Chapter 33: Next time we meet

This is a master!

Everyone wanted to go up and greet them, but since the other party was a girl, they felt a bit shy.

"Li Yang, did that Lu Liangye really awaken over half a year ago? You didn't mistake him for someone else, did you?" the delicate-looking boy asked skeptically.

"Maybe it's just the same name..." Li Yang wasn't sure anymore either.

He had originally known about this Lu Liangye because his mother had shoved a newspaper in his face to show him, and afterwards, she would sigh every three days that if only Lu Liangye were her own son, only stopping after ten days or so.

If it really were that Lu Liangye, there's no way he could have lost so miserably.

Thinking about it now, the Lu Liangye before him seemed a bit taller than the one in the newspaper, and a bit darker and uglier too...

At this moment, Lu Liangye, who was suspected of being a namesake, was looking at his Water-Ring Carp with worry, asking: "Teacher, is my Water-Ring Carp okay?"

"It's fine, it will be better soon," Qin Wen replied.

Its back and tail were pale pink, with only its belly being milky white. Its ears, longer than those of an ordinary rabbit, stood up on both sides like two antennas, and its gem-green eyes were lazily squinted, almost melting Qiao Sang's dwindling girlish heart.

That wasn't enough; after licking it, it used its tongue to flip the Water-Ring Carp over and licked it again from head to tail.

A Short-Tailed Snake and a Sand-Groundhog—both were fairly standard configurations for novice Beast Tamers.

Sure enough... not much of a threat...

Qiao Sang looked toward the arena; everyone who followed could potentially be her next opponent, so she had to watch carefully.

"Big shot, who do you think will win?" a female voice sounded from the left.

A three-meter-tall white pet beast appeared on the orange-yellow star formation.

From Qiao Sang's perspective, the only female teacher on the field came to the Water-Ring Carp's side, performed a hand seal, and an orange-yellow star formation lit up on the ground.

The Fire-Tooth Dog nodded in assurance.

The boy's pet was a Sky-Piercing Pig, with a grayish-white body and a pair of matching grayish-white wings on its chubby frame; it was a pet beast with both Ground and Flying attributes.

If one aspired to be a doctor in the future, contracting a Tongue-Tongue Drop would definitely be a good choice.

Looking at the Fire-Tooth Dog's moved expression, Qiao Sang kept her last sentence bottled up inside.

It seems the problem lies with that girl...

The winner was Lu Liangye.

"Big shot Qiao, my name is Zheng Yining," Zheng Yining continued.

"Ya."

Qiao Sang recalled the match she had just seen, thinking about the opponents she might encounter next.

The Fire-Tooth Dog listened with wide eyes.

The Fire-Tooth Dog turned its head to look at Qiao Sang.

He still wanted to make it into the top three!

Just as Qiao Sang arrived at the arena, Lu Liangye walked over and threw down a harsh threat: "Next time I run into you, I won't lose!"

Qiao Sang drew her lot and looked at it; it was number 1.

Although she had great confidence in the Fire-Tooth Dog, underestimating the enemy was a major taboo; otherwise, she wouldn't have had the Fire-Tooth Dog put on sunglasses the moment it entered the arena.

This white pet beast was called a Tongue-Tongue Drop; the mucus secreted by its tongue could make external wounds heal rapidly.

He better not run into her first!

"Ya~"

"It's nothing, just glad you didn't get hurt," Qiao Sang said.

"My name is Qiao Sang," Qiao Sang introduced herself, wanting her to change how she addressed her.

The Fire-Tooth Dog had been watching the match comfortably, but upon hearing the conversation, its eyes sharpened, and it began to seriously size up the two pet beasts that had already begun fighting.

And she had just said not to underestimate the enemy...

The third match was between Zheng Yining and a boy.

It's kind of disgusting...

Qiao Sang realized her own thoughts and quickly shook her head.

The Fire-Tooth Dog let out a depressed cry.

Zheng Yining's pet beast was a Long-Eared Cat.

Lucky.

"Ya?"

The ten people were divided into five groups for the matches, and there were still four more matches to go.

