Chapter 9

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Li Pu’s gaze turned to the other party again, and only now did he truly size him up.

The teenager in front of him was neither tall nor short, and his body was thin.

He was quite handsome, though there was still a big gap between him and Li Pu.

The summoner of Rolling Turtle was called Wu Guinan.

To be honest, Wu Guinan was a little nervous when he saw Li Pu walking up the stage.

“Uh, are you going or your summoned beast?”

Obviously, he still remembered yesterday’s experience.

This cripple, who could kick Rolling Turtle with one foot, was definitely not someone to be trifled with.

He felt that even if he and Rolling Turtle were to join forces, they might not be Li Pu’s match.

He had even thought about it. If the other party requested to fight, he would immediately admit defeat.

Although summoned beasts were an important part of actual combat, the Summoners themselves were also very important.

In most cases, it was more effective to attack the Summoner directly than the summoned beast.

However, they were still freshmen and had not learned Summoner’s skills yet, so the arena was a default battle of summoned beast VS summoned beast.

“I’m not going.”

Fortunately, Li Pu shook his head, which made Wu Guinan feel relieved.

Li Pu had originally intended to let Scarecrow practice. If he went up himself, that would defeat the purpose.

“Alright, let’s get ready to enter the ring.”

Wu Guinan heaved a sigh of relief and immediately regained his energy.

At present, the freshmen’s combat experience was still lacking and they were also not used to telepathy transmission. Hence, sometimes, they were unable to smoothly make the best command at the first moment. Therefore, before entering the ring, they would first give their summoned beast a core strategy based on the opponent in the match.

Especially for Wu Guinan’s Rolling Turtle, its communication problem was more obvious.

“Rolling Turtle. Remember to listen to my instructions later.”

No one knew if the Rolling Turtle understood what he said, but it raised its head and growled at Wu Guinan.

[Roll!]

“Also, this straw doll looks more flexible than you.”

[Roll!]

“When you start [Large Roller], don’t rush into it.”

[Roll roll?]

“Go around the field a few times to increase your speed, then attack.”

“But remember to hold back, don’t kill it.”

[Roll!]

After explaining and gesturing, Wu Guinan couldn’t help but wipe the sweat from his forehead although he felt that the other party had understood him,

“Your summoned beast doesn’t seem to have a good temper,”

Li Pu crossed his arms as he watched the entire process.

“Eh? Aren’t you going to say a few words to your summoned beast?”

Wu Guinan looked at Li Pu and then at the straw doll who was in a daze.

“There’s such a procedure?”

Li Pu was stunned.

He thought for a moment before walking to Scarecrow and giving its shoulder a pat with a kind expression.

“Good luck.”

[Grass!]

The straw doll raised its hands happily to indicate that it understood.

Wu Guinan was speechless.

Was Li Pu even explaining the tactics to his summoned beast?

Why did it feel like he was trying to persuade it to go wild?

Also, his summoned beast’s temper seemed to be even worse than his!

In reality, Li Pu didn’t have much to say because he seemed to be quite talented in this area.

Yesterday, when he had just successfully summoned Scarecrow, he found that his telepathy transmission with the straw doll was very smooth, and it was not a problem for him to convey orders outside the ring.

Moreover, he had specifically looked up information about the restraining attributes of summoned beasts in the library.

There was a natural restraint between the straw doll and the mountain rock tortoise.

The attributes here did not refer to the physical composition of the summoned beast.

The existence of the attributes on the summoned beast interface was actually more similar to the energy magnetic field and force field of the summoned beast itself.

If there was a restraining relationship between the magnetic fields, then the weaker side would be weakened to a certain extent.

As such, whether or not there was a restraint between attributes was an important factor in determining the outcome of the battle.

Furthermore, the attribute restraint did not have to be singular. It could also be multi-directional.

For example, the fire and metal attributes were the ones that restrained the wood attribute.

For example, the wood attribute’s main restraint was earth and wind.

10 wood against 10 soil, the weaker party’s combat power was reduced by about 20%.

10 wood against 10 wind, the weaker party’s combat power was reduced by about 30%.

Scarecrow was 10 wood, while Rolling Turtle was 7 earth and 3 water.

7 wood countered 7 earth, weakening it by about 15%.

Although Li Pu didn’t know the exact attributes of Rolling Turtle, he felt that Scarecrow could still fight it.

The summoners from both sides walked down the ring and came to the side.

There was a very simple control panel. Wu Guinan pressed a few buttons with ease and familiarity, and then the entire edge of the ring began to emit light.

Buzzzzzz!

With a ring, a blue barrier of light formed above the square stage.

After a few seconds, the stabilized light screen turned transparent and colorless.

Li Pu curiously reached out his hand and tapped on it with his knuckles.

Knock, knock.

From the sound and touch, it should be very solid.

However, it didn’t block out the sound, and Wu Guinan had already started to cheer him on through the light curtain.

“Rolling Turtle! Good luck!”

[Roll!]

Everyone was speechless.

The communication between the summoner and his summoned beast made everyone present feel slightly uncomfortable.

Li Pu was the only one who didn’t care because at that moment, he was giving orders through telepathy.

“Beat it.”

[Grass~]

Scarecrow received the order and immediately cheered.

Its action of rushing toward Rolling turtle was equivalent to announcing the start of the battle.

The audience’s attention below the ring was immediately drawn over.

The straw doll that received the order immediately rushed towards Rolling Turtle.

“Wow, this Scarecrow is more agile than it looks.”

“That rock turtle might be in trouble.”

“That’s right. The straw doll should have some attribute restraints against the mountain rock tortoise.”

The audience was a little surprised by its decisive action.

[Grass!]

However, the result of the grass fist was somewhat unexpected.

The straw doll punched and kicked Rolling Turtle, but the damage was minimal.

The first reason was that the turtle shell was indeed very strong for the summoned beast at this stage, and the second reason was that the foundation of Scarecrow was really poor.

Under the combination of these two factors, even if it had the attribute restraint, it would not be able to cause any effective damage.

[Roll?]

Obviously, Rolling Turtle was also shocked by its own motionless body.

After all, it could feel that when the soft grass fist hit its body, there was an irresistible feeling of being restrained.

It was even a little scared, so it shrank back into its turtle shell in advance.

In the end…This was it?

[Roll!]

So, it stretched out from its shell again and raised its heavy front claws, in an attempt to hit the straw doll.

Thud!

In the end, he missed.

It only stirred up a cloud of dust and shook the surface of the ring.

[Grass!]

This time, Scarecrow didn’t need to wait for Li Pu’s orders and dodged far away.

In fact, it was even faster and more agile than the attack just now.

Putting aside whether the straw doll’s fighting instinct was good or not, at least this guy’s desire to survive was very strong.

“Rolling turtle, use Large Roller!”

At this moment, Wu Guinan finally remembered to give instructions to his summoned beast.

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