[Damn!]

Facing the barrage of fiery arrows coming at close range, the scarecrow sidestepped to dodge them with ease.

This was the command Li Pu gave it in an instant because he understood from watching previous matches.

That it's absolutely crucial to avoid being hit by the first arrow of the [Nine Explosive Arrows], otherwise the resulting shockwave would hinder its further reactions, leading to being consecutively hit by the following arrows.

Boom! x9

Nine explosions landed in the same spot, blasting a crater into the shallow marsh, and the marsh water was forced out and slowly returning.

[Damn it!]

The scarecrow was startled by the power; if it had been hit, the consequences would be unimaginable.

However, in its current state, it was confident it wouldn't be hit by the [Nine Explosive Arrows].

Hadn't it just dodged one that was so close?

"What's going on with this scarecrow?"

"This is the first time today I've seen a [Nine Explosive Arrows] miss."

"Is it just too fast?"

"Maybe this match will be really exciting?"

The audience, who initially thought Fire Cricket would win easily, began to waver in their opinions.

To be blunt, this scarecrow seemed to be the fastest in body technique among the summoned creatures they had seen in the arena today!

"Wait, isn't it from the wind element?"

"Yeah! I almost forgot, I thought it was a pursuing wind element summoned creature!"

"Oh my, I don't think it should even be called a scarecrow."

"What should it be called, then?"

"How about Wind Scarecrow?"

"Random naming, why not call it Crazy Scarecrow."

"Watch your pronunciation, guys, it's getting out of hand."

The audience's admiration for the scarecrow made Fu Erdai less than happy.

"Why is your scarecrow so fast..."

He looked at Li Pu with a serious expression.

"It's not good for anything else, but when it comes to fleeing, it's top-notch."

Li Pu answered with a non-answer, arms crossed.

In fact, the scarecrow's evasive body technique should be credited to the mushroom it had just consumed.

Swift Mushroom, a toxic mushroom that dramatically increases burst speed.

The toxic side effects are currently unknown, but there's a chance to experiment with the Little Tree Man.

Little Tree Man: Damn.

"I really didn't expect the fight between Fire Cricket and the Scarecrow to reach this point."

From Fu Erdai's tone, he still seemed quite confident.

"Oh? You're hiding another trick up your sleeve?"

Li Pu raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

"You'll see if you keep watching."

Fu Erdai just smiled without answering.

Actually, the answer was simple: since Fire Cricket's long-range fire attacks were ineffective, it had no choice but to engage in close combat.

With the advantage of the elemental field, the newly leveled-up Fire Cricket at LV7 could completely bridge the level gap.

Plus, as Li Pu mentioned, Fu Erdai indeed had other lethal moves.

At this moment, it seemed both summoners had reached a tacit understanding and telepathically communicated with their summoned creatures.

Fu Erdai: (Charge and bait it into close combat.)

Li Pu: (Take it down.)

[Damn!]

The scarecrow attacked first, sweeping a kick towards Fire Cricket.

Moreover, it showed some instinct in combat by deliberately kicking up water to disrupt Fire Cricket's vision.

[Fire Cricket, you hurt!]

Fire Cricket, somewhat caught off guard, was indeed affected by the water spray and was struck sideways by the scarecrow's leg.

The flames burning on it, which were supposed to scorch opponents in close combat, were now almost ineffective and were instead making it feel shaky upon being kicked.

However, Fire Cricket was not to be outdone; it seized the opportunity while the scarecrow was standing on one leg and rammed it head-on despite the pain.

[Oh damn!]

The scarecrow was sent flying by the impact.

Under the restraint of the elemental field, it truly felt powerless.

This clash had neither side gaining an upper hand.

(Change strategy, focus on evading and counter-attacking.)

Before the second round of engagement could start, Li Pu issued new instructions.

The advantage of the Swift Mushroom needed to be utilized.

In such close quarters combat, the scarecrow was now faster.

Understanding the type of summoned creature plays a crucial role in combat.

Fire Cricket is a momentum-type summoned creature that must hit the enemy to recover energy.

The energy recovered from skill hits and normal attacks differs greatly, with the former providing much more.

Earlier, the scarecrow had already dodged the [Nine Explosive Arrows], which was undoubtedly a significant energy loss for Fire Cricket.

All that's needed now is to keep avoiding its normal attacks to suppress its ability to keep using skills significantly.

The situation indeed unfolded as Li Pu predicted: after the scarecrow switched to an evasive strategy, Fire Cricket started to feel weak.

"Who would have thought this scarecrow could actually gain the upper hand?"

"Before the finals, if someone said the scarecrow would win, I wouldn't have believed it."

"But now... is it really going to win?"

Newcomers' opinions had shifted from favoring Fire Cricket to leaning towards the scarecrow.

"But why do I feel like that guy from the Fu family has something else planned?"

"Yeah, after all, that Fire Cricket only used a fire wall and one arrow so far."

"Exactly, its energy shouldn't run out so quickly."

However, the teachers in the audience had a different opinion.

(Time to close the net.)

After a brief struggle, Fu Erdai issued new instructions to Fire Cricket.

[Fire Cricket, you old Fire Cricket!]

Fire Cricket let out a piercing cry, and immediately several sharp stone pillars over 5cm in diameter rose from the ground!

[Stone Spike], a very swift and stealthy D-class attack skill, which Fire Cricket with 9 fire and 1 earth elements barely or exactly met the requirement for Acquired.

These stone pillars shot upward from different angles toward the scarecrow, blocking all its escape routes, leaving it no choice but to take at least one hit from the stone spike.

[Damn!]

As they say, an unguarded assault took the scarecrow by surprise.

With a cry, it was impaled by one of the stone pillars.

"Ah, this!" xN

The audience was equally surprised to see this.

No one expected the tide to turn so quickly!

Especially with the close-up shots on the big screen, everyone could see the stone pillar's position seemed to be fatal.

So... did Fire Cricket just kill the scarecrow in one blow?!

"Too naive."

Yet amidst the crowd's shock, Li Pu merely shook his head.

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