Qiao Sang's still-drowsy head gave a jolt, and she became completely awake.

Qiao Sang unconsciously hugged the Fire-Tooth Dog in her arms a bit tighter.

The moment the Sand-Groundhog burrowed out of its hole, the Short-Tailed Snake's venomous fangs bit accurately into the Sand-Groundhog's body, causing it to faint.

"In the upcoming battles, you must, must not let yourself get hurt," Qiao Sang instructed seriously.

Like the last time when ten people were divided into five groups to draw lots, those with the same number formed a team.

Li Yang looked at the girl walking over leisurely and prayed silently.

Its head shape was teardrop-shaped, appearing very small in proportion to its entire body, with bean-sized eyes, corners of its mouth stretching to its ears, and a tongue at least half its height hanging out.

"Ya."

Under the two healing licks from the Tongue-Tongue Drop, the Water-Ring Carp had already stood back up, bouncing twice on the spot using its tail; it was clearly restored in spirit.

Its own Beast Tamer was so worried about it; it wouldn't let her down!

"If there are no accidents, it should be the Short-Tailed Snake," Qiao Sang replied.

Qiao Sang turned her head to look; the previously empty seat next to her was now occupied by someone—it was the bob-haired girl who had spoken to her before the match.

The coordination and moves were completely crushing the other four people; you couldn't tell at all that it had been one-sidedly bullied in the first match.

The number is pretty good.

Of course, it's also possible that their Beast Taming Tome had reached the level of a C-rank Beast Tamer but they hadn't yet passed the Alliance's assessment to become one.

Lu Liangye: "..."

Qiao Sang: "... Hmm."

"If it gets hurt, I won't hold it for now..."

"Ya!"

This is the mark of a C-rank Beast Tamer.

So that's how it is!

The winners of the fourth and fifth matches were both boys, with their pet beasts being a Little Chubby Dove and a Tracking Bee, respectively.

Now Li Yang no longer doubted that this Lu Liangye wasn't the Lu Liangye his mother spoke of.

It compared them and chose the Sky-Piercing Pig, which looked larger and could fly.

The Fire-Tooth Dog's wet eyes were filled with emotion.

"Big shot, do you mean accidents like you?" Zheng Yining teased.

"Although the Sky-Piercing Pig you chose looks stronger, it has an obvious weakness: its stamina is poor, and its speed is slow. As long as you slowly wear it down, after a long time, it will run out of stamina. Look, the Long-Eared Cat chose to dodge its moves at first, and only launched an attack later when the Sky-Piercing Pig had no stamina left," Qiao Sang analyzed for the Fire-Tooth Dog.

The second group consisted of two boys, and both pet beasts had already been summoned.

"Who is number 1?" Qin Wen asked.

If it weren't for the fact that the Water-Ring Carp looked like it had just been fished out of water, you really couldn't tell what had happened to it earlier.

The match time didn't last as long as Qiao Sang had thought; the five-into-one match basically ended in a one-sided situation.

Sixteen minutes later, the Sky-Piercing Pig collapsed to the ground.

Among the five people who lost on the field, one more had to be decided.

The Short-Tailed Snake's nature countered the Sand-Groundhog just as the Water-Ring Carp's attributes countered the Fire-Tooth Dog, yet the Fire-Tooth Dog won, and it was a crushing victory at that—isn't that an accident?

He felt she looked down on him, but he had no evidence.

"Okay, Big shot Qiao," Zheng Yining nodded and said.

Qiao Sang: "..."

The match results didn't have any accidents, just as Qiao Sang had said.

It was seen coming to the Water-Ring Carp's side, using its thick, long tongue to lick the Water-Ring Carp from head to tail.

It had actually misjudged.

"Fire-Tooth Dog, who do you think will win?" Qiao Sang asked.

Qiao Sang was very cooperative, "Hope so."

"Me," said the person speaking, Lu Liangye.

"And me," Qiao Sang said.

Everyone looked over.

Lu Liangye: "...!"

Although he said next time we meet, there was no need for it to be so soon!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 34 =====