Chapter 180 (Extra)
It has a green shell, thick limbs, and two dragon-horn-like tentacles on its head. The moment Xia Mo saw it, he went to check its current bound owner.
In her previous life, she subdued this guy when she was at level 44. At that time, the black turtle was extremely disappointed with its previous master, so it untied itself and ran to a remote pond and settled down there.
If she hadn't happened to pass by there while on a mission, Xia Mo would not have known that the ancient mythical beast, the black turtle, was actually soaking in that ordinary pool of water!
Since many things had changed after his rebirth, Xia Mo wasn't sure if the Black Turtle was still in the original historical line, so he clicked on its details page to take a look...
Oh, it’s the same owner as before.
That makes things much easier.
Xia Mo's eyes flashed, and a determined smile appeared on his face.
The battle pet PK venue is different from the player PK venue. The latter only provides an arena, and player PK is also limited to the arena range.
The former is different. There are 20 PK maps in total, ranging from the Gobi Desert to riverside mudflats, to tropical rainforests, frozen snowfields...all kinds of climates and terrains are available.
Players can choose an environment that is favorable to their own combat pets and let them enter to fight, or they can choose not to do so and focus on being flexible.
Jingjing is a feline, a mythical cat. Theoretically, it can adapt to various environments and it doesn't matter which map is chosen, but Xia Mo's goal today is not just to win, but to win completely.
Because only by doing this will she have a chance to subdue the black turtle.
So before the other party submitted their map, she clicked and submitted one first - the scorching desert.
Without any surprise, the submitted map was banned (rejected) by the other party.
Xia Mo was not in a hurry and continued to submit.
The second one - high mountain wasteland.
Still banned.
The third time is also the player's last chance to submit. If the other party still refuses to respond, the match will end automatically.
——Crystal Mine
Still rejected.
System: [Since both parties cannot reach an agreement on the PK map, the current matchmaking has been canceled. Players can initiate a matchmaking again.]
“Damn it!”
At the event registration counter, a man with the word "Richards" on his head was cursing.
He was dressed very simply, with a grey vest over a brown short-sleeved shirt, shorts and a pair of extremely dirty leather shoes. He looked extremely shabby in front of the other players who were all dressed up.
Because of this, the players around him only glanced at him once before looking away in disgust.
Xia Mo didn't move away.
Because she recognized that this guy was the master that the black turtle wanted to get rid of.
Richards, a drunkard and a gambler, has no formal job in the royal city. He has survived to this day thanks to the property accumulated by his ancestors. Whenever he is short of money, he exchanges the gold, silver and jewelry in his home for money.
Over the past ten years, he had squandered his once considerable fortune.
Because he had no money to gamble, underground casinos no longer welcomed him. Richards was so angry that he turned to stealing and doing other shady things.
According to the information Xia Mo obtained in his previous life, Richards was caught by the guards twice.
It’s a pity that the two imprisonment sessions failed to wake this gambler up. After he was released from prison, his gambling addiction became even worse.
He had little capital to begin with and lost everything. In order to pay off his debts, he set his sights on the black tortoise he had raised for many years.
Through coaxing and deception, he lured the loyal black turtle into the pawnshop. At the critical moment of the transaction, the black turtle suddenly came to his senses and escaped on the spot.
This is the historical line of Richards and Black Turtle in their previous life. In this life, Xia Mo realized that some changes had taken place.
Richards was still short of money, but this time he did not choose to pawn the black turtle. Instead, he treated the black turtle as a cash cow and let it participate in the battle pet PK.
The winner of the PK will receive rewards such as gold coins and props. Xia Mo guessed that this is what Richards is eyeing.
He desperately wanted Xuangui to win, so he didn't dare accept the three maps she had just submitted.
Because those three fields were not suitable for the Black Turtle to perform, Richards would rather cancel the pairing and refuse in order to ensure victory.
But the question is, is refusal useful?
Looking across the entire continent, the number of players who own mythical beasts is pitifully small. Now that he has refused, it will be difficult to match with other mythical beasts in a short period of time, except for Xia Mo's 朏朏.
In other words, Richards had no choice.
Xia Mo raised his eyebrows and clicked into the matching interface again.
A few seconds later, as expected, Jingjing matched with his black turtle again.
"Damn it, why is it her again?"
Richards, who had no idea what Xia Mo was thinking, slapped his forehead in dissatisfaction.
But this time he learned his lesson. In order to prevent the opponent from snatching the right to choose the map, he took action first.
Shallow water beach, submit!
System: [Rejected by the other party]
Deep sea reef, submit again!
System: [Rejected by the other party]
"Damn, another rejection!" Richards bit his dirty fingernails and frowned.
