Starting With Contract Pets
chapter-96

Chapter 96: The Blue Dragon Trophy

While the couple ate, he described the situation inside to her.

“It’s dangerous to be by yourself,” said Chen Ruoxue.

“You must believe that only the strong are brave enough to challenge and explore the unknowns,” said Su Bai in defense.

“Fine. Let’s go. The game is about to start. Leave it to me this time.”

She hurried him to finish eating.

In fact, she also knew that the professional Pet Tamer was always facing danger, and it was impossible to stop it. This was why she did not get angry with him for entering the monster wilderness and just waited for him to return.

What she wanted to do now was obtain a scarlet badge as soon as possible so that she could accompany her boyfriend in the monster wilderness. To do that, she must fight with her strongest strength in the finals.

“Let’s go.” The boy nodded.

They went back to Jiusheng Gymnasium with their pets.

“Su Bai!”

He was stopped as soon as he walked into the gate of the gymnasium. He looked over his shoulder to see that it was Big River Town’s captain, Wang Tao.

“What is it?” he asked.

The other boy sneered. “The previous game is a bargain to you. I’ll let you know what real strength is in a while.”

“Don’t tell me that you waited here just to mock me?” He glanced at him. This guy is really powerful, young, and vigorous.

The latter was obviously a spoiled millennial.

Su Bai’s words made Wang Tao feel a little embarrassed. He had really been waiting here for a long time just to mock him.

“Hmph. Whatever you say. Today, I’m gonna see what tricks you’ll play. In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are useless.”

Wang Tao snorted coldly.

Looking at him, Su Bai put an arm around Chen Ruoxue’s shoulder and pulled her into his arms. He said with a smile, “Your opponent today is my girlfriend. You can defeat her first.”

After speaking, he took the girl, who was still in a daze, and left.

“Aren’t you just a toy boy who’s freeloading off her?” retorted Wang Tao angrily. Hmph! I can easily find a partner within a matter of minutes, too.

A girlfriend would only become an obstacle on the way toward becoming stronger.

Wang Tao dismissed Su Bai. He was thinking that, after defeating him today, the latter would no longer be worthy of being his opponent. Being swayed by a girlfriend meant that the boy was destined to have difficulty growing into a strong man.

Everyone else was present in the lounge. Shortly after, they entered the rest area in the arena.

Compared to yesterday and this morning, the stadium had a lot more seats this afternoon, with a lot of benches having been temporarily added.

As the music sounded, the host’s passionate opening remarks were heard.

Amid the enthusiastic cheers and applause of the audience, the host continued. “I now announce the official start of the five towns’ spring festival competition’s finals.

Let the first match proceed. I invite both captains onstage. The two will draw lots to decide who’s going to be on the offensive and who’s on the defensive. ”

Colored paper fell from the sky, and the host took out a special lottery machine.

Wang Tao stood up first and walked slowly to the drawing machine at the center.

“Looks like Lady Luck is shining on me.” Su Bai stepped onto the stage.

“Now, these two players, please draw lots separately. There are five balls in the lottery machine with a paper slip each numbering from 1 to 5. The one with the smaller number will be the attacker and opposite will be the defender.”

As the host’s voice fell, the five balls were mixed in the lottery machine.

Wang Tao glanced at the other and took the lead to reach out for a ball.

Su Bai followed suit and took one. A person with Lady Luck on his side never cared whether he took it first or later.

“Please open the ball!” The host smiled.

Wang Tao opened the ball first, and a black number 3 could be seen on the golden paper.

The other opened the ball with a smile, and a 4 was clearly written on his note.

Su Bai: “…”

“Okay, the lottery results are out! Carp Town, the defending team, will send players to defend the ring, while Big River Town, the attacking team, will send players to attack.”

Wang Tao returned to his team’s rest area with a proud smile, much like a little cock that had won a fight.

Su Bai just could not believe it. How could this be possible? He was obviously God’s favorite child, but he had actually lost Lady Luck’s favor. Did God not love him anymore?

Chen Ruoxue was amused by his appearance and patted him in comfort. “It’s okay; I’ll help you repair the damage!”

The stage used for the opening ceremony of the arena slowly receded on both sides, exposing the ordinary earth and gravel ground of the playing field.

“Okay, I invite Carp Town’s defenders to come onstage.”

There was warm applause around the field as all looked at the rest area of Carp Town.

Shi Lei stepped forward and said, “Let me fight in the first match. I’ll definitely win beautifully this time.”

“No need. Let Chen Ruoxue go; she’s more stable.” Su Bai shook his head. This guy was really not compelling at all; did he not feel any shame playing at his level?

“Xiao Bai, let’s go.”

Chen Ruoxue stood up and brought Big Demon onto the court.

“F*ck, Carp Town is showing off so early! They’re sending a player with a warlord pet in the first round?”

“That girl is Chen Ruoxue, a strong player. Her pet beat two warlords from Maple Leaf Town just this morning.”

“I like her; I hope that she wins against all five people!”

…

“Incredible! Carp Town has directly sent Chen Ruoxue who owns a warlord pet! Who will Big River Town send from their side?”

