Chapter 32 Chapter 32 "School Guard"
"sieve--"
An extremely concentrated and high-speed rotating dark blue water arrow tore through the air like teleportation and shot directly into Zhu Tianba's face.
The speed was so fast that it almost exceeded the limit of visual capture, leaving only a blurry afterimage and a sharp sound of breaking through the air.
Xu Weiran's voice followed the water arrow. "I've carefully studied your information. You're a student in the defense class. Defense often lacks an advantage in the early stages of a battle. So, the rules of today's match are simple: as long as your spirit beast can withstand ten of my Pearl Light's attacks, you win."
Jiang Qing was concentrating on observing the venue, planning Zhu Tianba's escape route in his mind.
The opponent's level was there, so she didn't dare to take it lightly.
Zhu Guang's first water arrow attack was completely different from the little fight outside the dormitory that day.
And most importantly, this arrow can turn!
She had no idea what Zhu Tianba was anchored by Zhu Guang!
It is indeed a spiritual beast with a level higher than the eighth level of the mortal order. It is different from those level four and five slimes encountered during the day.
Jiang Qing marveled inwardly.
The water arrows were like a thorn in the flesh, closely following Zhu Tianba's figure as he moved around the venue.
"Once the pearl light's anchor point is locked, no one can escape its pursuit." Xu Weiran's voice was filled with absolute confidence.
Jiang Qing held his breath and concentrated, his brain calculating at high speed like a precision instrument.
While calculating the ever-changing distance between Shui Jian and Zhu Tianba, as well as the braking distance required for Shui Jian to lock a turn each time, she issued mental instructions to Zhu Tianba in milliseconds, guiding it to the preset safety point.
The academic school was indeed too moral, and Xu Weiran did not take advantage of the situation to pursue them.
When Shui Jian chased Zhu Tianba, she and her pet Zhu Guang just stood by and watched quietly.
Zhu Tianba's figure was as fast as the wind, and he suddenly stopped less than one meter away from the pearl light.
not good!
Xu Weiran instantly understood Jiang Qing and Zhu Tianba's intentions and hurriedly ordered Zhu Guang: "Withdraw the water anchor force!"
The water arrow, which was condensed with powerful energy, lost its core anchoring force, and the water flow wrapped in it instantly went out of control, pouring onto the ground with a loud crash like a torrential rain.
However, Zhu Tianba's next move was beyond Xu Weiran's expectations.
"Zhu Tianba, Yantu." Jiang Qing said to Zhu Tianba.
Rock Spike is an advanced skill of Earthquake, which she has written in the seal of the contract that belongs exclusively to her and Zhu Tianba.
The Seal of the Contract is not so much a seal as it is more like an encyclopedia customized for each Beastmaster.
Zhu Tianba swept the ground with his front paws, carrying with him the long-accumulated, restless source energy. The platinum-colored energy spreading from under his feet burst out onto the floor.
The ground around it began to shake, centered at its feet.
“Crack.”
A far duller and heavier bang than the one at Cuixi Mausoleum exploded in the Colosseum.
It was as if an ancient giant beast had awakened underground, letting out a roar that shook the space.
The entire simulation venue shook violently, the surrounding gray-black twitching energy surged violently, and the light distorted and shook.
The hard ground was instantly torn and arched, as if being kneaded by an invisible giant hand.
One, two, three... several sharp, thick, angular black rock pillars suddenly emerged from the ground in front of Zhu Tianba without any warning. They instantly rose up, forming a rugged and hideous rock barrier, and were rapidly closing in on Xu Weiran and Zhu Guang in the center of the field.
Jiang Qing raised his eyebrows, and his heart moved slightly.
This move... She had just seen the slime group use it during the day, but she didn't expect Zhu Tianba to learn it so quickly.
Zhu Tianba's "Rock Protrusion" does not simply imitate the terrain changes of the slime group.
Those black rock pillars that broke out of the ground were glowing with platinum-colored source energy. They were hard and sharp, and carried a heaviness and destructive power from the earth. They closed rapidly like a cage, aiming directly at the pearl light in the center of the venue.
Xu Weiran was indeed an Earth-rank beastmaster with rich combat experience. Her pupils shrank slightly, and she immediately shouted in a stern voice: "Zhu Guang, Shuimu Tianhua!"
