Chapter 1229: Recent (2-in-1)

“This, how do we clean this up?” Lei Da looked at the dense crowd of Pets appearing around him, feeling a bit lost.

What kind of item is this? To have such power…

“No big deal.” Qiao Sang reined in her awkward expression and gave Xiao Xunbao a look.

Quickly transfer all the Pets that aren’t Fragrance Moths.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao understood her Yu Beast Master’s gaze. It looked at the swarms of Pets from all directions, showing an expression of “I can’t do it.”

There are too many of them…

“How about we withdraw first and plan for the long term?” Lei Da suggested.

“No need.” Qiao Sang already had another idea. She looked at Qingbao and said, “You take Xiang Wanli and sprinkle it while blowing it far away.”

“Qingqing.”

Qingbao felt strangely excited at the thought of so many Pets following her. She suppressed her inner excitement, nodded obediently, took the bottle from Xiao Xunbao’s hand, and used Wind Transformation to drift into the distance.

As the wind blew, the fragrance gradually drifted further away.

The Pets that had gathered around paused their movements, sniffed the air in the direction of the scent, and then all changed direction, following the fragrance and retreating.

Seeing this, Lei Da breathed a sigh of relief.

Even with a King-level Pet, seeing such a large number of Pets was still very stressful.

Then he saw something, his thoughts abruptly stopped, and he shouted:

“The Fragrance Moths are gone too!”

High in the sky, a group of Fragrance Moths flapped their wings, following the main group and flying in the same direction.

“Lock them down,” Qiao Sang said.

“Xiao Xunbao~” Xiao Xunbao cried out, instantly moving above the group of Fragrance Moths, its eyes glowing blue.

The next second, a translucent Barrier appeared out of thin air, completely enveloping the Fragrance Moths within a hundred-meter radius.

The Fragrance Moths collided with the translucent Barrier, creating tiny ripples.

Space Lockdown… Lei Da was stunned.

This Ghost-type Pet, which looked small, could perform both Space Movement and Space Lockdown—skills that many Superpower System Pets couldn’t even learn…

Inside the translucent Barrier, the Fragrance Moths seemed to realize something. They all looked up at Xiao Xunbao above, either angrily or warily.

Fragrance Moths fear lightning and are not High Level, but their intelligence among insect-type pet beasts is not low.

When they realized that the Pet performing this move was not simple, they stopped their futile attacks.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao grinned at them.

Once most of the Pets of other species had left, the Barrier disappeared.

The Fragrance Moths looked at each other, then uniformly flapped their wings, speeding up, and prepared to leave.

But just as they had flown a few meters forward, a gigantic black hole appeared out of thin air.

The Fragrance Moths, unable to stop their movement, surged into it.

Shadow Penetration… Lei Da could hardly control his expression, showing obvious astonishment.

At this moment, he really wanted to pull out his Pet Identifier to identify what species this Ghost-type Pet was, but given that his current identity was just someone doing a task, he endured it.

He silently glanced at the B-level big shot who looked like a young girl next to him.

It was normal not to recognize one Pet, but there was no reason for him not to recognize all of these Pets, which were so beautiful in appearance and seemed very rare, even if not many people had contracted them.

In this situation, there was only one possibility: the other party was not from Yan Tian Star.

Previously, his mind had been focused on lifting the curse and he hadn’t noticed this, but now that he did, his heart stirred, and he couldn’t help but take a few more glances.

An alien…

As thoughts flickered.

A giant black hole appeared out of thin air above, and the Fragrance Moths that had just disappeared flew out of it.

Quickly, invite them to battle… Qiao Sang gave Thunder Dragon a look.

Thunder Dragon understood, flew in front of the group of Fragrance Moths, and cried out:

“Thunder Dragon.”

Fragrance Moths are already High Level Pets, and the Pet Free Points Battle is the most popular competition among High Level Pets currently. Almost every High Level Pet has signed up to participate. They looked at the score recorder on the Dragon-type Pet Beast’s claw in front of them, then at the two humans and several other Pets below, and instantly understood something, showing solemn expressions.

Many of the Fragrance Moths raised half a wing, about to press the report button on the score recorder.

Qiao Sang was sharp-eyed and saw this. She quickly shouted, “Wait!”

The Fragrance Moths stopped their movements and looked over.

Qiao Sang tried to persuade them: “No need for 1V1 battles, you can all go at once.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao showed a villainous expression, with its hands on its hips, and cried out in cooperation with its Yu Beast Master, indicating, “Are you all too scared to fight one?”

