1229. Chapter 1224 Recently (Two in One)
“How, how will this end?” Lei Da looked at the dense crowd of pets appearing around him, somewhat bewildered.
What kind of item was this? It was so powerful…
“No problem.” Qiao Sang suppressed his embarrassment and glanced at Xiao Xunbao.
Quickly move the pets that weren’t scent moths.
“Xunxun…”
Xiao Xunbao understood his beastmaster’s gaze. He looked at the swarms of pets in all directions with a look of “I can’t do it!”
There were too many…
“How about we retreat first and make a long-term plan,” Lei Da suggested.
“No need.” Qiao Sang had already come up with another idea. He looked at Qingbao and said, “Take Xiang Wanli and sprinkle it while blowing it far away.”
“Qingqing.”
Qingbao felt strangely excited at the thought of so many pets following him. He suppressed his inner excitement and nodded obediently. He took the bottle from Xiao Xunbao’s hand and turned into the wind to float away.
As the wind blew, the fragrance gradually drifted away.
The pets gathered around paused, sniffing the scent before changing direction and retreating in the direction of the scent.
Lei Da breathed a sigh of relief.
Even with a king-level pet, seeing so many of them was overwhelming.
Then he saw something, his thoughts stopped, and he shouted,
“The scent moths are leaving too!”
High in the sky, a flock of scent moths flapped their wings, following the main group in the same direction.
“Block them,” Qiao Sang said.
“Xunxun~” Little Xunbao called out, teleporting above the scent moths, his eyes glowing blue.
The next second, a translucent barrier appeared out of thin air, enveloping all the scent moths within a 100-meter radius.
The scent moths collided with the barrier, creating tiny ripples.
Space sealed off… Lei Da was stunned.
This seemingly small ghost-type pet could both teleport and block space—a skill many psychic-type pets couldn’t master…
Within the translucent barrier, the scent moths seemed to sense something, looking up at Little Xunbao above with varying degrees of anger and alarm.
Fearing lightning, scent moths, though low in level, possess considerable intelligence for insect-type pets.
Realizing the pet that had unleashed this attack was no ordinary creature, they stopped their pointless attacks.
“Xunxun~”
Little Xunbao grinned at them.
When the surrounding pets of other species had mostly departed, the barrier dissipated.
The scent moths exchanged bewilderment, then flapped their wings in unison, accelerating their flight.
But just a few meters ahead, a massive black hole appeared.
Unable to stop, the scent moths swarmed into it.
Darkness, shadows piercing through… Lei Da struggled to control his expression, a look of obvious surprise.
At that moment, he desperately wanted to pull out his pet identifier to determine the species of this ghost-type pet, but since he was merely a questing officer, he resisted the urge.
He silently glanced at the girlish-looking B-rank boss next to him.
It was normal not to recognize a single pet, but with so many gorgeous, seemingly rare pets, even if only a few people had contracted them, it made no sense for him to not recognize them all.
In this situation, there was only one possibility: the other party wasn’t from Yantian Star.
Previously, he’d been so focused on lifting the curse that he hadn’t noticed. Now that he noticed, he couldn’t help but take a closer look.
Aliens…
the thought flashed through his mind.
A massive black hole suddenly appeared above, and the previously vanished swarm of scent moths flew out.
Quick, invite them to a fight… Qiao Sang winked at Tingbao.
Tingbao understood immediately, flew in front of the scent moths, and called out,
“Tingting.”
Scent moths were mid-level pets, and the free pet points competition was the most popular among mid-level pets. Almost every mid-level pet had signed up. They glanced at the score recorder on the dragon pet’s paw, then at the two humans and several other pets below. They instantly understood, and a solemn expression settled on their faces. Several of the scent
moths half-raised their wings, about to press the report button on their score recorders.
Qiao Sang, with his sharp eyes, noticed this and quickly shouted, “Wait!”
The scent moths stopped and looked over.
Qiao Sang tried to persuade them, “No need for a one-on-one battle, you can all come together.”
“Xunxun~”
Little Xunbao put on a villainous expression, his hands on his hips, and shouted in unison with his beastmaster, asking, “Are you too scared to fight one person with so many of you? “
So many together? Tingbao was stunned for a moment, then calmed down.
