30: Chapter 30 Desert Scorpion: Shout Again?
When Yue Yun woke up, he was already in the infirmary.
He looked at his own illusory health bar and saw two icons he had never seen before appearing beneath it.
One was a control effect called Paralysis.
[Paralysis: 00:26:07]
The other was a purification effect called Detoxification.
[Detoxification: 00:26:07]
So it reflects my own status in real-time like this?!
Yue Yun gained a better understanding of his Beast Taming Talent, Life Manifestation. Turning his head, he saw Su Lixia sitting obediently by the hospital bed, letting the infirmary teacher's Pet Beast treat her.
According to her, Su Lixia had essentially been inside a high-temperature furnace; although she wasn't burned, she was nearly cooked.
With current medical capabilities, it wasn't a major issue.
The female teacher turned to check on Yue Yun's condition.
"Your Beast Taming Talent is truly unique, a benign mutation I've never seen before. You should go to the Beast Tamer Association for an appraisal."
The female teacher said enthusiastically, pushing up her glasses halfway.
Even with a defense-enhancement type Beast Taming Talent, one wouldn't be able to escape unscathed from the Molten Mountain Dragon's Dragon Breath, yet Yue Yun had taken it head-on without a scratch.
Yue Yun gave a sheepish smile.
Miao Sang was his Achilles' heel. To protect Miao Sang, he had no choice but to take the Molten Mountain Dragon's breath attack head-on, and fortunately, his health pool was thick enough.
Some things are judged by actions, not intentions.
At the very least, Yue Yun had indeed protected Su Lixia from the Dragon Breath.
Su Lixia felt heartfelt gratitude toward Yue Yun.
Once the female teacher finished her check-up and left the room, Su Lixia finally had a chance to speak to Yue Yun: "During the time you were unconscious, the Yunhe City exchange team already left the school to go to the No. 1 High School."
The battle between the Rift Sky Eagle and the Thunderwing Griffin ended in a mutual defeat, and the opponent's only remaining Desert Magic Scorpion was also defeated by the Heart-Confusing Fox and the Ice Crystal Sparrow. Overall, Jianghai Second Middle School achieved a complete victory.
The Yunhe First Middle School Beast Taming Director sincerely apologized to everyone and left in a hurry after conducting a private transaction with Pan Xuan.
"Where are Pan Zi and Old Xu and the others?"
Speak of the devil.
Pan Xuan led Xu Qingfang and Xue Qin into the ward. His gaze landed on Su Lixia and Yue Yun, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Su Su~"
Xue Qin approached Su Lixia with a pained expression.
Su Lixia smiled and pulled Xue Qin into her arms, gently stroking her hair as if soothing a frightened little beast.
Pan Xuan pulled up a chair to sit beside Yue Yun's hospital bed, frowning as he reviewed the recent battle: "You wanted to defeat the Mad Bear the same way you defeated the Lingshan Elephant Guard?"
"The Earth Spirit Cat's Rock Spike skill should have been released beneath the Mad Bear's feet; it would have provided a rock lance while also interrupting its movements."
"But that move of shooting the Rock Spike out was truly excellent!"
After a pause, Pan Xuan said meaningfully.
"Pet Beasts should stay on the battle stage!"
Strictly speaking, a Beast Tamer duel is a combination of Beast Tamers and Pet Beasts fighting together against other Beast Tamers and Pet Beasts.
Yue Yun and Miao Sang could enter the arena at the same time.
What, that counts as a violation?
Other Beast Tamers can also enter the arena with their Pet Beasts!
As long as everyone is treated equally, then it's not a violation.
Yue Yun looked at Pan Xuan, somewhat bewildered. He had expected the other party to criticize his fighting style, but he hadn't expected this person to be the truly insidious one.
Yue Yun nodded respectfully: "I have learned much!"
"The Earth Spirit Cat's Rock Spike skill isn't strong enough. Go back and have the Old Master forge you a weapon to make do for now."
Pan Xuan thought for a moment and added.
Even if he provided enough resources for the Earth Spirit Cat, it wouldn't have time to digest the potions, and the strength of the Rock Spike wasn't enough for Yue Yun to unleash his full potential.
Since things had reached this point, he had to have the Old Master step in!
Yue Yun nodded and took it to heart.
"You've worked hard today. I'll treat everyone to dinner tonight."
Pan Xuan left the ward amidst the cheers of the four, and as he left, the atmosphere in the room suddenly lightened.
Xu Qingfang sat in Pan Xuan's seat.
He noticed Yue Yun's thoughtful expression, waved his hand in front of his eyes, and asked with a smile: "What are you thinking about?"
"I'm thinking about some guy in the bathroom who was bare-assed."
A faint smile hung on the corners of Yue Yun's mouth as he laboriously reached into his pocket and pulled out a familiar-looking lighter.
