Chapter 71 Chapter 71 “If not now, when will we go?
As the night deepened, fog spread over the sea, bringing a biting chill and making visibility extremely low.
The platforms occupied by the Fifth Beast Taming Academy have increased their security, with searchlight beams sweeping through the thick fog. The students take turns on duty, not daring to slack off in the slightest.
The second half of the night is when people are most tired.
A shrill alarm suddenly rang out from the communicator, breaking the silence of the night.
"alert!"
"The main reef platform in the northeast is under heavy attack. It's a joint attack from the Second and Fourth Academies!"
"Repeat, the Second and Fourth Academies will jointly attack the main reef platform!"
The communications team member responsible for monitoring the overall situation spoke in a hurried voice, even with a hint of fear.
The main reef platform is one of the largest and most points-accumulating strongholds occupied by the Fifth Academy. It is garrisoned by more than ten main team members and twenty school team members led by Renata herself, and is the core of the defense line.
No one expected that the second and fourth colleges would join forces and go straight for the most critical target.
"All nearby units, immediately provide support to the main reef platform! Quick!" Huo Qiushan's voice also sounded in the communication channel, with unprecedented solemnity.
Micro-platform No. 17 where Jiang Qing was located also received the order.
"What should we do?" Zhao Peng immediately looked at the other substitute who was temporarily in charge.
The other substitute's face tensed as he made a quick decision, "Leave half of us here to defend. Jiang Qing, Zhao Peng, Meng Yanlang, and Zhang Ke, the four of you will follow me to provide support. Lin Wei and the rest of you will hold this position."
The four people who were named stood up immediately. Although Zhu Tianba had not fully recovered yet, he forced himself to stand up with a vigilant look in his eyes.
Just when another substitute led Jiang Qing and others onto the floating bridge connecting to the main platform, another accident happened.
Without warning, several auras burst out from the thick fog on their flanks.
"Are you so eager to die?" a cold voice sounded.
People from the Third Beast Taming Academy.
The leader was Yan Ling, and she was followed by five members of the Third Academy, two of whom were main players and three were members of the elite school team. Their strength far exceeded that of Jiang Qing and her team's hastily assembled support team.
The sudden interception made Jiang Qing and others feel depressed.
Yan Ling and five members of the Third Academy emerged from the thick fog like ghosts, completely blocking their path to support the main reef platform.
The opponent's configuration of two main players and three elite school team members is far stronger than Jiang Qing's temporary team which only has substitutes and school team members.
Tsk, it seems the 'blessing' is more effective than expected, making you so energetic?" Yan Ling's eyes swept over Jiang Qing, focusing on her and the slightly tired Zhu Tianba, obviously extremely interested in the "blessing of the abyss gaze".
"What a pity." She shook her head regretfully and said to the people behind her: "Capture them!"
The attack from the people of the Third Academy was extremely fierce, with flames and dust intertwined, instantly enveloping Jiang Qing and others.
Zhao Peng immediately sent out the Iron-Armored Bull for defense.
The Iron Bull fearlessly confronted a main team member's Lava Lizard, but was shocked back by the opponent's powerful force, and its shell groaned under the heavy burden.
Meng Yanlang's undead rat tried to sneak attack another main team member, but was discovered by a "Shining Fox" with keen perception. A strong light flashed, and the undead rat was repelled with a scream, and its body became a little illusory.
The substitute player from the Fifth Academy who led the team was taken special care of by two members of the Third Academy team. His spirit pet was soon injured, and he himself was also scratched by a flame, and his movements suddenly became slow.
There is a gap in the strength between the students of the two colleges.
Yan Ling and the others came from Zhishazhou, where the environment was a hundred times worse than Qiuluyuan. Naturally, the beastmasters born in such an environment were a hundred times stronger than them.
If the beastmasters of Qiuluyuan are compared to sheep, Yan Ling and the others are Daolang's sheep.
The substitute team leader's face suddenly changed. He immediately summoned his pet, the "Hedgehog", which was covered with spikes and blocked the center of the floating bridge. "Jiang Qing, you guys go around from the side and support the main platform!"
Jiang Qing didn't move.
She knew very well that with the strength of the four of them, charging head-on into the Third Academy's interception would be tantamount to suicide.
Zhu Tianba quietly rubbed against her feet, the diamond-shaped mark on his forehead emitted a faint silver light, and the spatial fluctuations were faintly visible in the thick fog.
It is sensing the surrounding terrain, looking for opportunities to break out.
"Want to go around? Have you asked about my fire?" Yan Ling chuckled, and a fire talisman popped out from her fingertips, exploding a sea of fire in the air, instantly covering the sea on both sides of the floating bridge.
