Chapter 475: So heartbroken

As Cui Pingkun was a strong contender in the National Competition, Qiao Sang had already researched his ace Pet, Suan Tao.

Mechanical Pets need to be continuously assembled and strengthened.

According to the needs of the Yu Beast Master, this also leads to the changeable combat style of Mechanical Pets.

Suan Tao was not the kind of mass-produced Mechanical Pet from the Liaoxi region, but rather one freely created by Cui Pingkun.

This is not something an ordinary person can do.

One must know that every Mechanical Pet that can form an evolution chain and enter the market is created by predecessors with a vast amount of knowledge, countless combinations of materials, and an incalculable cost of trial and error.

But Suan Tao was not a Mechanical Pet that entered the market.

Before Cui Pingkun created Suan Tao, there was no information about Suan Tao searchable online.

In other words, directly searching for Suan Tao’s weaknesses online was not feasible.

Qiao Sang could only look for weaknesses by watching Cui Pingkun’s past competition videos.

She found that Cui Pingkun would insert corresponding attribute cartridges into Suan Tao’s grooves based on the opponent’s Pet.

This operation could completely suppress ordinary Yu Beast Masters.

Fortunately, Mechanical Pets at each stage have limited energy storage, and limitations such as power systems, operating systems, and module loads prevent Mechanical Pets from learning skills indefinitely, nor can they arbitrarily increase skill proficiency.

So, it didn’t make Suan Tao invincible.

However, the fact that he could use different attribute skills based on the opponent was quite a headache.

Qiao Sang thought carefully.

No matter which Pet she sent out, the opponent might place a countering attribute cartridge in Suan Tao’s groove.

Since that was the case, it would be better to send out Ice Kexilu, her most confident Pet.

No matter what attribute cartridge was in Suan Tao’s groove, it was still a Mechanical Pet at its core.

As long as it was a Mechanical Pet, no matter how strong its defense and attack were, its internal structure was its weakness.

Ice Kexilu has the Melt Water characteristic; other attribute Pets are not good at entering the body, but Mechanical Pets are assembled from machinery.

No matter how precisely the head, torso, and limbs are assembled, there is always a gap somewhere that can be slipped into.

Suan Tao’s assembly technique was very precise, with almost no visible gaps at the connections, but the places where the two double-edged blades were placed on its palm and back had release devices connected to the interior due to energy output.

Ice Kexilu’s initial goal was not to attack Suan Tao with Water Jet, but to use Water Jet to approach Suan Tao for Water Fusion, and then seize the opportunity to enter its interior through the release device on Suan Tao’s back.

“qu!… qu!…” Suan Tao felt the movement inside its body and showed a terrified expression.

It had no choice but to ask its Yu Beast Master for help.

Qiao Sang’s lips curved into a smile, and she said, “Water…”

Cui Pingkun’s face changed drastically in shock, and he shouted, interrupting her:

“I surrender! I surrender this match!”

Cui Pingkun’s heart pounded, adrenaline surged, and he was terribly panicked, cold sweat pouring down.

Suan Tao was his hard work; he could lose the match, but once Suan Tao’s internal structure was damaged, he wouldn’t know how long it would take to restore it to its original state!

Mechanical Pets are not ordinary Pets; internal structural damage cannot be healed by any Healing type skills.

Suan Tao was created by him, and he could only repair it little by little on his own, the time and materials involved were something he dared not even imagine!

He’s surrendering already? Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at the Mechanical Pet wearing a referee badge by the side of the field.

Cui Pingkun followed Qiao Sang’s gaze, practically exploding with urgency:

“I’ve already surrendered! Announce it quickly!”

In the National Competition, this was the first time a contestant had voluntarily surrendered, and the Mechanical Pet wearing the referee badge looked confusedly at the Main Referee beside it.

The Main Referee nodded.

“qu!”

Only then did the Mechanical Pet wearing the referee badge blow the whistle signaling the end of the match.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang said, “Come out.”

As soon as her voice fell, in the magnified view of the virtual screen, a drop of water flowed from Suan Tao’s eyeball, fell to the ground, and distorted to form the three-meter-tall Ice Kexilu.

At this moment, the surrounding audience all paused.

Faces were either surprised, astonished, or bewildered.

After about a few seconds, the entire crowd erupted, like a boiling pot.

Especially the audience from the Liaoxi region, who simply couldn’t believe their eyes.

“Holy cow, it can be like this?!”

“Did Ice Kexilu use the Water Jet just now to get inside Suan Tao?!”

“I wondered why Cui Pingkun surrendered, so this is what happened!”

“Awesome! Water Fusion can be used this way!”

“I feel like I’ve opened the door to a new world at this moment…”

“Qiao Sang’s move is too wild!”

“Ice Kexilu is already inside Suan Tao, who would dare to continue fighting now?”

“Hiss… If that’s the case, aren’t Pets with the Melt Water characteristic the natural enemies of Mechanical Pets?!”

“Not necessarily, it also depends on the strength difference between the two sides, and some Mechanical Pets have defensive devices inside that automatically eliminate anything that accidentally enters their bodies.”

“Then after this match, Cui Pingkun will have to design such a device overnight.”

“It’s not that easy. Once a Mechanical Pet awakens and has its own thoughts, any internal modification, unless there’s over 95% certainty, no mechanic would dare to attempt it.”

…

“Ice Ke.”

Ice Kexilu appeared on the field, covered in injuries.

It glanced at Suan Tao, flicked its tail, and walked towards Qiao Sang with a cold expression.

“Suan Suan…”

Suan Tao walked in front of its Yu Beast Master, its face full of dejection.

“You’ve already done very well, it’s my fault,” Cui Pingkun comforted him.

He truly hadn’t expected Qiao Sang’s idea to be so insane; who would normally think of letting a Pet use Water Fusion to enter and destroy the inside of a Mechanical Pet?

“Suan Suan…” Suan Tao was still crestfallen.

Cui Pingkun sighed inwardly, waved his hand, and retrieved Suan Tao into his yu beast codex.

On the other side, Ice Kexilu stood still in front of Qiao Sang, emitting a blue light.

A moment later, when the blue light dissipated, there was no longer any visible injury on its body.

No matter how many times they saw it, everyone felt that this Healing Light was too overpowered… In the contestant area, all the contestants who had advanced to the next round suddenly had this thought.

The competition had to continue.

At the referee’s whistle, Cui Pingkun formed hand seals and summoned a fist-sized Pet, completely black, with an incredibly smooth surface, like a spherical bomb.

Exploding Ball, a low-level Mechanical Pet, equipped with a target locking device inside, capable of 100% hitting the opponent… Qiao Sang looked at the Pet in front of her, and relevant information flashed through her mind.

Cui Pingkun’s strength was astonishing; one Suan Tao alone almost crushed over ninety percent of the contestants, but apart from people from the Liaoxi region, no one else thought he had a chance to win the championship.

The reason was that his other Mechanical Pet was only a low-level one.