Chapter 58: No!!!
Chapter 58: No!!!
In the Vip seats.
"This Fangflare’s strength is no ordinary."
"Not just strength, but in terms of speed, reaction, and techniques, it’s on a completely different level compared to the familiars of other new Beastmasters." A Vip who had watched the previous matches said, "And its Beastmaster, if it weren’t for the records, it would be hard to believe this is a newcomer..."
"Yesterday, this Qiao Sang used Fangflare to win against a Desert-Tail Fox, despite the level difference." Another Vip chimed in.
"Oh? Is it Litan’s new student?"
"Unknown, the records don’t mention it."
The information for the Newcomer Competition participants is filled out by the contestants themselves online.
Apart from the Beastmaster’s identity, which cannot be faked, other experiences can be freely embellished, and the organizers don’t usually verify them.
Most people tend to make their profiles more detailed, even to the point of mentioning their elementary school class positions.
The purpose is simple: just to give the commentators more to talk about when introducing them.
Qiao Sang, who only listed her Beastmaster identity and nothing else, is a rare exception.
...
After watching the morning matches, Qiao Sang didn’t continue to watch in the afternoon.
After returning home and having a meal, she took Fangflare on bus number 59.
Fangflare’s strength had already surpassed her expectations.
As an excellent Beastmaster, one should always have a comprehensive understanding of their familiar’s condition to better utilize and enhance its abilities.
Songchang Street.
Familiar Gym.
Rejecting the front desk’s suggestion to become a member, Qiao Sang paid for an hour and brought Fangflare straight to the second floor.
As soon as she entered, she felt a wave of heat.
Each machine had one or more familiars exercising.
Most of the familiars in the gym were combat types, with only a few of other attributes mixed in.
Not all familiars were accompanied by their Beastmasters.
A higher-level Beastmaster can bond with more familiars, but their energy is limited, and they can’t always be around to supervise training.
This is where the familiars’ self-discipline comes into play.
For instance, the three Claw Crabs sitting on the ground by the wall, chatting, clearly lacked self-discipline. They hadn’t even broken a sweat, indicating they hadn’t started exercising yet.
Qiao Sang and Fangflare approached a Strength Tester.
The gym’s regular Strength Testers can only measure the force a familiar exerts in a normal state.
Special moves like Flame Punch or Freezing Punch can’t be tested on these, requiring a more advanced Strength Tester.
A Gravity Ape was standing in front of the Strength Tester, delivering a heavy punch to the target.
The holographic screen above the target immediately displayed a number.
369 kg.
The Gravity Ape frowned at the number.
Just as it was about to test again, it noticed someone watching from behind.
The Gravity Ape immediately straightened its back, covered its face with its left hand, and clenched its right fist, its muscles slightly bulging.
In the next instant, a punch with a powerful wind followed, smashing into the Strength Tester.
433 kg.
The number, several dozen kilograms higher, appeared on the holographic screen.
The Gravity Ape looked satisfied, then turned around and pulled a business card from its cloth belt, handing it to the human who had been staring at it.
"Heavy, heavy."
Qiao Sang took the card and saw the Gravity Ape’s selfie in the top left corner, with the words "Intermediate Fitness Coach" written below it.
Qiao Sang: "..."
"Fangflare, quickly explain to it that we’re just here to wait in line."
Fangflare nodded and turned to communicate with the Gravity Ape.
"Ya Ya."
"Ya Ya."
"Ya Ya."
"Heavy, heavy."
"Ya."
"Heavy."
The Gravity Ape understood and turned to Qiao Sang with a friendly smile, then reached out to take the business card back from her.
Qiao Sang: "..."
Although the Gravity Ape was a bit stingy about taking back the business card, it kindly let them take its place.
"Let's get started." Qiao Sang said.
"Yah!"
Fangflare responded, then stood in front of the Strength Tester, mimicking the Gravity Ape's posture and clenched its claws into a fist before striking the target.
13 kg.
Qiao Sang stared at the number on the holographic screen, silent for a moment.
Something didn't seem right...
Fangflare's usual training focused on speed and other Skills, but not raw strength. So, exerting only 13 kg of force was actually normal.
Qiao Sang quickly figured this out.
She approached a muscular man who clearly was a fitness enthusiast and asked if Fangflare could test its Ram skill on the Strength Tester.
The muscular man glanced at the 60 cm tall Fangflare and said, "Sure."
At that moment, Lu Gangyan, who was swinging his fists at another Strength Tester, overheard the conversation. His eyes lit up, and he immediately took several steps back to prepare a charge.
The muscular man's eye twitched, and he bellowed, "You can't! Others won't break it, but you will!"
Qiao Sang agreed with the man, but Fangflare was not pleased.
It backed up several meters in front of the Strength Tester.
Since this was a familiar gym, the area was several times larger than a regular gym. Even if Fangflare backed up several meters to use its Ram, it wouldn't affect the other familiars' workouts.
Fangflare felt belittled.
No one had ever looked down on it from the day it was born!
It had to prove it could break this thing!
Four seconds later.
Qiao Sang looked at the number on the holographic screen with satisfaction.
128 kg.
It was much higher than she had expected.
Fangflare's Ram was still at the Proficient level, but it was much stronger than the typical Junior Familiar's Ram at the same level.
Although she couldn't understand why, her purpose of testing Fangflare's strength was achieved.
"Let's go." Qiao Sang squatted down to pick up Fangflare.
"Yah!"
Fangflare took two steps back and shook its head.
It hadn't broken this thing yet!
How could they leave?
Qiao Sang assumed Fangflare wanted to test a few more times.
Fangflare had always been diligent and had high standards for itself.
When she was studying hard for the High School Entrance Exam and couldn't supervise Fangflare, it still trained diligently every day in the neighborhood.
Thinking of this, Qiao Sang said reassuringly, "You can continue. Just let me know when you're ready to leave."
She was prepared to extend their time.
"Yah!"
Fangflare nodded solemnly.
In its view, belittling itself was the same as belittling its Beastmaster.
For its Beastmaster, it would work hard!
Fangflare gathered all its strength, feeling the energy within it surge with determination.
Its eyes were resolute, and with a powerful push from its limbs, it charged at the Strength Tester.
Twenty minutes later.
Qiao Sang was amazed to find that Fangflare's strength was increasing.
From the initial 128 kg.
Then 146 kg.
Later, 159 kg, and it kept rising, finally reaching 298 kg!
But Fangflare's Ram was still at the Proficient level, and the strength of Skills shouldn't progressively increase.
As Fangflare's energy and stamina were being drained, it should be growing weaker.
Fangflare was about to charge again.
Suddenly, Qiao Sang remembered what the Vice Principal of Holy Water High School had told her not long ago.
"Fangflare is currently in a state close to the threshold, a bit like the precursor to Skill Awakening..."
Qiao Sang suddenly understood.
Could it be...
At the same time, Fangflare felt the energy within it boiling even more intensely.
A scorching flame suddenly appeared around Fangflare, wrapping around it from head to toe.
Fangflare had a premonition.
This time, it would work!
In a daze, it seemed to hear its Beastmaster's anguished cry.
"No!!!"
(End of Chapter)
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