Light Spring Murmur
Chapter 93: The Beginning of the Price Increase for Iron-Eating Beasts
The chubby senior was named Wang Le, another unlucky soul who mistakenly entered the Archaeology Department.
After choosing this department, he realized that he didn't like it at all.
The Beast Tamers in other departments only needed to train their pets, but they also had to learn various archaeological knowledge and use various instruments, which was simply troublesome.
He never imagined that he would face the threat of failing grades in college… He thought entering college would be paradise, but who knew it would be the beginning of suffering.
"There seems to be a battle arena on the way we came," Wang Le said.
Big cities are big cities; even in the suburbs, battle arenas are everywhere.
"Ying ying ying."
At this moment, Eleven had eagerly climbed onto Shi Yu's shoulder, looking at Senior Wang Le.
"Then let's have a battle."
The other seniors, seeing the cute little Iron-eating Beast eager to move, also laughed and egged it on, wanting to see how extraordinary the Iron-eating Beast, which had awakened its ancient bloodline, was.
Lin Xiuzhu was speechless beside them.
Oh well, since Shi Yu agreed, you guys have fun.
Since Shi Yu could conquer that ruin in Pingcheng, his strength should not be weak… He shouldn't lose too badly.
The panda senior obviously didn't know what the difficulty of the later levels of the Pingcheng ruins were; otherwise, she definitely wouldn't worry about Shi Yu…
…
Right now, everyone had eaten almost enough; it was time for some leisure after the meal.
Because they had a goal, everyone began to stroll towards the battle arena.
"Wang Le, I think you should let the junior win a little during the battle later; don't use your Beast Taming talent," Zheng Yingjie said.
The biggest difference between high-level Beast Tamers and low-level Beast Tamers, apart from the gap in pet cultivation, is the development of Beast Taming talents.
A high-level Beast Tamer with a perfect development of an enhancement talent can amplify the battle power of an Awakening-stage pet several times.
The chubby Wang Le had obviously been a professional Beast Tamer for some time; his development and application of Beast Taming talent was definitely not something Shi Yu, a newcomer, could compare to.
"It's okay, it's okay," Shi Yu said. "Just a normal battle is fine; my Iron-eating Beast is not weak."
"Senior, if you underestimate us, be careful of a mishap."
Shi Yu didn't want to take advantage; one was that he believed Eleven wouldn't lose to pets of the same level, and the other was that he didn't think it was necessary. After all, it wasn't an important battle; even if he lost, he would just treat it as a way to broaden his horizons and accumulate experience.
A mishap?
At this time, hearing what Shi Yu said, Wang Le chuckled.
How was that possible? If he had a mishap in a battle with a newcomer, he might as well retire on the spot.
The other seniors also smiled, thinking that Shi Yu obviously didn't understand the difference between high-level and low-level Beast Tamers.
"Don't worry, I have a plan," Wang Le said.
Before long, the nine of them arrived at a nearby battle arena. There were quite a few people there.
However, judging from their age, most of them were high school students. Now that it was the holidays, many trainee Beast Tamers liked to gather at the battle arena to pass the time and train themselves.
Renting the battle arena was very smooth. The venue also sent a referee. Although Wang Le and the others felt that they didn't need a referee, it was an unavoidable procedure.
"It's actually a high-achieving student from Gu Du University; why are they here to battle?" At this time, the referee was wondering. Logically speaking, he himself wasn't sure if he could beat a student from Gu Du University. Being a referee was a bit stressful.
"Don't worry, brother; we're watching; there's no problem. We're just borrowing the venue," said Little Zheng, the head of the Archaeology Seven Heroes.
Among the nine of them, except for Shi Yu, all were professional Beast Tamers, and not just ordinary primary-level professional Beast Tamers. An Awakening-stage battle was just a small matter.
"Then I'll leave it to you," the referee said with an awkward smile.
At this time, after renting the venue, the two main characters, Wang Le and Shi Yu, came to both sides of the arena, while the others watched from the outside and even prepared to record the battle process; after all, these were valuable materials for their homework.
The referee stood in the center, glanced at Wang Le and Shi Yu on both sides, cleared his throat, and said, "The rule is a 1vs1 single battle."