Xu Qingfang was instantly dumbfounded.
"Holy crap!"
...
Jianghai No. 1 High School.
The Pet Beast Pavilion was packed. All the Beast-Tamer Students were watching the confrontation between the Yunhe City exchange team and Chen Hu and his group with rapt attention; the terrifying power made everyone's hearts race.
— "Is this the strength of people from the Imperial Capital?"
— "What a terrifying Sub-Dragon Pet Beast, it's too strong!"
— "I feel like the Lingshan Elephant Guard is going to lose to the Molten Mountain Dragon."
The Beast-Tamer Students were discussing the battle situation in the arena.
Just as they had speculated, Chen Hu was sweating profusely as he faced Qin Xiyue and her oppressive Molten Mountain Dragon.
Especially since he had already lost once, his mood was even heavier, as if he were carrying a thousand-pound burden on his back.
"I cannot lose!"
Chen Hu gritted his teeth and ordered the Lingshan Elephant Guard: "Triple Earth Quake! Force that damn scorpion out and crush it!"
Power gathered in the Lingshan Elephant Guard's forelegs.
The moment its hooves landed, the energy shockwave formed by the earth's resonance pushed out in all directions, forcing back the advancing Molten Mountain Dragon and compressing the Desert Magic Scorpion's living space.
Facing the Lingshan Elephant Guard's triple skill combination, Lin Tianjun's expression was exceptionally serious as he made a decisive choice.
"Desert Magic Scorpion, Ambush!"
The Desert Magic Scorpion waved its giant pincers and burrowed deeper, letting the yellow sand cover it, burying its head and ignoring the battle situation on the field.
Lin Tianjun smiled faintly: "Fortunately, I am one step ahead!"
His smile, in Chen Hu's eyes, became just as provocative as Yue Yun's, and a raging fire of anger instantly ignited in his heart.
He cursed under his breath: "Damn it!"
The judge looked displeased, but was glared back at fiercely by him, and a chorus of boos rang out through the Pet Beast Pavilion.
He still chose to glare back.
How could mere bumpkins be worthy of pointing fingers at him?
Because the Mad Bear was seriously injured and unable to compete, Jiang Ming cheered for the Yunhe City exchange team from the audience, single-handedly opposing the entire Jianghai No. 1 High School.
Seeing that the people from Jianghai No. 1 High School didn't support Chen Hu, and seeing Chen Hu's arrogant expression, he couldn't help but think of Yue Yun.
That guy had taken the Dragon Breath head-on for his teammate.
Comparing the two, the difference was immediately clear!
Jiang Ming looked at him with disdain: "I heard you lost to Yue Yun? It's one thing to not be able to beat him, but your character is even worse than his!"
He flashed an international friendly gesture at Chen Hu.
Whether it was because he had lost to Yue Yun, or because of Jiang Ming's disdain, Chen Hu was furious in that instant.
"Die!"
Under Chen Hu's rage, a faint earthy-yellow light glowed on the Lingshan Elephant Guard, and it charged toward the Molten Mountain Dragon like a war chariot.
A look of disdain flashed in Qin Xiyue's eyes.
The Molten Mountain Dragon planted its four claws on the ground, absorbing the stray fire energy from the surroundings. Its massive body transformed into a scorching volcano, with dark red magma swirling and flowing around it.
The Lingshan Elephant Guard charged straight toward the Molten Mountain Dragon. The moment they collided, the magma around the Molten Mountain Dragon suddenly exploded, releasing terrifying energy like a compressed high-energy bomb.
A scorching gale rose from the battle stage, leaving cracked patterns on the solid ground, and stone tiles flew in all directions.
Neither the Molten Mountain Dragon nor the Lingshan Elephant Guard could escape; the two behemoths were sent flying backward like broken kites, crashing heavily below the competition arena.
"Little Dragon, be good!"
Qin Xiyue recalled the Molten Mountain Dragon and looked haughtily at the ferocious-looking Chen Hu, thinking about using this move to blast Yue Yun next time.
Chen Hu looked at the Lingshan Elephant Guard irritably.
He hated the Lingshan Elephant Guard for being incompetent and unable to withstand the explosion, hated himself for losing due to carelessness when fighting Yue Yun, and hated Qin Xiyue for adding another defeat to his record.
But there was still hope!
The Molten Mountain Dragon's skill, Burning Body, was too brutal; no Pet Beasts remained on the battle stage, so both sides counted as a draw.
However, Chen Hu's fantasy was quickly shattered.
He saw the yellow sand area in the center of the battle stage shift, and a huge, pale scorpion crawled out, looking around in confusion.
Lin Tianjun smiled sheepishly.
Qin Xiyue and the other two gave him a thumbs up one after another.
"Awesome!"