The scorching wall of fire not only blocked the retreat route, but also made the air so hot that even breathing felt burning.
The explosions and roars from the direction of the main reef platform became more and more intense. It was obvious that Renata and the others were under tremendous pressure.
At this moment, the elite troops of the Third Academy led by Yan Ling intercepted them, cutting off the possibility of Jiang Qing and the others receiving immediate support.
"Give up, the Fifth Academy's 'good luck' has ended here." Yan Ling sneered, and the lava giant lizard beside her roared, and a scorching air wave blew towards her face.
The substitute team leader gritted his teeth, and the steel-armored hedgehog stood firmly in the front, with source power shining on its spikes, but it was obviously at a disadvantage.
A Wind Falcon from the main team of the Third Academy found the right opportunity, and a sharp wind blade bypassed the steel-armored hedgehog and slashed straight at him.
"Be careful!" Zhao Peng exclaimed, but was unable to rescue him.
Puff——
At the critical moment, Zhang Ke helped him block the fatal attack.
Zhang Ke groaned, blood spurted from his shoulder blade, and he staggered backward. He was directly blown away by the flame shock wave that followed and fell into the burning sea. The amulet on his body lit up and he was instantly transported away from the arena.
[Fifth Beast Taming Academy, eliminated one member!]
[Repeat! Fifth Beastmaster Academy, eliminate one member!]
The broadcast from the stadium exploded in everyone's ears.
Zhao Peng's eyes were bloodshot.
Every member of the Fifth Beast Taming Academy present had a grim look on their faces.
Yan Ling looked at them with a devilish smile, and waved to the people behind her, saying, "Quick battle, quick decision!"
More violent attacks followed.
In order to protect Meng Yanlang, Zhao Peng's Iron-Armored Bull took a heavy blow from the Lava Giant Lizard's claw. The thick shell made a teeth-grinding cracking sound, and the Bull howled, and its light dimmed as it was taken back into the contract space.
Zhao Peng himself was also hit back, spitting out blood, half-kneeling on the ground with a pale face, and losing most of his fighting ability.
Although he was not ruled out, it was difficult for him to do anything.
In a blink of an eye, one of the five members of the support team was gone, and two were seriously injured.
In the thick fog and flames, only Jiang Qing, Meng Yanlang and the weakly panting Zhu Tianba were left.
"It seems that 'blessing' didn't bring you much substantial improvement." Yan Ling shook her head with a hint of disappointment, and her fingertips condensed into a fireball again. "It's over."
She waved her hand, and the highly compressed fireball with a breath of destruction shot towards Jiang Qing and Meng Yanlang who was unable to move quickly.
Meng Yanlang's undead rat struggled to pounce and resist, but was stared at by the shimmering fox.
Elimination is inevitable.
Just then.
Zhu Tianba, who had been lying at Jiang Qing's feet and looked listless, suddenly raised his head and let out a deep roar that was completely different from his size.
The mutation factor in its body that had just been initially tamed and originated from the vortex of the abyss, under the extremely dangerous stimulation, mixed with its own spatial force, exploded.
Due to long-term immersion in sea water, those mutation factors have been contaminated with many water element properties.
These water elements are gradually purified in Zhu Tianba's body and finally converted into usable energy.
A surging azure torrent blooms.
A huge water curtain, visible to the naked eye and as if made of the purest sea water, appeared out of thin air in front of Jiang Qing and Meng Yanlang.
Above the water curtain, there are incomprehensible silver ripples flowing, which is the symbol of Zhu Tianba.
Yan Ling's violent fireball, which was powerful enough to melt gold and corrode stone, crashed into the suddenly appeared azure water curtain, but it was like a drop in the ocean. It only stirred up a circle of huge ripples and a lot of steam, and then dissipated silently.
The smile on Yan Ling's face froze instantly, replaced by disbelief.
Water energy? !
wrong?
The information did not mention that this person's spirit pet also had water attributes!
The members of the Third Academy behind her were all stunned. This was completely beyond their intelligence and cognition.
After Zhu Tianba released this water curtain, his body visibly weakened a bit, and it was obvious that this was a huge consumption.
But excitement and a hint of understanding burned in its amber eyes, and it seemed to be beginning to instinctively understand how to use this new power.
Jiang Qing showed the same shock as Yan Ling, but she reacted quickly and retracted her expression in less than half a second, turning it into a sophisticated expression that said, "I have been hiding my strength."
She directed Meng Yanlang, the only one still capable of attacking, and said, "Go ahead! If not now, when will we go?"
Meng Yanlang nodded blankly. His trust in Jiang Qing overwhelmed his fear, and he immediately gave the order: "Shadow, ghosts are everywhere!"
