Chapter 45: Martian Rain

Qiao Sang led the Fire-Tooth Dog into a nearby alley.

The Fire-Tooth Dog had a vague sense that something was wrong.

However, the aroma of the "Super Ultra Perverted Spicy Roasted Wings" numbed its ability to think.

Without a second thought, the Fire-Tooth Dog took the wing handed to it by its Tamer and took a massive bite.

The meat was tender and smooth; it tasted quite good.

The Fire-Tooth Dog's eyes lit up, and just as it was about to take a second bite, the next second—

"Ya!!!"

A miserable cry echoed through the deserted alley.

Passersby at the entrance of the alley paused to peer inside, thinking they had stumbled upon an incident of pet abuse.

Looking inside, they saw a young girl standing quietly to the side, while the Fire-Tooth Dog was frantically spitting flames at a wall.

It turned out to be a Fire-type pet going berserk for no reason.

Having reached a conclusion, the pedestrians, not wanting to be targeted by a rampaging Fire-type pet, continued on their way, pretending they hadn't seen anything.

"Fire-Tooth Dog, hold it in! Compress it, compress it, compress it, and then try to spray it again," Qiao Sang reminded from the side.

"Ya!!!"

The Fire-Tooth Dog's watery eyes were truly tearful.

It was crying...

Compress?

What compression?

All it knew was that it was dying from the spice!!!

Heat surged in its stomach, and the spiciness rushed to its head, filling its nasal passages and throat.

"Ya!!!"

The Fire-Tooth Dog sprayed flames unconsciously, wanting nothing more than to soothe its throat and stomach.

Qiao Sang clearly noticed that the Fire-Tooth Dog's sparks were showing a tendency to develop from spherical shapes into columnar ones. She quickly took out her phone to record the scene.

Once the Fire-Tooth Dog grew tired of spraying and sat on the ground in exhaustion, Qiao Sang took out a bottle of Qiyuan Milk from her backpack and handed it over.

The Fire-Tooth Dog immediately cupped the milk with both paws and gulped it down greedily. Before long, the bottle was empty.

Its teary eyes stared pitifully at Qiao Sang.

Qiao Sang understood what it meant.

"No way. I only brought four bottles in total, and I have to save some for you to drink later," Qiao Sang refused.

Recently, her funds had shrunk significantly; she had only expenses and no income. The amount of Qiyuan Milk she needed to drink after daily training had to be reduced by nearly half.

*Drink later? Why can't I drink it now?*

The Fire-Tooth Dog stared with its innocent eyes, unable to understand, until its Tamer held another skewer of chicken wings in front of it.

"Ya!"

The Fire-Tooth Dog instantly retreated to the corner of the wall, shaking its head violently.

This very thing had caused it this misery!

It swore it would never eat this again!

Qiao Sang crouched down beside the Fire-Tooth Dog and took out her phone to show it the video she had just recorded.

"Look, doesn't the flame you just sprayed look a bit different from your usual sparks?"

The Fire-Tooth Dog watched the video of itself looking dazed by the spice.

In the video, its fur was standing on end, and its face was covered in tears and snot. There was none of the dashing, handsome look it had possessed when it looked in the mirror before leaving the house this morning.

"Ya ya!"

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

Sensing the Fire-Tooth Dog's thoughts, Qiao Sang froze for a moment. She had forgotten that it cared about its image...

It seemed she would have to use another tactic...

Qiao Sang picked up her phone and searched for videos of other Fire-type pet competitions, specifically adding the keyword "cool and handsome."

Without watching them beforehand, she directly clicked on a recently high-view video and held it in front of the Fire-Tooth Dog, saying, "Look at this."

The Fire-Tooth Dog peeked through a gap in its paws, and only lowered them once it saw it wasn't the video of its own embarrassing moment.

The Blazing Mad Lion in the video possessed a mane of fiery red curls. It let out a roar toward the sky, slammed its right front paw down with force, and a flame the size of a goose egg condensed above its head.

