Chapter 1086: Conclusion of the Contract Synergy Tournament

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At 11:30 AM, at the dining table.

"Qing qing."

Qingbao let out a call in a quite cheerful mood, indicating that she had secured victory in her match again today.

Little Treasure buried his head to the side, in a poor mood.

"Incredible." 

Qiao Sang commended, then said: "Once Tingbao's tournament officially concludes tomorrow, I can accompany you to participate in your matches."

"Qing qing." Qingbao's eyes lit up, and she nodded her head.

"Yap yap?"

Swallowing the energy pellet in his mouth, Yabao called out curiously, asking why she had returned today without watching the rest of the matches.

He remembered that over the past few days, Little Treasure and Qingbao had always returned in the late afternoon, close to dinner time, after watching the matches.

Recalling how Little Treasure had grinned after her match today and talked about going out to play before returning for her in the late afternoon after the matches ended, Qingbao couldn't help but sneer internally. On the surface, however, she put on an obedient front and called out: "Qing qing."

It would be too troublesome for her Beast Tamer to come over every day after her own matches to accompany her. She had thought it through, watching the match replays upon returning home was just the same.

She's grown up and learned to be considerate of me... Hearing this, Qiao Sang wore a face full of gratification.

Yabao put on an Ah, so that's why expression.

Mikayla glanced at Qingbao, then looked at her completely silent phone screen, silently shoveling food into her mouth, feeling a wave of sorrow for herself.

What 'thinking it's too troublesome for our Beast Tamer to come over and accompany her every day', she clearly just can't stand seeing me go out to play alone... Little Treasure cast an indignant glare at Qingbao, burying his head to continue eating his energy pellets.

After lunch, Yabao and the others headed to the open-air training field one after another.

Tingbao wriggled his body, crawling toward the open-air training field as well.

Midway through crawling, he suddenly recalled something, turned his head, and stared at Qiao Sang without saying a word.

Receiving his gaze, the corners of Qiao Sang's mouth twitched slightly as she said: "I'll go meditate as soon as I finish clearing the table."

Putting on a satisfied expression, Tingbao crawled toward the open-air training field.

"Xun xun~"

Beside the dining table, with blue light gleaming in his eyes, Little Treasure used telekinesis to help clear the table while letting out a complaining call toward his Beast Tamer.

You must absolutely not believe Qingbao's words! She just didn't want me to go out to play alone, which is why she came back early.

Qiao Sang said casually: "Then why didn't you use a substitute to stay with her and watch the matches while your main body went out to play?"

!!! 

The blue light in Little Treasure's eyes vanished, leaving him frozen on the spot.

That's right! How did he not think of that!

"Xun xun!"

Little Treasure's eyes abruptly lit up as he looked at his Beast Tamer, putting on a You're so smart expression.

Qiao Sang: ...

Qiao Sang cast a glance at Little Treasure: "It's not that I'm smart, but that you used to do the exact same thing back when you were secretly playing on the computer. Did you forget?"

"Xun xun~"

Scratching his head, Little Treasure offered an awkward smile.

After clearing the table, Qiao Sang went to her room, sat cross-legged on her bed, closed her eyes, and began meditating.

At the same time, Tingbao looked left and right outside the French windows. After confirming no one was in the living room, he wriggled his body inside, crawled over to the coffee table, wrapped his tail around the business card the Moda Power Dragon had given Qiao Sang that morning, and tossed it into the trash bin.

Having done all this, he put on a satisfied expression, turned around, and returned to the open-air training field.

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On the other side.

The Moda Power Dragon flew back into the valley in low spirits.

Quite a few Little Moda Dragons, Moda Power Dragons, and Moda Ao Dragons looked over in its direction.

Everyone already knew the news that the Little Moda Dragon and Moda Power Dragon who had gone over with the leader last night had been rejected by the human.

"Mo mo?"

The Little Moda Dragon that had gone over together last night flew over to the Moda Power Dragon's side, letting out a call to ask: You went to talk to that human again, how did it turn out?

