Moments later, the stands erupted with thunderous cheers.
“How did this happen?!”
“I love Fire Tooth Dog!”
“Aaaah!”
“Qiao Sang, give me your Fire Tooth Dog!”
“Qiao Sang, you’re so cool!”
“A huge upset! The Weight Control Rodent fell down! The one advancing to the finals is competitor Qiao Sang!” The commentator said excitedly, “This is definitely the most thrilling match of the Bai Xin Cup! At the last moment, Fire Tooth Dog actually activated its Flame Burst trait! Unfortunately, the Weight Control Rodent fell too quickly! We didn't get to see Fire Tooth Dog in its Flame state!”
Hou Xiangyu muttered, “…”
Didn’t he think about how he could hear them too?
Qiao Sang stared in shock at the Fire Tooth Dog on the field. Despite being covered in injuries, its spirit seemed stronger than ever. As if sensing its Beast Master’s gaze, the Fire Tooth Dog turned its head, its fierce look softening immediately, forming crescent shapes with its eyes. Then, the flames around it flickered out, and it closed its eyes, collapsing.
“Fire Tooth Dog!” Qiao Sang snapped back to attention and rushed over to scoop it up.
…
Companion Beast Arena.
In the medical room.
A green creature with two antennae on its head and round tips was clenching its small fists, gathering energy. The spherical ends of its antennae glowed with a green light. From this light, a fine green dust scattered and fell onto the Fire Tooth Dog, which lay there.
Two minutes later, the Fire Tooth Dog opened its moist eyes.
“The Fire Tooth Dog is fine now. It just activated its Flame Burst trait, so it needs to rest a bit longer. Don’t let it do any warm-up exercises before the match,” said the female beast doctor after checking it.
“Woof!”
The Fire Tooth Dog turned to the direction of the doctor’s voice, instantly jumping up in joy.
Qiao Sang opened his arms and caught it, expressing his gratitude, “Thank you, doctor. I understand.”
“This is my job. I watched that match too; it was thrilling. Do your best in the finals,” the doctor encouraged.
“We will,” Qiao Sang replied with a smile.
“Woof!” The Fire Tooth Dog echoed back cheerfully.
After seeing the Fire Tooth Dog was okay, Qiao Sang finally had the mind to reflect on the final moments of the match.
Flame Burst, a special trait.
Every companion beast has its corresponding traits.
Most traits are beneficial for the beast itself, but some can be disadvantageous or even useless.
For example, the Moon Sleep Grass.
Whenever it rains, it just falls asleep.
If it rains during a match, a companion beast with rain-calling abilities can easily win without a fight.
Like the Coral with Eight Tubes encountered earlier.
Its trait allows it to adjust the nanocrystals on its skin to achieve invisibility, which is more of a supportive ability.
On the other hand, the Fire Tooth Dog’s Flame Burst trait significantly boosts its attack power, making it absolutely advantageous for itself.
Once it gets injured to a certain point or exhausted, it will trigger the Flame Burst.
As if taking medicine, its fire-type skills’ power and attack speed can increase several times.
This trait is something every fire-type companion beast dreams of possessing.
But this trait doesn’t activate every time.
While the Moon Sleep Grass just sleeps in the rain is a compulsory trait, the Fire Tooth Dog’s Flame Burst trait requires skillful mastery to trigger.
Generally, fire-type companion beasts capable of triggering Flame Burst one hundred percent are fierce characters.
Because they have to be injured severely to even attempt to practice and activate it.
Though the Fire Tooth Dog has this amazing trait, Qiao Sang felt it’s something that should be progressively learned.
With nearly fifty minutes until the finals, Qiao Sang held the Fire Tooth Dog, intending to head to the stands to watch the companion beast show.
On the way from the medical room to the stands, the Fire Tooth Dog spotted a piece of glass where it could see itself and froze for a moment before jumping down from Qiao Sang’s arms.
It approached the glass and looked in, then panicked.
“Woof?”
“Woof woof!”
“Woof!”
Where are my sunglasses?!
Qiao Sang pulled out a pair of broken red triangular sunglasses from his bag and solemnly said, “The match was too intense, and they broke.”
The Fire Tooth Dog stood there in shock as if struck by lightning, then took the broken shades with its paws and cried out in anguish, “Woof!!!”
That sound was even more pitiful than when it was thrown down by the Weight Control Rodent using telekinesis.
“Out with the old, in with the new. I’ll buy you a few pairs tonight, you can pick any you like,” Qiao Sang comforted.
The Fire Tooth Dog immediately perked up, tears glistening in its eyes as it nodded.
Just then, a voice came from nearby, “I happen to have a pair of sunglasses. I can give them to Fire Tooth Dog.”
Qiao Sang turned around.
A woman around 25 to 26, with black hair and a gentle appearance, walked toward her, exuding no aggressive vibe.
“Hello, I’m Song Yuan.”
“Hello,” Qiao Sang replied respectfully.
“I called you yesterday, but you seemed to think it was a prank call and hung up on me,” Song Yuan smiled, showing no signs of awkwardness.
Qiao Sang thought for a moment and said, “That was the one ending with 1772, right? You called several times, and I finally blocked you?”
Song Yuan was silent for a moment, “It’s me.”
“Sorry, I thought it was a spam call,” Qiao Sang apologized sheepishly.
“No problem, it’s good to stay cautious. If I were you, I wouldn’t pick up a stranger’s call either. I wanted to reach you because…” Song Yuan was interrupted by a ringing phone.
“Sorry, let me take this call.”
“No problem,” Qiao Sang replied.
She noticed right away that the phone screen Song Yuan picked up had no saved contact.
“Hello, who is this?” Song Yuan answered.
Qiao Sang thought, “…”
A minute later, Song Yuan returned, “Sorry about that, where were we?”
“You were saying you wouldn’t randomly pick up calls from strangers,” Qiao Sang reminded her.
Song Yuan’s face flushed a bit, and she cleared her throat, explaining, “We who run small businesses have to do this, we have to answer all calls, or we might miss something important.”
Qiao Sang nodded in understanding.
“I wanted to talk to you because I’d like Fire Tooth Dog to endorse the sunglasses from my online store,” Song Yuan stated her purpose. “The way Fire Tooth Dog looks wearing sunglasses is exactly what I want. Money is negotiable. If you’re willing, let’s exchange contacts, and we can find a place to discuss this after the finals.”
At first, she only wanted Fire Tooth Dog to make one live appearance.
But after seeing Qiao Sang and Fire Tooth Dog’s performance today, she became convinced this was definitely a potential superstar.
Qiao Sang thought for a moment and asked, “What’s the name of your online store?”
Song Yuan quickly replied, “The Fearless Glasses Store.”
Qiao Sang took out her phone and searched it up.
Indeed, the store existed.
The owner's name matched up, and the phone number corresponded to what she had blocked yesterday.
Looks like she’s not a scammer…
“Alright, then let’s discuss it in detail after the finals.” Qiao Sang put down her phone and smiled broadly.
“Perfect! I just came over and heard you talking to Fire Tooth Dog. I have a pair of sunglasses from our shop right here. Would it be possible for Fire Tooth Dog to wear them during the finals?” Song Yuan excitedly took out a pair of sunglasses from her bag and handed them over.
Qiao Sang stared at the sunglasses in silence.
The Fire Tooth Dog glanced at the shades and shook its head like a rattle drum.
It also has style, you know!
(End of Chapter)