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Chapter 154 Substitute Player (Two Chapters Combined, Please Vote!)

"Breaking news! Due to illness, Jianghuai University's Cheng Yuefeng will be replaced by substitute Yun Che!"

The host's voice echoed throughout the venue.

But the vast majority of viewers' expressions were... Yun Che, who is that?

Never heard of it, don't know it.

Substitute player?

Pingjiang District is a district under the jurisdiction of Jianghuai City. Most of the spectators who come to Pingjiang District to watch the game are from Jianghuai City, and they naturally support Jianghuai University.

Moreover, many people believe that Jianghuai University is superior to Huaishan University.

However, for some reason, Jianghuai University fell into a significant disadvantage in this match, which made many viewers feel anxious.

Now they've even sent in a substitute player?

Is Jianghuai University about to admit defeat?

As for Cheng Yuefeng's personal health issues... he's a beast tamer, how could his body be so easily affected?

Many people looked disappointed.

Many of them are longtime fans of the Jianghuai University team, having watched their matches for a long time.

Back then, Jianghuai University was so prestigious; in the entire Pingyang Province, only Jinling University could consistently outperform it.

In some years, when Jianghuai University produced an exceptionally talented student, they could at least rival Jinling University for the title of the strongest in Pingyang Province, if not completely overwhelm them.

But in recent years...

Many elderly people sighed inwardly.

The Jianghuai University varsity team is really getting worse year by year.

Not only the audience, but many of the participating schools also looked bewildered.

Substitute player Yun Che?

Why is there no information about this substitute player?

In the athletes' lounge at Huaishan University.

"A substitute player? Who's that? Have you guys heard of him?"

"Who's ever heard of this? A substitute player? Is Jiang Huai planning to give up?"

"It's normal for them to give up; with their current score, it's going to be very difficult for them to turn things around."

"Hilarious, even Jiang Huai has moments of giving up?"

Who is Yun Che?

unimportant.

It's completely unimportant.

"Then I'll go."

At this moment, a student from Huaishan University stood up and said with considerable confidence.

Opportunities to take advantage of the weak are rare.

And he's a student from Jianghuai University, so shouldn't we... give him a good "bullying"?

The crowd looked at each other strangely.

"Tian Yan, she looks like just a freshman, go easy on her."

"This is probably their first time participating in a competition. We should teach them how to play a game properly. This is not like school team training."

"Tian Yan, you're always the most proactive at times like this."

On the field.

"Wow~" (Wow, so many people, Ah Che, so many people, haha~)

Kongkong perched on Yun Che's shoulder, looking at the sea of ​​people around them, her excitement overflowing.

"Calm down." Yun Che smacked the little guy on the head in an annoyed tone. "It's nothing."

Kongkong touched his head.

"Huh?" (Small thing, why are your palms wet, Ah Che?)

Yun Che:

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""

Take a deep breath.

Although he said that, it was Yun Che's first time participating in a competition, and there were so many spectators present... it would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous.

Fortunately.

The other side quickly sent people.

As introduced by the host, he is a beast tamer named Tian Yan.

He looks like... well, just an ordinary passerby.

They came right out and started yelling about giving up, calling themselves substitutes, and so on. Yun Che really wanted to say...

Even the sarcastic remarks are so dull and boring.

"Iris, you go first," Yun Che said.

"Huh?" Kong Kong, who was rubbing his hands together in anticipation, was stunned.

It wasn't Master Kong?

"Woo~" Iris winked playfully at Kongkong, then leaped into the arena.

"Give Iris a chance to shine," Yun Che reassured her. "There are so many people on the other side, you'll definitely have your moment to shine later."

"Hoo..." (Okay...)

He hung his head limply.

On the other side, Tian Yan also summoned his pet beast.

It is a creature whose entire body is made of rock, and its shape resembles a rock mountain shrunk dozens of times. Its arms and legs are quite thick and are also covered with what looks like very solid rock.

Stone Beast!

A low-level lord-race-rank extraordinary creature with a single earth attribute, specializing in defense; its signature ability is "Stone Laying".

A skill that can stack defense.

Information about the pet beast flashed through Yun Che's mind.

Tian Yan, on the other side, was slightly surprised to see Iris.

"Amber Cat?"

It can be considered a relatively rare and extraordinary creature.

Unfortunately...

The racial hierarchy is only High-level Transcendent.

Moreover, they are rare because purple amber cats are mostly pets kept by wealthy young ladies.

However, Tian Yan was sensible enough not to voice his true feelings, otherwise it might have caused public outrage.

If Yun Che finds out...

I guarantee I'll report this to Granny Yin right away.

Without any unnecessary "tough talk," the referee directly announced the start of the match.

"Stone Beast, pile up stones!" Tian Yan immediately commanded.

