Chapter 103: What about the relay tape? !

Red flames surged wildly, spreading unrestrainedly.

The unique triangular sunglasses and familiar figure instantly allowed her to recognize it as her own Ya Bao.

Qiao Sang was stunned for a while, not feeling the joy of Fire Fang Dog reaching the handover point so quickly, but rather deep worry.

Isn’t this state Raging Flames?!

What happened?

How did Raging Flames come out?!

Could it be that it ran the marathon until it was exhausted, activating it?

Thinking of this, Qiao Sang suddenly felt a bit guilty.

It seemed like that wasn’t impossible…

Fire Fang Dog stopped and didn’t directly look for Roar Swamp Crocodile at the third handover point; instead, it curled its lips disdainfully at the Pinball Pig, which was half a step slower than it, and extended its front right paw, raising its outermost little toe.

Pinball Pig glanced at Fire Fang Dog out of the corner of its eye, and the next second, it brushed past it, taking the lead in handing the yellow relay belt to a Little Rain Frog on the bank.

Fire Fang Dog maintained its dashing posture, but from its stiff mouth, it was clear that it had turned to stone.

The less-than-six-month-old Fire Fang Dog experienced the ups and downs of life for the first time.

From high spirits to being emotionally wounded, it all happened in an instant.

The flames raging on its body also dimmed considerably for a moment.

“Ya Bao, hand over the relay belt!” Qiao Sang shouted.

“Xun! Xun!”

Fire Fang Dog finally came to its senses, turned around, and tried to hand the relay belt on its body to the Roar Swamp Crocodile, which was almost in tears from waiting.

It looked down.

“Ya?!”

Where’s the relay belt?!

…

The Qi Tang Town Pet Marathon, held until now, had its first instance of a relay belt disappearing midway through.

There was no other way; an urgent replacement had to be issued.

No one expected the relay belt to be burned away by a Fire Fang Dog that had activated Fierce Fire.

There were already few Fire-type Pets in the town, and those with Fierce Fire were even rarer. The elderly living in town had never seen a Pet activate Fierce Fire while running a marathon.

Fire Fang Dog, in a sense, became famous in Qi Tang Town.

Later, when the Pet Marathon was held again, the organizers would specifically replace the relay belts for Fire-type Pets with special fire-resistant materials.

Of course, that’s a story for later.

By the time the logistics staff brought a new relay belt, three minutes had already passed.

The strength of Pet Marathon participants is divided into four levels.

The first is those who are far ahead, leaving others behind; the second is those who can keep up with the main group; the third is those who arrive on time within the specified period; and the fourth is those who give up midway.

Fire Fang Dog’s performance this time was good, entering the second tier, but the strength difference among Pets in the second tier was not significant, with some rankings differing by only a few seconds.

Due to this three-minute delay, Fire Fang Dog’s original 51st place in the second leg dropped to 62nd place.

“It’s alright, I didn’t even expect this 62nd place,” Qiao Sang comforted.

“Ya.”

Fire Fang Dog’s eyes welled up, becoming even sadder.

It had never lost before, and now it not only lost but lost to 61 opponents at once.

“Xun~”

Little Treasure Hunting Ghost timely took off its ring and offered milk.

Fire Fang Dog took the milk and sadly lowered its head to drink.

Sadness aside, the milk still had to be drunk.

“Look at you, before, when Raging Flames came out, you’d faint soon after, but now you’re awake and can even drink milk. That’s progress,” Qiao Sang continued to comfort.

Fire Fang Dog’s drinking motion paused, and it looked up blankly at its Yu Beast Master.

It seemed that was the case…

“Ya!”

Fire Fang Dog’s eyes lit up, and its mood instantly improved.

Ye Ranran watched from the side as Qiao Sang revived Fire Fang Dog in just a few words and exclaimed, “I suddenly think what Ye Jingwen said last time makes sense; you really have a talent for being a Trainer.”

Trainers not only need to understand and know the training methods and health status of different Pets but also need to formulate different plans and provide growth directions based on the Pet’s current psychological state and strength level.

One of the subjects for the Trainer exam is Pet psychology.

Qiao Sang was able to clearly grasp Fire Fang Dog’s psychological state shortly after contracting it, clearly showing talent in this area.

“It’s rare to see a Fire-type Pet activate Raging Flames at such a young age. A Sang has talent, and the Pet she contracted also has talent; it’s better to be a Professional Beast Tamer,” Third Uncle interjected, watching the Roar Swamp Crocodile semi-submerge into the water and leave.

His eyebrows showed a smile, clearly very satisfied with Fire Fang Dog’s arrival time.

“Ranran and A Sang worked hard today. If we get first place this time, you can look at the photobook as much as you want,” Third Uncle said with a smile.

Absolutely not needed!

Ever since she learned what the individual prize was, Qiao Sang almost couldn’t bear to look at Third Uncle.

What he wanted was so out of character with his usual hardworking, mature, and steady image. She wondered how Third Aunt and Ye Jingwen viewed Third Uncle’s motivation for participating in the marathon.

Qiao Sang turned her head, subconsciously looking for Third Aunt and Ye Jingwen.

She saw them excitedly taking photos of the Pets participating nearby, not paying any attention to the conversation here.

Qiao Sang saw it and didn’t disturb them.

For ordinary people who live in a small town year-round, opportunities to see so many Pets in real life are rare.

…

Susong Old Street.

A public auditorium.

As one of the few Yu Beast Master competition events in town, it received attention from all the townspeople.

Originally, people gathered at the starting point, but the rules didn’t allow following the run, and the weather was muggy, so standing idly outdoors for a long time was unbearable.

Therefore, the live broadcasts playing in various places were crowded with people.

Susong Old Street, as the handover point for the fifth leg of the third track, had a viewing area for the live broadcast set up in the nearby auditorium.

Qiao Sang was a participant in the first track; after sending Fire Fang Dog to the second leg’s handover point, she had to leave early to wait at the third leg’s handover point, so she had no time to watch the live broadcast.

But now she did.

Qiao Sang stood on her tiptoes, trying hard to see the large screen of the live broadcast inside the auditorium, but it was crowded with people in front, so she couldn’t see anything.

Fire Fang Dog also imitated its Yu Beast Master and stood on its tiptoes, naturally seeing nothing as well.

Only Little Treasure Hunting Ghost leisurely rose half a meter, taking in the live broadcast scene.

“A Sang, don’t struggle; you’re not even as tall as I am, and I can’t see, let alone you,” Ye Ranran advised from the side.

Qiao Sang: “…”

What she said made a lot of sense; she couldn’t even refute it…

At this moment, an uncle standing in front suddenly turned his head.

He saw Qiao Sang and was stunned for a moment, then looked to the side.

Sure enough, he saw the Fire-type Pet that had been unforgettable in the previous live broadcast.

“Isn’t that the little Fire-type dog from just now that fell and got up, overtook the pig, then got overtaken by the pig, and even burned the relay belt?!” the uncle excitedly said.

For a moment, the people watching in front all turned their heads.

“Where, where!”

“Where is it? Let me see!”

“Let them in, you’re blocking them outside!”

“I know! That’s Fire Fang Dog!”

“People in the back, move aside, let them in to see!”

Thanks to Fire Fang Dog, Qiao Sang and Ye Ranran came to the excellent VIP viewing spot at the front of the auditorium for the live broadcast.

If nothing unexpected happens, the competition will end tomorrow or the day after!