Chapter 352: probability of winning

Besides the most renowned Saint Water Middle School, Xiong Ding High School was the next most prominent school in the group assigned to Huicheng Beast High School for the competition.

Perhaps due to the influence of its name, the students at Xiong Ding High School were all incredibly boorish, making it one of Zhehai Province’s “most difficult to manage” schools.

Students would resolve issues with battles at the slightest disagreement, and the principal changed several times within ten years.

In such a strength-oriented school, School Team members would frequently be replaced after losing challenges.

However, Liu Zeru was the only formidable individual in Xiong Ding High School’s current third-year class who had never been replaced since his first year.

As He Datao and Liu Zeru entered the arena, the effect of popular athletes became apparent, with the entire venue erupting in cheers, almost all of them for Liu Zeru.

On the field.

He Datao, listening to the sounds from outside the arena, grumbled, “They’re all short-sighted. My ranking was clearly higher than yours last year.”

Liu Zeru waved his hand, “Is it possible they’re looking at faces?”

He Datao: “???”

His heart was severely wounded upon hearing that statement!

Due to his obesity, he had always lacked romantic appeal since childhood. Even after he was admitted to Saint Water Middle School and joined the most popular Yu Beast Master School Team’s individual battle group, his romantic fortunes remained unchanged.

Just as He Datao took a deep breath, preparing to soothe his wounded spirit, the whistle blew.

“Rock Blockade!” Liu Zeru issued the command first.

Baobao Bear slammed its right paw, clenched into a fist, onto the ground. From the sandy arena, sharp rocks suddenly emerged, moving to blockade the area where Magma Burst Gorilla was located.

“Well, I’ll be, he still had this move up his sleeve,” Xu Yixuan remarked in surprise from the spectator stands, seeing this scene.

Qiao Sang knew what Xu Yixuan was referring to.

At the third-year stage, most participants were veteran athletes, and the skills their Pets possessed were largely exposed.

Qiao Sang had researched Liu Zeru’s information, and his Baobao Bear had never displayed the Rock Blockade move before.

Judging by the power of this Rock Blockade, its proficiency was at least at the minor mastery level, clearly not something learned recently.

Qiao Sang’s expression immediately became more serious. This was not within her original expectations. If possible, she still wanted to send out Ice Dew Qiya to battle.

Yabao didn’t lack a crushing battle, but Ice Dew Qiya lacked a practical battle that could hone herself.

On the field, due to Baobao Bear’s preemptive strike, the battle situation was momentarily in Liu Zeru’s control.

Magma Burst Gorilla was quite passive, its fists wreathed in fierce flames, continuously using Flame Punch to attack the suddenly appearing rocks in front of it. A ball of flame mixed with shattered rocks exploded, like a grenade, creating a blasting effect.

This not only obscured Magma Burst Gorilla’s vision but also prevented He Datao from clearly seeing his opponent’s movements for a moment.

Just as Magma Burst Gorilla finally managed to shatter the rocks in front of it one by one, it saw a flash of white light, followed by being sent flying.

“Sacrifice Impact,” Xu Yixuan frowned.

Sacrifice Impact, a normal-type intermediate skill, means that when the target takes damage, the user also takes a portion of the damage. If the user has Sturdy Head or Magic Guard, this side effect can be prevented.

In the initial stages of a competition, very few Yu Beast Masters would directly let their Pet use this move.

Qiao Sang’s gaze fell on Baobao Bear, whose head and body clearly had no special light effects, and a thought flashed through her mind:

“Is it possible that this Baobao Bear doesn’t have any ability to prevent the side effects of this move, and using Sacrifice Impact, besides attacking, also has the purpose of injuring itself?”

Xu Yixuan paused, “You mean it’s to accumulate Rage?”

Qiao Sang nodded, “Magma Burst Gorilla’s attack power is high. Liu Zeru wouldn’t let Baobao Bear directly tank the opponent’s damage from the start. But if he first depletes the opponent, the extent of his own injury is also within expectations.”

“Then, Magma Burst Gorilla’s damage will no longer be as high as it was at the beginning. If it acts as a punching bag at this stage, it can both withstand the attacks, and the power of Furious Punch can increase even more.”

Xu Yixuan sighed, “Probably only someone as cunning as you could think of this so quickly.”

Qiao Sang: “???”

Just as Qiao Sang had said, as Magma Burst Gorilla dragged its injured body up, it saw Baobao Bear right in front of it.

“Bang bang bang!”

With the opponent right there, there was no reason not to attack. Magma Burst Gorilla’s two fists instantly ignited with high-temperature flames, unleashing a barrage of punches and kicks at Baobao Bear.

Clusters of flames exploded on Baobao Bear’s body, but the power was clearly not as great as when it initially bombarded the rocks.

Baobao Bear didn’t waver at all under the continuous bombardment, only retreating a few steps.

“Now!” Liu Zeru suddenly shouted.

Baobao Bear’s right paw instantly clenched into a fist, erupting with terrifying furious energy and blasting towards Magma Burst Gorilla’s head.

Magma Burst Gorilla was directly sent flying several meters, its eyes closed, and it didn’t get up again.

One-punch KO.

The entire venue erupted in thunderous applause, all cheering for Liu Zeru.

The scene just now felt like: two parties dueling in a game, seemingly of similar size, but one side fought for a long time without the other losing a single drop of blood, while the other side only used one direct punch and the game was over.

Difficult… Qiao Sang couldn’t help but ponder Ice Dew Qiya’s chances of winning.

Actually, Magma Burst Gorilla’s attack power was slightly stronger than Baobao Bear’s, but against Baobao Bear, it seemed to only serve the purpose of increasing the power of its Furious Punch.

Magma Burst Gorilla was large, and it took four Muscle Pigs in white coats to put it on a stretcher and carry it away.

Xu Yixuan turned her head and asked in a low voice, “Are you sure you still want to send Ice Dew Qiya to compete?”

They had been together day and night these past few days, so she naturally knew that Qiao Sang had been analyzing the next day’s opponents with Ice Dew Qiya recently, and the tactics arranged were basically based on Ice Dew Qiya’s situation.

Qiao Sang was silent for two seconds, then said, “I suddenly thought of a possibility and want to try it.”

The difficulty is one-star, but she insists on treating it as four-star… Xu Yixuan glanced at her and said nothing more.

Although Qiao Sang didn’t explicitly say it, the meaning of that sentence clearly was that she still intended to send out Ice Dew Qiya.

…

Although He Datao lost the first match, he fortunately won the second match using Wind Sculpture against Baobao Bear, whose energy was already largely depleted.

Even though he was defeated in the third match against Liu Zeru’s second Pet, it wasn’t too bad of a loss.

Time flew by quickly, from morning battles until evening, today’s competition finally came to an end.

The broadcast sound rang out:

“Let us welcome Qiao Sang from Saint Water Middle School and Liu Zeru from Xiong Ding High School!”

At this moment, all the spectators in the arena looked towards the figures standing up in the front row.

Before the battle even began, the entire venue erupted in cheers.

This time, they were all shouting, Qiao Sang.