55: Chapter 55 I'm fine! I was just pretending...
Yue Yun straightened his back and raised his hand toward the Rock Giant.
Crack, crack, crack—!
The ground of the battle platform arched upward, extending toward the Rock Giant until it rose and fell beneath its feet, with sharp Rock Spikes breaking through the soil like bamboo shoots one after another.
The Rock Spikes were broken by the Rock Giant's "windmill" attack, but they continued to sprout from the earth without stopping until they flipped the Rock Giant over.
The Good Luck buff took effect once again!
The Rock Giant staggered slightly but regained its footing.
The Rock Spikes continued to grow until they propped up the Rock Giant and stopped, acting like a cage to restrict its movements.
Exclamations of surprise couldn't help but erupt from the audience.
Lu Chaoyang and the others were also surprised by the sudden appearance of the Rock Spikes.
They quickly noticed the source of the skill.
Miao Sang stood tall on the ground, with a thick, earthy-yellow mystic light swirling around its body, signaling the activation of the skill.
“It's actually that Earth Spirit Cat?!”
Everyone was shocked beyond measure.
The fact that the Earth Spirit Cat could become a domestic Pet Beast certified by the Beast Tamer Association proved that its danger level was negligible.
Even wild Earth Spirit Cats would only use the Rock Spike skill in harsh hunting environments; in fact, the vast majority of Earth Spirit Cats would never use this skill in their entire lives.
After all, Earth Spirit Cats do not live in high-risk environments.
The Earth Spirit Cat, ignored by everyone, actually played an unexpected role and became the key to Yue Yun breaking the deadlock.
Sitting in the audience, Zhang Xiuwen was dumbstruck.
“How can this be?”
He was surprised by Yue Yun's nurturing of Miao Sang and also by Miao Sang's activation of the Rock Spike skill: “Could it be that this Earth Spirit Cat isn't a common breed, but an extremely rare mutant variant?”
The research value of this Earth Spirit Cat is very high!
Zhang Xiuwen nodded as if certain, his heart suddenly surging with waves that were hard to calm, as if he saw the gates of academia beckoning to him.
“I must get this cat!”
He tore off the gauze wrapped around his head, his eyes burning as he stared intently at Miao Sang, secretly making up his mind.
But thinking of Yue Yun's warning, he couldn't help but feel intimidated.
He could only grit his teeth: “That damn fellow, Modu University will never welcome a scumbag like you who violates the elegance of Beast Tamers!”
The battle on the platform continued.
Yue Yun's expression was entirely calm, as if he had everything under control.
He slowly raised his right hand, and the moment his five fingers closed, he grabbed a Rock Spike that was coarse yet sharp. He kicked off the base, holding the spear in hand, looking majestic like a great general.
Crack!
The ground beneath his feet arched, and a meticulously crafted Rock Spike acted like a stone pillar to lift him into the air. Like a train with eyes, it crashed straight toward the Rock Giant.
“Holy shit!”
Zhou Yuexin couldn't help but blurt out.
The Rock Giant's movements were restricted by the Rock Spikes, but it was not a lamb to be slaughtered; a faint yellow glimmer of a Rock Defense skill lit up on its body.
The Misfortune debuff also exerted its power at this moment!
Yue Yun's shoes were ruined due to friction, so he was now standing barefoot on the rock pillar and couldn't help but slip.
In the moment of falling, thousands of thoughts flashed through Yue Yun's mind.
“Huo-ha—!”
Yue Yun threw the Rock Spear in his hand, using the momentum to spin in the air for assistance, and launched a flying kick toward the Rock Giant with terrifying power.
The Rock Giant's Rock Defense was smashed by the rock pillar, and the Rock Spear pinned into the top of its head like an arrow, with Yue Yun following closely behind.
Thud!
He stepped on the Rock Spear, and the Rock Spear began to spin again.
A terrifying Poison Dragon Drill flying kick heavily gouged the Rock Giant's stone head. As the Rock Spear let out an overburdened wail, the Rock Giant also couldn't withstand it and knelt on the ground.
Rock fragments flew across the battle platform.
The Ice Crystal Sparrow's cold breath connected seamlessly, landing on the Rock Giant's body and exploding into frost flowers, creating an incredibly thick iceberg that firmly froze the Rock Giant inside.
