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Chapter 515 - 474: National Tournament Semi-Finals

Chapter 515: Chapter 474: National Tournament Semi-Finals

Soon, Yaobao’s data appeared before her eyes.

Every upcoming match was crucial, and she had to prepare thoroughly.

The semifinal was to be held at night, and it just so happened that the venue was outdoors. With Yaobao having the Moonlight Power trait, which doubled its condition under moonlight, fielding it would maximize her chances of winning.

To be cautious, she decided to use the Golden Finger again. If she didn’t win, she’d have to slap herself twice.

However, when Qiao Sang looked at the data, she was unsure about where to begin.

In competitions, sometimes it’s not about using as many skills as possible but about having a few high-proficiency skills that can be effectively combined.

Otherwise, randomly deploying skills would only waste energy.

Just like the Burst Ball she encountered today, using all its skills might not be as effective as a single self-destruct.

Currently, Yaobao’s skills including Flame Tooth, Spark, Shadow Clone, Blazing Charge, Mars Rain, and Telekinesis had all reached the level of a Mystique.

Aside from Zhao Chuanyu’s age-unknown, full of uncertainties, Red Extreme Dragon, she was confident that there was not a single Pet Beast in the national competition with stronger attack power than Yaobao.

Frankly, these Mystique Level skills of Yaobao were actually sufficient.

But Qiao Sang felt it was safer to have an extra layer of preparation.

Among Yaobao’s other skills, the most powerful were certainly Destruction Death Ray and Hellfire.

However, both had been used during matches, so it was risky to randomly increase their proficiency.

Adding too many points at once, making the boost too obvious, could easily lead to suspicions of anomaly.

Qiao Sang pondered quietly.

It would be better to add points to the lesser-used skills that others were not as familiar with.

Qiao Sang looked at the data and finally set her sights on Phantom Flame.

Phantom Flame was also a high-tier skill. Though it was not as powerful as Destruction Death Ray or Hellfire, the fact that it was invisible gave her an advantage in battles.

The proficiency didn’t need to be too high; reaching the basic proficiency level during the competition should be enough.

After all, among the High-Level Pet Beasts that appeared in the National Campus Beast Taming League, the ones with higher proficiency skills were at most at a basic proficiency level.

Having thought this through, Qiao Sang didn’t hesitate any longer. With a thought, she began crazily adding points to Phantom Flame.

...

Qiao Sang opened her eyes, her consciousness returning to reality, and saw Yaobao practicing Telekinesis with gravity steel balls while Lubao sporadically produced sharp ice cones, practicing the Ice Cone Barrier.

Xiao Xunbao, seizing the chance while her consciousness was immersed in the Beast Taming Codex, was playing with a smartphone.

Qiao Sang subconsciously worried: being addicted to smartphones was not a good sign...

"What are you looking at?" Qiao Sang asked.

"Xun Xun!"

Xiao Xunbao, holding the smartphone, floated over to their Beast Tamer, pointing to a certain line of text on the screen.

Qiao Sang looked at the smartphone and was taken aback, "Are you looking at the trending searches?"

"Xun~"

Xiao Xunbao nodded.

Qiao Sang gave it an amused glance, "Do you understand what you’re reading?"

"Xun Xun~"

Xiao Xunbao stretched out its paw and made a "little bit" gesture.

Qiao Sang didn’t quite believe it; she randomly pointed to the trending search #GagaMonster Smoking# and asked, "What does this say?"

"Xun..."

Xiao Xunbao lowered its head and carefully started to read the photo and text that appeared about this trending search.

Soon, it looked up, confident, and made a gesture of putting something in its mouth.

"Xun Xun!"

Implying that the creature was eating something!

Qiao Sang: "..."

So you’re guessing the text by looking at pictures... As she watched Xiao Xunbao, which seemed curious about everything, a thought occurred to her, and she asked:

"Do you want to go to school?"

"Xun Xun!"

Xiao Xunbao immediately showed a look of terror, shaking its head like a bobblehead.

Going to school?!

It certainly didn’t want to!

No way it wanted to go to school!

Qiao Sang almost laughed out loud at the terrified look of Xiao Xunbao, "Do you even know what school is?"

"Xun Xun!"

Xiao Xunbao nodded.

Of course it knew, since it had been invisibly accompanying her in the classroom the whole time, and found it utterly uninteresting.

Qiao Sang coughed dryly, almost forgetting about that.

Forget it, let’s wait until after the competition is over to discuss further.

"Xun..."

Seeing her Beast Tamer owner didn’t continue, Xiao Xunbao silently heaved a sigh of relief.

How frightening, it was almost sent to school...

...

The next day, Qiao Sang woke up on time.

Ever since she benefited from the feedback, her biological clock had been getting more outrageous... Sitting up in bed, she grabbed her phone from beside her and only felt a headache seeing the time display 6:00.

Once the competition was over, winter vacation would begin immediately. If her biological clock was still like this, how was she expected to live... Qiao Sang grumbled internally as she got out of bed to wash up.

Afterward, she sat at her desk, turned on the computer, and began drafting strategies for the upcoming battles against Zhang Wandi, Tang Yi, and Zhao Chuanyu.

The semifinals were tonight, and since she was already awake, she thought it best not to waste any time.

Qiao Sang’s fingers danced across the keyboard:

[Zhang Wandi, ace Pet Beast Giant Youwei Whale, thick-skinned and high in defense.]

[Skill: Water Curtain, which envelops it in a water curtain, preventing burn status; and the trait Intimidation, which applies pressure as soon as it enters the field, potentially causing opponents with lower courage or level to lose the will to fight.]

[Its attributes dominate Yaobao, and its traits do too. However, the Giant Youwei Whale’s blowhole is a weak point. Under the effect of Moonlight Power, Yaobao’s condition is doubled, and by then all it has to do is focus its attack on the Giant Youwei Whale’s blowhole...]

She paused typing there, suddenly recalling something.

Actually, if she really faced Zhang Wandi in the semifinals, there was no need to definitively send Yaobao into the fray.

It was true that Yaobao would be powered by Moonlight Power at night, but it was still at a disadvantage in terms of both attributes and traits.

Speaking seriously, Lubao would be the correct choice...

Qiao Sang spent the entire morning at her computer making adjustments.

Once the battle plan was crafted, she discussed the tactics with Yaobao and the others.

Aside from eating, there was barely any time to rest.

When everything was finished, she glanced at the time: it was 6:30 PM.

The timing was perfect.

"Let’s head out!"

Qiao Sang withdrew Lubao back into her Beast Taming Codex, picked up Yaobao, with Xiao Xunbao on her head, and pulled open the door, full of fighting spirit.

...

The First Shine Pet Beast Battle Field.

Gorgeous fireworks constantly burst forth in the sky.

In midair, Flight Type Pet Beasts wearing press badges hung cameras around their necks, took them in their wings, and aimed a flurry of flashes at the central host of the venue.

"Hello everyone, this is the scene of the 336th National Campus Beast Taming Competition individual event! I am the host Yin Jiang, welcome everyone!"

"After fierce competition, we have identified the national top four competitors."

"High school peak face-off, who will claim the glory, all will be decided today as these four contestants will compete under the watchful eyes of the nation in the National Campus Beast Taming Competition semifinals!"

"Who will advance to the final battle? Who will meet tonight? Let’s turn our eyes to the big screen!"