Chapter 457: Qiao Sang VS Song Xinyue (Supplementary)

Zhidia District, Zhou Shanliang VS Zhongkong District, Zhu Yalin

Beilun District, Tao Rong VS Tuwei District, Li Zhenyu

Lianke District, Zhang Lu VS Liaoxi District, Cai Hangcheng

Guri Region, Ma Yiwen VS Dongjia District, Pan Hao

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Yuhua District, Qiao Sang VS Lianbo District, Song Xinyue

The second stage of the National Competition had 33 groups, with a total of 66 contestants.

When Qiao Sang saw her opponent, she was stunned.

She hadn’t thought she might run into Song Xinyue, but she never expected it to happen so quickly…

“Song Xinyue…” Sun Boyi saw the name, turned his head, and asked worriedly, “Qiao Sang, you know which Pet you should send out, right?”

Qiao Sang recalled Ya’s desire to battle the Fire Finch and nodded, “I know.”

Sun Boyi and Liu Yao exchanged glances, relieved. Qiao Sang’s comprehension was beyond doubt; she surely understood the meaning behind his question. Since she said that, she likely wouldn’t send out the Liao Xing Hound again.

In the contestant area, about ten meters from Qiao Sang, a Middle-aged Man with thinning hair said in a deep voice, “Change of tactics. You’ll send out the Fire Finch first.”

“Okay.” Song Xinyue nodded instinctively upon hearing her coach.

The Middle-aged Man was silent for a moment: “Aren’t you going to ask why?”

Song Xinyue asked, “Why?”

Middle-aged Man: “…”

The Middle-aged Man said, “I’ve studied Qiao Sang’s matches. She usually takes out two opponents with one Pet, preferring to finish the match with a single Pet. Originally, I thought she would directly send out Ice Kexilu, who counters you, in the National Competition. But after what happened between you two at the hotel last time, I think she’ll send out the Liao Xing Hound first.”

Song Xinyue was stunned: “Why?”

Seeing Song Xinyue actively ask, the Middle-aged Man smiled with satisfaction:

“Geniuses are all proud, especially a genius like Qiao Sang. At that time, you, with your Fire Finch, felt that battling Fire-type Pets wasn’t challenging and rejected her.”

“The more you say that, the more she’ll want to battle your Fire Finch with her Liao Xing Hound.”

“Geniuses always feel they’re different from others. The more others think they can’t do something, the more they want to prove they can.”

“Only a few days have passed since you met. She didn’t recognize you then, but seeing your photo now, she should have recognized you.”

“Even if she didn’t originally intend to send out the Liao Xing Hound, the moment she knew you were her opponent, she would change her mind.”

No way, this is the National Competition. Who would send out a Pet they have no confidence in winning just out of pique… But this is Qiao Sang, so it’s not entirely impossible. After all, even if the Liao Xing Hound loses, she still has another High-level Pet… Song Xinyue nodded:

“I understand.”

…

The competition proceeded smoothly. Close to noon, a man in a white suit appeared in mid-air, standing on a largely white Flying-type Pet, and announced loudly:

“Next, let’s welcome Qiao Sang from Yuhua District and Song Xinyue from Lianbo District to the arena!”

“Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!”

“Song Xinyue! Song Xinyue! Song Xinyue!”

Two types of cheers echoed in the battle arena.

Some spectators who remembered Qiao Sang’s first match started whispering among themselves.

“I knew it! How could contestants in the National Competition not have cheerleaders? Here they are!”

“Looks like the road was really blocked last time.”

“Could it be they didn’t take the air route last time?”

“Possibly. I looked into it, Qiao Sang’s school is having a student enter the National Competition for the first time, and it’s probably their first time in Zhongkong District. They probably didn’t know about the air route.”

“Qiao Sang and Song Xinyue, who do you think will win?”

“Does that even need asking? It’s definitely Qiao Sang! She has two High-level Pets, and one of them, Ice Kexilu, specifically counters Song Xinyue’s Fire Finch.”

“Speaking of Ice Kexilu, I looked into it, and I can’t believe it’s a freaking endangered Pet! And the kind that’s a god-tier healer! Why are we all human, but others can contract endangered Pets, while I have to promise my mom to wash dishes for a year just to contract a Pipi Egg worth 80,000 yuan?!”

“Um, do you want to put your Pipi Egg back into your yu beast codex before you continue talking…?”

The boy who was speaking stiffly lowered his head, his eyes meeting the Pipi Egg on his knee.

“Pipi…”

“…I was wrong.”

In the arena, the whistle signaling Pet summoning sounded.

Qiao Sang and Song Xinyue, already standing at their respective ends, simultaneously formed hand seals.

Green and gray star arrays instantly appeared on the ground.

The next second, two Pets exuding immense Pressure appeared in the audience’s view.

“Ya Ya!”

“Fire Finch!”

The audience’s gaze was involuntarily drawn to the Pet with exceptionally magnificent fur.

“Holy cow, what’s that Pet called? With looks like that, it should be in the National Campus Pet Coordination Competition!”

“Yuhua District actually has a Pet so appealing to me! I’ve decided, my next contract will be it!”

“Don’t even think about it. The Liao Xing Hound is a new evolutionary form. There’s only one right now, and its evolution conditions haven’t even been researched yet.”

“!!!”

“Speaking of which, Qiao Sang might actually lose this match. I remember Song Xinyue’s Fire Finch’s Firestarter ability is incredibly powerful; it’s not afraid of any Fire-type skills.”

“Let it lose, it’s not our school’s anyway.”

“True.”

At the same time, in the contestant area.

Sun Boyi’s expression froze for a moment; he couldn’t believe his eyes: “Liao Xing Hound?!”

He and the Vice Principal had reminded her so much, how could Qiao Sang still send out the Liao Xing Hound?!

Liu Yao was relatively calm. He sighed, “Qiao Sang definitely has her own ideas. Don’t scold her after the match.”

How would I dare? If this precious little one feels wronged, you and the Principal would flay me alive… Sun Boyi sighed heavily, looking much older in an instant.

Looking at the Pet with magnificent fur in front of her, Song Xinyue thought, ‘The coach is a god.’

“Fire Finch…”

The Fire Finch looked at its opponent with a bored expression.

A Fire-type Pet, huh…

“Ya Ya!”

In contrast, Ya’s expression was one of excitement.

The flames burning on its shoulders, like small wings, subtly expanded a few points.

Qiao Sang clearly perceived Ya’s state.

Her expression became serious.

This match, she couldn’t lose!

Soon, the referee announced the start of the match.

“Feather Dance!” Song Xinyue issued the command immediately.

“Fire Finch!”

The Fire Finch flew into the air with a whoosh. It flapped its wings forcefully, and large patches of faintly white glowing feathers rained down towards Ya’s position.

Feather Dance, a Flying-type intermediate skill, can reduce the opponent’s attack power… Qiao Sang’s mind flashed with the description of Feather Dance, but she didn’t issue a counter-command.

These past few days, she and Ya had studied the Fire Finch thoroughly.

She didn’t even need to speak; Ya could handle the current situation.

“Ya!”

Ya let out an excited cry, looking at the sky full of feathers.

The next second, one, two… A hundred identical Liao Xing Hounds appeared simultaneously in the air and on the ground!

“Fire Finch…”

The Fire Finch stared at the scene before it, dumbfounded.

Everyone except Qiao Sang was also dumbfounded.