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Chapter 1067: Thunder Dragon's First Battle
Chapter 1067: Thunder Dragon's First Battle (Combined)
Qiao Sang followed the staff's directions to the designated Arena, where several cameras were set up.
The Arena was already filled with a number of contestants, and the audience stands were more than half full.
As Qiao Sang surveyed her surroundings, the other contestants turned their gazes toward her.
In Flame Sky Star, everyone lived alongside their wild beast companions, so even if they hadn't met every familiar, they were generally familiar with most of them. However, seeing so many unfamiliar familiars gathered together was a first for them.
Moreover, these familiars all looked formidable.
Some contestants pulled out their Beast Identifiers, set them to silent mode, and discreetly aimed them, but the devices only responded with, "Sorry, no data available, unable to identify."
For a moment, a mysterious aura enveloped Qiao Sang in the eyes of the others.
In the adjacent battle area, a brown-haired girl around 15 years old finally couldn't contain her curiosity and approached Qiao Sang.
"Hi, I'm Galina. What's your name?"
Qiao Sang looked at her. "Qiao Sang."
"Such an easy name to remember", Galina complimented, then asked knowingly, "Are these familiars all from your family?"
To her, Qiao Sang was only a year or two older, and considering the black ID Bracelet around the neck of the Dragon-type familiar, the fire-type familiar in her arms, another familiar in her backpack, and the purple Steel-type bird familiar by her side, it seemed impossible that a girl just a year or two older than her could have bonded with three familiars.
After all, bonding with three familiars required a 20% brain domain, and bringing a wild Dragon-type familiar to a match clearly meant she intended to bond with it afterward, which would require a 30% brain domain.
How could a high school student lookalike possibly have a 30% brain domain? These familiars must belong to her family.
"They're mine", Qiao Sang said.
Galina was taken aback, feigning admiration, and asked, "Can you tell me their names? My Beast Identifier can't identify them."
"If you use the interstellar version of the Beast Identifier, it should be able to", Qiao Sang replied calmly. "Because they're not from Flame Sky Star."
Galina was momentarily confused, then her eyes widened in realization.
"Are you an alien?"
You're the alien... Qiao Sang smiled. "I'm from Blue Star."
Galina looked at Fangy and the others, excitedly. "So they're all from Blue Star?"
"Except for Steel Chieftain Cain, the others are", Qiao Sang answered.
"Steel Chief", Steel Treasure politely called out, indicating it was Steel Chieftain Cain.
"Then what planet is it from?" Galina asked curiously.
"Supernest", Qiao Sang said.
Galina was suddenly struck by the elevated status of this match, realizing that an alien with familiars from other planets was participating.
After all, she had never even left her own country.
Her enthusiasm soared, and she bombarded Qiao Sang with questions.
Qiao Sang patiently answered each one.
Suddenly, the familiar next to Galina, a creature about 30 centimeters tall, mostly blue, and resembling a water pot, with a black ID Bracelet, called out:
"Jingjing."
Galina immediately looked apologetic.
"Sorry, I need to prepare for the match."
She crouched down and began whispering to the water pot-like familiar.
Qiao Sang's hearing was exceptional, and she clearly heard Galina say:
"Take it easy, the match is about to start. Don't worry, we'll definitely win the preliminary round... I was just gathering information. The opponent's familiar is a Dragon-type, so as long as we don't face her... I know there are Intermediate Pet Beasts... As long as we avoid the Dragon-type familiar and those Intermediate Pet Beasts, we'll definitely win the preliminary round..."
They haven't even bonded, yet they can communicate so smoothly. It seems we have indeed developed a certain level of tacit understanding… Qiao Sang thought to herself.
"Tingting?"
Thunder Dragon, seeing the others communicating with their familiars and some familiars warming up, jumped off its Beastmaster and called out.
"Steel Chief."
Steel Treasure translated in her mind.
Does it have something to say?
Qiao Sang paused for a moment and then said, "Don't be nervous, just do what we practiced over the past two days."
Without the Golden Finger, Thunder Dragon's training progress was obviously slower than Fangy's. Even though they had been training hard these past two days, Dragon Tail still couldn't be fully unleashed, though the probability of using it had increased significantly, to about 50%.
