Chapter 55: The Third One

Once this thought came to mind, it became increasingly uncontrollable.

Qiao Sang directly searched for the lineup of the next Interstellar Cup match on her phone.

Pasol vs. Chen Mo.

Every match in the Interstellar Cup is a 6v6 mode competition.

99% of the Beast Masters participating in the Interstellar Cup are S-class Beast Masters who own seven pet beasts, so the lineup for each match is unknown beforehand.

Among the seven pet beasts, one must be left out of the rotation.

This adds considerable difficulty for the spectators who want to analyze the lineup and attributes before placing their bets.

Qiao Sang didn't have such worries.

She directly searched for the posters of Pasol and Chen Mo with their respective pet beasts on her phone and placed them in front of Fire Tooth Dog.

"Who do you think is stronger and will win?"

Fire Tooth Dog carefully compared them.

In the morning, the little pigeon it thought would win lost, and the big bird it pointed to just now also lost. It was rare for its Beast Master to still trust it and ask this question.

This time, it would not let its Beast Master down and would prove itself to her!

"Fire!"

After studying for a long time, Fire Tooth Dog pointed to the more robust Pasol and barked.

Qiao Sang nodded and then logged onto the Interstellar Betting Network to place a bet of 1000 League Coins on Chen Mo.

…

July 2nd.

The screen above the arena was displaying the photos of the 64 to 32 strong lineup for the Newcomer Competition.

In the middle of row 9 in Zone C.

"It's rare to see you release your Golden Vine." Qiao Sang said in surprise.

She had encountered Bai Yunmiao a few times.

Each time, he was alone, and after yesterday's match, he immediately put Golden Vine away.

"I was interviewed yesterday, and when I got home, my little Jin saw the video and said I didn't bring it. It kept pestering me to come out and be interviewed today." Bai Yunmiao said helplessly.

Qiao Sang glanced at Golden Vine.

Its solitary tendril on its head was tied with a pink bow, clearly ready for the interview…

"Don't talk about me, what's wrong with your Fire Tooth Dog? It looks so expressionless, did you upset it?" Bai Yunmiao leaned in and whispered.

The reputation of fire-type pet beasts among new Beast Masters was still quite strong.

Even though Fire Tooth Dog usually looked very well-behaved, as soon as it showed any sign of displeasure, Bai Yunmiao still felt intimidated.

"No, it's because of what you said about its funny expressions yesterday." Qiao Sang explained: "It watched the video of its match and realized the importance of expression management. So, it came here with a poker face and will return to normal after the match is over."

"Fire."

Fire Tooth Dog nodded coldly.

"Awesome!" Bai Yunmiao sighed.

Fire Tooth Dog suppressed the corners of its mouth from curling and lifted its head 45 degrees.

Qiao Sang: "…"

After the first match started, Qiao Sang looked around and asked, "Why are there so few people today?"

"Did you watch yesterday's match with Lin Ya?" Bai Yunmiao asked, not answering directly.

"I only watched the last match." Qiao Sang said.

"Lin Ya lost, didn't he? In the last two Interstellar Cups, he made it to the top 10, but this time he's ranked outside the top 10. I guess most people can't accept it and don't have the mood to come." Bai Yunmiao said.

Qiao Sang understood.

As the only participant from the Dragon Nation on Blue Star, everyone had pinned their hopes on him. The disappointment of losing must be much worse than the men's football team not making it to the World Cup in the previous life.

Not to mention, the national sentiment at that time was that people didn't have much hope for the men's football team, and even their losses caused deep pain and frustration.

Now, the Dragon Nation had high hopes for Lin Ya.

…

"The contestant Guo Yiqi easily won his previous match, but this time he is in trouble." The middle-aged commentator's slightly hoarse voice narrated without emotion.

His demeanor was worlds apart from yesterday.

In the audience, parents who came to watch their children's matches were chatting.

"How much did you lose yesterday?"

"20,000, what about you?"

"100,000."

"Then you still have the mood to come watch the match today?"

"My state isn't good right now, and I'm afraid my wife will find out if I stay at home."

The person asking looked at his bloodshot eyes and nodded in understanding.

"20,000 isn't a small amount, does your wife know?"

"Hehe, she lost 150,000 herself and cried all night last night."

"…"

"Let's not talk about this. Which match is your child in?"

"Son, which group are you in?" The man with bloodshot eyes turned to his child and asked.

"Dad, I've already finished my match and came back."

"…"

The atmosphere of today's match was a bit gloomy.

Neither the audience nor the commentator showed much enthusiasm, but Qiao Sang continued to document everything as usual.

Of the 21 Beast Masters on her to-do list, only 17 remained after yesterday's matches.

Qiao Sang deleted the eliminated contestants one by one from her to-do list. Just as it was almost her turn, another contestant was eliminated from the list.

The Newcomer Competition did not treat these contestants with intermediate-level pet beasts as seed players to be left until the end.

Instead, they were randomly shuffled and paired, inevitably leading to two contestants with intermediate-level pet beasts meeting early.

In the eleventh match, Qiao Sang took the stage.

Her opponent was Jin Chengxu, one of the remaining contestants on her to-do list.

"Your Fire Tooth Dog is quite strong."

"But you're unlucky to meet me. I won't send out a pet beast I recently contracted like Xie Jianyin did."

"Don't worry, I won't make you lose too badly."

Qiao Sang remained silent.

"Do you have nothing to say to me?" Jin Chengxu couldn't help but ask.

"Then thank you in advance." Qiao Sang said.

It wasn't for saying he wouldn't make her lose too badly, but for sending out his first contracted pet beast.

The tactics she had studied for so long were finally put to use!

Jin Chengxu felt a bit embarrassed.

He didn't expect the other party to be so polite after all his provocative words.

He decided to let her off a bit…

The next moment, Jin Chengxu summoned his pet beast, Desert Tail Fox.

As the referee gave the order, Fire Tooth Dog split into two and charged forward simultaneously.

"Sand Spray!"

Jin Chengxu was momentarily flustered when he saw Qiao Sang's Fire Tooth Dog attack without her giving any commands.

Qiao Sang smiled.

She had been waiting for this Sand Spray move.

The two indistinguishable Fire Tooth Dogs directly charged into the sandstorm.

Jin Chengxu was taken aback. Who would willingly enter the skill area of the opponent?

Although Sand Spray couldn't cause decisive damage, the dust on Fire Tooth Dog's body, entering its nose and fur, would definitely reduce its condition.

This was a good time to press the advantage!

For a moment, Jin Chengxu forgot his decision to let the other party off.

"Use Sand Stream!"

"Desert."

Desert Tail Fox called out, its tail gradually glowing with a soil-colored light.

The dusty area in front instantly spun and formed a sand pit that collapsed inward.

Two red figures struggled in the dust.

At this moment, a third Fire Tooth Dog suddenly appeared behind Desert Tail Fox.

Jin Chengxu: "!!!"

What the hell! When did this one come?