Chapter 224 Return

Among the crowd from the First Island, those who had just been silenced by Water Bubble's display felt a spark of hope reignite in their eyes.

"SSS-rank is SSS-rank after all; it's a completely different concept from those A-ranks and S-ranks."

Water Bubble tilted its head and then launched itself toward the Xuanming Tiger!

The Xuanming Tiger's scales simultaneously glowed to a blinding intensity!

Water Bubble slammed into it, but with a loud 'thud,' Water Bubble was bounced back!

It flipped twice in the air, landed back on the ground, and blinked its eyes...

"Roar!"

With a tiger's roar, the Xuanming Tiger exerted force with all four claws simultaneously, blasting four shallow pits into the stone slabs of the dueling platform!

The entire tiger charged head-on at Water Bubble!

Its scales suddenly erupted, their edges gleaming with a sharp light like thirty-six blades embedded in its body!

[Mystic Scale Collision]!

A third skill!!

Water Bubble was not to be outdone and leapt up—Numerical Leap!

"Gulu!"

Boom—!!

A dull thud echoed!

Boom—!!

Followed by the sound of a terrifying collision!

The stone slabs of the dueling platform exploded!

Debris splattered in all directions from the point of impact. All thirty-six scales sliced into the jelly's surface, but they only penetrated less than two inches. It was like a wall made of countless layers of soft padding, each layer absorbing the impact!

The deeper they went, the more sluggish and powerless they became!

?

But at the same time, Water Bubble's entire weight pressed down, causing the Xuanming Tiger's four claws to sink into the stone slabs!

Centering on its four claws, spiderweb cracks spread across the stone slabs in every direction!

The two pets were frozen at the point of impact; neither could advance further, and neither would retreat an inch!

"The Mystic Scale Collision was caught head-on?"

"All the momentum of its charge was pressed right back!"

"Are you kidding me? This is the strongest skill of an SSS-rank pet!"

The Skinny Tall Guy took a deep breath. "The internal pressure of its body is too high. The mystic scales were wrapped as soon as they cut in, and then pushed out bit by bit. It's too strange..."

Zhang Shouyi also frowned, his fingers moving rapidly as if calculating.

But the more his fingers moved, the tighter his brow furrowed.

In the center of the bridge.

The Xuanming Tiger let out a low growl.

The light from the thirty-six scales suddenly flared. It exerted force again, its four claws bracing against the ground and its body arching upward, trying to heave the jelly pressing down on it away!

But Water Bubble didn't budge an inch!

Its entire weight bore down on the Xuanming Tiger, causing the tiger's four claws to sink another inch into the stone!

"Is this a fucking fight? This is a fucking steamroller!"

Zhang Tianlang and the others were completely convinced. Looking at the scene before them, they could only sigh in heartfelt admiration.

In Doctor Qiao Xi's Talent vision, the energy fields of the two pets had completely overlapped.

The Xuanming Tiger's energy dashed left and right, but every surge was wrapped by a thicker energy and neutralized into nothingness.

"The Xuanming Tiger's energy is dropping."

"Water Bubble's energy field is too thick. Every burst from the Xuanming Tiger is dispersed throughout the entire... jelly."

Qiao Xi said with some emotion.

Wang Mengmeng frowned. "Ah, is a comprehensive stat of 725 really that powerful?"

"How much?!!!!"

Zhang Tianlang's ears were sharp, and he instantly caught the information!

"What did you say?!"

Wang Mengmeng was startled by his shout. "Whoa, what are you doing!"

Zhang Tianlang swallowed hard. "You just said that blue jelly... how much comprehensive stat does it have???"

Wang Mengmeng keenly noticed that many eyes around her were staring.

She stammered, "Uh, seven hundred and twenty-five..."

Zhang Tianlang's mouth twitched, and he suddenly looked at Water Bubble on the bridge. "This is a fucking D-rank? This is a fucking D-rank?"

You have to realize, his B-rank Ash Salamander's comprehensive stat was only 61!

Cheng Minglang also stammered, "Officer... Officer Pei, our Lava Guardian Lizard... is only 241 points..."

Officer Pei Yuanheng nodded, feeling quite helpless. "Only stats like these could possibly match a freak like Chen Yu..."

Boom!!!

The stone slabs on the bridge collapsed again.

The light from the Xuanming Tiger's thirty-six scales had begun to dim. Everyone could see,

It was about to give in!

This was pure power crushing it!

Zhang Shouyi stood at the very front of the platform, shaking his head as if he were seeing a move in a chess game he hadn't calculated at all, repeatedly simulating it in his mind...

Boom!!!

The Xuanming Tiger sank another inch.

From before the apocalypse to after, Zhang Shouyi had performed countless divinations and simulated countless situations.

But this time, it was impossible to calculate.

Anything related to Chen Yu, his trajectory simply did not exist in any hexagram.

"Temple Master! The Xuanming Tiger seems... unable to hold on!"

The Skinny Tall Guy taoist reminded him in a whisper.

Zhang Shouyi shook his head. "The world is a chessboard, and all living beings are chess pieces. Where a piece falls, when it falls, and when it is removed, it is all predestined."

"Temple Master?"

The Skinny Tall Guy frowned, only to hear Zhang Shouyi continue, "Forget it, this humble Taoist has lost. Lost to... someone outside the chessboard..."

Zhang Shouyi turned around and walked toward the depths of the First Island without looking back.

"We... forfeit."

The several Taoists looked at each other and quickly followed him.

[Xuantan Bus Forfeits]

[Duel Ends]

[Seventh Island Wins]

The text froze on the light screen.

Water Bubble bounced off the Xuanming Tiger, flipped in the air, and landed back on the stone slabs.

Then it hopped back with a squishy sound.

"We won!!! Water Bubble won!!!"

"Auntie! We won! We really won!"

"Awesome!!! Water Bubble is awesome!!!"

"Will our pets also get a skill?"

"Definitely, that's what the rules said!"

The people of the Seventh Island erupted in celebration, feeling for the first time that being on the same island as Baby Bus might not be a bad thing after all.

Although their pets' levels hadn't progressed throughout the entire mission,

Gaining a skill at the end was definitely a top-tier reward.

After all, most pets weren't SSS-rank and couldn't gain skills through leveling up in the early stages!

[This Wuyin Island pet duel is the final round]

[After the duel ends, all Vehicles, passengers, and pets will be forcibly removed from the station and return to the Survival Highway]

[Evacuation Countdown: 00:09:58]

"Chen Yu."

Officer Pei Yuanheng walked up to Chen Yu, stopped, and suddenly smiled. "If we meet on the highway in the future, remember to say hello. Sky Eye Light Truck will always be your ally."

He reached out his hand, fingers spread, palm facing up.

Chen Yu nodded and shook it. "If we meet during a later mission, you can send me a private message."

Pei Yuanheng spoke seriously, "I will."

Captain Zhou Ting also walked over. "Chen Yu, there are many people in the apocalypse who can fight, but few who can calculate. Although I'm not as formidable as Zhang Shouyi, if you ever need it, I can help at any time."

Even the usually arrogant Zhang Tianlang crowded over.

And other Vehicle owners as well.

With the parting imminent, most people wanted to get on Chen Yu's good side.

But Chen Yu naturally had no time for pleasantries, nor the interest. He waved his hand and let Wang Mengmeng and the others handle the guests.

He then walked directly into the light gate and disappeared from the sky plaza.

At the same time, Chen Yu received a notification:

[Congratulations Baby Bus]

[Final Result: 1st Place Tier]

[Vehicle Pet · Water Bubble has obtained a new skill]