Beast Taming: Starting From Zero

Chapter 283: Where is the opponent? !

“What kind of Pet is this? I’ve never seen it before,” a boy who was about 1.77 meters tall, but looked over 1.8 meters due to his spiky hair, asked.

“I haven’t seen it either,” the boy to his left, who wore a white jacket over his summer school uniform, carefully observed the light blue Pet on the training ground several times before guessing, “It doesn’t feel like a Pet from our Yuhua region.”

“Hiss…” At this moment, the only female member of the third-year group battle team gasped.

Aside from He Datao, who was about to battle in the center of the arena, all other members of the third-year School Team looked at her.

The girl was holding a Pet Identifier aimed at the light blue Pet, and her expression was one of shock as she looked at the information displayed on the virtual screen.

There were many styles of Pet Identifiers on the market, and their appearance and functions varied according to the region and user.

The one the girl was holding was the most popular portable identifier in the Yuhua region in the past two years.

“What’s wrong? What’s this Pet called?” Xu Yixuan, seeing Chen Jia’s unusual expression, leaned over and asked curiously.

“Ice Dew Qiya, Ancient Mist region…” The boy in the white jacket also leaned over, reading the information displayed on the virtual screen, but he quickly looked bewildered and couldn’t read any further.

What the heck?

An endangered Pet?

Was Chen Jia’s Pet Identifier malfunctioning?

He wasn’t the only one who suspected the Pet Identifier was faulty; almost everyone who saw the information on the virtual screen immediately thought the identifier’s data was corrupted.

Including Chen Jia.

What did “endangered Pet” even mean? Those were Pets that were practically invisible, cherished like treasures by the nation and the alliance, so much so that if they shed a single hair, an S-rank Trainer would come to investigate why!

How could a Pet of such rarity be contracted by a student who had just entered high school?

Chen Jia hesitated, “Maybe I forgot to update the version; the old version might have issues.”

“It’s fine, if the Pet Identifier isn’t working, just use your phone to check,” Xu Yixuan said, taking a photo of the light blue Pet in the center of the arena with her phone and scanning the image directly.

Then she froze.

【Ice Dew Qiya, an endangered Water-type and Ice-type intermediate Pet from the Ancient Mist region…】

The information was identical!

“Damn!” Xu Yixuan suddenly looked up at the Ice Dew Qiya in the arena, uttering a word completely unbefitting her image.

“What’s wrong?” The people nearby were startled; although Xu Yixuan was a bit verbose, she had never used such unrefined language before.

“The…the information online is also like this,” Xu Yixuan swallowed, took a deep breath, and continued, “This one might really be an endangered Pet…”

Everyone: “!!!”

Suddenly, everyone’s gaze was fixed on the Ice Dew Qiya.

The battle had already begun.

Almost immediately after Sun Boyi gave the command, Lu Bao and Magma Burst Gorilla attacked simultaneously.

This wasn’t Lu Bao’s first time cooperating with Qiao Sang.

Previously, to quickly master the Profound Meaning of the Healing Light skill, Qiao Sang had spent some time as a sparring partner at the Yu Beast Battle Club, almost always sending out Lu Bao.

Furthermore, Lu Bao was originally a wild Pet, so it didn’t need much teaching and would naturally have its own rhythm and judgment during battles, not rigidly staying in place waiting for Qiao Sang’s commands.

Water Gun and Flame Jet skills clashed.

The crimson flames were clearly three times thicker than the blue Water Gun.

The two collided in mid-air, the flames almost overwhelmingly suppressing the Water Gun, then surging towards Lu Bao.

Lu Bao calmly and quickly ran to the side, avoiding the frontal flames.

After the Crushing Stone Barrage method, Lu Bao’s speed had increased significantly, and it could now easily dodge frontal attacks that were not fast and had limited range.

“Bang!!!”

The flames missed, landing on the ground, and the training ground’s surface instantly cracked.

“Although Water-type counters Fire-type, with such a huge difference in skill proficiency, even countering isn’t effective,” Chen Jia stated her opinion.

“Ice Dew Qiya isn’t large, and it doesn’t look like a Pet with high defense. If it gets hit twice by Magma Burst Gorilla, the battle will probably be over,” the boy, who looked over 1.8 meters tall with the help of his hairstyle, analyzed.

