Chapter 106

Chapter 106: Chapter 102: Where’s the Relay Baton?!

Red flames wildly darted about, unabashedly flaunting themselves there.

With its unique, triangular sunglasses, she instantly recognized the familiar figure as her own Yaobao.

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, not feeling the joy of the Fire-Toothed Dog reaching the relay point so quickly but, instead, deep concern.

This is a fierce fire state, isn’t it?!

What happened?

How did the fierce fire come out?!

...

Could it have been triggered by running out of stamina in the marathon?

Thinking of this, Qiao Sang suddenly felt somewhat guilty.

It seemed like it wasn’t impossible...

The Fire-Toothed Dog stopped in its tracks and didn’t immediately look for the Howling Swamp Crocodile at the third relay point. Instead, it contemptuously hooked its mouth corner at the Bounce Ball Pig that was half a step slower and extended its right front paw, raising its outermost little toe.

The Bounce Ball Pig glanced at the Fire-Toothed Dog with Yu Guang, and in the next second, brushed past it, taking the lead in passing the yellow relay band to a little Rain Frog on the shore.

The Fire-Toothed Dog still maintained its cool posture, but from the stiffness of its mouth corners, it wasn’t hard to tell that it was petrified there.

The Fire-Toothed Dog, not yet half a year old, was experiencing the great ups and downs of life for the first time.

The transition from swagger to emotional trauma happened in an instant.

The flames raging on its body also wilted in no time.

“Yaobao, the relay band!” Qiao Sang shouted.

“Xun! Xun!”

It was only then that the Fire-Toothed Dog came to its senses and turned around, intending to hand over the relay band to the Howling Swamp Crocodile, who was almost in tears.

It lowered its head.

“Tooth?!”

Where was the relay band?!

...

Since its inception, the Qitang Town Pet Beast Marathon had never before experienced a situation where the relay band was lost midway.

There was no choice but to reissue it urgently.

No one expected that a relay band would be burned to ashes by a Fire-Toothed Dog whose Fierce Fire trait had been activated.

In the town, Fire Attribute Beasts were already rare, and those with the Fierce Fire trait were even scarcer. Seeing a marathon trigger the Fierce Fire trait was also a first for the town’s old-timers.

In a way, the Fire-Toothed Dog had become famous in Qitang Town.

Latter on, when hosting another Pet Beast Marathon, organizers would specially provide Fire Element Beasts with relay bands made of special fireproof material.

Of course, that’s a story for another time.

By the time the logistics staff got a new relay band, three minutes had already passed.

There were four levels to the strength of the Pet Beast Marathon competitors.

First, those who were far ahead, leaving others behind; second, those who could keep up with the main group; third, those who reached the checkpoints within the allotted time; and fourth, those who quit midway.

The Fire-Toothed Dog’s performance was decent this time, making it into the second tier, but the differences in strength within the second tier were not significant, and some rankings were separated by just a few seconds.

The three-minute delay directly caused the Fire-Toothed Dog’s initial ranking of 51st in the second leg to plummet to 62nd.

“It’s okay, I hadn’t even thought we’d make 62nd place,” Qiao Sang consoled.

“Tooth.”

The Fire-Toothed Dog’s eyes grew even more woeful.

It had never lost before, and now, not only had it lost, it had lost to 61 competitors all at once.

“Xun~”

Xiao Xunbao timely removed the hoop and offered up some milk.

The Fire-Toothed Dog took the milk and started drinking with mournful determination.

Sad as it was, it still had to drink the milk.

“Look at you, you used to pass out not long after Fierce Fire emerged, but now you’re staying conscious and can even drink milk; that’s progress,”

Qiao Sang continued to comfort.

The Fire-Toothed Dog’s milk-drinking paused, and it looked up blankly at its Beast Tamer.

It seems that’s the case...

“Yaobao!”

The Fire-Toothed Dog’s eyes brightened, and its mood instantly improved.

