Chapter 42 Chapter 42 "Going on a mission so soon? ...
The matches are arranged in turns, with each match lasting about eight rounds, except for the first round.
Meng Yanlang and Zhao Peng drew the eleventh and twenty-fourth games respectively.
Wen Zhuxi was in the twelfth match, and his opponent was senior Xu Weiran.
When the competition begins, eight rings start at the same time, and the audience can choose to watch.
Jiang Qing was about to leave the arena she had just stepped off when someone suddenly squeezed in. Lin Qingzhou, wearing a therapeutic lab coat, had clearly rushed over without even having time to change.
Her eyes were fixed on the stage, and she didn't notice Jiang Qing beside her at all until she gently greeted Lin Qingzhou.
Jiang Qing: "Come to watch Wen Zhuxi's game?"
Lin Qingzhou herself did not participate in the selection of the guard team, or she did not pay attention to the college's guard team.
Most of the contestants in the school guard team are students from the combat or auxiliary departments. There are very few students from the healing department. They have a special healing group that they can sign up for.
Lin Qingzhou stared directly at Wen Zhuxi on the stage. His cold face was expressionless, and his tone was as flat as if he was stating an established fact: "Come and see how he lost."
Jiang Qing turned her head and looked at Lin Qingzhou in surprise. There was obvious pessimism in her words, but Jiang Qing could faintly sense a hint of concern in her tone.
I bumped into it. I bumped into it.
Happy enemies are still enemies.
"Senior Xu Weiran is very strong, so I'd better wish classmate Wen Zhuxi good luck." Jiang Qing made an objective evaluation and lowered his head to check Zhu Tianba's sprained leg.
The ice patch given by Meng Yanlang has been applied, emitting a cool feeling, which seems to temporarily suppress the burning sensation caused by the swelling.
Zhu Tianba is obviously a pig, but he can always endure pain like a rabbit. Except at the beginning, he didn't make a single groan.
Lin Qingzhou finally withdrew his gaze from the stage and landed on Zhu Tianba in Jiang Qing's arms. His brows furrowed slightly, but his tone remained as casual as ever: "That's perfect. It would be best if this senior sister could beat Wen Zhuxi to her knees and beg for mercy, leaving her pissing and shitting."
Jiang Qing glanced at her.
Even if you are really beaten until your butt is wet, you may not be really dissatisfied by then.
As Lin Qingzhou spoke, he took out a palm-sized silver-white metal box from the wide pocket of his lab coat and opened it with a swift movement.
Inside were neatly arranged several micro-injections and several gel patches emitting a soft green light.
"Put it flat." Lin Qingzhou's tone was full of unquestionable professionalism, and he pointed to a relatively clean stone platform next to him.
Jiang Qing was stunned for a moment, then realized that Lin Qingzhou wanted to treat Zhu Tianba.
Lin Qingzhou didn't waste any words. He first used his fingertips to gently press around Zhu Tianba's sprained joints, his movements precise and gentle.
Zhu Tianba seemed to sense her kindness and some soothing mental fluctuations, and did not struggle or resist.
"A slight bone fracture, a strained ligament, and moderate energy overdraft." Lin Qingzhou made a quick judgment.
Jiang Qing nodded, agreeing with her initial judgment.
Lin Qingzhou's voice was as calm as if he was reading a lab report: "The impact injury is mainly on the frontal bone, and there is bruising. Fortunately, the skull is strong enough, so it's nothing serious."
She picked up a light green injection and deftly expelled the air. "This is a newly developed bone-healing agent. It can speed up the healing of bone fractures and relieve pain. It will feel a little cool."
Before he finished speaking, the needle had already accurately pierced the muscles of Zhu Tianba's front leg.
The little guy let out a startled "Kang", probably just feeling curious.
Then it felt a cool and refreshing breath injected into it through the injection and quickly spread out. The original burning pain was immediately relieved by more than half, leaving only a faint soreness.
Then, Lin Qingzhou picked up another gel patch that was thicker and had a richer green glow than the one Meng Yanlang had given him, and covered it on the area where the ice patch had just been applied.
The green light slowly seeped into the skin as if it had life.
"This is the Living Healing Glue. It can deeply repair soft tissue damage and replenish overdrawn energy. It works even better when combined with the cold compress of the Ice Skin Patch."