"Now, please send out your pets at the same time. Start fighting on my command!"
As the referee's words fell, Eleven on Shi Yu's shoulder eagerly jumped down. It hadn't stayed in the Beast Taming space, so it saved the summoning step.
After clumsily walking onto the arena, Eleven was filled with excitement. It could finally exercise…
"Rock Armor Rhinoceros!"
Shi Yu's side was simple, but Senior Wang Le's side still had to summon.
"Roar!!!"
As the strong wind howled, countless light spots in front of Senior Wang Le instantly connected to form a huge summoning array like a star map.
From within the array, a shocking roar was heard, attracting the attention of passersby.
"A white summoning array, an intermediate Beast Tamer!" At this time, passersby were immediately attracted by the situation and were surprised.
Professional Beast Tamers are divided into primary, intermediate, and advanced. Just like the summoning arrays of trainee Beast Tamers connecting to the Beast Taming space are transparent, the summoning arrays of professional Beast Tamers are also divided into different colors, namely gray, white, and green.
Therefore, when passersby saw the color and texture of Wang Le's summoning array, they immediately judged that the level of his Beast Taming space was at least level three, and he himself was likely an intermediate professional Beast Tamer!
Rock Armor Rhinoceros!
As for the pet that Wang Le sent out, it was also very powerful.
Its whole body was brown, like a giant rhinoceros standing on two feet, more than two meters tall. Its body, hands, feet, and huge tail looked strong and powerful. Its ferocious expression, coupled with its rock-like body, made it look very unfriendly.
[Name]: Rock Armor Rhinoceros
[Attribute]: Earth
[Race Level]: Mid-level Commander
[Race Skills]: Flying Rock (Low-level), Rock Armor (Low-level), Ground Sink (Mid-level), Rock Burst (Mid-level), Landslide (High-level)
When the Rock Armor Rhinoceros appeared, these trainee Beast Tamer passersby were shocked.
A super powerful pet of the mid-level Commander race!
This Beast Tamer is so rich!
"Junior, my Rock Armor Rhinoceros is currently at level ten of the Awakening stage," Wang Le said from behind the Rock Armor Rhinoceros.
"My Iron-eating Beast is also almost at level ten of the Awakening stage."
On Shi Yu's side, Eleven had already stood on the arena, but because it was still in its miniature state, passersby didn't notice it for a while.
It wasn't until they looked closely that they discovered that there was indeed such a small Iron-eating Beast opposite the Rock Armor Rhinoceros.
"Why is that Iron-eating Beast so small… Is it a cub?"
Iron-eating Beast, mid-level transcendent race… The race is a big level below the Rock Armor Rhinoceros.
At this time, although passersby discovered that Wang Le's level was very high, it seemed that both sides were training new pets, and the level of the pets sent out hadn't reached the extraordinary level yet.
Moreover, the state of this Iron-eating Beast was a bit strange because it was too small, forming a sharp contrast with the behemoth Rock Armor Rhinoceros opposite it.
This caused many passing trainee Beast Tamers to not understand what the situation of this battle was or what they wanted to do.
Not to mention them, even the referee of the battle arena didn't know what these people were up to.
However, they would soon find out; the referee directly issued the start command!
"Junior, you attack first!" Senior Wang Le said politely.
"Then Senior, we will go all out," Shi Yu said without any politeness.
The Rock Armor Rhinoceros, a mid-level Commander race, must have mastered at least one high-level skill, and with the command of Wang Le, an intermediate Beast Tamer, its strength must not be weak. They couldn't be careless.
[Eleven, Size Up, Full Power!]
Shi Yu immediately commanded.
At this time, passersby and other seniors, including Senior Wang Le and the Rock Armor Rhinoceros, were still looking at the small Iron-eating Beast with smiles, unaware of the seriousness of the problem.
However, the next second.
"Roar!!!"
With Eleven's cry of high fighting spirit, its body continued to expand, expand, and expand. As the surrounding ripples vibrated, it turned into a behemoth of nearly ten meters in the blink of an eye!!
The Iron-eating Beast, as tall as a three-story building, looked deeply at the Rock Armor Rhinoceros in front of it. Its long black and white fur moved without wind, and its whole body seemed to contain explosive power.