If his beastmaster said it was okay, then he should be able to do it.
The scent moths looked hesitant.
“Scent?” The largest one looked over and chirped. “
You guys were the ones who created that scent just now, weren’t you?
” “Xunxun~”
Little Xunbao helped translate.
One should consider their intelligence when choosing an opponent… Qiao Sang nodded in agreement.
“That’s right.”
“Scent.”
The largest scent moth chirped, agreeing to fight, but hoping the scented item would be theirs afterward.
The remaining scent moths didn’t object.
Qiao Sang nodded without hesitation, “Okay.”
“Scent.”
The largest scent moth glanced at Tingbao and chirped again, indicating it wanted the fight to be held elsewhere.
“Tingting.”
Tingbao looked at his beastmaster, translating for his opinion.
“Where?” Qiao Sang asked.
“Scent.”
The largest scent moth chirped.
…
Five minutes later.
A place filled with flowers and grass.
Scent moths generally have the ability to absorb fragrance. As long as they are in a place with fragrance, they can increase their attack power to a certain extent.
Qiao Sang was naturally aware of this characteristic of scent moths, but she didn’t say anything.
After all, she also wanted to create thunder and lightning weather. After determining the competition venue, Tingbao and a group of scent moths stopped in the air facing each other and almost pressed the score recorder at the same time.
“Pink!”
A pet with a pink flower on its head suddenly poked its head out from the grass and raised its leaf-like claws. It shouted and ran quickly between Tingbao and the scent moths and pressed the referee bracelet.
Yantianxing really has referees everywhere… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly.
Barriers rose around the perimeter, forming a medium-sized arena.
At that moment, dark clouds suddenly filled the sky.
Then, a resounding boom erupted, and brilliant lightning flashed.
The scent moths jumped, their faces trembling with fear, and they huddled together.
Tingbao twisted his body, seizing the opportunity to quickly soar into the air.
“Fragrance!”
The largest scent moth was the first to react, screaming out, suppressing his fear.
All the other scent moths, despite their fear, continued to shake off powder and soar high into the sky, trying to catch up with Tingbao.
Seeing this, Qiao Sang had an idea.
Although the scent moths looked terrified, the presence of a leader seemed to embolden them…
Tingbao, remembering his beastmaster’s words, held his breath and soared into the sky.
The scent moths were fast, but even with their best efforts, they couldn’t catch up with Tingbao.
“Boom!”
Another brilliant flash of lightning shot out.
Tingbao, with a determined expression, took the initiative to fly into the lightning.
The scent moths finally stopped, afraid to advance.
Qiao Sang stared at the sky, feeling a little nervous.
This was Tingbao’s first time absorbing the power of lightning during a real thunderstorm.
She had originally planned to let Qingbao absorb the lightning after he improved his proficiency with the power of lightning. However, Qingbao had been practicing long-range clone control lately, and even at full power, he couldn’t perform his super-level skills many times. As his proficiency wasn’t improving quickly, Tingbao hadn’t absorbed the power of real lightning. He
wondered if Tingbao could successfully absorb it…
Just as he was thinking about this, Lei Da, standing next to him, exclaimed in surprise,
“Lei, why did the Thunder Dragon enter the lightning?”
He had memorized the dragon-type pet’s name from the virtual panel that had appeared at the start of the match.
Qiao Sang, baffled by the question, glanced at him and said, “Tingbao has the Thunder Swallowing ability, so of course he had to enter.”
“Thunder Swallowing?” Lei Da was shocked.
This is a trait most lightning-type pets dream of, and now it’s found in a mid-level pet!
“I thought you already knew this,” Qiao Sang said.
Lei Da raised his voice, “I just thought it had a trait that amplified certain states during thunderstorms!”
“That’s pretty much it,” Qiao Sang said.
She had sought out a pet capable of creating thunderstorms so that Tingbao could increase his attack power.
“Not even close!” Lei Da couldn’t help but retort, “Without the Thunder Devouring trait, even a king-level lightning-type pet wouldn’t be able to devour lightning. My Thunderbird certainly couldn’t do it anyway.”
High in the sky, Tingbao opened its mouth and proactively met the lightning.
