Chapter 172: Shadow Control
Chapter 172: Shadow Control
Shadow Control, Advanced Skill.
This skill allows you to control an opponent's shadow through the manipulation of shadows, thereby controlling their actions. As your proficiency in the skill increases, the shadows can break through surface limitations and transform into physical attacks, transitioning from two-dimensional to three-dimensional. It is a powerful skill that can both control and attack.
Qiao Sang fell silent.
This feeling was akin to knowing that a game is incredibly tempting, but you manage to resist it through sheer willpower. Then, just as you decide to stay away, someone tells you that playing the game gives you a chance to win a million-dollar prize.
Indeed, Shadow Control is that million-dollar prize.
This is an Advanced Skill!
If you were to learn it in a professional Familiar Training Academy in the real world, it would cost you at least seven figures.
Moreover, Fangy likely learned Mars Rain to exceed the normal Energy Level range at the Junior stage.
By the same logic, if Treasure Seeker can learn Shadow Control, could its Energy Level also exceed the norm?
With this thought, Qiao Sang was immediately intrigued.
What's a mere ten thousand or so when there are familiars that can learn skills through a Virtual Helmet? If that's the case, why can't this familiar be Treasure Seeker!
"Seek?"
Treasure Seeker tilted its head, sensing its Beastmaster's unusual behavior.
"Nothing, I was just thinking about the skill you're going to learn next", Qiao Sang said.
"Seek?"
Treasure Seeker tilted its head again.
What skill?
"Shadow Control. Once you learn it, you'll be practically invincible at your current level", Qiao Sang replied.
Before Treasure Seeker could react, Fangy's eyes lit up at the mention of the skill. It excitedly approached its Beastmaster, eager to assert its presence.
"Ya!"
"Ya Ya!"
It wants to learn too!
Qiao Sang said without mercy, "This is a Ghost-type Companion Beast skill. You can't learn it."
"Ya"
Fangy's ears drooped instantly.
Qiao Sang comforted it, "Haven't you noticed that you're already the strongest among familiars at your level? Mars Rain is a Fire-type exclusive Advanced Skill, which Treasure Seeker can't learn."
"Ya!"
Fangy thought about it and agreed, its ears perking up again. It then patted Treasure Seeker's head with a paw, encouraging it to learn well.
"Seek..."
Treasure Seeker nodded helplessly.
It was only interested in evolution. What good is being invincible at its current level if it can't evolve?
Qiao Sang, unaware of its inner thoughts, assumed Treasure Seeker had agreed. She added, "You can only learn for a maximum of two hours a day, don't exceed that."
"Seek..."
Treasure Seeker pouted.
Two hours seemed like a lot...
Qiao Sang paused, then smiled. "Try it out. If you find two hours too much, you can take a break earlier."
"Seek!"
Treasure Seeker perked up at this.
Fangy shook its head, watching Treasure Seeker's reaction.
Little Brother isn't up to it. It seems I'll still have to rely on myself in battles.
Qiao Sang took the disk from Treasure Seeker's paw and inserted it into the Virtual Helmet's drive slot.
The Virtual Helmet doesn't need to be plugged into a power source to function. As long as it's charged, it can be used like a mobile phone. The green indicator light flickered, confirming that the helmet was powered.
Qiao Sang placed the Virtual Helmet on Treasure Seeker's head and instructed, "Don't panic when you go in. Just watch, and follow the prompts if you need to do anything."
Treasure Seeker looked confused, not understanding why learning a skill required wearing a helmet. Suddenly, it felt a slight tingling sensation as the metal touched its head, and its consciousness quickly sank.
Boom!
"Respected player, welcome to the Shadow Control training world."
……
"Fang?"
Fangy circled around the Treasure Seeker wearing the Virtual Helmet, curiosity shining in its eyes as it occasionally tapped the Virtual Helmet with its paw.
Aren't we supposed to learn Skills? How can it learn with that thing on its head and not moving at all?
Qiao Sang squatted down and examined the remaining four disks, explaining, "With this helmet on, there will be someone inside to teach it."
Fangy paused, then wagged its tail and looked at its Beastmaster with bright eyes.
"Fang!"
"Ya Ya!"
It wanted to wear the helmet and learn Skills too!
Qiao Sang: "……"
She couldn't exactly tell Fangy that its head was too big for the Virtual Helmet.
Instead, she looked up at Fangy seriously and said, "Nine out of ten familiars wearing this helmet don't learn any Skills. Besides, the Virtual Helmet is for lazier familiars. You are so smart and diligent, you don't need this at all."
Fangy paused, recalling how Treasure Seeker often lay motionless on its Beastmaster's head.
Indeed, Little Brother was too lazy.
"Fang!"
Fangy nodded, fully agreeing with its Beastmaster.
After convincing Fangy, Qiao Sang continued to examine the remaining disks.
Hypnosis, Shadow Orb, Substitute, Taunt.
All these Skills were suitable for Ghost-type Companion Beasts.
This mission was worth it, Qiao Sang couldn't help but think.
Apart from Hypnosis, the other three were Skills that Treasure Seeker currently didn't know but could learn.
Shadow Orb was an attack Skill, a favorite among Ghost-type Companion Beasts.
Substitute required a quarter of the user's maximum energy to create, and it could block some attacks and their effects.
In a way, Substitute was similar to Shadow Clone, but it was more deceptive.
A Shadow Clone might dissipate if it fell or took a hit, but Substitute wouldn't.
After all, it was created using a quarter of the user's total energy, making it more resilient.
As for Taunt...
Qiao Sang fell silent as she looked at the disk for the Taunt Skill.
She immediately thought of how Treasure Seeker had flipped the Doppelganger Puppet the middle finger in the Chamber of the Sewer.
If it weren't for the fact that the Beastmaster Codex didn't list Taunt as one of Treasure Seeker's Skills, she would have suspected it had learned it on its own.
Qiao Sang silently placed the Taunt disk at the bottom.
A Skill that caused no damage but drew aggro—she decided it wasn't worth learning...
...
Two hours later, Treasure Seeker took off the Virtual Helmet, still looking excited.
"How was it?" Qiao Sang asked immediately.
"Xun!"
Treasure Seeker looked at its Beastmaster and gave a thumbs-up.
It felt amazing!
"Good to hear", Qiao Sang said, still a bit worried. "Remember, no more than two hours of learning a day."
"Xun~"
Treasure Seeker patted its chest, making a promise.
That evening.
Qiao Sang and Fangy went to bed on time.
Treasure Seeker floated to Qiao Sang's face and stared at her for five seconds. Unconvinced, it reached out a short claw to lift her eyelid, ensuring she was asleep.
Then it circled around Fangy.
After confirming that both its Beastmaster and Fangy were asleep, Treasure Seeker quietly floated to the Virtual Helmet, put it on, and mimicked its Beastmaster's actions by pressing the helmet twice.
Boom!
"Respected player, welcome to the Shadow Control training world."
Treasure Seeker looked at the virtual space in front of it, excited.
Even in its excitement, it reminded itself.
This wasn't for fun; it was all about learning Skills to become invincible at its level!
(End of Chapter)
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