Chapter 425 - 219: Chen Yuan: Come and Try to Defeat Me_2
Liu Xin belatedly noticed the green summoning array, but there was no time to think. He had to send out a second Pet Beast to salvage as much dignity as possible.
He didn’t want to return to school and be laughed at by other students: "Look, that’s the guy shamed by Twin Flower Concubine."
He hoped others would look at him with admiration: "Look, there’s the genius Beastmaster who goes toe-to-toe with Advisor Chen."
"Come on!" Liu Xin silently cheered himself on, then sent out his second Pet Beast.
Even if the opponent was the Tier Three Flame Cloud Falcon, even if the opposing Beastmaster was Advisor Chen, he would try to hold on for a few more rounds.
As long as... as long as he wasn’t instantly defeated, it counted as a victory!
Liu Xin thought to himself, his fighting spirit high.
A minute later,
"Advisor Chen, can you go easier next time?"
Looking at his Pet Beast, which had been instantly defeated by the Flame Cloud Falcon, Liu Xin was on the verge of tears.
Both were top eight contestants; why was the gap so ridiculously large?
Chen Yuan lightly coughed: "I have fulfilled your request."
Liu Xin: "..."
He said nothing, just let out a long sigh.
Being toyed with by the Twin Flower Concubine, instantly defeated by the Flame Cloud Falcon—he could already imagine the scene of being ridiculed upon returning to school.
Eliminated, Liu Xin returned to the spectator seats, surprisingly unnoticed by mocking gazes; instead, the audience’s eyes showed sympathy and pity.
But this made Liu Xin feel even worse inside.
When Liu Xin sat down, Yuan Xiong, whom he wasn’t familiar with, proactively approached him, sighed first, and then patted his shoulder.
Liu Xin: "???"
No, buddy, who are you?
Yuan Xiong’s voice slowly rang out, filled with sorrow: "I can really understand your feelings now."
Liu Xin furrowed his brow.
But Yuan Xiong’s next sentence left him speechless: "I too was toyed with like that by Advisor Chen’s Twin Flower Concubine."
Liu Xin widened his eyes and looked at Yuan Xiong, just as the latter stared directly at him.
The two exchanged looks, sharing a bond of mutual misery, shook hands tightly without speaking, only sighing uncontrollably: "Alas!"
"Alas."
Everything went without saying.
In any case, after Chen Yuan easily defeated Liu Xin, he became the last contestant to advance smoothly to the semi-finals.
The semi-final roster is as follows:
Group A: ①Zhuang Jianbai ②Xia Heng
Group B: ①Shi Gang ②Chen Yuan
Seeing the semi-final roster, countless netizens exploded instantly.
"It’s ridiculous for a small Baokun City to have two semi-finalists!"
"Baokun City’s leaders are probably laughing out loud."
"Advisor Chen’s Meditation Level has broken through. If Gale Hunting Dog breaks through soon, he might become the first High-tier Beastmaster in Qin Province!"
"Advisor Chen didn’t send out Gale Hunting Dog today; could it be that it’s at a critical breakthrough stage?"
At the moment the competition ended, Baokun City Beastmaster Association again issued a statement celebrating the advancement of the two advisors to the semi-finals.
"It’s bad; Advisor Chen and Advisor Shi are in the same group, so only one can advance to the finals."
"Both palm and back are precious."
"It’s not bad; at least one person is guaranteed to advance."
"I know Advisor Shi is very strong, so let Advisor Chen advance."
Seeing the comments section, Shi Gang snorted coldly, closed his phone expressionlessly.
These netizens really think he, Shi Gang, can’t be Chen Yuan’s opponent?
Do they really think he’s incompetent?
Shi Gang snorted twice and then folded his arms, mumbling in a low voice: "But then again, there is indeed a gap between myself and him in many aspects, being able to defeat one of his Pet Beasts will be enough."
Which Pet Beast should he target?
Shi Gang’s eyes flickered with thought, many memories surging in his mind.
Flame Cloud Falcon?
"No, no!" As soon as the thought emerged, Shi Gang quickly shook his head.
No matter how confident he was, he nearly lost his confidence in several battles against the Flame Cloud Falcon.
Those were times of repeated batterings and beatings, a process of psychological breakdown and reconstruction.
He didn’t want to torture himself; he didn’t want to face that practically invincible Flame Cloud Falcon.
Then how about today’s appearing Twin Flower Concubine?
This is just a Tier Two Pet Beast; Chen Yuan had never sent it out in public before; the threat is clearly less than the Flame Cloud Falcon and Gale Hunting Dog.
But after watching today’s match in person, Shi Gang couldn’t stop thinking of Liu Xin’s reclusive expression, his almost broken demeanor, hesitating for a long time before shaking his head.
His Rock Meteor Giant and Monstrous Strong Monkey excel at close combat, lacking outstanding remote skills, facing the trick-playing Twin Flower Concubine will likely end in torment—he did not want to experience Liu Xin’s emotional journey.
"Then it’s the Gale Hunting Dog."
After pondering for a while, Shi Gang quickly made up his mind.
He was already familiar with Chen Yuan’s Gale Hunting Dog, understanding its tactical system and specific strength, able to respond more calmly, even adopt corresponding countermeasures.
The Gale Hunting Dog could rely on its nimble size and agile speed to race around the arena, a combined skill of Wind Surge and Wind Blade to handle most situations, and finally the Aero Vortex Assault in the bag, allowing Advisor Chen’s Gale Hunting Dog to remain undefeated in battle.
But he’s no longer the person he was during his Combat Club days; having grown a lot over the past few days of fighting, Shi Gang believed he had matured greatly.
Maybe... just maybe he could really defeat that showy Gale Hunting Dog!
Under the night sky of Phoenix City Sports Hall walked out crowds of spectators, faces filled with excitement, still discussing today’s battles.
Zhuang Jianbai and Jiang Yuntao mingled among the crowd, the former pursed his lips, remained silent for a long time, eyes flickering with deep thought.