Beast Taming: Starting From Zero
Chapter 386: Why did you follow him into the cave? !
As the saying goes, amateurs watch the excitement, while experts watch the method.
Ice Dew Qiya’s move, to others, seemed like merely dodging the Spiked Dragon’s Dragon Dive and then hitting it with a Water Jet. But to some Yu Beast Masters who specialize in Water-type Pet Beasts or are Professional Beast Tamers, it was quite extraordinary.
“I was wondering why she expended so much energy to cast Rain Prayer at the beginning. Turns out this Water-type Pet Beast has the Swift Swim ability!”
“The energy of this Water-type Pet Beast seems to be much stronger than that of a normal intermediate Pet Beast.” The person speaking was a Yu Beast Master who specialized in cultivating Water-type Pet Beasts.
The thickness of a Water Jet is determined by the Pet Beast’s body size, but the Water Jet just unleashed by the Water-type Pet Beast on the field was clearly several times thicker than its own body. This could only be an issue of energy.
At the first row of the contestant area.
Xu Yixuan looked at her Liao Xing Hound, whose eyes were fixed on the field, clearly excited but desperately trying to hold back its barks, and couldn’t help but ask:
“Are you trying to cheer for your Yu Beast Master? Why aren’t you barking?”
“Ya!”
Qunbao explained that its Yu Beast Master said that holding cheers in one’s heart was more effective, and shouting them out wouldn’t have a good effect, so it was best not to shout to cheer for her.
Xu Yixuan didn’t understand, and guessed: “Are you saying you can win without shouting cheers?”
“Ya.”
Qunbao was stunned for a moment, thinking there was nothing wrong with that statement, so it nodded.
“As expected! It seems I have some talent for understanding Pet Beast language. Maybe I should just major in Pet Beast Language in college…” Xu Yixuan thought to herself.
On the field.
The rain was still falling.
“Sting…”
The Spiked Dragon shook its dizzy head and did not immediately fall to the ground.
“As expected of a Dragon-type Pet Beast, its hide is thick enough…” Qiao Sang couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.
The Spiked Dragon is a dual-attribute Pet Beast of Dragon-type and Ground-type. Water-type counters Ground-type, so logically, Ice Dew Qiya’s previous move should have caused significant damage to a Pet Beast with Ground-type attributes. With the Swift Swim ability, an instant knockout wasn’t impossible, but the Spiked Dragon only seemed a bit dizzy and didn’t appear to be seriously injured.
“Continuous attack!” Qiao Sang said decisively.
“Dew!”
Water surged. While the Spiked Dragon was still shaking its head and hadn’t recovered, Ice Dew Qiya once again unleashed Water Jet to attack it.
“Sting…”
The still dizzy Spiked Dragon was hit directly in the head.
And that wasn’t all.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
In the rain, Ice Dew Qiya’s speed in using skills and attacking doubled. Every time it hit the Spiked Dragon, as soon as it touched the ground, it would transform into a water column and strike the Spiked Dragon again and again.
The fierce attacks completely restricted the Spiked Dragon’s movements.
To the audience, this scene looked like a one-sided beating.
Although they knew Qiao Sang would likely win without any surprises, the opponent was a Dragon-type Pet Beast after all. Seeing this scene, everyone was still somewhat shocked.
“Dig!” Wang Rui clenched his fists and loudly gave the command, seemingly not giving up, but a strong sense of frustration and powerlessness surged in his heart.
Ice Dew Qiya was undoubtedly the weakest in combat among Qiao Sang’s three Pet Beasts, yet he was still being completely overwhelmed.
“Sting…”
The Spiked Dragon seemed to sense its Yu Beast Master’s state. It endured the severe pain and dizziness, and suddenly opened its eyes.
Another Water Jet attacked from behind.
This time, the Spiked Dragon only swayed once before enduring it.
The next second, it quickly Dug into the ground and disappeared.
Wang Rui was stunned for a moment at the sight, then his face lit up with joy.
His original command to Dig was merely the theoretically best response at the time, but it was somewhat difficult to implement in actual combat.
After all, Ice Dew Qiya’s attacks were so dense that there was no gap for the Spiked Dragon to use its skills, and the Spiked Dragon had already suffered considerable damage from continuous attacks.
