Pokémon: Hard work pays off, moves can be upgraded infinitely.

Nighttime, inside dormitory D222.

Outside the window, the moon and stars were few, while inside the room, the lights were bright.

Xiao Du watched the battle shows as usual, but this time, due to the environment, there was no TV, so he could only make do with a tablet.

Fortunately, the tablet has a lot of memory, and the downloaded videos are enough for him to watch for a long time.

Like an old monk, Bofeng remained silent, watching the lights go out and dim outside the window.

Bingbing was playing a match-3 game on another tablet, because her small phone was no longer suitable for her now that she had evolved and her body had grown larger.

As for what to do with the old phone?

It's naturally for Shin-chan.

Xiaoxin and Xiaotie huddled together, holding their phones.

As for the coward, Mu Yun held him in his arms.

"System, enhance the daring characteristic."

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[Ding! The optional trait enhancement paths for the Timid (Bold) have been displayed. Please choose one!]

[1. Eager to Escape +1: No stamina loss is required. As long as the fighting spirit decreases or fear arises, the Pokémon will automatically retreat into its Poké Ball. Costs 1 Limit Break Point.]

[2. Eager to Try: A mutated enhancement of the "Eager to Escape" ability. As HP decreases, the fear in one's heart increases exponentially. When HP is reduced by more than half, the fear immediately transforms into fighting spirit. The more fear there is, the more fighting spirit is generated, which greatly increases the user's attack and speed. Once this effect is triggered, neither side can switch Pokémon until one side is defeated. Cost: 5 Limit Break Points.]

[3. Danger Avoidance +1: Without depleting stamina, Pokémon can automatically retreat into its Poké Ball if it senses danger. Costs 1 Limit Break Point.]

[4. Facing Fear: A mutation enhancement of the Danger Avoidance trait. When fear and pressure arise due to an opponent's level or strength being higher than one's own, the fear in one's heart will be amplified. When the fear reaches its limit, one will enter a special state of fearlessness.]

Fearless: Consumes all of your energy, greatly reduces your defense and special defense, and gains a huge boost to stamina, speed and physical attack. In this state, every attack will definitely trigger life steal and armor penetration effects, and there is a certain probability of triggering the cowardice effect. The boost and the probability of triggering depend on how much energy you have and how strong your defense and special defense are when you enter the state.

Consumes 5 Limit Break Points.

【5. Relentless Berserk:............. Consumes 5 Limit Break Points.】

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"There are indeed five options!"

Looking at the dense text description, Mu Yun sighed inwardly.

The Cowardly Bugs have different characteristics before and after evolution. Although the names of the characteristics are different, their effects are actually exactly the same.

They will retreat back into their Poké Balls when their stamina is reduced to about half.

As for whether this characteristic is good or bad, a certain red-skinned mantis has a deep understanding of it.

After briefly lamenting the unlucky fellow who was four times weak to fire but still managed to take the hit from the Great Fireball, Mu Yun focused his attention on the five options.

First, there's the first one, the "eager to escape" effect.

It can return to its Poké Ball on its own without losing stamina...

Well, it's definitely good for the cowardly creature itself, but for the trainer, this more uncontrollable situation is quite bad.

If Mu Yun looked at it even once more, he would feel like he'd been kicked in the head by a mud donkey.

The second option below is the eagerly fleeing mutation enhancement - eager to try.

A difference of just one word can have drastically different effects.

Compared to the constant urge to escape, the eagerness to try is much more effective.

Although it will still increase fear, when there is enough fear in one's heart, it will turn into fighting spirit, increase one's speed and physical attack, and also have a death match effect similar to being unable to leave the battle.

Overall, the results were very good.

If Boldness is a normal coward, this trait would be quite fitting.

Because the coward is just like his name suggests, he is very timid and easily frightened, but the bold is different; he is very bold and not afraid at all.

Even when facing a monster ten times his size, he could still bravely charge in.

This is not just being bold; it's downright reckless.

It was also the inspiration that Mu Yun gave him for naming him.

Considering that the word "silly" didn't sound very nice, Mu Yun named him "bold."

After skipping the second option, Mu Yun also skipped the third option.

