What does it mean when a pet evolves incorrectly?

The training room was much emptier in the afternoon, and the incandescent lights cast long shadows on the equipment.

Lin Chen sat cross-legged on the cushion, opposite the Flame Claw Beast, which was also sitting upright.

"You did a fantastic job today."

Lin Chen was generous with his praise.

In today's first battle, Flameclaw Beast showed no nervousness or fear when facing the ferocious Fluffy-Toothed Boar; on the contrary, it exuded a strong sense of pressure.

More importantly, it obediently followed its commands.

The Flameclaw Beast tilted its head slightly, its eyes full of smugness, but it casually waved its paw as if it didn't care: "Gagoo~".

It's alright, it's alright.

"but."

But the next second, Lin Chen's voice rang out, and the Flame Claw Beast's movements froze.

"In battle, unless I give an explicit order."

Lin Chen looked into its eyes and said, word by word, "Otherwise, do not launch an attack that may endanger the opponent's life or cause irreversible serious injury."

The Flameclaw Beast's combat performance is indeed outstanding, but perhaps because it grew up in the wild from a young age, coupled with the general nature of its species, every move it makes exudes ferocity.

"Gag?"

The Flameclaw Beast tilted its head, looking somewhat bewildered.

Lin Chen understood its confusion and patiently explained:

"The environment we are in now is different. Under the rules of human society, unless we are facing an extreme threat that must be eliminated, subduing and expelling people is the preferred option."

After a brief pause, he added, "Moreover, in a formal battle, knocking the opponent unconscious counts as a victory."

"Gaku..."

The Flameclaw Beast blinked its large eyes and fell into deep thought.

Does that mean it has to hold back in future battles?

Lin Chen shook his head: "No, in the wild, under special circumstances, there's no need to consider these things."

"I'll remind you if this happens."

After saying that, he smiled slightly and made a gesture of rubbing his neck with his hand.

The Flameclaw Beast mimicked Lin Chen's actions, raising its sharp claws and slashing its neck in mid-air, then grinned maliciously, "Gagoo~"

I understand what you mean.

When the time is right, we'll take care of it!

The two, one human and one pet, wiped their faces and smiled at each other.

Not far away, a young employee who had just finished training happened to catch a glimpse of this scene.

He suddenly felt a shiver run through his body, the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end, and he quickly looked away, thinking to himself:

This new temporary worker and his pet don't seem like good people...

After the minor incident, Lin Chen regained his composure and began a serious review of the day's events.

"Alright, let's get back to today's battle."

He opened his phone's notes app and pulled up a few key points he had hastily jotted down during the day:

"Based on the current situation, your combat strength is above average among pets of the same level."

"Your physical abilities are excellent, your combat instincts are superb, you remain extremely calm in the face of opponents, and you execute tactics flawlessly. These are your strengths."

The Flameclaw Beast raised its head and crossed its paws over its chest.

"but."

Lin Chen changed the subject again, tapping the screen with his finger:

"That's far from enough."

"You should know that a pet's overall combat strength is determined by a variety of factors, including its race level, growth level, skill pool depth and proficiency, and the tamer's command level."

"Racial and growth levels require time and resources to accumulate, but I will strive to improve my command skills."

"Right now, the area we can improve the most quickly is your skill pool."

Generally speaking, there are three ways for pets to learn new skills:

First, you can improve your growth level and learn and master the skills on your own as your strength increases.

Secondly, other pets will be taught.

Third, purchase and learn from online skills instruction videos.

Each of these three methods has its advantages and disadvantages, but Lin Chen summoned the system panel, looked at the [Small Explosive Move Learning Machine] in the item section, and silently thought: But I have a fourth way.

Without hesitation, he silently recited in his mind: "Use the Mini Explosive Technique Learning Machine."

Please specify the intended user?

"Flameclaw Beast... no, Agumon."

[Begin instilling the skill model and guiding the energy circulation...]

The instant the system notification sounded in his mind, a barely perceptible milky-white light materialized out of thin air in front of the Flameclaw Beast's forehead, and then, like a drop of water merging into a sponge, silently disappeared into its brow.

