Chapter 306: Please, we are rivals

“In previous National Campus Pet Beast League tournaments, you only came to watch when we played against Li Tan Royal Pet High School. Even when we were among the top ten in the province, I never saw you come…” Sun Boyi grumbled inwardly, but showed nothing on his face. He pointed to his left front and said, “They’re over there.”

Wang Weidou looked in the direction and immediately spotted Qiao Sang among a group of students wearing the same uniform.

His eyes lit up, and the more he looked, the more satisfied he became.

Look!

First year!

Three Pets!

And all of them are at the intermediate level!

This treasure! She belongs to our school!

If Liu Yao hadn’t told him this news personally, he would never have believed it, knowing from years of friendship that the guy wasn’t one to joke around. He wouldn’t even believe his own wife if she had told him.

Although he had a good impression of Qiao Sang back then, he didn’t expect her to be this good!

If those guys from Li Tan found out, how would they still have the nerve to keep bringing up Ding Yanjing in front of him!

Thinking of this, Wang Weidou’s gaze became even more fervent.

“Why do I keep feeling like someone is staring at me?” Qiao Sang turned her head and looked around, hesitating.

“Is it them?” Xu Yixuan pointed with her chin to a certain spot and said.

Qiao Sang looked over and saw that it was the people from Fuqi Beast Taming High School.

The leading boy among them, seeing Qiao Sang look over, grinned, revealing his white teeth, and smiled.

“This guy is Li Kun,” Xu Yixuan reminded. “Don’t let his seemingly nice demeanor fool you; he’s actually extremely cunning.”

“How is he cunning?” Qiao Sang asked curiously.

“He usually tries to get close to his opponents before a match to subtly gather information,” Xu Yixuan said.

Qiao Sang said nonchalantly, “Gathering information and such, isn’t that a very normal thing?”

This was the National Campus Pet Beast League, not a game of make-believe. The person who laughed last would get the qualification to be assessed by Top Universities. In Qiao Sang’s view, getting close to opponents and gathering information for victory was a perfectly normal operation.

“If it were just gathering information, that would be one thing,” Xu Yixuan said in a lowered voice.

“He also acts weak before the match, so when it’s time to fight, you feel uncomfortable going all out, and he takes the opportunity to have his Pet unleash a big move. About 80% of people have fallen victim to his tricks.” Xu Yixuan said this with a hint of gritted teeth.

Qiao Sang understood.

It meant that this person deliberately acted like a delicate girl before the match, but then turned into a fierce warrior once on the field.

Qiao Sang looked at Xu Yixuan and asked in a definitive tone, “You’re one of that 80%, aren’t you?”

Xu Yixuan gave an awkward laugh and said, “I just made a tiny mistake during the initial warm-up, but I still won later…”

Before she finished speaking, Xu Yixuan suddenly tugged at Qiao Sang’s sleeve, gave her a look, and whispered, “That guy’s here. He’s probably here to get information from you.”

At the same time, Li Kun had already walked over.

“You must be Qiao Sang, the one everyone’s been talking about recently.” Li Kun offered a friendly smile and introduced himself, “My name is Li Kun, from Fuqi Beast Taming High School.”

“Hello,” Qiao Sang replied with a smile.

“Are you really a first-year student?” Li Kun asked.

“Yes,” Qiao Sang replied, “Do I not look like one?”

The two chatted back and forth, like old friends.

If it weren’t for their different school uniforms, others would have thought they were on the same team.

Xu Yixuan was a bit confused.

Hadn’t she just told Qiao Sang that this guy was here to gather information?! Why was she still chatting so enthusiastically with him?!

Seeing that they had chatted enough, Li Kun asked casually, “For the upcoming match, have you thought about which Pet you’ll send out first?”

Qiao Sang struck a thinking pose and said, “It should be the Treasure Hunting Fairy.”

“Qiao Sang!” Xu Yixuan exclaimed anxiously, “How could you tell him?!”