"Mo mo."

In low spirits, the Moda Power Dragon shook its head.

"Mo mo!"

"Mo mo!"

"Mo mo!"

The surrounding clan of Little Moda Dragons who had been paying attention to this area instantly erupted into indignant calls, one after another expressing that the human simply lacked vision. It was fine not to contract with her, it wasn't like she was the only person with a chance to enter the Interstellar Cup.

A Moda Ao Dragon, its size a full circle larger than an ordinary Moda Ao Dragon, came over to the Moda Power Dragon's side, letting out two comforting calls: "Mo mo."

"Mo mo."

Actually, even without contracting a human, it's nothing major. They could live very well without a contract, just like itself, it had been participating in the Ultimate High-level Pet Championship recently, and those pets with Beast Tamers were no match for it at all. Once it secured the championship, it could become famous in a single battle.

If it could do it, you could too.

Saying that, the Moda Ao Dragon patted the Moda Power Dragon on the shoulder.

"Mo mo!"

"Mo mo!"

"Mo mo!"

The fellow Little Moda Dragons nearby chimed in one after another, echoing that indeed, that was the case.

Seeing everyone comforting it like this, the Moda Power Dragon felt somewhat moved. Promptly recalling something, it called out: "Mo mo?"

Where is the leader?

"Mo mo."

A nearby Little Moda Dragon pointed toward the inner area.

"Mo mo."

Saying goodbye to everyone, the Moda Power Dragon flew in the direction pointed by the Little Moda Dragon.

Passing through trees and rivers, after flying for roughly a dozen minutes, it spotted the leader beneath a giant tree.

Hearing the commotion, the Dragon King opened its eyes.

Seeing that it was the Moda Power Dragon that had gone along last night, it felt zero surprise. After all, when it was present yesterday, that human hadn't given it any face. With the Moda Power Dragon going alone again, that human would definitely give even less face, so returning sooner or later was inevitable.

"Mo mo."

The Moda Power Dragon called out, indicating it had something to ask.

"Mo mo."

The Dragon King called out calmly.

"Mo mo?"

The Moda Power Dragon called out, indicating it wanted to know that human's age and Beast Tamer rank.

"Mo mo."

Furrowing its brows, the Dragon King let out a call.

That human doesn't even want to contract with you, what are you still looking into her age and Beast Tamer rank for?

"Mo mo."

The Moda Power Dragon called out, its eyes filled with persistence.

That human hasn't officially contracted Little Thunder Dragon yet, no contract means there's still a chance.

"Mo mo."

The Dragon King shot it a look of disappointment, calling out in an authoritative tone to signal that it should stop thinking about the contract matter.

With that, it closed its eyes.

"Mo mo..."

Seeing that the Dragon King was ignoring it again, the Moda Power Dragon drooped its head, flapped its wings, and turned to leave.

So unpromising... rushing over even when the human isn't willing to contract with it... Opening its eyes, the Dragon King looked at the Moda Power Dragon's departing figure, displaying a disappointed expression.

At this moment, its phone vibrated.

The Dragon King took a glance, it was sent by its Beast Tamer.

Recalling the Moda Power Dragon's matter and seeing that it wasn't a red envelope or money transfer, it closed its eyes and did not reply.

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The next morning.

After saying goodbye to Little Treasure and Qingbao, Qiao Sang took Tingbao, Lubao, and the others, sitting on Yabao's back with Teacher Mikayla to head to the Mulan Stadium.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the live venue of the Contract Synergy Tournament!" 

The host stood on the field, speaking loudly into the microphone: "Today, we bring you the finals of this year's Contract Synergy Tournament!"

The entire venue cheered.

"The two pairs entering the finals: One is Zachary and Little Flame Bear, who made it here relying on passion and synergy; the other is the outrageously unlucky pair who encountered Mid-level pets four consecutive times, yet successfully challenged across ranks every single time through sheer strength and synergy, Qiao Sang and Little Thunder Dragon!"