Watching Qiao Sang revive the Fire-Toothed Dog with just a few words, Ye Ranran exclaimed, “I suddenly feel that Jing Wen was right last time, you really do have the talent to be a Breeder.”

Breeders need to clearly understand and manage different Pet Beasts’ breeding methods and health conditions, as well as develop various plans based on the Pet Beasts’ current psychological state and strength level to guide their growth.

One of the subjects for the Breeder certification is Pet Beast Psychology.

Qiao Sang, having contracted with the Fire-Toothed Dog not long ago, could already clearly grasp its psychological state, which obviously showed her talent in this area.

“It is quite rare to see such a young Fire Attribute Beast that can ignite fierce flames. Ah Sang has talent, the Pet Beast she contracted has talent, and it’s better to be a Professional Beast Tamer,” said her third uncle as he watched the Howling Swamp Crocodile half-submerge into the water and leave.

A smile played around his eyes, clearly pleased with the timing of the Fire-Toothed Dog’s arrival.

“Ranran and Ah Sang have worked hard today. If you get first place this time, you can look at that photo collection as much as you want,” the third uncle said with a laugh.

No need at all!

Ever since Qiao Sang found out what the personal prize was, she could hardly bear to look her third uncle in the eye.

What he wanted was so at odds with his usual hardworking, mature, and stable image, she wondered how his wife and Ye Jing Wen viewed his motive for participating in the marathon.

Qiao Sang turned her head and subconsciously began to look for her aunt and Ye Jing Wen.

She saw them, their faces alight with excitement as they frantically took photos of the competing Pet Beasts nearby, paying no attention to the conversation here.

Qiao Sang noted this but didn’t disturb them.

For ordinary people who lived in a small town all year round, the chance to see so many Pet Beasts at once was rare.

...

Song Pine Old Street.

A public auditorium.

As one of the few Beast Taming competitions in town, it attracted the attention of the entire town’s population.

People gathered at the starting point by default, but the rules forbade following alongside, and besides, the weather was hot and stuffy, making it unbearable to stand outside the whole time.

Therefore, the live broadcast being shown in various places was packed with people.

As the exchange point for the third leg of the third racecourse, the auditorium nearby was set up as a venue for watching the live broadcast.

Qiao Sang, as a contestant for the first race, had sent the Fire-Toothed Dog to the second leg and had to leave early for the third leg’s exchange point, leaving no time to watch the live broadcast.

But now there was time.

Qiao Sang tiptoed, trying hard to see the big screen inside the auditorium, but it was crowded with people in front, and she couldn’t see anything at all.

The Fire-Toothed Dog also mimicked its Beast Tamer, standing on tiptoes, and naturally couldn’t see anything either.

Only Xiao Xunbao, the Treasure-seeking Ghost, leisurely rose half a meter in the air to take in the broadcast scene in its entirety.

“Ah Sang, stop struggling, you’re even shorter than me, and I can’t see; let alone you,” Ye Ranran said, advising her from the side.

Qiao Sang: “...”

That made a lot of sense, and she couldn’t come up with a rebuttal...

At that moment, an uncle in front of them suddenly turned around.

He was startled when he saw Qiao Sang, then looked to the side.

Indeed, he saw the memorable Fire Element Beast from the earlier broadcast.

“Isn’t this the little Fire Element dog that fell over and got up again, overtook a pig and was then overtaken by the pig, and then passed the baton in a blaze?” the uncle exclaimed excitedly.

Suddenly, people watching in front turned around one after another.

“Where, where!”

“Where is it? Let me see quickly!”

“Let them in, you’re all blocking them out!”

“I know! That’s the Fire-Toothed Dog!”

“Let the people behind through, let them come in to watch!”

Beast taming, starting from zero point Chapter 105 - 101 Red Lightning The Devil's Betrothed Chapter 772: Wedding Night The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter Chapter 1041: BONUS - S: IN HER LIFE Riding on the coattails of the Fire-Toothed Dog, Qiao Sang and Ye Ranran found themselves a prime VIP spot at the front of the auditorium to watch the live broadcast.