Unfortunately, Danger Avoidance +1 is a stupid trait, just like Eager to Escape +1.

"Confront your fear?"

Soon, Mu Yun's gaze fell upon the fourth option.

Judging from the name alone, he felt that this characteristic might be quite suitable for someone who is bold.

Its effects are indeed quite good, sacrificing energy and defense to gain super strength, speed and attack.

It's like sacrificing the ability to unleash special moves in exchange for incredibly powerful basic attacks that can also heal, break armor, and trigger a fear effect.

It's perfect for a bold, reckless playstyle.

Unfortunately, because it's a mutation enhancement of danger avoidance, its triggering still doesn't escape the limitations of fear.

For someone who is fearless, it is possible that they will never be able to confront their fear in their lifetime.

After all, how can you face something without fear?

"Sigh, what a waste of such good results."

After a brief sigh, Mu Yun placed all his hopes on the fifth option.

Based on previous patterns, this special mutation enhancement characteristic has almost no connection with the characteristics of the Pokémon itself, and its effect depends entirely on the Pokémon itself.

Therefore, it is highly likely that they will be able to break free from the shackles of fear.

As for whether it will be effective or not, we'll only know after seeing it.

Thinking it over, Mu Yun focused his attention on the last option.

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【5. Unending Berserk: Originating from the coward's deep-seated desire for battle, this special mutation enhances the ability to stack Berserk layers when using moves or attacking opponents during battle. Each Berserk layer slightly increases the user's physical attack, physical defense, and speed. When the number of layers exceeds ten, a special state, Unending Berserk, will be triggered.

Unending Battle: The fighting spirit never wanes, and the battle never ends. In this state, you gain immunity to negative status effects such as confusion, paralysis, and cowardice. You are unaffected by characteristics and moves with control effects such as intimidation, oppression, and provocation. In this state, you can choose to consume all Berserk stacks to make your next attack ignore the opponent's defense and defense changes. If the opponent loses due to this attack, all Berserk stacks will be refunded, and you will recover health and energy equal to the damage dealt by the attack.

Consumes 5 Limit Break Points.

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"Wow? This effect is pretty good!"

After reading the description of the Berserker's characteristics, Mu Yun's eyes lit up.

The Berserker Relentless trait, just like its name suggests, consists of two effects: Berserker and Relentless.

The former can become stronger the longer the battle goes on, continuously increasing its physical attack, physical defense, and speed as the battle continues.

The latter, after reaching the required Berserk level, grants a powerful immunity state and can also inflict true damage that ignores defense.

Although it consumes all Berserker stacks, the effect of returning them upon defeating an enemy means that as long as it is managed well, it has almost no impact and can even provide a boost to your endurance.

Most importantly, just as Mu Yun had hoped, the triggering of this characteristic had nothing to do with fear; it relied entirely on bold and independent action.

That's perfect!

It's decided, I'll choose this feature to enhance!

"Be bold! Keep up the good work, and I'm really looking forward to the day you transform!" Mu Yun said.

"Splash!"

(Yes, Master!)

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After reviewing the bold feature enhancements that night, Mu Yun resumed his regular and fulfilling life.

The routine remains the same: morning training, lunch break cooking, afternoon training, evening cooking, then going home to rest.

With regular training, Xiao Du, Bo Feng, and Bing Bing mastered all three combat techniques taught by Zou Mingli, thanks to their superb energy control.

Even the extremely difficult energy replacement technique can be used easily after a few days of practice.

But as Zou Mingli said, it is possible to suppress the attribute conversion of energy, but it is very difficult to convert the suppressed attributeless energy back into energy.

Even Xiao Du and his team, who are highly skilled in their moves, cannot do it.

Based on their descriptions, the problem doesn't seem to be a matter of proficiency in techniques, or even a matter of energy control. Rather, it's an inexplicable sense of blockage that keeps them stuck at the level of attribute-less energy.

Therefore, Mu Yun had no choice but to temporarily abandon his research.

After all, this technique doesn't offer much of a boost to Xiao Du and his friends. Instead of wasting time figuring it out, they should focus more on improving their proficiency with the moves.

Each level increase in skill proficiency translates to a real boost in skill power.