Beast taming, starting from zero point novel Chapter 293

Chapter 293: Chapter 280: Guessed Wrong

As soon as the words were uttered, the five heads seated in front all turned around simultaneously.

That look in their eyes was curious but also carried a hint of hostility.

After all, everyone present knew of Qiao Sang’s existence and that she was parachuting into the national high school Beast Taming competition for seniors.

The number of participants from each school for each grade segment was fixed and unanimous, so if someone was added, it naturally meant someone else had to drop out.

Three out of these five people were part of the group battle team, so Qiao Sang’s arrival didn’t affect them.

But since everyone was from the senior segment, they occasionally trained together with the members of the battle team, which naturally fostered a special kind of relationship, hence the feeling of shared enmity.

Take Xu Yixuan, for example, who was confident that she wouldn’t be the one kicked out. Thus, she was extremely stable in her mindset, which was also why Sun Boyi sent her to meet Qiao Sang.

"Hello, Coach Sun," greeted Qiao Sang.

It wasn’t that she knew Sun Boyi, only that the vice-principal had mentioned that the high school’s senior team coach was the same teacher who had been in charge of special admissions, so she recognized the face.

Sun Boyi, with his long strides, approached and said, "The vice-principal must have told you about our senior high school team."

Qiao Sang nodded and uttered an "Mm."

"At your age, having three Pet Beasts, two of which are at an intermediate level, indeed places you among the very top tier of new Beast Tamers worldwide," Sun Boyi then continued, "However, what I value here is fairness and justice, and it all comes down to actual strength."

"This year’s national high school Beast Taming competition marks the third one for your senior classmates. In terms of battle experience and understanding of their opponents, they definitely have an advantage over you."

"In a moment, you will have a turn to battle each of them one by one, following the rules of the national high school Beast Taming competition."

"If you can beat any one of them, I will wholeheartedly welcome you to participate in the senior segment competition. However, if you lose, even if it’s a request from the vice-principal, I cannot agree to let you represent the senior segment in the competition."

"Of course, if you just want to train with the senior team and not compete, I naturally won’t say a thing."

Qiao Sang was indeed an extraordinary talent, but what mattered in competitions was victory.

Not to mention the entire country, even in Hangkang City, the students participating in the senior segment competition all had at least two intermediate-level Pet Beasts, and they had been training and coordinating together for a considerable length of time.

Sun Boyi was deemed one of the more rational ones.

When the vice-principal proposed that Qiao Sang participate in the senior segment competition, his initial gut reaction was to refuse.

This student might achieve quite impressive results in the freshman or sophomore competitions, but in the senior segment, that was very dubious.

After all, the senior segment emphasized actual combat experience.

Such experience had to be accumulated over a long period and wasn’t something you could compete in just because the level and number of Pet Beasts met the participating members’ standards.

Moreover, virtually all the senior segment participants from all the schools in Hangkang had moved up from the freshman segment, making them long-standing competitors who had a certain understanding of each other’s Pet Beasts. This wouldn’t apply to Qiao Sang.

However, since it was a request from the vice-principal, he couldn’t just outright refuse.

But if Qiao Sang lost, he would also have a valid reason to refuse afterward.

Sun Boyi didn’t think the other party would reject the offer, for geniuses generally had confidence or even arrogance in their abilities, especially a prodigy like Qiao Sang.

Qiao Sang certainly didn’t refuse. She just paused for a moment before correcting him, "All three of my Pet Beasts are at the intermediate level."

As soon as she said this, the senior members who had been focusing on the conversation were collectively stunned.

Sun Boyi, still caught off guard, asked, "All three of your Pet Beasts have evolved to the intermediate level?"

"Mm," Qiao Sang affirmed.

Sun Boyi fell silent for a dozen seconds to digest the news and raising his voice, asked again,

"All three of your Pet Beasts have really evolved to the intermediate level?"

"Yes," Qiao Sang nodded.

Sun Boyi fell into silence once more.

After a long while, he spoke earnestly, "With only about a month left until the national high school Beast Taming competition, we’ll intensify our training."

Qiao Sang’s eyebrows lifted slightly as she asked, "Wasn’t I supposed to take turns battling to see if I qualify to compete?"