The Magnetic Mountain area was clearly a region of significant focus.
At the headquarters of the Training Base, in the monitoring room, as Shi Yu briefly took the lead in points by defeating five Long-spined Wild Boars, he became the primary focus of the five professional Beast Tamers.
On a whim, one of the professional Beast Tamers searched for Shi Yu on the monitors and indeed found him.
However, Shi Yu's current actions were truly perplexing.
On the screen, Shi Yu and Shi Tie were like bullies, intruding into the territories of electric-type ferocious beasts one after another.
Then, little Shi Tie would quickly take down the electric-type ferocious beasts, and the turning point came.
Shi Yu and Shi Tie showed no concern for the training assessment, throwing the ferocious beasts far away, seemingly not caring about the points they represented.
Moreover, they dug up the electric ore that represented points but had no intention of exchanging it for points.
Instead, Shi Tie opened its mouth and crunched them all up.
It was as if they were robbing and plundering their way through.
"This Shi Tie has Master-level Hardening; something's not right with it."
A professional Beast Tamer leaned in to look at the screen, his mouth slightly agape, and said, "Where did this monster of a newcomer come from?"
Truly outstanding Beast Tamers and their pets cannot be hidden. Shi Yu and Shi Tie's ability to easily defeat the ferocious beasts along the way relied on Master-level Hardening and Proficient-level Super Vision.
Invincible and unstoppable.
These professional Beast Tamers quickly noticed Shi Yu and Shi Tie's extraordinary abilities and were surprised.
"No wonder they could hunt five wild boars. I was far worse during my apprenticeship."
"This examinee clearly doesn't care about these small points. His target must be the Level 10 creatures."
"From the performance of this Shi Tie, it's not a problem for them to face Level 10 creatures."
"The Level 10 creatures in the Magnetic Mountain area... are those three electric slimes transported from outside, right???"
The head of the training program, Zhou Wanshan, said, "They are slimes. I wonder if they can handle them."
"But even if they can't handle them, retreating safely should be no problem."
Slimes are quite slow-moving creatures. As long as one can pass a high school physical fitness test, they won't be caught by a slime's hopping.
However, even if Shi Yu and his team could defeat the electric slimes, they would likely have to pay a price.
The electric slimes' discharge is a lightning-type skill, known for its strong penetration and power. Given the four-level difference, even with Master-level Hardening, they might not emerge unscathed as they did with the lower-level ferocious beasts.
In the Tian Mang Mountains, Magnetic Mountain area, Electric Cave.
After eating a bunch of electric ore, Shi Tie successfully imprinted the taste in its memory.
Then, relying on its sensitive sense of smell, Shi Yu and his team found this place.
"Finally, the first electric slime."
Outside the small cave, Shi Yu looked excited, having finally found an electric slime.
The electric slime is a blue-purple, mud-like creature, similar to electric ore, with occasional electric currents shooting out from its body.
At this moment, it was lying in a pile of electric ore in a reduced state, surrounded by electric currents, looking quite comfortable.
After all, with their attributes and physical constitution, they can resist weak elemental forces of the same type. Electricity is nourishment, not harm, to them.
"They've found the electric slime."
Shi Yu and Shi Tie finally arrived at the Electric Cave, and the professional Beast Tamers watched with interest.
Although this Shi Tie looked agile and powerful, it clearly didn't have any ranged skills.
As long as there was a battle, it would inevitably come into contact with the slime.
And the slime's entire body is wrapped in electricity. As soon as it is touched, it will discharge, making it very difficult to handle.
So, in their view, this battle might be quite interesting, a well-matched and exciting confrontation.
Inside the Electric Cave, the electric slime sensed an enemy approaching and immediately woke up from its feeding, hopping out cautiously to look at Shi Yu and his team.
The battle was about to begin.
At this moment, an unexpected turn of events occurred.
Shi Yu quickly opened his backpack, threw a pair of high-voltage insulated rubber gloves to Shi Tie, and said, "Put them on, grab it, and drain its electricity."
"Roar—!"
Shi Tie put on the insulated gloves skillfully, clearly a pre-planned tactic by Shi Yu and Shi Tie.
Then, under the stunned gazes of the professional Beast Tamers, the little Shi Tie wearing the insulated gloves charged at the electric slime.
At the same time, the electric slime's body was covered in electric currents, discharging as it hopped towards Shi Tie.
Discharge is a low-level skill, only effective through contact, and the control over the electric current is not high, making it easy to counter.
There was no doubt that the slime's strength was not great; what was strong was its electric current.
However, against a non-Extraordinary level creature, the lightning-type skill was like a son facing his father, immediately losing its effect against the high-voltage insulated rubber gloves.
It was caught in Shi Tie's hands like a baseball.
Zap—
The electric slime continuously discharged in mid-air, feeling confused.
Shi Tie, wearing the insulated gloves, tilted its head, not daring to look directly at the electric currents shooting from the slime's body.
This is really scary; it can't be eaten like electric ore...
"Damn." This development made the professional Beast Tamers in the main monitoring room widen their eyes.
What's going on?
Can it be done like this?
"Does the base store sell insulated gloves?"
"Maybe?"
"But no Beast Tamer has ever been so creative as to put insulated gloves on their pet to challenge a lightning-type ferocious beast... usually, they wear them themselves?"
