Beast taming, starting from zero point-Chapter 38 - 35 Remember to Be Gentle

Chapter 38: Chapter 35 Remember to Be Gentle

“Tooth.”

The Fire-Toothed Dog grumbled dejectedly, leaning back into its seat and took a big gulp of milk to soothe the pain in its heart.

After finishing the drink, Qiao Sang astutely handed over another bottle and offered some words of comfort, “Don’t worry, we will be up against the Long-Eared Cat soon. You can take revenge for Little Fatty Pigeon then.”

Even though the Long-Eared Cat looked so cute that it almost poked at her affection, Qiao Sang did not go easy.

After all, the thought of 50 points made her heart as hard as steel.

“Tooth!”

Upon hearing this, the Fire-Toothed Dog sat up straight again and nodded vigorously.

It could do it!

The third match was quite clear-cut, but the outcome was somewhat unexpected for Qiao Sang.

As a creature with both Poison and Flight Type attributes, the Stalking Bee’s mouth and tail needles were both venomous.

The difference was that the Stalking Bee’s mouth needle needed close contact with an object to sting, while the tail needle could be shot from a distance.

In theory, with the Stalking Bee’s speed, a little distance-shooting game with a Short-Tailed Snake should result in a hit sooner or later.

But instead, the Stalking Bee used its mouth needle.

The venom inside the Short-Tailed Snake was more potent than the toxin produced by the Stalking Bee’s mouth needle, so once the bee stung, the snake was fine, but the bee fainted first.

Calling the Stalking Bee stupid might be unfair; it was only obeying its Beast Tamer’s command.

“Poison Needle” was the precise order given by the Stalking Bee’s Beast Tamer.

Qiao Sang had no energy to criticise.

A mouth needle is a poison needle, and a tail needle is also a poison needle. Even giving a command wasn’t clear; clearly, the person was a newbie Beast Tamer.

After the ‘Top Six to Top Three’ match had ended, the losers had a three-person battle to eliminate one and advance to second place.

Perhaps because he lost too quickly in the previous round, Qiao Sang felt Lu Liangye’s command carried a hint of personal emotion.

Even though he could have used a powerful skill like Water Gun to end the match when the opponent was exhausted, he instead created a bubble screen to obscure the view, and then had the Water Ring Carp charge over.

Qiao Sang didn’t get it. When the opponent is already down, what’s the point of obscuring their vision? Moreover, the Water Ring Carp doesn’t even have legs, just a tail; how could it build up enough force on land? At best, that final strike should be called a bump, not a charge…

Besides Lu Liangye, another boy named Hu Cheng also made it into the top five.

The final first place would be decided from the victorious ones in the ‘Top Six to Top Three’ round.

…

“Qiao Sang, Zheng Yining, Li Yang, the three of you will take turns battling each other. The first person to win two matches will be ranked first in this special recruitment,” Sun Boyi announced.

Qin Wen brought out that familiar wooden box again, “There are only two slips inside with numbers. The student who draws a blank slip will have a bye this round.”

Qiao Sang was lucky not to have a bye; she flipped over her slip, and it was number 1 once more.

Drawing three number 1s in a row felt like a heavenly hint that she was destined to be number one!

Qiao Sang was full of fighting spirit, while Zheng Yining, who drew the other number 1, seemed to have the will of a salted fish.

Her scores were usually around 560 points. Naturally, she couldn’t get into Shengshui Middle School based on academic scores alone, but now that she had a spot through special recruitment, she didn’t need to be first as she was already set for the middle school entrance exam.

“Qiao Big Boss, remember to go easy on me later,” Zheng Yining joked with a laugh.

Since she couldn’t win anyway, it was better to show some vulnerability before the match so that her loss would look a bit more dignified.

Qiao Sang glanced at the Fire-Toothed Dog, which was actively warming up its limbs, and replied, “…I’ll try my best.”

Lu Liangye, who overhead the conversation, was unhappy. He approached Qiao Sang, his face contorted as if constipated, “I… I believe you can win, but don’t be careless. You have to attack with all your might from the start to avoid any mishaps.”

