Chapter 828: Strong Defense Too

"Gangbao, we advanced!" Qiao Sang turned with delight.

Although she had roughly calculated their chances of advancing based on the other contestants’ scores earlier, actually confirming it was a whole different feeling, it was exciting.

"Gang Slice."

Gangbao let out a happy cry, showing she saw it too.

"Xun xun."

Little Treasure patted Gangbao’s shoulder like a boss encouraging his underling.

You better do well in the next round. Don’t waste this valuable slot.

"Gang Slice."

Gangbao nodded solemnly.

At that moment, the girl who had been with Qiao Sang the whole time said dejectedly, "As expected, my name’s not there."

"Tian tian…"

Next to her, a one-meter tall, entirely pink pet beast with ribbon-like ears drooping behind its head also slumped its head in disappointment.

Qiao Sang consoled, "It’s okay, there’s always next time."

She had watched the girl’s performance, the pet was this very grass-type Sweet Sweet Flower next to them now.

It was sweet and adorable, opened with Razor Leaf, and danced through the barrage with elegant steps, using sharp sickle-like claws to cut the leaves mid-air.

The whole performance was smooth enough, but it lacked something memorable.

The sliced leaves were uneven in size. If she’d managed to cut them all uniformly, the score might’ve been higher.

The girl quickly recovered her mood, smiled again, and said, "I’ll come support you on-site tomorrow!"

The coordination tournament had one humane aspect: Contestants who didn’t advance could still attend the next round for free.

So even if people couldn’t get tickets, many would register just to be eligible to watch, even if they knew they’d be cannon fodder.

"Okay." Qiao Sang smiled and nodded.

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8:30 PM.

Villa – Open-air Training Ground.

High up in the sky.

"Gang Slice!"

Gangbao locked her eyes on Little Treasure, who was beckoning at her from afar. With a powerful flap of her wings, she turned into a white streak of lightning and charged.

"Xun xun~"

Before Gangbao could close the distance, Little Treasure vanished.

The white lightning didn’t stop, and upon reaching where Treasure had just stood, it split in two, rebounding toward Little Treasure’s new position to surround and strike.

Little Treasure stood still mid-air, seemingly unresponsive.

In the blink of an eye, the two bolts of lightning crashed in from either side, turning Little Treasure into a

meat patty.

But before hitting the ground, the squashed form vanished.

"Gang Slice."

Gangbao hovered calmly mid-air, showing no surprise.

"Xun xun~"

Far away, Little Treasure grinned from where he remained unharmed, teasing with a finger gesture.

"Alright, that’s enough." Qiao Sang called out.

"Xun xun~"

Blue light flickered in Treasure’s eyes, and he teleported over.

Gangbao flapped her wings and flew toward Qiao Sang.

"Little Treasure, go train with Yabao for now." Qiao Sang instructed.

"Xun xun!"

Little Treasure jumped in surprise, calling out urgently,

he claimed that Gangbao still needed him as a sparring partner.

He even shot a look at Gangbao.

"Gang Slice."

Remembering how Little Treasure gave up his competition slot, Gangbao nodded.

Qiao Sang relented.

"You can still spar, but stop dodging all the time. Try to engage head-on."

"Xun xun~"

Little Treasure nodded rapidly.

Qiao Sang added, "Next round is the ‘Glamorous Battle’. While fighting, you also need to highlight your traits and skills. Just dodging doesn’t help Gangbao practice how to elegantly counter attacks."

"Xun xun!"

Little Treasure nodded hard again in agreement.

Seeing that, Qiao Sang gave up on having Lubao spar instead.

Once training resumed, she turned to Adinishi beside her and asked, "Did you watch the match today?"

"Dee dee."

Adinishi nodded while munching on chips.

"Can you predict anything now?" Qiao Sang asked offhandedly.

"Dee dee…"

Adinishi paused mid-chip, then shook its head.

Figures

… Qiao Sang sighed.

"Dee dee?"

Adinishi asked innocently, wondering when they’d return home.

Qiao Sang silently pulled out her phone, opened a chat, then held it to him and said helplessly, "Everyone’s training right now. No one can translate for me. Can you type it in?"

"Dee dee…"

Adinishi paused again, then its eyes glowed blue.

An invisible force began typing on the phone:

[I need more food to recover faster and start predicting. I feel like it’s getting close.]

It’s just trying to squeeze as much out of my last days on Chaosu Star as possible, huh…

Qiao Sang thought, but nodded with a straight face.

"Got it."

Then she opened the food delivery app and started ordering all of Adinishi’s favorite snacks.

Adinishi blinked at the screen, seeing she’d ordered all its favorites without it saying a word. It subconsciously reached for the red flute tied to its waist.

Wait…

Just a bit longer…

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The Next Morning.

After a deep sleep, Qiao Sang got up, washed up, and for once stood seriously in front of her wardrobe picking out clothes.

Yesterday, she noticed many coordinators dressed with flair and individuality. She didn’t want to stick out for looking too casual.

After over ten minutes of selecting, she chose a vintage-style black Tencel dress.

Since coordination tournaments value visuals, and sometimes the coordinator’s image should match the pet, this simple, slightly cool dress fit well with Gangbao’s vibe.

Thinking so, Qiao Sang put it on.

An hour later, 1 Xiangsu Street

Contestant Waiting Area.

Many contestants cast glances toward a black-haired girl in the corner in a black dress talking quietly to her pet.

After what the judge had said yesterday, nearly everyone had looked up

Steel-Slash Giant Falcon

online.

And that search led them down the rabbit hole to Qiao Sang, the

Beast Tamer Star Tournament

,

bonded evolution

, and more.

Just a quick browse made it clear that this girl was a total monster.

In the 1v1 Glamorous Battle of the coordination contest, while some contestants did have General-level pets, none had confidence going up against an evolved Fire Qilu or Ice Aipalu with super-tier skills.

Even though the Glamorous Battle differed from pro-level battles, one thing was the same, if one pet fainted or could no longer fight within the time limit, the other side won.

At this moment, Qiao Sang, now feared by all, looked seriously at Gangbao and said:

"Don’t be nervous. Even if most people are using General-level pets, and they may be stronger than you overall, this is a coordination contest. The Glamorous Battle only lasts five minutes. As long as we survive and respond well, we still have a chance to win."

"Don’t forget, your defense is very strong."

Then she added as a thought crossed her mind: "When you get attacked, don’t worry about me either. My defense is really strong now too."

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