Chapter 458: The best chance

What did they see?!

Hundreds of Liao Xing Hound clones?!

Is this really the level a high school student’s Pet should reach?!

The visual impact of the scene before them was too strong; everyone’s minds went blank, even the leaders in the front row looked dazed.

Almost all the viewers across the country watching the live broadcast of the competition simultaneously exclaimed, “Holy crap!”

Nowadays, various Regional Competitions are popular, and it’s not unheard of for someone to train Shadow Clone to such an exaggerated degree.

But for this to appear in a high school competition, even the High School National Competition, it was simply too fantastical.

For a moment, the entire Shouyao Pet Arena seemed to fall silent collectively.

About two seconds later, a clamor erupted, and the scene exploded.

“Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap! These clones, they must be fake?!”

“These clones are trying to scare someone to death?!”

“No, I don’t believe these are all clones, this must be some kind of illusion skill!”

“Wake up! Illusion-type skills can only make a specific target hallucinate. So many of us are seeing this right now, how could it be an illusion?!”

“With so many clones, you don’t even need to start fighting, just standing there is enough to scare them to death!”

“Awesome, truly awesome. Profound Level Shadow Clone combined with Profound Level Mars Rain, I haven’t seen many of those even in the Regional Competition.”

“I confess, I’m actually a prophet, and I predict Qiao Sang will be the champion of this National Competition!”

“Damn it! It’s only been a short while, and that freak Qiao has become even more of a freak!” Shi Gaofeng couldn’t help but curse.

Wang Yao’s expression was complex.

If she used to think she could compete with Qiao Sang when she trained with the second-year School Team, now she couldn’t even entertain the thought of competing; the gap was too wide, and she couldn’t see any hope of winning.

On the other side, a row of students in gray school uniforms all wore expressions of forced composure.

“I remember the teacher saying that when the proficiency of two skills is high enough, they might become a combined skill and be used together. Both Liao Xing Hound’s Shadow Clone and Mars Rain seem to have reached Profound Meaning. Do you think they’ll use them together later?”

“Don’t say such terrifying things…

“It’s probably impossible. Mars Rain consumes a lot of energy with each use. Even a High-level Pet wouldn’t have enough energy to let so many clones use Mars Rain.”

“Don’t panic, don’t panic. No matter how powerful, it’s still a Fire System Pet. We have to believe in Song Xinyue!”

“But Liao Xing Hound also has Superpower System attributes.”

“Let’s not scare ourselves. I’ve watched all the seeded players’ match videos. Liao Xing Hound’s ultimate moves are all Fire System skills. Its Superpower System skills seem to be only Teleportation and Telekinesis.”

“Right, let’s believe in Song Xinyue. Her Fire Finch has never lost against a Fire System Pet!”

Even facing hundreds of Liao Xing Hound clones, Song Xinyue, who was still being cheered on by her schoolmates, stood dumbfounded, her mouth wide enough to fit an egg, looking at everything before her in disbelief.

At this moment, the word “shock” alone simply couldn’t describe her current feelings.

Suddenly, Song Xinyue seemed to awaken, desperately shouting:

“Flame Dance!”

But realizing the crisis now was already too late.

She had been too stunned by the scene before her and missed the optimal response time.

The Fire Finch was also in the same situation.

Large patches of feathers landed on the Liao Xing Hounds but then disappeared, as if causing no ripples at all.

Hundreds of Liao Xing Hounds simultaneously opened their mouths, baring their fangs, and pounced on the Fire Finch from all directions.

“Fire Finch!”

The ferocity of the scene scared the Fire Finch so much that all its feathers stood on end, and it couldn’t even hear anything about Flame Dance.

Cruel!

Too cruel!

The audience winced.

Although the clones were fragile and could only cause limited damage, when so many clones pounced on a single Pet, just watching the scene gave people a feeling of extreme brutality.

The Fire Finch instinctively flew upwards.

It wasn’t afraid of fire, but it was afraid of being bitten!

“Fire Finch!”

The Fire Finch’s speed under stress was no joke. It shot straight up into the sky, like a red streak of light.

