Beast taming, starting from zero point
Chapter 364 - 349: The Possibility of Winning

Chapter 364: Chapter 349: The Possibility of Winning

Among the groups assigned to compete at Beast Taming High School, besides the famous Shengshui Middle School, the next in reputation was Xiongding High School.

Nobody knew if it was due to the influence of the school’s name, but the students at Xiongding High School were bearishly stubborn, at one point becoming one of the "hardest to manage" schools in Zhehai Province.

Students would resolve conflicts through battles instead of words, resulting in the school principal changing several times in ten years.

In a school where strength reigned supreme, the team members would be replaced periodically due to losses in challenges.

Liu Zeru was the only tough character in this year’s senior class at Xiongding High School who hadn’t been replaced once since his freshman year.

As He Daotao and Liu Zeru took the stage, the effect of high-popularity players became apparent, with cheers filling the arena, almost all for Liu Zeru.

On the field.

Hearing the noise from the crowd, He Daotao cursed, "All of you lack vision, my ranking was clearly higher than yours the previous semester."

Liu Zeru waved his hand dismissively, "Is it possible they’re looking at the face?"

He Daotao: "???"

His soul felt a direct hit upon hearing this statement!

Being overweight, he had had little luck with the opposite sex since he was young, even after entering the highly popular Beast Taming team for individual combat at Shengshui Middle School, his luck in that area remained unchanged.

Just as He Daotao was taking a deep breath to adjust his injured soul, the whistle blew.

"Rock Blockade!" Liu Zeru issued the first command.

His fierce bear slammed its right paw into the ground, and suddenly sharp rocks appeared from the gravel, sealing off towards the direction where the Blast Ape was located.

"Wow, he still had this move up his sleeve," said Xu Yixuan from the spectator stands, surprised by the scene.

Qiao Sang knew what Xu Yixuan was referring to.

By senior year, the participants were all veterans, and the skills of their Pet Beasts had been mostly exposed early on.

Qiao Sang had checked Liu Zeru’s record, and his fierce bear had never shown the Rock Blockade move before.

Judging by the power of Rock Blockade, its proficiency level had reached at least a minor achievement; obviously, it wasn’t something he’d learned recently.

Qiao Sang’s expression suddenly grew serious. This wasn’t within her original plans, and if possible, she still wanted Lubao to enter the battle.

Yaobao didn’t need a crushing victory, but Lubao lacked a battle that would truly test and refine its abilities.

On the field, due to the fierce bear’s preemptive move, the battle situation was momentarily controlled by Liu Zeru.

The Blast Ape was quite passive, its fists wrapped in flames, constantly using Flame Fist to attack the rocks that had sprung up, and explosions of flame mixed with stone shrapnel burst out like a grenade, creating a blast effect.

This not only blocked the Blast Ape’s line of sight, He Daotao also temporarily couldn’t make out his opponent’s actions.

By the time the Blast Ape finally smashed the rocks in front of it, it saw a flash of white light, and was immediately knocked flying.

"Reckless Charge," Xu Yixuan frowned.

Reckless Charge, a mid-tier skill, inflicted damage to both the target and the user. If the user possessed a hard head or magical defense, these side effects could be mitigated.

At the start of a match, Beast Tamers rarely had their Pet Beasts use this skill directly.

Qiao Sang’s eyes rested on the fierce bear on the field, which clearly had no glowing effects around its head or body, and a thought flashed:

"Is it possible that this fierce bear doesn’t have any trait to prevent the side effects of using Reckless Charge, and besides attacking, it’s also meant to make itself take damage?"

Xu Yixuan looked puzzled, "Are you suggesting it’s to build up rage points?"

Qiao Sang nodded, "The Raging Blast Gorilla has high attack power, so it’s unlikely that Liu Zeru would let the Boombear take the hits head-on at the start. However, if he first managed to wear down the opponent, the extent of his injuries would still be within expectation."

"Then, the damage inflicted by the Raging Blast Gorilla wouldn’t be as high as it was at the beginning. At this stage, if he becomes a punching bag, he could not only take the hits but also amplify the power of Rage Fist."

Xu Yixuan sighed, "Probably only someone as scheming as you could think of this so quickly."

Qiao Sang: "???"

Just as Qiao Sang had said, the Raging Blast Gorilla, dragging its injured body, got up only to find the Boombear up close.

"Bang Bang Bang!"

With the opponent right before its eyes, there was no reason for the Raging Blast Gorilla not to attack. Both of its fists instantly ignited with high-temperature flames and it pummeled the Boombear with punches and kicks.

Fireballs burst open on the body of the Boombear, but the power was clearly not as strong as when it had been pounding the rocks at the start.

The Boombear, unshaken by the continuous bombing, merely stepped back a few paces.

"Now!" Liu Zeru suddenly shouted.

The right paw of the Boombear clenched into a fist in an instant, unleashing terrifying rage energy towards the head of the Raging Blast Gorilla.

The Raging Blast Gorilla was sent flying several yards, eyes closing without rising again.

A punch KO.

The whole arena erupted in cheers, all for Liu Zeru.

The recent scene felt like: in a video game where both parties are dueling, even though they are roughly the same size, one side keeps hitting and the other’s health bar doesn’t drop, then the other side just throws a straight punch and the game ends.

Troublesome... Qiao Sang couldn’t help but ponder the chances of Lubao winning.

Actually, the Raging Blast Gorilla’s attack power was a bit stronger than the Boombear, but against the Boombear, it seemed to only increase the power of its Rage Fist.

The Raging Blast Gorilla, large in size, took four burly pigs in white lab coats to carry it away on a stretcher.

Xu Yixuan turned her head, asking in a low voice, "Are you sure you still want to send out Binglu Qia to compete?"

They had been spending their days together lately, naturally knowing that Qiao Sang had been analyzing the next day’s opponents with Binglu Qia, and the strategies they had laid out were basically tailored to Binglu Qia’s situation.

Qiao Sang was silent for two seconds before saying, "I’ve just thought of a possibility I want to try."

Xu Yixuan gave her a glance, "Even though it’s a one-star difficulty, you insist on tackling it as if it were four-star..." She looked at her and said nothing further.

Although Qiao Sang didn’t spell it out, it was clear that she still intended to send out Binglu Qia.

...

Although He Daotao lost the first round, fortunately he won the second round with his Falcon against the Raging Blast Gorilla, which had already exhausted most of its energy.

Even though he was defeated by Liu Zeru’s second Pet Beast in the third round, it wasn’t too disgraceful a loss.

Time flew quickly, and from morning till evening, the day’s competition finally came to an end.

The broadcast announced:

"Let us welcome Qiao Sang from Shengshui Middle School and Liu Zeru from Xiong Ding High School!"

At this moment, all eyes in the venue turned to the figure standing in the front row.

The cheers filled the arena even before the battle had begun.

This time, they were all chanting, Qiao Sang.

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