Chapter 144: Larulas vs. Waterleap Fish

Water Leap Fish was a girl with blue skin and a petite figure, her most distinctive features being the tall blue fin atop her head and the tail fin trailing behind her.

She appeared to be well-trained, possessing a fairly robust physique, but speed was her greatest weakness. Even with rigorous training, it could only be somewhat improved.

“Lalulas, attack!”

Following the pre-match strategy discussed with Lalulas, when facing an opponent with strong offensive power but lacking speed, it was crucial to strike first and maintain relentless pressure from the outset.

Before the starting whistle, Lalulas had already begun to focus silently, entering a heightened state. The moment she stepped onto the field, she immediately unleashed a surge of blue psychic energy.

This was a minor, borderline-legal technique aimed at gaining the initiative.

Tang Yi’s strategy succeeded. The newly arrived Water Leap Fish seemed completely unprepared for Lalulas’s preemptive strike.

Lalulas’s increasingly skilled psychic attack hit Water Leap Fish precisely, controlling her body and hurling her high into the air before she crashed heavily to the ground.

Although throwing an opponent out of the arena is an immediate way to end the match, it was ineffective against a competitor at the top thirty-two level. It was better to use psychic power to gradually control and suppress, continuously wearing down the enemy’s stamina.

“Tang Yi’s player took the initiative and dealt a heavy blow. Water Leap Fish seems stunned, not yet recovered. It looks like Ye Yu didn’t prepare well, failing to guard against the sneak attack,” the commentator analyzed on the television.

In a hotel room somewhere, Ibu couldn’t help but exclaim, “Who did they get as the commentator? So amateurish! Seriously? They didn’t even notice this little trick?”

“Shut up!” Ba Dahu scolded sharply, then glanced at the quietly watching Ugly Fish in the corner and whispered, “Don’t listen to Ibu’s nonsense. Tang Yi still holds the upper hand.”

“Oh, okay,” Ugly Fish replied, her tone unreadable.

Ba Dahu smiled faintly, shook her head, and continued watching the live broadcast.

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“Lalulas, keep suppressing her with psychic power!”

Tang Yi would not give his opponent any chance to counterattack. The psychic type excelled at maintaining pressure once gaining any advantage.

But as he spoke, Tang Yi sensed something amiss. Ye Yu was only shouting from the sidelines, urging Water Leap Fish to hold on, without giving any other instructions.

Being so passively beaten? That was hardly what a top thirty-two opponent should do!

Lalulas gave him a knowing look, and Tang Yi’s furrowed brow suddenly relaxed as he quickly changed tactics: “Use Hypnosis!”

A glow of hypnotic waves began to flicker.

“Get out of the way!” Ye Yu finally showed some color.

Water Leap Fish’s initially dazed eyes instantly regained clarity. Though not fast, her reflexes were sharp, and she swiftly moved aside.

The hit rate of Hypnosis on a moving target was questionable, but Tang Yi never expected to rely solely on this move. Seeing the opponent’s disappointed expression only confirmed his earlier suspicion.

Water Leap Fish wasn’t deliberately taking hits; from the moment she entered the stage, she had quietly been using Instant Amnesia, temporarily clearing her mind to boost her energy defenses.

And this boost was significant. Lalulas’s attacks were mostly energy-based, so if Water Leap Fish kept using Instant Amnesia repeatedly, the match might as well be over.

A cunning adversary indeed.

Seeing she could no longer rely on Instant Amnesia, Ye Yu decisively switched tactics: “Use Rockfall!”

Water Leap Fish gathered yellow rock-type energy in both hands, instantly forming two fist-sized stones.

She hurled one stone from each hand.

Dispersed attacks were no problem for Lalulas either.

She swiftly used psychic power to disintegrate both falling stones.

Water Leap Fish continued conjuring more stones, throwing them relentlessly.

The girl’s strength, honed through training, gave her powerful throws.

Lalulas’s psychic control was equally masterful.

The contest was nearly evenly matched, until this time, when Lalulas controlled the stones midair once again, Water Leap Fish suddenly flashed a sly smile.

She took a deep breath and rapidly unleashed two jets of water.

But her target wasn’t Lalulas. She knew such an attack wouldn’t directly harm her.

Instead, the water jets aimed precisely at the two stones suspended by psychic control.

No!

Tang Yi immediately realized what the opponent was attempting.

Almost simultaneously, the water jets struck the stones with perfect accuracy and just the right force—not shattering them, but applying extra momentum.

*Bang!*

The stones, propelled anew, broke free from psychic control and sped toward Lalulas, only to find she had already vanished, teleporting several meters away.

Spectators in front of the TV, whether familiar with the fighters or not, couldn’t help but cheer.

“What an exciting match! Ye Yu’s tactics are excellent, but Tang Yi and Lalulas’s coordination is astonishing, almost teleporting in perfect sync!”

Listening to the commentator’s exclamation, Ibu glanced at Ba Dahu. “That must be telepathy. Otherwise, they couldn’t have teleported that quickly over that distance.”

Ba Dahu smiled and nodded. “That child’s telepathic ability has improved tremendously.”

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Back on the field, having just finished teleporting, Lalulas was ordered by Tang Yi to counterattack.

Blue psychic energy surged simultaneously from both sides. This time, Lalulas adopted the same pincer attack tactic as Water Leap Fish.

Both blasts struck almost simultaneously, knocking Water Leap Fish harshly to the ground.

But because she had used Instant Amnesia earlier, the effect of the psychic attack was less severe.

As she fell, a wave of black energy rose from Water Leap Fish’s body, enveloping her completely before dissipating after a second or two.

A curse!

By reducing her speed while enhancing her strength and physical defenses.

Tang Yi frowned, now fully understanding the opponent’s strategy.

At the start of the match, she had endured some of the opponent’s skills to buy time for using Instant Amnesia and the curse.

With increased physical and energy defenses, Water Leap Fish had effectively become a tank—very difficult to take down.

Tang Yi hadn’t anticipated this. The curse wasn’t a skill Water Leap Fish could naturally learn through training.

It was only possible through genetic inheritance.

Ye Yu had directly purchased a spirit egg that carried inherited skills.

The Gege Clan.