Chapter 314: Let's Go Together
Qiao Sang thought for a moment and decided that it was necessary to return the favor.
For instance, she could create a thread solely dedicated to analyzing Litan Beastmaster High School.
After all, a school that had consistently ranked as the top in Zhehai Province for several years deserved some recognition.
Otherwise, it might seem like people weren't paying enough attention to such a prestigious institution.
Without further ado, Qiao Sang searched the official livestream platform and began watching replays of Litan Beastmaster High School's matches, covering grades one through three.
She didn't spend too much time watching.
The team members of Litan Beastmaster High School were undoubtedly strong, with most of their matches ending in under a minute.
However, since many of the participants had only used one beast in the past few days, Qiao Sang took some extra time to watch a few matches from the previous year's National Campus Beast Mastering League.
Once she was done, Qiao Sang opened the forum, created a new post, and began editing.
#What makes this school the undisputed champion of Zhehai Province? A detailed analysis of Litan High School's top players. Feel free to add any insights!#
"As everyone knows, Litan Beastmaster High School's Ding Yanjing is currently the strongest. He's been the provincial champion for two consecutive years. Let's start with him."
"His ace, the 'Guwei Blossom,' is a difficult opponent to deal with. It excels in prolonged battles, with its regenerative abilities providing impressive endurance. It resists water, fighting, and electricity, making it an indomitable shield."
"Moreover, its seed pods can continually weaken opponents while consuming negligible energy itself. This makes it a particularly annoying beast to face."
"That said, it's not invincible. The Guwei Blossom thrives in dark, damp environments, where it dislikes moving much and prefers to stay stationary."
"If you've been watching the matches, you'll notice that Ding Yanjing has avoided deploying the Guwei Blossom in swampy or water-based arenas."
"But don't worry! Some beasts, especially those with ice or poison abilities, can create such environments. If you own one of these, congratulations, you might just be the first to defeat the reigning champion!"
"Now, let's discuss his second ace, the Flash-Leaving Crow..."
Qiao Sang's fingers danced across the phone screen as she wrote down a detailed guide with ease.
Once the post was published, it immediately received a reply.
[ID: I'm Not A Rich Lady]: What's going on? Isn't this the same ID that sells information on Qiao Sang from Shengshui High School? Now they're analyzing Litan Beastmaster High School too? Not bad! The analysis seems pretty legit. Can I add you as a friend? I'm rich."
Seeing the reply, Qiao Sang froze for a moment and was about to respond when Wang Yao, sitting beside her, put down her phone and said seriously,
"I found that person posting your information again. Last time their post was so popular they ignored my message. This time they posted something new. Not many people have responded yet, so I'm trying to make myself known and add them as a friend. I'll figure out who it is sooner or later!"
Qiao Sang was silent for a few seconds before asking, "What's your forum ID?"
Wang Yao answered honestly, "I'm Not A Rich Lady."
Qiao Sang: ...
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. The popularity of Qiao Sang's post soared, remaining pinned to the forum's homepage.
The reason? Someone actually defeated a Litan Beastmaster High School team member using strategies outlined in the post!
The winner immediately commented below the post, asking to be mentored.
This single example caused the thread to explode.
Who was Litan Beastmaster High School? The top-ranked beastmaster school in Zhehai Province!
The school whose students consistently claimed provincial first-place titles in the National Campus Beast Mastering League!
Defeating a Litan student was regarded as the ultimate proof of one's strength.
With the post's rising fame, its author became a topic of heated discussion.
Speculation swirled until everyone reached a consensus: The author was Zhang Dezhou.
The reasoning was that Zhang Dezhou, a former senior team member at Shengshui High School, had been replaced by Qiao Sang and held a grudge. Out of resentment, he began leaking Qiao Sang's information.
Furthermore, as a former team member, Zhang Dezhou was presumed to have enough expertise to write such analyses.
Now relegated to a substitute role, he had plenty of time to analyze Litan's members and create the post.
Everything fit together perfectly.
As a result, Zhang Dezhou was perceived as both pitiful and vengeful, but also undeniably brilliant.
Unbeknownst to Qiao Sang, she was the true author of the viral post. After publishing it, she hadn't paid much attention, only occasionally visiting the forum to check updates on the Top Provincial Team Members - Senior Year Edition.
Although the thread lacked detailed insights on Litan's members, it contained extensive analyses of dozens of first-tier participants from across the province, potential opponents later in the competition.
This was Litan Beastmaster High School's genius strategy.
Zone A
"A2 Group: Qiao Sang from Shengshui High School versus Zhang Shiming from Yicheng Beastmaster High School." The announcement rang out.
Qiao Sang rose and walked to her designated spot.
The audience remained mostly silent.
Over six days of competition, Qiao Sang had maintained a crushing record: 36 wins, 0 losses. Her performance had won over everyone in attendance.
Even though her opponent for the first match of the final day was Zhang Shiming, a former provincial top-24 player, no one believed Qiao Sang would lose.
"Whistle!"
At the referee's signal, the star arrays of both participants lit up.
"Xun~"
"Wan!"
Seeing Zhang Shiming's beast with a blooming yellow flower on its head, Qiao Sang's mind immediately recalled its information.
Yellow Thornflower, the evolved form of the Yellow Bulbflower that once refused to lend her its bud at the beast base... (t/n: Qiao Sang sure hold a grudge eh.)
"Shadow Clone!" Zhang Shiming issued his command without hesitation.
"Wan!"
The Yellow Thornflower's figure flickered, creating ten identical clones.
Another one relying on forum tips. How boring... Qiao Sang couldn't help but silently complain.
Since the guide on countering Shadow Control was published, every opponent who could use Shadow Clone had done so. No originality whatsoever.
"Let's go together." Qiao Sang said calmly.
Together?
Zhang Shiming froze.
Together what?
Was she suggesting the clones should attack simultaneously? But he hadn't even issued that command yet.
As Zhang Shiming processed her words, nearly frozen in time, Little Treasure raised a stubby finger.
In an instant, his shadow extended forward, rapidly expanding and splitting into numerous tendrils that twisted in every direction.
In the blink of an eye, they connected to every shadow belonging to the Yellow Thornflower clones.