Don't Worry, You Won't Die

Take the main gate? Liu Qijia froze, his mind unable to process it for a moment.

The first thought that arose in his mind was: What kind of skill could let someone walk right past the security guard in broad daylight?!

The school gate had human body sensors installed. As long as someone passed through, the security room would receive an alert.

Even if the security guard happened to be in the restroom, anyone leaving the school through special means would immediately be spotted by the Jian Jian Eye, which rotated shifts around the clock.

These were lessons written in the blood and tears of countless freshmen!

Yet Great God Qiao had actually said the words "take the main gate" so casually!

No wonder she was the amazing person who had taught a Treasure Hunting Fairy Brick Break!

Something countless freshmen couldn't accomplish, yet she made it sound so effortless!

Liu Qijia lay on the ground and looked up at Qiao Sang. For a moment, he only felt that her figure had become incomparably tall!

Just then, Xiang Chengfei asked Qiao Sang, "Will you be okay taking the main gate?"

"It's fine. I'm a day student," Qiao Sang answered.

Liu Qijia: "..."

Hongjiang District, Libo Training Hall.

As a training hall specializing in Fighting Type Pet Beasts, it gathered a large number of Fighting Type Pet Beasts and their Beastmasters.

Unlike Pet Beasts of other attributes, Fighting Type Pet Beasts could train alongside their Beastmasters.

Inside a room at Libo Training Hall, a middle-aged man was doing a one-handed handstand, while a Pet Beast beside him copied the same movement.

"Switch."

As he spoke, the middle-aged man naturally switched from supporting himself with his right hand to his left.

"Yanyan."

The Pet Beast beside him switched to its left hand in sync.

In the corner, a dirt-yellow Pet Beast with a spike on its head and bandages wrapped around its wrists and ankles tried to imitate the middle-aged man in the center of the room and do a handstand.

It first planted both hands on the ground and pressed its head against the floor, slowly lifting itself upside down.

After completing the two-handed handstand, it slowly withdrew its left hand.

Then, a pained expression appeared on its face.

The next second.

Bang!

It lost its balance and fell straight to the ground.

"Sharp..."

The bandage-wrapped Pet Beast looked dejected.

The commotion caught the middle-aged man's attention.

"Sharp Battle Kid, why did you come in again? Didn't I tell you? Don't train anything right now. Rest properly for a couple of days first," the middle-aged man said, looking at the bandaged Pet Beast while maintaining his handstand.

"Yanyan." The upside-down Pet Beast beside him nodded in agreement.

"Sharp Sharp..."

Sharp Battle Kid lowered its head and pursed its lips. It looked as though it had been weighed down with lead, utterly devoid of energy.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man ended his handstand, walked to the table by the wall, picked up a cup, and took several sips of water before saying to Sharp Battle Kid:

"Don't be so anxious. Injuries are something every Fighting Type Pet Beast will encounter. You'll recover."

"Sharp..."

Sharp Battle Kid wasn't comforted in the slightest. It lowered its head, opened the door, and walked out.

"Yanyan..."

The Pet Beast still doing a one-handed handstand looked worried.

"I know." The middle-aged man sighed. "This is a psychological issue. It'll take its Beastmaster coming to pick it up."

Just then, an ear-piercing phone ringtone rang out.

The middle-aged man grabbed the phone from the table. The caller ID read: "Old Fang."

He answered the call.

"Dad, it's me!"

"This is where my dad works." Liu Qijia pointed at the building bearing the sign "Libo Training Hall." "My dad usually trains Pet Beasts here. At this hour, he probably hasn't gone home yet."

As he spoke, he lifted his leg and headed inside.

A Beastmaster who specialized in raising Fighting Type Pet Beasts... Qiao Sang thought of how Zhang Shuzhou had once introduced Liu Qijia's father as she followed behind.

At that moment, Little Treasure, perched on Qiao Sang's head, suddenly twitched its nose. As though it had smelled something delicious, it wore an intoxicated expression and unconsciously floated toward a certain spot.

Liu Qijia had only taken a few steps into the training hall when a burly uncle approached and greeted him.

"Isn't this Old Liu's son? Why are you here? Don't you have school today?"

Liu Qijia's expression didn't change. "There's no Evening Self-Study. I brought my classmate to see my dad about something. Uncle Fang, where's my dad?"

Uncle Fang didn't answer. Instead, he asked, "Your classmate? Where is your classmate?"

Liu Qijia froze, then turned to look on both sides. His eyes widened blankly.

Where was Great God Qiao?!

"You should call your dad first." Uncle Fang suddenly answered his earlier question. "He's here, but I don't know which room he's in."

On the other side, Qiao Sang followed behind Little Treasure and called out, "Where are you going?"

She was a little confused. What was wrong with Little Treasure?

Why had it suddenly floated away?

"Treasure..."

Little Treasure sniffed the scent in the air as it floated in a certain direction.

Before long, it stopped by a corner.

"Xun Xun!"

Little Treasure excitedly pointed at the Pet Beast in the corner practicing handstands.

This guy smells so good! I want to suck it!

Qiao Sang froze at first, then suddenly realized something and stared in astonishment at the Sharp Battle Kid doing handstands in the corner.

Could this Sharp Battle Kid be about to die?!

Qiao Sang recognized the Pet Beast at a glance.

Sharp Battle Kid was a beginner-level Fighting Type Pet Beast. It fought by spinning like a top, and when it spun its body at high speed, the spike on its head allowed it to drill directly underground.

It had an extremely tenacious life force and could live in any environment.

Logically speaking, Sharp Battle Kid should at least be able to evolve into an Intermediate Pet Beast. It shouldn't be dying so young... Qiao Sang thought.

But the moment Little Treasure said that, she immediately thought of the old lady and her Ghost-Sucking Lamp from her first mission.

Little Treasure had wanted to suck back then too.

What had attracted Little Treasure then was Death Qi.

While Qiao Sang's thoughts ran wild, the Sharp Battle Kid doing a two-handed handstand slowly withdrew its left hand, trying to maintain a one-handed handstand with its right hand.

However, its right hand wobbled, unable to hold on for even two seconds.

Bang!

Sharp Battle Kid fell.

That single fall completely confirmed Qiao Sang's suspicions.

Sharp Battle Kid was a Fighting Type Pet Beast, after all.

For Fighting Type Pet Beasts, handstands and the like were as commonplace as eating and drinking. How could it possibly fail to last even two seconds?

For a moment, Qiao Sang's gaze toward Sharp Battle Kid became especially complicated.

This... was still just a child!

"Sharp Sharp." Seeing that it had failed again, Sharp Battle Kid drooped its head, looking utterly disheartened.

Just then, it heard a human voice.

"Luobao, give it some Healing Light."

"Lu."

Before Sharp Battle Kid could react, an intense blue light shone over its body.

"Sharp Sharp?"

Sharp Battle Kid froze, then felt warmth spread throughout its entire body.

It felt as though something about it had changed.

After the blue light faded, the human who had spoken stood before it and said, "Don't worry, you won't die."

Sharp Battle Kid: "???"

P.S. I went out to visit relatives for the New Year today, so this came late.

Also, my deepest thanks to Wide-brimmed Hat for becoming a league leader! Once the New Year is over, I'll definitely arrange a bonus chapter for you!