Ghostly Shadow is the ultimate skill of the Undead Rat.
The undead rat screamed, and its body suddenly split into dozens of phantoms that were difficult to distinguish between real and fake. Taking advantage of the moment when the other party was stunned, it pounced on the main team member who controlled the Glitter Fox and the school team member next to him.
Phantom harassment, the real killer move follows.
"Tianba, short-range flash, target, the one who controls the fox!" Jiang Qing pointed at the main player who lost consciousness due to the sudden change of Zhu Tianba.
Zhu Tianba gathered his last bit of strength and a platinum light flashed.
The next moment, it and Jiang Qing appeared directly behind the main player.
"Water cannon, maximum power." Jiang Qing ordered.
Zhu Tianba opened his mouth and a high-pressure water jet slammed towards the main player.
Too fast, too close!
And the attack method was completely unexpected!
The main player had no time to react at all, and his protective skill was automatically activated, forming a light shield. However, under the impact of Zhu Tianba's water cannon, the light shield flickered violently and shattered after only a second.
Bang--
The remaining force of the water cannon hit his back hard, sending him flying. He vomited blood and fainted in mid-air.
[A key player from the Third Beastmaster Academy is out!]
The broadcast was so sudden that no one could have imagined that a member of a small team would actually eliminate a member of the main team!
It all happened in a matter of seconds.
By the time Yan Ling reacted to Zhu Tianba's sudden burst of water-based abilities, one of her teammates had already been knocked out.
"Damn it!" Yan Ling was completely enraged, flames burst out from her body, and her target was directly towards Zhu Tianba.
In an instant, all the spirit beasts pounced on Zhu Tianba at the same time.
But how could Meng Yanlang let her get her wish?
"Your opponent is me!" Meng Yanlang commanded the undead rats to tightly entangle the Gale Falcon.
Jiang Qing stood in front of the weak Zhu Tianba, with the golden light shield fully activated, resisting the impact of the lava giant lizard. A trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, but he did not retreat.
…
At the same time, the battle on the main reef platform has become increasingly intense.
Renata was covered in blood, and her spirit pet, "Mother of All Ages", was colliding violently in the air with the "Ice Crystal Phoenix", the leader of the Second Academy.
Below, Ma Chengying and other main players fought desperately to resist the fierce attack of the joint team of the second and fourth colleges.
"Captain Lei, the support team was intercepted by Yan Ling from the Third Academy. One member of the school team was eliminated, and Zhao Peng was seriously injured!" Huo Qiushan's voice came from the communicator.
"I'm not deaf, I can hear you." Renata said in a cold tone.
It never rains but it pours.
At this moment, Yue Zhe from the Fourth Academy found an opportunity. His level three Earth Rank "Earth-Splitting Rhino" suddenly broke through the defense of a main player from the Fifth Academy. In order to protect his healing teammates behind him, that player took a heavy blow from Yue Zhe. The sound of his sternum breaking was clearly audible, and a flash of light appeared.
[A key player from the Fifth Beastmaster Academy is out!]
Almost at the same time, another main player from the Fifth Academy forced his way forward in order to destroy a key combined attack formation from the Second Academy. Although successful, he was counterattacked by the formation and was targeted by two players from the Second Academy. He was seriously injured and was forced to leave the field by the referee.
[A key player from the Fifth Beastmaster Academy is out!]
[A key player from the Fifth Beastmaster Academy is out!]
After two consecutive reports, the main team lost three people.
Renata frowned, knowing she had to make a decision immediately.
"Huoqiu Mountain." She shouted hoarsely into the communication channel while struggling to fend off the Ice Crystal Phoenix's attacks, "I now appoint you to temporarily take over the responsibilities of the main team. In addition... Jiang Qing is ranked as the third substitute. Once the other substitute arrives, you will replace the main team in the main attack."
This order was transmitted to all members of the Fifth Academy through the internal channel.
Jiang Qing, who was struggling to resist Yan Ling, was shocked when he heard the news.
She also heard the news that the main team had lost three players in a row, and that was why she felt the situation was not good.
Yan Ling, who was standing opposite her, naturally also heard the announcement on the radio.
She withdrew her hand that was attacking Jiang Qing, leaving nothing behind, and left with the remaining team members.
Jiang Qing watched them retreat but did not pursue them.
In their current state, they were unable to pursue.
The people from the Third Academy evacuated quickly and disappeared in the thick fog.
Seeing this, Jiang Qing quickly waved to his teammates: "Retreat!"
Zhu Tianba flashed one last time, taking Jiang Qing and Meng Yanlang out of the battle circle, quickly retreating, and joining Zhao Peng who had barely caught up, retreating towards micro platform No. 17.
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