Chapter 548: Little Treasure Hunt VS Flame Carbon Fox (2-in-1)

The venue was silent.

After about three seconds, the silent stillness was finally broken, and the audience exploded.

“What the hell? A draw?!”

“Oh, my goodness, I didn’t expect this result!”

“Ah ah ah! I bet 1:3! So does that mean I have a chance to win now?!”

“What happened to Frida? She actually drew when the Extreme Sky Great Bird countered Fire-type and was a level higher?”

“It can’t be considered a loss, it’s a draw.”

“Others have competed in so many matches! Their Pet energy and stamina are mostly depleted, yet they still fought to a draw. How is that any different from losing?”

“If you ask me, even if Qiao Sang’s Pet hadn’t competed in any matches and was in peak condition, Frida still shouldn’t have ended in a draw.”

“I’m a bit of a fan now; that nameless Pet’s final counterattack was so cool! It directly charged forward and bit while taking the attack. An ordinary Pet wouldn’t dare to do that even if its Yu Beast Master commanded it.”

“Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!” Some audience members stood up, shouting excitedly, like crazy fans.

They were all people who had bet 1:3, and they actually regretted it a bit after placing their bets.

Frida, after all, ranked 13th in last year’s D-level Yu Beast Master Arena Competition. She had a General-level Pet and was completely at the pinnacle of D-level Yu Beast Masters. How could they have thought Qiao Sang could win a round against Frida just because she had competed in twenty or so undefeated arena matches previously?

Moreover, most Yu Beast Masters prefer to use one Pet until it can no longer fight, then send out the next one.

Heaven knows their hearts sank when they saw Frida send out the Extreme Sky Great Bird as her first Pet.

The gap between a General-level Pet and a High-level Pet is like heaven and earth.

Under normal circumstances, a General-level Pet taking on three High-level Pets is not a problem at all.

Even if they didn’t say it aloud, everyone tacitly assumed that Qiao Sang was destined to lose, and Frida would directly use the Extreme Sky Great Bird to defeat all three of Qiao Sang’s Pets and end the arena match.

Unexpectedly, things took a turn, and Qiao Sang gave them such a huge surprise, actually achieving a one-for-one draw in the first round, preventing the Extreme Sky Great Bird from continuing the match.

At this moment, an audience member who had bet 3:0 on Qiao Sang without looking at the opponent’s information said with a somewhat sour tone:

“Don’t celebrate too early; what if Qiao Sang wins the next one too?”

The cheering audience suddenly felt a bucket of cold water poured over their hearts, losing all motivation to continue shouting.

…

On the commentary stand, the Commentator was truly shocked by the result. He was stunned for a few seconds before remembering his job:

“Both Pets were at the center of the explosion. In the collision of Air Cannon and Destructive Beam, both sides immediately lost their combat capabilities.”

“But it’s incredible! Under Air Evacuation, this unknown Pet was still able to counterattack in time, and in the final stage, the Extreme Sky Great Bird couldn’t break free from this Pet’s restraint. You know, the Extreme Sky Great Bird is a whole level higher than it!”

“Miss Wang Xuezhi, what do you think of the match just now?”

“I’m very disappointed,” Wang Xuezhi said, startling everyone.

The Commentator was stunned for a moment and turned to look.

Wang Xuezhi continued, “The Extreme Sky Great Bird is a General-level Pet. From all aspects, it should be stronger than this unknown Pet. It’s true that its Air Evacuation can render the opponent’s Fire-type skills useless, but it seems Frida was too eager to win directly using the Air Evacuation’s characteristic.”

“She had already evacuated the air around her opponent; there was no need to command the Extreme Sky Great Bird to engage in close combat. She only needed to maintain distance and wait.”

“Even if Frida didn’t expect this unknown Pet to endure the damage and tackle the Extreme Sky Great Bird to the ground to control it, she should have adjusted her battle strategy in time when encountering such a situation.”

“In my opinion, if she hadn’t been so quick to win this match, she should have ordered the Extreme Sky Great Bird to stop using Air Evacuation at that moment, instead of letting the Extreme Sky Great Bird maintain Air Evacuation and choose to avoid the fight even when the opponent was about to use Destructive Beam.”

“At the last moment, the distance clearly favored the Extreme Sky Great Bird. As a General-level Pet, the Extreme Sky Great Bird’s attack power is definitely stronger than the opponent’s. At that time, this unknown Pet’s ultimate move could only be Destructive Beam, but everyone knows that Destructive Beam requires time to gather energy and generally cannot be cast instantly.”

