Surrounded by Five Beast Lords novel Chapter 69

Chapter 69 Power Of Fortune

Chapter 69 Power Of Fortune

The first round’s results were coming in one by one, and among the competing teams, joy and disappointment were being dealt out in equal measure.

The news that Dora’s team had beaten Valeria’s sparked a modest ripple of conversation here and there.

Cassian’s team, on the other hand, had barely managed to edge out Gale Squad, a victory by the skin of their teeth Then came the draw for the second round.

On the holographic screen above the arena, the team identification numbers whirled and clicked into random pairings. When the pairing process finally settled, a soft murmur of surprise swept through the stands.

Dora’s team was set to face a solid, mid-ranking squad known for its methodical, unflashy style. It was a respectable opponent, but not among the elite.

And on Cassian’s slot, the word “Bye” sat clear and unmistakable.

“Wait, they got a bye?”

“Talk about luck.”

“They just barel

through a brutal match, and now they get a free round to rest?”

eems to have fortune on their side. No wonder they topped the leaderboard yesterday… gh the stands from all directions.

e big screen, the corner of her mouth curling into a smirk she didn’t bother to conceal.

till sharp enough for her teammates to catch every word. “Oh please, as if there’s no shady

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ed at his sides as he shot a complicated, brooding look toward the Cassian team’s corner.

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up with barely suppressed indignation. “Power? All I see is a guy whose family crammed every last into him until he had a Level-5 supernatural ability. That’s hardly a superpower.”

works just as well here as anywhere else.”

Elmer’s sulking face and couldn’t help but find it funny. “I said money power, not superpower. Starcoins.

d his head, looking like he only half understood what she meant.

d and dropped her voice to a near whisper. “The Shawn family really is willing to bleed for a win. And eir influence stretches pretty damn far.”

ssion remained unreadable, though a flicker of cold understanding passed through his eyes.

hed his tail, his amber eyes brimming with disdain, and let out a soft, contemptuous growl from the back of his st a clown putting on a show.”

on’t really care what kind of backroom deals are going on.” Dora turned her gaze away from the screen, her on hardening with resolve. “We’ll just focus on our own fight.

onestly, this gives us a perfect chance to work on our teamwork so that later, when we head into the training zone er, we’ll be ready to hunt down some serious alien beasts.”

oked at Elmer, Lioren, and Jaxsen in turn. “You three are up for the second round.

er, you’re handling support and defense. Lioren, you’ll take the flanks and go for quick strikes.

eir main fighter is a Level 4 supernatural ability user, which means he’s yours, Jaxsen. Use your wood ability to lock h wn in close combat and keep him busy.

ur objective is to win without exhausting ourselves and save our energy for what comes after.”

he three who had been called perked up immediately, with Elmer in particular looking like a spark of fighting spirit had just eignited behind his eyes.

oren gave a slow blink of his amber cat eyes, whic Jaxsen simply nodded in his silent way

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Chapter 69 Power Of Fortune

After the grueling fight that followed their earlier complacency, their morale had taken a real beating, but now, at last, the tensiun that had been strangling them began to ease, giving them room to breathe for the first time since the match began. The advanced healing-type supernatural ability user Regina had arranged, along with the full medical team, had been waiting at the ready.

Without a moment’s detay, they took Cassian and his two teammates from the previous match straight to the backstage medical bay for intensive treatment and energy realignment.

Between the healers, the expensive recovery potions, and the equipment designed to smooth out energy fluctuations, everything worked in unison to quickly bring their injuries and depleted reserves under control.

Regina reappeared as well. She didn’t say much, but her words were measured and firm as she expressed her support and recognition to the entire team, backing up her words with the very logistics she had promised.

That solid medical support hit them like a shot of adrenaline, and their morale visibly lifted.

What surprised everyone even more was the appearance of Cassian’s father, Kael, a rare Level-5 supernatural ability user, backstage as well.

Kael carried himself with the kind of authority that needed no display of anger to be intimidating.

He had remained Regina’s alpha beast mate for years, not only because he and Regina shared a son as genetically gifted as Cassian, but also because his supernatural ability ranked the highest among all her mates.

Without wasting time on empty reprimands, he immediately pulled up the recording of Cassian Squad’s first match. Cross- referencing the footage with the combat data, he quickly identified the team’s weaknesses in coordination, timing, and battlefield positioning.

His observations were direct and razor-sharp, and the adjustments he proposed were equally clear.

“Cassian,” he said evenly, “your fire ability has incredible range and destructive power, but it’s too straightforward. You rely too much on brute force, and that makes your attacks easy to anticipate

“In the next round, focus on compressing the flames instead of wasting energy on oversized attacks. Work with your teammates and turn their openings into finishing blows.

“And the rest of you, quit treating Cassian like the entire team’s backbone.

“Each of your abilities has its own strengths. Learn how to support one another and capitalize on the gaps your opponents expose while they’re busy avoiding Cassian’s attacks.

“A team fight isn’t a one-man performance. You cover each other’s weaknesses, fill in the gaps, and fight together. That’s how a real squad wins. Got it?”

Kael was a man of few words, but every comment he made struck straight at the heart of the problem.

The team listened in complete conviction. The frustration and confusion that had left them scattered and unfocused slowly fell away as his analysis reorganized everything into something clear and manageable.

In truth, they had always been nothing more than a group of pampered ich boys who spent their days hanging around together for fun.

None of them had ever been through real combat, and most had never even stepped onto a proper training ground to hunt alien beasts.

This tournament had pushed them harder than anything they had experienced before, but it had also forced them to gain genuine combat experience.

After Kael’s guidance, it felt as though they had suddenly woken from a daze.

The Shawn family’s handling of the situation had been impeccable: a perfectly timed bye round that gave the team room to recover, top-tier medical treatment, reassurance and motivation from the family head herself, and tactical guidance from Kael, a Level-7 supernatural ability user.

With all of that working together, the team’s downward spiral was quickly brought under control.

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