The Strongest Dragon in the Era of Beast Taming

Chapter 246 - 246: 240: Ranking Game Begins

“Know your enemy and know yourself, win a hundred battles.

To gather more intelligence, David Jones and Margaret Yule arrived early at the bustling Battle Gym to see if there were any noteworthy opponents.

However, after watching the fierce battles between pets for just a short time, David found it uninteresting and quickly made up an excuse to return to the hotel to continue strengthening his pet.

And so, David spent a day exhausting his energy.

The second day of qualifiers was the final confrontation between the losers’ and winners’ groups, ultimately determining the top eight players who could advance to the top sixteen, making the battles increasingly intense.

In pursuit of the final eight spots, these contestants focused on their strongest cards, hiding their bottom cards for fear of elimination, and not even making it into the top sixteen.

After the battles ended that afternoon, the list of the top sixteen qualifiers was officially announced, along with the specific match-ups.

At six in the evening, they were still at the unique-flavored hot pot restaurant.

“Here’S the information I gathered about the competitors.” Margaret handed over a thick stack of documents.

“At least all the contestants who entered the top sixteen have Class III Arcane Star Cultivation, as well as Commander-ranked pets, and even two of them have King-ranked pets…”

Reading the detailed information, David felt somewhat touched inside, raising his head to glance at the elegant young lady in front of him.

He was a good fighter, but when it came to gathering intelligence, Margaret’s abilities were truly fierce!

As he quickly flipped through the documents, David got an impression of several formidable contestants in this qualifier.

“No wonder Waterland City hasn’t had a Trainer enroll in Rosewood College for so many years – the gap is just too big…” David thought as he put away the documents.

However, luckily he had Rainbow by his side, and he only needed to wait for the results with his hands in his pockets, not even needing to command much.

To be honest, during battles, David didn’t feel his reflexes were faster than

Rainbow’s.

Sometimes, there was a time lag in mentally issuing commands, so he only gave proper instructions at critical moments, leaving the rest to Rainbow’s performance.

After all, too many instructions from a Trainer could interfere with a pet’s judgment.

Even if the Trainer gave correct instructions at the time, if they missed the right opportunity, even the correct command would have unnoticeable flaws in the ever-changing battle.

The next day, as soon as dawn broke, David and Margaret went to the qualifier’s main venue.

However, there were clearly more spectators who arrived even earlier.

Half of the venue’s five thousand available seats were already filled before the competition even began.

“I’ll head to the preparation room first. We’ll meet at our usual spot after the matches.”

After saying that, David left the viewing area and headed to the preparation room for examination.

Not long after, a middle-aged man wearing a Rosewood College teacher’s uniform and exuding an elegant demeanor suddenly appeared on the main stage. As the referee appeared, the big screen behind him began to introduce the top sixteen contestants’ information, finally stopping at David and a handsome young man.

“First match: David Jones VS Leonard Southey.”

“Please both contestants take the stage, with a preparation time of one minute.”

Although the referee didn’t shout loudly, his voice echoed clearly throughout the venue, even suppressing the murmurs of the audience in the viewing area. Quickly, both contestants took to the stage through the contestants’ passage. “David Jones faced the top-ranked fighter in the first round. Leonard Southey had terrible luck. Otherwise, he might have had a chance to make it to the top eight.”

“Anyone rated as an SSS-class genius is a monster. It’s not even a match; it’s completely one-sided.”

“What are you talking about? If he’s so great, why don’t you just let Rosewood College cancel the competition and give the title to David Jones directly? Then we wouldn’t even need to watch the match at all.”

“No, no, no, I think it’s going to be a turnaround!”

Despite some distance, Leonard Southey could roughly hear the discussions coming from the nearby spectator seats. His face immediately turned dark.

Ever since Rosewood College announced the match-ups last night, his friends had sent him messages of consolation, saying things like, ‘losing to the first-ranked doesn’t disgrace.’

What a joke! His friends already assumed he would lose without even watching the match. He refused to believe in such a bad omen!

As a result, Leonard Southey, who held his anger in check, released dazzling light from his Star Ring. In the dazzling orange rune circle, a four-meter tall humanoid Scarlet Mecha suddenly appeared.

It had a pair of silver-white armor on its shoulders, and its right hand was connected to five enormous black barrels. On the left side, there was a three-meter long red shield, with a retractable sharp mechanical giant sword nested inside. The chest was also covered by a transparent chest armor, and inside it was an Energy Crystal emitting green light.

“Pet Name: Scarlet Mecha (TVIG57 Model)”

“Pet Type: Mechinery”

“Species Level: Commander”

“Grade: Class III, middle-level”

“Species Skill: Intelligent Combat, Transforming Armor, Mechinery Bomb, Force Field, Full-Speed Laser”

As soon as Leonard Southey summoned the Scarlet Mecha, the Rainbow on David Jones’ wrist slowly floated into the air.

“Is that the rumored Frost Wyvern? Why is it so tiny? It doesn’t have the imposing presence of a Flood Dragon at all.

A little girl on the spectator seat muttered as she saw the Frost Wyvern, a few dozen centimeters long, which she had longed to see for so long.

Unlike the majority of disappointed spectators, the students and teachers at Rosewood College were watching the mini-sized but fearsome Flood Dragon with earnest eyes.

“That should be the Class VI Dragon Type: Size Adjustment. It seems like Leonard Southey doesn’t have a chance for victory at all,” sighed many knowledgeable trainers.

On the other hand, out of everyone’s sight, Field Astrophel appeared indifferent, looking at the Flood Dragon on the screen as if he was not concerned. However, if one observed carefully, they could see his nervous mood through his frequent and rapid blinking.

“Whistle! Whistle!” One minute later, the referee blew his whistle, and the battle officially began.

“Full-Speed Laser!” Leonard Southey issued his command with full concentration.

Radiant light began to gather on the Scarlet Mecha’s black barrels. However, before a second had passed, an Ice Tornado suddenly appeared to the audience’s surprise, swiftly transforming the imposing Scarlet Mecha into a beautiful ice sculpture.

The noisy arena suddenly went quiet.

The referee remained silent for a moment before announcing, “First round match is over. David Jones is the winner.”

“Was that it? Instant kill!”

Many excited spectators rose from their seats and applauded enthusiastically.

“???”

Some spectators had confused expressions on their faces.

“What happened? I missed it!”

They had only blinked, and the match was already over.. It was unbelievably fast!