This change directly stunned the seniors in the Archaeology Department.
"Gulp."
Opposite, the Rock Armor Rhinoceros felt the shadow and swallowed its saliva.
The other passersby were also in a daze, not knowing what had suddenly happened.
What's going on, it got, it got bigger?
"Does it have to be so ferocious?" Wang Le was also suddenly stunned!
Damn it! How did it get so big!
Wang Le knew that Shi Yu's Iron-eating Beast had mastered Size Up, but Size Up is very particular.
It is equivalent to a combined skill of Shrink and Enlarge, with two development directions.
One is to pursue Shrink for restoring physical strength, and the other is to pursue Enlarge for increasing combat power!
Pets consume different energy depending on the different development directions.
Shi Yu's Iron-eating Beast can shrink so much before reaching the extraordinary level. Wang Le thought that Shi Yu and the others had first developed the Shrink form to facilitate daily training.
As for the Enlarge form, the physical strength of a pet in the Awakening stage simply cannot support that kind of training consumption. Generally, trainee Beast Tamers will selectively wait for future development.
After all, this is a high-level skill; how can it be so easy to have both?
However, who knew that with Shi Yu, both the Shrink and Enlarge forms were not delayed and had been developed to a very high level.
This is unscientific; Size Up is a high-level skill. Wang Le's face fell. Even his Rock Armor Rhinoceros hadn't had time to develop proficiency in high-level skills.
Can Shi Yu and the others use it well?
"Eleven, Harden!"
Shi Yu continued to order. The next moment, the huge Eleven slapped the Rock Armor Rhinoceros.
"Rock Armor, Rock Burst!"
Wang Le was shocked and immediately gave the command.
On the arena, the Rock Armor Rhinoceros was instantly covered in petrified matter. At the same time, it waved its stone palm covered in rocky matter to resist Eleven's giant palm.
Rock Armor is similar to Harden, but it is an Earth-type skill. This Rock Armor Rhinoceros had obviously developed this skill to the proficient level!
As for Rock Burst.
[Rock Burst]: Mid-level skill, create explosive rocks and cause huge damage to enemies with the destructive power of rock explosions!
Wang Le chose a combination of Rock Armor and Rock Burst to meet this combination of Giant and Harden!
Bang!!!
However, the power of the two was completely different. The moment Eleven's giant palm came into contact with the Rock Burst of the Rock Armor Rhinoceros, it caused a violent explosion from point to surface. Then, accompanied by a burst of smoke, the Rock Armor Rhinoceros was directly slapped away by Eleven for several meters!
The power was completely different!
This was normal. After all, although the Rock Armor Rhinoceros was strong, its strength and physical strength were far inferior to the Ice Dragon, which was suspected to be of the Overlord race. Eleven could even fight against Ice Dragons of the same level, let alone a pet of the Commander race.
"Damn, is Wang Le going to have a mishap?"
At this time, seeing that Wang Le's Rock Armor Rhinoceros was slapped away by the Iron-eating Beast in one face-to-face exchange, Zheng Yingjie and the others widened their eyes.
How did this Iron-eating Beast develop the Size Up skill to such a high and perfect level!
Could this be the talent of the ancient bloodline Iron-eating Beast?
"It shouldn't be…"
Everyone continued to watch. The Rock Armor Rhinoceros's defense was indeed strong, and it could still get up. Under Wang Le's uneasy command, it condensed countless Flying Rocks around it. Dozens of rock cannons, like cannonballs, smashed towards the giant Eleven!
With Eleven's size, even with Super Vision, it was impossible to avoid them at this time.
But there was no need to avoid them. The advantage of perfect-level Harden immediately became apparent. The hardened material flowed at super high speed on Eleven's giant body. Whichever part of the body the Flying Rocks hit, that part immediately hardened and perfectly resisted.
"Bang," "Bang," "Bang." After several Flying Rocks touched Eleven's body, they were all shattered, and Eleven was still unharmed.
Eleven used Super Vision to determine the landing point of the attack and completed the resistance to the attack with minimal consumption. At the same time, during the resistance process, it also launched the next round of attack under Shi Yu's command.
"Thunder Palm!" Shi Yu ordered.