In this situation, it was hard to consider Dragon Tail as a last-resort move.
Imagine a battle where the opponent's familiar uses an ultimate move, and you say, "Dragon Tail", only for Thunder Dragon to swing its tail and miss, getting taken out by the opponent. The chances of this happening were too high.
It was better to lower expectations.
"Tingting."
Little Tingbao called out seriously, then swung its tail on the ground, warming up its strength.
"Teeth Fangy"
Originally, Fangy was excited when they arrived at the Battle Arena, but after looking around at the smaller familiars, it lost interest.
Qingbao used Wind Transformation to float around various areas of the Arena.
At this moment, the announcement sounded:
"The match is about to begin. Please, all contestants, recall any familiars not participating in this match to the Beastmaster Codex."
While some contestants hadn't bonded with any familiars, most had at least one or two. Hearing the announcement, they greeted their familiars and then waved them back into the Beastmaster Codex.
Qiao Sang waved her hand and did the same, recalling Fangy and the others.
These are actually all her bonded familiars… Galina, who had been looking over after hearing the announcement, widened her eyes in disbelief.
The announcement continued: "If any familiars with Invisibility are present, please recall them as well. If the scanner detects any abnormalities in the Arena, the Beastmaster with an invisible familiar will be disqualified from the match."
Hearing this, Qiao Sang glanced at two Air positions ahead. Just as she was about to wave her hand, she sensed something and lowered it.
In the audience stands, Migala's gaze fell on Qiao Sang.
Suddenly, she felt a weight on her knee. Looking down, she saw Clear Hidden Sprite appear on her leg.
"Qingqing."
Qingbao looked up and called out sweetly.
Migala's heart softened, and she said gently, "Just sit there."
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt a weight on her head.
Migala had a bad feeling.
A second later, her premonition came true. Treasure Seeker's head hung upside down, grinning and calling out, "Xunxun~"
Migala: "…"
A familiar in the back row patted Treasure Seeker and called out, "Nunu."
You're standing too high on my head; I can't see what's in front.
“Xunxun~”
Treasure Seeker glanced over, showing a look of understanding, then vanished.
Migala, feeling the weight on her head hadn't disappeared, fell silent.
After about five minutes, the lights in the venue suddenly dimmed, followed by the illumination of the guest area.
"Let's welcome the guests to this Bonding Contest!" the host's voice echoed. "First up, we have a well-known Contestant from this year's City Domination Tournament, Fujian!"
A woman in her early twenties, sitting in the guest area, waved to the audience stands.
The host continued, "Second, we have the incredibly popular Railway Justice, who won the Youth Beast Tournament!"
"Ti Tie."
The black and white, muscular Pet Beast with deep red eyes, a Fighting-type General-Class Beast Companion, nodded solemnly to the audience stands.
The crowd erupted, as if they had just seen a major idol.
"Isn't that familiar called Railway Bear?" Qiao Sang whispered to the side.
Railway Bear, a Combat-type General-Class Beast Companion, channels its anger into its fists, delivering merciless attacks on its opponent.
Galina, knowing the other party was an alien, wasn't surprised by the question and explained, "That's its name."
Pausing, she added, "All our familiars have ID cards, and they can be named from birth."
Ah, that makes sense... Qiao Sang realized.
Indeed, the name Railway Justice was quite good, far better than the names some of her past opponents had given their familiars.
"Lastly, we have Feodor, who placed third in the individual Beastmaster Battle at this year's Provincial Domination Tournament!" the host announced loudly.
A man with curly black hair remained motionless, only offering a slight smile.
The crowd cheered loudly.
Third place was so popular... Qiao Sang was a bit surprised.
To be honest, after many large-scale matches, if you asked who the third place was, people who had watched the match might not even be able to answer, unless the third place was their supported Contestant.
The host proceeded with the formalities:
"Before the match officially begins, we need to thank our sponsors..."
After thanking all the sponsors, he became passionate, "A total of 256 pairs of Contestants have registered for this Bonding Contest! Who will break through the preliminaries first and deliver outstanding performances? Let's randomly match them up!"
As the host finished speaking, the Arena began to shift and rearrange itself.
