Chapter 629: 623: Pet Configuration

“I believe you all are aware of the rules of the Trainer Cooperation Competition,” said Director Boris, his gaze sweeping over Jackson Grant and his six teammates. “Before reaching the semifinals, David Jones alone could have swept through the matches.”

“However, the rules for the matches following the semifinals are designed to test the team’s cohesion. Whether you can effectively use beastmaster cooperation in battle will be the key to whether or not you can win the championship.”

“The team was chosen by David Jones himself, and I have no objections in principle, but you’ll still need to pass my test.

The content of the test is simple, as long as the seven of you together can withstand the Water Vein Emperor Hog for one minute without all falling, I will consider you to have passed.

Otherwise, if you fail the test, I absolutely will not allow a bunch of dead weights to represent the honor of Rosewood College on the national stage.”

“I’ll give you half an hour to prepare. Remember, the strongest pet isn’t necessarily the best fit for the team.

When your teammates are strong enough to lead the team to victory, how to flexibly apply the ‘six guards, one king’ tactic, and how to provide protective capabilities for your teammates in the constantly changing battle to create an output environment, are the issues you need to focus on now,” Director Boris finished, then turned and walked with the Water Vein Emperor Hog towards the edge of the Battle Platform, leaving the remaining time to the students.

Jackson Grant turned his head to look at everyone and said with a wry smile, “Well, it’s quite unrealistic to expect us to coordinate and cooperate with each other. The captain’s pet is too strong, and our pets are too weak. Forced cooperation would only cause us to fall behind and limit the captain’s performance…”

The others nodded slightly in agreement.

In battle, the only way to stand until the end is for the weak to follow the strong; there’s no sense in the strong yielding to the weak.

To win the championship, they didn’t mind becoming mere decorations on the stage and implementing the ‘six guards, one king’ tactic as described by Director Boris.

After all, David Jones was the only student who made it onto the Flowery Kingdom beastmaster list, a powerful trainer. Being able to provide support and win the game lying down was already a much-desired honor for many talented Trainers.

“Let’s tentatively decide on the lineup for the match first, which will also make it easier to determine tactics later.”

Ning Jade spoke up, “Among the pets I have a contract with, the Deep Ape is the strongest. It can participate in the knockout matches before the semifinals, but as for the cooperation battle in the semifinals and finals, it will depend on the captain’s pet selection.”

The so-called knockout match meant that each team sends one player to the field, and each player can only deploy one pet.

The winner stays on while the loser withdraws. The failing team must send out team members in the order submitted in advance without arbitrarily changing the sequence. If all seven members of a team are defeated, it signifies defeat.

Thus, some people amusingly refer to this format as a tyrannical match because some sufficiently powerful beastmaster talents could consecutively challenge seven people on this stage watched by millions, showcasing their overwhelming strength.

Of course, not every participating team can possess such decisive power.

In situations where the power levels are comparable, each team must predict the sequence of the opposing team’s strong players and use the strategy of racing horses to deplete the opponent’s strongest members, thereby adding to their own ace’s chances of winning.

So Ning Jade unhesitatingly chose her most trusted and strongest partner, the Deep Ape.

“Good, the knockout matches are about choosing the strongest pets,” Jackson Grant said, nodding and then turning his gaze to David Jones.

“Captain, which pet do you plan to choose for the cooperation battle? We need to know so we can decide on the lineup we’ll face in the test.”

“Rainbow, greet our teammates.”

David Jones smiled slightly. The Flood Dragon Wristwatch on his wrist, overlooked by others, swelled rapidly under the astonished eyes of everyone.

With a spatial ripple, a majestic fifty-meter-long Flood Dragon appeared in mid-air, its terrifying domination permeating heaven and earth, even catching the Water Vein Emperor Hog’s brief attention.

“Could this be ‘Presence Rewrite?'” Jackson Grant’s heart skipped a beat.

Before Rainbow’s appearance, he had completely failed to detect any trace of its presence, which was an extremely dangerous sign for a Master Trainer, as it meant his opponent had the ability to kill him silently.

Apart from the Class VI Psychic skill “Presence Rewrite,” Jackson couldn’t think of any other skills capable of completely concealing one’s aura and existence.

“Rainbow has both control and output. When it’s crucial, it can also tank damage. It’s my only Class VI Pet,” David Jones volunteered.

The victor is king, the vanquished the outcast.

Should he lose, whatever he said would be wrong, and even the team he formed would be held accountable by the enraged Rosewood students post-defeat, David was certain to choose the unbeatable Rainbow to fight.

“Wow, so this is the captain’s Frost Wyvern, indeed invincible!” Sanne exclaimed excitedly, completely lacking the elegance of a well-bred young lady.

“Eee!” ＜(▰˘◡˘▰)（Good discernment!）

Rainbow gave Sanne an approving look.

Indeed, it’s very strong. Just its immense Dragon Body can plunge most Class V Beasts into despair!”

Ning Jade praised, “Besides, water assists ice, and the Deep Ape’s Ape Sea Tidal Wave can help Rainbow turn the Battle Ground into its preferred icy realm.”

“The Frost Wolf’s Frost Breath can Strengthen the power of the ice, act as controller for the team, and when there’s a need to deal damage, it has great area-clearing skills to force out the opponent’s abilities,” Jackson observed.

Once they finished, they subconsciously disregarded the three junior students and turned their attention to Richard Goodwin, who had been silent.

“Most of my main Pets are Fire-type; bringing them out would only cause trouble. The Toona Fairy could provide Rainbow with status buffs and take on the support role for the team. However, its strength is somewhat low, only lower-level Class V,” Richard said, frowning deeply.

“That’s okay; the Toona Fairy has very strong support capabilities, including healing abilities. A little lower in strength doesn’t matter,” Jackson replied nonchalantly.

“If you say so,” Richard responded with a gentle smile.

David glanced at the clustered senior students and shook his head, then turned to Margaret Yule, who had a worried frown, and said, “Stop worrying, just choose Snowball.”

“But I haven’t formed a Beast Taming Contract with Snowball yet. Without it, I can’t compete in the match!” Margaret looked up in surprise, unable to believe that David was unaware of the competition rules.

“Come with me, I have a way with contracts,” he said.

After speaking, he glanced at Jedbrook Harvey and Sanne, who seemed a bit tense, and comforted them, “You don’t need to worry about your Pets’ compatibility. Just dispatch your strongest Pets. I’ll also give you a chance to shine in the national competition.”

On hearing this, their eyes lit up with surprise, and they hurriedly expressed their thanks.

David gestured dismissively and led Margaret toward the rest area beside the Battle Platform.

“Eat this.”

Staring at the blue pill in David’s palm, Margaret’s eyes suddenly widened.

“What are you trying to do?”