Chapter 88: First Battle with Gao Cheng
The one-hour break passed quickly, and Gao Cheng and his companions, who had eaten and drunk their fill, returned to the examination room at Xiaoling Mountain, rubbing their stomachs.
President Qin and Cui Ming had been waiting here early, but there was an old man around the same age as President Qin beside them.
"Let me introduce you. This is the referee of your ranking match, the Sun-level master, Mo Guan."
Another Xiri-level master!
When they heard Mo Guan's name, all the candidates' faces suddenly straightened and they looked at Mo Guan respectfully.
They had naturally heard of the name of Mo Guan, the number one person below the legend. From a certain perspective, Mo Guan's status was higher than that of the two association presidents.
"Don't be so nervous, I'm just a referee today."
Mo Guan waved his hand, signaling everyone to relax, and said: "In order not to waste your time, let's start dividing into groups."
Mo Guan pointed to the screen beside him, and a battle table immediately appeared on the screen.
"The first match is between Bai Qi and Gao Cheng."
When Gao Cheng saw that he was facing Bai Qi right away, his face suddenly turned bitter.
"How come I met you? My luck is really too bad."
In order to save time, the qualifying battle adopts an elimination system. If he is eliminated in the first round, his ranking will definitely not be good.
"Gao Cheng, let's go buy lottery tickets when we get back. You buy first and I'll buy your next number."
Han Wei patted Gao Cheng's shoulder with feigned sympathy, but the smile on his face and his words completely betrayed his true thoughts.
"Don't get too complacent, you might be the next one!"
Gao Cheng glared at Han Wei fiercely, then strode onto the stage and said, "Come on, Bai Qi. I also want to see how big the gap is between you and me."
Bai Qi nodded and said, "Okay, I will fight with all my strength."
Among the top 20, the number of people from Gusu City and Lingxi City is not much different, so it is normal to meet one's own people, but Bai Qi did not expect to run into Gao Cheng directly.
However, since Gao Cheng said so, Bai Qi naturally had to respond seriously.
Given Gao Cheng's personality, if Bai Qi went too easy on him , he would definitely break off his friendship with Bai Qi.
Bai Qi stepped onto the stage and summoned their respective pets at Mo Guan's signal.
Gala Gala?
(Master, is this an enemy?)
Because they had participated in a mission together before, Alpha still had some impression of Gao Cheng's Fire Scorpion.
"He's not an enemy, so just defeat him. Don't be too harsh."
Alpha nodded, and a thick ice armor instantly covered his entire body, and his arms turned into bone blades.
"Everything is ready, let's start the game."
Mo Guan waved his hand, and an invisible barrier suddenly appeared around the ring, separating the two men from the other contestants.
"Fire Scorpion, High Heat Ray."
At the beginning of the game, Gao Cheng took the lead in launching an attack, but he did not approach Alpha rashly. Instead, he used high-temperature rays for long-range attacks.
The high-temperature rays released by the sharp sting at the end of the fire scorpion's tail were extremely fast, and instantly formed a hail of bullets on the field, leaving no room for Alpha to dodge.
However, after soaking in the Fountain of the Soul, although Alpha did not undergo as exaggerated a change as the Husky, his mental strength had also skyrocketed. In his eyes, the intensive attacks of the Fire Scorpion were no different from slow motion.
Then, under Gao Cheng's surprised gaze, Alpha easily moved left and right in the gaps of the anti-aircraft rays and quickly approached the fire scorpion.
"Fire Armor Scorpion, High Heat Ray Sniper Mode!"
Seeing Alpha approaching, Gao Cheng immediately roared, and the Fire Scorpion's storm-like attack suddenly paused. Before it stopped for long, a high-temperature ray that far exceeded the previous one in both speed and power shot out from the tail of the Fire Scorpion and went straight to Alpha.
The speed of this ray was extremely fast, and Alpha had no time to dodge it at his current distance. However, Alpha had no intention of dodging it. He crossed his arms and instantly transformed the bone blade into a huge bone shield.