As the words fell, all of Eleven's hardened material flowed and stacked onto its giant palm. With the sound of "Zizizi," the black material and the blue-white shining electric light of the giant palm formed a very dazzling combination skill.
"Perfect-level Harden, what the heck???"
At this moment, after discovering the abnormality, Wang Le was completely dumbfounded and didn't understand why an Iron-eating Beast had skills with such a high level of proficiency.
Not only him, but Lin Xiuzhu in the audience was also in a daze.
Because only she knew how old Eleven was… One year old, perfect-level racial skill?
What a joke!
What had Shi Yu and the others experienced this month that she was not in Pingcheng!
At the same time, the most terrifying thing was that Eleven had also completed a combination skill with perfect-level Harden as the core. This scene made Wang Le subconsciously use his Beast Taming talent.
If he didn't use it, he would be screwed!
Even Wang Le wanted to let the Rock Armor Rhinoceros use high-level skills to fight, but the reality was that high-level skills were usually awakened very late, and the physical strength of a pet in the Awakening stage was simply not enough to support the training of high-level skills. As a result, they hadn't even started practicing the Landslide skill!
"Damn it." Wang Le gritted his teeth and used his earth-type enhancement talent to the maximum to help the Rock Armor Rhinoceros strengthen its power.
Countless earth elements around him surged, turning into brown light that connected him and the Rock Armor Rhinoceros.
Rumble!
Under the astonishing fluctuations, the Rock Armor Rhinoceros's momentum rose steadily, and the surrounding sand and rocks were flying.
The next moment, the Rock Armor skill, which was comparable to or even surpassed perfect-level Harden in terms of hardness, instantly covered the entire Rock Armor Rhinoceros's body. With a roar, the Rock Armor Rhinoceros continued to use Rock Burst to fight.
However, facing Eleven, who could tear dragons of the same level apart at this time, even if Wang Le used his Beast Taming talent, the Rock Armor Rhinoceros still seemed unable to resist this powerful blow.
"Roar!!!"
Under the Rock Armor Rhinoceros's struggling roar, even though its own attribute had excellent resistance to lightning, the moment its body came into contact with Eleven, it was instantly flattened. The arena under its feet almost cracked instantly. Accompanied by a huge explosion, the dazzling power of thunder and lightning suddenly covered the entire Rock Armor Rhinoceros's body, electrocuting it black all over!
Thump.
The next second, the Rock Armor Rhinoceros fell limply on the shattered arena, losing its ability to fight!
The outcome was decided!
No one had expected that the battle between an Iron-eating Beast of the mid-level transcendent race and a Rock Armor Rhinoceros of the mid-level Commander race would be such a one-sided situation.
Shi Yu's expression was innocent. He had already said not to underestimate the Iron-eating Beast; they should have been serious and gone all out from the beginning.
As the Rock Armor Rhinoceros fell to the ground, Wang Le was dumbfounded.
The expressions of the other archaeology students also changed a little.
The passersby and the referee were even more shocked. This was an Iron-eating Beast?
What was going on in this battle? Why couldn't they understand the skill combinations?
Just now, Wang Le seemed to have used his Beast Taming talent? Even so, he was still beaten to a pulp by this Iron-eating Beast?
Damn it.
Everyone looked at the little Iron-eating Beast, which deflated like a balloon and gave a satisfied "Ying," with a blank look on their faces.
The seniors in the Archaeology Department couldn't say a word at this time. This was an Iron-eating Beast that had awakened its ancient bloodline?
It was too strong.
Was it too late to contract an Iron-eating Beast and cultivate it now?
It would be a big profit if it could also awaken its ancient bloodline!
This didn't look like a pet of the transcendent race at all; even a pet of the monarch race was nothing more than this!
"Wang Le seems to be stunned."
"I knew that kid would have a mishap. Losing to a trainee Beast Tamer; he probably has to give us a big hush money. He must be regretting it now, regretting why he wanted to battle…"
"Senior Lin, is your Iron-eating Beast still for sale!"
The panda senior watched in silence and listened in silence. This ending was different from what she had initially judged…
Although she didn't know what had happened, she felt that their Iron-eating Beast was going to increase in price.