My starting summon is a small skeleton-Chapter 138 - 137’s mind is all dirty when it comes to gaming and nurturing tactics.

High School Tournament Arena.

"Damn, they fell for that? Such a powerful Big Move, and they got tricked into using it just like that?

Is this 004 player an idiot?

Can Captain 004 even use his brain anymore? If it’s no good, donate it to someone who needs it early!

No, I mean, switch it out earlier!"

Up in the stands, Li Kui from team 044 revealed his roots from Zu’an immediately after the Fire Monkey’s Skyward Strike hit the floor.

"A perfectly good hand, and they play it like this. If it had been me up there, I would have knocked team 042 flat ages ago."

Li Kui looked on with the same pained expression as someone who watched a player with a perfect poker hand still lose the game, deeply distressed and wishing he could go down and take over for team 004.

"If it was you going down there, you’d probably have ended up even worse!"

From the side, Zhang San said leisurely, which Li Kui did not like to hear.

However, before he could even retort, Wang Jun, seated in the middle, pushed up his glasses: "Do you really think the 004 player was tricked into using his Big Move because he’s stupid?"

As soon as Wang Jun spoke, Li Kui immediately quieted down and turned to look at his captain.

"Actually, it’s not that the 004 player is too dumb, but rather that his opponent was too cunning.

004 thought they had sussed out 042’s Weakness in preferring to conserve Power, so their strategy when facing 042 was based on this point.

They wanted to force the other side to surrender during the handshake and chatting phase. Although they didn’t succeed, they still managed to apply psychological pressure on their opponents, and began the battle by playing their trump card straight away.

All these moves had one single goal: to break through 042’s psychological defenses and win the battle with the least amount of effort."

Li Kui scratched his head: "There’s nothing wrong with this tactic, is there?"

"The tactic is not the problem; the problem lies with the people executing it.

In fact, as soon as the two teams came into contact, 004’s mindset was completely figured out by the other side.

Whatever they were thinking, team 042 understood utterly.

That’s also why 042 started with their strongest defense pig in the beginning."

"004 thought they were outsmarting the opponent, but in reality, they had already become the ones being outsmarted right from the start.

In the subsequent battle, Fire Monkey’s regular attacks couldn’t break through the pig’s Defense, and with no other options, he had to threaten with Skyward Strike again.

Trying once more to scare off the opponent, make them surrender.

But the other side saw through his ploy and directly ordered the pig to attack.

At that point, 004 was really in a dilemma, the pig was running fast, all his attention was on whether to attack or not, leaving no time to focus on anything else.

By the time he made up his mind in the choice between attacking and not, he already had no time left to observe. He had to hastily give the order, leading to team 004 being tricked into using their Big Move."

"So, it’s not that 004 is too dumb, but 042 is too smart?"

Li Kui was a bit baffled after hearing this, but quickly he spotted a logical gap: "Wait a minute, if that’s the case, then didn’t 042 know right from the start that 004 would send out Fire Monkey?

And they knew the situation with Fire Monkey in advance?

They might even know Fire Monkey’s Big Move?

That’s impossible, right?"

It turns out, despite his burly appearance and explosive hair, Li Kui was surprisingly detail-oriented.

Wang Jun, meanwhile, pushed up his glasses and gazed down at Lu Wu in the arena: "For others, it would be nearly impossible, but it’s difficult to say for 042’s captain."

"Hm?" Li Kui was taken aback.

"He’s a Cultivation Master, sitting there with dozens of Professional Cultivator disciples, a Genius Cultivator who, in a matter of months, can help tens of thousands of students complete tactical adjustments and cultivation designs.

With regard to Summoned Beast Cultivation, he must have a Talent beyond ordinary people; it’s not impossible for him to discern the strengths and weaknesses of someone else’s Summoned Beast in a short period of time."

Upon hearing this, Li Kui was thoroughly astonished.

Although he was shocked by Wang Jun’s words, he didn’t doubt them in the least.

If this weren’t the case, Wang Jun wouldn’t have come over here.

Shaken, Li Kui muttered: "As expected, the minds of those in cultivation are dirty!"

While Li Kui from team 044 was stunned, the nearby Hengheng Monster team was also astonished.

At this time, the spectator seats were sparsely occupied, and the two teams were close enough that 044 wasn’t intentionally lowering their voices, so everything said was overheard by the Hengheng Monster side.

