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

Countless insect threads intertwined and coalesced, transforming into a humanoid Gundam several meters tall.

Meanwhile, the Time-Phantom Insect, perched atop the giant's head, was excitedly operating this colossal entity formed from aggregated insect silk. Lin Wu, meanwhile, raised his hand again, his mental energy rapidly depleting, and activated the Silk Shaping Technique once more.

The next moment, Gundam raised his hand, and the silkworm threads formed a greatsword, which gradually took shape in his hand and smashed towards the Sonar-toothed monster.

"Toothed Monster, get out of the way!"

Lucian gave the order without hesitation, but the threads immediately corrected the trajectory of the greatsword's downward strike, continuing to hurtle towards the monster.

Is the only option to tough it out?

Such thoughts flashed through Lucian's mind as he watched the greatsword relentlessly approaching, his mind racing.

However, the professor had taught him.

Estimate the time, determine the location, aim at the target, and fire accurately.

"At times like these... according to dogma, the Sonar Tooth uses meshing."

A calm voice rang out, and even when faced with the enormous creature made of silk, Lucian remained unperturbed.

So, first go all out to survive the initial moment, then use the Sonar-Toothed Monster's high tankiness to escape quickly, and then launch a sneak attack from a vital point...

Ok?

But all those thoughts vanished in that instant, and then they took on a tangible pause.

It's like a finely tuned gear getting stuck due to a mysterious glitch.

The gears on the sonar-toothed monster's body were rapidly meshing and gnawing at the insect silk, while Lucian was surprised to find that the insect silk greatsword was rapidly dissipating!

Even so... Lucian didn't feel much relaxation. Instead, his pupils contracted slightly, and he couldn't figure out what trick Lin Wu was playing.

At this moment, the Sonar Tooth Monster faced its opponent and flew straight upwards, rushing towards the Time-Phantom Bug in the core cockpit. Its biting momentum was unstoppable, but in the next instant, all the insect silk broke apart, covering the battlefield like a huge cloth, making it impossible to see clearly.

Lin Wu's lips curled into a smile, while Lucian's eyes remained fixed on the battlefield, his mind still deep in thought.

No… that Gundam looks completely useless… So, its purpose is to obstruct the view at this moment? Then, there must be some purpose at this time!

At that moment, countless thoughts flashed through Lucian's mind like lightning, and finally, he made a decision.

In other words, he wants to replace him!

So, according to dogma...

"Come back, Sonartooth. Your turn, Steel Buckethead!"

At that moment, a round, white sprite appeared on the battlefield, while the insect silk gradually dissipated, and a ferocious roar resounded across the battlefield!

"roar!"

A deafening roar echoed across the battlefield, and Lucian's pupils constricted as he gazed at the figure of the [Ghost Bone Dragon] on the battlefield.

He guessed correctly; it was indeed a switch of Pokémon. And the Pokémon he switched to was one that could defend against the Ghost Bone Dragon thanks to its excellent characteristics and defensive stats!

In other words, he won!

"Steel Bucket Warrior, use..."

"As expected, this one no longer has a pure body."

But Lin Wu simply picked up the tablet, scanned it once, glanced at it, and then, as if understanding, said something. Then, with a smile, she continued:

"Then, Time-Illusion Insect, let these silk threads... become poisoned."

"babble!"

[The Ghost Bone Dragon] responded, but instead of a furious dragon roar, it emitted a triumphant insect chirp. Then, as the ultimate technique template in Lin Wu's mind reconnected, poison powder, paralysis powder, and hypnotic powder simultaneously activated on the insect silk on the ground, and under the effect of the Silk Shaping Technique, tightly bound itself to the Steel Bucket Warrior!

In a fleeting instant, Steel Claymore fell silent. Watching Steel Claymore inevitably walk towards his incapacitated state, Lucian's pupils constricted involuntarily.

"How is this possible...?!"

Then, in his vision, the figure of the [Ghost Bone Dragon] vanished as if it were an illusion, and the cheerful figure of the Time Illusion Insect reappeared!

"When did you start having the illusion that I'm switching between spirits?"

Lin Wu smiled and asked this question.

The moment the insect silk burst open, he had already activated [Space-Time Projection]. Then, by utilizing the characteristics of the Time-Phantom Bug, he disguised it as a Ghost Bone Dragon, thereby... luring out his opponent's second Pokémon!

Although the Time-Phantom Bug can't deal with your Sonar Tooth, your other Pokémon can't still be a pure Pokémon, can it?

"Then... I'll accept Steel Bucket's share."

As Lin Wu spoke, the Steel Bucket Warrior, weakened by the intense poison attack, collapsed. Lucian gritted his teeth and summoned the Sonar Tooth again.

"Tsk, it's this one again."

Lin Wu glanced at the Sonic Tooth Monster, then at the Time-Phantom Insect, and sighed.

Alas, we Time-Phantom Insects are still too weak.

It relies on skillful execution, understanding, and strategic gameplay; it lacks numerical stats and is easily countered; it's still too weak. When will the announcement give the Bug-type a buff? Did you ask?

"But... now, how are you going to face this Ghost Bone Dragon?"

