Chapter 1211: Another battle mode (two in one)

Upon hearing this, Thunder Dragon froze, then realized something very serious and couldn’t help but exclaim:

“Thunder Dragon?”

Will it be competing by itself from now on?

“That’s right,” Qiao Sang said. “Didn’t I tell you yesterday that Yu Beast Masters cannot participate in this competition?”

“Thunder Dragon?”

Thunder Dragon grew anxious and called out.

Can Xiao Xunbao accompany it during the competition?

“No,” Qiao Sang said coolly and mercilessly. “Xiao Xunbao also needs training; it has its own things to do.”

“Thunder Dragon…”

Thunder Dragon’s eyes instantly lost their luster, as if it had heard terrible news.

It couldn’t imagine life without Xiao Xunbao in this weather.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao thought its sixth junior was afraid to compete alone outside, so it affectionately called out, indicating that if Xiao Xunbao didn’t have time, it would accompany it. It had a Substitute and wasn’t afraid of delaying its training.

“Thunder Dragon?”

Thunder Dragon turned its head and called out.

Can you make it cold?

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao shook its head.

Thunder Dragon retracted its gaze, its eyes still lifeless.

“I know you’re afraid of the heat,” Qiao Sang said with a smile. “I’ll leave you a cooling item, but you’ll have to take it off during the competition. Have Xiao Xunbao accompany you, and you can give it to Xiao Xunbao then.”

The competition rules contained far more information than what was found online. One rule stated that no items or Spiritual Marks could be used during battles; otherwise, it would be considered a violation and result in a loss.

Thunder Dragon was young and couldn’t read, so it definitely needed someone to accompany it. Since Qiao Sang didn’t have time, Xiao Xunbao was undoubtedly the most suitable choice.

“Thunder Dragon?”

Thunder Dragon’s eyes regained their sparkle, and it eagerly called out.

What kind of cooling item?

“Xiao Xunbao, find a cooling item,” Qiao Sang instructed.

Back on Super Dormant Star, she had cleared out several item shops, including many cooling items.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao nodded, took off its ring, enlarged it, and stuck its entire head inside to search.

After about five minutes, Xiao Xunbao emerged from the ring with a box and handed it to its Yu Beast Master.

Qiao Sang took it and opened the box, finding a hairpin inlaid with a blue bead.

As the hairpin appeared, the surrounding temperature immediately dropped a few degrees, and the air became cool.

A hairpin… Qiao Sang was silent for a moment, then clipped the hairpin onto Thunder Dragon’s head and asked:

“How is it? Is it much cooler?”

“Thunder Dragon!”

Thunder Dragon happily nodded.

“Remember to take it off during the competition,” Qiao Sang reminded again.

“Thunder Dragon.”

Thunder Dragon nodded.

Seeing that everything was arranged, Qiao Sang began to scan the surroundings, looking for an opponent.

There were quite a few intermediate-level Pets, and among the competitions currently available for intermediate-level Pets in Hua Chang City, the Pet Free Point Battle was undoubtedly the highest-level and best-rewarded. Almost all intermediate-level Pets in the city participated, and many Yu Beast Masters heard the news and specifically brought their Pets to compete.

Qiao Sang looked around briefly and saw many intermediate-level Pets wearing point recorders.

Soon, she selected her target and said, “Thunder Dragon, go invite that Electric Cat to battle.”

She just wanted to see the battle process now, so she naturally needed to find one that could be resolved quickly.

According to the competition rules, Yu Beast Masters could not interfere with any matters in the competition. Even inviting a battle required the Pet to initiate the invitation, and the invited Pet could not refuse.

The point recorder had a full-process recording function. If a Pet refused battles three times, it would directly lose its eligibility to participate.

Thunder Dragon didn’t know who Electric Cat was, but it followed its Yu Beast Master’s gaze and saw the other party. It immediately wiggled its body and flew next to the other party, calling out:

“Thunder Dragon.”

Electric Cat stopped, looked at Thunder Dragon’s appearance, froze, and showed a hesitant expression.

It couldn’t recognize the other party’s species, but it could tell it was a Dragon-type Pet Beast.

Just as Electric Cat was hesitating, passersby and Pets around them stopped and looked over, cheering:

“Agree to it! Agree to it!”

“Battle! Battle!”

“Compete! Compete!”

Although the Pet Free Point Battle was not high-level, and the participating Pets were only intermediate-level, its duration of half a year, the ability to battle anytime, anywhere, and the championship prize made it highly discussed in Hua Chang City, maintaining a high level of popularity. As a result, everyone and every Pet in Hua Chang City knew about this competition.

