Chapter 500: Chapter 303: Consolidation Complete

If her Skills couldn’t create synergy with her teammates, Shan Bao was easily hobbled in multi-beast battles. The only way she could help her team was with Flash Gold Teleportation, an evasive Skill, and even that was extremely dependent on the distribution of Gold Element objects.

To prevent Gold Element Pet Beasts from gaining too much of an advantage, the arenas for the national team tournament were made of synthetic materials. Shan Bao could no longer use the arena itself to activate Flash Gold Teleportation, which was a severe nerf.

On an arena like this, using Golden Feather Flying Blades as anchors was far too conspicuous.

An opponent could easily predict her teleports by watching the feathers, focus fire on her teammates, and then use their numerical advantage to slowly pick Shan Bao apart.

In the random two-on-two battles, Shan Bao had been taken out this way several times.

Although her performance in this specific training was only average, her relentless drive to push herself to the absolute limit truly inspired everyone.

This shouldn’t be underestimated; psychological warfare is an important part of any match.

Most Beast Tamers from powerful and prestigious schools were arrogant, believing themselves to be the "chosen ones"—both talented and hardworking.

But a true overachiever like Shan Bao could deliver a massive shock, shaking an opponent’s resolve to its very core!

Over this month of special training, both Yu Bao and Shan Bao had made immense progress.

In terms of multipliers alone, Yu Bao’s Perception and Shan Bao’s Constitution bonuses were terrifying, both having reached 5.5 times their race’s average value.

Forget just their own race—even among all Pet Beasts, their specialties were truly exceptional.

In comparison, Wu Bao’s Agility multiplier of only 3.50 might not seem impressive, but one mustn’t forget that his coefficients for Constitution, Power, and Perception weren’t low either—a result of his long-term training in the jungle.

With all his bonuses combined, Wu Bao’s performance in actual combat was not to be underestimated.

During the first week of restricted combat drills, Wu Bao was actually the one who had the easiest time, second only to Yu Bao.

Even with all his Skills disabled, he could still hold his own in a melee with his outstanding Fighting abilities alone. Unless he ran into a broken powerhouse like Yu Bao, who had too many Skills to completely lock down, no other Pet Beast could really take Wu Bao down.

This meant Wu Bao had a strong endgame.

When both sides were exhausted and could no longer deal effective damage with Skills, Wu Bao could initiate a "close-quarters brawl," persuading his opponents with brute force and breaking right through them.

In the random two-on-two battles, Wu Bao also demonstrated a distinct personal style—

Although Wu Bao and Yu Bao were classic frenemies, their combination was often invincible.

Setting aside the fact that they had the top two Real-time Energy Values on the team, Yu Bao and Wu Bao’s tactics were also seamless.

One specialized in ranged control and damage, while the other excelled at swift assaults. They covered both long and short ranges, creating a multi-pronged offense. No matter which one an opponent focused on defending against, the other would be too much to handle.

Focusing fire on either of them was equally difficult. Wu Bao wasn’t just fast; he was also durable and difficult to take down in one hit.

The moment an enemy got bogged down dealing with him, they would be exposed to Yu Bao’s furious counter-offensive.

But if anyone targeted Yu Bao, Wu Bao would act as a formidable Guard, protecting him so staunchly that no opponent could get past.

In a total of 184 random two-on-two battles, Yu Bao and Wu Bao had been paired as teammates seven times. They won all seven, making them the only duo with a 100% win rate.

When the two were placed on opposing teams, however, the scene was quite dramatic:

Both would go all out to crush the other, so much so that their own teammates were almost hesitant to interfere. However, due to their differing fighting styles, Yu Bao’s side tended to have a higher win rate.

"AWOO!" Yu Bao proudly lifted his head, glancing at Wu Bao.

’See that? I’m still the best!’

"HMPH!" Wu Bao stomped his middle foot, unconvinced.

’What’s there to be so smug about? Did I not have a part in those seven victories?’

’If I hadn’t taken that hit for you during the fifth match, Lilith would’ve finished you off!’

"?" Yu Bao grew agitated.

’You talk as if I didn’t help you during the seventh match!’

’If I hadn’t interrupted Xiaoyue’s Deep Forest Fury in time, you would’ve been twisted into eighteen different poses and died of public embarrassment on the spot!’

The two Pet Beasts pressed their foreheads together, glaring at each other as they fell into their daily bickering.

Shan Bao watched this scene, filled with brotherly affection and... *other* feelings, a blush creeping onto her cheeks.

’Come to think of it, the Chapter Wu Bao updated the day before yesterday seemed to have this exact scene...’

’Could it be... it wasn’t a coincidence, but something he planned all along?’

’So... so sweet!’

The two Pet Beasts had no idea what Shan Bao was thinking. After butting heads for a moment, they both turned to Su Zhi, demanding he be the judge.

’Beast Tamer! Look what he did!’

Su Zhi watched with his hands in his pockets. "If you ask me, you’re both a couple of scrubs. Gaining so few Points in two weeks... you two really aren’t cutting it."

"?" Yu Bao and Wu Bao froze in unison, tilting their heads.

"Am I wrong? Think about how fast you gained Points back in the Secret Realm. Now you’ve been training for a whole month and have barely gained any."

"AWOO!" "HMPH HMPH!"

Both Yu Bao and Wu Bao grew frantic, arguing loudly.

’You can’t blame us for that! The Secret Realm was dangerous! We had to get into real, life-or-death fights every few days. Of course we gained Points quickly.’

’This special training is intense, sure, but it doesn’t have that same life-or-death desperation. Naturally, the results are going to be a little different.’

’Gaining this many Points just from Skill practice and mock battles is already really fast, okay...’

"Alright, alright." Su Zhi patted the two of them, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

It was true. After reaching Two-star, it became very difficult to gain Points through training alone. The Skills they needed to be proficient in were already quite mastered. The only way forward was to practice and learn new ones.

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