Chapter 8: Fang of Fire

Although the Fire Fang Dog looked thoroughly displeased, it obediently walked over.

Qiao Sang squatted down and patted the Fire Fang Dog on the head.

The Fire Fang Dog narrowed its eyes in comfort, showing none of the bristling look from just now.

It's way too easy to coax — Qiao Sang couldn't help but sigh.

"Fire Fang Dog, you go up together with Fatty House Dove," Qiao Sang said.

"Fang!"

The Fire Fang Dog barked happily, and the moment it turned around its eyes were filled with fighting spirit.

From now on, if anyone said fire-type pet beasts had bad tempers, Qiao Sang would be the first to jump out and disagree!

"Use Tackle!" Qiao Sang commanded directly.

She didn't care whether the girl opposite had gotten ready — when fighting, did you have to announce in advance, "I'm about to start hitting you"?

The Fatty House Dove grabbed the Fire Fang Dog and hesitated.

"Fatty House Dove, just throw the Fire Fang Dog onto it like that," Qiao Sang said calmly.

"Fang!"

The Desert Tail Fox's neck was already injured, and this tail strike made the wound hurt even more sharply.

Without hesitation, the Fire Fang Dog immediately left the Desert Tail Fox's body and jumped aside.

It couldn't.

"Mo!!"

The reason the Fire Fang Dog's Tackle had worked just now was because Xu Linglan's attention was all on the Fatty House Dove. Now that she had noticed the Fire Fang Dog's presence, she had naturally prepared herself.

Xu Linglan's expression went blank — she would be Gao San next semester, and yet she had been so thoroughly defeated by a beastmaster who hadn't even been certified yet.

Although Qiao Sang couldn't understand what the Fatty House Dove was saying, she still read its meaning from its expression.

But she had clearly seen in the Beastmaster Codex that the Fire Fang Dog had the skill Fire Fang.

The next second, the Desert Tail Fox's two-meter-plus-long tail swept ruthlessly across its own body.

Xu Linglan's legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground.

【Name: Fire Fang Dog】

Qiao Sang paid no attention to the girl's reaction. She caught the Fire Fang Dog that had charged into her arms and laughed, "Well done."

Unlike its powerful tail, the Desert Tail Fox's body was terribly fragile — any small injury would cause it pain, and its neck was an even more fatal weak point.

Completely and utterly crushed…

"Dove."

"Fire Fang Dog, Tackle," Qiao Sang said.

Xu Linglan could tell that this ferocious girl didn't even know what skills the Fatty House Dove had, and the Fire Fang Dog was nothing special either.

But it was already too late.

The Desert Tail Fox was in too much pain to heed her words.

The main reason Qiao Sang hadn't chosen the Bai Sha Fox was its too-low defense — even its evolved form, the Desert Tail Fox, was the same.

"Fang Fang!"

Xu Linglan's gaze stayed fixed on the one person and two beasts. She held back the urge to curse out loud and quickly reacted: "Desert Tail Fox, use your tail to bind it directly!"

Qiao Sang felt a bit helpless. Just as she was about to issue the next command, the Fatty House Dove carried out Qiao Sang's order at that moment.

"You mean you've never successfully used Fire Fang before?" Qiao Sang asked.

A strange look came over Qiao Sang's face.

The Fire Fang Dog stuck on like a stubborn plaster and simply couldn't be shaken off.

The Fire Fang Dog flew toward the Desert Tail Fox like that. Qiao Sang's heart jolted — she had just been about to call out for the Fire Fang Dog to dodge, but there was no movement from the other side.

It leisurely stretched its two-meter-plus-long tail forward, waiting for the Fire Fang Dog to approach.

Losing a 1v2 wasn't a big deal, but losing without even getting a single skill off was something she hadn't expected.

Blazing flames wrapped around its sharp teeth as it bit fiercely down on the Desert Tail Fox's neck.

