Chapter 455: Best timing

What did they see?!

A hundred Prairie Star Dog clones?!

Is this a realm that a high school student's pet beast should reach?!

The visual impact caused by the scene before them was too strong. Everyone's mind went blank, and even the leaders in the front row looked dazed.

Almost all the audience watching the live broadcast of the national tournament synchronized a "Damn" sound.

Nowadays, competitions in major regions are popular, and it's not that no one has practiced clones to such an exaggerated degree.

But this appearing in a high school competition, even a high school national tournament, was too dreamy.

For a time, the entire Shouyao Pet Beast Battle Arena seemed to lose its voice collectively.

After about two seconds, noisy sounds arose, and the scene exploded.

"Damn, damn, damn! These clones, are they fake?!"

"Who is this clone trying to scare?!"

"No, I don't believe these are all clones. This must be some kind of illusion skill!"

"Wake up! Illusion skills can only make a specific target have hallucinations. We all saw it now, how could it be a hallucination!"

"With so many clones, there's no need to start fighting. Just standing there is enough to scare people to death!"

"Awesome, really awesome. Profound Truth level Shadow Clone plus Profound Truth level Fire Star Rain, I haven't seen many in the regional tournament."

"I confess, I'm actually a prophet. I predict Qiao Sang will be the champion of this national tournament!"

"Damn! It's only been a while, and Qiao the Freak has become even more freakish!" Shi Gaofeng couldn't help but curse.

Wang Yao's expression was complex.

If she felt she could still compete with her when Qiao Sang was training in the sophomore school team, now she didn't even have the thought of competing. The gap was too big; she couldn't see any hope of winning.

On the other side, a row of students wearing gray school uniforms all had expressions of pretending to be calm.

"I remember the teacher said that when the proficiency of two skills is high enough, it's possible to become a combo skill used together. The Prairie Star Dog's Shadow Clone and Fire Star Rain seem to have reached Profound Truth. Do you think they will be used together later?"

"Don't say such scary things..."

"It should be impossible. Fire Star Rain consumes a large amount of energy once cast. Even for a high-tier pet beast, the energy in its body can't allow so many clones to cast Fire Star Rain."

"Don't panic, don't panic. No matter how awesome, it's still a Fire-type pet beast. We have to believe in Song Xinyue!"

"But the Prairie Star Dog also has the Psychic attribute."

"Let's not scare ourselves first. I've watched the battle videos of all the seeded players. The Prairie Star Dog's big moves are all Fire-type skills. The Psychic-type skills seem to be just Teleport and Telekinesis."

"Right, believe in Song Xinyue. Her Fire-Covered Bird has never lost against Fire-type pet beasts!"

Even facing a hundred Prairie Star Dog clones, Song Xinyue, who was still being counted on by her classmates, was dumbfounded, her mouth open wide enough to fit a chicken egg, looking at everything before her in disbelief.

At this very moment, the two words "shocked" simply couldn't describe her mood now.

Suddenly, Song Xinyue seemed to wake up and shouted desperately:

"Flame Dance!"

But it was too late to notice the crisis now.

She had been too shocked by the scene before her and missed the best response time.

The Fire-Covered Bird was the same.

Large pieces of feathers fell on the Prairie Star Dogs and disappeared, as if they hadn't caused any ripples.

A hundred Prairie Star Dogs opened their mouths in unison, revealed their sharp teeth, and pounced toward the Fire-Covered Bird from all directions.

"Fire-Covered!"

The scene was so fierce that the Fire-Covered Bird was so scared that all its feathers stood up. How could it still listen to any Flame Dance?

Cruel!

Too cruel!

The audience watched and bared their teeth.

Although the clones were fragile and the damage they could cause was limited, so many clones pouncing on the same pet beast gave people a feeling of being too cruel just by looking at the picture.

The Fire-Covered Bird flew toward the sky subconsciously.

It wasn't afraid of fire, but it was afraid of biting!

"Fire-Covered!"

The Fire-Covered Bird's speed in response was no joke. It shot upward like a red stream of light.

However, it was fast, but the clones were faster.

The Fire-Covered Bird had only flown about six meters when one of the Prairie Star Dogs suddenly appeared in front of it and pounced on it.