He lost spectacularly to Qiao Sang, not even lasting two rounds. How could he save face if Qiao Sang went easy on Zheng Yining, letting several rounds pass in a watered-down fight?!

Seeing his awkward yet somewhat arrogant expression, Qiao Sang said with a smile, “Thanks for the reminder. I got it.”

Zheng Yining: “…?”

The two took their places at the designated spots.

The long-eared cat elegantly licked its paw.

The Fire-Toothed Dog’s gaze was fixed on the long-eared cat, its hind legs continually scratching the ground as if it was about to pounce on the cat at any second.

This posture looked a bit familiar…

Qiao Sang remembered.

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Wasn’t this the same action that the Thunder Horned Rhinoceros, which had learned the skill ‘Spark’ after being scared by a TV for the first time, had done?

Before she could ponder further, Sun Boyi issued the command for the battle to begin.

Qiao Sang quickly adjusted her state and commanded, “Charge.”

The Fire-Toothed Dog’s posture indicated it was ready to charge at any moment, and Qiao Sang chose to follow the dog’s instinct.

It seemed that acting friendly and showing weakness before the match was indeed effective.

Zheng Yining was very satisfied with Qiao Sang’s order, knowing that a charge at the start often wouldn’t succeed. Qiao Sang obviously took it easy on her. How could she have responded if Qiao Sang had attacked like she did against Lu Liangye, without even saying her instruction?

“Dodge,” Zheng Yining commanded.

Dodging was a fantastic move. No matter what skill the opponent used, as long as it wasn’t a lock-on skill or a wide-range attack, saying ‘dodge’ was almost always right, something Zheng Yining had learned from TV shows.

The long-eared cat elegantly ran a couple of steps to the side, then was embarrassingly knocked into the air and landed.

It couldn’t dodge…

“It seems like the Fire-Toothed Dog’s speed has increased quite a bit?” Zheng Pingguo exclaimed in surprise.

“It might not have given its all in the first two matches,” Qin Wen replied.

Liu Yao was paying attention to the battle silently from the sidelines.

“Long Ears!” Zheng Yining cried out the name of her long-eared cat.

The long-eared cat was a general-type Pet Beast, standing out among low-level beasts with its appearance and agility.

The area was wide open, and the long-eared cat wasn’t injured, so how could it be hit by such a plain charge?!

The long-eared cat was somewhat disheveled but still rose with elegance, and then the next second,

“Bang!”

Before it could steady itself, it was sent flying again.

“Long Ears!”

Qiao Sang found the scene in front of her somewhat unbearable.

As soon as the long-eared cat got up, the Fire-Toothed Dog would rush over and knock it down again, repeating the process four or five times, resembling the bulls of old Spain, with the long-eared cat as the piece of red cloth…

“I admit defeat!” After the long-eared cat fell for the fifth time, Zheng Yining raised her hand and called out.

“I declare the winner—Qiao Sang,” Sun Boyi announced.

The chubby pigeon and its Beast Tamer hadn’t left yet. After hearing the result, the Fire-Toothed Dog happily ran toward the pigeon, wanting to celebrate with it, but the pigeon, startled, flapped its wings and flew to its own Beast Tamer’s shoulder.

That thing was so scary just now!

The Fire-Toothed Dog felt heartbroken; the friendship that had yet to develop was now shattered.

It came to Qiao Sang.

“Tooth~”

Qiao Sang crouched down and hugged it.

The Fire-Toothed Dog nestled its head against Qiao Sang’s body.

Its own Beast Tamer is the best after all.

“This Fire-Toothed Dog has quite some potential. When you go back, give it three strands of Vitality Grass, two pounds of Soothing Powder, seven ounces of Fire Nitrate, and six ounces of Red Honey for its baths every day. Keep this up for half a month, and you might see some pretty good results,” a deep voice said from next to her.

Qiao Sang turned to look; it was one of the four teachers.

“This is the vice principal of Shengshui Middle School, an A-grade Breeder. You won’t go wrong if you listen to him,” Zheng Pingguo introduced.