Chapter 41 Chapter 41 “Oh my God! She really won…”
"Luo Zhen is different from others. He's best at 'bullying weaklings'. I heard that last year a freshman was burned alive by his Earth Fire Sandslime, and his spiritual pet was seriously injured. He also broke two ribs and ended up dropping out of school." He pointed at the dark red Earth Fire Sandslime at Luo Zhen's feet. The spiritual beast was sniffing the air with its wrinkled nose, and sparks occasionally flashed between its scales. It was obvious that it was full of anticipation for the upcoming battle.
"Huh?" Jiang Qing frowned and turned around. "Doesn't the academy care?"
After more than a month of enrollment, she felt that this academy was quite humane, with responsible teachers and harmonious classmates. Although there was serious discrimination against people of different social classes and pets, the kind of traumatic incidents Zhao Peng mentioned should not have happened.
Zhao Peng curled his lips and lowered his voice. "I do manage it, but he always finds excuses, saying things like 'the pet got out of control' or 'the opponent attacked first.' No matter how much we investigate, we can't find any solid evidence. The Earth Fire Mountain Beast is inherently irritable and difficult to control."
Jiang Qing raised her eyes and looked in the direction of Luo Zhen. The other party seemed to notice her gaze and deliberately opened its mouth, revealing its throat that was flashing red light, obviously in protest.
In my ears, Zhao Peng's voice continued.
"Also, his Earth Fire Crossbow has a disgusting skill called 'Lava Sticking'. As long as you are touched by the magma it spews out, you will continue to burn like a maggot on the tarsal bone. Ordinary water-based skills can't extinguish it at all. It must be suppressed with a special ice talisman. You and Zhu Tianba..." Zhao Peng glanced at Zhu Tianba at Jiang Qing's feet, and hesitated to speak.
"It's quite disgusting." Jiang Qing nodded. "Do you have that ice talisman?"
Zhao Peng shook his head like a rattle. "Who would buy this and carry it around for no reason?"
"Junior, are you talking about the ice talisman?" The two were chatting when suddenly a head popped up next to them.
Yuan Xiaogu came up to the two of them carrying two bamboo frames on his back.
"?" Jiang Qing and Zhao Peng were startled by the sudden appearance of someone.
Zhao Peng frowned subconsciously: "Who are you?"
Yuan Xiaogu quietly looked Zhao Peng over. The clothes and shoes he wore, as well as the armor and scales he gave to his spirit beasts, all showed his wealth.
Yuan Xiaogu has always been respectful to potential customers. He handed over his business card and said, "Just call me Xiao Yuan. Feel free to contact me if you need anything."
Zhao Peng took the business card and looked at the contents carefully.
I found that this person knows a lot, and is no less capable than Jiang Qing.
"You..." Jiang Qing looked up and down at Yuan Xiaogu's outfit today.
The bamboo basket contains various snacks and drinks, energy supplements for spirit pets, various functional talismans, and common medicines.
Needless to say, I know what he is here for today.
"You were talking about the Ice Talisman? I have it." He pulled out two ice-blue pieces of paper that looked like banknotes from his inside pocket. "There's a discount right now. Five pieces for 399 Beastmaster Coins."
"Can you make it a little cheaper?" Jiang Qing tried to bargain with him. She held up two fingers and said, "I only want two. 150 yuan, is that okay?"
Yuan Xiaogu seemed to think seriously for a while. Just when Jiang Qing thought he would definitely agree, Yuan Xiaogu shook his head: "No."
The bell for the first match rang in the distance, and the host was urging the two opponents to take the stage.
Jiang Qing and Yuan Xiaogu opened their mouths and were about to raise the price when a pair of big hands next to them paid for her.
"399, I bought it. Jiang Qing, take it and go on stage quickly." Zhao Peng said. He quickly took five ice talismans from Yuan Xiaogu's hand and stuffed them all into Jiang Qing's arms.
"Thank you, you're such a good friend." Jiang Qing's face lit up instantly. She put away her things and walked towards the stage.
Zhao Peng's voice chased after him: "I have a condition. If you win, I'll give it to you. If you lose, you have to pay me back!"
Jiang Qing: “…”
......
The battle area is separated by an invisible energy barrier, forming a space about half the size of a basketball court.
Luo Zhen and his Earth Fire Sandshrew had already taken position on the opposite side.
