Chapter 385: All are making progress

Just like previous provincial elimination rounds, fewer and fewer spectators would come to the venue as the competition progressed.

It wasn’t that the matches weren’t exciting enough; it was just that there were basically two groups of people who paid attention to high school competitions.

They were either the parents of the participating contestants or parents who wanted to learn more about high schools for their children who were still in junior high.

By the later stages of the elimination rounds, the number of contestants had sharply decreased, and parents who wanted to choose a school for their children had already learned most of what they needed to know from watching the early stages, so they naturally wouldn’t waste time coming again later.

How could it be an important match if hardly anyone came to watch?

To show the government’s emphasis and concern for this competition, on the last day of the elimination rounds, which was the provincial final, the two major satellite channels of Zhehai Province would broadcast it live simultaneously.

The Staff from the two major TV stations, carrying their equipment, came to work here, expecting the venue to be as desolate as usual.

But when they arrived, they were completely stunned.

The spectator stands of the Kai Nan Pet Beast Battle Arena were packed, and the atmosphere was as enthusiastic as a large-scale competition venue that had been promoted for several months.

When the battle roster was announced, almost everyone cheered Qiao Sang’s name in unison.

Qiao Sang?

The Staff sent by the two major TV stations were already somewhat old. As corporate drones who worked a two-point-one-line life every day, with no time for entertainment and no energy to check trending topics, they didn’t know why this student named Qiao Sang was so popular, but it didn’t affect their professional standards.

The Staff silently aimed the camera at the young girl named Qiao Sang, giving her a close-up.

At the same time, in a tall building.

An Old Lady with white hair sat on the sofa, staring blankly at the young girl appearing on the TV.

She was stunned for a long time, then got up and walked into the room.

When she came out again, she had a pair of reading glasses on her face.

The Old Lady sat on the sofa, staring intently at the TV, then called out to the Desert Tail Fox sunbathing by the window, slightly excited:

“Old Mo, come and see! My granddaughter, my granddaughter is on TV!”

…

Kai Nan Pet Beast Battle Arena.

On the field.

Qiao Sang and Wang Rui stood still on opposite sides.

Despite feeling confident, Qiao Sang still spent time studying Wang Rui’s battle style.

Understanding her opponent before a match had almost become a habit for her.

Wang Rui, one Spiked Dragon and one Control Scale Puppet.

If a Pet itself had no issues, Yu Beast Masters generally used their first Pet as their ace, and Wang Rui was no exception.

His first Pet was a young Spiked Dragon. Because Dragon-type Pets have a long evolution cycle, while the Pets of other School Team members had evolved half a year ago, his young Spiked Dragon had only just shown signs of evolving into a Spiked Dragon.

This also led to his ranking not being particularly high in the previous two National Campus Pet Beast Leagues.

“Qu!”

Just as Qiao Sang was reviewing Wang Rui’s information in her mind, the whistle blew.

Green and grey star arrays lit up.

Ice Dew Qiya and Spiked Dragon appeared before everyone’s eyes.

The bullet comments on the live streaming platform went completely wild.

[Families, I want to cry so badly! After persevering for so long, I finally saw Ice Dew Qiya!]

[Ahhh! Ice Dew Qiya! Ice Dew Qiya!]

[I have to say, this child from the Yuhua region has raised Ice Dew Qiya so well! It looks much bigger than a normal-sized Ice Dew Qiya! You can tell it hasn’t been mistreated!]

[Seeing Ice Dew Qiya so energetic, I feel relieved…]

[Good heavens, no wonder there have been so many people from the Ancient Mist region in the bullet comments lately. I just specifically searched, and Qiao Sang’s Pet is actually an endangered Pet from the Ancient Mist region. I just want to say, Qiao Sang is awesome!]

[Ice Dew Qiya! Mama loves you!]

[Holy crap! I really want to go see it live!]

[Oh my goodness! I finally waited for this moment! I’m completely smitten!]

The battle had already begun on the field.

