Chapter 466: Where has Bingkesilu gone? (2-in-1)

On the field, all the water droplets that had splashed out due to the Water Gun were now suspended in the air under the influence of Superpower.

The opponent wanted to force Xiao Xunbao out… With just one glance, Qiao Sang saw through the opponent’s intention.

The Water Fusion characteristic was not without a solution; as long as the water it merged into was interfered with, the Pet with Water Fusion would be forced out.

In the past, Xiao Xunbao’s Water Fusion seemed invincible, mainly because the opponents were not skilled enough to find which puddle Xiao Xunbao had merged into.

But now that Big Mouth Ai had controlled all the water droplets, the problem of not being able to find it no longer existed.

Qiao Sang’s mind raced, thinking of a counter-strategy.

The main problem at the moment was Defense Swap.

As long as the skill’s duration expired, it wouldn’t matter even if Xiao Xunbao was forced out.

Big Mouth Ai had never used Defense Swap in previous matches, so it was unlikely it had been hiding it all along; it most likely learned it recently.

If that was the case, the skill proficiency had a 99.99% chance of being at the入門 (Entry) level.

Speaking of which, how long was the exchange time for an Entry-level Defense Swap… Forget it, let’s try a different approach… Since the duration of Defense Swap was uncertain, then ensure that Xiao Xunbao was in a safe position during that period…

As thoughts flickered, Qiao Sang had already formulated a plan.

That was to let Xiao Xunbao go to a place absolutely unaffected by Ice Flower Seal.

There wasn’t enough time to give overly long instructions, and overly detailed instructions would be heard by the opponent and guarded against. This was a test of her and Xiao Xunbao’s tacit understanding.

“Fall!” Tian Xiaoyun shouted loudly.

Her expression was slightly excited.

Defense Swap was a skill Big Mouth Ai had only learned two days ago, and its success rate was still only around 60%.

Using a skill with only a 60% success rate in a match was indeed a bit risky, but at the time, using Defense Swap was indeed the best method.

Otherwise, defending against Ice Flower Seal while also fending off Ice Kexilu’s attacks simply wouldn’t last long.

She didn’t expect it to succeed at the crucial moment, and the effect was so significant.

Ice Kexilu’s most troublesome skills, besides Healing Light, were Ice Flower Seal.

Big Mouth Ai didn’t have any offensive skills that could instantly defeat Ice Kexilu, but Ice Kexilu, when hit by Defense Swap, could be instantly defeated by its own Ice Flower Seal!

Now, as long as Ice Kexilu was forced out before Defense Swap expired, the match would be over!

“Big Mouth!”

Big Mouth Ai’s eyes glowed blue as it looked down.

All the water droplets suspended in mid-air immediately fell vertically towards the ground.

At this moment, Qiao Sang gave the command: “Jump to the opponent’s side.”

Jump where?

Big Mouth Ai?

Hearing this command, Tian Xiaoyun didn’t think much of it.

What if it got close to Big Mouth Ai? The snow from Ice Flower Seal was falling, and getting close to Big Mouth Ai would still cause a headache.

With such a good offensive opportunity, Qiao Sang thought that by giving this command, she would make Big Mouth Ai stop its Superpower control and teleport away?

Impossible!

As the water droplets fell, one of them suddenly shook violently during its descent.

Big Mouth Ai’s Superpower wasn’t incapable of controlling Xiao Xunbao for a period, but it was currently controlling all the water droplets on the field, and its Superpower was too dispersed. Xiao Xunbao struggled slightly and broke free from the restraint.

The water droplet wobbled, leaped forward in an unscientific arc for a distance, and landed on the ground.

Snowflakes fell, and in an instant, two Ice Flowers bloomed on Xiao Xunbao’s body.

“Ice Ke!”

Xiao Xunbao gritted its teeth, a blue light appeared on its body, and then it leaped abruptly, jumping in front of a water droplet that was still falling.

At the same time, the Ice Flowers on Xiao Xunbao’s body disappeared for one second.

In that one second, Xiao Xunbao had already merged into the water droplet in front of it.

This works too? Tian Xiaoyun was stunned, feeling a bit slow-witted for a moment.

Healing Light and Water Fusion could be used in combination like this?

Tian Xiaoyun let out a light breath, not panicking. The advantage in the situation was still on her side.

The area where Ice Kexilu merged into the water was already very obvious. She could narrow the scope and try another Superpower control. If it used this trick again, then she would seize the moment it appeared and directly launch a concentrated attack!

As Tian Xiaoyun’s thought just arose, Xiao Xunbao had already completed its second consecutive jump.

At this moment, it jumped out of the water droplet for the third time. One more jump forward, and it would be at Big Mouth Ai’s location.

“Big Mouth!”

Big Mouth Ai hadn’t been competing for such a long time for nothing. Without its Yu Beast Master even needing to speak, its Superpower converged, intending to concentrate its control on the opponent in front of it.