The huge pearly shell suddenly opened, no longer swallowing and spitting out pearls, but spewing out tremendous sea-blue water energy.
In an instant, a high-speed rotating, extremely solid water barrier formed around it, as if a deep-sea whirlpool had materialized, emitting a low roar.
The water ripples on the surface of the barrier are turbulent, and the force-relieving effect is extremely strong.
"Bang, bang, bang."
The thick black rock pillars slammed hard into the high-speed rotating water barrier, making a deafening noise.
Water splashed everywhere and gravel flew everywhere.
The tip of the rock pillar continued to collapse under the high-speed cutting of the water flow, but the subsequent surging force continued to squeeze the water wall, making a "sizzling" friction sound.
The entire simulated Colosseum space was shaking violently, and the gray-black energy barrier was flashing wildly, as if it could not bear the weight.
Under the pressure of such a powerful energy field, even Xu Weiran couldn't help but frown, feeling confused and uncertain.
Why?
Her information clearly states that she is a defensive spirit beast, but the attack power she displays is comparable to that of a combat spirit beast.
Although Zhuguang was not completely defeated, the pressure from the water wall made it obviously feel exhausted, and there were even signs of being suppressed.
Is this really just a mutated white-haired scaly pig of the second level of the mortal stage?
What mutation direction? How could it be so strong?
Zhu Tianba's rock spikes lasted for a full ten minutes. Just when Xu Weiran felt that the pearly water curtain was about to collapse, those violently protruding black rock spikes suddenly dissipated and retreated without any warning.
The good thing about the simulation training room is that no matter how intense the battle is, the battlefield can always be restored in the first time.
The moment the rock spikes retreated, the pearly water curtain also dissipated, and the shell closed slightly, revealing the soft tissue inside, which was flowing with a tired rainbow light.
Xu Weiran raised his hand to wipe away the sweat oozing from his forehead, and his eyes changed completely when he looked at Jiang Qing.
Jiang Qing focused all his attention on Zhu Tianba. Seeing the excitement and unsatisfied feeling in Zhu Tianba's little eyes, the corners of Jiang Qing's mouth also curled up.
"Come on, senior sister." Jiang Qing's voice contained a hint of challenge.
Xu Weiran took a deep breath, suppressed the surprise in his heart, and his eyes became sharp as a knife again.
The battle between the two was in full swing.
Xu Weiran originally thought that the fight would end within an hour, but she didn't expect that two full hours would pass. It was not until the prompt sounded from the training room administrator that Zhu Tianba successfully took her seventh move.
Moreover, Xu Weiran was convinced that Zhu Tianba had the skill of imitation. Almost every time Zhu Guang released a new move, Zhu Tianba would imitate it and produce a similar effect.
Its growth rate and attack adaptability are several times greater than any ordinary second-level spirit beast Xu Weiran knows.
The high-intensity battle took a huge toll on Zhu Tianba. His body was heaving slightly, and his breathing was clearly audible.
Xu Weiran knew that if he continued to fight, Zhu Guang was fully confident that he could defeat the exhausted Zhu Tianba within three moves.
However, when she looked down at her partner Zhu Guang, her heart ached.
Its radiant and beautiful shell was covered with mud, and there were even slight signs of wear on the smooth edge of the shell, and the whole shell looked listless.
Zhu Guang is a germaphobe and doesn't like to have any dust on his body.
The time was just about up, and the next person to rent the training room was already waiting at the door. Xu Weiran decisively withdrew and said loudly, "Let's stop here for today. Zhu Tianba successfully took the seven moves of the Pearl Light. According to the agreement, you win."
Xu Weiran's tone was calm, even admitting that a mortal-level second-level defensive spirit beast had successfully withstood seven moves at the hands of her eighth-level spirit beast, which had almost never happened in her past combat experience.
But losing is losing, and Xu Weiran is not the kind of person who thinks that level represents absolute victory or defeat.
Talent and potential can often subvert common sense.
The flexibility and adaptability shown by Jiang Qing in commanding Zhu Tianba to use unique tactics to break Zhu Guang's several water arrow attacks was enough to earn her attention.