This completely befuddled the two teammates from the Hengheng Monster team.

Had it not been for Wang Jun’s explanation, they would have never known how impressive their beloved "Big Brother" was.

"Hengheng, is what he said true?"

"Is Bro Lu Wu really a Cultivation Master? And a genius at that!"

"Humph! Don’t call me Hengheng!" Hengheng Monster frowned, though she wasn’t really angry this time. Partly because Lu Wu finally made a grand showing, and partly because someone nearby was praising him.

She felt tied to Lu Wu, sharing their success and failure; if Lu Wu was impressive, that made her, the one defeated by Lu Wu, impressive as well.

So, her mood was quite good.

As her teammate asked, she immediately lifted her chin: "That’s right, this guy is indeed a super-genius Cultivator!"

Boasting proudly, anyone unaware might have thought she was talking about herself.

"What’s there for you to be proud of? He’s the genius Cultivator, not you - you’re just the little poor thing he made cry."

The short-haired girl couldn’t resist taking a jab at her, while the long black-haired girl, patting her flat chest, proudly declared: "Right, if anyone’s going to be proud, it should be me. I declare that from now on, little bro Lu Wu is my husband!"

"Zhang Lingling, are you asking for trouble!"

The two girls caused a ruckus, making team 044, which appeared serious but was actually quite eager for attention, regret their choice. Wang Jun just wanted to show off to attract girls, but why did they end up fancying Lu Wu?

This blasted superficial world!

......

While there was commotion in the spectator seats.

Down in the arena, team 004 faced a tough decision between attacking and not.

"Let’s not attack, just endure for this round!"

Despite being reluctant, they truly had no other option to continue.

This was only the first match, and their monkey had already been fooled into using the Big Move. It was done for the day, with only about twenty to thirty percent combat strength left. Now they only had two more capable fighters; if they continued and sustained any more damage, even if they were lucky enough to overcome Lu Wu and his team, they would struggle in the remaining matches.

Another point was, since they had already faced team 042, they wouldn’t encounter them again unless it was in the top eight, so there was no need to help their subsequent opponents by probing 042’s capabilities. It was better to leave 042 with their secrets for the seed teams to deal with.

The more seed teams 042 took down, the better team 004’s chances of reaching the semi-finals.

With this in mind, team 004 chose to surrender after Fire Monkey won the first match.

This left Little Skeleton quite unhappy, having just climbed up to the stage and taken out his phone to set up his BGM to play.

But Lu Wu was rather pleased.

"Easily taking down one of the seeded teams, they also claimed the first point in the high school league."

However, after their victory, Lu Wu’s team didn’t celebrate immediately but rushed straight over to Team 004.

Seeing Lu Wu approach, the three members of Team 004 furrowed their brows.

They were a bit nervous. What was this guy coming over for? To rub their defeat in their faces?

"Captain Wu, thanks a lot. If you hadn’t given in, our two teams would have both ended up harming each other, giving advantage to others!"

As soon as Lu Wu arrived, he smiled, but his smile was somewhat dazzling, making one feel he was there to provoke.

Damn, just because he’s handsome, he thinks he’s all that!

However, Lu Wu’s attitude and words were quite gentle, at least they were rather pleasant to hear.

Now that the match was over, Team 004 had no intention of clashing directly, as the saying goes, you don’t slap a smiley face.

Team Captain Wu Yong responded immediately, "Captain Lu, what are you talking about? We didn’t let you win, we’re genuinely convinced by your team’s better skills."

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The two shook hands with a smile, giving off a vibe of letting bygones be bygones.

When the live-streaming camera showed this scene, the malicious comments decreased significantly, and oddly enough, ’Lu Wu is really handsome’ began to sneak in among them.

And from Lu Wu’s side, he wasn’t there to bury the hatchet.

Everyone familiar with him knew that Lu Wu wouldn’t bother if there was no benefit. As they shook hands, his gaze landed firmly on that monkey.

"Captain Wu, not to hide it from you, but being a summoner is actually my side job, my main profession is as a Cultivation Master."

When Lu Wu said this, Wu Yong was dumbfounded.

What? You? A Cultivation Master? Are you kidding?

But Lu Wu pressed on.

"I just set up a research institute in Fucheng recently. Additionally, I have several dozen skill modifications and three series of cultivation program patents online. In terms of cultivation, I have some competence."