“It’s fine if I tell him,” Qiao Sang said confidently. “Anyway, I won’t lose.”

Xu Yixuan was stunned for a moment, as if that made sense.

Li Kun: “…”

The preliminary rounds for all grade levels were taking place simultaneously.

In the first stage of the preliminaries, each person in the individual combat group had to take turns competing against three School Team members from the opposing school.

After each match, professional Healing personnel would restore the Pets, so it didn’t affect the next match.

The competition was in full swing.

The first-year Pets were the fewest, with only one each, and most were still Beginner level, so they didn’t have many skills. By the time they finished, the third-year matches were only halfway through.

“A2 Group Saint Water Middle School’s Qiao Sang vs. A2 Group Fuqi Beast Taming High School’s Zhao Weiwei.” A clear female voice echoed from the C Area broadcast.

In the waiting area, a girl wearing a headband asked, “Will the opponent really send out the Treasure Hunting Fairy first?”

“Don’t worry, since they said so, they definitely will.” Li Kun chuckled. “People from key high schools are basically like this; I’ve seen it many times. They either say nothing or say everything. To put it bluntly, they are too confident in their own strength and don’t take us seriously.”

Li Kun didn’t expect to win every single match by gathering this information.

However, the preliminaries were points-based.

By gathering information beforehand, among the three people on the School Team, there would always be one who could counter the opponent’s Pet, thus securing a round.

If they could get 3 points from Saint Water Middle School, today would not be considered a loss!

Just as Li Kun was quite confident about this round, the gray and green star formations on the competition field lit up simultaneously.

“Shou Shou!”

“Ya!”

Only a black Pet and a red and white Pet appeared on the field.

Li Kun: “!!!”

Li Kun froze in place, utterly bewildered.

They said they would send out the Treasure Hunting Fairy! Why did they send out the Yan Ling Dog?!

“Didn’t you tell Li Kun it was the Treasure Hunting Fairy?!” Zhao Weiwei on the field exclaimed in surprise. The information Li Kun gave was actually wrong!

“Come on, we’re opponents. You believe whatever I say casually.” Qiao Sang cleared her throat and said innocently.

She hadn’t expected the opponent to actually believe her so easily, even sending out the Double-Headed Black Crow, an Evil-type Pet that countered Ghost-type.

Who would be so idle as to reveal accurate information to an opponent? The other party didn’t even pay, and she wasn’t stupid.

Zhao Weiwei was instantly heartbroken.

Yes, why did Li Kun believe it?! But this kind of situation had never happened before…

In the spectator stands.

“Principal Wang, so the Yu Beast Master of the Yan Ling Dog is a student from your school. What do you think about the upcoming match?” The male reporter asked excitedly.

He had thought it was just a boring match to record, but unexpectedly, he not only encountered Principal Wang of Saint Water Middle School in the preliminaries but also came across the Yan Ling Dog! This was rare news material!

“Don’t ask anymore, you should just watch the match, or it will be over in an instant, and you won’t see anything.” Wang Weidou said, staring at the center of the competition field.

Won’t see anything?

The male reporter was stunned for a moment and subconsciously turned to look at the center of the field. The match hadn’t even started yet, had it?

Just then, a Mechanical-type Pet with a referee’s badge around its neck, floating in mid-air at the center of the field, blew the whistle signaling the start of the match.

The Yan Ling Dog instantly vanished from its spot and reappeared behind the Double-Headed Black Crow.

“Ya!”

The Yan Ling Dog looked up and let out a bark.

Scorching flames condensed, instantly engulfing the Double-Headed Black Crow’s figure.

“Shou Shou!!!”

The Double-Headed Black Crow let out a painful wail and fell to the ground.

The flames extinguished, and the Double-Headed Black Crow had already fallen unconscious.

Thus, it took three seconds.

C Area was silent.

P.S.: Plans don’t always keep up with changes. Something unexpected came up in reality, so one chapter is missing. My apologies.