Chapter 16: Second Tier Defeats Third Tier
Chapter 16: Second Tier Defeats Third Tier
Little Mo Xie had already been summoned by Chu Mu. Seeing the Ten-legged Centipede appear, the proud Mo Xie leaped in front of Chu Mu, staring down the centipede that was over a meter long.
Zhang Luo obviously didn’t want to be laughed at by his companions and wanted to end this fight quickly. He immediately commanded his Ten-legged Centipede to attack Little Mo Xie.
The Ten-legged Centipede’s entire body moved like a chain of iron. While moving, it suddenly whipped out its tail pincer, slamming it fiercely towards Little Mo Xie!
Little Mo Xie’s body was weak and its defense was poor. If it got hit squarely by the Ten-legged Centipede even once, it would probably lose its ability to fight.
Fortunately, Little Mo Xie had speed faster than the Ten-legged Centipede. With a light leap, Little Mo Xie dodged the centipede’s tail pincer. Its sharp claws suddenly extended, swiping across the Ten-legged Centipede’s body.
“Skreee~!”
Mo Xie’s claws scraped like they were grinding against metal. This attack clearly failed to break through the Ten-legged Centipede’s defense.
Chu Mu didn’t mind. After all, Mo Xie attacked while dodging, with no solid footing to push from, making it hard to put power into its claws.
“Circle and fight it.” Chu Mu had already thought of a strategy to deal with the Ten-legged Centipede and gave the order to Little Mo Xie.
Little Mo Xie was also clever. While dodging the Ten-legged Centipede’s pincer tail, it kept circling around. Even though the Ten-legged Centipede kept swinging its tail to attack, each attack had a big pause. It always needed to adjust before it could sweep again.
Zhang Luo saw that Chu Mu’s Moonlight Fox was very agile. He knew he couldn’t keep going in circles like this, so he used his mental link to give another command.
After the command was given, the Ten-legged Centipede stopped its continuous attacks on Little Mo Xie. It suddenly sprang up, head down, and instantly burrowed into the ground, leaving a deep hole in the grass!
“Burrow, Ambush?” A smile appeared on Chu Mu’s face. He knew the Ten-legged Centipede’s skills like the back of his hand, so he also gave an order to Mo Xie.
Little Mo Xie stayed in place, motionless, as if quietly waiting for something…
Seeing the Moonlight Fox standing still, Zhang Luo, Ge Qing, and the others curled their lips in a smirk. They clearly thought the fight was about to end. After all, a delicate Soul Pet like the Moonlight Fox couldn’t possibly withstand the Ten-legged Centipede’s Ambush.
“Hurry and make your Soul Pet run! If the Ten-legged Centipede locks onto its position, you’ll lose,” Ting Yu nearby was secretly worried too.
Ambush was a classic Insect Type skill. By burrowing into the ground and then suddenly erupting from below, it attacked the enemy’s weakest underbelly.
But Chu Mu ignored Ting Yu’s anxiety. He closed his eyes, expended his Soul Power, and released his sensing ability.
His sensing ability covered the grassy area. Even without using his eyes, Chu Mu could feel through his Soul Power that the earth beneath Little Mo Xie’s feet was loosening.
Suddenly, Chu Mu opened his eyes.
“Now!” he commanded.
The mental link between Little Mo Xie and its master was very sensitive. The moment Chu Mu gave the order, Little Mo Xie gathered its strength and leaped!
“Boom!”
The turf suddenly exploded. The meter-long centipede shot up from the grass like a black steel spear, leaping over two meters high!
The Ambush was already in motion. The instant Little Mo Xie jumped, it precisely dodged this swift attack, and its claws grabbed onto a nearby tree.
Its light body gave a slight bounce off the tree trunk. Once on the tree, Little Mo Xie leaped once more, actually pouncing back at the Ten-legged Centipede that was still hanging in mid-air!
“Tearing Claw!” Chu Mu commanded!
Little Mo Xie’s claws shot out menacingly. As its body fell, it fiercely slashed through the air, leaving two intersecting streaks of cold light!
Seeing Little Mo Xie’s posture, everyone was stunned. They obviously hadn’t expected this Moonlight Fox could already unleash Tearing Claw!
“Swish! Swish!”
The cold light flashed past. The Ten-legged Centipede’s body bent unnaturally and it crashed heavily to the ground.
Meanwhile, Little Mo Xie landed gracefully, proudly lifting its head, not even glancing at the Ten-legged Centipede.
“Don’t worry, my Ten-legged Centipede has reinforced meat armor. That little fox’s Tearing Claw can only wound its skin at most,” Zhang Luo’s face stiffened, but he quickly recovered.
Zhang Luo had confidence in his Soul Pet’s defense, so he ordered his Ten-legged Centipede to get up and keep fighting.
“Get up!”
“Get up now!”
His mental commands couldn’t make the Ten-legged Centipede stand, so Zhang Luo could only shout at it. However, after several yells, the Ten-legged Centipede still didn’t move a bit.
“What’s going on?” The other three wore puzzled expressions, looking at Ge Qing.
Ge Qing also frowned. After a while, he spoke, “That little fox’s Tearing Claw just now, its attack power was very strong…”
However, as soon as Ge Qing finished speaking, the Ten-legged Centipede’s body suddenly twitched and convulsed.
“Crunch!” A crisp sound rang out. Several new claw marks suddenly appeared on the convulsing Ten-legged Centipede’s body. These claw marks had actually cut clean through its body, severing it into several segments!
Seeing this horrifying scene unfold, Zhang Luo’s face instantly turned pale. He stared blankly at the Ten-legged Centipede that had been cut into pieces!
“What powerful attack power!” Ting Yu was close by and had clearly seen the entire process of Little Mo Xie unleashing Tearing Claw!
The Ten-legged Centipede’s meat armor was at the mid-stage. Its defense should have been top-tier for this level. Yet, Mo Xie’s single Tearing Claw completely tore through it, killing it instantly!
Ge Qing and his group all wore looks of shock and terror!
To Ge Qing and the young man, the fierce and ferocious Ten-legged Centipede should have easily defeated the Moonlight Fox. The stark contrast of the Ten-legged Centipede’s death now brought them astonishment, surprise, and a fair bit of disbelief!
“Woo~!”
Suddenly, Little Mo Xie, victorious in battle, lifted its head and let out a cry.
A faint, almost imperceptible light filtered through the leaves, falling upon the little fox under the moonlight. Mo Xie’s beautiful tail gradually became fuller, fluffy, looking like a young maiden’s fur-trimmed long skirt, noble and beautiful!
“It grew up!”
Little Mo Xie growing up excited Chu Mu even more than defeating the Ten-legged Centipede!
“Woo woo~!” Little Mo Xie cried out again.
When the youths in Ge Qing’s circle saw Little Mo Xie’s growth, they were stunned once more!
“That little fox just entered the third tier!”
“A second-tier Moonlight Fox defeating a third-tier Ten-legged Centipede… that’s just too unbelievable, right? Isn’t that a mutant Moonlight Fox?”
“It’s a Moonlight Fox. Its claws… should be at the late stage of juvenile claws…” Ge Qing’s expression also turned somewhat strange as he glanced at Chu Mu.
A Moonlight Fox’s claws reaching the late stage while still at the second tier… on one hand, it showed this Moonlight Fox’s talent was unbelievably high. On the other hand, it naturally indicated the Soul Pet Tamer’s exceptional raising ability. And from the previous fight, it was clear Chu Mu knew the Ten-legged Centipede’s skills intimately, which fully demonstrated his qualities as an excellent Soul Pet Tamer!