Qiao Sang stared at the Fire Tooth Dog, momentarily startled.
It had been thrown around so much, yet still seemed so spirited…
It seemed she had underestimated it…
Since the Fire Tooth Dog had voiced its opinion, she naturally decided to fully support it.
Watching the Fire Tooth Dog shake its body, unwaveringly believing it could defeat its opponent, Qiao Sang's eyes grew firm.
She wanted to win.
Perhaps due to being influenced by the Fire Tooth Dog’s emotions, a desire to win once again surged within her mind.
It was no longer the mindset of someone who believed she couldn't win before the match.
Nor was it the feeling of having thoroughly researched her opponents and being confident of victory like in previous matches.
Instead, it was a long-lost impulse of youth.
A surge of fiery passion, unique to the young, rekindled in her heart.
Wasn’t it just about continuing to fight?
If worse came to worse, the Fire Tooth Dog would just get a few more scratches!
The Fire Tooth Dog battling in the arena wasn’t afraid!
What was she, a Beast Master merely talking from the sidelines, afraid of!
“Flame Charge!” Qiao Sang declared resolutely.
Some spectators who were further away and watching the large screen noticed that at this moment, Qiao Sang’s expression and that of the Fire Tooth Dog were practically the same.
The Fire Tooth Dog didn’t pause, immediately springing into action.
Unlike the previous Flame Charges, this one required no running start to unleash the energy within. As soon as the Fire Tooth Dog kicked off with its rear limbs, flames burst forth and wrapped around its body.
From its momentum, one couldn’t even tell it had just been injured.
The Control Scale Beast was currently at a not very high position, and the Fire Tooth Dog, mid-charge, could easily reach it with a jump.
Having just fully unleashed its wide-range telekinesis, the Control Scale Beast hadn’t had much time to catch its breath before the Fire Tooth Dog, engulfed in flames and with a fierce assault, was racing toward it.
It was stunned for a moment, then felt the temperature around it soar.
When it snapped back to reality, the Fire Tooth Dog, shrouded in flames and with its face obscured, had already charged right in front of it.
The Control Scale Beast was startled and hurriedly teleported to another direction.
“Telekinesis.”
Before the Control Scale Beast could stabilize its form, it heard its Beast Master’s command.
It quickly opened its short arms to mobilize its limited energy.
“Another failure. Right now, the teleportation skill is completely unsolvable for a Beast of this level,” the commentator remarked at the right moment.
The Fire Tooth Dog missed its target.
But the flames wrapping around it didn’t disappear.
It simply turned around and charged again at the Control Scale Beast.
However, halfway through, its body became unable to move.
By the time it realized what was happening, it had already fallen heavily to the ground.
“Flame Charge!” Qiao Sang repeated the same command.
The Fire Tooth Dog struggled to get up again, flames swirling around it once more.
The audience began to discuss amongst themselves.
“This Fire Tooth Dog’s perseverance is extraordinary. How does it compare to your third contracted Beast, which is also a Fire Tooth Dog?”
“Are you referring to my Fatty? Heh.”
“It’s useless to keep attacking like this. Others can teleport, and their telekinesis is also highly developed. Isn’t this pointless?”
“Who cares what others think as long as we enjoy watching?”
“I’m just worried about the Fire Tooth Dog…”
“It’s a competition; a few injuries? You think we’re playing house?”
“…”
In the arena.
Before the Fire Tooth Dog could get close again, the Control Scale Beast hadn’t teleported and directly used its telekinesis to control the Fire Tooth Dog.
“Bang!”
Another loud crash echoed as it crashed to the ground.
Qiao Sang clenched her fists, watching the Fire Tooth Dog, battered and bruised, again push itself upright.
She suppressed the tremors in her heart and shouted, “Flame Charge!”
Everyone in attendance was confused by this.
“What’s wrong with Qiao Sang?”
“Didn’t she perform quite well in the earlier rounds?”
“Flame Charge has strong offensive power, but what’s the point if it doesn’t hit the opponent?”
“Maybe she’s just throwing caution to the wind, since losing is inevitable, she might as well show some grit.”
At the commentary section.
“The Fire Tooth Dog has stood up again! It hasn’t given up! Even if it loses this match, we will always remember the indomitable spirit of the Fire Tooth Dog!” the commentator proclaimed, touched.