Given the conditions of the Stone Beast, the tactical approach is quite clear: first, increase its own defense, and this will definitely not be wrong.

"Ku!!" A muffled sound came from the Stone Beast's thick body, and a yellowish-brown earth-attribute energy immediately emanated from its body, as if stones were being continuously piled up.

"Iris." Yun Che called out softly.

"Waaah~"

With a light leap, Iris arrived in front of the Stone Beast, simultaneously spreading her spiritual power.

Hypnosis!

"Ku...."

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The Stonemon, which was using the Stone-Building skill, was immediately affected by Iris, and the Stone-Building skill was interrupted. At the same time, its heavy eyelids began to droop.

In a split second, the Stone Beast swayed and collapsed to the ground.

"Stone Beast?" Tian Yan was stunned when he saw this, and then belatedly realized that the Stone Beast had been hypnotized!

However, it didn't panic.

The Stone Beast's Stone Stacking skill, which stacks defensive capabilities, is characterized by its defense slowly increasing when the skill is activated. The longer the skill is activated, the greater the increase in defense.

Therefore, even though the Stonebound skill has been interrupted and the Stonebound Beast has fallen into a deep sleep, its already outstanding defense has been significantly enhanced.

Moreover, the Purple Amber Cat is not a pet with strong attack power.

With the Purple Amber Cat's attack power... it's at most just tickling the Stone Beast. As long as the Stone Beast is awakened in time, it'll be fine.

Moreover, just a moment ago, Tian Yan also sensed that his opponent's purple amber cat... was only a low-level transcendent.

A substitute is a substitute. What use is a low-level extraordinary purple amber cat?

"Stone Beast!" Tian Yan shouted, but quickly froze. "Stone Beast? Stone Beast?!"

He attempted to awaken the Stone Beast using the Beast Taming Space, but discovered...

His stone beast had lost its ability to move.

Defeated by...?!

When?

"Waaah~"

Iris licked her paws and walked back to Yun Che with elegant steps.

This dream isn't very pleasant.

Skill: Dream Eater!

The referee, after a moment of stunned silence, announced, "The Stone Beast is unable to fight again; Yun Che wins."

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Not only the referees, but the audience was also quite surprised.

That's it...? We won?

How did you win?

I don't understand...

But it doesn't matter if you don't understand, as long as you win!

The lounge at Huaishan University suddenly became very quiet.

What's going on?

Fortunately, their instructor was quite perceptive and immediately pointed out the reason.

"It's a hypnotic ability, and it directly attacks the dream world. This amber cat might... have nightmare abilities!"

Hypnosis?

Everyone suddenly realized.

Stone Beasts are indeed not good at resisting hypnosis.

"Next, Yang Feng, you go!"

"clear!"

Yang Feng's pet is a rare mental-attribute pet, which is good at resisting mental attacks such as hypnosis.

On the other hand, the people in Group C from Jianghuai University didn't look too good.

It wasn't because Yun Che won, but rather...

What happened to the promised increase in strength?

Is this how you increase the intensity?

Using two skills... You're really overestimating your opponent!

What about that Green Velvet that only knows Dragon-type moves?

Send it on!

But soon, the smiles of the Huai Shan University contestants gradually shifted to the faces of the people in Group C.

"Ghost Ladybug! Ghost Ladybug!"

"Crimson Flame Tiger Hunter! Crimson Flame Tiger Hunter!"

"

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One by one, the contestants from Huaishan University took to the stage, and one by one, their fates... were almost exactly the same as those of Tian Yan's Stone Beast.

Hypnosis, dream consumption, end the battle.

In an instant, all four were defeated!

"Haha, look at their expressions! Did you see their expressions?"

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"Let them be so smug, Yun Che, teach them a lesson!"

The people in Group C visibly became excited.

Their civil war was brutal, but that was an internal matter. When facing "external enemies," they remained very united in spirit and action.

Of course, if they don't want unification, they don't have much way to resist.

Just seeing the students from Huaishan University across the street having the same experience as them made them feel quite relieved.

In the lounge of Huaishan University, it was so quiet that you could clearly hear a pin drop.

Just who exactly is this Yun Che?!

"We've found information!" At that moment, another instructor from Huaishan University walked in, panting heavily, and said, "There wasn't enough time. All we know is that this Yun Che is... a member of their school team's reserve group!"

The reserve group?!

It's better if you don't know this news at all!

Everyone couldn't help but roll their eyes.

I feel my self-confidence has been further damaged.

"He changed his pet!" Someone noticed that Yun Che had recalled Iris and sent out Kong Kong.

"That's... a green velvet worm?!"

The people at Huaishan University were furious.

It's one thing for you, Purple Amber Cat, to have such strong hypnotic abilities, but we haven't found a good way to deal with it yet, and you send in a green velvet cat... are you looking down on us?!

