Chapter 1065: 829: Strong Defensive Power

Chapter 1065: Chapter 829: Strong Defensive Power

“Gangbao, we’ve advanced!” Qiao Sang turned her head and exclaimed joyfully.

Although she had roughly calculated their scores alongside other contestants earlier and felt confident about advancing, confirming their success still brought immense happiness.

“Gangzhan.”

Gangbao called out excitedly, indicating it had noticed as well.

“Xun Xun.”

Little Treasure Hunter patted Gangbao’s shoulder, its demeanor reminiscent of a leader encouraging its subordinate.

The next round must be taken seriously—don’t waste this precious opportunity.

“Gangzhan.”

Gangbao nodded solemnly.

At that moment, a girl who had been hanging around Qiao Sang sighed dejectedly, “As expected, my name isn’t on the list.”

“Sweetie…”

Beside her stood a pink, one-meter-tall pet beast with ribbon-like ears streaming behind its head. It drooped its head in disappointment.

Qiao Sang consoled her, “It’s fine; you can always try again next time.”

Qiao Sang had watched her competition earlier. The pet beast she showcased was this grass-type Sweetie Flower standing nearby.

Its appearance was adorably sweet. Upon entering the stage, it first launched Flying Leaf Quick Knife blades, then danced gracefully through them, using sharp scythe-like claws to cut the blades into halves.

The performance was smooth overall, with no errors, but unfortunately, it lacked standout moments.

The cut Flying Leaf Quick Knife blades turned out uneven in size.

If each blade could have been sliced to identical sizes, perhaps the scores would have been a bit higher.

The girl quickly composed herself and smiled again, saying, “I’ll be at the venue tomorrow to cheer you on.”

One humane aspect of coordination competitions is that contestants who fail to advance are granted free admission to watch the next round.

As a result, many people who can’t secure tickets often sign up to compete, even knowing they’re just cannon fodder.

“Alright,” Qiao Sang nodded with a smile.

…

8:30 PM.

The villa.

The open-air training ground.

In the sky.

“Gangzhan.”

Gangbao locked eyes with Little Treasure Hunter, who beckoned provocatively from a distance. With a powerful wing flap, Gangbao transformed into a streak of white lightning, charging furiously toward Little Treasure Hunter.

“Xun Xun~”

Little Treasure Hunter vanished into thin air before Gangbao could reach it.

The streak of white lightning didn’t halt. As it reached Little Treasure Hunter’s former position, it split in two, refracting toward Little Treasure Hunter’s new location in a converging attack.

Little Treasure Hunter remained motionless in the center, seemingly caught off guard.

In the blink of an eye, across a hundred meters, the two white streaks of lightning closed in and crushed Little Treasure Hunter into pulp.

The “pulp” version of Little Treasure Hunter began falling but suddenly disappeared.

“Gangzhan.”

Gangbao hovered mid-air, its expression calm as it watched the scene unfold, unsurprised.

“Xun Xun~”

A hundred meters away in high altitude, the completely unharmed Little Treasure Hunter grinned and wiggled its toes at Gangbao.

“Alright, that’s enough for now.” Qiao Sang announced.

“Xun Xun~”

Little Treasure Hunter’s eyes glowed blue, teleporting back instantaneously.

Gangbao flapped its wings and soared toward its Beast Tamer.

“Little Treasure Hunter, go train with Yaobao now,” Qiao Sang directed.

“Xun Xun!”

Little Treasure Hunter jumped with a start, quickly protesting that Old Four still needed its assistance for practice.

Then, it gestured toward Gangbao, who had just flown over.

“Gangzhan.”

Remembering that Little Treasure Hunter had forfeited its qualification to compete in the next round in favor of Gangbao, Gangbao nodded thoughtfully.

Qiao Sang relented, “Fine, you can keep training together, but from now on, stop evading attacks all the time. You need to engage with Gangbao directly as much as possible.”

“Xun Xun~”

Little Treasure Hunter nodded repeatedly.

Qiao Sang, still uneasy, added, “The next stage is the dazzling battle. While battling, you must also pay attention to showcasing your unique traits and skills. If all you do is dodge, Gangbao won’t get much practice on elegantly countering attacks.”

“Xun Xun!”

Little Treasure Hunter nodded earnestly to show understanding.

Seeing Little Treasure Hunter’s demeanor, Qiao Sang abandoned the idea of letting Lubao practice with Gangbao.

Once Gangbao and Little Treasure Hunter resumed training, she turned to Adinixi beside her and asked, “Did you watch the competition today?”

“Di Di.”

Adinixi nodded while munching on potato chips.

Qiao Sang casually inquired, “Can you predict now?”

“Di Di.”

Adinixi paused its snacking for a moment, then shook its head.

Figures… Qiao Sang sighed.

“Di Di?”

Feigning nonchalance, Adinixi queried when they’d head back.

Qiao Sang paused, pulled out her phone, opened a random chat interface, and placed the input box before Adinixi, saying helplessly, “Everyone’s busy training—no one’s available to translate now. Can you type it out for me?”

“Di Di…”

After a brief moment of silence, Adinixi’s eyes glowed blue.

An invisible force acted upon the phone, automatically typing:

[I need more food to recover quickly and predict. I feel that it’s coming soon.]

Milking this for all it’s worth in my last few days on Chao Su Star, huh… Qiao Sang mentally griped while outwardly nodding, “Got it.”

With that, she opened a delivery app and began ordering Adinixi’s favorite snacks.

Watching Qiao Sang select only food it liked without needing any input, Adinixi couldn’t help but fiddle with the Red Flute tied to its waist.

Wait.

Just a bit longer…

…

The following morning.

Qiao Sang woke up, freshened up briefly, and stood before her wardrobe, uncharacteristically serious about picking an outfit.

Having seen yesterday’s contestants’ stylish and personalized attire, she didn’t want her casual style to make her stand out oddly.

After more than ten minutes of deliberation, she finally settled on a vintage-style black Tencel dress.

Coordination competitions emphasized visual appeal. Coordinators often matched their style with their battling pet beasts, and this simple yet chic black dress felt perfectly aligned with Gangbao’s vibe.

With this in mind, Qiao Sang slipped into the black dress.

An hour later.

No. 1 Xiangsuo Street.

Contestant backstage.

Several individuals focused their gazes on the corner, where a black-haired girl clad in a black dress was conversing with her pet beast.

The Gangzhan Giant Falcon had become the center of attention after certain comments from the judges yesterday. Nearly everyone had looked it up online.

The findings were shocking, and people quickly realized what a formidable force Qiao Sang was.

The dazzling battle in coordination competitions adopts a 1V1 format. Some contestants may have General-level Pet Beasts, but none seemed confident going up against Flame Kiru or Bing’ai Palu with their Super-level Skills.

Though the dazzling battle differs somewhat from the Professional Beast Tamer competitions, one aspect remains consistent: if one side is completely incapacitated and incapable of fighting within the match duration, the other side wins.

Now, Qiao Sang stared at Gangbao and earnestly encouraged, “Don’t be nervous. Although most contestants probably have General-level Pet Beasts stronger than yours, this is a coordination competition. The dazzling battle is timed at five minutes, and as long as we hold on and counter effectively, we might have a chance to win.”

“Don’t forget—your defensive power is strong.”

As she spoke, something came to her mind, and she reminded, “When you’re attacked, don’t worry about my situation. My defensive power is quite strong now, too.”