The Fatty House Dove's wings swept forward, and six blades of condensed air instantly appeared in the air.

This was her first time coordinating with the Fire Fang Dog — she didn't want to lose.

"Dodge, quick!" Only then did Xu Linglan realize what was happening.

The Fatty House Dove's flying speed was slow compared to other flying-type pet beasts, but compared to the young Fire Fang Dog, its speed was naturally far greater.

【Level: Beginner (63/1000)+】

The Fire Fang Dog was less than a month old, and its movement speed was absurdly slow in the Desert Tail Fox's eyes.

This was clearly not a good moment — three seconds had already passed since Qiao Sang gave the command, and the other side had had enough time to react accordingly.

Qiao Sang didn't understand, but that didn't stop her from issuing the command.

Even though the Fire Fang Dog was currently charging, the Fatty House Dove quickly caught up, grabbed it, and took off into the air.

The Fire Fang Dog jumped straight to the ground, bared its teeth with its mouth open, and a moment later flames wrapped around its sharp fangs.

"Jump away," Qiao Sang said.

"Mo!!!"

……

"Fatty House Dove, grab the Fire Fang Dog and fly up into the sky," Qiao Sang immediately issued the next command.

The Fire Fang Dog pushed off with all four limbs and shot forward in an instant.

The Fire Fang Dog excitedly gestured nonstop toward Qiao Sang.

Wing Slash is a skill exclusive to flying-type pet beasts — it can turn the wings into sharp blades, and it's a move that the vast majority of flying-type pet beasts learn.

Fatty Pigeon stared at Qiao Sang with a pair of blank grey eyes.

"Desert Tail Fox! Dodge!" Xu Linglan's heart was in total panic.

Without Fire Fang Dog on its body, that powerful tail struck itself with its full force.

Xu Linglan froze, not understanding what she was about to do.

Xu Linglan hadn't told Desert Tail Fox to do anything.

"Mo!!"

She had been utterly defeated by her own commanding ability…

"Just charge at its neck and use Fire Fang!"

The next instant the flames vanished, and it excitedly gestured at Qiao Sang again.

"Fang?" Fire Fang Dog didn't understand either.

Like the last straw that broke the camel's back, Desert Tail Fox's eyes rolled back and it collapsed.

Fire Fang Dog nodded rapidly.

Four of the blades still struck its body.

After all, it wasn't Qiao Sang's beast, so it hadn't thrown Fire Fang Dog onto Desert Tail Fox right away.

Fire Fang Dog had been itching for action on the side; now that it had a command, it charged at Desert Tail Fox with all its might.

Qiao Sang was puzzled. Her consciousness connected to the Beast Codex.

"Desert Tail Fox, calm down!" Xu Linglan was hopping with anxiety on the side, unable to understand how the situation had turned out like this in just a short while.

Desert Tail Fox let out a piercing shriek, its fur standing on end, its body twisting violently as it tried to shake Fire Fang Dog off.

Throughout the whole process, Desert Tail Fox was like a target being attacked over and over.

It was its first time coordinating with Qiao Sang, and its first time cooperating with Fatty Pigeon too — clearly it hadn't reacted yet.

"Use Air Blade." Qiao Sang didn't hesitate.

【Attribute: Fire】

"Fatty Pigeon, Wing Slash!" Qiao Sang pressed the advantage.

Desert Tail Fox's amber pupils contracted as it watched the blades hurtling through the air, enduring the searing pain as it dodged to the side.

Desert Tail Fox's body swayed, looking as if it would collapse any second.

【Skills: Bite (Beginner 73/100)+, Tackle (Proficient 135/500)+, Fire Fang (Beginner 2/100)+】

【Points: 50】

Qiao Sang's eyes lit up — the values had changed!

Tackle, Fire Fang, and the points below had all changed.

Actually, looking carefully at the value after Fire Fang, Qiao Sang already had a guess in her heart.

(End of chapter)