Chapter 404: Wasting Food is Shameful (3k)
“If both sides have no objections, the competition will begin now. Please have the Priests and contestants take their positions. Confirm there are no objections.” At this moment, the middle-aged referee in a blue and white striped uniform waved his hand and announced loudly.
“Senior Wend, let’s see the might of a true dragon!”
“Hurry up and fight! I’ve been waiting for this match for a long time!”
“Isn’t the captain of the ‘Moyu’ team also a dragon beast pet? Who will win this battle of two dragons?!”
As soon as the referee’s voice fell, shouts erupted from the stands. Both audiences from the Dragon Country and other countries showed expectant expressions. This match could be described as a battle of two dragons.
“With the opposing Priest being Battle King Level, and the captain having no Priest, will she get injured by forcefully fighting two at once?” Chen Jia’er’s gaze fell on the female Priest behind Wend, and she couldn’t help but speak with a bit of worry.
Looking at the platform, Li Yi stared at the receding figure that had completely passed him. After a brief silence, he suddenly smiled and said, “She’s not that impulsive. A peerless genius who came from a small town, more grassroots than us… Su Jiu has her own plans for every step she takes.”
Beside Li Yi, Chen Jia’er nodded gently, but the worry in her eyes never disappeared. A Priest plus a Warrior is not a simple formula of 1+1=2, but rather 1+1=3 or even higher, 4.
“Captain, smash that pretty boy!!”
Unlike those reserved students, Ah Hu was a commoner. He immediately bowed, cupped his hands around his mouth, inhaled, and roared loudly.
Hearing Ah Hu’s voice, Su Jiu’s lips twitched slightly. “Don’t expose my objective!” she thought. Then, she looked up at Wend and the other person opposite them, finding that they both seemed to be calm and composed. Even the Priest had an arrogant expression. She smiled and asked, “Aren’t you nervous? Your apparent strength is inferior to that person from the Cherry Blossom Country.”
“Does this person have a problem with their intelligence?”
“At most, he has hidden his strength to the early Intermediate Battle King stage. Coupled with the Priest behind him, he would be lucky to have the strength of the late Intermediate Battle King stage. His paper strength is not even as good as the second Liyang.”
“There’s no problem on my side.”
Being asked by a girl who looked quite pretty, Wend was stunned for a moment. However, he ignored her and spoke to the referee. With a wave of his right hand, white light flashed in the air, and a silver short blade appeared in his hand.
“Roar!”
Then, the white light did not diminish at all. A dragon’s roar seemed to sound from behind him, and the massive figure of a Western dragon circled in the air, causing the scene to fall into silence, as if in awe of the incomparably majestic red dragon.
Su Jiu watched quietly. Her eyes suddenly narrowed. Just as she was about to make a move…
“Heh heh, human, do you really think you can be arrogant just because you have a mixed-blood dragon descendant?” accompanied by a slightly charming, broken English voice, the figure of the red dragon transformed into a tall, red-cloaked woman beside him.
“This is a pure-blood flame dragon contracted by Wend. It can actually transform into human form. She has definitely reached the Battle King Level!”
“The captain of the ‘Moyu’ team is probably done for this time, facing three Battle Kings alone!”
With the appearance of the red-cloaked woman, the arena, which had fallen silent, once again became lively with cheers. Some people even let out gasps of surprise.
Because after reaching the Battle King Level, one can form a second contract. Although most people wouldn’t choose to fight alongside their beast pets normally, as the compatibility would definitely not be as high as their first beast pet, this is a stage. One more battle-ready fighter who abides by the rules means one more chance of winning.
“There’s no problem on our side either. We can start…”
Upon hearing the red-cloaked woman’s words, Su Jiu, who was about to tell the referee that there were no problems, was stunned. “What nonsense is she spouting? Mixed-blood dragon descendant?”
“Wait a minute…”
Su Jiu followed the former’s gaze to “E Huo,” who was constantly eating potato chips and occasionally licking its hand like a kitten. Su Jiu’s mouth twitched.
“Could she be talking about this glutton, whose top-tier race I don’t even know?”
The tall figure of the red-cloaked woman had a disdainful face. Her gaze was quietly fixed on E Huo beside Su Jiu. Looking at the lime-flavored potato chips in E Huo’s hand, a hint of disgust appeared, and she said faintly, “As expected, only dragon races of such low-tier origins would eat this stuff. Pure-blooded dragons absorb magic crystal powder.”
“Mhm…”
E Huo looked up at the red-cloaked woman, blinked its eyes, and then continued to eat. After transforming into human form, human tastes such as sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy became more pronounced for her.
Magic crystals were indeed not very enjoyable to eat; the taste was too monotonous. She had eaten countless magic crystals since birth.
“How dare this little thing ignore me?”
Seeing that E Huo seemed to be ignoring her, Ruth’s face showed a hint of anger. Her slender eyes narrowed, and flames surged in her hand. She then flicked her finger towards the bag of potato chips in E Huo’s hand.
“Whoosh!” The flame shot out with the speed of breaking through the air, melting the entire large bag of potato chips in E Huo’s hand.
Such a small action happened very quickly. Su Jiu’s gaze was still entirely on Referee Wend. After all, the match had not started, and who would have thought the other party would make a move first?
When she came back to her senses, E Huo stared blankly at the destroyed potato chips in her hand. She looked up at Ruth, and her small face immediately turned grim. Flames exploded on her fingernails, and she took a step forward, shouting angrily in a crisp voice, “Are you sick! Wasting food!”