“If Frida’s command at that time wasn’t to dodge, but to have the Extreme Sky Great Bird use its special attack ultimate move, then the match result certainly wouldn’t be like this.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the Commentator felt Frida’s gaze on the arena like a cold arrow.

This guy is really brave… The Commentator silently glanced at Wang Xuezhi beside him.

When he evaluated Naiteng earlier, he thought she understood some ways of dealing with things, but it turned out he had thought too much…

Wang Xuezhi continued:

“If the Extreme Sky Great Bird hadn’t used Air Cannon in time at the last moment, I would even suspect that the result of this match might have been a victory for Qiao Sang.”

“Also, Frida clearly wasn’t fully prepared for this match. The Extreme Sky Great Bird had no items or Spiritual Marks on it.”

“I don’t know if she underestimated her opponent…”

The Commentator broke out in a cold sweat and quickly interrupted:

“Oh dear! The next match is about to begin. I wonder what kind of Pets both sides will send out this time?”

Wang Xuezhi’s attention was instantly diverted.

…

Qiao Sang waved her hand, recalling the unconscious Yabao into the yu beast codex.

To be honest, her initial purpose for coming to the arena was just to let Yabao and the others accumulate practical combat experience and Points. Winning or losing wasn’t that important.

But it was undeniable that the live atmosphere here and Yabao’s will to win still affected her.

Of course, there was also that 20% share of the profits…

If she had been calmer, when she first heard the cheers for Frida’s entrance, she should have recalled Yabao, whose energy and stamina were mostly depleted, and sent out Xiao Xunbao or Lubao instead… Qiao Sang took a deep breath, reflected on herself, and formed hand seals.

From a panoramic view, an orange-yellow star array lit up, and a never-before-seen Ghost-type Pet appeared before everyone’s eyes.

At this moment, everyone forgot about the green star array, and the audience, who were still guessing the score, suddenly fell silent, followed by a surge of clamor.

“Holy cow! Another Pet I’ve never seen before?!”

“Did you notice just now? The orange-yellow star array?!”

“Hiss… What kind of person is this child?”

The orange-yellow star array, the symbol of a C-level Beastmaster, two consecutive Pets that no one had ever seen before, plus Qiao Sang’s face full of collagen, clearly underage appearance—these buffs stacked together instantly made her entire image and background mysterious in everyone’s hearts.

“Did you find it?”

“No!”

“I didn’t find it either!”

Everyone pointed their Pet Identifiers at the unfamiliar Pet in the arena, but without exception, none of them found it.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Speaking of Pet Identifiers, Xiao Xunbao was no stranger to them. It saw everyone pointing their Pet Identifiers at itself and immediately waved enthusiastically in greeting.

Many audience members laughed when they saw its appearance.

“What level of Pet is this?”

“Unclear. Judging by its size, it seems like a Beginner Pet.”

“Impossible, right? Having witnessed Frida’s strength, how dare she send out a Beginner Pet?”

“Then it’s a Mid-level Pet.” The speaker waved his hand: “Looking at its appearance, it can’t possibly be a High-level Pet. Besides, Qiao Sang at this age couldn’t possibly have two High-level Pets, right?”

The person next to him glanced at him: “Her star array is already orange-yellow, what else is impossible?”

“…”

Amidst the clamor, the Commentator said excitedly into the microphone:

“One Pet wasn’t enough, and now there’s another Pet we don’t recognize! I wasn’t sure at first, but now I can confirm that Qiao Sang is definitely not from around here!”

This time, without waiting for the Commentator to ask, Wang Xuezhi took the initiative to speak:

“If possible, I’d like to know Qiao Sang’s exact age.”

Not just her, but most people present wanted to know.

In Pet arena matches, strength determines everything, and age is not important. But when a contestant’s age is significantly lower than other contestants of the same level, yet their strength is superior, and their Pets are all unknown to everyone, then they develop an interest in knowing all the information about this contestant.

…

At the same time, in the arena.

Frida pursed her lips, a feeling of indescribable jealousy, envy, and a bit of bitterness welling up in her heart.

Honestly, she hadn’t felt such complex emotions when she lost earlier.

She had a 20% brain domain breakthrough at 19, became a D-level Yu Beast Master at 20, enjoying boundless glory, but 14 years passed, and she was still a D-level Yu Beast Master upon her return.

All because of this brain domain…

This contestant named Qiao Sang was undoubtedly much younger than her, yet her brain domain had already broken through to the level of a C-level Beastmaster.

If her brain domain could successfully break through, she should have already made a name for herself in the C-level Beastmaster Pet arena on the 31st floor…

“Fire Flame Fox! Win this match!” Frida adjusted her mindset and said with full momentum.