“Big Mouth?”

But as soon as its Superpower converged, Big Mouth Ai froze.

Where was the opponent?

The scene momentarily fell silent. After this jump, Xiao Xunbao made no further movement.

From the audience’s perspective, they only saw Ice Kexilu jump towards Big Mouth Ai’s direction and then disappear.

Tian Xiaoyun frowned and said:

“Again!”

“Big Mouth.”

Big Mouth Ai moved to the side, its eyes glowing blue. The water droplets within a three-meter radius of its original position immediately floated into the air.

Then they fell vertically.

Water splashed.

At this moment, the hearts of all the spectators from Yuhua and Ancient Mist regions were in their throats.

The imagined scene of Ice Kexilu being thrown out did not happen. The water was just ordinary water; Ice Kexilu was not hidden within it.

Where did Ice Kexilu go? If it couldn’t be found again, the Defense Swap’s time would be up… Tian Xiaoyun calmed herself and gave the command:

“Expand the range!”

“Big Mouth!”

Big Mouth Ai ascended to a certain height.

In an instant, all the water droplets within a six-meter radius of its previous position floated into the air and then crashed down heavily.

Still no sign of Ice Kexilu.

At this moment, Big Mouth Ai felt a bone-chilling cold.

An Ice Flower bloomed on its head.

The Defense Swap’s time was up! Tian Xiaoyun panicked internally for a moment and quickly said: “Barrier!”

Although Barrier was only a low-tier skill, the snow from Ice Flower Seal had been falling for a long time, and its power was now weakening. Relying on Barrier might just allow it to hold on!

Just as Tian Xiaoyun was thinking this, Qiao Sang spoke:

“Ice Claw!”

“Dodge!” Tian Xiaoyun’s rich combat experience made her instinctively give the counter-command.

Even though Ice Kexilu hadn’t appeared yet, at this critical moment when Defense Swap was expiring, Big Mouth Ai absolutely could not be injured!

Hearing its Yu Beast Master’s words, Big Mouth Ai, which was about to cast Barrier, stopped the flow of energy and teleported five meters away.

By now, three Ice Flowers had bloomed on its body.

Big Mouth Ai endured the cold, raised its claw, and was about to continue casting Barrier.

Just then, a water droplet on its body twisted and deformed.

The next second, Xiao Xunbao appeared in front of Big Mouth Ai, raising an Ice Claw condensed from ice.

Big Mouth Ai looked up, its pupils filled with Xiao Xunbao’s figure.

“Swish!”

The sharp, chilling Ice Claw fell mercilessly.

As a Superpower System Pet, Big Mouth Ai’s physical defense was simply unable to withstand such close-range damage.

“Bang!”

Big Mouth Ai suddenly flew backward and crashed heavily onto the ground.

“Ice Ke.”

Xiao Xunbao jumped to the ground, its expression aloof.

Snowflakes fell.

Big Mouth Ai was quickly covered in delicate Ice Flowers.

If one couldn’t guess before, there was nothing left unknown after seeing the scene just now.

Ice Kexilu was actually hidden on Big Mouth Ai’s body! Tian Xiaoyun felt like she had been struck over the head, her mind reeling.

How could someone think of such a maneuver in such a short amount of time?

Even more bewildering was that Qiao Sang’s command was clearly “Jump to the opponent’s side,” which was so unclear, yet Ice Kexilu somehow understood perfectly?

On the other side, Qiao Sang couldn’t help but curve her lips upward.

Big Mouth Ai had been hit by a Water Gun earlier, and its body was still wet.

If talking about safety, there was no place safer than on Big Mouth Ai’s body.

It had to be said, Xiao Xunbao’s tacit understanding with her was getting better and better. It knew that she meant to jump into the water droplet on Big Mouth Ai’s body, instead of simply following the literal meaning of the command.

“Ice Ke.”

Xiao Xunbao looked at the ice-sealed opponent in front of it, flicked its tail, and turned to walk towards its Yu Beast Master with an unchanged expression.

But in the next second, it suddenly staggered.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang quickly said: “Quickly use Healing Light!”

Xiao Xunbao had been staying close to Big Mouth Ai’s body all this time, probably enduring a headache to avoid exposing itself.

“Ice Ke.”

A warm current surged in Xiao Xunbao’s heart, feeling that it was always being watched over by its Yu Beast Master.

Blue light emerged on its body.

“qu!”

At the same time, the referee blew the whistle signaling the end of the match.

The audience in the stands were briefly silent for two seconds, then erupted into a tidal wave of clamor.

“What happened? Why did Ice Kexilu suddenly appear in front of Big Mouth Ai later?!”

“What kind of brain is that, you can’t even understand this? Ice Kexilu jumped into the water on Big Mouth Ai’s body at the very end!”

“Where did Big Mouth Ai get water on its body?”