Flames coiled around the Fire Tooth Dog once more.
Watching it charge forward again with sheer determination, some soft-hearted spectators couldn’t help but cover their eyes, unable to bear the upcoming scene.
“Bang!”
Yet another loud crash echoed.
The spectators who had covered their eyes lowered their hands in shock.
“What the heck! What just happened? Can someone tell me why it was the Control Scale Beast that fell?”
But nobody around could answer him.
They didn't know why either!
Qiao Sang felt somewhat excited.
Her strategy wasn’t flawed!
Though she didn’t know much about the skills of psychic-type Beasts, she had some judgment about the situation in the arena.
At first, the telekinesis used by the Control Scale Beast wasn’t at its full potential; it only resorted to that level out of desperation later on.
She figured there was a way to control the intensity of the telekinesis.
The greater the power of telekinesis, the more energy it would consume.
Thus, the Control Scale Beast would surely keep the intensity of its telekinesis within a certain range to conserve energy.
The Fire Tooth Dog’s previous two Flame Charges were meant to create the illusion that the Control Scale Beast could control it with just a portion of its telekinesis.
Of course, the Fire Tooth Dog had no idea of her plan.
It simply followed her command and unleashed its Flame Charge with full force.
But on the third Flame Charge, she accessed the Beastmaster Codex and raised the skill level from beginner to proficient.
Though it was only a jump from beginner to proficient, Flame Charge already was a powerful skill among mid-tier moves.
And the Control Scale Beast had been blinded by the power of the previous two Flame Charges.
So its telekinesis output on the third attempt would only be about the same as the first two.
As expected, the telekinesis output from the Control Scale Beast couldn’t withstand the suddenly strengthened Flame Charge.
“Yah!”
“Yah!”
The Fire Tooth Dog barked twice.
The first was joyful; the second was from the pain.
It had completely forgotten to control its expression and maintain an aloof demeanor, and instead excitedly yelped and then collapsed from exhaustion.
Fortunately, it quickly got back up.
On the other side, the Control Scale Beast wasn’t burning, but it felt as if it was being lit aflame.
“Cheng!!”
The Control Scale Beast tumbled and cried out in pain.
Hou Xiangyu felt his heart sink.
He knew the Control Scale Beast was now experiencing a burn status.
Flame Charge had a chance to inflict burn status on the opponent.
Once that happened, it would continuously cause damage.
The Control Scale Beast was running low on energy, and its defenses weren’t strong.
At this rate, it might lose…
But the other side wasn’t in good shape either.
“Get up! Illusory Ray!” Hou Xiangyu shouted.
“Whirlwind of Flames!” Qiao Sang shouted simultaneously.
The Fire Tooth Dog had already sustained heavy injuries; if the opponent’s energy was still enough to unleash a sweeping Illusory Ray, there was no way it could avoid it.
In that case, she could only meet it head-on!
The Control Scale Beast, enduring the ongoing burn sensation, stood up and raised its short claws, gathering all the remaining energy it had.
At the same time, the Fire Tooth Dog also tried its best to gather energy.
“Bang!”
With that, the two energies collided but didn’t cancel each other out.
The Illusory Ray overwhelmed the Whirlwind of Flames, heading straight for the Fire Tooth Dog.
She won!
Hou Xiangyu thought.
He didn’t expect that defeating a Fire Tooth Dog still in its beginning stages would excite him this much.
“The winner is Hou—”
The referee’s words stopped abruptly.
He saw the fallen Fire Tooth Dog pushing itself up once more!
Unlike before, the Fire Tooth Dog’s gaze was fierce, subtly stained with blood, and it was wrapped in some red-orange flames.
This wasn’t Flame Charge; this was…
“This is the Fierce Flame Trait!” the commentator exclaimed, standing up excitedly.
Hou Xiangyu nearly spat blood.
What was with this Fire Tooth Dog!
Could it not fall down?!
At that moment, the Control Scale Beast’s energy was exhausted, its eyes closed as it collapsed.
The entire arena fell silent.
Actually, yesterday she had wanted to be realistic and let the Fire Tooth Dog lose, but after writing so much about this match, she couldn’t help but let it win… She just couldn’t control herself…
(End of Chapter)