Beast Tamer: Why is the intelligence system a game announcement?

As Zhuang Beiwang and Lai Ping grew increasingly tense, time slowly entered the next interlude.

This time, after the psychedelic insects had finished devouring the fragments of the flying-type ecosystem, Lin Wu quietly began to practice the Qingyuan Meditation Technique.

At that moment, Lin Wu finally understood the strength of the Qingyuan Meditation Method.

Those fragments of the ecosystem that escaped after being devoured by the hallucinogenic insects were actually absorbed directly by his beast-taming space!

Looking at his suddenly surging spiritual power and the changes in his beast-taming space, Lin Wu couldn't help but widen his eyes.

He could clearly feel that his beast-taming space was now exhibiting a hint of the texture of a secret realm!

It's as if it has merged with those fragments of the ecosystem.

At the same time, he could clearly feel that his beast-taming space and mental power seemed to be undergoing some subtle changes.

Once it absorbs enough fragments of the ecosystem, this change will likely become apparent, leading to a qualitative leap.

With this in mind, Lin Wu composed himself and continued acquiring ecological coins while preparing for the next phase of conflict.

He had a premonition. The next phase of conflict would likely be a decisive battle.

This intermission lasted a full three hours.

During this period, Lin Wu collected a large amount of ecological coins, and many fragments of the ecological world were synthesized, which were then devoured by the psychedelic insects in the cocoon.

Three hours later, the high wall fell, and the conflict resumed. Zhuang Beiwang nervously looked around, then heard a sound:

"Looks like the darts have landed on my hands this time."

Lin Wu raised an eyebrow and smiled as she looked at the light screen, a hint of surprise in her eyes.

The third phase of conflict has begun.

Starting from this stage of the dispute, darts can be targeted at one platform at a time.

Upon seeing this message, Zhuang Beiwang frowned and met Lin Wu's gaze from a short distance away.

"I told you before that we'd meet again in the next phase of the conflict."

Then, Zhuang Beiwang sighed, shrugged, and said:

"Although it's a bit late, I think it's time to fulfill my promise."

That's exactly what I was thinking.

Lin Wu nodded slightly, and the next moment, threw a dart. At this moment, Lai Ping narrowed his eyes and shook the dice in his hand violently.

In that instant, a chain appeared between Fengdu's platform and Lanyue, connecting them together.

Then, the dart hit its target, and to Lin Wu's momentary surprise, his, Lan Yue's, and Feng Du's platforms simultaneously plummeted toward the chessboard!

"I used a little trick."

Zhuang Beiwang shrugged and said, "Sorry, but we do feel safer with more people around us now."

Then, a bright smile appeared on Lin Wu's face.

"It's okay, I don't mind."

After seeing the surrounding scenery gradually change, Lin Wu smiled and said that the next moment, he reappeared on the plain.

Nearly two kilometers away on the opposite side were all the members of Lan Yue and Feng Du.

"It saves trouble, doesn't it?"

As he spoke, he shrugged, and instantly, all the mechanical ghost bone dragons, including Lin Wu's own ghost bone dragon, took to the air.

The battle is about to break out!

Meanwhile, on the opposite side of the battlefield, everyone stared in silence at the mechanical ghost dragons. Finally, Lai Ping spoke first:

"Zhuang Beiwang, I've already given you what I needed to. Now, it's your turn to show your sincerity in cooperating."

Lai Ping stopped shaking the dice and said calmly. Zhuang Beiwang turned his head and glanced at him, then sighed.

What do you mean, "went all out"? This guy is totally lying, isn't he?

If the gambling king with such demeanor only possessed this much ability, then he would be utterly incompetent.

Ultimately, I was still being wary of myself.

Fortunately, he was the same.

"I see."

He nodded slightly, then suddenly looked up, his expression seemingly changing: "Never mind, the Ghost Bone Dragon has arrived!"

"Wang Ba... everyone from Lan Yue, and the rest of you from Feng Du, please hold on for a while longer."

"And what about you?"

Lai Ping watched Zhuang Beiwang take a step forward and couldn't help but ask warily.

Zhuang Beiwang paused slightly, then turned around and revealed a serene smile.

"I'll go... and personally send him out of the secret realm to end this phase of conflict."

........................

The battle situation gradually became one-sided.

Even with the combined forces of Fengdu and Lanyue High School, the number of Mechanical Ghost Bone Dragons had increased even further during the intermission phase, making it difficult to cope.

Lin Wu gazed at the distant battle unfolding before him, his mental energy sweeping across the crystal sphere as he exhaled a long breath.

With overwhelming numbers, comparing combat strength becomes meaningless.

In other words, only unexpected events remain to be guarded against.

Lin Wu was watching the battle when suddenly he heard a voice coming from behind him:

"Hello, Lin Wu."

He turned around and saw Zhuang Beiwang standing behind him, seemingly out of nowhere. Zhuang Beiwang was even wearing a straw raincoat. Upon seeing him, Zhuang Beiwang breathed a sigh of relief.

"Come to think of it, this is the first time we've chatted this closely."

Zhuang Beiwang smiled, his face displaying his usual polite and harmless demeanor.

"You've come here hoping to capture the leader first?"

Lin Wu raised an eyebrow and asked. Zhuang Beiwang nodded slightly, but then changed the subject:

"Let's chat first. Before that, there are some things I want to figure out."

"Lin Wu, your purpose in coming to the secret realm is to evolve, right?"

Zhuang Beiwang abruptly uttered these words, and Lin Wu raised an eyebrow slightly before casually asking:

"What does it matter?"

"Of course it's related, very related."