Seeing E Huo, who only reached her chest, so angry, Ruth was slightly stunned. “She can’t feel my dragon might? Is it because I’m not using my full power?”
But she still smiled calmly and said, “How can a mongrel dare to show such an attitude to your superior? Food? It’s just pig fodder.”
Saying this, she stomped her foot, and a surge of dragon might erupted from her body, causing the air to ripple. Most people on the scene could feel their beast pets trembling in their spiritual space – that was the deterrence from a pure-blood dragon of the Battle King Level!
Looking around and seeing the astonished expressions, Ruth nodded with satisfaction. Her gaze then fell on E Huo, only to find that she was still glaring at her with an unchanged expression. The gold in her eyes seemed to be getting brighter and brighter. A trace of surprise appeared in her heart.
“She clearly felt that familiar aura of the Red Dragon lineage the moment she was enraged, but there also seemed to be some strange feeling mixed in, which gave me a somewhat heart-pounding illusion.”
The referee was clearly taken aback by Ruth’s actions. He frowned, raised his right hand, and said sternly to Wend, “Don’t let this happen again next time! This contestant, please control your beast pet.”
However, the moment the red-cloaked woman cursed E Huo, Su Jiu’s expression grew colder. She was preparing to directly eliminate Wend’s Priest first, and then deal with Wend and that red dragon woman—
But she didn’t notice the dragon horns on E Huo’s head suddenly appear. A murderous intent flashed in her eyes, and she slightly crouched down. Beneath her green shirt, a small dagger attached with flames revealed a hint of cold light.
“She can scold me, but she dared to ruin my food. Damn it!”
Afterward, there was another period of silence of about half a minute. After looking around and receiving a nod from the judges’ bench, the referee announced loudly, “The match begins!”
After the referee announced the start of the match, the Priest behind Wend immediately cast three or four buffs on him and Ruth, causing Wend’s aura to surge directly to the late Intermediate Battle King stage, and Ruth’s aura reached the late Initial Stage Battle King. Finally, she cast a shield on herself and then, holding her stomach, stared at Su Jiu mockingly.
“It’s finally starting.”
Su Jiu’s expression remained unchanged. She patted her skirt and was about to caress E Huo’s head to turn it into a long sword when E Huo suddenly spoke, “Mom, E Huo wants to treat you to something delicious.”
“Delicious?”
Su Jiu was slightly stunned. She felt a surge of airflow in her hand as a white aura rose from E Huo’s body. With a “swish,” E Huo’s body cut through the air, transforming into a green shadow that fiercely charged towards Ruth. The short dagger in her hand cut a crimson straight line through the air.
“Is this little female dragon crazy?”
Looking at E Huo, who was charging at her, Ruth was stunned for a moment, then sneered. She exchanged glances with Wend, and could see the smiles on both their faces. Then, she said with a faint smile, “I’ll deal with her. You take advantage of the fact that that Frost Blade doesn’t have a weapon and finish her off directly.”
Although she couldn’t sense E Huo’s specific aura, she felt that E Huo should only be at the Battle King Level recently, given her small size. How could she possibly care for a underdeveloped, disabled dragon? Moreover, she had confirmed it multiple times, and there was indeed no aura of royalty or ancient giant dragons on her…
“The advantage is ours!”
Ruth’s eyes suddenly narrowed, and a sword condensed from crimson flames appeared in her hand. In an instant, everyone in the arena felt their vision blur. Two streaks of light flashed violently, and then the sound of metal clashing and sparks erupted from mid-air.
“Clang clang clang!”
“The beast pet of the ‘Moyu’ team captain is also Battle King Level!”
Most people in the stands could only see two blurry shadows, one green and one red, and a short dagger in the arena, tearing through the air. The sounds and hot air masses, like dragon breath, slammed against the protective shield that protected the audience. E Huo’s movements became faster and faster, and the aura of an Initial Stage Battle King erupted from within her body.
“Not only is she not afraid of my dragon might, but she is also fighting evenly against me, a late-stage empowered Battle King, as an early-stage Battle King! She might not be of the Western Dragon lineage…”
Ruth’s crimson flame long sword struck out like lightning, barely deflecting the dense dagger shadows. The more she fought, the more her flame sword seemed to be burning away like embers, becoming dimmer and dimmer.
After repelling E Huo again, Ruth’s face quickly showed a look of horror. She found that not only was her flame long sword dimming, but her life aura also seemed to be inexplicably devoured and was constantly decreasing…
If there were no Priest, she might have already fallen.
Ruth suddenly realized something. Looking at the bamboo leaf embroidery on E Huo’s clothes, her gaze met those golden vertical pupils, and a trace of fear surged into her heart.
“Eastern Dragon lineage.”
…
Offstage.
After half a minute, Wend didn’t rush to intervene. He watched Su Jiu with great interest and suddenly said, “Your weapon seems a bit disobedient, doesn’t it?”
Looking at the flashing lights in the sky, Su Jiu was a little dazed. She didn’t expect that cute and silly glutton to get angry. Then, she smiled slightly. However, E Huo was indeed becoming more and more human-like.
Seeing that Su Jiu still ignored him, Wend’s expression stiffened slightly. Then he narrowed his eyes and smiled, “Do you really think she can defeat a pure-blood dragon with buffs?”
“I really can’t do anything with you…”
Retracting her gaze, Su Jiu shook her head with a doting expression. Then, she raised her finger, and her fingertip began to glow with a crystalline sheen. Her gaze fell on the Priest opposite them, and she said softly, “So, first step, please have this Priestess withdraw from the match.”