The dark red mossbane was huge, almost the size of a calf. The scales covering its body shone with a cold, hard metallic luster under the lights of the training ground. Its sturdy limbs gripped the ground firmly, and its tail covered with bone spurs swept the ground impatiently, leaving shallow burn marks.
In its slightly opened mouth, a dark red light could be vaguely seen surging from deep in its throat, emitting a burning breath that made one's skin tighten.
Luo Zhen crossed his arms, a cat-and-mouse smile plastered on his face. "Little sister, it's not too late to admit defeat now, before your precious little piglet becomes a roast suckling pig. Tsk tsk, a second-level mortal dares to join in the fun?"
Jiang Qing ignored his trash talk. All her attention was focused on the Earth Fire Sandslide in front of her and Zhu Tianba under her feet.
The knowledge of emergency remedies before going on the court was reviewed in my mind.
"Get ready!" The referee's voice sounded coldly.
Jiang Qing took a deep breath, concentrated his mind, and stayed ready at all times. If he saw anything wrong, he would immediately open the golden light shield to save his life.
She bent down, quickly touched Zhu Tianba's head one last time, and whispered in a voice only he could hear: "Tianba, listen to my instructions. Focus on 'avoidance', avoid all attacks, and find an opportunity to get close to disrupt his eyes or legs. Trust me!"
"Kang!" Zhu Tianba raised his head, and Jiang Qing's determined face was reflected in his amber eyes. He nodded his little head heavily and made a short and powerful response in his throat.
The little face didn't know what fear was.
"start!"
The referee's voice sounded like a starting gun.
"roar--"
Almost at the moment of starting, the Earth Fire Sandslide Beast let out a dull roar, exerted force with its limbs, and rushed towards Zhu Tianba with extraordinary speed with its huge body.
Luo Zhen did not choose a long-range attack. He intended to crush this weak opponent with absolute strength and defense.
"Avoid!" Jiang Qing muttered in his heart, and the mental command was instantly transmitted to Zhu Tianba.
Zhu Tianba's figure was shrouded in a huge shadow, showing amazing agility.
It did not retreat. Instead, at the critical moment, it pushed the ground with all four hooves, and its body slid past the side of the Earth Fire Sandshrew's thorny forelimbs at an extremely tricky angle like an arrow from a bow.
The movements were as smooth as if they had been rehearsed thousands of times.
"Hmph!" Luo Zhen snorted coldly, seemingly not surprised that Zhu Tianba was able to dodge. "Earth Fire, Spray."
Before the Earth Fire Sandslide Beast's huge body could fully charge forward, it twisted its body forcibly, aiming its large mouth full of sharp teeth at Zhu Tianba who had just landed.
The dark red light deep in its throat suddenly became brighter.
"Huo Huo—"
A sticky, hot, dark red lava flow with a pungent smell of sulfur, like an angry fire dragon, sprayed out towards the place where Zhu Tianba had just landed.
The air was instantly heated and distorted, and the ground made a terrible sound of corrosion.
"Get out of the way!" Jiang Qing's pupils suddenly shrank, and his mental power was frantically urged.
Zhu Tianba's reaction was also extremely fast.
At the moment before the magma erupted, the "avoidance" talent allowed it to sense the destructive thermal trajectory in advance.
Almost at the moment when the magma left the mouth, its four hooves suddenly kicked on a protruding rock, and its small body bounced backward and upward with the force.
“Puff!”
The scorching lava flow narrowly brushed past the tip of its raised tail, singed a few strands of pig hair, and slammed heavily into the spot where it had just stood, instantly melting a smoking, sizzling hole in the rocky ground.
"That was a close call!" Li Xiu and others who were watching the game from the sidelines were so nervous that their hearts were in their throats.
Amidst the worried voices, a confident voice reached everyone's ears: "Don't worry, that little pig won't turn into a roast suckling pig."
Li Xiu followed the line of sight and saw a boy standing next to Zhao Peng.
It was Yuan Xiaogu who traveled around selling goods.
"Senior, you just said that Zhu Tianba will not turn into a roasted suckling pig. Why? What did you find out?" Li Xiu asked curiously. She also hoped that Jiang Qing could win, but she hoped even more that she and Zhu Tianba would be safe.
"I don't know anything." Yuan Xiaogu shrugged blankly, then smiled confidently. "But the clothes it's wearing are special pet clothes I bought from you. They're waterproof and fireproof, and they're dirt-proof. Even if Luo Zhen's Earthfire Sandslinger's lava is powerful, it can't completely penetrate that clothes. The clothes can at least help it withstand 60% of the burning damage caused by the lava."
