Chapter 564: It’s too awful!

Today, she observed the general skill level of the starting players from each school. Their strength was decent, but not so formidable that she imagined them difficult to handle.

It wasn’t that the Pet’s teamwork was inferior to that of Ya Bao and Lu Bao after two days of training; rather, most of their Pets were teams of two Intermediate-level Pets, with only a few individuals having a combination of one High-level Pet and one Intermediate-level Pet.

Under these circumstances, she had enough confidence in Xiao Xunbao and Steel Treasure to win the match.

After all, with Xiao Xunbao’s ability, team battles were perfectly suited for it.

Even if the opponent had a Pet of a higher level than Little Steel Falcon, the strength gap could be completely compensated by relying on team coordination.

“Xun~”

Xiao Xunbao stopped what it was doing, raised its head, and called out with a relaxed expression, indicating there was no problem.

It had been invisibly observing from the side all day, feeling that none of them were as formidable as Big Brother Ya Bao and Lu Bao.

“Gang Gang.”

Steel Treasure first paused, then nodded with a serious expression, indicating it was ready.

It hadn’t expected its Yu Beast Master to send it into the match. It had watched the entire competition today and felt that everyone else was stronger than it…

At once, Steel Treasure felt a heavy mission placed upon its shoulders.

It didn’t want to lose.

…

That night, Steel Treasure, who had just closed its eyes to sleep, opened them again and got up, walking over to Xiao Xunbao, who was playing on its phone.

“Gang Gang.”

Steel Treasure nudged Xiao Xunbao with its wing.

“Xun Xun?”

Xiao Xunbao turned its head, showing a puzzled expression.

“Gang Gang.”

“Gang Gang.”

Steel Treasure lowered its voice and called out twice, indicating that the match was tomorrow and asking if they should find a place to train a bit more while there was still time.

“Xun Xun?!”

Xiao Xunbao’s eyes widened in shock.

How could you have such a terrifying idea?!

The evening is for resting!

“Gang Gang.”

Steel Treasure’s expression was serious, but the match was tomorrow.

Xiao Xunbao heard this and breathed a sigh of relief, so it was worried about that.

“Xun Xun~”

It patted Steel Treasure’s shoulder with its paw, calling out like an older brother, indicating not to worry, with it around, they wouldn’t lose even without training.

“Gang Gang.”

Steel Treasure used its wing to swat Xiao Xunbao’s paw off its shoulder.

It was not reassured.

Xiao Xunbao: “…”

…

At 7:30 AM, Qiao Sang, who had been staying up all night studying, heard a “thump” as something fell to the ground.

She turned her head and saw Xiao Xunbao, who had gone out in the middle of the night, lying face down on the floor.

Qiao Sang was startled: “What’s wrong with you?”

“Xun Xun…”

Xiao Xunbao struggled to lift its head, revealing its face that looked as if it had aged several years overnight.

The next second, it fell face down again.

“Gang Gang.”

At this moment, Little Steel Falcon flew in through the open window, with two large dark circles under its eyes, and called out, indicating it was nothing, just training all night.

Qiao Sang: “…”

So, there’s such a big difference between Xiao Xunbao staying up all night playing on its phone and staying up all night training…

Qiao Sang sighed as she got up and bent down to pick up Xiao Xunbao, then looked at Lu Bao, who was already awake.

Before she could speak, Lu Bao already knew what its Yu Beast Master wanted to say. It looked amusedly at the seemingly exhausted Xiao Xunbao.

Immediately after, the white gem on its forehead glowed blue.

Ten-odd seconds later, the dark circles under the eyes of Qiao Sang, Xiao Xunbao, and Steel Treasure all disappeared.

“Xun Xun!”

“Xun Xun!”

The re-energized Xiao Xunbao buried itself in Qiao Sang’s arms, tearfully recounting its experiences from the night.

It was too miserable!

The fourth one didn’t even let it rest!

