On the field.
In a match, injuries were unavoidable. If she was afraid of getting hurt, why compete at all? It wasn't her fault. If anyone was to blame, it was Qiao Sang for sending Ice Luliana out despite knowing it would lose... Feeling the commotion around her, Zhang Xueming froze in place.
No matter how tough she tried to act inside, her body's natural reaction had betrayed her.
Zhang Xueming was still a child. Though she was far more composed than others her age, she was still young and had never encountered a situation like this.
Part of her felt she had done nothing wrong, while another part wondered if she had gone too far by attacking their Endangered Pet Beast on their home turf. Should she have let it have a couple of moves first before fighting?
The two thoughts tugged at her, leaving Zhang Xueming unable to feel any joy over her victory.
On the other side, Luobao was covered in injuries and lay motionless.
A Mechanical Type Pet Beast wearing a referee badge floated over to Luobao's side.
Although she had known Luobao's defeat had only been a matter of time, seeing it lying there without moving still made Qiao Sang's heart sink.
Was I wrong to focus only on having Luobao hide? Maybe attacking was what it wanted. It wanted so badly to fight a powerful opponent, but it lost without even landing a single attack on the other side. Will that leave some kind of psychological scar...? Even though I knew Luobao would lose, I should have let it fight with all its strength. At least then it wouldn't have any regrets... Qiao Sang steadied her emotions, took a deep breath, and shouted:
"Luobao! Can you still continue?!"
Luobao felt so tired. It wanted