Zhuang Beiwang nodded repeatedly and said, "If your goal is evolution, then it means you must have a hidden spirit."

"If I'm not mistaken, that Pokémon is your true main force. And evolving it is the core objective of your mission in this secret realm."

"So, I'm guessing you probably have a Pokémon hidden around you, ready to evolve?"

Zhuang Beiwang said softly, then looked into the distance.

"Is this important?"

"Of course it's important."

Zhuang Beiwang nodded and said, "I really don't have the confidence to fight those mechanical ghost dragons, but I think I can at least take on one of them one by one."

"This is the gift I prepared for you, Lin Wu."

He shook his raincoat, and in that instant, the surrounding space abruptly shifted, merging into pure blue. Zhuang Beiwang also abruptly raised his voice:

"An unfair and unjust Pokémon battle!"

As the space unfolded, in that instant, an illusory battlefield appeared in front of Lin Wu and Zhuang Beiwang.

Lin Wu frowned slightly, and then heard Zhuang Beiwang's explanation:

"To be honest, the preparation work required to activate this thing is really lengthy. However, its effects are definitely worth it."

"This is an item developed by a master craftsman invited by Lanyue High School. After defining an area within the secret realm, you can freely select a Beastmaster and his spirit within that area."

"Next, we'll have one-on-one duels with them."

"By interfering with the fragments of the ecosystem within the secret realm, we can alter the rules, even overwrite them. This would force the loser of the duel to exit unconditionally!"

After Zhuang Beiwang finished speaking calmly, Lin Wu looked around and asked a question from the bottom of her heart:

"But this thing doesn't look like it's been unfolded yet."

"Almost there. I'm a little lacking in mental energy, but I've found a way to replenish it."

Zhuang Beiwang chuckled, and then, in that instant, the battle situation changed in the images transmitted back by Gui Gongling.

Lai Ping, who was struggling to resist the mechanical ghost dragon, suddenly changed his expression.

His mental strength suddenly decreased significantly!

What happened?!

He abruptly raised his head, sensing where the spiritual energy had gone, and then his expression twisted:

"Zhuang Beiwang!!!"

And it wasn't just him; everyone else in the same battle was in the same situation!

In an instant, the battle situation became overwhelmingly dominant, and all the spiritual energy surged into the azure space.

In an instant, the azure space solidified, and Lin Wu squinted as she looked at Zhuang Beiwang.

"That's really surprising. You don't even hesitate to betray your teammates?"

He exclaimed in surprise, while Zhuang Beiwang's face showed his usual harmless smile, but with a hint of contempt.

"How can you call this betraying your teammates? These are sacrifices they made because they trusted me. If sacrifice can bring victory, why not?"

"Besides, it wasn't me who was sacrificed. As a plunderer, isn't this just what's expected?"

Zhuang Beiwang smiled as he spoke.

His beast-taming talent is called "Plunder".

The literal meaning is that it means something that can be taken from others.

Gain their trust, and then, at crucial moments, sacrifice them to turn them into your own resources.

Harmless? Friendly?

It's more like hypocrisy and a display of concern for one's own "property."

"Enough talk, Lin Wu, let's begin."

He smiled and said, and at that moment, the duel space was fully opened, and his eyes gleamed with excitement.

Almost there, victory is just around the corner!

Come on, let me see what kind of spirit you've been hiding. It should be right here, within the scope of the battle space!

But the next moment, under Lin Wu's mocking gaze, Zhuang Beiwang's expression faltered for a moment.

Wait... how could this be? There isn't one?!

Not only were there no evolved Pokémon as I had imagined, but even those mechanical ghost dragons were nowhere to be found!

"I think I know what you're thinking..."

Lin Wu smiled and said, "However, it's a pity that those mechanical ghost dragons can't be considered my spirits. Although I did prepare them around me to prevent ambushes, this is quite a coincidence."

"As for the Pokémon you're looking for... well, you guessed right, my goal is indeed to evolve it."

"But guess where she is now?"

Lin Wu smiled, and the space for the duel, which had lost its range of detection, automatically shrank back and transformed back into the raincoat on Zhuang Beiwang's back.

Lin Wu took two steps forward, looked at the distant battlefield, and smiled.

[Hidden among the crowd].

Then how could she possibly be by his side?

At this moment, because Zhuang Beiwang had plundered the mental energy of others, the battle ended almost in the blink of an eye...

As Lin Wu looked at his ever-growing ecological coins, which were gradually reaching their limits, and at the fragments of the ecological world that were shattered on the other side of the psychedelic insects, he couldn't help but smile.

"Alright, now I'll tell you where it is."

Then, he began to speak with great pleasure:

"Let's go to the battlefield."

And so, at that moment, in the center of the battlefield, the cocoon, which had been constantly shifting between stealth and teleportation, finally revealed its true form.

In Lin Wu's hands, the crystal ball spun and gradually reached its peak.

The ritual conditions, hidden among the crowd, are complete!

The ritual conditions have been met; the ecosystem is being eroded. Complete!

Finally, Lin Wu let out a soft breath and converted all the remaining insect-type ecological coins into the final... fragments of the insect-type ecological world!

As fragments of the ecosystem were devoured by the psychedelic insects, finally, in the insect-based ecosystem, an insect broke through the soil and climbed directly onto the branch that was spreading from the ground!

At this moment, we officially entered the ecological realm and began our endless climb through the ecological sequence!

Within Lin Wu's beast-taming space, the emerald flames flickered, and finally, the writing slowly faded, transforming into brand new characters:

【Time-Phantom Insect】

[Ecological Sequence: Advanced Level - Time Insect Sequence]

[Mutation trait: Spacetime Illusion]