"Coach, I'll take over the next match!" The captain of the C group of Huaishan University stood up with a dark face.

Do you really think Huaishan University is an easy target?

Green velvet!

Unlike Huai Shan University, Jiang Huai University was overjoyed.

"Yun Che is finally getting serious!"

"Are they really going to get serious with them? Yun Che is finally bringing in his main force; he's going to raise the intensity even higher!"

"I think it's called 'Kongkong'? Let's go with Kongkong! Give them a good beating!"

The worse off the people from Huaishan University were, the better the people in Group C would be able to overcome the "misery" they experienced during the group's round-robin tournament.

Cao Siyue, Zhu Jin, Pei Jinzhi, and the others exchanged bewildered glances. Listening to these official members of Group C cheering on their reserve group leader, and seemingly quite confident in Yun Che's abilities, they felt...

That's weird, isn't it?

Who exactly are the official members of Group C?

Actually, the reason Yun Che changed his pet is quite simple...

"Alright, alright, you go ahead, you go ahead." Yun Che rubbed his temples.

Kongkong was shouting so loudly in his ear that it made his head buzz.

Moreover, through a few simple exchanges, he had gained some understanding of Iris's condition after this growth and complete mutation.

Actually, if we're really going to talk about it, the "mechanical monster" Iris is more difficult to deal with than the "numerical monster" Void.

Kongkong's numerical advantage is only high. When it encounters an equally matched opponent, such as Liu Jinghan's Crimson Scale Bearded Dragon, its numerical advantage will be greatly reduced.

But Iris is different from other "mechanical monsters".

If you can't find a targeted solution, or rather, can't find a way to deal with it, and don't understand its "mechanism," then...

Within its energy limits and the scope of its "mechanisms," it is difficult for opponents to deal with.

Of course, if you understand the "mechanism".

For example, Iris's hypnosis is very effective against the hypnosis mechanism if the opponent has an item or skill that prevents sleep.

Fortunately, the "mechanism" of the iris is not just hypnosis.

Yun Che had also gained a pretty good understanding of the situation.

The direction of Iris cultivation is unlikely to change significantly going forward.

"Roar!" (This is your grand entrance!)

As soon as Kongkong landed on the field, it couldn't wait to start barking.

It's been holding back for a long time.

It started during the evolutionary process.

It was chased by Little Mantou's flying sword for five days. Do you know how it survived those five days?

After evolving, in order to adapt to their bodies, they did not undergo any high-intensity training.

Then it went out to conduct research, but the opponents it encountered were either too strong for it to even have a chance to act, or too weak to need to act at all. The only one—

The production of terracotta figurines was also forced to stop because they were deemed "useful".

Right now, all it wants is to go all out and fight!

at the same time.

Inside Dr. Niu's private room.

"I thought... it would be some kind of amazing battle..." Lu Zhou said awkwardly.

These opponents, compared to A-Che and his pet beasts, were as green as babies.

Lan Xiangya glanced at him sideways, "Think about what your abilities were like during your freshman and sophomore years?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhou was slightly taken aback.

"Too."

As he spoke, he took a deep look at Yun Che on the field and exclaimed, "Ah Che is really too abnormal."

His peers were really no different from children in his presence.

He can match up against him.

They are either beast tamers who were trained several years in advance.

They are either older than him, but still considered to be beast tamers of the same generation.

The main issue is that, within the level 2 Beast Taming Space range, Yun Che's Kong Kong and Iris are indeed somewhat overpowered.

The highest race level that someone with a level 2 Beast Taming Space can contract with is a low-level transcendent.

What about Kongkong and Iris?

A potential king, a high-ranking lord!

"That's why I say, don't think that support-type beast tamer talents are useless. Sometimes, if these beast tamer talents are developed well, their effects far surpass those of combat-type beast tamer talents," Dr. Niu said.

Lan Xiangya and Lu Zhou nodded in agreement.

The relationship between Yun Che and his pet beast is incredibly strong.

Even without the Beast Taming Space, they probably wouldn't leave Yun Che.

"However, there are always some truly capable people," Dr. Niu added.

"Doctor, you mean... the one in Jinling?" Lu Zhou asked tentatively.

"The country is so big, and there is more than just Nanjing and Pingyang Province."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhou and Lan Xiangya exchanged a glance.

Also.

After every genius, there will always be an even more amazing genius.

Talent... that's the most despairing gap.

"It's about to begin."

Lu Zhou and Lan Xiangya felt that Yun Che was bullying the "little kid".

But just thinking about how those people's expressions and demeanor changed after witnessing Kong Kong's strength...

That's really interesting.

Hey!

P.S.: This chapter is a two-in-one update, so today's update counts as 4 chapters, totaling 10,000 words! Requesting monthly votes at the beginning of the month!

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