Chapter 284: Isn’t this an ice skill?

Ice Dew Qiya jumped down from Magma Burst Gorilla, ignoring everyone’s gazes and walking next to Qiao Sang, perfectly exuding a cold demeanor.

Qiao Sang suddenly recalled the expressionless look Ya Bao tried to maintain during the Hundred Star Tournament, and couldn’t help but sigh inwardly: ‘Sure enough, being expressionless and being cold are fundamentally different…’

Ice Dew Qiya walked over, intending to jump into her Yu Beast Master’s arms, and had just made a preparatory motion to jump.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang quickly called out to her:

“Wait, don’t jump! You still have one more match to play!”

At this moment, Ice Dew Qiya’s limbs were already off the ground, but upon hearing this, she made an abrupt U-turn and landed in a different direction.

Even in such an awkward situation, she still maintained her cold demeanor.

“Lu.”

A Water-type Pet with the Melt Water characteristic, and not even from the Yuhua region. The Pets this child has contracted are all so high-class… Sun Boyi took a deep breath, steadied his emotions, and continued with the process:

“Please send out the next participating Pet for both sides.”

For competitions of the National Campus Pet Beast League’s caliber, to ensure fairness and impartiality, as the competition progresses from provincial to divisional to the grand finals, the referees also advance from Level 2 to Level 1, and finally to national-level referees.

Additionally, a Mechanical-type Pet specializing in data analysis will be added as a副裁判 (assistant referee).

Their main duties include managing the process, recording match times and scores, and checking the positioning of participants and Pets before the battle.

Since there was no assistant referee now, Sun Boyi had to take on both roles, also performing the duties of an assistant referee.

By the side of the field.

The School Team members from the third year were discussing the results of the first match, each chiming in.

“He Datao lost so badly…” Chen Jia sighed.

“It’s good that he lost. I always feel it’s not good to attack endangered Pets,” Xu Yixuan said.

Chen Jia: “…”

Just then, a boy in a white jacket suddenly asked, “What was that skill Ice Dew Qiya used just now, where she jumped onto the ground and disappeared?”

The gloomy-looking boy, who had been silent until now, spoke up, “It’s not a skill, it’s the Melt Water characteristic.”

The boy in the white jacket was stunned for a moment: “Melt Water characteristic?”

“It’s a characteristic that allows one to melt into water, quite rare among Water-type Pets,” the gloomy-looking boy said seriously. “Initially, Ice Dew Qiya’s purpose in using Water Gun wasn’t to attack, but to create water on the ground.”

“If she didn’t hide her figure and directly used Water Mist in front of Magma Burst Gorilla, there would be a risk of being interrupted, and the newly cast Water Mist wouldn’t completely block vision, allowing He Datao to react.”

“From the very beginning, the rhythm of this battle was in Qiao Sang’s hands.”

After saying this, he paused, then concluded: “This junior, she’s a bit devious.”

The people listening nearby nodded repeatedly, agreeing deeply.

When they first joined the School Team in their first year, they were still little newbies. How could they have such insidious tactics!

“He Datao is no good,” Chen Jia also concluded.

“If it were us, we probably wouldn’t be good either,” Xu Yixuan said. “You saw this junior’s record during the new student strength display session.”

“Leaving aside that this junior’s Qunbao Ghost has evolved into a Treasure Hunting Fairy in just one month, and she also gained an endangered Ice Dew Qiya, and also leaving aside the attribute issue.”

“Just the two high-level skills, Mars Rain and Dark Shadow Control—not to mention our school, not a single person in any School Team in the entire Zhehai Province can teach their Pet such high-level skills.”

Chen Jia nodded, “That’s true.”

“Are we really going to be substitutes?” asked a boy whose height reached over 180cm due to his hairstyle, with a mournful face.

“No,” Xu Yixuan shook her head.

The boy’s spirits lifted, and he turned his head to look over, his eyes burning.

Xu Yixuan continued, “Zhang Dezhou, be confident, remove the ‘us’. Only one person needs to be a substitute, and that’s definitely the weakest among us. Could I possibly be worse than you?”

Zhang Dezhou swayed, took a step back, looking as if he had been pierced by a thousand arrows.

It hurts so much! Mom, my heart hurts so much!

He Datao was also in pain.

His Magma Burst Gorilla hadn’t even shown its brave and extraordinary side! How could he have lost?!

Pain aside, the match had to continue.

He Datao took a deep breath and summoned his second Pet—Wind Sculpture.

According to the competition rules, after the first match ends, the winning side can change their Pet, or they can feint, first recalling their Pet into the yu beast codex, and then summoning it when the referee announces the start of the second match.

However, Qiao Sang didn’t do that.

Of course, in a 2v2 match, this is allowed.

Wind Sculpture, difficult to deal with… Qiao Sang looked at the Pet in front of her, her mind working, thinking about how to counter it.

She was not unfamiliar with this Pet, especially its speed.

After all, during the marathon race, Ye Ranran’s Wind Sculpture overtook dozens of competitors, finishing its leg in sixth place.

Although Ice Dew Qiya’s speed had greatly increased through training, it was clearly not enough when compared to the Wind Sculpture, which was famous for its speed.

“Only by using Rain Prayer along with the Leisurely characteristic to increase Ice Dew Qiya’s speed can she possibly keep up with Wind Sculpture’s movements. Sigh, if only the competition venue were a Water-type field, that would be great. I wonder what the venue situation will be like for the National Campus Pet Beast League…”

As Qiao Sang’s thoughts flickered, Sun Boyi announced the start of the second match.

“Continuously use Air Blade!” He Datao waved his chubby hand and quickly shouted.

Wind Sculpture’s advantage lies in speed, so naturally, it must win with speed!

“Whoosh!”

Whoosh!!

Wind Sculpture flapped its wings, rapidly ascending to mid-air in the training ground.

Its speed was as fast as a 5x speed playback on TV.

Then, it continuously flapped its wings, and dozens of blades formed from air rushed towards Ice Dew Qiya at an incredibly fast speed.

By the side of the field.

Xu Yixuan couldn’t bear to watch.

Between a Water-type Pet whose speed was limited on land and a Wind Sculpture famous for its speed, anyone with a bit of sense knew whose chances of winning were greater.

This was an endangered Pet, what if it got injured? Would He Datao be called to the police station…? After all, they had trained together for more than two years, so Xu Yixuan was a little worried about He Datao.

But then she immediately thought that Ice Dew Qiya’s Yu Beast Master was Qiao Sang, and she felt that Ice Dew Qiya shouldn’t be too miserable.

So, Xu Yixuan covered her eyes with her hand, then opened a slit with her fingers to look towards the center of the field.

“Lu.”

“Lu…”

“Lu!”

Ice Dew Qiya initially dodged easily, but as the Sky Wind Blades’ attack speed increased, her expression also became serious.

Although the attack density of the Sky Wind Blades was not as high as during the Shattered Stone Barrage training, their attack power and speed were incomparable to mere shattered stones.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The Sky Wind Blades struck the ground, leaving behind cracks.

Just then, Qiao Sang shouted, “Run while using Fine Snow on the ground!”

Fine Snow?

He Datao was momentarily confused. Isn’t that an Ice-type skill?