The participant smiled bitterly and said helplessly, “I was forced into a duel before I even understood the rules. How exactly is this challenge triggered?”
“You just have to clearly express your intent to challenge,” Liu Yi replied. Recalling how the other person's Points Detector had just forcibly locked their points, she smiled and added, “I suspect the Qinglan Advanced Beast Taming Academy quite encourages everyone to initiate duels.”
On a distant treetop, a Wind Eagle with a blue band tied around it was quietly watching the scene.
Suddenly, the Wind Eagle let out a soft cry, spread its wings, and flew deep into the dense forest.
...
Liu Yi stood under the shade of a tree not far from Northeast District No. 3 Supply Station, her eyes locked on every participant leaving the station.
There were still quite a few participants in this supply station; she couldn't let such a good opportunity go to waste.
Soon, Liu Yi's gaze landed on a boy accompanied by a Rock-armored Lizard.
“I challenge you to a pet duel,” Liu Yi said directly as she walked up to him.
The boy's Points Detector immediately sounded:
【Challenge request received. Duel mode activated.】
He froze for a moment, appearing somewhat surprised, but a confident smile soon spread across his face. “Interesting. I’ll play with you then!”
Liu Yi entered 80 points without hesitation.
It was all the points she currently had.
【Challenger has chosen to stake all points.】
【Opponent's required stake will be automatically locked to all remaining points.】
The boy couldn't help but cry out, “Huh?”
Liu Yi smiled.
Excellent, she had guessed right again.
An all-in for an all-in.
Risk and reward coexisted.
【Duel start!】
The Rock-armored Lizard's defense was quite remarkable; ordinary attacks posed almost no threat to it.
However, Liu Yi was in no hurry.
Ziyue flexibly utilized Ice Armor, perfectly timing its activation and deactivation to successfully block the Rock-armored Lizard's Roll and Rock Throw attacks.
Meanwhile, the slowing effect of Frost Breath made the Rock-armored Lizard's movements sluggish.
Seeing the right moment, Liu Yi gave the command. Ziyue's five ice blades accurately struck the weak points in the lizard's joints, quickly causing it to lose its ability to fight.
Liu Yi's Points Detector beeped:
【Duel ended. Victory achieved. Points obtained from opponent: 20.】
【Current total points: 100】
【Current ranking: 29】
The boy silently recalled his Rock-armored Lizard, his previously confident smile having long since vanished without a trace.
Liu Yi glanced at the Points Leaderboard and saw that the points of those ranked ahead of her were constantly rising. Clearly, others were working very hard as well.
In that case, she would continue!
As time passed, Liu Yi's points began to snowball rapidly.
Outside Northeast District No. 3 Supply Station:
“I challenge you to a pet duel.”
“I challenge you to a pet duel.”
“I challenge you to a pet duel.”
...
Time after time, she proactively initiated challenges, and every single time, she chose to enter “all points” without the slightest hesitation.
And without exception, the opponents' Points Detectors were forced to lock all their points as well.
Either they would win all her points, or she would win all of theirs!
There was no third option!
It was a series of near-total victories!
With Ziyue's proficiency in Ice Blade, Frost Breath, and Ice Armor, combined with Liu Yi's precise commands, no opponent could best them.
Facing a Fire-type pet? Use Ice Blade for a priority strike, Ice Armor to block the flame impact, and then unleash a barrage of ice blades after slowing them with Frost Breath.
Facing a speed-type pet? Use the area-of-effect slow from Frost Breath and use Ice Blade to block their path, forcing the opponent to take damage.
Facing a defensive pet? Use Ice Blade for precise strikes on weak points, Ice Armor to defend against counterattacks, and Frost Breath to weaken their mobility.
Under Liu Yi's exquisite command, Ziyue's strength was fully utilized, and their coordination was practically seamless.
Not a single defeat!
The Points Detector's announcements rang out continuously, showing their total points climbing steadily:
【Current total points: 140】
【Current total points: 210】
【Current total points: 300】
【Current total points: 387】
...
Liu Yi's ranking also shot up like a rocket—
18th... 12th... 8th... 5th... 2nd...
Finally, when the Points Detector's announcement rang out once more:
【Current total points: 497】
【Current ranking: 1】
She had charged her way straight to the top!
A group of participants defeated by Liu Yi gathered at the entrance of the supply station, whispering and murmuring among themselves.
“Who is this girl? How did she suddenly surge to first place?”
“The speed at which her points increased is truly terrifying!”
“This is ridiculous. Her pet is clearly just an Ice-type, so how is she carving through everyone like it's nothing?”
Liu Yi stood in the open space outside the supply station, her eyes fixed on the Points Leaderboard.
At the very top of the leaderboard, her name sat high above the rest—
1st Place: 【Liu Yi】 — Points: 497
2nd Place: 【Ji Xiaoyao】 — Points: 450
The gap was only 47 points.
But she had charged up from just 80 points.
Liu Yi looked around and noticed that more participants had gathered at the supply station entrance.
Their gazes flickered toward her from time to time, still discussing her in low voices.
“That's her. I heard she went through a long string of duels and won every single one!”
“Her Ice Fox is too powerful. You can't find a single opening...”
“Not only that, her commanding is even stronger.” A girl who had just lost a duel shook her head with a bitter smile. “Every command she gave seemed perfectly correct. It was impossible to mount an effective counterattack.”
“And she went all-in with all her points every time, leaving herself no way out.”
“That's just insane. By the end, her points were way higher than most people's. Choosing to stake all of them... isn't the risk far greater than the reward? If she lost just once, wouldn't everything be gone?”
“But she didn't lose once.”
The crowd fell silent.
Listening to these discussions, Liu Yi lowered her head slightly and let a corner of her mouth curl up, then calmly checked the time.
It was already evening; no wonder the number of participants at the supply station had increased again.
However, the participants near this station had clearly become wary.
Some even ran away as soon as they saw her approaching, obviously unwilling to be forced into another duel.
“Let's call it a day,” Liu Yi whispered to Ziyue.
“Bing bing!”
Ziyue tilted her head up proudly and let out a cry, clearly very satisfied with today's record.
Liu Yi opened her Points Detector and checked the map.
The closest station to 【Northeast District No. 3 Supply Station】 was 【Northeast District No. 2 Supply Station】.
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