With the first one, there was the second, the third...

Almost in the blink of an eye, the Fire-Covered Bird was sandwiched inside by a group of Prairie Star Dogs like a filling in a meat dumpling, without any gaps.

From a panoramic view, the Prairie Star Dogs gathered into a huge spherical shape in mid-air.

"Use Flame Dance!

!" Song Xinyue shouted at the top of her lungs.

Calm... stabilize the mentality... it's not that there's no chance. Clones aren't the real body. Even if they attack together, the power is limited. At most, it's scary visually... As long as it counterattacks, the clones will be as fragile as paper... The Prairie Star Dog's attack skills are basically Fire-type. Relying on clones can at most cause some obstacles for the Fire-Covered Bird... Song Xinyue saw the "ball" motionless and sensed the Fire-Covered Bird's state, knowing it was in a state of panic.

In battle, both the Beast Tamer's mentality and the pet beast's mentality are crucial.

Song Xinyue understood this truth deeply.

She took a deep breath and shouted:

"Don't be afraid! The opponent is Fire-type!"

"Fire-Covered!

!"

Her own Beast Tamer's voice entered her ears. Feeling the biting pain on its body that it could endure, the Fire-Covered Bird's eyes gradually became firm.

It flapped its wings suddenly, let out a high cry, and scorching flames burned on its body, its aura instantly becoming violent.

The Prairie Star Dog clones biting on it dissipated like paper.

The inner layer of clones was gone, but the outer layer of clones was still there.

The remaining Prairie Star Dog clones seemed to be shocked by the flames just now, baring their teeth, but delayed in taking action.

"Fire-Covered!"

The Fire-Covered Bird saw this and grinned, revealing an expression of "so that's all it is".

Immediately after, it waved its wings and began to spin while flapping in mid-air.

Following its movements, super high-temperature red flames splashed everywhere like molten iron.

Particles of "red sand" splashed onto the clones, and the clones disappeared one after another.

Flame Dance, a high-tier Fire-type skill, uses super high-temperature flames to attack the surroundings with movements like dancing... Qiao Sang observed the battle situation calmly and didn't rush to issue a command.

When only five or six Prairie Star Dog clones were left on the field, Qiao Sang's eyes lit up and she said loudly: "Now is the time!"

At this time, the Fire-Covered Bird was still spinning and waving its wings.

Song Xinyue felt a bad premonition when she heard Qiao Sang's command.

She scanned the whole field, and when her gaze was cast toward the high altitude, her pupils shrank suddenly.

Damn! Why is there still a Prairie Star Dog there?!

I saw a Prairie Star Dog in the high altitude more than ten meters away from the Fire-Covered Bird opening its mouth, and a terrifying white energy condensed in its mouth.

She just wanted to open her mouth to remind the Fire-Covered Bird, but it was too late. A white beam of light carrying a destructive aura accompanied by a sharp whistling sound that tore the air shot toward the position where the Fire-Covered Bird was.

At the same time, the Fire-Covered Bird, which had just finished eliminating the last clone, stopped spinning.

Before it could reveal an expression of triumph, the white beam of light carrying a destructive aura hit its body.

"Boom!"

The Fire-Covered Bird was directly knocked backward like a cannonball along with the white beam of light, exploding into a deep pit.

Song Xinyue: "!

!"

Qiao Sang's mouth curled up.

Although Like Ya Bao's clones could all use Fire-type skills to attack collectively, the energy consumed was too great. She didn't dare to gamble on the Fire-Covered Bird, which was almost immune to Fire-type skills.

It would be stupid to insist on using Fire-type skills to attack when knowing the other party wasn't afraid of Fire-type.

After all, even if the Fire-Covered Bird had a one-in-ten-thousand chance of surviving, the one who might lose would be Like Ya Bao.

It was better to use a large number of clones to attract the Fire-Covered Bird's attention and restrict its movement. When Song Xinyue and the Fire-Covered Bird's attention were all on the clones, Like Ya Bao only needed to pay attention to the time of casting Hyper Beam. The moment the clones were all eliminated, when the concentration and energy in the body reached the highest value, seizing that momentary flaw of the Fire-Covered Bird was the best timing to cast Hyper Beam. ===== CHAPTER 456 =====