At this moment, Xu Yixuan suddenly worried, “Attacking an endangered Pet should be illegal, right? Is it really okay to fight like this?”

Everyone: “…”

In the center of the arena.

He Datao chuckled inwardly, looking at the battle situation, feeling confident that he had this one in the bag.

He had expected Qiao Sang to send out Yan Ling Dog, but unexpectedly, she sent out a Water-type Pet he didn’t recognize.

Water-type counters Fire-type, which had initially made him nervous, especially since he had witnessed Qiao Sang’s feat of defeating over 200 people at the opening ceremony.

He hadn’t expected this Water-type Pet to be quite normal, not as abnormal as the Yan Ling Dog and Treasure Hunting Ghost from the opening ceremony.

They say the ranking of Pet strength in a Yu Beast Master’s team is generally based on the order of contract; the experts truly didn’t deceive him!

“Continuously use Flame Jet to suppress!”

He Datao waved his chubby hand, issuing the command.

“Baobao!”

Magma Burst Gorilla excitedly thumped its chest twice, opened its mouth, and prepared to unleash Flame Jet forward.

However, in the next second, it remained frozen with its mouth open.

Where was its opponent?!

He Datao’s pupils suddenly constricted.

When he had given the command, that light blue Pet was clearly still in the arena!

But just now, it had jumped to the ground and disappeared!

What kind of skill was this?!

“Watch your surroundings!” He Datao shouted.

He was tense all over, his mood fluctuating wildly.

Although Water-type Pets countered Magma Burst Gorilla, the current arena wasn’t a Water-type arena, so the Water-type Pet’s strength couldn’t be fully utilized.

Plus, a simple Water Gun attack just now made him feel he could win this battle.

After all, intermediate Pets don’t know many skills; usually, during training, they focus on developing existing skills and improving proficiency.

Water Gun, as one of the most common Water-type Pet skills, was at least at the minor mastery level for members of other schools’ School Teams with Water-type Pets in third-year competitions.

However, the Water Gun released by this Pet, whose name he didn’t know, was clearly lacking in power and hadn’t even reached minor mastery in proficiency.

But this “Earth Evasion” move completely baffled him.

The most frightening thing in battle is encountering an opponent using an unfamiliar skill; you don’t even know how to react.

Did Water-type Pets have this type of skill? He Datao frantically recalled his knowledge of Water-type Pets.

Qiao Sang’s peripheral vision was constantly focused on a small puddle of water on the ground. As this puddle slowly flowed to a blind spot behind Magma Burst Gorilla, she said, “Now.”

“Lu.”

Lu Bao’s head suddenly emerged from the puddle, letting out a cry.

The center of the arena was instantly enveloped in a vast white Water Mist.

“Sweep Flame Jet towards the ground behind you!” Although He Datao hadn’t figured out what this “Earth Evasion” move was called, his rich combat experience instinctively led him to make the appropriate judgment.

“Baobao!”

Magma Burst Gorilla turned around and frantically swept flames across the ground. Due to the Water Mist, it couldn’t see its surroundings clearly and could only sweep blindly.

Just then, a stream of water shot up from the ground behind Magma Burst Gorilla, rising into the air and breaking through the area covered by the Water Mist.

Then, this stream of water sharply descended, its speed accelerating, rushing into the Water Mist.

If one looked closely, they would see Lu Bao enveloped within the stream of water.

“Bang!!!”

A violent impact sound rang out, and the Water Mist violently shook due to the energy fluctuation.

“Baobao!”

Immediately after, Magma Burst Gorilla’s pathetic scream rang out.

Qiao Sang estimated Magma Burst Gorilla’s physique and said, “Continue.”

As soon as her voice fell, the stream of water once again shot into the air above the training ground, then accelerated downwards.

This wasn’t enough; the stream of water quickly shot up and fell again.

“Baobao!”

Magma Burst Gorilla’s cries were exceptionally miserable.

“Sweep Flame Jet upwards!” He Datao said in a panic.

The flames did not spray upwards from below.

He Datao seemed to sense something in his yu beast codex and froze in place.

By the time the Water Mist dispersed.

Magma Burst Gorilla was seen lying on the ground, eyes closed.

And standing on its body was a proud-looking Ice Dew Qiya.

“Lu.”