Beast Taming: Starting From Zero

Chapter 556: Training Was Not in Vain

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This fire-type pet also has psychic abilities… Lavina's expression slightly changed.

In battle, the most concerning thing wasn’t facing an opponent with a type advantage over you, but encountering one you were completely unfamiliar with, because they could surprise you at any moment.

And the two pets in front of her were exactly the kind she least wanted to face.

But they do look pretty nice… Realizing what she was thinking, Lavina quickly shook herself out of it.

At a time like this, she was actually thinking about appearances?

But still, they really did look nice… Her gaze uncontrollably shifted toward the other blue-colored pet.

This one should be water-type, but did it have other attributes too…?

At that moment, Lavina completely refocused.

She didn’t issue a command.

To be a competent coordinator, knowing when to add or subtract in battle was crucial. It wasn’t just about the pets, every decision the beast master made was part of the competition.

Commanding at a critical moment could add points, but unnecessary instructions could cost them.

Right now, she was confident her pets could dodge the attack without her interference. If she stepped in, it would only be a hindrance.

“Seasons!”

The Psychic attack hadn’t completely disabled Dream Spirit and Four Seasons Spirit. The latter was the first to recover, grabbing Dream Spirit and quickly pulling it upward.

The Water Gun missed.

As they were lifted into the air, Dream Spirit shook its dizzy head and regained clarity.

Then, a spinning vortex of fire shot toward them from the front.

A green glow flickered around Four Seasons Spirit.

A shimmering, translucent green barrier formed in front of it and Dream Spirit.

The fierce flames crashed against the barrier. It held for two seconds before violently shaking and then collapsing into scattered particles of pure light.

Beneath the glimmering dust, Dream Spirit and Four Seasons Spirit had already split into two paths, flying high into the air.

The audience erupted into discussion.

Although Lavina specialized in coordination, she had also placed second in the global high school coordination competition.

The final phase of coordination competitions involved battles, meaning Lavina was no amateur in combat.

Everyone knew that Qiao Sang’s two pets were high level, so it was widely expected that Lavina would lose.

After all, among Lavina’s pets, only Four Seasons Spirit was high level, while Dream Spirit was mid-level.

As a foreign exchange student from Blue Star, Qiao Sang was either the champion or runner-up in beast master competitions, clearly an elite among her peers. ṝÀ𝐍𝘰𝖇Ε𝘚

When two elite competitors faced off, even a slight gap in pet level could decide the match.

No matter what, both sides had rich battle experience and rare pets, so it wasn’t a match where one could easily overcome a level disadvantage.

Still, the current scene was unexpected.

They had anticipated Lavina would be at a disadvantage, but they didn’t expect her pets to be struggling this much against only basic attacks like Psychic, Water Gun, and Fire Whirl, before Qiao Sang’s pets even used any high-level skills.

Meanwhile, Qiao Sang quickly analyzed the opponent’s pets. One was high level, the other mid-level.

She wasn’t overconfident, but with the energy stored in Yabao's body and his perfected mastery of Fire Fang, a mid-level pet’s defensive skill wouldn’t last even a second against him.

“Take out the pink one first!”

Realizing the power gap between the two enemy pets, Qiao Sang gave an immediate order.

She had studied team battles a bit in the past two days and found that eliminating the weaker pet first was an effective strategy.

She didn’t know the names of the opponent’s pets, but it was easy to tell that the pink one was the weaker one, just a mid-level pet.

Once it was taken out, any teamwork-based strategy would crumble.@@novelbin@@

Then the remaining one would be much easier to handle.

Pink?

Dream Spirit instinctively looked down at its own color, then showed a panicked expression.

“Dream!”

Oh no! It was coming for it!

“Four Seasons!”

Four Seasons Spirit quickly called out reassuringly.

Don’t be scared, I’m here!

Just as it spoke, the surrounding temperature suddenly spiked.

From an overhead perspective, Yabao had already teleported behind them, his mouth opening wide to reveal a massive, flame-forged Blazing Star Canine head, several times larger than its own.

At the same moment, Four Seasons Spirit’s brown skin shifted to red.

As a fairy-type advanced pet, Four Seasons Spirit’s body color changed based on temperature and humidity, though this did not affect its abilities.

“Mirror Coat!”

Lavina, who had been closely observing the situation, was stunned and immediately gave the counter command.

Mirror Coat was a high-tier psychic ability that could reflect special attack damage back at twice the power.

Normally, fairy-types couldn’t learn psychic moves, but it wasn’t impossible.

With professional training, pets had a chance of mastering skills from other elements.

Any pet capable of learning psychic skills was undoubtedly exceptional in mental power.

Four Seasons Spirit was one of them.

“Four Seasons!”

Four Seasons Spirit hesitated for a moment.

Weren’t they supposed to take down Dream Spirit first?

Confused but obedient, it quickly raised both claws in front of it, touching its fingertips together to form a diamond shape.

A transparent barrier materialized before it.

At the same time, across the battlefield...

Lubao surged forward, her body wrapped in swirling water. With a sudden burst of speed, she shot into the air like a blue meteor, drawing an elegant arc before slamming directly into Dream Spirit.

Dream Spirit’s small body was launched like an arrow, crashing into the ceiling dozens of meters above with a muffled bang.

“Dream!”

With a pitiful scream, Dream Spirit plummeted to the ground like a rag doll, unconscious.

“Lu.”

Lubao landed steadily, her water currents dispersing as she looked toward Yabao.

Qiao Sang, seeing Lubao finish off the mid-level pet, also turned her gaze skyward, satisfaction flashing in her eyes.

These past two days of teamwork training had paid off.

Yabao and Lubao didn’t even need explicit instructions to coordinate effectively.

Yabao successfully held off the advanced-level pet, giving Lubao a free hand to eliminate the mid-level one.

Now, with only one opponent left, the match was as good as won.

“Yap!”

High in the air, Yabao completely ignored the Mirror Coat. His flaming fangs clamped down mercilessly.

The invisible barrier shattered instantly.

The Blazing Star Canine's fiery maw bit down hard on Four Seasons Spirit.

“Seasons!”

With a heart-wrenching scream, Four Seasons Spirit crashed to the ground, unconscious.

“Yap!”

Yabao hovered in the air, grinning at Lubao.

“Lu.”

Lubao’s lips curled slightly before quickly returning to her usual aloof expression.

Qiao Sang smiled and recalled Lubao.

Mirror Coat was indeed a high-tier move, but without an external boost, no high school-level student’s pet could achieve high proficiency with advanced skills.

Yabao's Fire Fang might be a mid-tier skill, but it had been honed to the highest level, far stronger than an unpolished advanced skill like Mirror Coat.

Of course, there was always the chance that the pet had been raised elsewhere and was contracted later on, already highly trained in all its abilities.

But so what? This was a team battle, and she still had Lubao. A simple Healing Light would’ve been enough.

Fortunately, things went exactly as she expected, no healing necessary.