After completing all of this, Lin Qingzhou straightened up and returned her gaze to the ring. Her movements were smooth and flowing, and the entire process took less than two minutes, her professionalism clearly evident.
"Thank you!" Jiang Qing expressed his sincere gratitude. Seeing Zhu Tianba squinting his eyes comfortably, he felt relieved.
"It's just a piece of cake." Lin Qingzhou said calmly, his eyes fixed on the ring again, "Let's begin."
On the ring, as soon as the referee announced the start, Xu Weiran took the lead in launching an attack.
Pearl light continuously ejected more than twenty beads.
Unlike when he attacked Jiang Qing, this time Xu Weiran used all his strengths.
With the beads shot by the clams as the center, countless fine and invisible air currents with a sharp cutting feeling wrapped around the beads, sweeping across the entire arena like an out-of-control tornado.
The air currents swept up the gravel and dust on the ground, forming a gray, high-speed rotating wind blade field.
This is the real secret of clam pearls.
The vortex of air carried by the beads has a very large range, and the trajectory of the attack is completely irregular. It relies purely on dense numbers and sharp wind pressure to carry out indiscriminate coverage attacks.
Unless Wen Zhuxi and his spirit pet can withstand all the wind blades, they must move to dodge. If they move, his mysterious evasion or luck ability may be broken.
The audience watching the fight clucked their hands in amazement: "Wow, Xu Weiran is as quick, accurate and ruthless as ever. He just started with his ultimate move without even trying to test his opponent."
Li Xiu, who was following Jiang Qing, also clenched her fists nervously: "This wind blade looks terrifying. What should we do with Wen Zhuxi?"
Wen Zhuxi, who was in the center of the wind blade field, was still standing there, without even changing his posture.
At his feet was a black leopard with shiny fur. The black leopard was named Xuanbao. At this moment, it was squatting quietly like its owner. Its small body was slightly emitting a very light, almost imperceptible gray halo, and it looked elegant and noble.
A strange scene happened at this moment.
Those vortex air currents that were powerful enough to easily cut through rocks and had tricky and chaotic trajectories seemed to hit an invisible and extremely slippery barrier just before they touched Wen Zhuxi and Xuan Bao's bodies.
The air mass was not bounced away, but slid to the sides strangely like water encountering smooth pebbles.
Some of them passed by the corners of Wen Zhuxi's clothes, some flew over Xuan Bao's head, and even a few wind blades changed direction after colliding with each other and reflected back in the direction of Xu Weiran.
Xu Weiran's face changed slightly, and the pearl light immediately condensed into a high-speed rotating wind shield in front of her, blocking the reflected wind blades and making a crisp "ding-dang-dang" sound.
A trace of solemnity flashed in her eyes, and she obviously didn't expect this to happen.
The opponent's immobility is not a resistance, but more like an... absolute dodge?
"What kind of power is this?" Li Xiu was stunned. "The wind blade turned on its own?"
It's not like a turn, it's more like an automatic offset.
Jiang Qing corrected himself in his heart.
At this time, Zhu Tianba also sat up straight and watched the battle on the battlefield seriously, like a good boy who was learning.
All those directed attacks were forcibly changed in trajectory by some force before they came into contact with Wen Zhuxi.
Lin Qingzhou looked at the stage with burning eyes, and the expression on her face showed that it was as expected.
Wen Zhuxi noticed someone looking at him, he turned his head, and just then his eyes met Lin Qingzhou's. He raised his eyebrows provocatively, then covered his mouth and coughed twice.
"Serves you right!" Lin Qingzhou murmured in a low voice.
"This is his talent for taming beasts, a lucky moment." Lin Qingzhou said.
This sentence explains Li Xiu's previous doubts.
Jiang Qing also showed a surprised expression after hearing this.
Wen Zhuxi's ability is obviously even more bizarre and domineering than Zhu Tianba's "avoidance"!
Evasion is to perceive and dodge in advance, which requires mental and physical energy. However, Wen Zhuxi's is more like a passive rule-based ability.
As long as I don't move, all attacks will automatically miss the target. How can I fight?
Xu Weiran on the stage was obviously aware of the difficulty of the problem.
She stopped the ranged airflow bursts, which consumed a lot of energy and had little effect.
The pearlescent shell opened and closed, attempting a more precise strike.
Pearl bullets that were as solid as substance and as fast as lightning broke through the air and shot towards Wen Zhuxi and the spirit pet at his feet from all kinds of tricky angles.
