeker circled around Qingbao, instructing it to watch its heroic figure closely.
Treasure Seeker didn't really care whether it would participate, but the idea of showing its strength to the future Little Brother boosted its enthusiasm significantly.
"Qingqing."
Qingbao initially nodded cooperatively, but as Treasure Seeker's instructions continued endlessly, it stopped nodding, and its smile became increasingly perfunctory.
In the end, Qingbao vanished from the spot using Wind Transformation.
"Xunxun?"
Treasure Seeker stood there, looking bewildered.
Then, it seemed to remember something and looked at its Beastmaster.
"It's fine, it's still around", Qiao Sang said.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker relaxed.
"So, have you made up your mind? To have Flame Kiru and Ghost Ring King form a team?" Migala asked from the side.
Qiao Sang nodded. "Fangy will handle the offense, and Treasure Seeker will control the battlefield. Besides, Treasure Seeker has the Hyper Perception Trait, which makes it suitable for doubles."
"Do they have any Combination Techniques?" Migala asked again.
"Fangy can use different Skills with its Clone, and Treasure Seeker can use Dark Shadow for Shadow Control", Qiao Sang explained.
"Good, but it's not enough", Migala said slowly. "For a B-Class Beastmaster evaluation, you need at least one Royal Beast. In a 1v1 battle, the Examiners will definitely send out a Royal Beast. In a 2v2 battle, the Examiners might send out one Royal Beast, or even two."
Qiao Sang was taken aback. "How are we supposed to fight against two Royal Beasts?"
The higher the level of the Beastmaster, the less information is available online. It's said that for a B-Class Beastmaster evaluation, one Royal Beast is a must, and the evaluation is no longer just a 1v1 battle.
However, no one has ever mentioned that in a 2v2 team battle, the Examiners might send out two Royal Beasts.
"Sending out two Royal Beasts is rare. In most cases, the Examiners will only send out one Royal Beast", Migala reassured her.
Qiao Sang wasn't fully convinced.
As Qingqing Ni's Beastmaster, given the Hollow Plains people's obsession with Qingqing Ni, the likelihood of the Examiners sending out two Royal Beasts after learning her identity was extremely high.
"Don't overthink it. This is an evaluation supervised by the Beastmaster League. There's no way they would deliberately make it difficult for you", Migala said, seeing the worry on Qiao Sang's face.
"The Examiners sending out two Royal Beasts in a team battle is based on the situation of the evaluation candidate. Some candidates come with multiple Royal Tier familiars, so naturally, the Examiners will send out Royal Beasts to match them."
Qiao Sang sighed in relief but then her expression turned serious again.
Even one Royal Beast in a team battle is tough to handle.
After all, Fangy and Treasure Seeker are still at the General Class, and they are both in the early stages. They would have to deal with one Royal Beast while also being wary of another General Class Beast Companion's attacks.
To be honest, it's going to be very difficult.
Maybe she should just complete a mission in another city first, as suggested by the Examiner.
After all, the deadline for this mission is before the Regional Tournament officially begins...
"Ya Ya!"
"Xunxun?"
As she was thinking, Qiao Sang noticed Fangy and Treasure Seeker looking at her with eager expressions, asking when they could start training. Her thoughts of giving up faded quickly.
She had already registered for the evaluation, and if it didn't work out this time, she could always try again.
"Let's start the training", Qiao Sang said, moving to one side of the arena. "Only in battle can I quickly determine the best way to combine their Skills."
Migala smiled approvingly and moved to the other side. "Then I'll use my Ice Emperor Ram and Steel Sword Falcon as sparring partners."
“Ice Emperor.”
“Steel Blade.”
Lulu and Steel Treasure entered the arena.
“Fangy”
Fangy’s eager expression turned serious when he saw Lulu.
“Xunxun…”
Treasure Seeker shrank back at first when he saw Lulu, but then, spotting Steel Treasure, he clenched his teeth and also became serious.
He couldn’t lose to his little brother!
Otherwise, how could he ever be the leader?
“Qingqing…”
Qingbao, sensing the atmosphere, couldn’t help but appear next to his Beastmaster.
…
A group of people were crouched on the windowsill outside the indoor training field, watching the scene inside. The people waiting below couldn’t help but ask:
“Can you see?”
“Yeah, yeah! I can see! It’s really Qingqing Ni!” the person on the windowsill whispered excitedly.
The people below immediately got excited: “Quick, let me up to take a look!”
The people on the windowsill ignored them:
“Qingqing Ni’s Beastmaster definitely isn’t from Hollow Plains. None of her familiars are from our region.”
“Hurry up, let me up to see!” the people below urged.
“Look, Qingqing Ni is from Hollow Plains, isn’t she?” the people on the windowsill continued chatting with each other.
“Is this a team training session? Why isn’t Qingqing Ni also training?” someone complained.
A nearby person remained more level-headed: “Qingqing Ni is still too young.”
As they spoke, the temperature inside the training field suddenly dropped.
Someone exclaimed in amazement:
“What’s that blue, three-tailed familiar called?”
As he spoke, he took out his Beast Identifier.
But the moment he lifted the Beast Identifier, his hand froze mid-air.
The people on the windowsill, who had been excitedly discussing, fell silent.
“Are you planning to hog this spot forever!” the people below said irritably, tugging at the person who had just taken out the Beast Identifier.
Suddenly, the person on the windowsill fell, landing on the ground.
