Beast Taming: My System is Bugged-Chapter 89 - 88: The System-controlled Mouse Treasure
With the recent refresh of Achievement Points and the system logging the information of battled Pet Beasts,
he was finally able to conduct real combat simulations in the Dream Space.
After finishing his meal, Gu Ming took the leftovers to the Fish Tank to feed Ah Kun.
Once Ah Kun had finished digesting, Gu Ming said, "Cyan Treasure is doing real combat today. You take this and continue practicing the Devouring Secret Technique."
Gu Ming picked up a large bone he had set aside from the leftovers. It was brimming with Spiritual Qi and should be able to increase Ah Kun’s Attributes by quite a bit.
However, the bone couldn’t be eaten yet. It was to be saved for Ah Kun to practice with in the dream. After the practice, it could be devoured back in reality.
Ah Kun blew some bubbles and nodded its fishy head, indicating it understood.
It spent all day cooped up at home, doing nothing but eating and resting quietly.
It was old and weak, and without much food, what else was there to do but sleep?
The time spent in Dream Realm Cultivation was the only chance Ah Kun had to spend an extended period with its master.
At all other times, its master would get out of bed and head out for school and Cultivation practice.
When its master returned home, he would basically only be around for a few hours.
After eating, preparations for Dream Training would immediately follow. It was the same every day.
For Ah Kun, the time in the dream was extraordinarily meaningful.
It was a time to interact with its master and enjoy his guidance.
Every night, during breaks in Cultivation, Gu Ming would tell Ah Kun about Cyan Treasure’s training during the day, or share other bits of gossip.
Even though most of it was just the same uninteresting daily routine, Ah Kun never tired of hearing it.
Gu Ming stroked Ah Kun, then called for Cyan Treasure, and together they stepped into the Dream Cultivation Space.
Upon entering, he immediately noticed that today’s Dream Cultivation Space was different from usual.
Today, two selectable phantoms of Pet Beasts stood nearby.
One was Teacher Zhang’s Ice Heart Fox, standing about forty to fifty centimeters tall. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
Its entire coat was a clear, icy blue. In the faint light of the Dream Space, its fluffy tail shimmered with a cold luster, a reflection from particles of ice mist.
The moment Cyan Treasure saw the Ice Heart Fox, it shuddered. The Cold Qi within its Dantian seemed to have been stimulated and began to stir.
The other was a Sunflower Seed-eating Hamster. It had brownish-gray fur, a blackish-brown round tail, and heterochromatic yellow and black eyes. Standing only about five or six centimeters tall, it was a tiny creature, roughly the same height as Cyan Treasure.
These two Pet Beasts were in a state ready for real-time combat.
Of course, their combat abilities were based on their physical condition at the time they were recorded, not a constantly updated live record.
With these two Pet Beasts to choose from, Gu Ming’s interest was suddenly piqued.
Ah Kun was cooped up in its Fish Tank and couldn’t engage in real combat with Cyan Treasure.
This was undoubtedly a shame.
Now, Cyan Treasure finally had a chance to show what it was made of.
It was worth mentioning that conducting real combat in the dream had a major advantage.
Even if one’s body was mangled in a fight, it could be restored to its original state.
This saved the trouble of having to treat the wounds.
In reality, even treating wounds with medicinal herbs required a certain amount of time to recover; it wasn’t instantaneous.
He looked at Cyan Treasure, who was shivering from the cold, and asked:
"Which Pet Beast do you want to test yourself against first?"
Cyan Treasure’s gaze flickered between the Ice Heart Fox and the Sunflower Seed-eating Hamster, carefully "assessing" the differences between them and their real-life counterparts.
It had a feeling... the Ice Heart Fox replicated in the dream felt even colder than the real one, making it subconsciously afraid.
In the end, Cyan Treasure chose the Sunflower Seed-eating Hamster.
"Scared?" Gu Ming chuckled.
Cyan Treasure lowered its head. It was indeed scared. The battle from that afternoon had a huge impact on it, and it felt it would be very difficult to defeat the Ice Heart Fox.
But it quickly raised its head and flicked its tongue, indicating that it just wanted to settle the score with Mouse Treasure. It wasn’t scared of the Ice Heart Fox; it would fight the fox right after fighting the hamster.
