Chapter 438: Acting (two in one)

Gravity, a High Level Superpower System skill, can generate strong Gravity in a certain range, making opponents unable to move, and is the bane of Flying-type and floating-ability Pets.

Fortunately, Ji Hui Tata’s Gravity proficiency isn’t high… Qiao Sang thought to herself.

Ji Hui Tata’s Gravity proficiency was still at the beginner level, and the range of Gravity it could cast was extremely small, only able to accurately apply Gravity to the opponent when in close contact.

However, Ji Hui Tata could use Space Movement, so a small casting range didn’t pose much of a problem and could still threaten Pets.

Of course, this was only for opponents who couldn’t use Space Movement.

Qiao Sang said, “Don’t let it get close.”

“Xun!”

Xiao Xunbao let out a cheerful cry and disappeared from its spot.

The next second, Ji Hui Tata appeared at Xiao Xunbao’s original location.

At this moment, Xiao Xunbao had already concealed its figure.

Ji Hui Tata closed its eyes, and an invisible wave spread out from it as the center.

Then, it appeared with its eyes closed about ten meters away.

Although Xiao Xunbao was hidden, Qiao Sang, as its Yu Beast Master, clearly sensed that Xiao Xunbao was at the exact location where Ji Hui Tata had just moved.

However, after Ji Hui Tata moved there, Xiao Xunbao immediately used Space Movement to another spot.

For the next half minute, from the audience’s perspective, they only saw Ji Hui Tata constantly changing positions on the field with its eyes closed, performing Space Movement.

“That’s why I don’t like watching Ghost-type Pet matches; I don’t even know what they’re doing when they’re invisible.”

“Isn’t Ji Hui Tata one level higher than Treasure Hunting Fairy? How come it’s been chasing for so long and still hasn’t caught up.”

“After all, it’s still using mental sensing, and it takes time to sense the exact location.”

“Is Qiao Sang planning to use Treasure Hunting Fairy to deplete Ji Hui Tata’s energy?”

“I think so.”

Watching the movements on the field, many spectators began to discuss.

…

If this continues, I’ll be led by Qiao Sang’s rhythm just like everyone else… Shao Liben calmly pondered.

Don’t look at Ji Hui Tata chasing Treasure Hunting Fairy relentlessly now; in reality, Treasure Hunting Fairy is leading Ji Hui Tata by the nose.

I can only expend a bit more energy… Shao Liben made a decisive decision and gave the command:

“Mental Wave.”

“Ji Hui.”

Hearing its Yu Beast Master’s words, Ji Hui Tata stopped, opened its eyes, and glowed blue. A wave of white light, centered on it, instantly spread rapidly 360 degrees in all directions without any blind spots.

Mental Wave, a High Level Superpower System skill, can emit mysterious psychic waves over a large area towards opponents, causing damage.

She had already discussed this move with Xiao Xunbao yesterday… Qiao Sang’s expression showed no panic.

After deciding to send Xiao Xunbao out today, she had anticipated that the opponent might not want to prolong the match and would use this move. Therefore, in her tactical arrangements this morning, she had already told Xiao Xunbao how to respond.

“Xun!!!”

The white light spread rapidly, and when it reached about 5 meters around, a greyish-golden figure appeared, screaming and falling straight down.

“Xun…”

Xiao Xunbao fell to the ground but didn’t immediately faint. Instead, it lay on the ground, its expression pained, and struggled to stretch its right paw towards Qiao Sang, as if seeking help.

Qiao Sang took a step back, covered her mouth with her left hand, and showed an expression of “How could this happen?”

Treasure Hunting Fairy is squishy, and a direct hit from Mental Wave should have caused it to faint immediately and stop moving. Unexpectedly, this one could still move a bit, indicating its defense is stronger than most intermediate Ghost-type Pets… She wasn’t wrong before; Qiao Sang’s purpose in sending out Treasure Hunting Fairy was to deplete Ji Hui Tata’s energy. Although Ji Hui Tata still had a lot of energy, Qiao Sang would most likely send out Liao Xing Hound next. Against Liao Xing Hound, the energy just consumed would be a bit much. But thankfully, at least she had already won one round… Speaking of which, she never expected Qiao Sang to show such an expression… Shao Liben looked at the Treasure Hunting Fairy lying on the ground, struggling to stretch its paw, and Qiao Sang’s disbelieving face. He decided to deliver the finishing blow and end the match. He said seriously:

“Gravity.”

However, before Ji Hui Tata could act, the Treasure Hunting Fairy’s paw, which had been struggling on the ground, dropped, its head tilted, and its eyes closed, as if it had completely fainted.

“Ji Hui.”

Seeing this, Ji Hui Tata stayed put and didn’t use Space Movement to cast Gravity anymore.

I won… Shao Liben’s expression was calm, seemingly not surprised by his victory, but in the next second, his pupils constricted, as if he had seen something terrifying.

“Get out of the way!” Shao Liben roared.

But it was already too late.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao appeared three meters behind Ji Hui Tata, grinning, its short toes’ shadow already tightly connected to Ji Hui Tata’s shadow on the ground.