However, the result remains the same.
No matter how fast the Wind Arrow is or how tricky its angle is, in the last few seconds before it reaches the target, its trajectory will inevitably undergo a strange deflection, either missing the target or hitting the ground or protective shield of the arena, leaving a deep hole.
Wen Zhuxi stood in the same place from beginning to end, and even the corner of his clothes was not blown by the wind.
He even raised his hand to tidy up his hair that was messed up by the wind, and his posture was as relaxed as if he was taking a walk in his own backyard.
Black Leopard only blinked occasionally, looking bored.
Zhu Tianba's little eyes were rolling around, and his eyes were bright.
This is a good trick, take it!
Jiang Qing can use it to show off in the future.
The entire arena fell into an extremely embarrassing situation.
Xu Weiran kept changing his attack methods, using wind blades to cut, wind pressure to bind, and even creating a small tornado to try to sweep the opponent away from the spot, but all his attacks were like a drop in the ocean, dissolved into nothingness by the invisible deflection force field.
Wenzhu Creek is like the calmest point in the center of a storm.
Time passed by minute by minute, and Xu Weiran was also exhausted.
A protracted battle would be very disadvantageous to her, and the freshman in front of her had obviously done his homework.
Wen Zhuxi was still very weak, and coughs kept ringing out on the battlefield, but he was like a bamboo joint, swaying in the wind but not falling.
The audience went from initial shock, to confusion, and now... speechless.
"This is Wen Zhuxi's second skill, longevity." Lin Qingzhou said.
This name is very special, Jiang Qing raised his eyebrows.
Lin Qingzhou explained: "Longevity can keep his body alive and prevent him from dying easily."
In comparison, Xu Weiran's sunk cost is slightly higher.
Looking at the hundreds of pearls he had already spent, Xu Weiran gritted his teeth, took out a handful of beads from his arms, and replenished the pearls like scattering beans.
It has come to this point. If we can’t win, then all the beads we fired before will be wasted!
Jiang Qing could clearly see that Wen Zhuxi was fighting a protracted battle. He was a student in the auxiliary department, and his skills probably didn't include any offensive spells.
The fight between the two lasted for nearly forty minutes, and most of the audience's patience was worn out.
Until Xu Weiran offered to admit defeat.
The referee was stunned for a moment, then confirmed, "Combat Department, Xu Weiran, are you sure you want to admit defeat?"
"Sure." Xu Weiran nodded.
She was breathing heavily, and all the beads in her pocket had been used up, as well as those she had picked up while fighting.
The pearl light was squeezed out completely, and if she continued to fight, she would no longer have any beads to use for attacking.
Unless I keep wasting time like this with Wen Zhuxi.
She was really unlucky today, encountering such an opponent. Continuous war of attrition was what she was least good at.
I thought the battle could be over quickly, but it ended up being dragged on until now.
Xu Weiran calmed down.
"...Wen Zhuxi, a first-year student in the Combat Department, wins!" The referee on the stage announced the result.
The protective shield on the playing field was removed. Wen Zhuxi slowly bent down and picked up the black leopard at his feet. The little guy rubbed his arm lazily, and the light gray halo quietly dissipated.
He looked up and accurately caught the gaze of Lin Qingzhou below the stage. The corners of his mouth curled up into a smile that was victorious, but seemed a little weak due to coughing.
Lin Qingzhou stared back at him expressionlessly, his cold eyes showing no emotion. He only uttered a barely audible snort from his nose: "What a lucky bastard."
She turned around, the hem of her lab coat drew a neat arc, and she walked straight away from the crowd.
It was as if she really just came to see Wen Zhuxi embarrass herself, and the other party's unexpected victory made her lose interest in staying.
Wen Zhuxi watched her figure disappear in the crowd, and the smile on his face deepened a little.
After Lin Qingzhou left, Wen Zhuxi thought of Jiang Qing and walked over. He still had a weak smile on his face: "Congratulations, we will be teammates from now on."
Jiang Qing looked puzzled: "The selection is not over yet."
Wen Zhuxi shrugged: "It's the same morning and evening."
Jiang Qing: “?”
Wen Zhuxi said nothing, walked aside and began to rest.
Jiang Qing withdrew his gaze and looked down at Zhu Tianba in his arms.
