Alva, who had never experienced a major tournament before, had no idea how crucial pre-match intelligence was.
But even if she had known, she probably wouldn’t have cared much.
In her opinion, this wasn’t some classified information, it was just a friendly match. Besides, if anyone wanted to learn about the participants from her school, they could simply ask any student from Sahel Academy.
She was a volunteer, and one of her duties was to help answer questions for students from other schools.
So, without any reservations, Alva began introducing Radko's situation:
“He has two pet beasts, one is a high-level Fairy-type pet, Poponelli, and the other is a mid-level dual-type Fighting and Steel pet, Punch-Hook Baboon.”
At this point, Alva stopped talking.
Alva was momentarily stunned, not expecting Qiao Sang to ask in such detail.
After thinking for a while, she replied, “I’m not sure about the specifics, but Poponelli’s innate skill is Purification, which effectively weakens the duration of poison and curses. That’s all I know. I’m not in the same class as Radko, and I haven’t seen him battle. I just know he’s really good at team battles and often represents our school in 2v2 team competitions.”
Purification… Qiao Sang repeated the name of the skill in her mind.
She was quite familiar with this ability.
Purification was a high-tier Fairy-type skill that could cleanse toxins and curses within a target’s body, making it a natural counter to Poison-type pets and Ghost-types that specialized in curse-based abilities.
Many high-level Beast Tamers preferred to rent Fairy-type pets with Purification when venturing into secret realms.
After all, the secret realms they explored were usually classified as high-danger zones by the Alliance.
In such environments, encounters with Poison-type and Ghost-type pets were significantly more likely.
Based on Alva’s description, Poponelli’s Purification only weakened the duration of poison and curses rather than completely removing them, which indicated that its proficiency level wasn’t high yet…
But even if it were fully mastered, it wouldn’t matter, Qiao Sang didn’t have any Poison-type pets, and Little Treasure rarely used Misfortune Curse in battles anyway… She instinctively started analyzing the situation.
That dual-type Fighting and Steel Punch-Hook Baboon sounded like a tank. Gangbao wouldn’t have much of an advantage against it, and if Little Treasure attacked it, there would still be a high-level Fairy-type pet watching for an opportunity.
It seemed like the best strategy would be to send in a combination of Yabao and Lubao against Radko…
While Qiao Sang was lost in thought, a Sahel Academy official stepped up and gave a lengthy speech, mostly about hoping everyone would have a pleasant time.
Qiao Sang was so bored she almost fell asleep and unexpectedly found herself missing a person she had only met once, the principal of Sahel Academy. The source of this content ɪs NovєlFіre.net
If only all officials were like that principal… She mused while pulling out her textbook.
About twenty minutes later, a virtual screen appeared, marking the beginning of the first round of team matchups.
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, two school emblems were magnified and displayed at the center of the screen.
One had a red background with a circular emblem featuring the legendary pet beast, Laisemodo. The other had a white background with a circular emblem displaying a trophy.
Then, the screen scrolled again.
This time, two profile pictures appeared.
One of them featured a girl with red hair and black eyes, someone Qiao Sang recognized: Gerta.
Looks like Ze Youlais’s divination accuracy is much higher than Ye Zomu’s… Qiao Sang thought as she watched Gerta walk up with a black girl who had curly hair.
For most high school students, having only two pet beasts was common. Because their attributes were fixed, battle strategies were straightforward, and often, just by seeing the summoned pets, people could predict the outcome.
This match had no suspense.
Gerta’s pets were Water-type and Ice-type, while her opponent’s were Fire-type and Ground-type, a complete elemental disadvantage.
The black girl only lasted a little over two minutes before both her pets were defeated by the synergy of Gerta’s team.
The tournament continued smoothly.
After about forty minutes, the screen rolled again.
When the school emblems and contestant names appeared, the broadcast announcement rang out:
“Senan High School’s Qiao Sang vs. Chegebi Academy’s Omar Ashur. Both contestants, please enter the arena.”
Omar Ashur? Qiao Sang was a bit surprised.
After watching matches all day yesterday, only a few contestants had left a lasting impression. Ashur was one of them, his pet beast synergy focused on a Charm Tactic, which stood out to her.
She hadn’t expected to face him so soon.
Yesterday, she had thought that if she encountered him, she would use a combination of Yabao and Little Treasure or Lubao and Gangbao.
After all, Charm wasn’t a group effect, it could only be used on a single pet at a time. If she sent out two pets of the same gender, at most, one would be affected while the other could seize the opportunity to attack and eliminate the charmer first.
As for the second pet, if it also had Charm, but its gender matched her two chosen pets, she wouldn’t have to worry about them being affected. That meant she could take it down quickly as well…
As these thoughts ran through her mind, Qiao Sang stepped into the arena.
Once in position, she caught a glimpse of Gangbao's serious expression, snapping her out of her strategy planning.
For today’s match, Little Treasure and Gangbao had even pulled an all-nighter training…
With that in mind, Qiao Sang calmed herself, refrained from forming hand seals, and instead, glanced to the side.
Little Treasure materialized.
Gangbao, looking serious, flapped her wings and flew onto the battlefield.
The next moment, Little Treasure teleported to Gangbao's side.
Seeing this, Ashur, who had just begun forming a hand seal, paused.
The entire arena instantly buzzed with excited discussion, growing increasingly noisy.
Qiao Sang’s star array was orange-yellow, meaning she had four pet beasts, something that didn’t surprise the audience much. But what had just happened with that Ghost-type pet?
Did it just use Teleport?!
In the stands, Thompson’s face darkened. He didn’t even look at the Steel Falcon, instead, his gaze was fixed on the unfamiliar Ghost-type pet.
The thought of the bald patch on his head made it hard not to develop a psychological shadow toward this pet.
At that moment, a mechanical voice sounded beside him:
“Ghost Ring Phantom, A high-level Ghost-type pet from Blue Star’s Dragon Nation. It enjoys storing items inside its rings. If you encounter one, be mindful of your belongings, as anything it takes a liking to will be quietly stolen.”
Thompson turned and saw Radko holding a pet beast identifier aimed at the Ghost-type pet in the arena.
The scanner displayed a full holographic image of the Ghost Ring Phantom.
Suddenly, Radko’s face froze as realization dawned on him. With a serious expression, he muttered:
“That’s a partial-colored Ghost Ring Phantom!”
T/n: Sorry for not updating this past few days. I got quite sick and we thought it might be Dengue (Because a lot of people seems to get sick with it in our place). Thankfully enough, it wasn't and so, I'm recovering well! Sorry this one's late though.