The host was now quite excited.

Soon, a teenager with a high-level servant, the Carrot Rabbit, was sent from the opposing town.

“It seems that Big River wants to exhaust their opponent first. I hereby announce the official start of this match.”

“Carrot Rabbit, use Energy Ball,” quickly ordered the boy.

The rabbit rushed forward, firing energy balls from its mouth at Big Demon.

Chen Ruoxue did not give a command and just said: “Go on your own; just follow your usual routine.”

“Hehehe!”

Accompanied by the sound of its wild laughter, Big Demon’s illusory body moved in the void at a lightning fast speed, dodging all the energy balls from its opponent.

Soon, it flew in the sky above the Carrot Rabbit. It then hurtled downward with Ghost Claw, knocking the opponent out at once.

There was no suspense in the first battle.

“F*ck! That Big Demon is very interesting.”

“I’ve decided. I’ll find a Little Devil as a pet when I’m sixteen years old.”

“Wow!”

The audience was completely absorbed in the game.

Soon, the Carrot Rabbit was carried down, and the second pet from Big River Town came up. It was still a high-level servant.

It was beaten by Big Demon with two claws, and the same happened for the third one.

In less than ten minutes, the game was half over, much to no one’s expectation.

Many people could not understand why the opposing team even bothered sending low-level pets to their death, since it could be surmised that they were all doomed. In fact, they did not even exhaust Big Demon’s energy.

“Unexpectedly, the game has quickly entered the second half. Now, Big River Town has sent a player with a Little Sword Eagle pet. I announce the start of this match!”

Following the host’s announcement, another game began.

Chen Ruoxue looked at the Little Sword Eagle and noticed the small pendant on its neck.

She recognized that thing as a Dark Pearl. Wearing it could prevent damage from the ghost attribute to a certain extent and could also prevent the pet from being hypnotized.

“Xiao Bai, don’t use Hypnosis anymore.” She instructed.

“Little Sword Eagle, use Sword Rain!” commanded Hui Xing.

“Tweet tweet!”

The pet chirped, its golden spiritual power exploding to form many feather-like daggers. These daggers swirled into a storm and attacked Big Demon.

In fact, although the Little Sword Eagle was best at physical attacks, it had no choice but to use spiritual energy attacks against Xiao Bai.

Its proficient skills were only up to this and Energy Ball.

“Hehe!”

Big Demon showed a hideous smile, its eyes suddenly falling down. Its tongue became half a meter long, and just when the rain of swords was about to hit it, it suddenly turned into a black shadow and disappeared.

“Little Sword Eagle, behind you!” Hui Xing hurriedly shouted.

However, it was too late. A huge Scary Ghost Shadow appeared behind it, and the shrouded Little Sword Eagle directly fell into a chaotic state.

Although it could defend against Hypnosis, the Scary Ghost Shadow was aimed at its spirit, and Xiao Bai also had the blessing of the ghost stone.

In fact, Big River Town was doomed after exposing all their pets.

“Carp Town wins!”

“Please send the next attacker!”

Wang Tao soon entered the field with a wave of fury. He looked at the rest area of Carp Town and saw Su Bai casually feeding his pets while watching the game.

“Game begins.”

“Withered Bone Mantis, use Wither and defeat the pet!” he roared in rage.

Exuding a pale, withered light, the blades of the mantis sliced forward as it tried to kill Xiao Bai.

The Light of Decay had the characteristic of depletion, which caused all living things to wither. It was a very powerful skill of the undead attribute but was not actually very useful against Big Demon.

Xiao Bai originally wanted to use its Hidden Shadow skill before employing a set of Scary Ghost Shadow and Shadow Energy Ball to defeat the opponent, but Chen Ruoxue suddenly shouted, “Don’t use your control skills! Just use Hidden Shadow, Shadow Energy Ball, and Ghost Claw to keep grinding it!”

“Hehehe!”

Big Demon nodded and turned into a black shadow. It disappeared then reappeared in the shadows of the mantis along with a huge energy ball, which slammed toward its opponent.

The Withered Bone Mantis turned around fiercely. Its blades, which were condensed in blight light, slashed at the ghostly energy ball. The resulting explosion from this directly knocked the mantis back five or six meters away.

Just as it regained its footing, a ghostly claw came from the shadows behind it again, which slashed at its bottom.

“Screech, screech!” Even though the Withered Bone Mantis’s bottom was all bones, it still received several deep marks there.

Xiao Bai disappeared again. It kept repeating this sequence, attacking and torturing its opponent ceaselessly.

“If you have the ability, just fight me with a real skill! What kind of a hero are you?”

Wang Tao stomped and yelled anxiously. He would rather his pet fight fairly and squarely with others than be tortured like this.

Chen Rouxue laughed lightly. “I’m sorry; I’m a girl, not a hero. This is the way I fight.”

In fact, she knew why Wang Tao was so anxious. It was because Xiao Bai had never used any control skills, rendering his countermeasures useless. His pet’s energy would only be exhausted in time.