Zhao Peng turned his head and looked over at him: "Then why did you sell her the ice talisman?"
Yuan Xiaogu chuckled and said, "You didn't tell me what you were going to buy it for before you bought it?"
Zhao Peng looked at him with fascinated eyes.
He obviously knows everything!
Unscrupulous businessman!
Zhao Peng and Li Xiu complained in their hearts at the same time.
Meng Yanlang, who had been quietly watching the battle from the side, suddenly moved. He walked over to Yuan Xiaogu and asked, "Senior, do you still have those clothes? I want to buy one for my Shadow, too."
The voices of several people were not deliberately lowered, and Wen Zhuxi, who was watching the fun nearby, also came over.
"Give me one set too, oh, no, two sets." Wen Zhuxi said.
Yuan Xiaogu hadn't expected that Jiang Qing's mere appearance in a match could have such an effect on him. He immediately said, "Yes, yes, yes! Add your contact information. Exclusive customization is available at a fair price!"
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On the battlefield, the battle between Jiang Qing and Luo Zhen continues.
"Tsk, you're lucky." A sinister glint flashed in Luo Zhen's eyes. "Let's see how many times you can dodge! Earth Fire, keep suppressing!"
The Earth Fire Sandslinger let out a low roar, turned its head, and the light deep in its throat gathered again. One after another, sticky lava flows began to sweep towards Zhu Tianba like fire whips.
Its huge body did not move fast, but the angle of its spray was extremely tricky and the coverage area was extremely large, intending to force Zhu Tianba into a dead end or directly cover him.
For a moment, the battle zone was filled with rolling heat waves and magma splashing. The dark red flames reflected Jiang Qing's solemn face and Zhu Tianba's figure rushing left and right in danger.
Zhu Tianba has brought his "avoidance" talent to the extreme.
It is like an elf dancing in a fiery hell, and every dodge is precise and extreme.
Sometimes it rolled close to the ground, sometimes it used rocks as cover to change direction quickly, and sometimes it even boldly passed under the Earth Fire Mole Beast in the gaps between its spitting.
Its figure shuttled through the scorching air currents and deadly magma cracks, each time causing exclamations from the outside.
Jiang Qing's mental energy was highly consumed. He had to maintain close contact with Zhu Tianba, constantly issue dodge orders, and carefully avoid Luo Zhen's innate attacks and look for fleeting opportunities.
Her eyes were fixed on the relatively vulnerable key parts of the Earth Fire Sandshrew.
Zhu Tianba's breathing became noticeably heavier, and although his movements were still swift, the pauses after each exertion were getting longer.
The continuous high-intensity "avoidance" is too much of a burden for it that has just recovered from a serious injury.
The opportunity is always there.
After the Earth Fire Mossbeast spews again, there is always a moment of cooling down, and the rotation of its huge head will be slightly delayed.
Jiang Qing's eyes flashed with brilliance, and his mental power instantly locked onto the ground under the feet of the Earth Fire Mountain Beast.
Jiang Qing gave instructions to Zhu Tianba through the seal of contract.
Jiang Qing: "Use Earthquake to change the terrain beneath it."
Zhu Tianba did as he was told.
A vibrating golden wave was released, and the originally hard rock ground softened and cracked instantly.
The huge weight of the Earth Fire Mossbeast instantly became a burden to it. It stepped on empty air and its heavy body suddenly sank downwards.
But the speed and effect of the sinking were not great, and did not even arouse Luo Zhen's full vigilance.
at the same time.
Jiang Qing quickly took out something from his arms, put it in front of Zhu Tianba, and then directed Zhu Tianba to attack.
Its body was like a long-accumulated cannonball, and its hind legs burst out with amazing power, turning into an afterimage and rushing straight towards the relatively fragile eyes of the Earth Fire Sandshrew, which were wide open due to shock and anger.
Jiang Qing's goal was not to cause much damage to the Earth Fire Sandslinger, but to use Zhu Tianba's attack as a distraction to make it temporarily lose its accuracy.
"Looking for death!" Luo Zhen's face changed drastically. He had never expected that the pig had this strange ability to change the terrain, and he had never expected that the pig's speed would be so fast when it exploded.
The most difficult thing about dealing with rare and mutated spirit beasts is that there is almost no introduction and description of their common skills in the existing beast files.
Information gap always brings unexpected results.