Everyone's position was constantly changing.
Qiao Sang felt herself move left and right, up and down, then stop.
The opponents on either side and across from her were no longer the same as before.
The level of familiars in the Bonding Contest was generally low, so the Arena for each pair of Contestants wasn't very large.
Qiao Sang raised an eyebrow at the cotton-like familiar standing not far away.
Her first thought was: Isn't this the Cotton Seed from the carpool?
Her second thought was: The preliminaries should be a sure thing.
Cotton Seed, a Grass-Type Junior Companion Beast, was extremely light and could easily be blown away by the wind. Its attack power was low, and its defensive power was weak. If hit by Thunder Dragon's Discharge, it would be knocked out in one move.
Cotton Seed clearly recognized Qiao Sang, its eyes lighting up as it waved its claws.
The flat-headed boy behind it, who looked around 15 or 16, watched Thunder Dragon with a much more nervous expression.
"All Contestants have been matched", the host's voice rang through the broadcast. "In this preliminary round, all Contestants will participate together. Who will advance to the next round, and who will win the favor of the three guests? Ladies and gentlemen, the match is now officially underway!"
A virtual light display of the number "3" appeared above the Arena.
In mid-air, a group of eye-like familiars aimed downward at the Arena.
The light display changed, counting down to "1", and then disappeared, followed by the announcement, "Match begins."
Almost all the participating Beastmasters immediately issued commands.
Qiao Sang, as usual, did not issue a command.
"Leaf Blade!" the flathead boy shouted.
"Cotton!" Green light shone around Cotton Seed.
Dozens of green, blade-like leaves appeared out of nowhere, slicing forward like knives.
"Tingting!"
Without dodging, the Thunder Dragon let out a cry, and yellow lightning arcs appeared on its body, converging into a thick electric arc that struck Cotton Seed.
"Float up!" the flathead boy quickly said.
Cotton Seed blew a gust of air toward the ground, causing its body to rise.
A gentle breeze blew, and its body drifted irregularly.
Is it using the wind to move and dodge? Qiao Sang analyzed subconsciously.
But it's moving too slowly, it will definitely be hit. It seems this Cotton Seed hasn't had much professional training... But if the wind were stronger, it might have a chance to dodge.
Meanwhile, the three guest commentators were discussing:
"That little red monster is impressive, using the Flame Wheel for high-speed movement."
"The thief meow in Arena 47 has incredible speed. At the Junior Stage, it moves so fast it looks like a blur. I have high hopes for it."
"The little vine flower in Arena 32 seems to be in conflict with its Beastmaster. It doesn't seem to trust the commands it's receiving. I wonder if they will still bond after this match."
"Ti ti, ti ti." Railway Justice called out twice.
In the director's room, a railway bear was working, and upon hearing the voice in its earpiece, it adjusted the camera to focus on Arena 26.
A giant virtual screen in the Arena was broadcasting the battle in real-time.
Feodor looked at the holographic screen, his expression puzzled:
"This is an Electric-type and Dragon-type dual-type familiar. Such a combination is quite rare, and I didn't expect to see it at this Bonding Contest."
Fujian said, "Rare familiars often appear at Bonding Contests. I remember one match where a rare-colored unicorn swallow appeared."
"What kind of Dragon-type familiar is this?" Feodor asked openly, not hiding his lack of knowledge.
"Ti ti." Railway Justice shook its head.
Fujian paused, then said, "I don't know either."
Feodor didn't dwell on the issue and continued, "At the same level, a Cotton Seed would find it very difficult to defeat a Dragon-type familiar."
As they spoke, the Thunder Dragon's lightning struck Cotton Seed with pinpoint accuracy.
The Leaf Blades, which hadn't reached the Thunder Dragon, fell to the ground.
"Cotton!" Cotton Seed cried out, its body charred and falling to the ground.
A green light of victory shone over the area where Qiao Sang and Thunder Dragon stood.
"Tingting." Little Tingbao wore an "I knew I would win" expression.
At the same time, many other contestants also defeated their opponents with a single move, securing their victories.
The camera switched, and the three guest commentators continued to discuss other contestants. (End of Chapter)
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