At 9:30 AM, on the large screen in District A's waiting area, the first segment of matches officially began.
Liu Yi chose a good spot to sit, from which she could see the real-time footage of all battle zones in District A simultaneously.
Ziyue crouched at her feet, her purple eyes also fixed on the figures on the floating islands. Chiying hovered beside her, its crimson eyes calmly surveying the various battlegrounds.
"District A Battle Zone 2 has started first," a voice beside her said; it belonged to another contestant also waiting.
Liu Yi looked in the direction the person pointed.
Zone 2 consisted of five floating islands, currently rotating slowly.
Two figures had already appeared on the field.
One side wore a dark blue school uniform with the Skywing High School emblem embroidered on the chest; the other wore a gray-green uniform, likely a contestant from a school in the Zell Region.
The Skywing contestant was a tall boy. He stood on a maglev skateboard, hovering above the central main island, and with a wave of his right hand, a silvery-white figure leaped out from his Beast Taming Space.
Swiftwind Falcon.
The Flying-type pet, with a wingspan exceeding two meters, soared into the sky the moment it appeared, seizing the high ground above the arena.
The opposing contestant summoned a dark purple pet, the Miasma Toad.
A Poison and Ground-type pet unique to the Zell Region, it was over a meter long, its dark purple skin covered in warty protrusions. It now lay prone at the edge of the floating island, its amber vertical pupils fixed on the Swiftwind Falcon in the sky.
The moment the match began, the Swiftwind Falcon moved.
It gave the Miasma Toad no chance to react, diving straight down! Its gray-blue figure streaked across the sky like a meteor, moving so fast its trajectory was almost invisible. During the dive, its wings flapped fiercely, sending out several Wind Blades!
"Poison Mist Spray!" the opposing Beast Tamer hastily ordered.
The Miasma Toad inflated its body and spewed a dense cloud of purple poisonous mist from its mouth, forming a barrier of poison mist in front of itself.
However, the Swiftwind Falcon's Wind Blades were too fast; most of them pierced through before the poison mist fully formed, striking the Miasma Toad's body hard.
"Croak—!"
The Miasma Toad cried out in pain, overturned by the impact, and rolled twice on the floating island.
But it quickly got up, and the warty protrusions on its back began to glow, clearly indicating a skill was charging.
"The Miasma Toad's trait... Corrupted Mire?" Liu Yi slightly narrowed her eyes.
Sure enough, the Miasma Toad slammed the ground, and the surface of the floating island beneath it instantly softened, transforming into a purplish-black corrosive mire. The mire rapidly spread outwards, covering one-third of the entire floating island in the blink of an eye.
The Swiftwind Falcon circled in the air, not daring to land rashly.
"Vacuum Blade!" the Skywing contestant ordered.
The Swiftwind Falcon flapped its wings; this time, it wasn't Wind Blades, but two intensely concentrated high-pressure air blades, whistling as they slashed towards the Miasma Toad!
The air blades were faster than the Wind Blades, and the Miasma Toad had no time to dodge, forced to endure the attack.
"Hiss—"
The two air blades left deep gashes on its body, and purplish-black blood oozed out, yet it still didn't fall. Instead, it seized the moment during the Swiftwind Falcon's attack to suddenly open its mouth and spray a high-pressure jet of venom!
The venom shot towards the Swiftwind Falcon in the air like a sharp arrow.
The Swiftwind Falcon dodged sideways, but the venom's range was too wide, and a few drops still splattered onto its wings. The gray-blue feathers were instantly corroded with several small holes, and the Swiftwind Falcon's body swayed slightly.
"Such potent venom," Liu Yi murmured softly. "Just a few drops can corrode feathers."
Ziyue's ears twitched, and her tails swayed gently.
But the Swiftwind Falcon didn't retreat.
It gained altitude, circled once in the air, and then dived again! This time, its speed was even greater, so fast its trajectory was almost imperceptible.
The Miasma Toad tried to repeat its trick, but the Swiftwind Falcon gave it no chance this time.
The instant it was about to enter the venom's range, the Swiftwind Falcon abruptly changed direction, cutting in from the side! Simultaneously, its wings flapped continuously, unleashing wave after wave of Wind Blades that poured down like torrential rain!
The Miasma Toad was overwhelmed by the Wind Blades, purple poisonous blood splattering everywhere.
When the Wind Blades ceased, it lay unconscious in the Corrupted Mire.
【Miasma Toad is incapacitated! Winner: Skywing High School!】
A low murmur of discussion rose in the waiting area.
"Too fast... it was over in less than three minutes."
"The Skywing people are strong indeed."
"That Swiftwind Falcon's dive speed, it must be at least Expert level skill proficiency."
Liu Yi nodded thoughtfully, her gaze shifting to other areas.
District A Battle Zone 1, four floating islands, both contestants were second-year students.
District A Battle Zone 6, eight floating islands, with more complex terrain.
District A Battle Zone 9...
Liu Yi's gaze shifted between the various battlegrounds, observing the fighting styles of different schools and pets of different attributes.
Ziyue also watched intently, the light of the skills reflecting in her purple eyes. Whenever she saw an impressive maneuver, her ears would twitch slightly, and her tails would sway gently.
Chiying, meanwhile, focused more on the movements of the Flying-type pets, especially their movement trajectories between the floating islands and their attack timings.
Time passed minute by minute.
The match in District A Zone 1 concluded.
The match in District A Zone 3 also ended.
The match in District A Zone 5 was nearing its end.
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10:40 AM.
The broadcast in the waiting area rang out.
【Contestants for District A Battle Zone 4, please proceed to the teleportation point. Repeat, contestants for District A Battle Zone 4, please proceed to the teleportation point.】
Liu Yi stood up.
Behind her, several contestants whispered:
"Is that Liu Yi? From Tianqi Beast Taming High School?"
"Yes, that's her, the Beast Tamer of Silver Snow Fox and Moling Dragon."
"Who will she send out today? Silver Snow Fox or Moling Dragon?"
"I don't know, but no matter who she sends, that Sheng Mingxi on the other side might be in trouble..."
"Sheng Mingxi's Ghost-Mask Moth from Zell Yunyong Beast Taming High School, it's Bug, Poison, and Ghost-type, also Intermediate stage. The outcome isn't certain yet."
"But Liu Yi has two Intermediate stage pets..."
"...Oh, right."
As the teleportation light dissipated before her eyes, Liu Yi stood firmly at the edge of the central main island.
The energy shield had activated, a faint blue light membrane enveloping the entire area, isolating it from the howling high-altitude winds outside, yet preserving the realistic sensation of the floating islands' movement.
Her maglev skateboard hovered quietly beside her, emitting a soft blue glow.
Liu Yi lightly leaped onto the skateboard, ascending about ten meters into the air. From this height, the movement trajectories of the three floating islands were even clearer.
Across from her, another figure simultaneously appeared.
Her complexion was slightly pale, but her gaze was exceptionally sharp. She was now ascending on her maglev skateboard, meeting Liu Yi's eyes across the distance.
Sheng Mingxi.
Their gazes met in the air. No words were exchanged, yet both could feel the fighting spirit inherent to Beast Tamers emanating from the other.
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