Humph! But that’s enough!
Luo Zhen's heart hardened.
He subconsciously commanded the Earthfire Sandshrew through the mental link: "Close your eyes! Shake your head!"
The Earth Fire Sandslide was slow to react due to the power released by Zhu Tianba. When it felt the strong wind in its face and wanted to close its eyes and shake its head, it was too late.
"Bang!"
A muffled sound!
Zhu Tianba used all his strength and slammed his hard forehead into the hard eyelids of the Earth Fire Sandshrew.
Although it failed to penetrate the scales and injure the eyeball, the severe pain and fright brought by the sudden and precise impact made the Earth Fire Sandshrew let out a shrill and painful roar.
It subconsciously closed its eyes and shook its head, and the huge force threw Zhu Tianba away.
Zhu Tianba's small body drew an arc in the air and fell heavily to the ground a few meters away. He rolled several times before stopping. His body was stained by the lava flowing on the field, and his hair instantly emitted a burst of thick smoke.
It let out a painful groan.
But fortunately, the clothes it was wearing seemed to have a miraculous effect. Even after rolling around in the hot lava, it didn't look too damaged and was still the same as when it first appeared.
Jiang Qing achieved her goal. She glanced at Zhu Tianba and ran over quickly.
On the other side, the Earth Fire Sandslime completely lost its balance due to the severe pain from the eye attack, the huge movement of shaking its head, and the adhesion of the golden mud under its feet.
Its huge body collapsed to the side like a mountain.
And that direction was exactly the magma that it had just spewed out, which had not yet completely cooled and solidified. At the moment of Zhu Tianba's earthquake, the magma all gathered in the middle of the cracked ground, forming a magma pit.
"No!!" Luo Zhen's eyes were bloodshot and he screamed in horror, but it was too late when he wanted to stop it.
“Plop—”
Hot dark red magma splashed everywhere.
Half of the body of the Earth Fire Moss, including a thick hind leg and part of its flank, slammed firmly into the magma pit it created.
The dark red scales quickly turned red in the high-temperature magma that was hot enough to melt gold and iron.
The smell of burning flesh instantly spread. The Earth Fire Sandshrew struggled frantically, trying to climb out of the magma pit, but the sticky magma and severe pain made it futile and instead made the wound worse.
The situation reversed instantly.
The entire training ground was dead silent, and everyone was stunned by the scene that happened in a flash.
A second ago, Luo Zhen had the absolute advantage and was suppressing the opponent crazily.
The next second, his Earth Fire Sandslinger fell into the magma it had erupted and suffered serious damage.
"The game is over." After the referee quickly announced the result of the game, he took emergency measures. An energy barrier instantly separated the Earth Fire Sandslide Beast that was still struggling in pain and the fallen Zhu Tianba.
Luo Zhen no longer cared about the game. He rushed towards his spirit beast frantically. His face no longer had any of his previous arrogance, only panic and heartache. "Dihuo, hold on, medical team! Call the medical team quickly!"
Several members of the medical team who were standing by quickly rushed into the scene and used special tools together to drag the Earth Fire Sandshrew out of the magma pit.
The burned part of it was charred and in a mess, with smoke coming out of it, it was a horrible sight.
The Earth Fire Sandshrew curled up in pain, emitting intermittent wails.
On the other side, Jiang Qing also rushed to Zhu Tianba as soon as possible, tore off the ice talisman that was attached to its body to protect its vital parts, and carefully picked it up regardless of the burning lava debris.
The little guy was covered in dust, his forehead was a little red and swollen from the impact, and one of his front legs seemed to be sprained. He groaned weakly in her arms.
But those amber eyes looked at her brightly, with a hint of fatigue and pride after completing the task.
Jiang Qing stroked it lovingly while quickly checking its injuries.
Fortunately, apart from exhaustion and impact injuries, there were no more serious problems, which was a million times worse than being sprayed by lava.
The referee took a look at the Earth Fire Sandshrew that was being urgently carried away for treatment, then looked at Jiang Qing who was holding Zhu Tianba, although in a mess but obviously still able to fight. He took a deep breath and announced in a voice that could be heard by the whole audience:
"Combat Department first-year, Jiang Qing, wins!"
After a brief silence, the entire training ground was in an uproar.
"Oh my god! She really won?!"
"Although the combat effectiveness of this person and her pig is not very high, they win in tactics and surprise. Her pig's ability is somewhat special. It can only be said that Luo Zhen underestimated the enemy."
