The staff member took the registration form, glanced at it, and said, “Alright, we will arrange a suitable combat trainer for you as soon as possible. In the meantime, you can take a rest in the waiting area. If you need anything, feel free to let us know.”
Liu Yi sat quietly on a chair in the rest area while holding Ziyue. Her gaze inadvertently fell upon a book on the table in front of her, which introduced the Beast Tamers and the fees of this training hall, catching her attention.
She reached out, picked up the book, and flipped through the pages.
Liu Yi’s eyes quickly scanned the text. The first thing that caught her eye was the fee schedule, which she had already looked into before.
Battling a pet at the Junior stage required a payment of 500 Yan coins per match. For an Intermediate stage pet, the fee rose to 1,000 Yan coins, and for an Advanced rank pet, the cost was as high as 3,000 Yan coins per match.
No wonder the Beast Tamer Forum said that the cost of buying a pet contract was only the beginning; the real expense lay in the subsequent training.
Just then, the training hall’s intercom broadcasted, “Would Miss Liu Yi please come to Combat Area 7. Your combat trainer is ready.”
“That was quite fast.” Liu Yi closed the book. “Let’s go, Ziyue. It’s time for your first real combat.”
“Bing bing!”
Ziyue jumped onto Liu Yi’s shoulder and let out a cry, looking very excited.
Liu Yi pushed open the glass door to Combat Area 7.
Behind the door, a young Beast Tamer dressed in a bright orange uniform was waiting. His uniform was embroidered with exquisite patterns, making him look exceptionally spirited.
“Hello, I am your instructional Beast Tamer for this match, Wang Yan, a Junior Beast Tamer,” Wang Yan greeted Liu Yi warmly.
Liu Yi responded politely, “Hello, Wang Yan.”
Her gaze then fell upon the pet by Wang Yan’s feet. It was a hedgehog-like ball covered in soft thorns, its eyes partially hidden by fluff.
Seeing this, Wang Yan quickly introduced it, saying, “This is the Junior stage pet I’ve chosen for this battle, Thorn Tuanzi.”
He crouched down and gently stroked the Thorn Tuanzi’s head.
Ziyue also jumped down from Liu Yi’s shoulder and leaned in to look at the Thorn Tuanzi curiously.
Seeing this, Liu Yi smiled and aimed her Beast Encyclopedia at the Thorn Tuanzi. A faint light flashed across the dial.
【Thorn Tuanzi, Grass and Poison type pet, Junior stage. A hedgehog-like ball with a body covered in soft thorns and eyes hidden by fluff. It explodes into a thorn ball form when startled. Wild individuals are often used as beak sharpeners by Bird-type pets, which makes them angry enough to spray poisonous powder. They are a pet unique to the Zell Region, generally inhabiting thorn bushes on the edges of toxic marshes.】
Grass and Poison attributes?
Both of these attributes were countered by Ziyue’s Ice attribute.
Liu Yi nodded to Wang Yan and led Ziyue toward the left side of the combat field.
Liu Yi crouched down and whispered to Ziyue, “I don’t know if it’s a coincidence, but even though the Thorn Tuanzi’s attributes are countered by ours, don’t let your guard down during the battle. Wang Yan is a Junior Beast Tamer, so he has at least one Intermediate pet. His combat experience must be much richer than ours.”
“Let’s fight every match with our best effort.”
Ziyue’s expression became exceptionally serious.
“Bing bing.”
Understood.
The voice of a mechanical referee rang out in the arena: “The rules for this match are as follows: the battle is to be conducted with restraint. The match ends when one pet is knocked down for ten seconds without getting up or when a Beast Tamer admits defeat.”
Both Ziyue and the Thorn Tuanzi stepped forward into the field.
“Battle start!” The mechanical referee’s emotionless electronic voice echoed throughout the arena.
The moment the electronic voice faded, Wang Yan launched an attack without hesitation, shouting loudly, “Thorn Tuanzi, Poison Powder Spray!”
At Wang Yan’s command, the Thorn Tuanzi’s body suddenly expanded. Its originally soft fluff and thorns stood up straight, making it look like a hedgehog covered in sharp spikes.
Immediately after, a thick cloud of purple powder erupted from between its upright fluff, like a blooming poisonous flower, rapidly sweeping toward Ziyue.
Poison Powder Spray had a 50% chance of inflicting the poisoned status on the target. Once poisoned, the target would take continuous damage.
She definitely couldn't let this skill hit.
Liu Yi reacted immediately: “Ice Blade, cut through the poison mist.”
At Liu Yi’s command, five shimmering Ice Blades streaked out from behind Ziyue like meteors, carrying a sharp momentum as they charged straight into the cloud of poisonous powder.
The five Ice Blades accurately sliced through the cloud, tearing a gap right through it.
“Frost Breath!” Liu Yi added immediately.
Having received the command, Ziyue did not hesitate to exhale a blast of icy air from that gap. The frigid air acted like a surging cold current, covering the entire poison cloud with extreme speed.
In the blink of an eye, the poison cloud seemed to be frozen in time, instantly turning into purple ice crystals that fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
“A brilliant counter!” Wang Yan’s eyes lit up at the sight, but he didn't panic. Instead, the corners of his mouth curled up into a confident smile. “But it’s not over yet. Rolling Thrust!”
The Thorn Tuanzi instantly curled into a spiked ball, its body enveloped in a pale green energy halo. It rolled toward Ziyue at high speed, like a hurtling meteor.
Everywhere it passed, thorn fragments were left on the ground, sealing off the area around Ziyue in an instant.
“Ice Armor!” Liu Yi’s command was synchronized with Ziyue’s movement, and a layer of crystal-clear ice armor instantly appeared on Ziyue’s body.
The moment the ice armor covered her entire body, the Thorn Tuanzi slammed into Ziyue like a cannonball.
With a dull thud, Ziyue was knocked back three meters. However, with the defense boost from the Ice Armor and the fact that Grass-type skills dealt half damage to her, this seemingly fierce blow didn't actually cause much substantial damage to Ziyue.
On the contrary, because its attribute was countered, the Thorn Tuanzi suffered recoil damage from the collision with the Ice Armor. It let out a pained cry and bounced back clumsily like a deflected ball.
“Now, Frost Breath!”
Ziyue didn't hesitate to open her mouth and exhale a blast of ice-blue mist.
Since Ziyue’s mastery of Frost Breath had reached the Proficient level, the coverage range of this breath had reached five meters.
The Thorn Tuanzi was currently in the middle of bouncing back and had nowhere to hide, only able to watch helplessly as it was completely enveloped by the Frost Breath.
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