As soon as the thought crossed her mind, it became uncontrollable.
Qiao Sang immediately took out her phone and searched for the lineup of the next match in the Interstellar Cup.
Pasol would be facing Chen Mo.
Every match in the Interstellar Cup follows a 6V6 format. Those who can participate are mostly top-tier Beast Masters, nearly all of whom have seven contract beasts. Thus, the lineup before each match remains a mystery. Among the seven contract beasts, one will definitely not take part in the combat. This adds considerable difficulty for viewers wanting to analyze lineups and attributes before placing their bets.
Qiao Sang felt no such troubles. Instead, she looked for posters showing Pasol and Chen Mo alongside their respective beasts, placing them in front of the Fire Tooth Dog.
“Which one do you think is stronger and can win?”
The Fire Tooth Dog began to carefully compare the two. Earlier that morning, the little Plump Dove it thought could win had lost, and the big bird it pointed to just lost as well. It was a rare moment that its master trusted it enough to seek its opinion on this matter. This time, it would not let Qiao Sang down; it would prove itself!
“Yah!”
After studying for a while, the Fire Tooth Dog pointed at the more muscular Pasol and barked.
Qiao Sang nodded, and then she logged onto the Interstellar Betting Network and placed a bet of 1,000 Alliance Coins on Chen Mo.
July 2.
Above the arena, a screen was displaying the photos of the matches for the 64 into 32 bracket of the Hundred New Cup.
In the middle of Zone C, Row 9...
“It’s rare to see you bring out your Golden Vine,” Qiao Sang remarked in surprise.
She had encountered Bai Yunmiao a few times now. Every time, he was by himself. After the match yesterday, he quickly returned the Golden Vine to its resting place.
“I was interviewed yesterday, and when I got home, my little Jin saw that I didn’t take it with me. Today, it insisted on coming out to get its own interview,” Bai Yunmiao said helplessly.
Qiao Sang glanced at the Golden Vine. It had its original single vine adorned with a pink bow, clearly ready for an interview...
“Stop talking about me. What’s up with your Fire Tooth Dog? It looks so expressionless. Did you make it angry?” Bai Yunmiao leaned closer and whispered.
The reputation of fire-type beasts was quite formidable among rookie Beast Masters. Even though the Fire Tooth Dog had seemed well-behaved before, just the slightest hint of displeasure made Bai Yunmiao feel uneasy.
“No, it’s just like you said yesterday about its funny expressions,” Qiao Sang explained, “After watching its match video at home, it decided that expression management was important. So, when it came here, it turned into a poker face. It’ll be fine again after the match.”
“Yah.”
The Fire Tooth Dog nodded coldly.
“Looks so cool!” Bai Yunmiao sighed.
The Fire Tooth Dog resisted the urge to grin, tilting its head slightly upward at a 45-degree angle.
Qiao Sang: “...”
After the first match started, Qiao Sang looked around and asked, “Why are there so many fewer people today?”
“Did you see Yayan’s match yesterday?” Bai Yunmiao replied, not directly answering her question.
“I only saw the last one,” Qiao Sang admitted.
“Yayan lost, didn’t he? He made it to the top ten in the last two Interstellar Cups, but this time he didn’t even reach the top ten. I guess most people are still in shock and lost their mood to come,” Bai Yunmiao said.
Qiao Sang understood. Lin Ya, as the only contestant from Dragon Country, had all their hopes resting on him. Losing brought feelings much worse than when the national football team failed to qualify for the World Cup in her previous life.
Not to mention, just politically speaking, the people during that time had little hope of the football team winning, so any loss brought immense disappointment.
But now, Dragon Country had placed its hopes on Lin Ya.
“Guo Yiqi easily won his last match, but this time he’s in a tough spot.” The slightly hoarse voice of the middle-aged commentator spoke flatly.
His mood was worlds apart from yesterday’s lively spirit.
In the audience, various parents watching their children’s matches were chatting.
“How much did you lose yesterday?”
“20,000. And you?” “100,000.”
“Then why do you still have the mood to watch today?”
“Not feeling great, and I’m afraid my wife will find out if I stay at home.”
The man asking glanced at the bloodshot eyes of his companion and nodded in understanding.
“20,000 isn’t a small amount, is it? Does your wife know?”
“Ha-ha, she lost 150,000 and was crying at home all night last night.”
“...”
“Let’s not talk about this. Which match is your child in?”
“Son, which group are you in?” the bloodshot-eyed man turned to his child and asked.
“Dad, I already finished my match.”
“...”
The atmosphere during today’s matches felt a bit heavy. Both the audience and commentator seemed lacking in enthusiasm, but Qiao Sang continued to record everything as usual.
Her memo had noted 21 Beast Masters after yesterday's matches, but now only 17 were left.
As her turn was approaching, yet another contestant was eliminated from her list. The Hundred New Cup didn’t treat those with intermediate beasts as seed players and instead mixed the matchups randomly, causing those with intermediate beasts to clash early on.
In the eleventh match, Qiao Sang stepped up.
Her opponent was Jin Chengxi, one of the remaining contestants on her memo.
“Your Fire Tooth Dog is quite strong.”
“But unlucky for you, it’s met me. I won’t send out my newly contracted beast like that fool Xie Jianyin.”
“Don’t worry, I won’t make you look too bad.”
Qiao Sang remained silent.
“Don’t you have anything to say to me?” Jin Chengxi couldn’t help but ask.
“Then, thank you in advance,” Qiao Sang replied.
It wasn’t so much for him saying he wouldn’t make her look bad, but rather for him sending out his first contracted beast.
The tactics she had been studying for so long were finally going to be put to use!
Jin Chengxi felt a bit embarrassed. He hadn’t expected that after all his provocative remarks, the other side would be so polite. Maybe he should give her an easy time...
In the next moment, Jin Chengxi summoned his beast, the Desert-Tailed Fox.
As the referee signaled the start, the Fire Tooth Dog dashed forward, splitting into two, charging ahead.
“Sand Splash!”
Seeing that Qiao Sang hadn’t issued a command for her Fire Tooth Dog, Jin Chengxi launched his attack, momentarily flustered.
Qiao Sang smiled. This was exactly what she was waiting for.
Two indistinguishable Fire Tooth Dogs rushed straight into the dust storm created by the Sand Splash.
Jin Chengxi paused, taken aback. Who rushes into someone else’s skill on their own?
Though the Sand Splash didn’t cause significant damage, the dust that filled the air would definitely lessen the Fire Tooth Dog’s fighting spirit if it got into its nose and fur, which was the perfect moment to follow up!
Jin Chengxi momentarily forgot his earlier plan to give the opponent an easy time.
“Use Quicksand!”
“Mo,” the Desert-Tailed Fox called out, its tail beginning to glow with a brownish hue.
The dust cloud in front of them suddenly spun and formed a whirlpool of quicksand that gradually swallowed everything.
Amidst the dust, two red figures struggled to break free.
At that moment, a third Fire Tooth Dog suddenly appeared behind the Desert-Tailed Fox.
Jin Chengxi: “!!!”
What the heck! When did this one come in?
(End of this chapter)