The brilliant lightning didn’t strike it, but was completely absorbed.
Tingbao burped and looked down at the scent moths below. Lightning bolts of terrifying power flashed behind him.
“Fragrance…”
The scent moths, including the largest one, flinched.
“Tingting!”
Tingbao roared, and with a twirl of his body, crackling yellow arcs of electricity emerged from his body as he rushed downwards.
His body, descending from the sky, looked like a streak of yellow lightning striking downwards.
The scent moths were startled, unable to muster any resistance. They simply flapped their wings and dodged in panic.
Qiao Sang looked at Tingbao, who looked like he was on d*rugs, and said,
“I feel like the rules of this competition are still not perfect.”
Of course they aren’t perfect. If they were, could you ask me to perform the lightning weather… Lei Da complained inwardly, pretending to be puzzled, and asked,
“Why do you say that?”
“I remember that this competition checks for spiritual patterns and props on the body, but it seems that they don’t check whether the contestants have taken potions before the competition,” Qiao Sang said.
“Potions are so expensive,” Lei Dadao said. “The competition lasts six months. If you drink the booster potion every day, that’s enough money to evolve your pet from intermediate to advanced. And even if you do, you won’t necessarily get first place in points. No contestant would do that unless they’re rich and stupid…”
At this point, he seemed to think of something and quickly shut up.
He remembered the 100,000 Alliance Coins per day reward offered by the B-rank boss before him.
As they talked, Tingbao rushed downward, and countless yellow arcs of electricity suddenly spread out from his body, rapidly intertwining and forming an electric grid that enveloped the group of scent moths.
“Bang!”
Then, a dazzling burst of lightning power ignited its body, striking downward.
For a moment, the entire barrier was illuminated by the yellow light of lightning power.
…
Five days later.
Villa, living room.
Mikaela sat at the table, eating while glancing at Tingbao. She said,
“I feel like the Thunder Dragon’s scales have gotten a lot shinier lately.”
“Didn’t it just shed its skin?” Qiao Sang said, taking a bite of her rice.
Mikaela suddenly changed the subject: “Have you been having the Thunder Dragon absorb lightning lately?”
Qiao Sang hummed. “That beastmaster named Lei Da has been working with me.”
She’d mentioned the lightning-absorbing competition she’d had with Tingbao during thunderstorms.
Mikala pondered for a moment and said, “Electric-type pets with the Thunder Swallowing trait will grow significantly faster than other electric-type pets of the same stage after consuming lightning. Intermediate-level pets with the Thunder Swallowing trait are extremely rare. Although the Thunder Dragon is a dragon-type pet with a slow growth cycle, it should also grow rapidly with the Thunder Swallowing trait. You should pay more attention to it.”
Qiao Sang was stunned. “Are you saying that Tingbao will undergo a second molt soon?”
Mikala: “…”
“Not so fast. I’m just reminding you to pay attention to its changes. If it’s growing rapidly, you should give it more energy pills every day.” Mikala said slowly.
Qiao Sang remembered something and said with sudden enlightenment,
“I was wondering, Tingbao’s appetite has improved a lot recently. I thought it was due to the molting and the fatigue from the recent battles.”
As he finished speaking, the phone vibrated.
Qiao Sang glanced at the caller ID, picked up the phone and answered it, saying:
“Hello?”
“When do I need to come over today?” Lei Da’s voice came from the loudspeaker.
“You today…”
When Qiao Sang was speaking, Dragon King, who had already finished his meal, happened to change the channel.
The voice of the news anchor came:
“Recently, there have been cases of unnatural changes in the weather at the venue of the ongoing free points competition for pet beasts. Here, I would like to remind all contestants to pay attention to their own competition environment before the competition and not to follow the other party to change the competition venue. In addition, if there are unnatural changes in the weather at the venue other than when the contestants use their skills during the competition, they will be given different suspensions of varying lengths depending on the severity of the circumstances…”
Qiao Sang: “…”
Mikaela glanced at Tingbao silently.
Dragon King glanced at Qiao Sang.
“Hello, hello. Can you still hear me?” Lei Da asked on the other end of the phone.
Qiao Sang was silent for a moment, and added what he had not finished before:
“You don’t have to come today.” (End of this chapter)