I can’t win against Liao Xing Hound and Treasure Hunting Fairy, but this Ice Dew Qiya should have a chance to win… Wang Rui quickly formulated a battle plan, looking at the Ice Dew Qiya in front of him, whose size seemed less mismatched than in the video he watched a while ago.

He remembered that Ice Dew Qiya always started by using Water-type skills, which seemed like an attack but was actually to create a Water Fusion field.

Normal Water-type skills can be cast almost instantly, making it unlikely to interrupt… Wang Rui’s mind raced, and he quickly shouted:

“Dig!”

The Spiked Dragon immediately burrowed into the ground.

The moment the Spiked Dragon burrowed into the ground, Qiao Sang’s eyes flashed, and she called out to Lu Bao, who was originally preparing to use Water Gun:

“Rain Prayer!”

Rain Prayer requires time to cast. At the beginning of the match, while the opponent was still in peak condition, this move was indeed not easy to use casually, as there was always a risk of being interrupted.

But if the opponent was not on alert and chose to use the Dig skill, then the interval from Digging to breaking out of the ground was undoubtedly an excellent opportunity to cast Rain Prayer.

“Lu.”

Upon hearing her Yu Beast Master’s words, Lu Bao unhesitatingly interrupted Water Gun, looked up, and let out a cry, and the sky instantly darkened.

This timing is too perfect… Wang Rui’s expression changed slightly at the sight.

Just as the rain began to fall, the Spiked Dragon’s figure suddenly shot out from the ground where Lu Bao was located.

“Lu!”

Lu Bao was sent flying several meters away by the impact.

The bullet comments on the live streaming platform instantly erupted in wails.

[No! My Ice Dew Qiya!]

[Holy crap! What’s the name of this Dragon-type Pet? I’ll remember you!]

[Ahhh! It hurts just looking at it!]

[How dare this Dragon-type Pet? How dare it?!]

[Everyone from the Ancient Mist region, this is a competition, please calm down….]

…

On the field.

Qiao Sang frowned slightly. She had studied videos of Spiked Dragon’s battles. According to this distance and Spiked Dragon’s usual Digging speed, it should have reached Lu Bao’s position three seconds later, but she didn’t expect it to be so much faster in this match.

However, Qiao Sang quickly understood.

It wasn’t that the opponent had deliberately held back on Digging speed, but rather that through battles and training, the Pet was improving every day.

Lu Bao was also like that.

“Lu.”

Lu Bao stood up with a resolute expression.

The next second, the blue light emanating from the gem on its forehead enveloped its entire body.

Using the resurrection armor now? Wang Rui’s mouth twitched, and he immediately said, “Interrupt it!”

“Stab! Stab!”

The Spiked Dragon’s right foot stomped down forcefully, leaping into the air with its strength, then rapidly diving towards Lu Bao’s location.

At the same time, a large blue Spiked Dragon, condensed from energy, appeared in front of it.

Dragon Dive, a Dragon-type intermediate skill, is considered relatively difficult to learn among intermediate Dragon-type skills, especially for Dragon-type Pets without wings.

A direct hit would cause considerable damage and also has a certain chance of making the opponent flinch.

Qiao Sang’s expression was calm; this move was good, but it was already too late.

At this moment, the rain had already fallen.

Just as the Spiked Dragon was diving, the blue light on Lu Bao’s body dissipated, and its condition was already fully restored.

It looked at the Spiked Dragon attacking it and chose not to hide in the specially created water droplets as it usually did. Instead, it flicked its tail at the ground, leaped up, and a massive current of water quickly enveloped its entire body.

“Bang!!!”

The Spiked Dragon’s Dragon Dive missed, hitting the ground.

“Stab…”

The Spiked Dragon recovered and raised its head, wanting to see where its opponent had gone.

“Quick, dodge!” At this moment, it heard its Yu Beast Master’s voice.

Before the Spiked Dragon could react, a water pillar, half a meter thick, had already struck its head.

“Stab…”

The Spiked Dragon was directly smashed, seeing stars.