The Astral Pet Store
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Astral Pet Store – Chapter 279
Su Ping did not try to comfort Su Lingyue even though she was clearly stressed. If he could not handle this level of pressure, how could he do some of the responsibility himself in the future?
On the other hand, Luo Fengtian and the other Fei Yanbo students seemed to have learned about the first round of the examination. They remained calm without batting an eye as if they were confident of crossing this first hurdle.
Soon, the host finished explaining all the rules, and the initial match began.
Bzz!
People heard something buzzing on stage.
Everyone raised their heads, only to see a thick and dark cloud approaching. When the cloud was clear enough, people recognized that it was a colony of Ghost Bees.
All Phantom Bees are in the adult stage, and each bee is about a meter long. Their wings are transparent and flipped at high frequencies. The Phantom Bees could use Wind Blade, an innate skill.
The people who were chatting calmed down in an instant, as they all stared at this cloud in astonishment.
The Phantom Bees flew past the host's airboat without attacking and stopped outside the shield that covered the stage. Some of the people standing near the stage adjusted some of the shield settings. The half-transparent blue shield disappeared, letting the Phantom Bees fly in.
When all the bees were inside the stage boundary, the shield was reactivated to keep them all inside.
Three hundred fifth rank Phantom Bees floated above the stage like clumps of dark clouds. Many participants are shivering and goosebumps.
The surround-sound effect of all the buzzing was enough to make people shudder in fear.
“Is this the main match? It's terrible!”
“They are Phantom Bees, three hundred of them. I can't believe this!”
“People can die in this, right?”
Many participants turned pale and their legs became cold.
Just like the others, the fifth rank beast colony filled Su Lingyue with fear. Even an advanced fighting pet warrior could not survive the siege of this savage beast colony, not to mention the fact that he was only ranked fourth.
At the same time, the thought that he would not be alone on stage made his mind calm, at least temporarily. He had met many formidable ferocious beasts when he visited the barren area. Therefore, he could bear the harsh environment better than many students who had not left the base city at least once.
“Hey, why are those Ghost Bees able to fly so regularly? Are they being manipulated? Who can control this large colony of Phantom Bees?” Su Lingyue asked Su Ping.
Su Ping rolled his eyes at him. “Who are you calling ‘hei’ now?”
Su Lingyue never expected that Su Ping focus was on how she called out to him. He was pouting, even though he was laughing to himself. Nevertheless, on his face, he was still wearing a casual look as he snorted, implying that there was nothing wrong with him calling him “Hei” when he referred to him as “spring this.”
That's to call it even!
His words reached Fei Yanbo's ears. He turned around, smiled at her, and was about to answer her question when he heard Su Ping say, “You need to know your place, or I will make you. See the fatter one in the middle? It was the leader of the Ghost Bee, and he was tamed. Someone manipulated this colony by controlling its leader.”
“Leader?”
This shocked Su Lingyue. However, the Ghost Bee colony made him dizzy, and he had absolutely no idea which one was the leader.
Those words were stuck on the tip of Fei Yanbo's tongue because Su Ping had responded before he could. Fei Yanbo showed a polite smile. No wonder Su Ping was a battle pet fighter titled. He could choose the leader within that Phantom Bees crowd. His super vision was quite surprising.
As the Phantom Bees colony entered the stage, tension increased. The host began to randomly select the first thousand participants, and their names would appear on the giant screen at the stage entrance.
Many people are as pale as ashes. They feel this is not a test for them. It was to choose a thousand people “lucky” to risk their lives!
When the participants registered their names at the entrance, they were all given a number. Immediately, countless numbers started scrolling on the screen. Every now and then, one or two numbers will stand out, and the jury will read them and ask the appropriate attendees to take the stage.
Soon, a thousand participants were selected.
They descended one after another from the eight staging zones and waited outside near the stage.
A square-shaped entrance opens on the shield. Advanced fighting pet warriors guarding at the edge of the shield instructed the participants to go inside. This huge crowd had filled half of the area.
Standing on the stage were a thousand people and flying above them were three hundred Phantom Bees.
The shield entrance is closed. The host standing on the airboat sounded very emotional. Large speakers placed throughout the venue spread their words to every corner, “Test qualifying, ready, go !!”
Bzz!
Bzz!
It seemed that the Ghost Bees that were hovering in the sky were receiving orders because, after a short pause, they all descended and emitted many poisonous stings that flowed like heavy rain.
The participants standing on the ground would face a first round attack.
Most of the participants had called their pets as soon as they got on stage. The pets of the stone family had put up earth shields; the fire family had started spitting fire, and the fire family had built a scorching wall to protect their master.
Of all the fighting pets summoned, most were Elements family pets.
The Element Family is a large family that includes a wide variety of pets. Currently, all kinds of skills are released, “compete in beauty and attractiveness.” The beautiful rays of light produced by the skill shone brightly on the stage. After the first wave of attacks by that poisonous sting, two to three hundred people had collapsed on the ground, paralyzed and unable to resist.
Apart from the powerful crippling effects, the poisonous sting also had a strong penetrating power. Those with low-level defenses could not fend off the sting. Participants who have been victims of toxic stings should receive timely treatment, or they will suffer side effects when too much of the toxin stays in their bodies. Half of their bodies could end up paralyzed for the rest of their lives. But after the test, when the participants were taken off stage, they would be given a specially designed bidder.
Roars!
Suddenly, several roars broke out from the crowd. Someone had summoned an eighth rank Earth Dragon. It was not a pure blood dragon but had some dragon bloodline.
The roar scared away the large number of Ghost Bees that surrounded them, and they changed directions to other targets.
The Phantom Bees had mixed in the crowd. They attacked the participants with Wind Blades and poisonous stings. Several pesky battle pet warriors of the third rank were being surrounded by several Phantom Bees and nearly lost their lives in an instant.
Su Ping knew that it was an artificially bred Phantom Bee, not a wild one. They are less cruel. Otherwise, the stage would be filled with corpses as more than half of the participants were low-level fighting pet fighters.
Shortly thereafter, the first group of participants completed the test. Phantom Bees is soft. Even so, after the test, only dozens could remain standing on the stage.
Of those people, some managed to survive to the end by relying on their pets. However, they were unable to actively attack the Phantom Bees to seize the pass.
Some had taken some bait, and no Ghost Bees dared to approach those people. The Phantom Bee corpses surrounded them, enough evidence of who the most capable participants were.
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