"Xun Xun!"
Little Treasure called out, cheering it on.
The Bug-type Pet Beasts around them also began calling out, cheering for Earthland Dragon.
These guys were all on the same side... Little Treasure glanced at the Bug-type Pet Beasts around it, then looked at Tingbao with concern in its eyes.
This was the first-place contender. It wondered whether Old Sixth could win.
"Tu Tu!"
Inside the Barrier, Earthland Dragon roared. The patch of grass where Tingbao was hovering suddenly split apart, and a towering Rock Thorn shot up from within.
Tingbao sensed the ground shaking and tearing apart. It quickly twisted its body and rose upward, avoiding the Rock Thorn's attack.
Earthland Dragon puckered its mouth and fired streams of bomb-like mud diagonally upward.
Tingbao moved quickly, but the mud was even faster. Though it changed direction, it was still struck by the mud.
Bang!
With a deafening boom, the mud exploded.
The surrounding Bug-type Pet Beasts erupted in cheers.
"Xun Xun!" Little Treasure cried out anxiously.
After watching Old Sixth compete in so many matches, this was the first time it had seen Old Sixth get suppressed so badly at the start of a one-on-one battle.
Earthland Dragon curled its lips into a smile.
However, when it saw Tingbao emerge looking as though it had not been injured at all, its smile flattened.
Little Treasure was not particularly happy to see this from outside the Barrier, because it knew Tingbao had triggered its Multiple Scales trait. That trait could only activate once in a match. There would be no second time.
Tingbao did not miss the chance while its opponent was staring directly at it. It widened its eyes, revealing a sharp gaze.
Earthland Dragon suddenly felt an inexplicable surge of fear in its heart.
The fear was not