The little guy was treated with Lin Qingzhou's professional techniques, and then applied with the ice skin patch and living healing gel provided by Meng Yanlang, plus Lin Qingzhou's bone healing factor. Now his condition is much better.
Although the sprain and pain from the collision in his front leg were still there, he was obviously in good spirits. He was staring at the ring where the fight had just ended with his round amber eyes without blinking, his little ears standing straight up, as if he was still savoring the battle just now.
"Kang?" Zhu Tianba nudged Jiang Qing's palm with his little nose.
Jiang Qing placed his hand on its head and heard Zhu Tianba's complete thoughts: "Can we do that? It looks so powerful, and we don't even need to move!"
Jiang Qing rubbed its head, feeling both amused and helpless. "Learn something good, Tianba. We are combat-oriented, not support-oriented. We rely on evasion and tactics to survive."
She knew in her heart that Wen Zhuxi's almost regular passive evasion would require extremely demanding talent conditions, and might even complement his strange ability of taming beasts, so it was not something that could be easily imitated.
The four rounds of competition were all over very quickly.
"The next round of drawing lots will begin soon." Zhao Peng's voice interrupted Jiang Qing's thoughts.
The host from before walked over and announced in a booming voice, "The first round is over. Now begins the second round of drawing lots. The rules remain the same: 25 to 13, with one bye."
The noisy training ground quieted down a little, and everyone's eyes were focused on the small screen.
The names of the twenty-five survivors flew rapidly across the screen, then stopped.
Jiang Qing scanned the list from the first name to the last one, and his sight stopped at the last name, with nothing behind it.
It's a bye!
The corners of her lips unconsciously curved up, and she couldn't help but feel excited.
I am so lucky!
"Tianba, did you hear that?" Jiang Qing poked Zhu Tianba's body.
"Kang." The little thing also raised its head excitedly, with a look of excitement on its face.
The platinum light in his eyes seemed to flash by, and no one noticed the change in his smile.
The guard took one look and announced loudly, "Jiang Qing, you get a bye. You'll advance directly to the third round. The rest of you can continue your competition."
"Wow!!!" Li Xiu was the first to jump up excitedly.
Zhao Peng also showed a relieved smile and whistled: "Good luck, Jiang Qing!"
Even Meng Yanlang, who had been expressionless, had a hint of relief in his eyes.
The surrounding discussions sounded again:
"Oh my god! Did she really get a bye?"
"This luck... is incredible! I just finished beating that lunatic Luo Zhen, and now I get a bye? Is this God's gift?"
"That's good. Her pig is seriously injured. Another fight is unlikely. The bye is a good chance to catch her breath."
Yuan Xiaogu even leaned forward, winked at Jiang Qing, and lowered his voice: "Junior sister, you are so lucky! What do you think? Would you consider buying a lucky charm? Or give Brother Tianba some lucky food? I guarantee that your luck will be even better in the next round! Friendship price!"
At this moment, Jiang Qing felt his whole body relax, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders.
She ignored Yuan Xiaogu's sales pitch and quickly walked back to her companions.
Time passed in the fierce battle.
Finally, when the protective shield of the last ring was removed, the referee announced the result of the last match.
Among the freshmen, Meng Yanlang, Zhao Peng and Wen Zhuxi advanced to the second round without any problems.
Most of the discussions among the people around were about the first-year beastmasters.
There are only two rounds left, which means that this year four freshmen have entered the semi-finals, which is unprecedented in previous selections.
Besides, among the freshmen, a student from Huoqiu Mountain was selected in advance.
If the next four people continue to win, then all the spots in this year's guard team will be taken up by freshmen, which will make the so many sophomores, juniors, and even seniors present feel embarrassed.
The host walked to the center again and said, "The second round is over. Congratulations to the thirteen winners. Now, let's draw lots for the third round. Thirteen will go to seven, and one bye will be drawn."
The names on the big screen flashed wildly again.
Jiang Qing held Zhu Tianba in his arms and felt much calmer.
The good luck of having a bye gave her and Tianba a precious chance to catch their breath. Their injuries recovered a lot and their mental strength became full again.
Those who can reach this point are no longer weak.
Whether it is the powerful Meng Yanlang, Zhao Peng, Wen Zhuxi, or other hidden masters, the next battle will only be more difficult.
Her eyes were fixed on the screen.
The names scrolled, and stopped.
Jiang Qing's eyes quickly scanned the names one by one, and finally stopped at the last name at the bottom of the screen.
