178: High school student beats up freshman

Raging thunder constantly enveloped Thunder Blade and Zhang Hongyi.

It was like a thunder array, with distorted lightning flashing within it.

This was also the opponent's idea after careful consideration.

It was a makeshift way to prevent Hei Ye from launching a close-range attack.

After all, Lin Shu had an advantage in the number of Beasts.

However, this was not a long-term solution; it could only stop them for a while.

Zhang Hongyi assessed his current situation.

He looked at Hei Ye and the others, Black Night Saturn, Ziyu, and Silver Spirit—four Beasts.

Even if his Beasts were higher level, he was still outnumbered, and they didn't even need to tangle with his Thunder Blade; they could just attack him, the Beastmaster.

Given this, he couldn't defend himself.

The only way he could think of to win was to first deal with the opponent's remaining low-level Beasts.

Then, he would defeat the black mantis.

This method was one of Zhang Hongyi's most commonly used tactics in ranked matches, as he himself only had one high-level Beast, and encountering group attacks was inevitable.

This was also the only method available at the moment.

With that thought, he commanded his Beast, Thunder Blade:

"Thunder Blade, the usual!"

He quickly activated his Talent—Thunder Control Enhancement!

This was the Talent Zhang Hongyi was famous for; its effect was simple and brutal: it could amplify the lightning damage of lightning-attribute Beasts, with a very high bonus, a 40% increase.

This was also why he only cultivated one Beast.

Upon receiving the command, Thunder Blade immediately took action.

With the amplification of Thunder Control Enhancement, it immediately entered its full power state.

But it continued to expend energy, maintaining Thunderous Might to protect its Beastmaster.

Then, it split its focus, drawing out several lightning snakes towards Ziyu and Silver Spirit.

Currently, the best targets were them, especially Ziyu; its level was the lowest, making it the easiest to deal with.

Black Night Saturn clearly appeared to be a tank-type Beast and was also earth-attributed, naturally having an elemental advantage, so it was not within the scope of consideration.

Lin Shu watched the thick arcs of electricity heading directly for Ziyu and Silver Spirit in the distance.

Just as he was about to react and give commands, he saw Ziyu had already charged forward alone.

Lin Shu did not stop him; Ziyu could handle these minor bolts of lightning.

However, with the opponent's fierce attack, he would not sit idly by, but instead signaled Black Night Saturn and Silver Spirit to attack the opponent.

Ziyu' expression showed unwillingness; he was being underestimated.

You're just a broken sword, what are you being so arrogant about, treating me like a soft persimmon to squeeze, it's really infuriating.

He allowed the lightning to enter his body, and although his body immediately trembled violently, with electric arcs flashing incessantly within it.

His originally lustrous fur also became charred, but it was only frightening in appearance; in reality, there was no serious harm, and it even replenished the energy within Ziyu' body.

Since it was a split-focus attack, its power level was roughly that of a Level 55, barely within Ziyu' acceptable range.

He also absorbed some energy into his body, and even his level progress slowly increased.

At this, a light flashed in Ziyu' purple pupils; was that broken sword his portable charger?

How wonderful!

This scene left everyone watching below somewhat confused, wondering why the blue Pegasus was not seriously harmed after being struck by lightning, and even seemed a bit excited?

Even within the VIP boxes, many instructors found such a scene incomprehensible, wondering what was happening.

But they couldn't ask too many questions, lest they appear ignorant and somewhat embarrassing.

So, everyone just nodded frequently, making the scene seem reasonable, yet no one explained the reason.

Upon seeing this, Vice Principal Lord Zhuyang's smile did not cease. This little fellow had shown such performance in the evolution chamber last time. It seems he is a Beast with a Talent, the effect of which is to absorb the opponent's lightning-attribute attacks.

Very good, not only is his Talent monstrous, but his luck is also top-notch.

He looked at the Dou Dizhu game in his hand, but he wasn't playing, just idly AFK.

It's truly impressive; the surprises Lin Shu's Beast Talent and strength bring him are truly increasing.

Zhang Hongyi naturally also saw this scene, and his left eye twitched uncontrollably; he had truly never heard of such a sight.

However, after calming down, he quickly roughly guessed the reason.

Just as he was about to make his next move, Black Night Saturn had already attacked.

"Roar!"

A roar filled with surging battle intent followed, covering most of the battle arena.

Immediately after, Silver Spirit's Mental Tremor and Lin Shu's Mental Impact entered the fray; the combined power of these three attacks was not to be underestimated, and the target was undoubtedly Thunder Blade.

Even if Zhang Hongyi quickly applied a Mental defense, it was still somewhat insufficient.

After all, this was a triple Mental impact.

Thunder Blade, which had originally been able to split its focus to attack, suddenly felt its internal energy stagnate, and the lightning surrounding its body instantly dissipated.

It even found it difficult to stand, feeling as if its head had been struck by a giant hammer, leaving it dizzy and disoriented.

This then became Hei Ye's solo show; with a few flashes, he arrived beside Thunder Blade, and began to slash down repeatedly at the dark blue sword body.

"Clang, clang, clang!"

The sound of clashing metal was incessant; the opponent's physical defense was indeed impressive.

Black Night Saturn, Ziyu, and Silver Spirit also charged forward at this moment, unleashing their skills towards Zhang Hongyi.

Although it was only a matter of a few seconds, the situation had dramatically changed.

Looking at the surging attacks before him, and the somewhat overwhelmed Thunder Blade.

Zhang Hongyi already understood that the situation was irreversible; almost all of his methods were countered, otherwise he might have been able to struggle a bit more.

Against this combination of attacks, even he had no choice.

"I surrender."

Seeing the situation clearly, the opponent immediately said.

After this battle, Zhang Hongyi was convinced; he was indeed not Lin Shu's opponent.

He shook his head, thinking, he was so much older than Lin Shu, yet still no match; he really was terrible.

As soon as these words were uttered, the crowd below immediately snapped back to reality.

It was not long ago that the scene was somewhat tense, yet such a huge change had occurred in just one minute.

Their respect for Lin Shu's strength and Talent increased considerably.

"It's insane!"

"Can you believe it, a high school student beating a freshman?"

"As expected of a Beastmaster genius seen once in decades, I am completely convinced."

"The difference between people is sometimes greater than that between dogs..."

The crowd below discussed animatedly, all marveling at Lin Shu's outrageous strength and Talent.

Among them were many sophomores and juniors, who, watching Lin Shu's performance, felt fortunate that they were not in the same year as this monster, otherwise how great would the pressure be.

Li Wen and Chu Yu below were the same; they raised their fists in celebration of Lin Shu winning first place in the freshman ranked match.

On the battle arena, Hei Ye and the others stopped their actions after hearing the opponent surrender.

Lin Shu approached Zhang Hongyi and shook his hand, and the opponent said.

"Your strength is very impressive, I am thoroughly convinced."

"You are also very formidable; I merely used a trick, as your methods were all countered by mine."

Zhang Hongyi merely listened to Lin Shu's words without taking them to heart; he was not a fool, the opponent was merely speaking courteously, to save his face. Even without the counter relationship, he probably would have found it very difficult to win against the opponent.

This was a disparity in Beast combat power.

After another brief exchange, Lin Shu walked off the stage.

He could see that all the spectators were staring at him intently.

The emotions in their eyes were many and complex: shock, confusion, admiration, appreciation, and so on.

Lin Shu merely smiled simply at this, looked at everyone, then walked off the battle arena and went to Li Wen and Chu Yu's side...