All of them together… Thunder Dragon was startled for a moment, then it calmed down.

If its Yu Beast Master said it was okay, then it should be okay.

The Fragrance Moths showed hesitant expressions.

“Fragrance?” The largest Fragrance Moth looked over and cried out.

That scent just now, you guys made it, right?

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao helped translate.

When looking for opponents, their intelligence should also be taken into account… Qiao Sang nodded in acknowledgment:

“That’s right.”

“Fragrance.”

The largest Fragrance Moth cried out, indicating that a battle was fine, but they hoped that the fragrant item would be given to them after the battle.

The remaining Fragrance Moths did not object.

Qiao Sang nodded without hesitation: “Okay.”

“Fragrance.”

The largest Fragrance Moth glanced at Thunder Dragon and cried out again, indicating that it wished to change the battle location.

“Thunder Dragon.”

Thunder Dragon looked at its Yu Beast Master, translating and seeking an opinion.

“Where?” Qiao Sang asked.

“Fragrance.”

The largest Fragrance Moth cried out.

…

Five minutes later.

A place covered in flowers and plants.

Fragrance Moths generally possess the characteristic of scent absorption. As long as they are in a fragrant place, they can increase their attack power to a certain extent.

Qiao Sang naturally knew about this characteristic of Fragrance Moths, but she said nothing, as she was also thinking of creating lightning weather.

After confirming the battle location, Thunder Dragon and a group of Fragrance Moths stopped face to face in the air, almost simultaneously pressing their score recorders.

“Pinky!”

A Pet with a pink flower for a head suddenly popped its head out from among the plants, raised its leaf-like claws, cried out, and quickly ran to the middle of Thunder Dragon and the Fragrance Moths, pressing the referee’s wristband.

Yan Tian Star really has referees everywhere… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly.

Barriers rose around them, forming a medium-sized arena.

It was at this moment that dark clouds suddenly covered the sky.

Then, with a loud “boom,” brilliant lightning appeared.

The Fragrance Moths were startled, instinctively showing panicked expressions, huddling together.

Thunder Dragon twisted its body, seizing the opportunity to quickly fly upwards.

“Fragrance!”

The largest Fragrance Moth reacted first, forcefully suppressing the fear in its heart and crying out.

All the Fragrance Moths heard the sound. Despite their fear, they still shook off powder from their bodies while flying high into the sky, attempting to catch up with Thunder Dragon.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang’s heart stirred.

Although these Fragrance Moths looked terrified, as long as there was a leading Fragrance Moth, they seemed to gain courage…

Thunder Dragon remembered its Yu Beast Master’s words, holding its breath and soaring straight into the sky.

The Fragrance Moths were not slow, but even with all their might, they couldn’t catch up to Thunder Dragon.

“Boom!”

Another brilliant bolt of lightning shot out.

Thunder Dragon showed a determined expression and actively flew into the lightning.

The Fragrance Moths finally stopped, not daring to continue forward.

Qiao Sang looked up at the sky, feeling a bit nervous.

Speaking of which, this was Thunder Dragon’s first time absorbing the power of lightning under real lightning weather.

Originally, she had planned to let Thunder Dragon absorb the lightning after Qingbao’s proficiency with Thunder Power had increased, but Qingbao had recently been practicing long-distance clone control. Ultra-level skill, for it now, could only be used a few times even in a state of full energy, so its proficiency wasn’t increasing quickly. Thus, Thunder Dragon had never truly devoured lightning power.

I wonder if Thunder Dragon can successfully complete the devouring…

Just as she was thinking, Lei Da next to her exclaimed in surprise:

“Thunder, why did Thunder Dragon actively enter the lightning?”

When the battle started, a virtual panel had appeared, and he remembered the name of this Dragon-type Pet Beast.

Qiao Sang was baffled by the question and glanced at him: “Thunder Dragon has the Thunder Devourer characteristic, of course it has to go inside.”

“Thunder Devourer characteristic?” Lei Da was shocked.

This was a characteristic that most Electric-type Pets dreamed of, and it actually appeared on a High Level Pet!

“I thought you already knew,” Qiao Sang said.

Lei Da raised his voice: “I just thought it had a characteristic that strengthened certain stats in lightning weather!”

“It’s pretty much the same,” Qiao Sang said.

She had brought a Pet that could create lightning weather specifically to strengthen Thunder Dragon’s attack power.

“It’s far from the same!” Lei Da couldn’t help but retort: “If it didn’t have the Thunder Devourer characteristic, even a King-level Electric-type Pet couldn’t devour lightning. My Thunder Rain Bird certainly can’t.”