There were two words following the name.
Byes!
"What the hell!!! It's her again?!"
"Two byes in a row?! What kind of incredible luck is this?!"
The entire training ground instantly fell into an eerie silence. Wen Zhuxi's lips curled up in an astonishing smile, as if he had expected this.
Two consecutive byes... This luck was so good that even she felt it was a little unreal.
Zhu Tianba in his arms seemed to feel the atmosphere around him and raised his little head proudly.
In the following selection, Jiang Qing received byes in both rounds. Some people were so lucky that they even suspected there was some shady dealings.
Huoqiushan also looked at the girl below with confusion.
He had no doubts about her abilities. Others might not know, but he knew very well that the mutated immortal-stage Vine King Giant Scorpion was killed by the man in front of him.
No matter what means Jiang Qing used, it was undeniable that her courage and ability were enough to meet the standards for recruitment into the guard team.
"Combat Department, Meng Yanlang, versus Combat Department, Wang Hu, Meng Yanlang wins!"
"Combat Department, Zhao Peng, versus Combat Department, Zhai Zhifei, Zhao Peng wins!"
"Support Department, Wen Zhuxi, versus Combat Department, Sun Fan, Wen Zhuxi wins!"
As the referee's voice rang out, the candidates for the last four spots in the guard team were finally confirmed.
Combat Department, Jiang Qing. Combat Department, Meng Yanlang. Combat Department, Zhao Peng. Support Department, Wen Zhuxi.
Just as discussed above, all the spots on the guard team were taken up by freshmen.
And this year there are two people who are absolutely lucky, one cannot be targeted by the attack, and the other has a bye in every game.
It’s really...each one is more outrageous than the last.
But as the host said at the beginning, absolute luck is also part of strength.
After a long day of selection, everyone was tired of fighting and watching, and they all dispersed after it was over.
Jiang Qing and the other three were taken by the guards to their training camp to register their information.
The guards' training camp is located behind the academy, in a stern-style building made of gray-white boulders.
The air was filled with the scent of spirit beasts, the smell of metal maintenance oil, and an invisible sense of solemnity.
What follows is a series of filling out forms, levels, and filling out forms.
The registration process is simple and efficient, including entering identity information, pet files, and allocating lockers and standard communicators.
But it took some effort.
Wen Zhuxi was not feeling well and had gone back early, so only Jiang Qing, Zhao Peng and Meng Yanlang were left to visit the training camp.
The person who was in charge of receiving them was a third-year senior with a serious expression and an upright posture. His name was Qin Lie and he was one of the deputy captains of the guard team.
"Welcome to join the Fifth Beast Taming Academy Guard." Qin Lie's eyes swept across the faces of the three people and lingered on Jiang Qing for a moment.
"The fact that you passed the selection proves that you have something extraordinary. But remember, the guard's duty is to protect the safety of the academy and deal with sudden threats. This is far more brutal than fighting in the ring. At the very least, you will be seriously injured, and at the worst, you will die. Your halo will be reset here, and everything will start from scratch." His tone was serious.
Qin Lie pointed to a large crystal screen on the wall, on which a briefing of pending missions was scrolling. "The rest area is on the left. Familiarize yourself with the area. Gather here at 8 o'clock tonight for the first mission briefing. Latecomers will be at their own risk."
After saying that, he turned and left, leaving the three of them looking at each other in bewilderment.
"Tsk, this senior has such a cold aura." Jiang Qing touched his nose and broke the silence first.
"It's my duty, and that's what I should do." Meng Yanlang's voice remained flat, but his eyes scanned the surrounding environment and the displayed training equipment sharply.
The Fifth Beast Tamer's current guard team includes the four of them, a total of 20 people, five from each grade, all of whom are excellent Beast Tamers who can fight ten people at once.
The three of them walked around the training camp and familiarized themselves with its layout.
The equipment room, tactical analysis room, medical area, pet recovery cabin... everything appears professional and efficient.
The invisible pressure in the air made these newcomers put away the slight relief they had felt after winning the trials.
But they had only been in the training room for a few hours and didn't understand anything yet.
Are you going on a mission so soon?
It seems like they are forcing the guard team to do something too urgent.
Jiang Qing thought about it and realized that the current guard team only had 20 people. Wasn't that a serious shortage of manpower?
As for the guard team selection, why not recruit more new members during this recruitment period?
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