It hadn’t been able to fight to its heart’s content in the battle that afternoon.
If the Ice Heart Fox hadn’t interfered, it would have definitely wanted to fight a few more rounds with Mouse Treasure to determine a true winner.
Gu Ming nodded, approving of Cyan Treasure’s choice.
With a thought, the scene in the Dream Space switched to a sand-covered arena.
Cyan Treasure and the Sunflower Seed-eating Hamster once again stood on opposite sides of the arena.
"Begin!" Gu Ming commanded.
This time, Cyan Treasure didn’t hesitate in the slightest. It launched a ferocious attack right from the start, twisting its body and lunging toward Mouse Treasure like a bolt of green lightning.
Its eyes flashed with fighting spirit, vowing to settle the score in this battle.
Mouse Treasure remained calm and unhurried. It activated its Earth Shifting Technique, and the sand beneath its feet instantly churned up to form an Earth Shield.
This was different from the real Mouse Treasure. The phantom could utilize the Cultivation Technique based on the original’s Skill Level with the Earth Shifting Technique and the strategies of Mouse Treasure and Lu You to defend against the little cyan snake.
This earthen wall, an ingenious application of Mouse Treasure’s Earth Shifting Technique, blocked the path ahead.
Cyan Treasure didn’t use a Head Hammer attack. Instead, it used its Z-shaped Body Technique to bypass the earthen wall, appearing behind Mouse Treasure and abruptly unleashing a Master Level Head Hammer.
Mouse Treasure spun around, swiped with a large paw, and sent a blast of sand flying.
BOOM! The clump of earth exploded.
This move neutralized most of the Power from Cyan Treasure’s incoming Head Hammer.
Just then, Mouse Treasure gathered all its Earth Element Mana into one paw and sent it floating over.
The paw strike landed squarely on Cyan Treasure’s head.
THUD! Cyan Treasure felt dizzy and disoriented as it was sent flying backward, burying itself in the sand of the arena.
It tumbled for half a meter before dazedly poking its head out of the sand to look at Mouse Treasure.
Cyan Treasure never would have imagined that the battle scenario it had replayed in its mind a thousand times would end in such an utter defeat when it came to real combat in the dream.
This was far worse than the narrow victory it had barely managed in reality.
Gu Ming, however, had seen everything clearly.
Although Cyan Treasure was fast, it had too few strategies of its own.
It only knew how to constantly move behind its enemy to attack.
And the enemy, naturally, knew it would attack from behind.
The system-simulated Sunflower Seed-eating Hamster had erected an earthen wall in advance. While it appeared to be looking at the wall, it was secretly channeling Mana to its paw, preparing to turn and strike.
It was luring Cyan Treasure into attacking from behind.
It was all meticulously calculated. The system-simulated Mouse Treasure was far stronger than the real one.
And to think, its physical stats hadn’t been enhanced at all. Just by swapping out the ’brain’, the battle’s outcome was completely different.
It was clear that in Pet Beast battles, you had to use your head and couldn’t just rely on brute force.
Seeing this, Gu Ming grew thoughtful, already considering how he should guide the two pets’ training over the weekend.
Then, Gu Ming said to Cyan Treasure, "Come here. I’ll help you analyze the flaws in your last attack."
After listening, Cyan Treasure was dumbfounded.
’What?’
’Mouse Treasure is that smart?’
"The real Mouse Treasure isn’t that smart, that’s true. But the enemies you’ll face in the future will definitely be smarter than Mouse Treasure. You can’t expect your victories to be built on your enemies’ foolishness."
Hearing this, Cyan Treasure raised its head thoughtfully. It felt its master had a point.
It realized it had to work even harder.
’So, how can I defeat the system-simulated, high-IQ Mouse Treasure?’
It looked toward its master.
"You don’t have many Skills right now. For now, focus on breaking through the threshold of your Body Technique to improve your agility."
Gu Ming looked at Cyan Treasure’s Body Technique Skill Level. It had already progressed to nine-tenths of the way, with only one-tenth left to master.
He couldn’t help but look forward to it. ’I wonder how fast a Master Level Body Technique will be?’
