Chapter 29: You must be S-level

The Fire Fang Dog was unprepared for the sudden ball, only reacting when it was close.

Fortunately, the ball at the Beginner speed was not fast, and the Fire Fang Dog lifted its left front leg and left hind leg, allowing the ball to smoothly pass beneath it.

Two automatic baseball pitching machines simultaneously launched balls, their muzzles occasionally rotating to change direction and fire.

After dodging for about a minute, the Fire Fang Dog became increasingly accustomed to the ball’s trajectory, its expression relaxed, and it began to act playfully, avoiding the ball with subtle movements just as it was about to hit.

Qiao Sang watched, quite satisfied; this kind of evasion required a certain level of reaction ability and dodging skill.

However, Qiao Sang’s original intention for bringing the Fire Fang Dog today was not to practice dodging skills, so seeing that the Fire Fang Dog had no problem with Beginner level, she got up and adjusted both automatic baseball pitching machines to the second gear.

The Beginner speed of the ball was approximately 3m/s, while the second gear speed was 5m/s.

The room’s distance was only a short dozen meters, meaning the Fire Fang Dog had to dodge two balls coming from different directions approximately every 3 seconds.

At the second gear speed, the Fire Fang Dog appeared less agile; no sooner had it dodged one ball than another was launched directly at it.

Under such dense firing speed, the Fire Fang Dog was inevitably hit by balls several times.

Baseballs are divided into hard and soft balls; these specialized indoor training baseballs are soft, made of rubber, hollow, and do not cause pain when they hit the body.

In about a minute, the Fire Fang Dog was hit by balls a total of 5 times.

At this moment, Qiao Sang pressed the red button next to her, and the automatic baseball pitching machine stopped.

“Ya?”

The Fire Fang Dog tilted its head, looking at its Yu Beast Master in confusion.

Why did it stop? It hadn’t played enough yet.

Qiao Sang came to the Fire Fang Dog’s side, squatted down, and unfastened the weighted ring on its right front leg, saying with a smile, “We’re not here to play this time. I’m here to see how your training results have been these past few days and what your speed limit is.”

“Ya!”

Hearing this, the Fire Fang Dog propped itself up with its hind legs and then patted its chest with the newly unfastened right front leg.

It was ready to show off its skills to its Yu Beast Master!

Seeing the Fire Fang Dog’s high spirits, Qiao Sang couldn’t help but pat its head and say, “Go for it.”

The Fire Fang Dog felt a surge of passion; it ran to Qiao Sang’s backpack, pulled out the seven pairs of sunglasses from inside, hesitated, and then picked out and put on the dark green triangular sunglasses.

“Ya!”

The Fire Fang Dog returned to its original spot and nodded solemnly at Qiao Sang.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang knew the Fire Fang Dog was about to use its true abilities.

“Go for it,” Qiao Sang encouraged again, then went to the automatic baseball pitching machine and turned on the second gear mode.

With the weighted ring removed, the Fire Fang Dog immediately transformed; its speed was no longer on the same level, and the balls launched at second gear speed posed no threat to it at all, as it dodged them with ease.

Two minutes later, Qiao Sang adjusted the automatic baseball pitching machine to the third gear mode.

The ball speed in third gear mode directly doubled, reaching 10m/s.

At 10m/s, the Fire Fang Dog managed not to let a single ball touch it.

Although Qiao Sang had a certain understanding of the Fire Fang Dog’s progress, the sense of gratification still arose when she witnessed it firsthand.

Two minutes later, Qiao Sang adjusted the automatic baseball pitching machine up another level.

Fourth gear.

The speed increased from 10m/s to 20m/s.

The Fire Fang Dog was caught off guard, and the first ball launched in fourth gear mode hit it, followed by the second and third hitting its body.

It seemed the Fire Fang Dog’s nerve reaction speed limit should be around ten-odd meters per second.

Qiao Sang made a judgment and prepared to turn off the automatic baseball pitching machine.

