Beast Taming Patrol

"Crunch, crunch~"

Comfortably lounging on the sofa at home, Gui Gui held a communicator in one hand while the other continuously fetched chips from a large bag beside him and slid them into his mouth. Occasionally, he freed a hand to swipe through the hologram projected by the communicator, his eyes intently studying the dense text and images.

"Hee! (｡⊙‿⊙｡)" (I get it!)

After an unknown amount of time, Gui Gui suddenly sat up, staring at the communicator while deep in thought.

After six to seven hours of researching information related to dark-type skills and dark-type pets, he had found the teaching skill most suited for him at this stage!

Through forum posts and guides, Gui Gui understood that choosing a teaching skill required focusing on his strengths and weaknesses.

Magnifying strengths, compensating for weaknesses.

So, what were his own strengths?

Equipped with the Shadow Concealment skill, he had a unique advantage in hiding and quick movement.

Under the effect of Tier III Shadow Concealment, as long as there were shadows around, his movement speed could even surpass Qiuqiu's. Plus, with the Flying Knife Skill and Substitute as a combo, his flexibility and agility were undoubted.

But he also had his weaknesses.

The first issue was his fragility.

Like Qiuqiu, he wasn't a melee combat pet; both were of the fragile type. If hit by an opponent's attack, they could easily sustain severe injuries.

However, he had an advantage over Qiuqiu—when facing an attack, the Shadow Concealment skill allowed him to quickly hide in the shadows, effectively dodging them.

Although this dodge could only make him immune to physical attacks, as energy attacks that could permeate into the Shadow Space couldn't be evaded, it still counted as a built-in method to counter enemy attacks.

However, this method was useless in team PK situations.

Qiuqiu's attacks were all energy attacks, and even Ice Palm, considered a melee skill, was actually a pure energy attack. Such attacks couldn't be completely avoided by Shadow Concealment. If he faced Qiuqiu in such a state, he could easily be at a disadvantage.

Therefore, he needed another defensive skill, preferably something like Frost Resistance, which could resist both physical and energy attacks.

However, skills of different attributes had their characteristics; dark energy generally existed in the form of shadows, and turning it into a solid shield was a pipe dream.

In the world of Shen Wu, dark-type pets had no defensive skills, and could only further strengthen themselves through agility and speed, gaining the ability to defend themselves through evasion.

However, on Blue Star, there was a teaching skill for dark-type pets that approached the issue from a different angle, deviating from the norm but attaining a defensive effect.

To be exact, it was both offensive and defensive.

The dark-type teaching skill, Devouring of Nihility.

This skill was touted as the most difficult dark-type skill to learn among all.

And its effect was also exceptionally outstanding; after mastering this skill, regardless of the type of attack from the opponent, it would be completely devoured as if swallowed by a black hole. The amount of attack Devouring of Nihility could consume depended on the skill proficiency and one's own strength.

As long as Devouring of Nihility could continue to devour, the caster would be invincible.

When Gui Gui saw the image demonstrated in the skill information, where a dark-type pet devoured Frost Storm unleashed by Xue Henqing completely using Devouring of Nihility, he let out a strange laugh, "Hee, hee, hee."

With this skill, why should he fear Big Brother's Frost Silence Storm?

Devour, devour, devour! It can devour everything!

He couldn't wait to see Big Brother's baffled face.

Although the skill description also mentioned that it was difficult to learn, Gui Gui was determined to acquire it!

Besides his fragility, Gui Gui had another problem.

This issue was common to all dark-type pets.

That was, during the day, the effectiveness of dark-type skills was very poor.

Taking Gui Gui's Shadow Concealment as an example, inside the Beast Tower, which was a special environment for dark-type pets, the whole ground was covered in shadows, considered as one big Shadow Space; thus, he could use Shadow Concealment without restraint, even engaging in combat with other dark-type pets within the Shadow Space.

But during the day, shadows were fragmented, and different objects had their own shadows—each a separate small Shadow Space. Only when shadows intersected could the Shadow Spaces briefly merge.

It was only after reaching Tier III Shadow Concealment that Gui Gui gained the ability to teleport across different Shadow Spaces. One could imagine how restricted he was during the day before reaching Tier III; using Shadow Concealment was like being trapped in a cage.

Besides the issue with shadows, during the day, dark energy was extremely scarce, which was also very unfriendly to dark-type pets, affecting their ability to recover energy after battles.

For dark-type pets, being active during the day was akin to an Ice-type pet running to the edge of a volcano, or a Water-type pet arriving in the desert.

Luckily, there was a solution to this problem as well.

Ice-type pets have their unique teaching skill, Snow Blow, which can create a small range of Ice-type environment in non-Ice-type areas, facilitating their combat. Similarly, dark-types also have their skill.

The dark-type teaching skill, Black Box.

This skill could create a range of dark area during the day, creating a battle arena suitable for dark-type pets. Although due to elemental resistance, the duration of Black Box when used during the day was not long. It would start dissipating at a rate visible to the naked eye immediately after being released, but it was enough for battles that could be quickly resolved.