Beast Taming Begins with the Inner Circle of Pets

Chapter 112 How vicious, how unpretentious!

"There are so many freshmen here who followed you and cheered you on. If you back down now, how will you have the face to continue studying here in the future?"

The tall, thin boy wore a half-smile as he glanced at Lin Manman, his eyes revealing a hint of disdain.

Lin Manman found this person quite interesting. Fearing she couldn't win, she encouraged others to join in. But then, worried someone else would beat her to it, she set the number of participants for the level two challenge at forty.

Now I'm afraid she'll back down at the last minute, so I'm trying to provoke her.

Every word he uttered was highly purposeful, and he skillfully used the environment and the psychology of others to gradually dominate the bet.

Even if the other person is targeting her, she'll still praise them, saying, "How vicious! How unpretentious!"

Lin Manman returned the same knowing smile, "Senior, you've really gone to great lengths for me. How could I dare to back down at the last minute?"

After speaking, she slowly walked to the center of the training hall and stood there.

The tall, thin boy looked at her as if she were prey caught in a trap. "Our new junior said! Forty students at the second level of professional level can challenge her in groups. As long as they win and are still standing, each person gets 500,000 Chinese yuan!"

"Such a generous and outgoing junior is a rare find, don't miss this opportunity!"

"They're already waiting, aren't you going to hurry up?"

Lin Manman's eyelids twitched uncontrollably as she watched him jump around. Oh well, he'll get his way sooner or later anyway. She'll deal with him then!

Thanks to the efforts of the other side, some people who were not very familiar with Lin Manman were soon moved and stood on the opposite side of Lin Manman. In order to increase their chances of winning, they even brought priests to form a team.

Lin Manman had originally planned to increase the number of people if no one moved, but she didn't expect that people would be incited so quickly.

Lin Manman thought for a moment and only summoned the honey badger and Rainbow Jade.

Because of the third talent she was given when she advanced to level three, [Boost Morale], which can increase the overall strength of all contracted spirit pets by 50%, she is more than capable of dealing with a group of level two professionals.

The forty people who had already entered the venue began to panic when they saw the size of the honey badger and those who were not familiar with Lin Manman.

"Don't panic, everyone. You've all been studying at the school for two or three years now. Are you going to back down just because you're a freshman who's only a bit higher up than us?"

Amidst the whispers and slight panic among the crowd, a dark-skinned youth dressed in a pure black warrior uniform and carrying a broadsword stepped forward.

"You back down at the slightest challenge. How will you ever join an expedition team again, or face battles in secret realms?"

Although his words were righteous and he quickly calmed the troops, Lin Manman still keenly noticed the moment he made eye contact with the tall, thin boy.

It seems that the tall, thin boy anticipated that some people would waver and had even planted someone in the middle beforehand.

Lin Manman narrowed her eyes; she had truly underestimated him.

Before she could think further, the dark-skinned youth, leading the remaining thirty-nine men, began to attack her.

Without her command, the honey badger had already equipped her and Hongyu with rock armor and erected an earthen shield in front of them, blocking a wave of ranged attacks from the mages.

Then he activated his charge skill and rushed towards the mage and priest who were standing still.

Rainbow Jade also concealed itself, but it didn't rush over with the Peacemaker; it would instead rush towards any of Lin Manman's stragglers.

During this period, they had enough space and time to train, and their teamwork improved day by day.

"This isn't a fighting ring; punches don't count. Don't hold back, knock them all out!"

Lin Manman put on gloves made of snow silkworm silk and shoes made of wind speed, ready to distance herself from anyone who approached her, while shouting loudly at the honey badger.

The upperclassmen, both those who participated and those who didn't, fell silent. This girl seemed to have a pretty ruthless hand.

Upon hearing Lin Manman's words, the honey badger became even more excited.

Although his bloodline and rank have improved, the "life and death are nothing to fear, fight if you're not convinced" spirit that is hidden deep in the honey badger's soul still often emerges.

The honey badger quickly knocked out seven or eight mages and priests and threw them out of the battle. Some older students who were watching the commotion spontaneously began to heal them.

I don't know if they made too much noise on their end, or if someone went to tip them off.

While Lin Manman was having Hongyu "bang bang" tap someone's head, several teachers from the school arrived at the indoor training hall one after another.

He was grinning, watching Lin Manman take on a group of tall, thin boys, when he saw that the person who came was a teacher, his expression immediately turned ugly.

Many of the people who came here after hearing the news were unaware of the true nature of the betting scheme; they were all tricked into coming by him.

The plan was to use these people to wear down Lin Manman's stamina first, and then make them renege on the bet. If they couldn't renege, it was their own fault for not checking the details properly, and he couldn't be blamed.

All he needs to do is wait until Lin Manman runs out of energy before winning the prize.

But now that the school teachers have shown up, there are only two possible outcomes. Either the teachers will forbid them from making the betting agreement, and today's farce will come to an end.

Alternatively, he could only diligently fulfill the betting agreement under the teacher's watchful eye. But if some of the people who were tricked into coming later exposed him, that would be disastrous.

"Is this the Lin Manman that Elder Lin personally invited?" Several teachers who came to watch after hearing the news huddled together and whispered.

"Yes, I heard that during the Junior Professional Tournament, she eliminated forty-nine opponents single-handedly, setting a record for the first single-elimination tournament in the history of the tournament."

"No wonder he dared to fight against multiple opponents at this time. It's a pity he's not a warrior with that kind of personality."

"It would be a pity if they were warriors. Only we beast tamers can possess strength far exceeding that of other professions of the same level."

"Alright, alright, you beast tamers are the best, right?"

"Alright, alright, we came here to watch the show, why are we arguing?"

"Did anyone call out to Elder Lin? Isn't he his chosen disciple? Don't let him bully you until you cry."

"Teacher Kang went there, right? Are you sure she was bullied and cried? Look how many people she knocked out. Tsk tsk, this girl is pretty ruthless, she just hits people on the head."

"Now that you mention it, I think I understand why Old Master Lin took a liking to her..."

Upon hearing this, the teachers exchanged glances, a hint of unease flashing in each other's eyes.

The tall, thin boy had originally come over to find out why the teachers had come, so he could make a quick escape if things really took a turn for the worse!

The more they listened, the more alarmed they became. The good news was that the teacher didn't seem to react much to the fact that many of them were challenging one person.

The bad news is that Lin Manman, the easy target in his eyes, is actually the disciple that Principal Lin has taken a liking to?!

(End of this chapter)