The unknown Dragon-type Pet Beast and Electric Cat in front of them both wore point recorders. Even if they couldn’t understand their conversation, just by looking at their expressions and appearances, they knew it was a battle invitation.

“Electric Cat! Agree to it!”

“Electric Cat! Agree to it!”

“Electric Cat! Don’t be a coward just because the other party is a Dragon-type Pet Beast!”

More and more people and Pets stopped and gathered around.

As the surrounding cheers grew louder, Electric Cat’s hesitant expression suddenly turned proud, as if saying: How could I be a coward?

“Electric.”

It called out, indicating it would battle.

Then it took several steps back, creating distance from Thunder Dragon, then raised its paw and pressed the button on the point recorder.

Instantly, a virtual screen appeared above its location.

It displayed:

【Species: Electric Cat】

【Level: Intermediate】

【Points: 168】

【Ranking: 1000+】

Then, the virtual screen disappeared.

There’s actually something like this… Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up at the sight.

No wonder such a large deposit was required; it had many functions and could even directly show the opponent’s points and ranking.

1000+, should mean ranked after the thousandth place…

It’s starting already? Thunder Dragon subconsciously looked in the direction of its Yu Beast Master.

“You press it too,” Qiao Sang said, collecting her thoughts.

“Thunder Dragon.”

After a 0.1-second reaction, Thunder Dragon pressed the button on the point recorder on its paw.

A virtual screen immediately appeared above it:

【Species: Thunder Dragon】

【Level: Intermediate】

【Points: 0】

【Ranking: 1000+】

It seems that contestants ranked after the thousandth place are not included in the specific ranking… Qiao Sang thought to herself.

At the same time, the people and Pets around them looked at each other.

They never expected a Dragon-type Pet Beast to have 0 points.

But everyone quickly reacted:

“Maybe this Pet Beast called Thunder Dragon just registered.”

“It must be. Look at the name; maybe it even has an electric attribute. With such a powerful attribute, if it had registered earlier, it couldn’t possibly have never won a single match.”

“I think so too.”

Amidst the discussions, the virtual screen disappeared.

Immediately after, a Pet Beast wearing a referee’s badge and a miniature shrinking bracelet, about 50 centimeters in size, pushed through the crowd and came between Thunder Dragon and Electric Cat.

“Vegetable.”

The Pet Beast wearing the referee’s badge called out, then pressed a button on the bracelet on its paw. A translucent Barrier, open at the top, surrounded Thunder Dragon and Electric Cat, exactly the size of a low-level Pet battle arena.

Thunder Dragon curiously looked around.

The referee’s bracelet could determine the appropriate field size based on the battle level and had the effect of preventing surrounding people and Pets from casually entering.

It wasn’t that this Barrier had the ability to block people and Pets from entering, but rather that when the Barrier appeared, everyone would tacitly stay outside the Barrier and not intrude.

Qiao Sang was no longer ignorant of the situation on Yan Tian Star, so she recognized at a glance that this was a unique referee’s bracelet from Yan Tian Star.

It seemed that the referees for the Pet Free Point Battle were not fixed; as long as one had a referee’s badge, they could probably serve as one.

It made sense. If there were fixed referees, with so many intermediate-level Pets battling anytime, anywhere, how could they possibly keep up…

As thoughts flickered, the Pet Beast wearing the referee’s badge looked at Thunder Dragon and Electric Cat respectively, then its gaze fell on the hairpin on Thunder Dragon’s head and it called out:

“Vegetable.”

Thunder Dragon then remembered the cooling item on its head, took it off, and threw it in the direction of its Yu Beast Master.

The hairpin passed directly through the Barrier. Qiao Sang reached out and precisely caught the hairpin.

Many people and Pets noticed.

At this moment, the Pet Beast wearing the referee’s badge blew the whistle hanging on its chest.

“Ya!”

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Ya Bao and Xiao Xunbao immediately excitedly cheered for their sixth junior.

“Clear!”

Qing Bao also subconsciously started cheering along.

But the next second, its body stiffened.

Just now, its clone disappeared…

“Clear…”

Qing Bao sighed and cast its clone again.

“Electric!”

At the same time, Electric Cat transformed into a yellow flash and rapidly charged towards Thunder Dragon’s location.

This speed was incredibly fast in the eyes of ordinary people, but from Qiao Sang’s perspective, it was like slow motion. She clearly saw Electric Cat’s movement trajectory, its facial expression, and the direction its eyes were fixed on.

“Bang!”

“Electric!”