The people below were startled and quickly moved away, their gazes focusing on the fallen person.
They saw a thick layer of ice shell forming on the person’s face, like an ice sculpture mask.
Everyone: “!!”
Realizing what had happened, they pulled the other people on the windowsill down one by one.
They found that everyone’s face was frozen, without exception.
For a moment, the area outside the indoor training field fell silent.
…
Inside the training field.
Lulu’s tail flicked.
The ice shells on Fangy and Treasure Seeker instantly melted away.
“Frost Haven is almost unbeatable for General-Class Beast Companions,” Migala said. “Should we avoid using this move with Ice Emperor Ram in the future?”
“No need,” Qiao Sang replied without hesitation.
If you forbid what you fear, then what if the Royal Beasts sent by the Examiners have Epic Skills? You can’t forbid them from using those either.
“Fangy”
Fangy panted heavily, staring intently at Lulu.
Actually, dealing with Frost Haven isn’t impossible. Frost Haven is an Epic Skill, and Lava Hell is also an Epic Skill. If you can predict and use Lava Hell before Frost Haven, the ground freezing effect of Frost Haven will be broken by Lava Hell.
However, Lulu is one level higher than Fangy. Even if he uses Lava Hell to break through the domain, the effect would be brief, and he would quickly be frozen again…
As this thought flashed through Qiao Sang’s mind, he noticed Treasure Seeker covering his face, looking embarrassed. He immediately realized his mistake.
The challenge now wasn’t how to deal with Frost Haven, but how to make Fangy and Treasure Seeker work together to maximize their strength.
At that moment, Migala asked:
“Have you tried having Flame Kiru combine Fire Skills?”
Qiao Sang was taken aback: “You mean having the Clone perform different Fire-Type Skills and then combine them?”
“No,” Migala explained. “The Skills performed by the Clone only look powerful, but they are actually much weaker compared to the original performing the same Skills.”
"I mean the fusion of Flame Kiru's Fire Skills."
"No." Qiao Sang shook her head.
To be honest, Fangy's Ultimate Move was already more than enough to handle the current opponents, especially with Lava Hell. Therefore, she hadn't really given much thought to Combination Techniques.
Of course, the urgency of completing missions and the lack of time to consider such things also played a role.
"I know your Flame Kiru has Lava Hell", Migala said. "But Lava Hell only affects familiars on the ground. As far as I know, in Hollow Plains, almost everyone has a Flying Beast. The Examiners are likely to send out Flying Beasts, so you need to prepare an Ultimate Move that can match Lava Hell in the air."
"A fusion of Fire-Type Skills would be a good choice."
"Of course, this won't happen overnight", Migala said seriously. "But I think you should give it a try."
You're giving me too much credit, with just a week to go... Qiao Sang glanced at Fangy and Treasure Seeker and said seriously, "I understand."
...
Migala helped with the training until late at night before leaving the Indoor Training Room.
"Do you want to rest?" Qiao Sang asked.
"Yah!"
Fangy shook her head.
"Xunxun!"
Treasure Seeker looked at Steel Treasure and Qingbao, gritted his teeth, and also shook his head.
"Then let's try again", Qiao Sang said.
"Yah!"
Fangy opened her mouth, and a swirling Flame shot out instantly.
Immediately after, a red-golden beam followed.
In the blink of an eye, the red-golden beam caught up with the scorching, swirling Flame.
With a loud "bang", the Flame power exploded.
The entire Indoor Training Room seemed to tremble slightly.
Another failure... Qiao Sang's face showed signs of fatigue.
She had specifically chosen the two Fire Skills Fangy had been using the most recently, but there was no sign of any fusion.
The power of the Blazing Bomb was too overwhelming to combine with Flame Vortex.
If the order was reversed, starting with Blazing Bomb and then using Flame Vortex, it might be worth a try.
After all, the energy of Flame Vortex was less chaotic and easier to control, allowing for a gradual fusion during the process.
However, the speed of releasing Flame Vortex couldn't catch up to Blazing Bomb.
Would she have to wait until Blazing Bomb reached Mastery Level?
While she was thinking, Fangy had already started another round of practice.
The training continued from dusk until dawn.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker, dragging his tired body, teleported to his Beastmaster's side and weakly called out, indicating he couldn't go on.
While Fangy was practicing the fusion of Fire Skills, he had been battling with Steel Treasure and even had a fight with Lulu.
Qiao Sang's eyes were bloodshot as she stared at him without speaking.
"Xunxun!"
Treasure Seeker was startled by his Beastmaster's eyes and quickly called out.
He'll keep training, he'll keep training, just stop looking at him like that!
"No", Qiao Sang said, her bloodshot eyes gleaming with excitement. "I've got it! I've got it!"
Under the bloodshot eyes, the excitement seemed a bit manic.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker silently teleported to the sleeping Lulu and gently pushed her with his claws.
Lulu was a light sleeper and woke up at the first push.
She opened her eyes and looked at Treasure Seeker.
"Xunxun!"
Treasure Seeker quickly pointed in the direction of his Beastmaster.
"Ice Emperor."
Lulu followed the direction and understood. The gem on her forehead glowed blue, shining on her Beastmaster.
The blue light quickly dissipated, and the redness in Qiao Sang's eyes faded.
"I've got it!" Qiao Sang said excitedly to Fangy. "Flame Vortex, try making the Flame Vortex hollow!" (End of Chapter)
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