High in the sky, Thunder Dragon opened its mouth, actively meeting the lightning.

The brilliant lightning did not strike around its body but was entirely devoured within it.

Thunder Dragon burped, looked down at the Fragrance Moths, and terrifying bolts of lightning flashed behind it.

“Fragrance…”

The Fragrance Moths all showed expressions of retreat, including the largest Fragrance Moth.

“Thunder Dragon!”

Thunder Dragon roared, its body turning, and crackling yellow electric arcs appeared on its body, rushing downwards.

Its body descended from high in the sky, looking like a downward-striking yellow lightning bolt.

The Fragrance Moths were startled, unable to muster any resistance. They merely flapped their wings, frantically dodging around.

Qiao Sang looked at Thunder Dragon, which seemed to be on drugs, and said:

“I feel that the rules of this competition are still not perfect.”

Of course, they’re not perfect. If they were, would you have asked me to create lightning weather… Lei Da grumbled inwardly, pretending not to understand, and asked:

“Why do you say that?”

“I remember this competition checks for Spiritual Mark and items on the body, but it doesn’t seem to check if contestants drank potions before the match,” Qiao Sang said.

“Potions are too expensive,” Lei Da said. “The competition lasts for half a year. If they drank strengthening potions every day, that money would be enough to evolve a Pet from High Level to Advanced, and even if they did, they might not get first place in points. No contestant would do that, unless they’re rich idiots…”

As he said this, he seemed to remember something and quickly shut up.

He remembered that the B-level big shot in front of him had previously offered a task reward of 100,000 alliance coins per day.

As they conversed, while Thunder Dragon rushed downwards, countless yellow electric arcs on its body suddenly scattered, quickly interweaving to form an electric net that enveloped the group of Fragrance Moths.

“Bang!”

Then, a dazzling lightning power lit up on its body, striking downwards.

For a moment, the entire Barrier was illuminated by the yellow glow of lightning power.

…

Five days later.

Villa, living room.

Mi Jiala sat at the dining table, eating and glancing at Thunder Dragon, saying:

“I feel like Thunder Dragon’s scales have gotten much shinier recently.”

“Didn’t it just finish shedding its skin?” Qiao Sang took a bite of rice and said.

Mi Jiala suddenly changed the subject: “Have you been letting Thunder Dragon devour lightning power recently?”

Qiao Sang hummed: “That Yu Beast Master named Lei Da has still been cooperating with me.”

She had mentioned the matter of taking Thunder Dragon to devour lightning in lightning weather during competitions.

Mi Jiala pondered for a moment and said: “Electric-type Pets with the Thunder Devourer characteristic will grow significantly faster than Electric-type Pets of the same stage after devouring lightning. Pets with the Thunder Devourer characteristic at the High Level stage are too rare. Although Thunder Dragon is a Dragon-type Pet Beast and has a slow growth cycle, under the Thunder Devourer characteristic, it should also grow quickly. You need to pay more attention.”

Qiao Sang was startled: “Are you saying Thunder Dragon will undergo its second shedding very soon?”

Mi Jiala: “…”

“It won’t be that fast. I’m just reminding you to pay attention to its changes. If it’s growing rapidly, you’ll need to give it a bit more Energy Pill every day,” Mi Jiala said unhurriedly.

Qiao Sang remembered something and realized with a sudden understanding:

“No wonder, Thunder Dragon’s appetite has improved a lot recently. I thought it was due to shedding combined with being too tired from recent battles.”

As soon as she finished speaking, her phone vibrated.

Qiao Sang glanced at the caller ID, picked up the phone, and said:

“Hello?”

“What time do I need to come over today?” Lei Da’s voice came from the speaker.

“You today…”

As Qiao Sang spoke, Dragon King, who had already finished eating, happened to change the channel.

The news anchor’s voice came through:

“Recently, during the ongoing Pet Free Points Battle, there have been instances of non-naturally altered weather conditions on the field. We remind all contestants to pay attention to their battle environment before the competition and not to casually change the battle location following their opponent. Furthermore, if there are any further instances of non-naturally altered weather conditions during a match, apart from skills cast by contestants, varying lengths of suspension will be given based on the severity of the situation…”

Qiao Sang: “…”

Mi Jiala silently glanced at Thunder Dragon.

Dragon King, on the other hand, glanced at Qiao Sang.

“Hello, hello. Can you still hear me?” Lei Da asked from the other end of the phone.

Qiao Sang was silent for a moment, then finished what she had not said earlier:

“You don’t need to come today.” (End of chapter)