"I think the Spirit Beast Platform made a mistake in their rating of her. Based on my experience, this is definitely not the level of a Mortal Level 2. She should be at least Mortal Level 8 or above, and of course the same goes for a pig."
"Luo Zhen had acted arrogantly so many times, but when he saw the opponent was so low level, he subconsciously let his guard down. It can only be said that he capsized in the gutter. He didn't feel wronged when he lost, but he felt frustrated!"
"The Guards' selection is for 50 to 4. Judging from her pig-like appearance, she must have used all her strength in this match and was seriously injured. There are still three matches to go. She can't be so lucky as to get a bye in all three, right?"
After this round, one single number will be left vacant in the next three rounds of battle.
The draw will determine the winners, and those who are awarded byes will directly advance to the next round.
"Does anyone remember the team that cleared out Dark Valley on the forum? Rumors have leaked that one of the team's pets was a pig. And it just so happens that her pet is a pig."
"This is outrageous. To make her victory seem more legitimate, you're going to come up with all sorts of excuses. One moment, you're saying the level measured by the Spirit Beast Platform is inaccurate, the next, you're saying she was a member of the Dark Valley expedition team. Are you going to say she single-handedly killed the Vine King Giant Seal later?"
"A pig... just a spirit pet. Pretty common, right?"
"Common? Come on, give me some examples. How many people would choose a pig as their pet?"
There have been pig-like monsters as spiritual pets in the past, but it is said that since a plague a hundred years ago, many wild boar-like monsters have almost become extinct. Later, only a few low-level wild boar populations remained. For example, the white-haired scaly pig was immune to the plague and survived.
The pigs raised as livestock today were also slowly bred from this pig population.
Unless the beastmaster himself has defects, few people would contract a pig-like spirit beast.
Jiang Qing walked down from the other side of the battlefield with Zhu Tianba in his arms with difficulty.
Several people had already come forward, their faces filled with excitement and worry.
Li Xiu asked, "How is Tianba? Is he seriously injured?"
"It's mainly due to the impact and exhaustion. The front leg is sprained." Jiang Qing said quickly, her eyes glancing at the Earth Fire Sandshrew that was being hurriedly carried away by the medical team. The miserable appearance made her feel a chill in her heart.
If it weren't for Zhu Tianba's "avoidance" talent and the fire-resistant suit, it might be her and Tianba who were carried away now.
"Come here, schoolmate! Take a look at my specially made 'Blood Activating and Blood Stasis Removing Ointment' and 'Bone and Tendon Patch'. They are essential for fighting and absolutely fair to everyone! Give them to this little hero and he will recover quickly!" Yuan Xiaogu squeezed over again at some point, with bottles and jars clinking in the bamboo basket. His face was filled with a professional and enthusiastic smile, but his eyes shrewdly swept over Zhu Tianba's injuries and made a precise sales pitch.
Yuan Xiaogu: "And this 'Energy Replenisher', it can quickly restore your strength. It might be useful in the next battle!"
Jiang Qing looked at Yuan Xiaogu and the corners of his mouth twitched.
The college will not provide free subsidies for recruiting new members for the school guard, so if you are injured in battle, you will need to pay for your treatment by the medical team.
"Senior, how much is this plaster?" Li Xiu couldn't help but ask. She felt distressed when she saw Zhu Tianba's look.
"Not expensive, not expensive at all. The three-piece set is available at a discounted price of only 288 Beast Taming Coins!" Yuan Xiaogu quoted the price quickly.
"..." Zhao Peng was just about to complain about this unscrupulous businessman taking advantage of the situation when a hand reached out from the side.
Meng Yanlang had come over at some point. He silently handed over a small jade bottle and an ice-blue patch that exuded a faint chill. His voice remained flat, "Ningyu Lu, for external application, is effective in removing blood stasis and relieving pain. The Ice Patch, for cold compresses on sprained joints, can relieve swelling. I don't charge."
His eyes fell on Zhu Tianba with a hint of imperceptible admiration.
In the battle just now, he learned a lot from the cooperation between the two.
These two things are just tuition fees.
Yuan Xiaogu stared straight at Meng Yanlang with his eyes slightly narrowed.
Steal his business?
However, considering that he had just ordered a set of customized pet clothes from him for 10,000 Beast Taming Coins, making him a completely high-quality customer, Yuan Xiaogu decided not to make a fuss with him.
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