Beast Taming: Starting From Zero
Chapter 465: defensive swap
Ice Kexilu reacted quickly, raising its Ice Claw, and instantly a layer of Ice Ke formed with a cracking sound, emitting visible cold air.
Just as its Ice Claw was about to strike Big Mouth Ai, its head suddenly throbbed.
“Ice Ke.”
Ice Kexilu frowned, its Ice Claw raised but not falling immediately.
Big Mouth Ai took the opportunity to distance itself.
The next second, a ray of light, mixed with several colors, shot out from its mouth.
Ice Kexilu endured the remaining discomfort in its head and narrowly dodged with a jump.
“Bang!”
Illusion Ray missed, hitting the ground and causing cracks.
At this moment, Qiao Sang spoke:
“Water Gun.”
At the same time, Big Mouth Ai disappeared into thin air.
Ice Kexilu opened its mouth, and a thick blue Water Gun immediately sprayed out.
What puzzled the audience was that the Water Gun was not aimed at Big Mouth Ai’s original position, but sprayed straight forward.
Before they could start discussing, Big Mouth Ai suddenly appeared about half a meter in front of where the Water Gun was spraying.
Big Mouth Ai was hit head-on and flew backward.
The brief exchange came to an end, and a commotion arose in the audience.
“What’s wrong with Big Mouth Ai? It keeps teleporting in front of its opponent. Is it trying to scare the opponent to death because it can’t win?”
“What are you thinking? Big Mouth Ai has Alpha Waves on its body, which cause the opponent’s head to ache when they get close.”
“That amazing? Then why didn’t I see Big Mouth Ai do this when I watched Tian Xiaoyun’s previous match?”
“Probably thought it wasn’t necessary.”
“Speaking of which, Qiao Sang is amazing! She directly predicted that Big Mouth Ai would teleport in front of Ice Kexilu!”
“I feel like my brain isn’t working. How exactly did she predict that?”
“Don’t ask me! If I knew how to predict, I’d be participating in the National Competition too.”
“Don’t use Qiao Sang as a reference. She’s a freak. She saw through the opponent before the match even started. How many people can do that?”
As a Yu Beast Master grows, command terms will become fewer and fewer, and most matches will have several strategies arranged in advance.
Which one to use and how to use it depends on the tacit understanding between the Yu Beast Master and the Pet.
Under normal circumstances, when a Yu Beast Master gives the command “Water Gun”, it means to fire a Water Gun at the target.
For Ice Kexilu to fire a Water Gun first and then the target appears, there is only one possibility: Qiao Sang had already perceived Big Mouth Ai’s actions and communicated with Ice Kexilu about which direction to spray the Water Gun before the match.
This time, the audience was not wrong.
Qiao Sang had indeed guessed before the match that Big Mouth Ai would occasionally teleport close to Ice Kexilu, causing its head to ache, attempting to create opportunities for attack.
As for how to predict, that was too simple.
After all, little Qunbao used to like to teleport in front of opponents, and by observing how others defended themselves, one could learn a few things.
After Big Mouth Ai flew backward, Qiao Sang’s eyes flashed, and she quickly said, “Ice Flower Seal!”
“Mental Fluctuation!” Tian Xiaoyun responded quickly.
However, Big Mouth Ai had just fallen to the ground and was still in pain, so it didn’t get up immediately.
“Ice Ke.”
Ice Kexilu looked up and opened its mouth.
Soon, the temperature on the field plummeted, cold currents spread, and large flakes of Snowfall.
Just then, a white light energy wave suddenly struck Ice Kexilu.
“Bang!”
Ice Kexilu, who had just finished casting Ice Flower Seal, couldn’t dodge in time, and the white energy wave exploded directly on its body.
“Ice Ke!”
Ice Kexilu gritted its teeth, digging its sharp Ice Claw into the ground, which only made it slide backward a short distance without flying backward.
Immediately after, blue light emanated from its body.
It just got hit once and it’s already using Healing Light?
Isn’t that an Ultra-level skill?
That unimpressive?
Speaking of which, casting an Ultra-level skill should consume a lot of energy, right?
Should I interrupt Ice Kexilu’s Healing?
Looking at the scene before her, one question after another filled Tian Xiaoyun’s mind.
She looked up at the sky and saw that the Snowfall was about to reach the ground.
There’s no time to interrupt, I must use that move… Tian Xiaoyun steadied herself and made a decisive decision:
“Defense Swap!”
Defense Swap?!
Holy cow! I haven’t heard that Tian Xiaoyun’s Big Mouth Ai also knows Defense Swap… Qiao Sang’s heart tightened, and without thinking too much, she said, “Water Fusion!”
Defense Swap is a Superpower System high-level skill that allows the user to temporarily swap changes in Defense and Special Defense with the opponent.
Ice Flower Seal was cast by Ice Kexilu, so Ice Kexilu has Special Defense against it, and Snowfall falling on it has no effect.
But if Big Mouth Ai casts Defense Swap, then Ice Kexilu’s resistance to Ice Flower Seal will transfer to Big Mouth Ai.
At that time, it will be Ice Kexilu that gets frozen.
Seriously, these guys, they hide their skills so well… Qiao Sang thought, feeling exhausted.
“Big Mouth!”
Blue light emanated from Big Mouth Ai’s body.
At the same time, blue light also emanated from Ice Kexilu, who was jumping into a puddle of water on the ground.
The next second, Ice Kexilu melted into the water and disappeared.
Snowfall, and Big Mouth Ai stood in place, without any protection on its body.
One by one, snowflakes emitting a cold aura fell on its body, without any reaction, just like ordinary Snowfall.
For a moment, the audience was dumbfounded, then a commotion broke out.
“Huh? Why is Ice Flower Seal not working at all?”
“Are you sure it’s Ice Flower Seal and not just simple Snowfall?”
“It’s Ice Flower Seal. I’ve seen videos of Qiao Sang using Ice Kexilu in matches. Its proficiency is quite terrifying; it can open dozens of Ice Flowers.”
“I just heard Tian Xiaoyun say something about Defense Swap. Looking at the blue light on Big Mouth Ai and Ice Kexilu earlier, it’s probably a successful swap.”
“Goodness, I didn’t expect Tian Xiaoyun to have such a trick up her sleeve. I’ve watched all her matches in this regional competition, and I’ve never seen Big Mouth Ai use this move.”
“Qiao Sang’s reaction is really fast, knowing to directly tell Ice Kexilu to use Water Fusion. But is the Water Fusion ability that effective? A three-meter-plus body actually melted in instantly.”
While everyone was discussing, in the player area.
Liu Yao glanced at Sun Boyi.
Sun Boyi felt the gaze, his body slightly stiff. He stared straight at the field, pretending he didn’t know.
“Why didn’t you collect information that Big Mouth Ai knows Defense Swap?” Liu Yao asked.
Sun Boyi remained silent.
Liu Yao looked at him: “Sun Teacher?”
Don’t call me that, what’s there to call, do you have to make me admit I’m no good… Sun Boyi felt a surge of anxiety inside, then took a deep breath on his face, just about to organize his words to answer: “Actually…”
Just then, he saw Big Mouth Ai in mid-air on the field, its eyes glowing blue, and water droplets on the ground floating up one by one.
Sun Boyi’s expression instantly became serious:
“Vice Principal, look!”
Liu Yao saw that Sun Boyi’s face was off and turned to look.
Phew… Sun Boyi silently breathed a sigh of relief.
PS: One more chapter will be released tomorrow.