Having achieved a rare victory, Lu Wu and Little Skeleton were ecstatic and especially thrilled, expressing their desire for a rematch.
The pig that got beaten the first time was also very unhappy—it too wanted a rematch!
So, very quickly, the 68th battle between Little Skeleton and Tuantuan began officially.
And then, the hearts of Lu Wu and Little Skeleton, which had just started to soar, were immediately dashed.
Knowing Little Skeleton's power and having endured a hit, the pig was in a particularly bad mood and brought out all its might.
Little Skeleton, who had just tasted the sweetness of victory, was once again brutally beaten.
When Tuantuan went all out, it was particularly terrifying. It didn't go through the motions with Little Skeleton, no kite-flying or acting cute.
It started by activating "Giant", directly used "Earth Thorns" to limit Little Skeleton's movement, and then launched "Charge" to attack.
Hmm, when Lu Wu saw this set of tactics, his feelings were very mixed.
Because this tactic was specifically developed by him for this pig, now seeing it used against his own Little Skeleton, standing on the receiving end, Lu Wu fully realized the terror of this tactic in the hands of this pig.
"Earth Thorns" blocked and restricted Little Skeleton's route, forcing it into a confrontation with the pig's charge.
And then, Little Skeleton faced a tragedy.
Although the pig's "Charge" was an unoptimized version, its size was still an advantage.
It didn't need optimization; just charging forward was as powerful as a Wild Boar Charge, and that power was no joke.
It knocked Little Skeleton down in one go.
Fortunately, the pig held back a bit, and Little Skeleton's Block skill, with its energy-dissipating characteristic, otherwise, just this one blow could have disassembled Lu Wu's Little Skeleton.
In the 68th battle, Little Skeleton, who just tasted victory, was defeated again.
However, this time it didn't dampen the spirits of Lu Wu and Little Skeleton.
Lu Wu was busy analyzing Little Skeleton's current situation, while Little Skeleton? It seemed peculiar; after tasting victory, it seemed to enjoy the feeling, its desire for battle became very intense, and after being knocked down, it looked at Lu Wu again.
The flickering pupil fire conveyed a message to Lu Wu.
It, Little Skeleton, wanted another go!
Coincidentally, Lu Wu also felt that the first two battles were too short and quick, so he let Little Skeleton and the pig have a third match.
For the third battle, Lu Wu mainly focused on Little Skeleton's current data.
Hence, he didn't command, letting Tuantuan hold back a bit, allowing Little Skeleton to fight freely while Lu Wu observed from the side.
After Tuantuan knocked down Little Skeleton once, its mood improved significantly and wasn't as fierce anymore, so in the 69th battle, the two little ones fought for five to six minutes until the pig got tired and didn't want to continue.
This five to six minutes of fighting gave Lu Wu a more detailed understanding of Little Skeleton's current situation.
Undoubtedly, after optimizing the three skills Little Skeleton mastered, its combat power greatly improved.
It could even be said, to some extent, Little Skeleton could fight evenly with Tuantuan.
By "some extent," it meant if Little Skeleton could avoid Tuantuan's Wild Boar Charge.
As long as Little Skeleton could avoid the Wild Boar Charge, it could rely on its flexible speed to drag the battle until the pig got exhausted and didn't want to fight.
Defeating Tuantuan head-on?
Lu Wu had to admit, with Tuantuan's guarded nature, Little Skeleton still couldn't manage that.
The main issue was about weak attacks; as soon as Tuantuan activated "Giant" and its defense skyrocketed, even Little Skeleton's strongest Charge couldn't break through its defense.
"So, it's still a matter of attack power?
In that case, I should consider developing a really powerful skill for it!"
"However, developing a truly powerful skill is a bit challenging.
"Charge", after all, is a basic skill, I've developed almost everything from it. Even if there's room for further development, with my current level, it's hard to pull off.
Thus, to get a skill, I need to think of other ways, sigh, if only this little guy could awaken a powerful skill."
Saying this, Lu Wu couldn't help but look at the pig with eyes full of envy.
Look at someone else's pig, awakening three formidable skills one after another, then look at his own Little Skeleton, still no skill awakening after several months.
They're all summoned beasts, why is there such a gap?
Shaking his head, Lu Wu refocused and continued his study: "Regarding Little Skeleton's quality improvement plan, I've almost figured it out, we can try the plan in a bit. If successful, Little Skeleton's quality should soon improve to Black Iron Quality, hopefully, it can awaken a skill by then."
"If by then this little guy doesn't awaken a skill, I'll have to think of other ways, or shift Little Skeleton's skill training focus to dodge."
Hmm, as long as Little Skeleton dodges fast enough, Tuantuan won't hit it, and it won't lose.
Of course, without attack power, winning would still be hard.
"Hmm, hopefully, when its quality improves, it can awaken a slightly stronger skill."
After mumbling for a while, Lu Wu looked at Tuantuan, who had played for less than ten minutes and was lazily lying in Dudu's arms, then looked at Little Skeleton beside, with its flickering pupil fire, while wielding a baseball bat, seemingly reminiscing its moment of victory.
Although he intended to continue training, he decided against it after some thought.
"Let's go, we'll head to the shop."
He needed to research Little Skeleton's upgrade plan, hoping to finalize it today.
So, less than half an hour after opening the room, Lu Wu, under the bewildered gaze of the staff, checked out, holding hands with Dudu and heading to Li Kai's shop.
On the way, Lu Wu, holding Pang Duddu's hand, seemed to suddenly remember something, stopped and looked at Dudu.
"Your weight seems to have stopped increasing recently? And your hands haven't gotten any chubbier, have you started dieting?"
Hearing this, Dudu got nervous: "N-no... no, I'm eating well, I eat five bowls of rice every meal!"
Lu Wu's brows furrowed instantly: "Five bowls? That's so little, and you still say you're not dieting?
That's not okay, you need to eat more!"
Hmm, if Dudu didn't eat more, how could her energy level meet the standard?
Without the energy meeting the standard, how could she trigger her Bonds Skill and regain her peak beauty?
"Wait, energy storage? I seem to have discovered something very significant!"
Lu Wu's mind suddenly sparked, vaguely thinking of a way to keep Dudu always at her peak beauty.