Beast Taming: I have unique beast-collecting skills

Tan Xiao raised her eyebrows.

Is this telekinesis?

Her original expectation was that it would be a superpower type, in case her pet beast would encounter unexpected problems in the scoreboard competition due to attribute advantages, since fairies are too rare.

So the other party has both abilities?

Lin Su smiled innocently and harmlessly at her: "I'm all set. Shall we sign up now?"

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The cross-country race is held in a forest park on the outskirts of Nanjiang City, covering an area of ​​1008.6 hectares, but only 28 kilometers away from the city center.

This place has lakes, trees, and small valleys, and the "mountain" in the middle is relatively low in altitude. Because tourists camp here all year round, the occasional wild creatures that appear are mostly non-aggressive, making it an excellent place for a suburban getaway.

6:21 a.m. on March 26.

It drizzled during the night, and the woods were still shrouded in mist.

Lin Su, carrying the Illusionary Moon Fox, joined the queue at the entrance to register, confirm her participation, and receive a positioning bracelet. Afterward, she used the bracelet to go to the starting area to collect her initial equipment.

The backpack contains a map, three servings of food and water, and two bottles of F-grade energy recovery fluid. You can replenish your water at the checkpoints if you run out.

There were many people in the departure area.

Lin Su looked around the room and noticed that there were a particularly high number of college students, chatting in groups of three or five.

A typical team composition consists of a pet that enjoys eating honey, plus a pet with complementary attributes as support.

However, some people came purely for a spring outing, others came in groups to help their classmates win prizes, and still others wanted to resell the prizes to improve their lives...

She lifted her foot and walked toward the most eye-catching small circle.

Suddenly, the number of people whispering about it increased.

"She's here to compete too? She's way too young!"

"No, no, no, it's also possible they went to pick her up. Have you counted how many this is?"

"I guess I'll either be ignored or get yelled at..."

"Who knows, maybe they know each other?"

"..."

"Tan Xiao, why isn't your partner here yet? Did he stand you up again?" The group of people carrying bags laughed openly.

"What's it to you?"

Tan Xiao couldn't be bothered with these nasty people. She was just unlucky; her pre-arranged partner suddenly announced that her pet was about to evolve. What could she do? Evolution was, of course, more important.

After the competition, she will arrange for Dali to evolve.

"Why don't you find someone with a flying ability? There are plenty in Liuhe. Why do you have to choose someone with superpowers?"

"Yeah, we don't even know each other yet." The person called Liuhe didn't say anything, but the person next to him complained in a pretentious manner.

Tan Xiao glanced at the four of them.

Is Liu He's fighting ability any good? Calling him a complete weakling would be giving him too much credit. She's here to win, not to join in the fun like them.

"It's starting in two minutes," Liu He reminded him, checking the time.

The race runs from 6:30 this morning to 6:30 tomorrow morning. You need to run through the entire forest park to reach the 10 checkpoints. If you are late, you will be in a rush.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, the violent bear leaped up and swung its paw at its partner who had arrived at the right moment.

The four people, each with a distinct temperament, couldn't help but gasp and exchange bewildered glances.

"Is that the partner you found?"

"Are you in high school yet?"

"Is she really better than Liu He?"

Although Liu He has low combat skills, he is very intelligent.

As for the idea that the veterans look young, that's impossible; the competition restricts the age to under 22.

"Hi."

Lin Su waved to Tan Xiao with a smile, and stopped on the side that was a moderate distance from the group of five and close to the violent bear, without going any further.

She was paid to complete the task and win the competition on the side, so it was impolite of her to join the client's social media circle without being invited.

She needs to have professional skills; otherwise, a bad review could affect her ability to get orders in the future.

Just then, the broadcast started accompanied by music:

"Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the beginner pet orienteering challenge, sponsored by Jiale Bee Farm and Xinxin Tree Orchard."

"The competition is about to begin. Please prepare yourselves. Here are some important notes for this competition, just to remind you..."

Tan Xiao listened to the broadcast, her eyes flickering.

The rules for the points-grabbing game have been changed.

After the announcement, the barriers around the starting area were removed, and the runners began to scatter in all directions.

"Let's go!"

After exchanging greetings, the four of them left together.

Tan Xiao turned to Lin Su: "Have you looked at the map? We'll take the eastern route, circle around the entire perimeter, and then go up the mountain from the southwest."

Finding points is not as fast as grabbing points. Her plan is to complete all the checkpoints during the day and then go to the last checkpoint on the mountaintop at night. After a good rest, she can play a few more rounds.

There is a lakeside sightseeing area on the west side of the forest park. If you take the western or central route, the queues at the photo spots can be at least half an hour long.

The dirt roads on the eastern route are difficult to travel, but once you reach a checkpoint, you don't have to wait long; you can complete the task and move on to the next one.

Lin Su had no objections: "Okay."

Anyway, the rule is that you have to go to the top of the mountain between 10 pm and 3 am for at least one round of scoring battles, and it doesn’t matter which way you go.

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A forest path.

Sunlight filtered through the branches and emerald leaves, casting dappled shadows on the ground.

"Boom!"

The violent bear ran ahead, arms outstretched, clearing the way. Every now and then, small animals in the bushes or trees were startled by its howls and movements.

"Huanhuan~"

Ahri is also more familiar with the environment rich in natural atmosphere. Sometimes she floats forward, and sometimes she teleports between tree branches, looking for the scoreboard mentioned by her beast tamer.

Lin Su and Tan Xiao followed behind, passing many of the teams that had set off earlier on the eastern route without any obstacles.

After 1.5 hours.

The two arrived at checkpoint number 7.

Besides the staff wearing name tags, there were two teams sitting there, looking utterly hopeless, playing cards together.

The staff member stood up and explained to the two newcomers:

"The task at this checkpoint is a 1v1 pet battle. Please choose one pet to fight. If you win the battle, you will successfully check in. If you lose, you can try again after 1 hour."

"What kind of pets did you two send out?"

"Boom!"

The violent bear immediately raised its two paws, indicating that it wanted to fight this round.

A dark gray beast with a large nose, round ears, and squinty eyes turned its head after hearing the sound:

"Fearless".

The fearless bear, with its legs crossed and a blade of grass dangling from its mouth, gave the violent bear a provocative smile.

"Boom!"

The violent bear swung its two paws down with great force, and I immediately wanted to punch it.

"Great benefit."

Tan Xiao stopped her pet in time and turned to ask Lin Su for her opinion.

Fighting type vs. Normal type?

Bear Showdown?

Lin Su nodded in response to Tan Xiao's questioning gaze. Since Fighting-type moves deal double damage to Normal-type moves, she naturally had no objection.

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Both sides are in position.

The fearless bear, true to its name, showed no fear in the face of the violent bear twice its size. It turned its back again, sticking out its round rear end and making a face.

"Fearless".

Among the onlookers, two of them once again clenched their paws into fists.