However, upon carefully thinking about it, there was actually something wrong. The Little Sword Eagle brought a Dark Pearl onstage as a countermeasure, while the Withered Bone Mantis did not bring anything with it, and this was a bit abnormal.

Thus, to be on the safe side, she could only let Xiao Bai use the safest tactic.

After a full half an hour, the Withered Bone Mantis, which was now seriously injured by the incessant sneak attacks, fell to the ground. Big Demon finally reappeared.

“Hehehe!”

It waved two short hands, cheering and circling Chen Ruoxue.

“Carp Town wins! Let us congratulate them for winning the five towns’ spring festival competition. Along the way, this small town with little strength has brought us too many surprises. Their captain won and single-handedly defeated five opponents in the first round, then their deputy captain won the championship after fighting five matches. Everyone, give them warm applause!”

The host’s passionate voice sounded in the arena.

The audience stood up and cheered. Absolute strength always ushered in absolute cheers.

“Ruoxue, how do you feel now?” The host smiled and walked over to interview her.

“I’m elated, but the most important thing is to thank Green Fruit Plum Research Institute’s energy medicinal cakes. They’re really good. Also, I thought of the tactics for these fights on my way to buy some energy medicine cakes. The most important thing was that my ghost attribute pet didn’t encounter any opponents that could restrain it in this competition,” said Chen Ruoxue with a smile.

The host was a bit speechless about this wave of advertising gimmicks, but fortunately, the girl was not as exaggerated as Su Bai.

“We all know that ghost pets are actually quite scary and more difficult to cultivate. Not only is your Big Demon well-trained, it’s also at the warlord level this early. Is there a secret method?”

“Oh, I’ll have to thank Su Bai for this.”

Chen Ruoxue looked at her boyfriend with a smile. “He’s a very powerful trainer. My Big Demon originally made very slow progress, but thanks to him customizing a set of cultivation plans for me and also personally concocting energy potions for my pet, on top of us practicing together, Big Demon has evolved so fast. Still, I can’t tell you the specifics.”

The audience was shocked upon hearing this. Was the boy not only sixteen years old? He was already a trainer? Most people were in disbelief.

“Is Su Bai so impressive? When I checked the players’ profile, I learned that he already possesses a junior trainer certificate, but I didn’t expect his pet breeding skills to be so good.”

The host was surprised.

“I think you two are very close; are you guys a couple?”

The host asked again. The world had adjusted the age of adulthood to sixteen years after the resurrection of aura one hundred years ago. Generally, high school students were already adults, but almost all were prohibited from having a relationship while on campus.

“No, we’re just good friends.” Chen Ruoxue shook her head.

“Yeah, right. These two foxes are drawn to each other. They must be dating secretly.”

“Wow, they’re not even giving us something to gossip? Are they trying to starve us?”

“Speaking of which, Su Bai is really so impressive. I wanna find him to customize a cultivation plan for my pet!”

“Support him!”

The audience was in disbelief. The two’s insidious and scheming playstyle was literally carved out of the same mold, truly birds of the same feather. They refused to believe that the two were not a couple.

“Well, Ruoxue, please go down first; we’ll hold an awards ceremony later.” The host smiled.

After she stepped off the stage, the host comforted the other teams and then started the final performance session.

Next, a special dance choreographed by a group of cute pets, coupled with special effects using spiritual power, fascinated the crowd.

A Flower Fairy danced and sang a beautiful song despite it not being understandable. A Moonlight Butterfly shed pollen and pulled out a gorgeous rainbow, and Little Flower Fairies came together to produce a patch of colorful flowers.

“No, I want to take a Flower Fairy home.”

“I want to get close to a Flower Fairy, too!”

“Brother, go away; that Flower Fairy is mine!”

As soon as the humanoid Flower Fairies appeared onstage, they attracted the love of the city’s old critics. After all, their ethereal appearance was really hard to dislike.

The pet performance session ended with much regret from the audience.

“Let’s proceed to the exciting awards ceremony next. Now, the third place, Maple Leaf Town’s team, please come up to receive your award.”

Five people from Maple Leaf Town came to the stage. The third place did not have a trophy, only a bronze medal and a prize of 100,000 yuan.

The second place naturally belonged to Big River Town. They received a silver medal and a bonus of 200,000 yuan.

“Finally, let us have the champion, Carp Town’s team! Everyone, welcome the director of Liuyue District’s pet management bureau, the vice-president of Cannes Trainer Association, the Pharmacist Association, the Egg Appraiser Association, and the general manager of Liuyue District’s pet center as they come onstage! They will present the trophy and championship bracelets to the winning players!”

Soon, the trophy and colorful bracelets were brought onstage. The trophy had a lifelike blue dragon engraved on it, and its whole body was azure. In particular, its eyes looked extremely alive.

The Azure Dragon was also known as the Blue Dragon. It was a representative of wood pets and also represented the resurrection of all things. In this world, it was still a living ancient animal.

The five players put on their colorful bracelets and raised the Blue Dragon trophy amid cheers and applause. Their victory belonged to themselves and the entire Carp Town.