Chapter 380: Ruthless person

The people in the contestant seats all had a thought flash through their minds: The news is true, Qiao Sang really has a habit of making opponents dizzy…

“Can’t wait any longer…” Ding Yanjing’s heart tightened, and he immediately changed his battle plan:

“Just use Ten Thousand Volts like this!”

“Li!”

Shanli Crow opened its eyes upon hearing this, its gaze clear, no longer looking as helpless as it had been, only able to howl.

It cried out, and the lightning on its body spread and moved, yellow electric arcs instantly falling from mid-air in the direction of its rotation.

The lightning formed a circle, frantically dancing on the ground.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The ground exploded, and shallow pits appeared one after another, accompanied by a continuous spray of rocks, some of which unavoidably flew towards the little Treasure Hunting Fairy.

Ding Yanjing recalled what Coach Lao Zhang had told him:

“Casting high-level skills requires concentration. Skills like Dark Shadow Control, in particular, need constant energy maintenance. No matter what skill it is, as long as it’s being cast, it can be interrupted. Although Dark Shadow Control is a high-level skill, it still depends on who is casting it.”

“The essence of Dark Shadow Control is shadow. A Treasure Hunting Fairy, and one that is underdeveloped and smaller than its kin, has a very limited ability to stretch and extend its shadow.”

“Don’t think that this Treasure Hunting Fairy’s Dark Shadow Control has already been trained to a 3D mode. While attacking in this mode is fine, if it’s used for binding control, there are two drawbacks.”

“First, when facing Pets much larger than itself, it can only bind them up close, because its small size means the shadow’s length is simply not enough for long distances.”

“Second, it needs corresponding strength. Look at the battle videos of this Treasure Hunting Fairy; whenever it binds a Flying-type Pet in 3D mode, doesn’t it always let the opponent fall? That’s because its own strength isn’t enough to pull the opponent in.”

“It’s like the shadow is an unbreakable rope. If you tie up an opponent and want to drag them somewhere, you also need the strength to do so.”

“Although Dark Shadow Control in 2D mode doesn’t require strength, it can be interrupted by interference.”

“If a Pet accidentally has its shadow controlled, don’t panic. When the shadows are connected, the Ghost-type Pet itself must also be standing still. At that point, just find a way to make the Treasure Hunting Fairy leave its current position.”

Ding Yanjing looked at the scene on the field where rocks were constantly splashing towards the Treasure Hunting Fairy, his heart settled, and his expression returned to its original state.

So what if it has high-level skills?

As long as he understands it thoroughly, he can break it in minutes.

Just then, he heard Qiao Sang on the opposite side say:

“Use the opponent to block.”

Ding Yanjing: “???”

Before he could react, he saw the Treasure Hunting Fairy on the field suddenly stop rotating its short toes, then point them downwards, followed by a large-scale rotation.

The controlled Shanli Crow synchronously stopped rotating and plummeted vertically from mid-air, stopping just one centimeter from the ground, then circling widely around the Treasure Hunting Fairy as its origin.

Although Shanli Crow did not cast Ten Thousand Volts again during the descent, because the speed of its controlled fall was too fast, the rocks from the ground previously struck by lightning were still splashing. Thus, all those splashing rocks hit Shanli Crow.

Ding Yanjing’s expression froze, and a string of exclamation marks flashed through his mind.

Holy crap! It can be done like this?!

At the same time, cheers and applause rose and fell in the audience.

Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!

Just based on this adaptability, who would believe he’s a high school student!

“Amazing! If it were me, I wouldn’t even think of controlling Shanli Crow to block the attack in the first place.”

“What are you comparing yourself to him for? It’s embarrassing to even say it. You’re 36 and still only have two Pets.”

“That Shanli Crow is also pretty awesome. It spun so much and didn’t feel dizzy at all, and it could even cast Ten Thousand Volts while being controlled to spin.”

“Yeah, when I ride the pendulum ride, let alone playing with my phone, I don’t even dare to open my eyes.”

“Speaking of which, this Treasure Hunting Fairy’s reaction speed is so strong. Not only does it understand Qiao Sang’s meaning every time, but it also executes it immediately.”

Reaction speed and instinctive reaction are two different things.