"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Sister." Jiang Qing responded sincerely.
Today was also the first time she discovered that Zhu Tianba's talent was in imitation. In this way, from today's battle with Xu Weiran, Zhu Tianba had learned a lot, and almost emptied Zhu Guang's family fortune.
The administrator's slightly urging voice came from the door of the training room, breaking the tense atmosphere inside.
The background of the simulated training ground slowly faded away, revealing the original appearance of the training room.
Xu Weiran comforted his companion with a distressed look on his face. He took out a soft cloth soaked in water energy and carefully wiped the stains off the pearly shell. His movements were so gentle that it seemed as if he were wiping a rare treasure. "Alright, alright, Pearly, be good. We'll clean it up right away if it gets dirty. No more fighting."
Her voice was so gentle that it was completely different from the fierce female warrior in the battle just now.
Jiang Qing called back Zhu Tianba and took one last look at her. Seeing that her senior sister had already left the training room, she also quickened her pace to leave.
As soon as I opened the door, a team walked in.
The team wore uniform training suits, which had some minor changes to the three-series design. The collars were red and blue, the cuffs had a hint of yellow, and the most eye-catching feature was a triangular logo on the left chest.
School guard?
Jiang Qing's eyes quickly swept across the faces of several people.
She had heard Zhao Peng and Li Xiu mention that the annual school guard selection period had arrived.
This is a large-scale recruitment activity for all four grades of the school.
The so-called school guards are responsible for protecting the safety of the school, and also for dealing with the strange beasts that are rampant around the college.
In addition, the school guard team's resource allocation and overall strength are reasons for other students to voluntarily join.
Moreover, according to Li Xiu's statement, the college also pays a monthly allowance to members of the school guard team, ranging from 10,000 to 50,000 yuan.
Unfortunately, the selection threshold is extremely high and the conditions are harsh. Only a few people have been selected over the years. To date, there are no more than 12 official members of the entire school guard team.
Jiang Qing's gaze paused on one of the faces.
That's... Huoqiushan from Class A5 of the Combat Department
He stood with the regular members of the guard and was also wearing the uniform of a regular member.
This was...selected in advance?
There were very few first-year students among the current members of the school guard, because when the selection period began, the freshmen had been in school for less than a month. Let alone forming combat effectiveness with the spirit beasts, it was considered good enough if they could skillfully command the spirit beasts to complete basic instructions.
And Huoqiushan just joined the school guard team so beautifully?
She had no acquaintance with this Huo Qiushan. Even though they were in the same Class A of the Combat Department, they had hardly ever met each other.
It’s just that Huoqiushan’s name is so famous on campus that it’s hard for her not to know him.
Now his reputation will only become more famous because he has joined the Little Guard in advance, a place that many people want to enter but cannot.
Jiang Qing moved aside to make way.
The four of them walked into the training room without looking around, with the coldness and arrogance unique to the school guard members, as if she was just an insignificant background.
The heavy alloy door of the training room closed behind him, completely isolating the noise and energy aftermath of the simulated battlefield. Only then did Jiang Qing put this little episode behind him.
Bright and soft lights shone in the corridor, and Jiang Qing looked down at Zhu Tianba at his feet.
There was still a glimmer of excitement after the battle in its amber-beaded eyes, and its thick short tail was swinging slightly. Although its body was slightly heaving and panting, it was full of energy.
There was some dust and water stains on Zhu Tianba's body, and the dark blue hair on his head looked a little messy.
Jiang Qing squatted down and smoothed its fur.
As Zhu Tianba converted all of the beast core power in his body into his own strength during the battle, changes also occurred in Jiang Qing's body.
A feeling of cleansing her bones and transforming herself surrounded her, as if she had experienced a gentle cleansing.
Jiang Qing instantly felt that his waist and legs were no longer sore, and even his feet felt a lot lighter.
This state was a bit like cultivating immortality, and she only felt like she had gone from feeling her way along the stones to successfully crossing the river to the other side, and successfully stepped into the threshold of a beastmaster.
As the night deepened, Jiang Qing stood up and patted Zhu Tianba's strong back. The figures of the man and the beast stretched out under the light and slowly walked towards the dormitory.
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