Spinning Is Exhausting

The earlier matches had taken anywhere from ten-odd minutes to half an hour.

This was the first time since the National Tournament began that the audience had seen a match between Pet Beasts of the same level end in just a few moves, and they immediately erupted into commotion.

"That's it? I feel like it hadn't even been a minute."

"I don't get it. How could that girl identify the Rogue Doom Pig's clone right away?"

"Don't Evil Type Pet Beasts counter Ghost Types? Why didn't it feel like that at all?!"

"Holy crap, Three-Dimensional Mode Darkness Shadow Control! Doesn't that make it unbeatable against opponents at the same level?!"

"Darkness Shadow Control is mainly for binding, right? The Rogue Doom Pig is an Evil Type Pet Beast, so it should be able to break free by force."

"It was already in Three-Dimensional Mode, and its proficiency was so high. It definitely wouldn't be easy to break free. Besides, the Treasure Hunting Fairy immediately used Hypnosis, so it never had the chance to struggle free."

"Did it use it immediately? I thought it touched that flower with its claw first, deliberately teasing the Rogue Doom Pig."

"You don't understand. That was tactics! Didn't you see how wide the Rogue Doom Pig's eyes were when the Treasure Hunting Fairy touched the flower? The bigger its eyes, the easier it is to hypnotize."

"So that's how it is!"

Around seventy percent of the audience consisted of students, and most simply voiced their immediate impressions of the battle. Meanwhile, the leaders seated in the front row were more focused on analysis.

"Ghost Type invisibility combined with Psychic Type Teleport—forget the Rogue Doom Pig, even ordinary Advanced Pet Beasts would have trouble attacking that Treasure Hunting Fairy for a while."

"Qiao Sang's strategy was good. She deliberately mentioned burning the flower to make the Rogue Doom Pig reveal an opening, then won the match cleanly and decisively... She didn't merely rely on an Advanced Pet Beast to crush her opponent. This Regional Tournament champion truly deserves the title."

As everyone discussed the match, the Pet Beasts for the second battle had already been summoned.

"They're still sending out the Treasure Hunting Fairy for the second round. Who do you think will win this one?" someone among a group of students in dark blue uniforms asked.

"Qiao Sang," said a short-haired girl.

"I think Wu Hengxu will win. Pet Beasts of the same level have a hard time getting close to his Bulei Spider," said a bespectacled boy beside her.

At that moment, the girl who had previously looked up Little Treasure's information with a Pet Beast Identifier turned and asked, "Hu Le, who do you think will win?"

Hu Le shook his head. "I don't know."

The girl asked, "Why aren't you holding up your banner anymore?"

Hu Le fell silent for a few seconds. "My hands hurt a little."

Bulei Spider, a Thunder Type Intermediate Pet Beast. It could spit out large quantities of electrified silk to create Barriers, using thunder silk both for defense and offense... On the field, Qiao Sang's mind flashed with information about the Pet Beast in the distance, which was mostly yellow, with four eyes, eight legs, and white fluff growing from the rear of its body.

"Beep!"

The whistle signaling the start of the match sounded.

Little Treasure turned invisible as usual.

At the same time, the Bulei Spider opened its mouth and rapidly spat out several white strands of electrified silk.

The white silk adhered to the ground, crisscrossing in every direction to form an all-encompassing spiderweb around and above the Bulei Spider.

Yellow electricity crackled continuously across it, making it seem dangerous to approach.

Why hadn't the Treasure Hunting Fairy appeared yet... Wu Hengxu sensed that something was off.

Logically speaking, the Treasure Hunting Fairy could Teleport, so it should have attacked the second after turning invisible. Before the match, he had told the Bulei Spider to remain alert at all times and be ready to shift its silk-spinning from defense to offense. Ideally, it would bind the Treasure Hunting Fairy with thunder silk the moment it appeared close by.

Yet the spiderweb had been laid out in all directions without a single blind spot, and the Treasure Hunting Fairy still had not appeared. That wasn't normal.

Wu Hengxu felt uneasy, as though the Treasure Hunting Fairy was about to suddenly pull off something huge.