There is only one last chance left. If we get beaten back again, we will have to cancel the battle.
What bad luck! He just wanted to win a game and get some prize money. Why is it so difficult?
Richards struggled for a long time between continuing to choose a map that would be beneficial to the Black Turtle and canceling the battle. Finally, he gritted his teeth and submitted a map.
——Frozen snow!
The snowy area was not considered a water map, so his black turtle couldn't gain any advantage, but similarly, her朏朏 couldn't gain any advantage either.
Because of the icy and snowy environment, the black turtle is more resistant to cold than the cat family and is less likely to be affected by various negative buffs. From this point of view, his black turtle has a greater chance of winning.
Xia Mo recognized Richards's little tricks at a glance, but she still agreed to the map he submitted for the third time.
The battle pets of both sides are thrown in, and the players watch from a third-person perspective.
As soon as the black tortoise entered the ice, it immediately attacked the Jingjing on the opposite side.
Skills flood the Golden Mountain!
The dark blue water curtain rushed towards Jingjing. Jingjing moved agilely and jumped to a high place. The skill brushed its furry tail, causing only minor damage to it.
Xia Mo saw it swung its tail irritably, then seized an opportunity and jumped down from above.
A thick and powerful palm hit the black turtle with a bang. The black turtle turned its angle and used its hard shell to withstand the damage.
The two sides ended in a draw, and for a while neither could do anything to the other.
Finding that he could not break through the black turtle's defense, Jingjing wisely did not launch another attack. Instead, he narrowed his golden eyes cautiously and walked around the black turtle carefully.
As it circled around, it suddenly disappeared behind an iceberg. The black turtle lost its target and was stunned for a few seconds.
In just these few seconds, a figure rushed out from the other direction of the iceberg. With his agile figure and unstoppable speed, the black turtle failed to turn around in time and its neck was instantly cut open!
That was Jingjing's skill [Thunder Strike]. If it wasn't because the one she was fighting was a black turtle, I'm afraid that one strike of her claw would have killed an ordinary combat pet on the spot.
The black turtle was injured, but did not retreat. It released water again to flood the Golden Mountain.
Because Jingjing was too close to it, he failed to withdraw from the opponent's attack range in time. The flood hit him, and his health bar dropped by a quarter in the blink of an eye.
Sure enough, the defense was too low. Xia Mo watched the battle while checking Jingjing's attribute panel.
Divine beasts like 朏朏 are good in every way except for their poor defense. Although their attributes have been improved after nearly a year of upgrades, compared with ordinary combat pets of the same level, Jingjing's defense has no advantage at all.
Now facing the Black Turtle with extremely high defense, Jingjing not only fails to play to his offensive advantage, but is also dragged down by his defensive weakness.
While thinking, Jingjing was attacked by the Black Turtle's Water Flooding Golden Mountain again, and his health dropped again.
Richards, who was watching the fight with Xia Mo, chuckled twice: "My black tortoise is really powerful. It suppressed the opponent in just a few moves."
The viewing platforms are interconnected, so Xia Mo can hear what he says.
Xia Mo just glanced at him lightly and said nothing.
In the snow, because of being attacked twice, 朏朏's eyes gradually became fierce. It began to attack the black turtle in circles, attacking wherever it was weak.
Because the black turtle was slow, it couldn't keep up with Jingjing, and gradually, its limbs and tail were stained with wounds.
"It's not enough." Xia Mo muttered in a low voice.
As if sensing her thoughts, Jingjing stomped his limbs on the ground, turned his body upside down, and struck the black turtle in the face again!
Thunder strike! Combo! Critical hit!
The talent [Combo] was triggered along with the skill, and a critical hit luckily occurred. The black turtle let out a cry and fell to the ground.
Jingjing stood in the snow, looking into the distance. Even as the snow and wind blew, its body remained straight, as if telling the world that it was the king of the world of combat pets.
[Congratulations, your pet won! Do you want to join the next match?]
Xia Mo raised his finger, clicked [Yes], and looked at the person next to him subtly.
Richards' cheeks puffed up with anger. He resurrected the black tortoise on the spot and cursed viciously, "You useless piece of shit! I spent so much money to raise you, and this is all you show me?!"
The black turtle stepped back, hiding its head in its shell and not daring to stick its head out.
Jingjing, who was standing by, saw this scene and her golden pupils flashed unnaturally.
"Stand up! Keep fighting! If you can't beat me, I'll sell you out today!"
After saying that, he nodded [yes]
At the beginning of the second game, Richards took the lead in the map again. This time he chose [Night Thunderstorm], and Xia Mo easily saw through his intention.
This map comes with thunderstorm weather, which will indiscriminately attack the pets on the field. Whoever runs slower will be easily attacked.