“Ya!” the Fire Fang Dog cried out urgently.

Don’t turn it off! It could still do it!

Qiao Sang was stunned, not expecting the Fire Fang Dog to notice her actions even while under continuous attack from the balls.

Since the Fire Fang Dog chose to continue, Qiao Sang naturally didn’t stop it; with the Fire Fang Dog’s temperament, if she didn’t let it try again now, it probably wouldn’t eat well and would hold a grudge against her.

The Fire Fang Dog’s attention refocused on the balls; just now, the ball’s speed had suddenly increased significantly, and it simply hadn’t been ready!

After so many days of training, how could it be defeated so quickly by these balls!

Qiao Sang was surprised to find that the Fire Fang Dog, which had initially been continuously hit by the balls, quickly got into the groove.

From being hit every time at the beginning, to being hit once every 3 balls, and finally to only being hit once every 10 balls.

Its progress was incredibly fast!

Qiao Sang couldn’t help but sigh; her Fire Fang Dog was not only diligent but also had extraordinary potential.

After 30 minutes, the Fire Fang Dog had reached a level where it was hit only once every 45 balls on average.

The Fire Fang Dog didn’t cry out in fatigue, so Qiao Sang didn’t stop the automatic baseball pitching machine.

According to her original plan, today was simply to test its speed, not to let its body feel too tired.

After all, if it trained as usual, its body would definitely ache tomorrow, and it wouldn’t be in the best mental state.

Tomorrow was June 10th, Saint Water Middle School’s special enrollment exam, and Qiao Sang wanted the Fire Fang Dog to rest well today, so the test was meant to be brief.

But the Fire Fang Dog was not testing its speed now; it was training.

If this continued, its condition tomorrow would definitely not be optimal.

Qiao Sang hesitated whether to directly call a halt.

Just then, another identical Fire Fang Dog appeared out of thin air to the left of the Fire Fang Dog!

Qiao Sang stood frozen, rubbed her eyes, and confirmed it wasn’t her imagination.

What else could this unnatural phenomenon be besides a skill!

She immediately entered the yu beast codex.

[“Name: Fire Fang Dog”]

[“Attribute: Fire”]

[“Level: Beginner (133/1000) +”]

[“Skills: Bite (Beginner 74/100) +, Ram (Proficient 198/500) +, Fire Fang (Proficient 188/500) +, Spark (Proficient 232/500) +, Shadow Clone (Beginner 2/100) +”]

[“Points: 55”]

In the past few days of training, all values except Bite had improved to some extent.

Qiao Sang checked them every night before bed.

At this moment, the data clearly showed a skill that wasn’t there last night—Shadow Clone.

Qiao Sang was shocked; Shadow Clone was a mid-level skill, the same level as Fire Fang.

It had only been a mere 10 days or so since the Fire Fang Dog last comprehended Spark, and it had already comprehended another skill, and it was a mid-level skill!

Normally, learning a skill is a long process, requiring corresponding guidance and training.

Many new Yu Beast Masters who don’t know how to train desired ultimate moves send their Pets to training institutions where they can learn skills.

Such training institutions are extremely popular in today’s society; often, a training institution teaching only one skill can ensure its continued existence.

Of course, the prerequisite is that it’s a mid-level skill or higher.

Qiao Sang pressed the stop button, her eyes burning as she looked at the Fire Fang Dog.

“Ya?” The Fire Fang Dog looked at the stopped balls, then at its Yu Beast Master in confusion.

Why did it stop?

Qiao Sang praised, “Fire Fang Dog, if talent could also be displayed and ranked, you would definitely be a solid S-rank.”

“Ya~”

The Fire Fang Dog let out an embarrassed yelp, feeling a bit shy.

Why praise it so much, it was so sudden.

The next moment, the Fire Fang Dog realized something and looked to its left.

“Ya!!!”

The Fire Fang Dog let out a terrified cry and ran to Qiao Sang even faster than it had dodged the balls just now, leaping into her arms.