Universe Infinite Canteen-Chapter 686 - 2-0

Liao Guangyao was shocked; he couldn't understand how there could be a monster in the river. Could a catastrophe belt have appeared nearby?

But before he could ponder further, the monster had already leaped in front of him. Liao Guangyao could smell the foul stench wafting from its gaping maw, and the razor-sharp teeth, flecked with bits of flesh, were getting closer and closer to his calf!

Fortunately, Liao Guangyao had a Godspeed Talisman stuck to his leg.

In the nick of time, he punched the creature on the head. Using the rebounding force, he quickly withdrew, dodging the monster's ferocious bite.

"This is a crocodile! Why would there be a crocodile in the water?!"

Unlike Liao Guangyao, who had grown up in Xindu and had never seen a crocodile, the worldly Luo Xiangshi recognized the scale-covered monster at first glance.

He shouted at the referee, "Cheating! This is definitely cheating! You all saw it, Hou De hid a crocodile in the river to ambush my student!"

However, this time Ma Lu was calm and composed, unhurried as he waited for Luo Xiangshi to finish shouting before speaking up.

"Don't be silly. This is nature, and where there is water, there could be crocodiles."

Cao Youyi also said, "Boss Luo is not a local and might not be aware, but there indeed are crocodiles in Ping City, and not in small numbers. It's common for people to see crocodiles by the riverbanks."

"Do you think I'm a fool? What kind of crocodile would climb up a mountain?" Luo Xiangshi said with an ashen face.

"That's something you'll have to ask the crocodile. How would I know," Ma Lu spread his hands. "By the way, this stream eventually flows into the Yi River. Perhaps this crocodile swam upstream, climbing up the mountain."

The truth was that Principal Ma had people sneakily carry the crocodile back from the riverbank at night and release it into the stream. The original purpose was to coordinate with the use of the Command Token.

The Command Token, as one of the first of the Dragon Palace Nine Talismans to be researched, had the power to command aquatic creatures within a square mile, for the caster to utilize.

In water, this talisman could rightfully claim to be the king. But on land, it was a little lackluster.

After all, most Water Clan creatures, when they come to land and face humans, were only differentiated by whether they ended up braised or steamed, let alone against powerful Talisman Masters.

The only exception among them is the crocodile, an amphibious creature of not insignificant strength.

Hence, on the week before, Principal Ma specifically issued an order to bring in some crocodiles.

In reality, Li Zhengwei managed to get three crocodiles. He released them into the stream last night; one had escaped, another dove into a pond and disappeared.

Only this one was left, obediently lying under a clump of algae by the edge of the new playground.

To be honest, Ma Lu had not expected Yu Zimei to use this crocodile to turn the tables.

Under the circumstances just now, she clearly didn't have time to deploy the Command Token. Yet, she forced out a mouthful of fresh blood next to Liao Guangyao's feet and used the smell of blood to lure the nearby crocodile over.

At the moment, Liao Guangyao was wrestling with the crocodile, while Yu Zimei, having retreated to one side, took the opportunity to take out another talisman and start casting.

Liao Guangyao was quite nervous when facing the unknown creature, but he soon realized that the crocodile's strength wasn't particularly formidable.

Aside from a somewhat terrifying mouth, its speed was not fast, and its strength was much weaker than that of a human.

Liao Guangyao, relying on the Godspeed Talisman, easily distanced himself from it and then wielded a Fireball Talisman to injure the crocodile.

The crocodile seemed to realize that its prey was not easy to deal with, and gave up on continuing to chase down Liao Guangyao, intending to turn around and flee back into the water. However, it was immediately impaled through the abdomen by a spike of earth that suddenly emerged from beneath it.

This monster is not that strong, huh!

Having dealt with his opponent in just a moment, Liao Guangyao had just let out a sigh of relief, but then he suddenly thought of something and was shocked.

Damn it! He had completely forgotten that he was still in the midst of a competition because of that interruption.

Before Liao Guangyao could turn around, a bolt of falling thunder had already struck him, causing his body to stiffen, and then Yu Zimei appeared in front of him.

She reached out and grabbed his collar, and just like that, lifted him up from the ground.

——Divine Power Talisman.

Liao Guangyao recognized the talisman affixed to the girl's arm. This time Yu Zimei did not give him any chance to use any other life-saving talisman treasures he might have on him.

Yu Zimei did not attack him further, instead forcefully throwing him out.

Liao Guangyao was still in a paralyzed state and couldn't resist at all. By the time he regained control of his body, his feet were already outside the competition grounds.

The judge then announced Yu Zimei as the victor.

Luo Xiangshi was dissatisfied and immediately lodged a protest, arguing that the appearance of the crocodile had altered the outcome of the match and that, even if it wasn't considered cheating by Hou de, they should still have a rematch.

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Ma Lu approached and said, "Fine, Boss Luo wants a pure, undisturbed, and fair competition? That is also my wish. I propose that from now on, all means other than talismans are forbidden in the competitions."

"Why should we," Luo Xiangshi said discontentedly, "The Ministry of Education hasn't forbidden the use of talisman treasures."

"The Ministry of Education also hasn't forbidden the use of crocodiles, and besides, that crocodile came over on its own. Why then, Boss Luo, do you say that the outcome of this match doesn't count?

The three Ministry of Education officials had been discussing for a while and eventually reached a consensus, with the eldest stepping forward to speak.

"Uh... the use of talisman treasures will not be prohibited in subsequent matches. As for wildlife, Principal Ma, I hope you can organize personnel to patrol the vicinity to prevent other wild animals from intruding into the competition grounds and affecting the competitors.

"As for this match... since there was no prior explanation, the outcome remains valid."

They had already tried their best to be impartial, offending neither party, yet both sides ended up dissatisfied.

Ma Lu scoffed, "It's also not specified in advance, so why can talisman treasures be used, but we have to stop the wildlife? Moreover, this is a stream. How am I supposed to dry up the river? Scoop out all the fish?"

Luo Xiangshi became agitated, "How can this match count? It was clearly disrupted by an accidental factor."

"Exactly," Ma Lu agreed for once, "If it weren't for that talisman treasure, my student would have already won 5 minutes ago using the Water Spirit Body Talisman. We must ban the talisman treasures, otherwise the competition is too unfair."

The Ministry of Education official felt as if his head were about to explode.

"Both sides make sense, but after all, this is the first month that the Ministry of Education has implemented new regulations, and there are bound to be some oversights and unclear areas. We can only make judgments within the scope of our authority.

"If you're dissatisfied, you can also seek guidance from higher-level leaders. As long as we receive orders, we will definitely execute them resolutely."

He was obviously also a bit fed up with the arguing. Although his words were polite, the message was clear—pester us any further, and we will no longer serve you; find someone else to be your referee.