It seems that he is causing trouble for his black turtle, but don't forget that the black turtle has strong defenses. Even if it is attacked by thunderstorms many times, it will not be a problem. On the other hand, if Jingjing is attacked twice by mistake, he will probably be defeated.
It was a nice idea, but Richards didn't take one thing into consideration - this was a night map.
To put it bluntly, combat pets are also animals, and as animals they have the characteristics of their own race. For example, the black tortoise is essentially a turtle. Although turtles have night vision, their eyesight is far inferior to that of cats, and they rely more on feeling and smell.
Therefore, in this kind of night map, the ability of the black turtle will be suppressed.
On the other hand, Jingjing's talent [Night Combat] can effectively avoid the impact of fighting at night.
[Night Battle: During night battles, offensive and defensive capabilities are not affected by the night]
The second PK begins.
After a few minutes, Richards, who was full of confidence that he could reap the benefits, gradually realized that something was wrong.
Wait a minute, why is his Black Turtle's defense weaker? When that little cat slapped him with its claws before, it only dealt 10,000 HP, but how come this time, every move dealt 20,000 HP?!
And this is without any critical hits! What's going on?!
"You stinky turtle, why are you hiding? Launch an attack! Flood the Golden Mountain!"
He roared in anger, and the black turtle in the map seemed to have telepathy and quickly released its skills.
Unfortunately, due to the weakened environment at night, its skill missed, and Jingjing took the opportunity to jump behind it and easily crippled its two hind legs.
The black turtle felt pain, but did not dare to stop attacking. It gathered all its strength and let the water flood again. However, at this moment, a bolt of lightning struck from the sky!
Jingjing's ears twitched slightly, and he immediately retreated.
However, the black turtle was unable to crawl fast because its hind legs were disabled, and was struck by lightning!
boom!
[Unfortunately, your battle pet failed. Do you want to match the next one? ]
"Waste! Trash! What's the point of keeping you!"
Richards looked at the disastrous defeat and suddenly went berserk! He resurrected the black tortoise and cursed it with every possible word!
Jingjing stood beside him, his brows gradually furrowed.
Just as Xia Mo was about to interrupt Richards' crazy speech, something happened in the field that was faster than her. It suddenly walked to the side of the black turtle, stretched out its claws, and gently patted its shell.
—Don't listen to him, you're doing great.
From a distance, Xia Mo understood what Jingjing meant.
The black turtle, who was scolded badly, raised his wet eyes: But I lost... I lost to you twice in a row.
Jingjing: That’s because your owner doesn’t know how to raise you and doesn’t know how to make the most of your strengths.
Black Turtle: ...Really?
Jingjing: Well, really, you deserve a better master than him.
While comforting him, its golden pupils suddenly turned to Richards, who was so glared at that that his legs inexplicably went weak.
——Maybe you should muster up the courage to end your contractual relationship with him.
"Shut up! Don't try to sow discord between me and my pet!" Richards, who could also understand the pet's language, clenched his fists angrily. He turned around, looking as if he wanted to chop Xia Mo into pieces. "Keep your stinky cat in check, and don't say anything you shouldn't say!"
Xia Mo looked at him silently, not daring to imagine how much suffering the Black Turtle had suffered at his hands in his previous life and this life.
That is a precious beast that players would beg for, but he has repeatedly ruined and abused it. He is not a human being.
Xia Mo's silence turned into a cold look, and his eyes gradually became sharp, like a knife, as if he wanted to torture Richards to death.
"If you say one more word, I'll cut off your tongue right now."
He is just a gambling NPC. Killing him will not cause any trouble. Xia Mo doesn't mind helping Xuangui get rid of this demon.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, the black turtle, who was trembling with fear after being scolded, suddenly walked forward.
—Don't kill my master. He's just had a hard time these past few years... I understand him... Please, adventurer, let us go...
Xia Mo, who had already drawn the dagger, paused for a moment, then sheathed her weapon: "Okay, I respect your idea."
After saying that, he left the PK field without any hesitation.
However, Xia Mo did not go about his task. Instead, he turned around, went out of the west gate, and headed straight for another city - Lolock City.
The royal city does not allow the sale of mythical beasts, but they are available on the black market street in Lolock City.
In the two PK matches today, Xia Mo could see that the black turtle was already wavering in his heart, but in view of the many years of contractual relationship, the honest and simple black turtle was unwilling to give up his master just like that and wanted to give him another chance.
But given Richards's personality, how could he possibly reform?
Not only will it not change, but there is a high possibility that the black turtle will be sold to the black market after leaving the PK field.
She wanted to stop him before he sold it. She would not allow the ancient beast to fall to the point of being trafficked.
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