Beast Tamer: After My Pet Space Mutated, I Became OP
Chapter 22: Hidden Rules of the Realm of Time
The moment Golden Yuanbao dodged the fireball attack, Mingxi calmly issued the first command.
Chasing Wind, Golden Yuanbao's most proficient skill, beginner level, uses air and wind pressure to enhance its speed.
With Chasing Wind's mastery at the 'minor success' level, its fastest speed can reach 570 kilometers per hour.
Chasing Wind Spin Flight refers to rotating Flight while in the Chasing Wind state, a Flight technique executed while a skill is active.
The reason Mingxi had Golden Yuanbao do this was considering the conditions of this open-air arena; three fireballs landing without hitting their target would inevitably create a small sandstorm.
At that point, visibility would definitely be affected.
Losing sight of an opponent during a battle is extremely dangerous.
Mingxi dared not underestimate it.
Chasing Wind Spin Flight would generate fierce strong winds; even if it couldn't extinguish the flames, it would certainly blow away the sand and dust.
It could also be considered a practical application of the skill.
As expected, the fireballs exploded upon landing, and just as the rising dust was about to obscure the view on this side, it was swept to the other side by the hurricane generated by Golden Yuanbao's swift fly-by.
Fu Yifan probably hadn't anticipated Mingxi's keen judgment of the battle situation; seeing the dust about to engulf his own pet, he quickly ordered:
"Mountain King, Fire Pillar!"
Mingxi's eyes sharpened.
Fire Pillar, a mid-level fire-type skill, compresses energy to form several Impact Fire Pillars on the ground; the number of Fire Pillars increases with proficiency, and the pet can freely control the height of the Fire Pillars during skill use.
This skill is quite effective against Flying-type pets.
In pet battles, the Flight height of Flying-type pets is strictly limited; the height limit varies with the opponent's level.
Crimson Flame Tiger is a mid-level pet, so the height limit is six meters.
This means that if Golden Yuanbao flies higher than six meters, they would lose this battle.
However, the Fire Pillar skill is not without its drawbacks.
Aside from the skill being quite energy-consuming, the pet cannot move during the skill's release period.
Once it moves, the skill becomes ineffective.
Looking at the six Fire Pillars distributed in various directions across the arena, Mingxi didn't hesitate and decisively ordered: "Front left Fire Pillar ground, Thunder Demon Bird."
Her clear, cold voice cut through the air, reaching Golden Yuanbao's ears as it rapidly weaved between the Fire Pillars.
Given last night's experience, although it didn't want to diminish its own prestige, it had to admit one thing: its Beast Tamers had some real skill.
She could always discover the opponent's weaknesses at the fastest speed and give the most effective commands.
Not a single mistake had been made.
So, even if it didn't understand the meaning of her ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) command, it only hesitated for 0.01 seconds internally before immediately activating the skill according to her instruction.
The Fire Pillar on the front left was only 50 centimeters high.
Thunder Demon Bird, a mid-level lightning-type skill, where lightning-type pets gather lightning energy and release it in the form of blades, possessing extremely strong penetrating power; because the lightning blades resemble small, sharp-beaked birds and can also change direction in Flight, they are named as such.
Thunder Demon Bird is also an area-of-effect skill, likely awakened only after Golden Yuanbao evolved to the intermediate level, so its proficiency is only at the beginner stage; currently, it can only send out a maximum of four.
Four purplish-red Thunder Demon Birds, swift as light, plunged straight into the Fire Pillar.
As soon as the soft chirping began, a violent explosion already drowned out all other sounds.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The attacked Fire Pillar uncontrollably exploded violently from within; flames and shattered rocks shot out like meteors, indiscriminate of friend or foe.
And the Fire Pillar Mingxi chose happened to be the one closest to Crimson Flame Tiger, no more than a meter away.
So, when the Fire Pillar exploded uncontrollably, Crimson Flame Tiger suffered.
Crimson Flame Tiger and Fu Yifan clearly hadn't expected such an unforeseen event; both the person and the tiger reacted a bit sluggishly.
And what Mingxi was best at was seizing opportunities.
"Wing Slash!"
Golden Yuanbao didn't hesitate this time, immediately activating the skill; all the feathers on its two wings stood erect, like two unsheathed long blades, emanating thousands of sharp points and revealing their full sharpness!
"Mountain King, dodge quickly!"
Hearing Wing Slash, Fu Yifan's face instantly changed drastically, and he shouted anxiously.
Wing Slash, that was a high-level skill!
This Thunder Demon Bird had actually learned a high-level skill!
Was it really a mid-level pet?
But it couldn't dodge; instead, the Fire Pillar skill became ineffective at this moment, which made it even more convenient for Golden Yuanbao.
Thunder Demon Bird was originally a pet known for its speed; even without using Chasing Wind, its speed was still incomparable to Crimson Flame Tiger's.
"Swoosh!"
Golden Yuanbao's two wings, like a guillotine, slashed down, hitting Crimson Flame Tiger squarely, leaving two deep, bone-visible wounds on its lower back and right leg respectively.
"Roar!"
Crimson Flame Tiger cried out in pain and fell to the ground.
Strike while the iron is hot; Mingxi had no sympathy for the tiger and decisively said: "Lightning Ball!"
A finishing blow was necessary.
Lightning Ball is similar to the Fireball skill, also an attack launched from the pet's mouth; the only difference is the form of energy. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
But for Lightning Ball and Fireball of the same proficiency, the former's attack power is inevitably higher than the latter's.
This is the advantage of lightning-type pets.
"Roar!"
In this situation, Crimson Flame Tiger was bound to be hit by the Lightning Ball; it didn't even give its Beast Tamers a chance to react again before it was electrocuted until it was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with all its fur standing on end, making the entire tiger appear much fatter.
It didn't last more than three seconds before completely passing out.
Fu Yifan: "..."
At the same time Crimson Flame Tiger fell, Guangguang's mechanical voice sounded in Mingxi's mind.
"【Detected that the host's Thunder Demon Bird has successfully defeated the same-level pet Crimson Flame Tiger. Rewarding 10 minutes of training time in the Time Realm Private Pet Training Hall. Reward time can be stacked and called upon at any time.】"
"【Remaining reward time: 10 minutes】"
Mingxi's eyes widened suddenly.
So, this was the hidden rule.
As long as her pet won in battle, she could gain reward time, and crucially, the reward time could be stacked and called upon at any time.
Mingxi pondered.
Since the reward time could be stacked and was said to be callable at any time, did that mean she could turn the Pet Space into the Time Realm anytime, anywhere?
And without having to use it all up at once like the drawn time?
And without needing to worry about the Time Realm being seen by others?
If her guess was correct, then the Time Realm would undoubtedly play a much greater role.
For example, if Golden Yuanbao ran out of 'mana' at a crucial moment, she could activate the Time Realm, send it into the energy recovery pod, and it would emerge as a strong fighter again!
Another example: if she went into the wild or entered a Mystic Ground or secret realm in the future and encountered nature's call.
Activate the Time Realm, and Mom would no longer have to worry about me relieving myself anywhere.
When Mingxi later learned of another use for the reward time, she felt that perhaps relieving herself anywhere wasn't entirely out of the question after all.
...
The more Mingxi thought about it, the better it seemed.
If all this wasn't just her speculation, she really wanted to summon the Time Realm right now.
"Lei."
Golden Yuanbao, having achieved a resounding victory, had already flown back to Mingxi's side. Seeing her eyes sparkling and her expression excited, it tilted its head in confusion.
Was she that happy that Xiao Ye won?
This human was really easy to satisfy.