Just as Electric Cat was about to attack Thunder Dragon, Thunder Dragon’s tail suddenly glowed silver-white and was raised high, then swung down fiercely, heavily smashing onto the opponent’s body, creating a loud noise and Electric Cat’s scream.

Dust flew.

When the dust settled, Electric Cat was seen with dizzy eyes, lying on the ground.

The Pet Beast wearing the referee’s badge came to Electric Cat’s side to check, then blew the whistle again, announcing the end of the match.

The next moment, virtual screens simultaneously appeared above Thunder Dragon and Electric Cat.

【Species: Thunder Dragon】

【Level: Intermediate】

【Points: 1】

【Ranking: 1000+】

…

【Species: Electric Cat】

【Level: Intermediate】

【Points: 167】

【Ranking: 1000+】

Both parties’ points had changed.

The virtual screen disappeared.

The surrounding people and Pets were briefly silent, then dispersed, talking and showing expressions of boredom.

“I thought there would be an intense battle.”

“Electric Cat is quite good among intermediate-level Pets; I didn’t expect it to be instantly defeated like that.”

“A Dragon-type Pet Beast is indeed a Dragon-type Pet Beast; it directly overwhelms opponents of the same level with one move.”

“What a pity. It only has 1 point now. If this Thunder Dragon had registered earlier, it might have had a chance to contend for the top few spots.”

“Ya…”

“Xiao Xunbao…”

The excitement on Ya Bao and Xiao Xunbao’s faces, who were cheering excitedly, disappeared, and their voices abruptly stopped.

The match ended just like that; they also found it very boring.

The Pet Beast wearing the referee’s badge closed its referee’s bracelet and turned to leave.

“Thunder Dragon!”

Thunder Dragon eagerly came before its Yu Beast Master and called out.

Qiao Sang handed over the cooling hairpin and said:

“The format of this competition is pretty much like this. When your points accumulate to three, you can invite three opponents to battle at the same time, which will allow you to accumulate points faster.”

She paused, then added, “Or, when your points accumulate to two, you can also invite two opponents at the same time, but don’t exceed three.”

In her opinion, among Pets of the same rank, Thunder Dragon still had a chance to win if it battled two or three at the same time, but if it exceeded three, it would be very difficult.

Thunder Dragon quickly re-clipped the hairpin to its head. As it felt the sudden drop in temperature around it, it finally had the mind to recall its Yu Beast Master’s words and curiously called out:

“Thunder Dragon?”

Can this competition be played against several opponents at once?

“Yes,” Qiao Sang said. “As long as you have a certain number of points, you can invite several opponents to battle at the same time, but it will be you alone against all of them. This mode is more difficult. If you lose, you will lose as many points as opponents you invited. If you win, it’s the same: you will gain as many points as opponents you invited.”

“If they win, each of them will gain 1 point. Generally speaking, in this battle mode, fewer Pets actively invite, while invited Pets usually agree.”

“What you need to pay attention to is that you cannot invite a number of opponents that exceeds your own points.”

All of this was something Qiao Sang had only just learned from reading the paper competition rules; the official website did not have such detailed content, or perhaps it did, but she hadn’t noticed.

With this battle mode, it was understandable why registration was open for half a year during the competition period, because as long as the contestant was strong enough, they could completely have the opportunity to come from behind and climb the rankings.

“Ya!”

Ya Bao became excited listening.

It heard that it could invite several opponents to battle at once, and it liked this battle mode.

“Ya…”

Then, Ya Bao thought of something, its excited expression disappeared, and it sighed.

It was just a pity that it couldn’t participate in this competition…

“Thunder Dragon.”

Thunder Dragon digested the information, then nodded, indicating it understood.

It’s much smarter than Ya Bao; Ya Bao at this age didn’t have such comprehension skills… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly, then turned to Xiao Xunbao and instructed:

“Take good care of Thunder Dragon, and bring it back at 7 PM.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao nodded.

As it spoke, it rubbed its two short toes together.

Qiao Sang was silent for a moment, then took out her wallet and handed it over, saying:

“Don’t play. You can buy some food, but your main task is to keep an eye on Thunder Dragon and help it find opponents to battle.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao took the wallet and happily nodded.

“Clear…”

Qing Bao was focused on controlling its clone and didn’t want to follow Xiao Xunbao as usual.

“Then I’ll go do my tasks first. You have a good competition.” Qiao Sang finished speaking to Thunder Dragon, picked up her phone, opened the navigation, entered the location of one of the tasks, and turned to leave with Ya Bao and the others. (End of Chapter)