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Chapter 513 - 472: Such Madness

Chapter 513: Chapter 472: Such Madness

Cui Pingkun, as a rather powerful competitor in the national contest, had been thoroughly studied by Qiao Sang regarding his ace Pet Beast, Altar.

Mechanical Beasts require constant assembly and reinforcement.

Based on the needs of the Beast Tamer, this also leads to the versatile combat styles of Mechanical Beasts.

Altar is not one of those mass-produced in the Liaoxi Area; it was freely created by Cui Pingkun himself.

This is not something the average person can achieve.

You see, every kind that can form an evolutionary chain viable in the market requires a wealth of knowledge from predecessors, numerous material combinations, and incalculable trial-and-error costs to manufacture.

But Altar is not a Mechanical Beast that you’d find on the market.

Before Cui Pingkun created Altar, there was no information to be found about it online.

That is to say, searching online directly for Altar’s weaknesses was out of the question.

Qiao Sang could only search for weaknesses by watching Cui Pingkun’s previous match videos.

She noticed that Cui Pingkun would insert attribute cards into the slots of Altar based on his opponent’s Pet Beasts.

This type of operation could completely suppress an ordinary Beast Tamer.

Fortunately, each stage’s Mechanical Beast has a limited energy storage within, and limitations such as power system, control system, and module load would not allow a Mechanical Beast to learn skills without restriction or arbitrarily increase proficiency levels.

So it wasn’t enough to make Altar invincible.

However, the fact that it can deploy different attribute skills based on the opponent is quite a headache.

Qiao Sang had given it serious thought.

No matter which Pet Beast she sent out, the opponent could potentially insert a counteracting attribute card into Altar’s slots.

If that was the case, it would be better to send Lubao, her strongest chance.

No matter what kind of attribute cards were in Altar’s slots, at its core, it was still a Mechanical Beast.

If it was a Mechanical Beast, no matter how strong its defense or offense, its internals would be its vulnerability.

Lubao had Water Fusion properties, and while other attribute beasts would struggle to penetrate, a Mechanical Beast was assembled from machinery.

No matter how precisely assembled at the head, torso, and limbs, there was always a gap somewhere to sneak into.

Altar’s assembly was precise, with virtually no visible gaps in the connections, but due to the need for energy output, there were release devices in its palm centers and on its back where dual blades were mounted that communicated with the internals.

Lubao’s initial goal was not to attack Altar with Water Jet Thrust, but to use it to get close enough to perform Water Fusion and take the opportunity to enter through the release device on Altar’s back.

"Al... Alt..." Feeling the movements inside, Altar exhibited an expression of terror.

It had no choice but to turn to its own Beast Tamer for help.

Qiao Sang curled the corner of her mouth and spoke, "Water..."

Cui Pingkun, frightened, his face changed drastically, shouted to interrupt:

"I surrender! I concede this match!"

Cui Pingkun’s heart raced, adrenaline surged, and inward panic was unbearable, cold sweat streaming down his face.

Altar was his creation. It was okay to lose the match, but if Altar’s internals were damaged, there was no telling how long it would take to restore it to its original state!

Mechanical Beasts were not like ordinary beasts; any damage to their internal structure could not be mended by healing skills.

Altar was his own invention, and he could only gradually try to repair it by himself. He dared not even think about the time and materials this would entail!

This was a surrender? Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at the Mechanic wearing a judge’s badge on the side of the arena.

Following Qiao Sang’s gaze, Cui Pingkun almost exploded with urgency:

"I’ve surrendered already! Announce it quickly!"

It was the first time in a national contest that a player had voluntarily surrendered, and the Mechanical Beast wearing the judge’s badge looked bewilderedly at the head referee.

The head referee nodded.

"Go!"

The referee with the Mechanic’s badge only then blew the whistle that signified the end of the match.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang said, "Come out."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a drop of water slid down from Santao’s eyeball in the magnified view of the virtual screen, falling to the ground and distorting into the shape of Bingke Xilu, over three meters in size.

At that moment, the surrounding audience all paused as one.

Face after face showed surprise, astonishment, or utter confusion.

After a few seconds, the crowd erupted into a frenzy, as if a pot had been brought to a boil.

Especially the audience from the Liaoxi Area, they couldn’t believe their eyes.

"Damn, it can be done like this?!"

"Did Bingke Xilu just use the Water Jet Thrust skill to get inside Santao?!"

"I was wondering why Cui Pingkun gave up so quickly, so this was the reason!"

"Awesome! I never knew Fusion Water could be used like this!"

"I feel like I’ve just opened the door to a new world at this moment..."

"Qiao Sang’s move is so slick!"

"Bingke Xilu is inside Santao, who would dare to keep fighting now."

"Hiss... If that’s the case, doesn’t it make Pet Beasts with the Fusion Water trait the natural predators of Mechanical Beasts?!"

"Not necessarily, it also depends on the difference in strength between the two, and some Mechanical Beasts have defensive mechanisms inside that can automatically destroy anything that enters their body by mistake."

"After this match, Cui Pingkun will probably be designing such devices all through the night."

"It’s not that easy; once a Mechanical Beast awakens and has its thoughts, no Mechanic would dare to make any changes inside unless they’re more than 95% sure."

...

"Bingke."

Lubao appeared on the field, covered in wounds.

It glanced at Santao, flicked its tail, and with an aloof expression, walked toward Qiao Sang.

"Santao..."

Santao moved to his Beast Tamer’s side, looking utterly dejected.

"You did very well; it’s my fault," Cui Pingkun consoled.

He had truly not anticipated Qiao Sang’s thinking to be so ruthless. How could a normal person think of letting a Pet Beast fuse with water to enter and destroy the inside of a Mechanical Beast?

"Santao..." Santao still looked downcast.

Cui Pingkun sighed inwardly, waved his hand, and took Santao back into the Beast Taming Codex.

On the other side, Lubao stood in front of Qiao Sang and started to glow blue.

After a moment, when the blue light faded, there was not a single visible wound on its body.

No matter how many times one saw it, the Healing Light skill seemed too overpowered... All the contestants who had advanced to the next round suddenly had this thought in the competitors’ area.

The competition had to go on.

Under the referee’s whistle, Cui Pingkun formed hand seals and summoned a fist-sized, completely black, and exceptionally smooth Pet Beast that looked like a spherical bomb.

Baobao Ball, a low-level Mechanical Beast with a built-in targeting device, capable of attacking the opponent with 100% accuracy... Qiao Sang watched the Pet Beast before him, with related information flashing through his mind.

Cui Pingkun’s strength was remarkable; a single Santao had almost crushed over ninety percent of the competitors, but except for people from the Liaoxi Area, nobody thought he had a chance of winning the championship.

The reason was that his other Mechanical Beast was just low-level.

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