"Just who will claim the final victory!"

"Before the match begins, we would first like to thank..."

Once the host finished thanking the sponsors, he announced: "The finals are about to begin, let us look toward the field!"

Saying that, he waved his hand toward the back.

The lights on stage dimmed instantly, plunging into pitch darkness.

When the lights illuminated once more, Qiao Sang and Tingbao, alongside Zachary and Little Flame Bear, stood firm on opposite sides of the field.

Up in the spectator stands, the crowd discussed leisurely, lacking the usual fervor when watching finals.

"I don't even need to watch this match to know Qiao Sang and Little Thunder Dragon will win."

"Honestly, Zachary and Little Flame Bear reaching the finals relies entirely on the matchmaking system, letting Qiao Sang eliminate all the contestants who brought Mid-level pets to enter. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for Zachary and Little Flame Bear to reach the finals."

"Luck is also a part of strength. Zachary and Little Flame Bear count as exceptional figures among contestants who brought Low-level pets to enter this edition, he made it to the finals through a streak of victories after all."

"I actually think it's not a given. Zachary and Little Flame Bear's luck is clearly superior to Qiao Sang and Little Thunder Dragon's. The primary reason Qiao Sang reached the finals is that Little Thunder Dragon knows Dragon Tail, essentially capable of one-shotting opponents. If Little Thunder Dragon fails to execute Dragon Tail at a crucial moment, the result of this match is truly hard to say."

Although individual audience members held differing opinions, the vast majority of the audience felt the outcome of this match was beyond doubt.

After all, Qiao Sang and Tingbao were the super dark horse combination that had successfully challenged across ranks four consecutive times.

Amidst the sea of discussions, the light-shadow of the number "3" appeared on the field.

Shifting continuously alongside the mechanical voice.

"3, 2, 1..."

Little Flame Bear, a Low-level Fire-type pet. Prefers close-range attacks using flame-engulfed fists, possessing both offensive power and defense... 

Looking at the bear-like pet standing on two feet in the distance, roughly eighty centimeters in size, possessing an orange pattern across its form, and a small cluster of orange flame burning on its head, details related to it flashed through Qiao Sang's mind.

"Match Start." The mechanical voice concluded.

The light-shadow vanished.

"Flame!" Zachary issued the command right away.

Opening its mouth, a torrent of orange-red flame shot toward Tingbao.

Simultaneously, rows of yellow electrical arcs surfaced across Tingbao's body, converging into a bolt of lightning that struck forward.

The power of the lightning and the flame passed each other in parallel. Its speed was noticeably much faster than the flame, sweeping brilliantly through midair to strike forcefully toward Little Flame Bear.

Little Flame Bear's offensive power and defense were decent among Low-level pets, but its movement speed was lacking.

"Fire Punch!" Zachary shouted.

Raising its claw, Little Flame Bear clenched its fist, scorching flames bursting into ignition instantly over its fist.

Bang!

The flame-engulfed fist slammed forcefully into the incoming yellow lightning with irresistible momentum, letting out a loud crash as shockwaves and heatwaves briefly obscured the view in front of Little Flame Bear.

In the guest panel area.

"Replacing defense with attack, not bad." Fu Jian commented.

"Little  Thunder Dragon and Little Flame Bear are both pets with powerful offensive strength, but Little Thunder Dragon possesses the Multiscale trait, so he should be able to endure a head-on attack from Little Flame Bear once. Although Little Flame Bear's defense is decent, facing an attack from Little Thunder Dragon's Dragon Tail, it definitely won't hold out. A Discharge skill should barely be endured once." 

Fyodor analyzed: "In this match, if close-range combat isn't conducted, it will depend on who lands an attack on the other twice first."

"Tie tie."

Tie Daoyi nodded in agreement.

On the field.

Tingbao moved rapidly to the side, easily dodging the flame.

At this moment, Qiao Sang said: "Leer."