You are a High-level Pet, it is a Low-level Pet. If you really didn’t agree, what could it do to you… Qiao Sang stroked Xiao Xunbao’s head and comforted it:

“You’ve worked hard.”

“Xun Xun~”

Xiao Xunbao’s eyes were watery; it was indeed too hard.

Qiao Sang looked at Steel Treasure beside her, her gaze gentle:

“Didn’t the Trainer say during the last check-up that you’re not even a year old yet and need to ensure you get enough sleep? I’m confident enough to let you compete because I trust the synergy and strength between you two.”

“Of course, I’m very happy that you take this competition so seriously, but next time, please ensure you get enough sleep, especially since you’re not even a year old.”

Last night, Xiao Xunbao and Steel Treasure had greeted her when they went out, saying they were going to train. She had even pointed out the location, which was the training ground on the 15th floor of the hotel, specifically for guests.

She had thought they would return after an hour or so of training, but they trained until morning.

“Gang Gang.”

Steel Treasure recalled the words of the Trainer from last time and nodded.

It had almost forgotten about that.

…

Sahe’er School.

Pet Competition Venue.

The audience seats were noisy, with everyone frequently changing positions, wanting to converse further with friends they had just met. Compared to yesterday, everyone had become much more familiar with each other.

Geta and Pelegg also got up and moved to different seats.

Although the seating was chaotic, everyone wore their respective school uniforms, making it easy to identify which school each person belonged to.

A boy wearing a Sahe’er School uniform and a black newsboy cap sat down in front of Qiao Sang.

Alva first glanced at him several times, then seemed to recognize who he was, leaned forward, patted his shoulder, and smiled:

“Thompson, this is the first time I’ve seen you wear a hat.”

Cirilo Thompson? Qiao Sang silently glanced at him.

Thompson turned his head, his gaze meeting Qiao Sang’s. His originally calm expression immediately stiffened, and he promptly got up from his seat and walked towards another spot.

“What’s wrong with him?” Alva looked puzzled.

Hugh Lewis, beside her, looked at Qiao Sang with a complex expression.

He always felt that Thompson’s odd behavior was related to Qiao Sang.

…

Meanwhile, Thompson returned to his original seat.

“Why are you back? Didn’t we agree to switch seats? My friend is coming over soon,” asked a red-haired boy with some freckles on his face.

“I don’t want to switch anymore,” Thompson said coldly.

The red-haired boy frowned, said nothing, and turned to talk to the person on the other side about switching seats.

“Why are you back?” Ladke on the right asked, “Did something happen?”

Thompson was silent for two seconds, then said in a low voice: “Qiao Sang is right behind that seat.”

Upon hearing this, Ladke subconsciously looked at the newsboy cap on Thompson’s head.

He withdrew his gaze and did not ask further questions.

Yesterday, the more Thompson thought about it, the more something felt off. He had contracted the Corrosive Eagle for so long, and this was the first time he had encountered such a situation. This made him recall that Ghost-type Pet whose eyes had turned purple.

Although he hadn’t had much contact with Ghost-type Pets, he possessed the necessary knowledge. After a moment’s thought, he realized he had likely been hit by a curse-type skill that brought bad luck.

No wonder Qiao Sang did nothing but utter a sentence and leave.

The more Thompson thought about it, the more it made sense, and now he just wanted to stay far away from Qiao Sang.

As his good friend, Ladke naturally understood what had happened and was aware of Thompson’s thoughts.

He looked deeply back at Qiao Sang’s location.

A Ghost-type Pet with curse-type skills, who knows if it will be on the field next…

…

At the same time.

Alva, who had been watching Thompson sit down in another spot, saw the person next to him turn to look over and immediately introduced to Qiao Sang:

“Do you see that person? The one next to Thompson, his name is Ladke, and he’s also a participant in our school’s friendly match this time.”

Qiao Sang followed her gaze and asked, seemingly casually:

“What kind of Pet does he have?”