But amid that unease, an uncontrollable thought flashed through his mind: The Thunder Web is already set up. This match can't possibly end that quickly...

An eerie silence spread across the field.

"Bulei..."

The Bulei Spider's four eyes warily scanned its surroundings.

Suddenly, the entire Thunder Web seemed to be lifted by some force and came crashing down toward the Bulei Spider, like an electrified white cloud inexplicably gathering together.

"Bulei!"

The Bulei Spider rapidly scurried across the Thunder Web.

But the Thunder Web covered every part of its body, leaving it nowhere to dodge.

Before long, the Thunder Web had completely wrapped around the Bulei Spider.

Wu Hengxu stared blankly at the Treasure Hunting Fairy, which had appeared in midair. He had no idea why the Thunder Web had suddenly slipped out of his control.

Wait! Its eyes were blue?

Could it be Psychic Power?

That had to be it! The Treasure Hunting Fairy had a Psychic Type attribute, so it definitely knew Psychic Power!

But was its Psychic Power really that strong? It could actually control so much of the Thunder Web?

A string of thoughts raced through Wu Hengxu's mind. Once he understood the key, he thought, Nice. This Treasure Hunting Fairy must have deliberately waited until the Thunder Web was fully set up before using this move, all so it could more reliably restrain the Bulei Spider... So after all that work, the Bulei Spider had prepared the Thunder Web for itself?

Wu Hengxu nearly spat blood at the thought.

He quickly comforted himself. Fortunately, what was restraining the Bulei Spider was the Thunder Web.

About half a meter above the ground, the Bulei Spider, wrapped up like a silkworm cocoon, opened its mouth and bared its fangs, biting a hole through the electrified "cocoon."

Before the Bulei Spider could poke its head out of the "cocoon," Qiao Sang said in a rather helpless tone,

"Hurry up and spin it."

"Treasure~"

Little Treasure cried out. Immediately afterward, the electrified "cocoon" began spinning at high speed.

Seeing this, Wu Hengxu made a snap decision.

"Spit silk at the hole!"

Wu Hengxu's thoughts were clear. As long as the thunder silk attached to any spot on the ground, the Bulei Spider could use it as leverage to pull itself out!

Hearing its Beast Tamer's command, the Bulei Spider fought through its dizziness and opened its mouth at the hole.

At the same time, the blue glow in Little Treasure's eyes intensified, speeding up the rotation.

If the initial spinning speed had been normal speed, it was now eight times faster.

Inside the "cocoon," the Bulei Spider let out a "blegh," its insides churning. Forget aiming for the hole—it was too nauseous to spit silk at all.

Seeing that the Bulei Spider could not spit silk, Wu Hengxu immediately changed his command.

"Bite through the Thunder Web!"

The Thunder Web was incredibly tough to others, but not to the Bulei Spider that had made it. With just one bite, the web's silk strands would snap.

That was why Wu Hengxu had been able to comfort himself earlier.

Inside the "cocoon," the Bulei Spider forced its eyes open through sheer willpower.

It steadied itself, its eyes gradually becoming resolute. Just as it aimed at the inner wall of the "cocoon," opened its mouth, and exposed its fangs, the blue glow in Little Treasure's eyes outside intensified once more.

"Bulei!!!" the Bulei Spider screamed miserably.

To the audience, the "cocoon" had nearly become a yellow-and-white blur.

If it had been spinning at eight times speed before, it was now at sixteen times speed.

That Bulei Spider was so pitiful... The same thought arose in everyone's minds.

After who knew how long, the blue glow in Little Treasure's eyes faded. The "cocoon" dropped to the ground, rolled twice, and went still.

"Treasure..."

Little Treasure wiped away nonexistent sweat with its claw.

Spinning was exhausting...

The Mechanical Type Pet Beast wearing a referee badge floated over to the "cocoon," narrowed its eyes as it peered inside, then picked up the whistle hanging around its neck and blew it.

"Beep!"

If you want to be Old Fourth, you all know what I mean.