"The electric slime's strength lies in its discharge and defense, with other attributes being average, making it perfectly countered by insulated gloves!"
"Who brought the slime here and set such a high point value?"
The professional Beast Tamers were dumbfounded. The highest-point Level 10 creature in the training, the slime, was just taken down like this?
Oh no, the other two slimes might also fall to this creative Beast Tamer.
12,000 points, just given away?
"Don't worry... it's not that simple." Zhou Wanshan's expression was complex.
...
"To Shi Tie, hold it, make it keep discharging, discharging..."
While Shi Tie and the slime were "battling," Shi Yu was egging him on from the side.
The electric slime, apart from discharging, had no physical strength to break free.
Its defense was strong because its soft, mud-like body could withstand great impacts, and even a hardened punch might not kill it instantly.
But Shi Yu and his team didn't need to waste energy hitting it.
They just needed to hold it with the insulated gloves and wait for it to deplete its internal electric energy.
This is called "tactics."
"Phew!!!"
The electric slime felt frustrated and angry.
The electric current became even stronger, but it still couldn't affect the insulated gloves.
In fact, facing a Level 10 boss, exploiting a bug wasn't that easy.
Even in this situation where it was being countered, the slime still had a chance to resist.
It just didn't want to use this skill unless it was in a desperate situation.
High-level skill, Enlarge!
If it used Enlarge, its strength would increase, and the electric current in its body would be maximized, but the side effect... would likely drain its energy for a long time.
The slime's principle is to shrink and act cute unless it's a special situation, never to Enlarge and become a slime demon.
But now, the electric slime, facing a desperate situation, clearly encountered a special situation.
"Roar!!!"
It roared in anger, its size continuously increasing. At this point, even if Shi Tie had great strength, it couldn't hold it with its hands and had to retreat.
Zap!!!
As the electric slime rapidly grew, Shi Yu's eyes lit up.
I'm not afraid of you getting bigger; I was waiting for this.
"Shi Tie, full-body Hardening." Shi Yu immediately ordered.
While the electric slime was growing, Shi Tie completed full-body Hardening.
The next second, the electric slime, finally free from control, launched a counterattack, using its electrified body to charge.
After enlarging to a diameter of 1.5 meters, the slime's impact force and electric current intensity were much greater than before.
Bang!!!
Shi Tie also slapped it, and for a moment, neither side had the upper hand.
The enlarged electric slime was slapped away by Shi Tie, but due to its soft body, it didn't suffer much damage.
Shi Tie, wearing insulated gloves, couldn't completely defend against the excessive electric current released by the enlarged slime, as it was only wearing gloves, not an insulated suit.
Other parts of its body were still invaded by the electric current, and the metal-like Hardening couldn't fully defend against the combination of Enlarge and Discharge, which had already formed a basic combo skill.
"The tables have turned."
"Although the electric slime has consumed a lot of energy, that Shi Tie must not be feeling good either."
"It's likely to be a lose-lose situation."
The professional Beast Tamers watched the drama unfold.
However, the tables turned again. Proficient-level Rapid Healing was finally put into practical use by Shi Tie.
Although it wasn't visible from the outside, the parts of Shi Tie's body that were paralyzed and burned by the electric current were immediately healed by a green life force.
"Roar!!!"
After being healed, Shi Tie fought even more bravely, charging at the enlarged electric slime like a bear with no issues.
This scene shattered the professional Beast Tamers' worldviews.
"Is Master-level Hardening that strong? It can even defend against the enlarged discharge?"
"Or is it that Shi Tie has strong willpower and can endure the electric current to counterattack?"
After all, Shi Tie had a history of eating electric ore like candy.
At this moment, the slime was also confused. After that one hit, it was completely drained of energy.
When it was first caught, it wasted too much electric energy, leading to its inability to counterattack after enlarging...
"Grab it, continue draining it." Shi Yu's evil command came from the side.
...
Outside the Electric Cave.
The electric slime, completely drained of energy, had its body dimmed, with no electric current left, and had returned to its normal size.
It was held by Shi Tie, who was excited and panting, and fell into a deep sleep.
At this moment, Shi Yu approached with a smile, gently stroking the slime with a loving hand.
The Skill Codex initially had five skill slots, and after contracting Shi Tie, five more slots were added.
Next, the codex was about to record the seventh skill, Enlarge.
Discharge was ignored because its skill level was too low and not as good as Thunder Palm, so Shi Yu chose to abandon it.
While touching the slime, Shi Yu recalled the scene of seeing the Enlarge skill and activated the Skill Codex.
The next moment, in Shi Yu's mind, the seventh page of the stone codex flipped open.
The image of a medium-rank, lightning-type pet, the electric slime, appeared.
[Skill]: Enlarge
[Skill Level]: High-level
[Description]: A special ability that can shrink or enlarge the body. In the shrunk state, strength decreases, and energy recovery speed increases. In the enlarged state, energy consumption increases, and strength increases.
A universal skill, now in hand!
Yay!
While Shi Yu was playing with the Level 10 creature, the electric slime, like a piece of clay, the professional Beast Tamers in the main monitoring room fell silent.
Not only did they defeat it, but they also dared to personally handle and play with a Level 10 creature? This is terrifying for a Beast Tamer and pet. Is this really a new apprentice???