At the same time, the Treasure Hunting Fairy that had been lying on the ground, seemingly heavily injured and fainted, disappeared.

Looking at Qiao Sang again, she was smiling, with no trace of “disbelief” or “how could this be” on her face.

Shao Liben was stunned.

…

Why do I feel like my intelligence drops when I compete with Qiao Sang! In the contestant area, a woman in a formal suit had a grim expression.

Shao Liben’s position had a blind spot, making it unclear, but the audience and contestant areas had a clear view of the entire process that just happened.

The Treasure Hunting Fairy’s sudden appearance was at least about one centimeter away from the Mental Wave!

Which means, from the very beginning, the Mental Wave never hit the Treasure Hunting Fairy!

The subsequent fall, struggle, painful expression, and finally, the unbearable closing of eyes and falling to the ground—it was all an act!

…

“Whoosh!”

When Xiao Xunbao appeared and connected its shadow with Ji Hui Tata’s, a noisy wave of sound instantly erupted from the audience.

Who would have thought that a High Level Superpower System Pet that could use Space Movement could have its shadow controlled by an intermediate Ghost-type Pet.

A stable match couldn’t ignite the audience’s emotions.

Only unexpected battle processes like this could draw cheers from everyone.

“Good heavens! This Ghost-type Pet’s acting is amazing!”

“And Qiao Sang, look at her! If I didn’t clearly know that Mental Wave didn’t hit Treasure Hunting Fairy, I would have been fooled by her expression!”

“Brilliant, absolutely brilliant! Qiao Sang’s scheme is too deep!”

“If you didn’t say it, I really wouldn’t have noticed! So Qiao Sang had already calculated it, knowing that Shao Liben wouldn’t want to drag it out and would use Mental Wave to attack!”

“Definitely! If it wasn’t pre-arranged, how could Treasure Hunting Fairy control the distance to Mental Wave so closely, appearing and falling, and then think about that acting, it must have been rehearsed long ago!”

“Also, the Treasure Hunting Fairy that first appeared and fell was a Substitute, and the one whose shadow is now connected is the main body! If this plan wasn’t formulated from the beginning, how could it be achieved!”

“Holy cow, even the Substitute’s acting is so good! How good must the main body be?!”

“So Qiao Sang summoning Treasure Hunting Fairy wasn’t because she thought Shao Liben would send out Grey Fire Fox? But rather, she was already prepared to use Treasure Hunting Fairy to fight Ji Hui Tata?!”

For a moment, the audience’s gazes towards Qiao Sang and Xiao Xunbao were filled with shock.

For any high school student participating in the National Campus Pet Beast League, this competition was of utmost importance.

In such an important match, Qiao Sang didn’t send out the sure-win Liao Xing Hound or Ice Kexilu, but instead devised a strategy, sending out Treasure Hunting Fairy, preparing to win against a stronger opponent with a weaker one.

This move was too difficult to understand!

But what was even more exaggerated was that the current situation seemed to be genuinely within Qiao Sang’s plan…

…

Great success… Qiao Sang was in a joyous mood.

Yesterday’s training had indeed not been in vain.

Among the three Pets, the one with the best acting skills, the most clever, and the fastest adaptability had to be Xiao Xunbao.

It was just that Xiao Xunbao’s current level was a bit low; otherwise, with Xiao Xunbao’s cleverness, it could completely toy with Ji Hui Tata, who could only rely on movement for prediction.

Calm down, it’s just that its shadow is controlled, at most it can’t use Space Movement and its movement is inconvenient, the match isn’t over yet… Shao Liben slowly exhaled, calmed his emotions, and gave the command:

“Telekinesis.”

“Ji Hui!”

Ji Hui Tata had never been toyed with like this since its birth. It let out a loud cry, its internal energy boiling, its eyes glowing with a much brighter blue light than usual as it looked at Xiao Xunbao.

A huge force immediately swept towards Xiao Xunbao.

Xiao Xunbao quickly hooked its short claw, and Ji Hui Tata instantly performed a 180-degree flat spin in mid-air.

That massive force also moved upwards with it.

“Xun~”

Xiao Xunbao then rotated its short claw.

At the same time, Ji Hui Tata also began to rotate continuously in mid-air.

“Control yourself with Telekinesis!” Shao Liben immediately gave another command upon seeing this.

“Ji Hui!”

Ji Hui Tata endured the nauseating feeling, and a blue light suddenly appeared on its body.

Then Xiao Xunbao found its claw seemed to be pulled by some force and couldn’t rotate anymore.

“Xun?”

Xiao Xunbao looked at its upright short toes, an expression of confusion on its face.

Telekinesis, an intermediate Superpower System skill, although its level is not as high as Dark Shadow Control among Ghost-type skills, the problem is the one-level difference between Xiao Xunbao and Ji Hui Tata, and the huge disparity in their internal energy.

Coupled with Ji Hui Tata’s Telekinesis having reached a certain level, the power of Dark Shadow Control was temporarily held in check by Telekinesis.

Seeing this scene, everyone in the audience began to worry.

