The red flames leaped wildly, blazing there with reckless abandon.
The distinctive triangular sunglasses and familiar figure made her recognize Ya Bao at a glance.
Qiao Sang froze for a moment. Rather than feeling joy that Fire Fang Dog had successfully reached the handoff point so quickly, she was filled with deep concern.
Wasn't this Blaze?!
What had happened?
Why had Blaze suddenly activated?!
Had it been triggered because it ran the marathon until it was exhausted?
Qiao Sang suddenly felt a little guilty at the thought.
That didn't seem entirely impossible...
Fire Fang Dog stopped, but instead of immediately looking for Roar Swamp Crocodile at the third handoff point, it curled its lip contemptuously at Bouncing Ball Pig, which was half a step behind it, then raised its right forepaw and held up its outermost toe.
Bouncing Ball Pig glanced at Fire Fang Dog from the corner of its eye. The next second, it brushed past it and handed the yellow relay baton to a Little Rain Frog by the shore first.
Fire Fang Dog still maintained its cool pose, but its stiff mouth made it obvious that it had turned to stone.
For the first time in its less-than-half-year-long life, Fire Fang Dog experienced the ups and downs of life.
It went from high spirits to emotional devastation in an instant.
Even the flames raging across its body wilted considerably.
"Ya Bao, hand over the relay baton!" Qiao Sang shouted.
"Xun! Xun!"
Only then did Fire Fang Dog snap out of it. It turned around, intending to hand off the relay baton on its body to Roar Swamp Crocodile, which had nearly waited itself to tears.
It lowered its head.
"Yap?!"
Where was the relay baton?!
Since the Qitang Town Pet Marathon began, this was the first