"Gag?"

The Flameclaw Beast shuddered violently, as if it had been stung by a weak electric current.

It raised its paw blankly to touch its forehead, then shook its head in confusion.

Flameclaw felt as if some strange images and sensations had appeared in its mind, like a tangled ball of yarn, making it feel a little dizzy.

My head is so itchy, I feel like my brain is growing out.

"How are you feeling?"

Lin Chen asked at the opportune moment.

"Gag?"

The Flameclaw Beast swayed as if it were drunk, shaking its head violently in an attempt to shake off all the strange thoughts in its mind.

Seeing this, Lin Chen's eyes burned with determination, and he immediately ordered, "Flame Claw Beast, use Small Explosion."

Small-scale blasting?

Upon hearing this unfamiliar term, the Flameclaw Beast's eyes remained blank.

When did it learn this skill?

The Flameclaw Beast's brain was still trying to decipher the meaning of this word, but its subconscious body reacted even faster.

It instinctively faced the target and lowered its head slightly.

Instead of rapidly building up its breath as it would when using [Flame Breath], the Flameclaw Beast took a deep breath, its chest bulging noticeably, and a low hum emanated from deep within its throat.

An orange-red light rapidly shone from its mouth. This light was not a spreading sphere, but rather it contracted and condensed extremely inward, its color deepening and gradually approaching incandescent white, emitting a terrifyingly high temperature that made one's skin tighten.

It took about four seconds to build up.

"Gagoo—!"

The Flameclaw Beast suddenly raised its head, and a solid, almost blinding orange pillar of fire shot out!

The pillar of fire tore through the air with a sharp whistling sound, and in the blink of an eye, it covered several meters and slammed into the center of the heavy, specially made target!

boom!!!

It was no longer a loud bang, but a deeper, more penetrating roar.

The target surface instantly lit up with a dazzling red light, and the entire heavy target body shook slightly backward.

Instead of a large area of ​​flames splattering from the center of the impact, a charred indentation appeared with molten edges, surrounded by a dense network of fine, spiderweb-like cracks.

After unleashing this attack, the Flameclaw Beast was stunned.

It maintained its posture of raising its head and spraying, staring blankly at the still-smoking crater on the distant target, then looked down at its own body, and finally looked up at Lin Chen, its face full of disbelief.

"Gag?"

Is this dried?

When did it learn this skill?

The Flameclaw Beast tried hard to recall, but could only remember that all its actions were simply following its body's instincts, as if this skill was originally imprinted deep in its bloodline, only to be awakened just now.

"It's done!"

A look of joy flashed in Lin Chen's eyes.

Learning skills for pets is usually a long and arduous process, and it will inevitably take some time from learning to mastering them.

But the move learning machine is different. It allows pets to skip the learning process and directly master and use the moves, which means a lot of learning time will be saved.

Furthermore, the destructive power of the [Small Explosion] seems to be much higher than that of the [Flame Breath].

"This level of power should be an intermediate skill," Lin Chen thought to himself, his eyes gleaming.

Although both are fire-type skills, [Flame Breath] emphasizes a direct and rapid burst of fire energy, while [Small Blast] focuses on first compressing and building fire energy in the mouth before unleashing it all at once.

The former is a basic skill with low consumption and low power.

The latter is a high-burst, high-damage skill, but with a longer build-up time.

For Flameclaw Beast, this is undoubtedly a new trump card, a trump card that can break the deadlock and cause fatal damage at a critical moment.

A thought flashed through his mind, and he walked over to the still somewhat dazed Flameclaw Beast, patted it hard on the shoulder, and his face showed undisguised admiration:

"It seems you are a genius, one in a million."

Flameclaw Beast was a little dizzy from the praise. The confusion on its face was instantly replaced by immense excitement and pride, its eyes sparkling: "Gagugug!"

Is it really a genius?

"Yes, don't doubt yourself, you are a genius." Lin Chen nodded, his tone meaningful.

Only geniuses get their engagements broken off.