However, it was fast, but the clones were even faster.

The Fire Finch had only flown about six meters when one of the Liao Xing Hounds suddenly appeared in front of it and pounced on it.

Where there was one, there was a second, a third…

Almost in the blink of an eye, the Fire Finch was seamlessly sandwiched by a group of Liao Xing Hounds, like the filling in a sticky rice dumpling.

From a panoramic view, the Liao Xing Hounds converged in mid-air to form a giant sphere.

“Use Flame Dance!!!” Song Xinyue shouted hoarsely.

Calm down… maintain composure… it’s not hopeless. Clones are not the main body, and even if they surround it, their power is limited. At most, it’s visually terrifying… as long as it counterattacks, the clones will be like fragile paper… Liao Xing Hound’s attack skills are basically all Fire System. The clones at most create some obstacles for the Fire Finch… Song Xinyue saw that the “sphere” remained motionless and sensed the Fire Finch’s state, knowing it was in a state of panic.

In battle, both the Yu Beast Master’s mindset and the Pet’s mindset are crucial.

Song Xinyue deeply understood this principle.

She took a deep breath and shouted:

“Don’t be afraid! The opponent is Fire System!”

“Fire Finch!!!”

Her Yu Beast Master’s voice entered its ears, and the Fire Finch, feeling the painful but bearable bites on its body, its eyes gradually became resolute.

It suddenly spread its wings, let out a loud cry, and scorching flames ignited on its body, its aura instantly becoming violent.

The Liao Xing Hound clones biting it dissipated like paper.

The inner layer of clones was gone, but the outer layer of clones remained.

The remaining Liao Xing Hound clones seemed to have been deterred by the recent flames, baring their teeth but hesitating to act.

“Fire Finch!”

Seeing this, the Fire Finch bared its mouth, showing an expression of “it was nothing more than this.”

Immediately after, it flapped its wings, fanning and spinning in mid-air.

As it moved, super-high temperature scarlet flames splattered everywhere like molten iron.

Each “red grain” that splashed onto the clones caused them to disappear one after another.

Flame Dance, a High-level Fire System skill, uses dance-like movements to unleash super-high temperature flames around… Qiao Sang calmly observed the battle, not rushing to give commands.

When only five or six Liao Xing Hound clones remained on the field, Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up, and she shouted loudly: “Now is the time!”

At this moment, the Fire Finch was still spinning and flapping its wings.

Song Xinyue heard Qiao Sang’s command and suddenly had a bad premonition.

Her gaze swept across the field, and when her eyes turned to the sky, her pupils suddenly contracted.

Holy crap! How is there still a Liao Xing Hound up there?!

She saw that in the sky, a dozen meters away from the Fire Finch, the Liao Xing Hound opened its mouth, and a terrifying white energy condensed within it.

She was about to open her mouth to warn the Fire Finch, but it was already too late. A white beam of light carrying a destructive aura, accompanied by the piercing shriek of tearing air, shot rapidly towards the Fire Finch’s location.

At the same time, the Fire Finch, having just eliminated the last clone, stopped spinning.

Before it could show a triumphant expression, the white beam of light carrying a destructive aura struck its body.

“Boom!”

The Fire Finch, along with the white beam of light, flew backward like a cannonball, creating a deep pit.

Song Xinyue: “!!!”

Qiao Sang’s mouth curved upwards.

Although Yabao’s clones could all use Fire System skills for collective attacks, the energy consumption was too great, and she didn’t dare to gamble on the Fire Finch, which was almost immune to Fire System skills.

It would be foolish to insist on using Fire System skills to attack when she knew the opponent was not afraid of fire.

After all, even if there was a one-in-ten-thousand chance the Fire Finch survived, Yabao could be the one to lose.

Instead, it was better to use a large number of clones to attract the Fire Finch’s attention and restrict its movements. When Song Xinyue and the Fire Finch’s attention were both on the clones, Yabao only needed to pay attention to the timing of using Destructive Beam. The moment all the clones were eliminated, when its concentration and internal energy reached their peak, seizing that momentary opening of the Fire Finch was the best time to unleash Destructive Beam.