Chapter Five: Do You Think You Are a Transformer?

The popularity of the Undead Department's training grounds far exceeded Bai Qi's expectations. It was not until after waiting for roughly an hour that the female receptionist finally began to call Bai Qi's name.

"Hello, your training partner is also a first stage trainer. He has already gone in. The training period is three hours, and here is your number plate. Please keep it properly."

Bai Qi took the number plate and rushed towards the training grounds.

Being charged five hundred for three hours, and furthermore, with the cost divided among multiple people, suggested that he would only be coming here for training once in the short term, considering his funds. Thus, he could not waste any time.

...

Following the number on the number plate, Bai Qi arrived in front of a training room. Looking at the door teeming with an undead atmosphere, he pushed it open and walked in.

Graveyard.

That was Bai Qi's first impression upon seeing the scene behind the door.

In order to enhance the effects of pet training, the Beast Master Association's training grounds were generally constructed based on the breed and attributes of the pets they cater to, primarily utilizing same-attribute materials for construction.

However, Bai Qi did not expect the Beast Master Association to have such leisurely sentiments as to create a graveyard here.

"While I understand it's to maximize the training effect, but was it necessary to make it this creepy..."

Bai Qi couldn't help but grumble a little.

If a small child were to be frightened here one day, the Beast Master Association might just have to deal with a wave of complaints.

As Bai Qi stepped into the training ground, he saw a four-meter-long, hefty-limbed skeletal giant tiger with a mouth full of tusks squatted next to a young man. Its hollow eyes, with twin will-o'-the-wisp burning, were fixed on Bai Qi.

[Name]: Ghost Bone Giant Tiger

[Race]: Undead Department

[Bloodline Level]: High-grade Elite

[Racial Skills]: Ripping Claw, Tiger Nutation, Intimidation

Compared to Bai Qi's Little Skeleton, the abilities of the Ghost Bone Giant Tiger were clearly several levels above, but Bai Qi did not have any intention of comparing with it. Instead, he summoned Alpha by opening his magic array.

He hadn't come to fight, so it didn't matter how strong the others were. Moreover, with the Evolution Egg, Bai Qi didn't worry for Alpha's future in the slightest.

Skeleton soldier? Have the Beast Masters of Gusu City gotten so brainless in their pursuit of stardom?

Lu Yuan looked disdainful upon seeing that Bai Qi had summoned a lowest-level skeleton soldier.

But he figured that made sense, as Gusu City was just a small town after all, and they couldn't contract high-rank Undead Department pets.

Also, what the hell were those mechanical guards on its joints?

Once both parties arrived, a middle-aged man dressed in dark-colored work clothes walked out from another small door. Looking at the pets that the two of them had summoned, he said, "My name is Lan Shao, I will be your accompanying trainer today. As this seems to be your first time here, let's practice evasion and defense."

Upon hearing Lan Shao's words, Lu Yuan frowned, clearly somewhat reluctant.

His Ghost Bone Giant Tiger was a high-grade elite. It didn't exhibit the slow speed and low defense issues of lower-rank skeleton pets. He wanted more practical training.

As he registered this, Lan Shao laughed and said, "Do not disparage evasion and defense skills. The higher the ranks of the battle, the more crucial these two skills become."

Bai Qi nodded quite in agreement with Lan Shao's viewpoint.

Preserving oneself was paramount. Only by staying alive was there a chance to progress.

Seeing that there was no disagreement, a blue magic array suddenly appeared in front of Lan Shao. An imposing black and white giant wolf appeared in front of everybody.

Its appearance was identical to a Husky; however, it emanated an air of royalty.

"This is my main pet, the Arctic Ice Wolf King, a Third Stage Lord. All you need to do is dodge its ice arrows as best as you can."

Lan Shao patted the head of the Arctic Ice Wolf King and said, "Don't worry, I'll adjust the frequency and power of the attacks based on your status."

Both of them nodded, controlling their beasts to enter the training field, then retreated out of the combat range.

Pets that had already bonded wouldn't attack humans on their own, but if hit by their skills, people could still get hurt, so they couldn't get too close.

"Ice Wolf King, use ice arrow."

Seeing that they were ready, Lan Shao ordered the Arctic Ice Wolf King via the psychic bond between a Beast Master and their pet.

"Awooo~"

The Arctic Ice Wolf King let out a howl, and suddenly its body was surrounded by chilling frost. It opened its mouth wide, and sharp ice arrows flew out, roaring toward Alpha and the Ghost Bone Giant Tiger.

"Alpha, harden your skeleton, then dodge the ice arrows."

Bai Qi immediately issued the command to Alpha. Given that Lan Shao was focusing on evading and defending today, he naturally didn't want to overdo it. Considering that Alpha's skeletal hardening was only at a beginner's level, Bai Qi didn't plan to resist head-on.

In contrast, Lu Yuan, having seen the ice arrows approaching, issued a completely different command.

"Ghost Bone Giant Tiger, Ripping Claw!"

Upon receiving the command, the Ghost Bone Giant Tiger roared, its front claw appearing cloaked in a ghostly light as it swung, tearing through the hail of ice arrows.

"Power and burst are good, it's been bred quite well."

Lan Shao immediately saw that the Ghost Bone Giant Tiger wasn't simple and secretly praised it, then turned his gaze toward the Little Skeleton, immediately taken aback.

Even though both were under a shower of ice arrows, to accommodate Bai Qi's Little Skeleton, the attack density on both sides was slightly different.

After all, they were customers, and he couldn't exactly shatter their confidence.

However, considering the way the Little Skeleton was responding, it seemed he might have overthought it?

Unlike the Ghost Bone Giant Tiger, who forcefully resisted the ice arrows, the Little Skeleton had no intention of resisting directly. It relied solely on its speed to dodge, clearly with ease.

Even when it encountered unavoidable situations, the Little Skeleton's joints would bend at unorthodox angles to forcefully dodge.

The Little Skeleton even managed to roll itself into a skeleton ball to evade the ice arrows.

Glancing at Bai Qi's school emblem on his clothes, Lan Shao seemed to understand something and immediately issued a new command to the Ice Wolf King.

Whew Whew Whew!

Upon receiving the command, the frequency of ice arrows on the side of the Little Skeleton suddenly increased drastically, and likewise on the side of the Ghost Bone Giant Tiger.

Faced with the sudden escalation of the Ice Wolf King's attack, the Ghost Bone Giant Tiger clearly felt the pressure. It not only used Ripping Claw, but also began to properly dodge. When evasion was not possible, it even chose to resist with its body.

Indeed, even if a Third Stage Beast Master refrained from unleashing full power, the skills they utilized weren't something to be casually resisted.

However, this was a good thing. He could focus on training once that guy knew his limits and retreated earlier.

Lu Yuan looked at his Ghost Bone Giant Tiger, which was advancing and retreating with tact, but noticed that the attention of Lan Shao and even the Ice Wolf King were not on his giant tiger, but all focused on the Little Skeleton on the side.

Was it shattered?

Following Lan Shao's gaze, he saw that under the concentrated attack of the Ice Wolf King, the Little Skeleton was completely unscathed. It skillfully dodged all the ice arrows, without even a slight scrape.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan's expression turned weird.

Such fast speed and varied body forming, do you think you're a Transformer?