With these words, both Wu Yong and the audience felt as if they were struck dumb.

Some competence? If this is true, it’s like reaching the heavens, right?

How old is he to have achieved all this?

But Wu Yong reacted quickly; amidst his shock, his first instinct was caution.

What’s this kid trying to show off by suddenly coming over here?

Lu Wu noticed his wariness, cracked a grin, and pointed at the nearby Fire Monkey, "If you trust me, I can lend you a hand and speed up this little guy’s stamina recovery."

It was quite obvious that Lu Wu was itching for the monkey’s Inheritance Skills.

This was the first time Lu Wu had seen Inheritance Skills, and he wanted to study it.

Of course, he wouldn’t outright say, "Lend me your monkey to study," there had to be a pretext.

And helping the monkey regain stamina was the perfect excuse.

With Lu Wu’s offer on the table, Wu Yong hesitated for a moment, wondering if he should trust the other party. Sensing his hesitation, Lu Wu persisted, "I can get him to recover five-tenths of his combat power before the next match. In a day, he’ll fully recover, of course, except for that one skill.

Besides, our match is over, and unless we both make it to the top eight, we won’t be facing each other again.

I’m also counting on you to take down a few more opponents for me."

Lu Wu’s final words eased Wu Yong’s suspicions, and he nodded in agreement.

Then, these two teams, which had just fought each other intensely, walked together to the cultivation room of the arena.

Lu Wu’s proficiency was, of course, unquestionable.

On the way there, using his external cultivation (cheat) abilities, he quickly won over all three members of Team 004.

After just a few glances and a few touches of the Summoned Beasts, Lu Wu was able to accurately describe the information of Team 004’s Summoned Beasts.

Even some of their weaknesses, which they had hidden well or hadn’t even noticed themselves, Lu Wu pointed them all out.

They hadn’t even reached the cultivation room, but Team 004 was already looking up to Lu Wu in complete admiration.

Arriving at the cultivation room, Lu Wu operated effortlessly, easily concocting a stamina recovery potion for the Fire Monkey.

This was not a skill of Lu Wu’s; he had not yet studied Summoned Beast potion-making. That stuff actually came from Zhao Kai Ming.

He had been coveting the monkey since yesterday, and upon discovering that he would face the monkey today, he had calculated everything.

He had schemed to coax the monkey into using its Big Move and to ingratiate himself with its team.

In the end, things went smoothly. After administering the potion, the Fire Monkey’s stamina recovered significantly, and Wu Yong seemed quite happy with it.

However, Lu Wu didn’t extend further olive branches; too much would be as bad as too little.

Pursuing too aggressively might make him appear ulterior. After giving the potion, Lu Wu left.

As soon as Lu Wu left, just as Team 004 had returned to their lounge, an uninvited guest showed up.

It was another seeded team from Group A, Team 007, who came to gather intelligence.

They aimed to collect intel on both Team 004 and Team 042.

After all, neither of these seeded teams had faced off with Team 007 yet, so getting some information would be useful for future matchups.

But Team 004 was stubborn and dismissed Team 007 with a few words.

Exiting Team 004’s lounge, the smiles disappeared from the faces of Team 007 instantly. Team Captain Su Lan spat softly towards Team 004’s lounge, "Damn it, you lost and still act tough!

Being defeated by a Cultivator as a Summoner is embarrassing. If it had been us, we definitely would have blown Team 042 away.

Don’t want to speak? Well, I don’t give a damn!

I, Su Lan, am telling you, if I come looking for you again, I’m a pig!"

At that moment, one of the teammates glanced at his phone, his expression changing, and tugged at him, "Captain!"

"What!" Su Lan answered impatiently, shaking off his arm, "Can’t you see I’m busy cursing?"

"Our next match opponent has been announced?"

"So what if it has! What’s there to make a fuss about..."

Mid-sentence, Su Lan paused and turned to look at his teammate, "It’s not Jiangning’s team, is it?"

"No!"

"What about the team from Fucheng?"

"No, not them either!"

Su Lan breathed a sigh of relief; if they weren’t these two top-notch teams, then there was nothing to worry about.

But just as he relaxed, his teammate delivered the news, "Team 042!"

"Damn it!!!!!"

Su Lan’s expression changed, and he rushed back to Team 004’s lounge, pounding on their door.

"Captain Wu, open up, it’s your good brother Su Lan here!"