The flame, condensing terrifying energy, rose higher and higher, then scattered like fireworks. Tiny sparks drifted down, creating a beautiful scene.

The Fire-Tooth Dog was captivated by the imagery, but before it could enjoy it for long, the scene was ruined by a series of heart-shaking, massive explosions as the sparks hit the ground.

In the video lens, dust rose everywhere. When the explosions ceased and the dust cleared, the ground was a wasteland of ruins.

Pockmarked craters covered the entire field, and the opponent was charred black, unrecognizable from their original form.

The beautiful scene had instantly turned into a horror scene.

The Fire-Tooth Dog stared at the video, motionless.

Qiao Sang was stunned after watching the video. Although she wanted the Fire-Tooth Dog to see cool Fire-type skills, she didn't mean high-difficulty skills like this!

She wanted it to see things like Flamethrower, Fireball, or Flame Burst—skills that even a basic pet could learn.

The "Spark Rain" released by the Blazing Mad Lion in the video was a high-tier skill; there was no way the Fire-Tooth Dog could learn it at its current stage.

Qiao Sang wanted to change the video, but seeing that the Fire-Tooth Dog was still immersed in the previous scene, she turned her head and tempted it: "Want to learn it?"

The Fire-Tooth Dog's eyes instantly lit up. It looked up at its Tamer with eyes full of longing.

*Guessed right!*

Qiao Sang silently praised her own wit.

"Actually, I was doing that just now to help you realize a new skill. Didn't you feel that the sparks you just sprayed were different from before? These roasted wings are the key to stimulating the energy in your body. As long as you follow my lead and keep practicing, you will definitely be able to learn the Spark Rain in the video," Qiao Sang bluffed.

Learning Spark Rain was impossible, but learning some other low-tier Fire-type skill was possible.

"Ya!"

The Fire-Tooth Dog nodded solemnly after hearing its Tamer's words.

It had completely forgotten its pathetic appearance in the video and the taste of the roasted wings; it only wanted to focus on learning this incredibly cool skill.

"Eat the roasted wings first, then don't just spray fire randomly. Gather the surging energy, compress it, and then launch it," Qiao Sang took the opportunity to give instructions.

"Ya!"

The Fire-Tooth Dog responded forcefully and reached out its paw to heavily accept that skewer of things it had sworn never to eat again.

It closed its eyes, held its breath, and took a bite of the roasted wing as if facing certain death.

"Ya!!!"

That familiar sensation surged up.

"Compress!" Qiao Sang reminded from the side.

The Fire-Tooth Dog resisted the urge to immediately spray fire, steadied its breath, and felt the energy within its body, compressing it as much as possible.

Until it felt the compression had reached its peak, the Fire-Tooth Dog could no longer hold back and blasted the gathered flame outward.

Unlike the usual sparks, and unlike the columnar flame from just now, a searing stream of fire shot out in a rapid, rotating motion.

Before Qiao Sang could even figure out what skill this was—

*Boom! Boom! Boom!*

The sound of bricks and stones crashing to the ground echoed in her ears.

The wall had collapsed...

Qiao Sang's vision went dark as she froze on the spot. On the other side of the wall, an elderly man leaning on a cane stared directly into her eyes.

The Fire-Tooth Dog looked at the power of its flame with satisfaction. For a moment, it forgot it needed milk to soothe the spice, and instead turned excitedly toward its Tamer, waiting for praise.

Before it could admire its masterpiece for more than a second, its body took flight.

It turned out its Tamer was holding it and running away.

"Ya?"

The Fire-Tooth Dog was utterly bewildered.

*Weren't we learning a new skill?*

*Why are we running?*

Qiao Sang was panicking internally.

*Did that old man just see me?*

*He saw me, didn't he...*

*He probably remembers what I look like...*

*After all, I am so good-looking...*