Chapter 1080: Multiple Scales (2 in 1)

Amidst the discussions, a light projection of “3” appeared on the field, counting down with a mechanical voice.

“3, 2, 1, the match begins.”

The light projection disappeared.

All the Pets started to move almost simultaneously.

The camera focused on the arena where Xiaoting Dragon and Fire Shell Snail were battling.

As the only Dragon-type Pet Beast currently on the field, and one of the few High-level Pets brought by the registered contestants, this match clearly had the highest popularity in this round.

On the field.

Yellow electric arcs appeared on Xiaoting Dragon’s body; its tail flicked, and immediately, lightning flashed like flying snakes, converging into a bolt of lightning that violently struck towards Fire Shell Snail’s location.

Fire Shell Snail simultaneously opened its mouth, and a striking Flame Jet erupted from its mouth.

The line of fire rapidly approached in mid-air, colliding with the yellow lightning, creating a small-scale shockwave.

The shockwave briefly obscured Xiaoting Dragon’s vision.

When the shockwave dissipated, it found that its opponent was no longer in its original spot, and it couldn’t help but show a wary expression, looking left and right.

At this moment, Qiao Sang said:

“Move.”

Xiaoting Dragon subconsciously moved its body quickly.

The moment it moved forward, a crimson flame attacked its original position.

Xiaoting Dragon moved while slightly turning its head, catching a glimpse of its opponent, who had appeared on the left side of its original standing ground at some unknown time.

Almost instinctively, Xiaoting Dragon realized that the opponent in front of it was a bit difficult to deal with.

“Flame Wall.” The red-haired girl, who looked about 20 years old, said.

“Fire Shell!”

Fire Shell Snail let out a loud cry, and a dazzling flame quickly surged from its shell; the flame did not take an attacking form but rapidly ignited the surroundings, forming a wall of fire only about thirty centimeters high.

Xiaoting Dragon’s speed simply couldn’t keep up with the speed at which the fire wall formed, and it was surrounded.

Flame Wall, a mid-level fire skill, can trap the opponent in flames, restricting its movement… Qiao Sang’s mind flashed with information about this skill, and she couldn’t help but analyze it.

It was indeed a bit troublesome, but Fire Shell Snail’s Flame Wall was clearly not high-level; with this height, Xiaoting Dragon could completely jump over it with its physical strength, but jumping was impossible; once it tried to jump out, Fire Shell Snail would definitely seize the opportunity to attack. Fortunately, a Flame Wall of this proficiency level shouldn’t last long…

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“Fire Shell Snail has used Flame Wall to trap Xiaoting Dragon.” Fu Jian stated the current situation on the field.

“I wonder how Qiao Sang will respond next.” Feodor said with interest.

“Tie Tie.”

Tie Daoyi also expressed anticipation.

The Flame Wall will disappear, but if Fire Shell Snail were to cast Flame Wall again within the current Flame Wall, constantly shrinking the range, that wouldn’t be good… Qiao Sang thought.

As her thoughts flickered, dazzling flames continuously surged from Fire Shell Snail’s shell.

The flames ignited the surrounding ground, connecting with the original Flame Wall.

Xiaoting Dragon constantly moved, dodging the flames that suddenly ignited on the ground.

The Flame Walls connected more and more, and its active range became smaller and smaller.

Soon, the area about two meters around Xiaoting Dragon was all flames, making further movement impossible.

From the audience’s perspective, Competition Field No. 3 looked like a burning hive of fire, with Xiaoting Dragon and Fire Shell Snail both trapped inside.

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Fu Jian exclaimed:

“I never expected Fire Shell Snail could form the Flame Wall to such an extent.”

“By continuously forming the Flame Wall, the opponent’s movable range is increasingly restricted, which can be considered an indirect strengthening of the Flame Wall.” Feodor said.

“Tie Tie.”

Tie Daoyi nodded in agreement.

“The current situation seems very unfavorable for Qiao Sang.” Fu Jian said.

Feodor said in a deep voice:

“From the moment she was matched with Fire Shell Snail, she wasn’t on the advantageous side in this match. However, even so, I still want to see how she and Xiaoting Dragon will counterattack. Given Qiao Sang’s past command style, I believe she won’t just sit there and wait for death.”

“Tie Tie.”

Tie Daoyi nodded.

In the audience, there wasn’t much discussion; everyone was waiting to see how Xiaoting Dragon would counterattack.

In their view, the outcome was already determined; it was just a matter of how they would lose.

In this type of match, the tacit understanding between the Yu Beast Master and the uncontracted Pet was what they most wanted to see.

On the field, Xiaoting Dragon felt the heat around it, its body tensed, and its expression was wary as it looked at its opponent not far away.

“It’s time to end this.” The red-haired girl shouted, “Flame Jet!”

At the same time, Qiao Sang calmly said:

“Cleave the fire wall.”

Cleave the fire wall? The red-haired girl was startled at first, then seemed to understand something, and her heart tightened.

No way…

Could it be that the other party was planning to have Xiaoting Dragon attack the fire wall?

