94 - I’m Surrounded by My Own Pets!

"And it's a solo pet battle!!!" At this moment, when the battle information flashed on the live broadcast screen, members of Starlight Academy, White Maple Academy, Iron Residence Academy, and even those from Cangying Academy, who unfortunately were eliminated in the second round of the preliminaries, all displayed expressions of disbelief. The four academies had thoroughly analyzed all of Lianxing's battle videos and identified several significant weaknesses in the lineup of her strongest Moonlight Rabbit pet. If their analysis was correct, the Moonlight Rabbit's optimal state should ideally be in an unrestricted mode of dungeon speed battles!! Relying on the powerful offensive and defensive capabilities of the two Sun Wheels and the destructive power of the Grasping Moon Hammer for victory!!! As the challenger, Youlan Academy had the freedom to choose the battle mode. This was presumably why Lianxing dared to challenge Akalene, the fourth seat of the top ten fighters... However... If it were a solo pet melee, the enemy's actions wouldn't be as predictable as in a dungeon boss raid. The Grasping Moon Hammer wouldn't be able to increase its power levels by defeating minor monsters! If they happened to encounter someone of the level of Akalene, a leader-tier opponent, in a direct encounter, it could be over in an instant!!! "Strongest Moonlight Rabbit, don't mess this up..." "If you lose this easily, wouldn’t our Cangying Academy become the real clowns?" The captain of Cangying Academy, a girl with long pink hair, shook her head somewhat helplessly. She held little hope that Lianxing could genuinely defeat Akalene, but... at least lose with a bit of dignity? Move too fast, and you’ll trip yourself up... **Youhe Academy vs Youlan Academy** **Both pet lineups are hidden** **Map loading...** "Shhh!!!!!!" Soon after, there was a flash of white light. The ten people lying on the battle devices logged into the virtual battle environment simultaneously, with their facial cameras forcibly redirected. After about ten seconds, when Lianxing opened her eyes again, what unfolded before her was a lake area covered with cherry blossom trees, stunningly beautiful and dreamlike, yet devoid of any teammates in sight. Like the previous public exhibition match against Qingliu Academy, Cherry Blossom Lake and Breeze Island were both large maps, so all spawn points were randomly generated. "Grasping Moon Hammer..." With Lianxing's gentle words, a white-bodied jade rabbit emerged slowly from the void behind her. The creature gently cradled the blonde girl's body in its short arms and began to walk along the edge of the lakeshore at a slow pace. At this moment, seeing the figure of the Grasping Moon Hammer, many spectators rubbed their eyes in disbelief. "Wait, what’s going on? Isn't this the recently famous Grasping Moon Hammer? Could this Youlan Academy leader actually be the Super Golden Wheel?!" "No way! I was wondering why they challenged Huanhai Academy directly; turns out they have something up their sleeve!!!" "Not necessarily, ladies. If you check Youlan Academy’s previous battle videos, you’ll see her Sun Wheel weapon isn't the Golden Wheel~~~" "Hats off; I had my suspicions seeing her figure, didn't expect it to be true.......?" "She looks so pure and tempting, yet turns out to be an art enthusiast~~~~" "No, really, how do you all determine identity from leg shape?! That's some incredible experience you guys have!!!" "Frankly speaking, even if she is the Super Golden Wheel, does anyone really think Tian Mu and Akalene are on the same level?" Under the lively discussion in the live broadcast room, Lianxing's identity was swiftly revealed. After all, Lianxing's past streams involved minor skirmishes, watched at most by hundreds of thousands of young students. But this time was different. With a public appearance before billions, there were more than just naive students watching the match. Many experienced women in their twenties and thirties, seasoned in battles, immediately recognized Lianxing's leg shape curve and were certain she was indeed the Super Golden Wheel!!!! However... Even if Lianxing could defeat one of the ten giants, Tian Mu, she was against Akalene of Youhe Academy, a semifinalist from the last tournament, whose throwing system tactics were a complete upper-tier replacement!!! No way, no way, could anyone seriously think Akalene would lose!? Amidst the lively chatter in the live broadcast room, after aimlessly patrolling for three minutes, Lianxing and the Grasping Moon Hammer finally encountered a human figure ahead. It was a black-haired girl in a Youhe Academy uniform, her hand lightly holding a black cube flipping vertically. Clearly, she came prepared, preemptively locking onto Lianxing's coordinates, fully aware of her location. "..." "..." "Lianxing Captain, be careful! You've encountered the vice captain of Youhe Academy!!" "Her virus type, the Dark Zone, can forcibly lock down someone’s movements, whatever you do, don't stay still!!!" Several kilometers away, a VR girl hidden atop