In his eyes, Lin Guang was just looking down at his Spirit Beast, the lenses seemed to flash slightly, but there was no summoning action, then he turned his head to look at the beautiful silver-haired girl, and the two were saying something.
In He Shenghuang's eyes, this was undoubtedly Lin Guang's provocation towards him.
He said in a low voice, "Why aren't you calling it out? Could it be that it's scared and doesn't dare to come out of the space?"
Vishdair also squinted her eyes slightly, even without Lin Guang translating, she could sense the malice from He Shenghuang's demeanor.
"Can you take him on?"
[Species]: Thunder Calf (Thunder)
[Origin]: Thunder Continent
[Status]: Injured left knee from overtraining (Negative)
[Level]: 9
[Skills]:
White: Roar (Initial Insight), Tail Wagging (Initial Insight).
Green: Lightning Charge (Masterful), Horn Attack (Initial Insight).
[Trait]: First Strike: Gains a slight power boost the first time a skill is used in battle (refreshes upon returning to Spirit Beast Space).
"..."
Lin Guang squinted his eyes slightly, closed his Eye of Omniscience, the glow in his eyes dissipated, and shook his head saying, "No, I've already told you the rules before, right? You can't directly attack the Spirit Master in school battles, nor can you go for the kill on a Spirit Beast."
"Tch, I'd really like to cut him down with one slash."
"And, I've made it clear to you just now, remember to wait for my signal."
"It's all been made so clear, don't underestimate me too much, the number of battles I've fought isn't something these greenhouse flowers can compare to."
Vishdair spat in displeasure, walked into the combat zone, and made an international friendly gesture towards He Shenghuang.
This action left He Shenghuang's mind momentarily blank.
And the surrounding spectators were in an uproar.
Her?
This person is actually a Spirit Beast!
That wasn't just a cosplay costume?
What level of Potential are they?
Most students were just surprised and puzzled, some were envious and jealous after their shock, but the teachers all uniformly showed grave expressions, and some who knew of Lin Guang's situation turned to look at Ouyang Wei, who was standing in the spectator area without anyone noticing.
Ouyang Wei's face, already somber, now looked even worse, but there was no anger in his eyes, just a careful scrutiny of the combat area without saying a word.
And He Shenghuang quickly came back to his senses.
In this world, nothing is surprising.
The referee didn't say anything, which meant the match would continue.
The most important thing right now is only one thing, and that is to crush her.
"The battle begins!"
With the referee's command, the Thunder Calf's affectionate gaze gradually disappeared, it walked to the combat area, glaring straight at Vishdair with its large bull eyes as if lightning was flashing through, two streams of hot air were exhaled from the bull's nose, it let out a long "moo," and pawed the ground with its right hoof, kicking up a cloud of dust, clearly poised to strike at any moment.
He Shenghuang chose to act first, he waved his right hand, and a light brown glow appeared in his eyes, that was the green-grade Talent [Bull Strength], which could enhance the power of close combat skills for bovine Spirit Beasts during battle.
The chains of the contract fixed their gazes on the same spot, he said coldly, "Lightning Charge!"
In the next moment, the Thunder Calf stomped its right hoof hard into the ground, breaking rocks, and it used this momentum to charge swiftly towards Vishdair.
The two sharp horns entwined with a pale blue thunderbolt—this is the mark of reaching the Masterful level in Lightning Charge, even without Talent Blessing it could easily pierce through a two-inch thick iron plate.
If it were an opponent of the same level, even a Spirit Beast good at defense would definitely not fare well if hit head-on, possibly even losing the ability to fight in one blow.
Young Spirit Beasts focus on growth, Spirit Masters generally don't let them excessively release skills, overconsumption of Ether from the body can adversely affect growth and future potential—unless they use expensive supplements to forcibly boost skill proficiency.
And evidently, He Shenghuang is someone with that financial capability.
Students were excited, yet also slightly worriedly watching in Vishdair's direction, after all, she didn't really look very combat-ready.
However, Lin Guang made no response, just stood there silently, his eyes partly open and partly closed under his glasses, seeming lost in thought, completely unconcerned about the battle.
Daring to drift off during the fight?
Seeing Lin Guang's slightly distracted eyes, an unexplainable anger flared up in He Shenghuang but quickly turned into a smirk, because if he could defeat Lin Guang's Spirit Beast in one move under everyone's gaze, not only could he shed the long-standing "second place" title, but Lin Guang would become the laughingstock of the whole school.
Yet in the next moment, He Shenghuang's eyes suddenly focused.
The Thunder Calf's charge was like a thunderbolt, however, just as the horns were about to strike Vishdair, and the senior serving as the referee prepared to announce the result, its body inexplicably paused for a moment, the speed slowed briefly.
In that instant, Vishdair elegantly twisted her body as if stepping through a graceful dance, her slender black-red tail swayed along with her movements, narrowly avoiding the horn's peak, and then once again raised a middle finger triumphantly in He Shenghuang's direction.
"Quick reflexes, huh."
He Shenghuang wasn't perturbed by this provocation, only slightly surprised but followed by excitement in his eyes.
If he could defeat Lin Guang so effortlessly, it would actually feel like a pity.
But he suddenly waved his hand and shouted, "But how many times can you dodge?"
After He Shenghuang issued the command, the Thunder Calf didn't cancel its skill but immediately adjusted its direction, then charged towards Vishdair again, maintaining speed.
——It must have undergone moving target collision training while honing its skills!
The oncoming gale caused Vishdair's short silvery-gray hair to become slightly disheveled, yet she showed no panic, instead, as the opponent once again inexplicably slowed, she dodged at the very limit, narrowly avoiding the second strike.
In the audience, a short-haired girl suddenly realized something and couldn't help but exclaim, "You really guessed it, Miaomiao, this… this Spirit Beast is quite formidable. Those pauses just now were the effect of 'Fearful Face'—her skill release speed is quick."
The short-haired girl's eyes sparkled with a faint blue light, she added, "Indeed, the opponent charging head-on is faster, Lin Guang's Spirit Beast is also not on par level-wise, but long-distance charges are not as swift as short-distance dodges, especially with the Fearful Face slowdown in effect."
"As long as the body positioning and skill release timing are clever enough, it's not impossible to dodge such charging skills even with inferior speed."
"I guess, she intends to exhaustively wait until the opponent's Ether is largely depleted before making her move."