Just as she was thinking, Fire Shell Snail opened its mouth, and crimson flames instantly condensed within it.

At the same time, yellow electric arcs appeared on Xiaoting Dragon’s body, then quickly converged into a bolt of lightning that rapidly struck forward.

The flames and lightning passed by in parallel, not colliding with each other.

“Bang!”

With a loud bang, the flames directly hit Xiaoting Dragon.

Almost simultaneously, the power of the lightning struck the fire wall around Fire Shell Snail, creating terrifying flames and a shockwave.

“Boom!”

The air current swept in all directions.

“Fire Shell!”

Fire Shell Snail, being the closest, suffered a severe impact, screamed, and flew backward.

The Flame Wall collapsed and scattered.

The red-haired girl’s pupils contracted.

The entire venue was silent for 0.5 seconds, then a clamor erupted.

“Holy cow! So it can be done this way! Why didn’t I think of it just now!”

“Using the Flame Wall to attack Fire Shell Snail, that’s amazing!”

“Qiao Sang doesn’t look very old, but her mind works really fast.”

“Fire Shell Snail definitely can’t get up after such a strong impact.”

“Who won this match?”

“Hard to say, Fire Shell Snail’s defense is average, but its Flame Jet also directly hit Xiaoting Dragon, so it feels like a draw.”

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Fu Jian exclaimed:

“Attacking the Flame Wall around Fire Shell Snail with Discharge, and using the resulting shockwave to attack Fire Shell Snail—this is much more powerful than directly attacking it with Discharge. To think of this so quickly, Qiao Sang really doesn’t seem like a low-tier Yu Beast Master at all.”

Feodor said with emotion:

“What I noticed is the tacit understanding between Xiaoting Dragon and Qiao Sang. Qiao Sang’s command was to cleave the fire wall, but she didn’t specify where to cleave it. Yet Xiaoting Dragon could understand her intention immediately and Discharge towards the fire wall around Fire Shell Snail. Their tacit understanding is like that of Yu Beast Masters and Pets who have already formed a contract.”

“Tie Tie.”

Tie Daoyi nodded.

“Xiaoting Dragon, as a Dragon-type Pet Beast, has never used a Dragon-type move once, yet it could fight Fire Shell Snail to such a degree. Qiao Sang’s contribution is indispensable.” Fu Jian said.

Feodor said: “To achieve a draw when being one level below Fire Shell Snail…”

“Tie Tie.”

Tie Daoyi interrupted.

Not a draw.

Both Fu Jian and Feodor were wearing headphones, which provided real-time translation of Tie Daoyi’s words.

Upon hearing the translation, both stopped speaking and looked towards the field.

They saw that Fire Shell Snail had already closed its eyes and fainted, while Xiaoting Dragon was glowing with silver-white light, struggling to stand up, and did not fall down.

“Ting Ting…”

Xiaoting Dragon looked at its fallen opponent in the distance, and the silver-white light on its body disappeared.

A clamor even louder than before suddenly erupted in the audience:

“Look! Xiaoting Dragon is standing up!”

“Multiple Scales! It’s the Multiple Scales characteristic!”

“Goodness, I thought a draw was impressive, but I didn’t expect Xiaoting Dragon to win directly!”

“Fire Shell Snail is a bit miserable. If it hadn’t used such a dense Flame Wall, or hadn’t set up the Flame Wall around itself, it wouldn’t have lost this match.”

“You’re being a bit of a Monday morning quarterback. Just now, when you saw Fire Shell Snail’s Flame Wall formed so densely, you even said it had the potential to be a champion.”

“What? Who said that? I certainly didn’t.”

“…”

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“It’s Multiple Scales.” Feodor said.

Fu Jian continued: “A characteristic of Dragon-type Pet Beasts, where damage taken is halved when at full health.”

“Tie Tie.”

Tie Daoyi looked at Qiao Sang, calling out with a sense of emotion.

“So Xiaoting Dragon has this characteristic. No wonder Qiao Sang’s expression was still so calm when she saw such a dense Flame Wall. It seems she already knew that Xiaoting Dragon could withstand one attack from Fire Shell Snail.” Fu Jian continued.

The half of the field under Qiao Sang’s feet lit up with green light.

At this point, the camera finally shifted to other fields.

However, even so, in the audience, many people and Pets still had their eyes on Xiaoting Dragon and Qiao Sang.

The Multiple Scales characteristic! Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up.

She had originally thought this match would be a draw, but she didn’t expect Xiaoting Dragon to actually have the Multiple Scales characteristic, and Fire Shell Snail directly lost its combat ability in the shockwave, causing her to win the match directly.

Indeed, some characteristics of Pets can only be activated through battle!

It’s a bit troublesome without the yu beast codex data; I don’t know if Xiaoting Dragon has any other characteristics…

“Ting Ting.”

Xiaoting Dragon turned its head and moved its body to crawl over.

Once Xiaoting Dragon climbed onto her neck, Qiao Sang gathered her thoughts and praised, “Well done.”

“Ting Ting.”

Xiaoting Dragon curved its mouth, showing an expression of “it’s nothing big.”