a cherry blossom tree operating her mechanical radar pet finally had her moment to shine. Once she pinpointed the enemy's location, she immediately used team chat to warn and given the stage under the spotlight, her only feeling towards Lianxing was gratitude. However... At this moment, despite her teammate's well-intentioned warning, Lianxing did not react at all, simply observing her opponent with a pleasant smile and twinkling eyes. Seconds later, under the cold gaze of the black-haired girl, the black cube's contours burst outwards, forming a dense field of black void particles surrounding the Grasping Moon Hammer. "Wow—" The concentrated black void energy accumulated rapidly, creating a sticky, filthy field. Within this domain, the Grasping Moon Hammer's movements became sluggish and slow, struggling even to lift its ears. It's over... Witnessing this ridiculous scene, the Cangying Academy captain clutched her forehead in agony, as if she had lost all purpose in life, sprawled against the battle equipment in her academy, eyes blank. To this day, she still could not fathom how she possibly could have lost to this strongest Moonlight Rabbit. Did this person not even research their opponent's lineup beforehand!? As a throwing-type pet, how could it fight once its action is locked!!? Indeed, within this dark field, the Grasping Moon Hammer clawed at the air aimlessly, catching nothing, unable to grasp even the sand beneath it, quickly finding itself in a dire predicament. "Mission complete. It's over, Captain..." Simultaneously, as the black-haired girl's emotionless voice fell. At the map's far edge, a charming girl with black scorpion-braided hair stood slowly from the cherry blossom grass, lazily stretching. A massive, red giant scorpion emerged from behind her, its shadow instantly engulfing the broadcast view, exposing boiling lava patterns through the cracks in its carapace. Commander Tier — Biological Species — Flaming Earth Poison Scorpion!!! "3241:1213" "9613:5231" "7834:6244" "1141:9452" Following her teammate's coordinate report over the team chat, Akalene instantly learned the positions of all Youlan Academy's members, excluding Lianxing. Under this worldwide attention, she casually snapped her fingers. Following the command, the Flaming Earth Poison Scorpion skewered a boulder with its barbed tail as if wear a boxing glove. Then, it started to swing its tail madly, resembling the wind-up for throwing a shot-put, launching it into the air with tremendous force. "Wow!!!!!!" In a split second, the boulder shattered. The massive rock hurled by the scorpion's tail trailed crimson flames as it soared thousands of meters into the air, tearing through the sky to reach the top wall of the map. Then— "Boom!!!!!!!!!" With the thunderous explosion echoing like fireworks, the over ten-meter diameter boulder disintegrated into countless crimson dust particles, raining down across various regions of the Cherry Blossom Lake. The crimson dust, like cascading rain, was unavoidable, leaving no time to react, primarily descending on four map points. In that instant, Tiyan and her fire prevention unit, racing through the field, had no clue what occurred, as the crimson dust swept over them, instantly reducing them to slurry. Simultaneously, the VR girl hidden in the cherry blossoms, Jade Brocade beneath the lake's surface, and Peach Roll leisurely strolling, oblivious to the incoming threat. The four Youlan Academy members turned into slurry in an instant under the crimson dust. Their surrounding area, spanning hundreds of meters, dissolved continuously under the crimson dust, leaving a devastated wasteland where all material was obliterated. The breathtaking scene exploded the live broadcast chat with comments and amazement. “Amazing, this is the charm of a throwing system! With the spot reports from her support teammates, the opponent didn't even know the attack was coming!” “Is Youlan Academy here for laughs? Did they challenge without knowing their opponent’s intel? How could they dare to play a team melee with Akalene???” “You guys just don’t get it, do you? Youlan Academy already booked their flights for tonight, rushing to get home~~~” “But isn't it even funnier that the Youlan Academy captain herself seems clueless? She doesn’t even know the deputy captain of Youhe Academy’s abilities and yet stands there so calm~~~” Seeing the barrage of mocking comments in the live chat, the members of Huanhai Academy looked extremely uncomfortable. No one expected Youlan Academy to be so fragile, breaking apart at the first touch!! Would this not make them appear like clowns from Huanhai Academy then...? How humiliating!!!! However, amidst their displeasure and questioning mood, Captain Tianquan remained silent, watching the battle with an unchanging expression, as if she held a different perspective on the supposedly foregone conclusion of the match. After all, her master only mentioned one threat: the blonde girl with the starry-eyed buns. The exposure of the other team members' weak abilities has nothing to do with her personally, does it?