She admitted that in the first round, she wanted to end the match quickly and gave some commands without fully thinking them through.

But now, she would definitely not lose again!

She couldn’t compete with others in brain domain, there was nothing she could do.

But in terms of combat experience, she would not lose!

“Fire Flame,” the Fire Flame Fox barked, indicating understanding.

“Match countdown, 3, 2, 1!”

At the moment the countdown ended, the Fire Flame Fox’s three tails suddenly burst into flames, bending upward and forward, rapidly firing concentrated fire bullets in a “bang bang bang” towards Xiao Xunbao.

Fire Bullet, a High-level Fire-type skill… This is a Fire-type Pet… It doesn’t seem to have any items or Spiritual Marks on it, so it seems Frida’s Yu Beast Master must have been called in temporarily… Qiao Sang looked at the distant Pet, her brain rapidly analyzing the situation.

Xiao Xunbao is too fragile; it’s very dangerous if it gets hit…

It’s a Ghost-type. From its appearance, the opponent shouldn’t find it hard to guess. The opponent used this move from the start, not only to attack but also to prevent Xiao Xunbao from getting close.

But she definitely doesn’t know that Xiao Xunbao also has Superpower System attributes…

Just as this thought crossed her mind, time in the arena seemed to freeze, and all the fire bullets were suspended in mid-air.

“This, this is?!” The Commentator was first stunned, then suddenly leaned forward, speaking into the microphone, his eyes fixed on the Ghost-type Pet, saying, “My goodness! This is another Pet that also possesses the Superpower System!”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao’s eyes glowed blue, and it grinned.

The next second, all the fire bullets suddenly reversed direction, shooting rapidly towards the Fire Flame Fox.

Telekinesis?!

And Telekinesis that can control all the fire bullets?!

Frida’s expression was momentarily blank, then she bit her tongue to quickly regain her focus.

“Flame Tail!” Frida shouted.

“Fire Flame!”

The Fire Flame Fox’s three flaming tails rapidly whipped forward, like spinning fiery propellers, forming three rings of fire walls that perfectly blocked the incoming fire bullets.

Flames and flames collided, exploding.

“Boom boom boom!”

Flames and air currents raged and swirled.

Explosions followed one after another, the impact like a tide.

The dense white smoke produced largely obscured the Fire Flame Fox’s forward vision.

No… Frida stood on the command platform, which was higher than the arena, unaffected by the white smoke, seeing the entire situation clearly.

That Ghost-type Pet was gone!

She frowned slightly, then relaxed.

No matter how strange the Ghost-type Pet’s movements were, in this situation, it definitely couldn’t get close to the Fire Flame Fox.

At this moment, the explosion ended.

Before Frida could issue the next command.

Xiao Xunbao teleported through the white smoke and appeared in front of the Fire Flame Fox.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao’s eyes turned purple.

“Fire Flame…”

The Fire Flame Fox uncontrollably wanted to close its eyes.

Why did I forget to bring items… Frida saw this scene, and her heart was filled with regret.

If she had taken this arena match seriously and brought items that clear the mind, she wouldn’t have to worry about Hypnosis. But now… Frida didn’t have time to think much and shouted loudly:

“Attack yourself!”

“Fire Flame…”

The Fire Flame Fox only felt its Yu Beast Master’s voice coming from a very distant place. As soon as the voice entered its ears, its body subconsciously wanted to carry out the command.

Its tail slowly curled up, its tip pointing at its own head, and then it condensed flames.

But in the next second, the Fire Flame Fox could no longer withstand the drowsiness and fell to the ground with a “thud.”

“Fire Flame Fox! Get up!” Frida’s expression was grim.

The large virtual screen in the back did not immediately display the match result, but waited for ten seconds.

According to the rules of the Pet arena, if any coma caused by Hypnosis-type skills is overcome within ten seconds, the match continues.

The audience who had previously bet 1:3 and were shouting “Qiao Sang is awesome! Qiao Sang is amazing!” instantly switched sides, their eyes red, desperately cheering for the Fire Flame Fox.

Their voices were truly heartbreakingly loud.

There’s even “outside support”… Qiao Sang didn’t dare to be careless and said, “Block it.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao held up its short toes, and two three-dimensional black shadows instantly blocked both of the Fire Flame Fox’s ears.

Audience: “???”

This move truly dumbfounded everyone for a moment.

For a while, everyone stared blankly at this scene, forgetting to continue shouting to wake up the Fire Flame Fox.

Ten seconds ended.

The large virtual screen in the back displayed the result of this match:

[Qiao Sang VS Frida, 2:1] (End of chapter)