Chapter 15
First Battle
Chapter 15 First Battle
the next day.
Bai Qi rubbed his sleepy eyes, looked out the window at the sun that was almost in the center of the sky, and then reluctantly got out of bed.
Although the nutrient solution helped Bai Qi recover his strength to keep up with the needs of the Evolution Egg, he still felt tired after doing it many times, so he simply moved to the bedroom to do it.
Evolution, drugs, blueprints, then evolution again, drugs again...
Last night, Bai Qi did almost the same three things repeatedly until he finally went to sleep in the early hours of the morning.
"Let's go find something to eat, and then head to the training ground."
Bai Qi drank six or seven bottles of nutrient solution in one night. He wasn't actually that hungry, but it felt strange not having anything in his stomach. So he simply ate something to fill his stomach before heading straight to the Beast Tamer Association.
Last night, Alpha underwent six more evolutions, accumulating a considerable amount of energy that hadn't been fully absorbed. Bai Qi planned to seek help from a trainer again.
Why don't you do it yourself?
Bai Qi had considered it and even tried, but after his hands went numb from the shock of Alpha's steel skeleton, he gave up immediately.
Who would have thought that a perfectly good active skill, Bone Hardening, would become a passive skill after being upgraded to Steel Bones?
Although it's not as strong as steel, it's still too much for someone as small as Bai Qi to handle.
Bai Qi arrived at the Beastmaster Association, where he was greeted by a different receptionist.
"I'm sorry, the training grounds for necromancy are fully booked today."
"Even sharing a venue isn't allowed?"
"There are currently no venues available for joint performances."
The receptionist said somewhat apologetically, "And if you're looking to train your pet, I recommend you check out the battle arena; the results are quite good."
"On the battlefield?"
Bai Qi hesitated for a moment, then said, "Shouldn't all the opponents on the battlefield be of the same level?"
The receptionist nodded and said, "Don't worry, the level of the opponents assigned to the battlefield will not fluctuate by more than one level, and there will be no situation where the level of the opponents is overwhelming."
Um, but what I want is the effect of overwhelming level.
He came here mainly to use the bone reshaping technique combined with the eggshell of the Black Iron Egg to quickly improve Alpha's physical strength. If he were matched with opponents of similar level, the efficiency would be much slower.
However, it seems there are no other options at the moment, and practical combat is also a key focus of the assessment for professional beast tamers.
"Then please arrange a match for me."
The receptionist smiled slightly and said, "Do you have a preferred opponent? If not, we will randomly match you with one."
"Let's do it randomly."
"Okay, please pay the fee first, and then wait for your number to be called."
"They're charging again... at least it's a little cheaper than training."
Bai Qi reluctantly paid the fee, took the number plate, and went to the adjacent battle area to wait.
Besides the gyms, the Beastmaster Guild is the only place that provides a battleground, so it has a large number of participants.
Although gambling is not allowed in these officially provided venues, watching others fight is a good way to gain combat experience, so most of the people here are apprentice beast tamers.
The association was very efficient. After about ten minutes, Bai Qi heard his turn call and immediately followed the system's instructions to head to the battlefield.
When Bai Qi arrived at the battlefield, the referee was already waiting inside.
The referee had just seen off a group of contestants and was reviewing the information of the next contestant when he saw Bai Qi appear. He said, "Hello, your opponent hasn't arrived yet. Please wait a moment."
"OK."
Bai Qi nodded and followed the referee's directions to his position.
This battlefield is broadcast live to the public, so it is surrounded by cameras, and every move of the pets and tamers is clearly presented to the audience outside.
Soon, Bai Qi's opponent arrived late, a burly man with a full beard.
Bai Qi sized up his opponent and looked at the referee with some confusion.
Isn't it said that the level difference should not exceed one level? Are you sure this uncle's pet is not at level one?
The referee coughed twice and said, "You must be Bai Qi and Shi Yong?"
Bai Qi nodded, extended his hand to the burly man, and said, "Hello, I am Bai Qi."
The burly man grasped Bai Qi's hand, shook it vigorously, and said, "Hello, my name is Shi Yong, I'm eighteen years old, and I like..."
What a mature eighteen-year-old!
Bai Qi mentally complained and forcibly pulled his hand back. Looking at the clearly visible fingerprints on it, his gaze towards Shi Yong became increasingly suspicious.
This guy must have understated his age by ten years.
And those muscles are so strong they're almost excessive. Does this guy usually train with his pets?
"This match is a free battle. The match ends when one side's pet loses its ability to fight. The time limit is half an hour."
The referee coughed twice, signaling the two to return to their respective positions, and then began explaining the rules of the match.
"Ahem, if there are no further questions, we'd like to get ready to begin."
In general, battles between novice beast tamers like this end quickly, since they are just novices fighting each other and don't know how to allocate energy points reasonably. Almost every time, one side will run out of energy points first and then admit defeat.
The two nodded and opened their beast-taming spaces, and two transparent magic circles gradually took shape in the center of the arena.
The speed at which a beast tamer summons a beast is directly proportional to the beast tamer's mental strength. This is fine in battles like theirs, but if you were in the wild, your opponent wouldn't wait for you to slowly summon your beast.
Even before the Federation was established, there were instances of people using sniper rifles to assassinate Beastmasters. It wasn't until the Federation was established that corresponding laws were enacted to prohibit non-military Beastmasters from possessing such long-range weapons.
Finally, the summoning array between the two was completed, and a frog-headed humanoid pet beast with a height of nearly two meters and two pairs of arms emerged from the Shi Yong array.
Like its owner, this pet was all muscle and its strength was evident just by looking at it.
【Name】: Armadillo
[Race]: Fighting
[Bloodline Level]: High Elite
[Racial Skills]: Explosive Punch, Powerful Throw, Double Kick
As soon as the Frog appeared, the audience, who had been looking forward to a great performance, lost interest and began to wait for the next match to begin.
After the Giant Arm Frog appeared, Alpha also emerged from the formation. Alpha's petite figure, which was only half a person's height, appeared even shorter when contrasted with the Giant Arm Frog.
They had every reason to believe that Hammerpuff would end the battle in an instant.
Judging by those slender bones, they'd probably break if a Hammerhead Frog squeezed them!
(End of this chapter)