…

After leaving the stadium, Qiao Sang rode on Yabao into the air.

She wanted to take out her phone to watch Qunbao’s live broadcast, but when she reached into her pocket, she found nothing; only then did she remember that she had given her phone to Xiao Xunbao.

She wondered if it was Qunbao’s turn to compete yet…

At this moment, Mi Jiala said, “When we get back, let’s test the level of Xiaoting Dragon’s Multiple Scales characteristic.”

For Multiple Scales, a low level means a low chance of activation, while a high level means a high chance of activation.

“How do you test that?” Qiao Sang asked.

“The level of a characteristic cannot be detected. You can only use the simplest method: have Xiaoting Dragon battle when it’s in its best condition. It needs to battle at least a hundred times to test it out.” Mi Jiala replied.

“Okay.” Qiao Sang nodded.

Xiaoting Dragon didn’t speak, indicating it had no objections.

“Yaya?”

Suddenly, Yabao called out, asking when Xiao Xunbao and Qunbao would return.

To be honest, Xiao Xunbao was the most lively among all its companions, and it had spent the longest time with it. It was quite unaccustomed to not having Xiao Xunbao around.

“They’ll come back after Qunbao’s match ends.” Qiao Sang said.

“Yaya?”

Yabao called out inquiringly.

When will Qunbao’s match end then?

I don’t know either… Qiao Sang sensed in her mind, realizing that the distance was definitely still in another city, then looked at Teacher Mi Jiala and asked:

“Can I borrow your phone for a moment?”

Mi Jiala handed over her phone without asking any questions.

Qiao Sang took it and searched for the live streaming platform of the Strongest Advanced Pet Contest.

Just as she was searching, her phone suddenly vibrated continuously.

A person noted as “Debt-collecting Dragon” sent several voice messages.

It looked like an emergency… Qiao Sang couldn’t help but stop, handed the phone over, and said:

“Teacher, someone noted as ‘Debt-collecting Dragon’ sent you voice messages.”

Mi Jiala’s mouth twitched, and she said:

“Just ignore it for now.”

Qiao Sang continued to search for the competition platform.

However, the phone kept vibrating non-stop, and the background continuously showed “Debt-collecting Dragon” sending voice messages.

Qiao Sang stopped again and handed the phone over: “Why don’t you take a look first? The other party seems very urgent, they keep sending messages.”

Mi Jiala took the phone with an unchanged expression, then opened the chat box, and without listening to the voice messages, directly transferred a huge sum of money.

The phone instantly quieted down; the other party stopped sending voice messages.

Mi Jiala handed the phone back with a calm expression, saying:

“It’s done.”

I wonder who this “Debt-collecting Dragon” is. It feels like Teacher Mi Jiala doesn’t like the other party, but can’t do anything about him… Looking at the note name, could it be a Dragon-type Pet Beast like Xiao Xunbao that can use a phone?… Qiao Sang internally complained as she took the phone, clicked to enter the competition platform, and found that the competition was still ongoing.

Matches between High-level Pets were inherently more strenuous than those between low and mid-level Pets, so it was reasonable that it hadn’t ended yet.

Qiao Sang scrolled through the edited highlights of the battles below, wanting to see if Qunbao had competed yet.

Mi Jiala suddenly said:

“I remember you gave your phone to Night Ring King. You can call it directly.”

Good point… Qiao Sang exited the page and dialed her own number.

After two “du-du” sounds, the call connected.

“Xun Xun~”

Xiao Xunbao’s voice came from the speaker.

Qiao Sang went straight to the point: “Has Qunbao’s match ended?”

“Xun…” Xiao Xunbao had just said one word when the phone switched to Qunbao’s sweet voice:

“Qing Qing~”

The match was over, but other contestants’ matches hadn’t ended yet, and it wanted to watch the rest of the matches on-site before returning with Xiao Xunbao.

“Did you win?” Qiao Sang asked.

“Qing Qing.”

Qunbao called out, indicating that of course it won.

“Good.” Qiao Sang had no doubts and said, “Then you and Xiao Xunbao can come back after watching the match.”

“Qing Qing~”

Qunbao sweetly called out, then hung up the phone.

I didn’t expect Qunbao, at such a young age, to know to stay and watch matches to study opponents… Qiao Sang felt deeply gratified and returned the phone to Teacher Mi Jiala.

…

At the same time.

Hasman.

In a commercial street lined with various stalls on both sides.

“Xun Xun~”

Xiao Xunbao took back the phone and gave Qunbao a thumbs up.

“Qing Qing.”

Qunbao showed a proud expression of “you still have a lot to learn.”

“Xun Xun…”

But soon, Xiao Xunbao became worried again.

Is it really okay to lie to their Yu Beast Master like this…

“Qing Qing.”

Qunbao showed an expression of “don’t worry” and called out.

“Qing Qing?”

Then, it asked again.

How much money do you still have?

Xiao Xunbao took off its ring and pulled out a stack of cash.

Qunbao glanced at it, came to a skewer stall, and generously called out:

“Qing Qing.”

Ten skewers.