But this is not the end. The moment the bone shield was formed, a layer of frost covered it and quickly condensed into a smooth ice surface. On the outer edge of the ice surface, there were also strange runes.
"It's useless. This high-temperature ray gathers most of the energy of the Fire Armor Scorpion. Even a second-level pet may not be able to defend against it."
Gao Cheng wanted to advise Bai Qi immediately upon seeing this, but Bai Qi was not panicked at all.
"Who said I have to defend it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the high-temperature ray fell on the ice surface, and then after only a moment of stalemate, it was reflected away.
Ice Rune: Solidification, Smoothness
The rays instantly hit the surrounding barriers, but did not cause any ripples and simply merged into the barriers silently.
"Old Qin, was that rune that this kid used just now?"
Mo Guan immediately noticed the runes on the Alpha Ice Shield and asked President Qin beside him.
"Haha...isn't it obvious?"
President Qin had a faint smile on his face, but he felt confused in his heart.
What is this brat doing again?
Seeing that Alpha successfully blocked the fire scorpion's high-temperature rays, Bai Qi nodded with satisfaction.
Ever since soaking in the Elf Spring, Alpha's control over the power of ice has become easier and easier. He can even condense runes directly on the ice surface, which can also produce the corresponding effect.
However, for now, it is only limited to the ice system, and the shadow system cannot do it.
"Alpha, attack freely, don't give him the chance to continue sniping."
Crunch .
(Don't worry, boss. You can only use the same trick on me once.)
Alpha shook his head, and his arms formed bone blades again. Then he extended a bone spur and quickly engraved a few runes on the bone blades. Then he attacked the fire scorpion.
Seeing this scene, President Qin was suddenly shocked.
The Federation has never stopped researching runes, but most of them are used to crack secret towers or build legendary secret towers, or they are carved on tools like rune puppets.
I have never seen anyone carve something directly on a pet like Bai Qi did.
This guy, please don't destroy your pet.
Seeing Alpha coming close, the Fire Scorpion gave up the idea of long-range combat, waving its pincers for defense, while waiting for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack with its tail stinger, launching a defensive counterattack.
With Alpha's combat power, there is no chance of a head-on confrontation, so Gao Cheng can only rely on this tactic.
Moreover, the Fire Scorpion's defense is not low, and Alpha may not be able to break through his defense.
However, the Fire Armor Scorpion only blocked Alpha's attacks a few times before it started to lose its composure for some reason. No matter how Gao Cheng controlled it, the Fire Armor Scorpion just attacked randomly, and Alpha easily caught its weakness and kicked it out of the field.
"I lost."
Gao Cheng admitted defeat and asked Bai Qi, "The Fire Armor Scorpion suddenly lost control just now. Was it you who did it?"
Bai Qi nodded and said, "A dark rune, Chaos, has been temporarily added to Alpha's bone blade. If it is hit too many times, it will affect the pet's mood. However, because it is temporarily drawn, the effect is not very good."
The effect is not good and it’s like this, what should I do if it’s better?
Gao Cheng sighed, then quickly felt relieved and said, "You really opened my eyes today, but I was a little regretful that I couldn't let you use your full strength."
Bai Qi smiled but didn't respond.
"By the way, the runes you mentioned, aren't they the ones learned in the Rune Department?"
Bai Qi paused and said, "Almost the same, but the specific application may be slightly different."
"I suggest you go and learn it. It will be helpful to you in the future."
The secret ring of the twin towers is now in the hands of President Qin, and its full opening to Gusu City is inevitable. If Gao Cheng wants to climb higher, it is obviously impossible without the help of runes.
"Okay, I'll look back and keep an eye out."
Gao Cheng nodded, then he remembered that his pet was still lying outside, and immediately rushed over with some heartache.
Alpha faithfully carried out Bai Qi's order, using all his strength but without hurting the vital parts. Although it was just a kick, it still contained the power of shadow. So at this moment, the Fire Armor Scorpion was not only still in chaos, but its shell was also slowly corroded by the power of shadow.
Or maybe I was too heavy-handed...