Reaction speed depends on the senses and the coordination between the central nervous system and neuromuscular system.

If this Treasure Hunting Fairy’s reaction was merely instinctive, the person speaking wouldn’t be so impressed.

An instinctive reaction is subconscious; it doesn’t require thought, and the body can make corresponding defensive counter-attack movements to various attacks. This can be gradually trained through acquired practice.

However, the heritability of reaction speed ability is high, and its development potential is small.

In short, it still relies on brains and talent.

The Treasure Hunting Fairy understood its Yu Beast Master’s words with its brain, and its body reacted immediately, controlling Shanli Crow’s descent and rotation, and timing the blocking of rocks quite well.

This kind of ability cannot be trained out just by wanting to.

…

On the field.

At this rate, I’m afraid I’ll lose. What should I do… Ding Yanjing’s gaze quickly swept across the entire field, finally looking at the ground, his eyes suddenly sharp, and he shouted:

“Stab your beak into the ground!”

Shanli Crow was already a bit dizzy, but the pain in its body kept it awake. Its Yu Beast Master’s words clearly entered its ears, and it opened its eyes to see the ground almost touching it.

It will hurt… This thought flashed through Shanli Crow’s mind.

Soon, its eyes became resolute, and without any hesitation, it sharply lowered its head with force, and its long, black, pointed beak stabbed into the ground.

At this time, little Treasure Hunting Fairy’s circling continued.

The ground was pulled along, plowing a crack about ten centimeters long, and only then did Shanli Crow’s rotation stop.

Due to its size and perspective, little Treasure Hunting Fairy did not see the scene of Shanli Crow’s long, pointed beak just now stabbing into the ground. It curiously moved its short toes again in the direction it had just been rotating.

“Xun?”

Little Treasure Hunting Fairy showed a confused expression.

Why can’t it continue to control the rotation?

“What a ruthless person, actually making Shanli Crow use its mouth as resistance. It’s rare to see such decisiveness among high school students…” Qiao Sang said, “Pull it out.”

Pull it out? Little Treasure Hunting Fairy was stunned for a moment.

In that brief moment of distraction, Ding Yanjing quickly issued an order:

“Use Ten Thousand Volts on the ground!”

Yellow currents surged all over Shanli Crow’s body, and violent lightning fiercely struck down from its body into the crack that had just been plowed open in the ground.

The field subtly trembled, and the next second, the ground collapsed in a fork shape from Shanli Crow’s location towards little Treasure Hunting Fairy’s position.

“Xun!!”

Little Treasure Hunting Fairy had no choice but to break the shadow control and teleport into mid-air.

“Li!!!”

Although Ten Thousand Volts was cast by Shanli Crow, because its long beak was stuck in the ground, it couldn’t leave its spot immediately. So, as the surroundings collapsed, many rocks hit its body.

“Li…”

When the ground returned to calm, Shanli Crow was panting heavily, its body covered in injuries, flapping its wings, trying to get back up.

“Good opportunity…” Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up at the sight, and she seized the chance to say, “Shadow Ball.”

“Xun~”

A Shadow Ball, about twenty centimeters in size, instantly condensed on little Treasure Hunting Fairy’s left paw and struck Shanli Crow just as it was getting back up.

“Li!!”

Shanli Crow fell back down.

Ding Yanjing’s face was grim. Because Shanli Crow had barely been injured before, he hadn’t assessed its defensive capabilities in too long. He originally thought that just breaking free from Dark Shadow Control would be enough, but he didn’t expect it to be so injured just by escaping control, making it difficult to even fly.

Conversely, the Treasure Hunting Fairy, apart from expending some energy, had no injuries at all. It seemed this round was a miscalculation… But it didn’t matter, he still had Guwei Sunflower.

“Li…”

Shanli Crow opened its eyes, propping its wings against the ground, still struggling to get up.

It hadn’t given up.

But just then, it saw its Yu Beast Master’s disappointed expression looking at it.

“Li…”

As if some strength supporting it to get up suddenly dissipated, Shanli Crow’s eyes dimmed, and it no longer had any strength, slowly closing its eyes.

PS: I’ll still post them separately. The plot has exceeded my expected word count. The next chapter will be in half an hour.