Looking at the obscured opponent in the distance, Tingbao held trust in her despite not understanding why, widening his eyes to flash a sharp, piercing gaze.

As the shockwaves and heatwaves dispersed, what Little Flame Bear saw was precisely a pair of terrifying eyes like this.

Its body froze abruptly.

Seeing this, Tingbao understood instantly that this was the opening to attack. Maintaining his Leer, he struck lightning power toward Little Flame Bear.

"Little Flame Bear!" Zachary shouted at the top of his lungs.

The resounding voice brought Little Flame Bear back to its senses in time. Staring at the incoming lightning power, its gaze turned fierce as it swung its flame-engulfed fist forward.

Simultaneously, Qiao Sang said: "Strike again."

Yellow electrical arcs surfaced across Tingbao's body.

With a bang, the Fire Punch collided with the lightning power, generating intense heatwaves and shockwaves.

Right as Little Flame Bear retracted its fist behind the heatwaves, a yellow bolt of lightning power broke through the heatwaves and shockwaves, striking it squarely.

"Flame!" Little Flame Bear let out a painful shriek.

"Continue." Qiao Sang spoke almost simultaneously as Little Flame Bear shrieked.

Rows of yellow electrical arcs surfaced on Tingbao's body once more, converging into a single bolt that struck forcefully toward the front.

Seeing this, Zachary's pupils shrank slightly, his mind flustered as he shouted: "Dodge!"

Unfortunately, the attack speed of the lightning power was simply too fast. Before Little Flame Bear could even react, the yellow lightning struck it forcefully.

"Flame..."

Little Flame Bear collapsed onto the ground, fainting with both eyes spinning.

The eyeball-like pet floated over to Little Flame Bear's side to take a look.

Very quickly, the area occupied by Qiao Sang and Tingbao lit up with the green light belonging to victory.

At the same time, eyeball-like pets floated high in the sky, blue light gleaming in their eyes as they controlled the confetti cannons before them with invisible force.

Instantly, multi-colored ribbons fluttered down like vibrant woven fabrics.

"The champion of this year's Contract Synergy Tournament has just been born!" The host's voice resounded: "And that is the pair of Qiao Sang and Little Thunder Dragon!"

"Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!"

"Little Thunder Dragon! Little Thunder Dragon!"

Amidst the noisy voices, the calls of numerous pets were interspersed.

Although everyone had guessed this outcome, seeing the result officially emerge, they couldn't help but cheer along with the atmosphere.

In the guest panel area.

"Little Thunder Dragon and Qiao Sang clearly coordinated with far superior synergy, the outcome of this match was within expectations." Fu Jian said.

Fyodor added: "Actually, Little Flame Bear and Zachary performed quite well too. When Little Flame Bear was trapped in fear from the Leer skill, Zachary woke it up in time. However, Little Thunder Dragon's offensive was simply far too compact, under attack after attack, Little Flame Bear rapidly succumbed to defeat."

"Tie tie."

Tie Daoyi let out a call with a serious expression.

A synchronous translation transmitted into Fu Jian and Fyodor's earpieces.

Fyodor said: "Tie Daoyi is right. Regardless of the outcome, we witnessed mutual trust and synergy between the contestants and their pets, this is precisely the original intent behind hosting the Contract Synergy Tournament."

"Trust, synergy, bonding, only when there are sufficient emotions and connections between a Beast Tamer and a pet can they potentially unleash power beyond themselves to defeat opponents stronger than them," Fu Jian stated earnestly:

"The champions of this Contract Synergy Tournament, the pair of Qiao Sang and Little Thunder Dragon, are a living example. We hope the audience present and in front of their TV screens can find that pet and Beast Tamer belonging to themselves, unleashing power far exceeding their own!"

Amidst the enthusiastic atmosphere, Tingbao wriggled his body, crawling toward Qiao Sang.

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T/n: Grrr... A rematch! Choose Mysterious Option 1, Mysterious Option 2, or Mysterious Option 3!

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