Suddenly, Lin Wu smiled. This time, the Time-Illusion Insect disappeared from its spot, and the roar of the real dragon finally resounded!

The Ghost Bone Dragon flew straight out, its pupils fixed on the Sonar Tooth Monster, and a slight clattering sound came from between its bones, as if it were roaring with a hint of excitement.

Finally, a reasonably decent opponent has arrived!

But even this is nothing to worry about!

Lucian's pupils dimmed slightly at that moment.

"Go, Ghost Bone Dragon, you are free."

So Lin Wu casually said something, and then watched as the uncontrollable Ghost Bone Dragon flapped its bone wings, opened and closed its huge mouth, and bit down on the Sonar Tooth Monster.

Faced with the monstrous, rabid dragon, Lucian racked his brains, trying to recall every doctrine taught by Yin Qingxue... but even after going through all those doctrines, he could only come to one conclusion.

There's no other way.

From the very beginning, we were given a decisive information disadvantage.

This was an ability his opponent had never displayed before. And because of this, he had already fallen into Lin Wu's trap from the very beginning.

Then, they sank deeper and deeper until they could no longer escape, leading to what can be considered an inevitable outcome.

Defeat!

Two minutes later, after the Ghost Bone Dragon and the Sonar Tooth Monster had fought several rounds and finally managed to bite apart the gear sets, he returned to Lin Wu's Beast Taming Space. The battle was thus decided.

Lin Wu, victory!

Of course, Yin Qingxue's expression wasn't very pleasant.

Bai Su rested her chin on her hands, watching the battle unfold with amusement. After the fight ended, she suddenly turned to Yin Qingxue and asked:

"How is it? Do you like it?"

"...Your student really does have the same style as you did back then."

Yin Qingxue seemed to be suppressing her anger, and finally, with a cold laugh, she spoke. But then, looking at the insect silk on the ground and recalling the Gundam from earlier, a different kind of light seemed to appear in her eyes.

"I already said, he's not my student. He learned this all by himself... Oh, but I did conceal the characteristics of the Time-Phantom Worm. After discovering this evolutionary sequence, I didn't report this characteristic to the Beast Tamer Association."

In particular, the time-phantom insect characteristics of Linwu are mutated.

Thinking of this, Bai Su said with emotion, "Being able to trick someone here, this unintentional act can be considered a success in fulfilling my mission."

"However, I'm quite happy. Seeing you still looking so pitiful makes me happy."

Bai Su smiled as she spoke, while Yin Qingxue clenched her left hand slightly. After a moment, she stood up with a cold snort.

"Aren't you leaving already? Won't you stay a little longer?"

Bai Su asked with a smile, and Yin Qingxue glanced at Lin Wu before saying without turning her head:

"Heh... Go play by yourself. You two are the same, you both love to see others suffer because of you, you're exactly the same in that respect."

"I'm not a sore loser, keep your bet to yourself. But Bai Su, I'm warning you, your Jiang faction shouldn't go too far lately, otherwise, I don't know what will happen to you and your invested children..."

"Yin Qingxue".

Bai Su's voice seemed to change suddenly, and she spoke coldly:

"If you're going to leave, then leave now. Don't make a scene here. Or... do you want to show off in front of the younger generation? I wouldn't mind teaching you a lesson, just like I did five years ago."

"Tch... Lucian, let's go!"

Yin Qingxue grinned, then slapped Lucian on the back of the head and strode away with her entourage. Lin Wu, still confused, stood there bewildered.

Bai Su calmly sipped her tea until Yin Qingxue had gone far away, then she waved to Lin Wu.

"Hmm... this fragment of the community is of pretty good quality."

Bai Su grabbed the things Yin Qingxue had left on the table, nodded to herself, and then tossed the fragments and necklace to Lin Wu. After a flurry of activity, Lin Wu finally managed to grab the two items, looked up at Bai Su with a somewhat bewildered expression.

"I've given it all to you."

Bai Su paused for a moment before continuing, "The necklace can accelerate the recovery of mental energy, probably doubling it for you right now. As for the insectoid swarm fragment, it's used to improve the proficiency of insectoid racial skills."

For a moment, Lin Wu's pupils contracted slightly. The former's importance to Lin Wu was self-evident, almost equivalent to a faster increase in proficiency. However, proficiency in racial skills could not be increased using skill stones, only through rare resources like community fragments!

"Really...you gave them all to me?"

For a moment, Lin Wu asked uncertainly. Bai Su glanced at him and said irritably:

"Take it if I tell you to... I was planning to give it to you anyway. Besides, Yin Qingxue came over and brought some resources. Although she's not very strong, she certainly has a lot of resources."

At this point, Bai Su chuckled softly, seemingly quite satisfied with Yin Qingxue's repeated provision of start-up capital.

Lin Wu's eyes twitched, but she followed her heart and accepted the two items.

"Professor Bai, what should we do next? Perform the bloodline awakening ritual on the Time-Wizard Worm?"

Then, Lin Wu raised her head, looked at Bai Su, and asked. But Bai Su simply narrowed her eyes and took a sip of tea.

"No."

Then, she set the teacup aside, closed her eyes, and sighed softly. As if sensing something, she calmly spoke:

"Before that, there are a few petty thieves... who need to be dealt with first."