He hadn’t expected the Spiked Dragon to actually complete his command under such circumstances.
At this moment, Ice Dew Qiya’s Water Jet was already ready, rushing directly towards the spot where the Spiked Dragon had originally stood.
The Spiked Dragon had drilled into the ground and disappeared, but Ice Dew Qiya did not stop.
The blue water stream did not slow down, rushing directly into the hole dug by the Spiked Dragon.
Wang Rui’s eyes widened instantly. “Is it that ferocious?! It’s going into the underground hole too?!”
In the stands, a clamor suddenly arose.
“Holy cow! How did Ice Dew Qiya follow it into the hole?!”
“Good heavens, this move is amazing, but a Water-type Pet Beast shouldn’t be able to see what’s inside the hole, right? And rushing in so directly, if the hole the Spiked Dragon dug is winding, it might not even be able to get out, right?”
“It doesn’t need to be winding, one bend is enough. Ice Dew Qiya’s Water Jet is so fierce, I estimate it will most likely knock itself out directly underground.”
“I feel like Ice Dew Qiya’s Water Jet didn’t have time to stop, but it shouldn’t faint directly from hitting the ground; at most, it’ll get a little injured. Besides, doesn’t it have Healing Light?”
“What you’re saying… Holy cow!”
The discussing crowd collectively looked at the field and fell silent.
The imagined scene did not happen. Instead, the Spiked Dragon cried out and broke out of the hole, shooting up into the sky. Following closely behind was the thick water column, which was Ice Dew Qiya, whom they had originally thought would suffer heavy damage underground.
“Bang!!!”
The Spiked Dragon fell from mid-air. This time, it was completely knocked out.
Ice Dew Qiya dissipated the water around its body and stood beside where the Spiked Dragon fell, its expression aloof.
Wang Rui was dumbfounded.
“Whoosh!”
A wave of noise instantly erupted, and the scene was somewhat explosive.
“This works too? Can a Water-type Pet Beast use Water Jet in an underground hole?!”
“Holy cow! How did it do that? Even if it could see inside the hole, how could it possibly control itself to move along the hole dug by the Spiked Dragon at that speed?!”
“This is too exaggerated. If this were a Regional Competition, I wouldn’t say anything, but this child is only 15 years old. How was she trained to develop such an ability in a Water-type Pet Beast?”
“This child named Qiao Sang is truly amazing! To be able to make a Water-type Pet Beast achieve such a level!”
Qiao Sang, who was currently being praised as amazing, was quite bewildered.
To be honest, she really hadn’t expected Ice Dew Qiya to actually follow the Spiked Dragon into the hole just now.
What surprised her even more was that Ice Dew Qiya successfully kept up with and hit the Spiked Dragon inside the hole…
Her eyesight might be due to the blue dew crystal potion, but being able to see inside the hole doesn’t mean her brain and reaction speed could keep up.
It seems she still doesn’t understand Ice Dew Qiya’s strength enough. After the competition, she needs to find a place to properly test Ice Dew Qiya’s strength…
“qu!”
As the whistle signaling the end of the match sounded, Qiao Sang waved her hand and recalled Ice Dew Qiya.
The bullet comments on the live streaming platform, which had been full of “Holy cow,” “Amazing,” and “Ah ah ah,” instantly changed their tone, becoming a chorus of wails.
“Don’t! Why recall it! I still want to see Ice Dew Qiya!”
“Don’t do this! Please! Just use Ice Dew Qiya to take on two more!”
“Summon Ice Dew Qiya immediately! Don’t make me beg you!”
“Everyone in the Ancient Mist region, calm down. Wang Rui’s next Pet Beast is a Superpower System one. Sending out Ice Dew Qiya wouldn’t be easy.”
“Stop arguing. Ice Dew Qiya used Rain Prayer and Water Jet so many times in the last match. Its energy must be low. How can it keep fighting?”
“I don’t care, I won’t listen, I just want to keep watching Ice Dew Qiya!”
Amidst the wails of the live stream comments, Qiao Sang formed hand seals and summoned Little Qunbao.
P.S.: The provincial competition ends tomorrow!