Spark Rain

Qiao Sang brought Fire Fang Dog to a nearby alley.

Fire Fang Dog faintly sensed that something was wrong.

But the aroma of the Super Invincible Perverted Spicy Grilled Wings numbed its thoughts.

Without thinking much, Fire Fang Dog accepted the grilled wing its Beastmaster handed over and took a huge bite.

The meat was tender and smooth. Pretty tasty.

Fire Fang Dog's eyes lit up. Just as it was about to take a second bite, the next second—

"Fang!!!"

A miserable cry echoed through the deserted alley.

Pedestrians passing by the entrance stopped and peered inside, thinking some kind of pet abuse was taking place.

But when they looked in, they saw a girl standing quietly to one side while Fire Fang Dog frantically spewed flames at the wall.

So the fire-type pet had simply gone mad for no reason.

The pedestrians came to their conclusion. Not wanting to draw the attention of a fire-type pet, they all pretended not to see anything and continued on their way.

"Fire Fang Dog, hold it in. Compress it, compress it—compress it first, then try spraying it out," Qiao Sang reminded it from the side.

"Fang!!!"

Fire Fang Dog's wet eyes became truly moist.

It cried...

Compress?

Compress what?

All it knew was that it was about to be spiced to death!!!

Heat churned in its stomach. The spiciness rushed to its head, flooding its nose and throat.

"Fang!!!"

Fire Fang Dog unconsciously sprayed flames, only wanting its throat and stomach to feel a little better.

Qiao Sang clearly sensed that Fire Fang Dog's sparks were showing a tendency to develop from spherical into columnar. She hurriedly took out her phone and recorded the scene.

Once Fire Fang Dog had exhausted itself from spraying flames and sat limply on the ground, Qiao Sang took out a bottle of Qi Yuan Milk from her backpack, opened it, and handed it over.

Fire Fang Dog immediately held the milk with both paws and gulped it down. Before long, the bottle was empty.

Its tear-filled eyes looked pitifully at Qiao Sang.

Qiao Sang understood what it meant.

"No, I only brought four bottles of milk in total. I still need to save some for you to drink later," Qiao Sang refused.

Recently, her funds had shrunk drastically. With expenses but no income, the amount of Qi Yuan Milk needed after daily training had been cut by nearly half.

Drink later? Why couldn't it drink it now?

Fire Fang Dog blinked its innocent eyes in confusion—until its Beastmaster held another skewer of chicken wings in front of it.

"Fang!"

Fire Fang Dog instantly retreated into the corner, shaking its head furiously.

That thing was what had caused it to end up like this!

It swore it would never eat it again!

Qiao Sang walked over to Fire Fang Dog, crouched down, and showed it the video she had just recorded.

"Look. Wasn't the flame you sprayed out just now a little different from your usual sparks?"

Fire Fang Dog watched the footage of itself being reduced to an idiot by the spiciness.

In the video, its fur stood on end, tears and snot streamed all over its face, and there was none of the dashing handsomeness it had had when looking in the mirror before leaving home that morning.

"Fang Fang!"

Fire Fang Dog covered its eyes with its paws, refusing to admit that the utterly undignified Fire Fang Dog in the video was itself.

Feeling Fire Fang Dog's thoughts, Qiao Sang froze for a moment. She had forgotten how much Fire Fang Dog cared about its image...

It seemed she could only use another trick...

Qiao Sang picked up her phone and searched for videos of other fire-type pet battles, deliberately adding the keywords "cool" and "handsome."

Without watching them beforehand, she directly selected a recently popular video and placed it before Fire Fang Dog. "Take a look."

Fire Fang Dog parted its paws slightly. Only after seeing that it was not the embarrassing video of itself did it lower them.

The Scroll Blaze Mad Lion in the video had a mane of blazing red curls. It threw back its head and roared, then slammed its right forepaw down. A flame the size of a goose egg condensed above its head.

The flame, brimming with terrifying energy, rose higher and higher before scattering like fireworks. Clusters of sparks drifted down, creating a beautiful scene.

Fire Fang Dog was captivated by the image in the video, but before it could admire it for long, the sparks hit the ground and erupted with thunderous explosions, shattering the beautiful scene.

Dust and smoke filled the video frame. When the explosions finally ceased and the dust settled, nothing but ruins remained on the ground.

Pitted craters covered the entire field, while the opponent's body was charred black, its original appearance completely unrecognizable.

The beautiful scene had instantly turned into a scene of horror.

Fire Fang Dog stared motionlessly at the video.

Qiao Sang was stunned after watching it. She had wanted Fire Fang Dog to see a cool fire-type skill, but not one this difficult!

What she had wanted it to watch were skills like Flame Jet, Fireball, and Flame Impact—skills even beginner pets could learn.

The Spark Rain released by the Scroll Blaze Mad Lion in the video was a High-Level Skill. How could Fire Fang Dog possibly learn it at its current stage?

Qiao Sang wanted to switch to another video, but Fire Fang Dog beside her was still immersed in the scene it had just watched.

Her mind turned, and she tempted it, "Want to learn it?"

Fire Fang Dog's eyes immediately lit up. It raised its head and looked at its Beastmaster with longing.

She guessed right!

Qiao Sang secretly praised herself for her cleverness.

"Actually, everything I did just now was to help you comprehend a new skill. Didn't you feel that the sparks you sprayed out were different from before? These grilled wings are the key to activating the energy inside you. As long as you keep training according to what I say, you'll definitely be able to learn the Spark Rain from the video," Qiao Sang coaxed.

Learning Spark Rain was impossible, but learning some other low-level fire-type skill was still possible.

"Fang!"

After hearing its Beastmaster's words, Fire Fang Dog nodded solemnly.

It completely forgot its miserable appearance in the video and the taste of the grilled wings. All it wanted was to learn that insanely cool skill.

"After you finish the grilled wings later, don't just spray fire randomly. Gather the rising energy, compress it, then fire it out," Qiao Sang took the chance to instruct.

"Fang!"

Fire Fang Dog responded forcefully and extended its paws to solemnly accept the skewer of food it had sworn never to eat again.

It closed its eyes, held its breath, and bit into the grilled wing as though facing death.

"Fang!!!"

The familiar sensation surged up.

"Compress it!" Qiao Sang reminded it from the side.

Fire Fang Dog resisted the urge to immediately spray fire. It calmed itself and sensed the energy within its body, compressing it as much as possible, then compressing it further.

When it felt that the compression had reached its limit, Fire Fang Dog could no longer endure it and blasted out the gathered flames.

Unlike its usual sparks, and unlike the column-like flames from earlier, a searing stream of fire shot out rapidly in a spiraling motion.

Before Qiao Sang could figure out what skill it was—

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A series of sounds of bricks and stones crashing to the ground rang out beside her.

The wall had collapsed...

Qiao Sang's vision went dark as she stood frozen in place. The elderly man on the other side of the wall leaned on his cane, meeting her eyes.

Fire Fang Dog looked satisfied with the power of its flames. For a moment, it forgot about needing milk to ease the spiciness, turning excitedly toward its Beastmaster as it waited for praise.

Before it could take another look at its masterpiece, its body was lifted into the air.

Its Beastmaster was carrying it as she ran away.

"Fang?"

Fire Fang Dog looked utterly confused.

Weren't they supposed to be learning a new skill?

Why were they running?

Qiao Sang was panicking like crazy.

Did that old man see her just now?

He saw her, right...

He probably remembered what she looked like too...

After all, she was so pretty...