Although Qiao Sang did not send out Ice Kexilu, most people came specifically for Qiao Sang.

Furthermore, with Treasure Hunting Fairy’s superb acting skills turning the tide and controlling Ji Hui Tata with Dark Shadow Control, everyone was in an excited state, wanting to see a scene of the weak overcoming the strong, so their hearts were racing.

“What a pity, it’s still a bit low-level…”

“Will Ji Hui Tata forcibly break free from Dark Shadow Control later?”

“Probably not, this Treasure Hunting Fairy’s Dark Shadow Control can even be used in three-dimensional mode now, it won’t be shaken off that quickly.”

“This Ji Hui Tata’s Telekinesis proficiency is probably quite high.”

“Shao Liben’s adaptability is quite fast; he actually thought of having Ji Hui Tata use Telekinesis to control itself.”

“Who isn’t, anyway, if it were me, I couldn’t do it.”

While the audience discussed, the match on the field continued.

“Use Telekinesis to control yourself and close the distance!” Shao Liben’s mind whirred, and he had his next strategy.

Ji Hui Tata glowed blue, a massive force surging around its body, slowly drawing it closer to Xiao Xunbao’s position.

“Xun!”

Xiao Xunbao puffed out its cheeks, increasing its energy, trying its hardest to move its short toes.

But no matter how hard it tried, Ji Hui Tata would at most pause for an instant, and then still move closer under the control of Telekinesis.

The energy difference is too great… Speaking of which, why does Shao Liben want Ji Hui Tata to get close to Xiao Xunbao? Is he going to use Gravity after getting close? Ji Hui Tata doesn’t have other attack skills, and it also has long-range ones. Since Telekinesis has temporarily stabilized its figure, why not use long-range attack skills… Is it because Ji Hui Tata can’t cast other skills while using Telekinesis… Whether it is or not, I’ll know if I try… A series of thoughts flashed through Qiao Sang’s mind, finally converging, and she spoke:

“Restrain!”

“Xun!”

Xiao Xunbao let out a cry, and a black shadow immediately emerged from the connected shadow, then quickly split into several black shadows that attacked towards Ji Hui Tata.

Just as these black shadows were about one meter away from Ji Hui Tata, they seemed to be blocked by some force and could no longer advance.

Still Telekinesis… Seeing this scene, Qiao Sang had a rough guess: Ji Hui Tata couldn’t cast other skills while using Telekinesis.

Qiao Sang’s eyes flickered.

To be honest, with Ji Hui Tata’s powerful Telekinesis and mental power, even if it was controlled, Xiao Xunbao wouldn’t be able to do anything to it for a while.

However, there’s one move she could try…

At this moment, Ji Hui Tata was only about four meters away from Xiao Xunbao due to Telekinesis.

“Xun!!!”

Xiao Xunbao strained with its short toes, its grey face even turning a little red.

But it didn’t have much effect; Ji Hui Tata still slowly approached.

Shao Liben appeared calm, but his hands unconsciously clenched.

Everyone else thought that Ji Hui Tata’s Gravity was still at the stage where it could only be cast when in close contact with the opponent. Only he knew that after a year of effort, three meters was now the range within which Ji Hui Tata could cast Gravity!

Originally, he had planned to save this trump card for Liao Xing Hound, but now, it seemed more appropriate to use it directly on Treasure Hunting Fairy.

A little closer, just a little bit closer… Shao Liben stared intently at the distance between Ji Hui Tata and Treasure Hunting Fairy.

At this moment, he heard Qiao Sang’s voice: “Space Movement!”

Space Movement? Shao Liben subconsciously analyzed in his mind what Treasure Hunting Fairy would do by casting Space Movement.

Even if Qiao Sang guessed his intention and wanted to dodge, wouldn’t it be better to just use Space Movement directly?

Casting Space Movement, wouldn’t that be a pure waste of time?

“Xun!”

Just as Shao Liben’s thoughts raced, Xiao Xunbao, hearing its Yu Beast Master’s command, seemed to think of something interesting and immediately showed an excited expression.

At the same time, Ji Hui Tata was already only three meters away from Xiao Xunbao.

Although Shao Liben was thinking, his eyes were still measuring the distance.

When he saw that the distance was almost exactly three meters, he immediately pulled back his thoughts and shouted:

“Gravity!”

At the same time, the shadow connected to Ji Hui Tata silently withdrew.

Xiao Xunbao’s eyes glowed blue.

“Ji Hui!”

Ji Hui Tata let out a loud cry.

Then, it disappeared from the field.

Shao Liben: “?!”

Shao Liben stood frozen in place, an expression of doubting life on his face.

This was the first time in his matches that he failed to manage his expression.

“Holy cow!!!” From a certain spot in the back row of Section A in the audience, an extremely tragic cry came.

Shao Liben seemed to sense something and stiffly turned his head.

The Ji Hui Tata that had disappeared from the field had surprisingly appeared in the back row of the audience.

“Ji Hui?”

Ji Hui Tata looked at the humans around it, blinking its eyes with a bewildered and innocent expression.