Yue Yun drifted down from the air, ignoring the discomfort from a cramp, gritting his teeth and pretending to only have slightly dirty clothes.
Chu Yunsheng's voice rang out.
“What are you pretending for?”
The Jungle Behemoth's Spiked Club squeezed into his field of vision, sweeping from the side to hit Yue Yun, attempting to repeat the old trick of sending him flying.
But everyone did not see Yue Yun's figure.
They couldn't help but feel puzzled.
Where did Yue Yun go?
As the opponent, Chu Yunsheng reacted the fastest, his expression becoming very surprised: “What are you doing? Get down!”
The Jungle Behemoth kept swinging the Spiked Club in its hand, but Yue Yun was stuck to it like a plaster, hugging the club and refusing to let go no matter what.
The Jungle Behemoth was forced into a corner.
Not daring to let Yue Yun get close, it chose to throw away the Spiked Club.
The Spiked Club drew an arc through the air, but Yue Yun's figure was still nowhere to be seen.
He had detached from the Spiked Club at some point and jumped onto the Jungle Behemoth's back, hanging on like a sticky monkey.
The Jungle Behemoth was known for its strength; as a humanoid Pet Beast, its only weakness was that it couldn't reach its own back.
Yue Yun was now in the safest blind spot.
He grabbed the vines wrapped around the Jungle Behemoth with one hand and clenched his other hand into a fist, smashing it against the back of the opponent's head, producing low thud-thud sounds like a beating drum.
The Jungle Behemoth's head rattled.
The pain came one after another, and it was nearly given a concussion by Yue Yun, yet it couldn't reach him and could only let out angry roars.
Chu Yunsheng originally wanted the Jungle Behemoth to lie down, but Miao Sang's Rock Spikes protruded from the ground like knives everywhere, making it impossible to lie down. He could only find a way to pull Yue Yun down.
Chu Yunsheng couldn't help but feel urgent and turned to look at his three teammates: “Lu Chaoyang, which of you can help me?”
Xu Mingche, who had already burned out, was unable to help.
Zhou Yuexin was trying to find a way to awaken the Rock Giant.
Even Lu Chaoyang waved his hand helplessly: “I think it's more dangerous on my side. I'm almost being beaten to death by them!”
Without the Rock Giant's restraint, the Heart-Confusing Fox turned around and launched an attack on the Fate-Weaving Spider, using weak skills after getting close and relying on its flexibility to constantly bite the Fate-Weaving Spider's eight legs.
Yet the Fate-Weaving Spider was helpless against the Heart-Confusing Fox.
After stalling for enough time, the Steel-feathered Eagle reluctantly exited the field. The Thunderwing Griffin and Ice Crystal Sparrow broke through the Spiderweb Canopy and charged toward the Fate-Weaving Spider.
Under the siege of three Pet Beasts, the Fate-Weaving Spider could only struggle to protect itself, no longer able to worry about anything else.
“Surrender, surrender quickly!”
Seeing the Heart-Confusing Fox excitedly pulling on one of the Fate-Weaving Spider's legs, Lu Chaoyang suddenly remembered something and immediately chose to surrender.
It was just a competition after all, not worth risking lives.
Of course, except for that humanoid monster...
“Let us congratulate Jianghai Second Middle School on their victory!”
The host's voice was vibrant, stirring the enthusiasm of the audience in the Beast Taming Field and giving both teams the rewards they deserved.
The two teams also met in the waiting area.
“Impressive!”
The two teams shook hands, expressing their admiration in concise terms.
Lu Chaoyang turned to Yue Yun to provide some follow-up advice: “Although the Fate-Weaving Spider's Misfortune skill has a time limit, its impact on humans is still quite significant. You should be a bit careful.”
Yue Yun glanced at his own status bar.
[Misfortune: 00:07:42]
“I've experienced it deeply!” Yue Yun nodded as if resigned to his fate.
In the time it took to speak, he had already bitten his tongue three times, and even his thigh had cramped again, but he only frowned slightly, managing his expression perfectly.
“Are you really okay?”
Lu Chaoyang vaguely sensed Yue Yun's unnaturalness.
Yue Yun's expression remained unchanged, and he didn't even pause for a second, as if it were just an insignificant bubble bursting in his mouth.
“Don't worry, I'm fine... Hiss!”