Chapter 34: Encouragement

The same venue, the same day, discussing the same person, but the conversation was completely different.

"How long do you think he can hold on?"

The "he" was not explicitly stated, but the people around knew who it was.

"Three minutes."

"I think two minutes."

"With the experience from the first time, it should be at least five minutes."

"Is there any chance of winning?" one of the candidates who had been defeated by Lu Liangye asked.

"You haven't left yet?" The person who said five minutes turned around in surprise.

The defeated candidate: "...I'm waiting for you to finish so I can go back and catch a black-billed magpie."

...

"Bubbles!"

As Sun Boyi announced the start of the battle, Lu Liangye's expression turned serious, and he quickly gave the order.

The Water Circle Carp raised its front limbs slightly, and dozens of translucent water bubbles immediately appeared in the air, forming a dense barrier between the Water Circle Carp and the Fire Fang Puppy. The transparent bubbles reflected the blue and red... afterimages.

"What's wrong with that Fire Fang Puppy?!" came a cry from the stands.

In fact, the Fire Fang Puppy had initiated the attack first. Before the bubbles appeared in the air, the Fire Fang Puppy had already used its four limbs to charge forward at an extremely fast speed.

The bubbles then surrounded the Fire Fang Puppy.

Fire fears water, and some fire-type pet beasts even go a whole year without a bath because they dislike water and don't want to get wet.

But the Fire Fang Puppy did not hesitate for a moment, charging straight into the bubbles.

It continued to move forward at high speed, its movements incredibly agile. None of the dozens of bubbles touched a single hair on its body.

Qiao Sang was not surprised. Over this period, the Fire Fang Puppy's speed and explosive power had significantly improved. It could already avoid balls from a four-speed baseball pitching machine, so it was even easier to avoid these slowly floating bubbles in the air.

What good is a large number? They were just some stationary obstacles.

The Water Circle Carp was still holding its front limbs up, controlling the energy output. The bubbles not only blocked the Fire Fang Puppy's figure but also obscured some of the Water Circle Carp's vision.

"Quick, dodge!"

Suddenly, the pet master's urgent command rang in its ears. The Water Circle Carp was about to obey, but before it could lower its front limbs, it was knocked flying by a powerful impact.

"Circle!!"

The Water Circle Carp was both confused and in pain as it flew backward.

How did it end up flying?

"That's the final blow," Qiao Sang said, uttering her first words in the battle.

A scorching flame condensed into a ball the size of an adult's fist and mercilessly struck the Water Circle Carp, which was still howling in pain.

The Water Circle Carp struggled for two seconds and then stopped moving.

"Water Circle Carp!"

Lu Liangye ran to his pet beast, seeing that the Water Circle Carp was unresponsive. He urgently called out, "Teacher! Teacher!"

Qin Wen calmly approached the Water Circle Carp and said, "It's fine, just lick it."

She then summoned Tongue Drop...

...

"Damn, did you see that?"

"I saw it. Lu Liangye couldn't last two minutes."

"That Fire Fang Puppy is amazing."

"No, it's the pet master! She didn't give any commands at the beginning, and the Fire Fang Puppy attacked on its own!"

Generally, in battles, novice pet masters like them would follow their opponent's commands to make their next move.

For example, if the opponent said "Spark," they would know whether to have their pet beast defend, dodge, or counterattack with a specific skill.

But that girl didn't give any commands at the beginning, and the Fire Fang Puppy used the Tackle skill. The subsequent coordination and results clearly showed that the Fire Fang Puppy wasn't acting on its own but was attacking with her tacit approval.

This kind of situation only appeared in high-level competitions.

High-level pet masters would study their opponents' pet beasts before the match and develop a series of skill combinations to keep the opponent guessing about their next move.

This is also one of the main reasons why large-scale competitions don't specify who attacks first, to add excitement.

Some high-level pet masters don't develop tactics based on studying their opponents but trust their pet beasts to act freely, only giving commands when unexpected situations or critical moments arise.

However, these two scenarios are only seen among high-level pet masters.

But the girl in front of them was a novice...

...

"What's her name?" Liu Yao asked.

"Qiao Sang, from Wencheng Junior High School," Sun Boyi replied, looking at the candidate's information in his hand.

"I remember Wencheng Junior High School had a student who was recommended to our school this year," Zheng Guoping said.

"There was one, named Dai Shushu. Her parents are ordinary people, so I remember her well," Sun Boyi replied.

"Ordinary people?! Is it true that ordinary people can still have children with innate awakening abilities? What's her brain development level?" Zheng Guoping was surprised.

"5%," Sun Boyi said.

"That's a good child. If her middle school entrance exam results are fine, let her join the Elite Class," Liu Yao said.

"That's not a good idea. Even if she's an innate awakening pet master born to ordinary people, her brain development is only 5%. Our Elite Class is established to compete with Li Tan, and we need to consider all aspects. How is the pet beast she has contracted? How is her combat ability? And her..." Zheng Guoping couldn't continue.

Because Sun Boyi was looking at him with a "you're an idiot" expression.

"What? Did I say something wrong?" Zheng Guoping glared back, dissatisfied.

Sun Boyi slowly said, "The vice-principal said if her middle school entrance exam results are fine. Do you think someone who is recommended needs to take the exam?"

Zheng Guoping: "..."

Oh, so he was talking about Qiao Sang...

Whether it's the Fire Fang Puppy or her combat performance, it seems she has no problem joining the Elite Class...

But being looked down upon...

So annoying...

At this moment, Qiao Sang was taking out a bottle of Qiyuan milk from her backpack for the Fire Fang Puppy.

After two battles, she had already secured one of the five special admission spots at Shengshui Middle School.

But her goal was not just one of them, but the first place.

The second and fifth places still needed to score 50 points higher than the minimum score for the middle school entrance exam, while the first place only needed to meet the minimum score.

She knew the difference.

50 points!

How many questions would she need to practice to improve that much!

But now, she was just one step away from those 50 points!

The Fire Fang Puppy, wearing triangular sunglasses, leaned back in its seat, holding the milk with one paw and drinking it leisurely.

The second battle was just starting, with the pet beasts being a Fat Pigeon and a Long-Eared Cat.

"Fire!"

"Fire, Fire!"

"Fire, Fire!"

The Fire Fang Puppy sat up, holding the milk with one paw and waving the other to cheer.

After cheering for a while, it took a sip of milk and continued cheering.

Its cheering was for the Fat Pigeon.

The Fat Pigeon at home had a good relationship with it. Every time it finished eating, the Fat Pigeon would push its energy meal over for it to eat.

As a relative of the Fat Pigeon, the Fire Fang Puppy naturally had to cheer for it.

"Fire!"

"Fire, Fire!"

"Fire, Fire!"

Ten minutes later.

Despite the Fire Fang Puppy's enthusiastic cheering, the Fat Pigeon lost...