“Are you a pig? Didn’t Ice Kexilu spray it with a Water Gun at the beginning?”

“Hiss… Qiao Sang’s mind is so meticulous…”

“Ice Kexilu, I love you!”

“Holy crap, don’t you guys think Ice Kexilu’s operation of casting Healing Light while jumping and merging into the water in the snow at the beginning was awesome?!”

“Awesome! It was truly awesome! Healing Light looked like an instant cast, and it also seized the moment the Ice Flowers on its body disappeared to merge into the water droplet. If any of these steps weren’t mastered well, Ice Kexilu would probably have lost.”

“Ah ah ah! Ice Kexilu, I knew you would win!”

“No, doesn’t anyone think the tacit understanding between Qiao Sang and Ice Kexilu is incredible? If Qiao Sang’s final command were given to me and my Needle Bug, we would definitely stupidly jump in front of the opponent.”

“You shouldn’t view Qiao Sang as a normal person. Putting aside her strength, just the idea of letting Ice Kexilu merge into the water on Big Mouth Ai’s body—who could think of that in such a short amount of time?”

“…If you put it that way, I understand.”

The students from Saint Water Middle School cheered wildly for Qiao Sang and Ice Kexilu, feeling incredibly proud to be in the same school as Qiao Sang.

At this moment, a boy sitting next to Jin Feifan leaned over and asked:

“Are you in the same school as Qiao Sang?”

Jin Feifan, usually socially anxious, was still immersed in her excitement and didn’t show her usual nervousness when a stranger spoke to her.

She forcefully said “Mm” and nodded.

“I heard Qiao Sang’s grades aren’t good and she even got a zero on a test. Is that true?” the boy asked.

Jin Feifan glared at him: “Who said that?! Our school is the best high school in the city, and Qiao Sang is in the best class in our grade, and she’s the smartest student in the class!”

The boy looked a bit embarrassed: “I saw it online.”

Jin Feifan angrily said: “There are fake news everywhere online, how can you believe it!”

“I understand now…”

…

First row of the audience seats.

“Ah!” Minister Lan excitedly sprang up from her seat.

“Minister Lan?” The man next to her, who also looked to be in his thirties, looked at her with a puzzled expression.

Minister Lan silently sat down, but then couldn’t help but turn her head and ask:

“No, such a wonderful match and you all have no reaction?!”

It was wonderful, but thinking that it was being broadcast live nationwide, with cameras pointed at them, and considering they were representing the region, they held back… The man complained inwardly for a moment, then phrased his words:

“It’s wonderful, but when we remember that it’s a national live broadcast and there are cameras filming us, considering we represent the region, we held back.”

…Minister Lan fell silent.

…

Evening, Mo Ting Hotel, 15th floor.

Ya! and Xiao Xunbao were watching Xiao Xunbao’s match video from today on the computer.

Qiao Sang was reviewing the daytime battle with Ya! and the others from the side.

“Information can sometimes be inaccurate, so we can’t always rely on pre-arranged plans. What Xiao Xunbao did today was very good.”

“Ice Ke.”

Xiao Xunbao flicked its tail, indicating it was all basic operation.

Ya! stared at the video, its expression growing more and more excited. Then it remembered something, suddenly looked at Xiao Xunbao, its eyes full of fighting spirit.

Now, with just one expression from Ya!, Qiao Sang knew what it was thinking.

She had just managed to forget about fighting Xiao Xunbao last time, why did watching a video make it remember again… Before Ya! could challenge Xiao Xunbao to a fight, Qiao Sang quickly said:

“The upcoming matches will get harder and harder. The remaining opponents are all very strong. The next match is the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow, we’ll train as usual, and don’t do anything else. Get enough rest and ensure you participate in the match in the best possible condition.”

“Ya!”

Ya!’s eyes lit up, showing an excited expression, and it nodded, no longer mentioning fighting Xiao Xunbao.

It could fight Xiao Xunbao anytime, but matches weren’t something it could participate in anytime.

Qiao Sang smiled with satisfaction at the sight. Ya! was good, it understood immediately, its mind was getting smarter.

“Xiao Xunbao?”

At this moment, Xiao Xunbao called out curiously from the side.

But usually, only one goes on stage for each match. If it wasn’t going on stage the day after tomorrow, then could it do other things tomorrow?

As soon as this question was asked, Ya! and Xiao Xunbao both looked over.

Qiao Sang: “…”

Qiao Sang was silent for a moment, then said: “We don’t know who the next opponent will be, so we all need to be prepared to go on stage at any time, because I also don’t know who will be suitable to go up for the next match.”

“Xiao Xunbao~” Xiao Xunbao nodded.

So that’s how it was.

Ya! and Xiao Xunbao showed the same “oh, I see” expression.

A thought suddenly flashed through Qiao Sang’s mind: Xiao Xunbao is asking more and more questions. It’s so eager to learn, it’s a shame it can’t go to school…

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