Chapter 225 I suspect...this guy is faking it.

(Bonus chapter for Big Boss 2460)

"A new skill?"

Chen Yu rubbed his chin; he didn't actually care much about new skills.

Unlike other pets, where more skills meant more combat power...

Water Bubble's fighting style was extremely singular, and it didn't need to be diverse.

After all, it could just sit on something and crush it to death; there was no need to increase the difficulty by doing all those flashy moves.

Because of this,

Chen Yu clicked on the description of the new skill with a casual mindset.

[Pet: Water Bubble]

[Description: Rumored to be born at the bottom of a deep pool, it is a spiritual creature formed from the condensation of water essence. It has a gentle and clingy personality.]

[Rank: D]

[Level: lv1]

[Comprehensive Quality Attributes: 40]

[Growth-type Skill: Void Stomach Pouch—Consumes massive amounts of construction materials to increase stomach capacity. During combat, it can actively reveal its void size; the larger the size, the stronger the comprehensive quality! Current void index: 725!]

[Defensive Skill: Vault of Heavenly Light—Water Bubble bounces into the air, its body spreading out from the center to the periphery, extending into a hemispherical light shield. Within the range of the shield, all incoming attacks will be significantly reduced! The higher the void index, the stronger the reduction effect!]

"Vault of Heavenly Light?"

"Another ability that relies on the void index?"

Chen Yu narrowed his eyes, walked out of the light gate, and led the girls back to the front of the treehouse.

He planned to use the remaining time to pack up supplies; after all, some construction materials hadn't been integrated yet.

Behind him,

Zhang Wanyue spoke up in surprise: "A defensive ability! That's great, Water Bubble!"

"Gulu gulu!"

Water Bubble bounced up from her arms, did a flip in mid-air, and landed back down, looking very happy!

Ripples of blue-white light pulsed out one after another, much brighter than usual!

Wang Mengmeng stared at the panel for a long time. "So it just covers everyone underneath? Like an upside-down pot?"

She gestured with her hands.

Li Mengyao was a bit speechless: "Mengmeng, your description is too low-brow... It's clearly a defensive barrier!"

Shen Qingci explained with a smile: "Looking at the skill description, it doesn't seem to block attacks, but rather slow them down!"

"Slow them down?"

Li Mengyao took another look and confirmed that it was indeed a reduction in speed...

Deng Yuxin smiled and patted the top of Water Bubble's head: "Slowing them down is better! It's smarter than tanking it head-on!"

Water Bubble bounced, as if saying "Of course."

Deng Yuxin snatched Water Bubble from Zhang Wanyue's arms and said softly, "I don't want Water Bubble to tank head-on anymore. I was worried to death when it fought that SSS-rank Xuanming Tiger just now!"

"Gulu~"

Chen Yu called out to it: "Water Bubble, activate it once for me to see."

Water Bubble blinked, then leaped up, bouncing to a height of about three meters before coming to a sudden halt!

Then it suddenly expanded to its true size!

Blue-white light surged from within its body, spreading outward layer by layer!

Indeed, its massive body had strangely become thinner!

Then, like an umbrella, it covered everyone from the Baby Bus!

The diameter exceeded four meters!

This was already a considerably spacious area!

"Hello?"

Wang Mengmeng said a word, only to find to her surprise that her voice was wrapped in a muffled echo!

The wind was also blocked outside. The air inside the light membrane felt as if it had been injected with some kind of cool, soft medium; she could sense a faint, sweet freshness when breathing!

Deng Yuxin reached out and touched the inner wall of the light membrane with her fingertips. It felt cool, soft, and bouncy!

"Can this really protect us?"

"Gulu!"

Water Bubble's voice came from all directions, extremely loud, giving Deng Yuxin a start!

Chen Yu stood in the exact center of the light membrane.

He suddenly felt that this ability was highly significant.

The reason was simple...

On the Baby Bus, only he and Shen Qingci could fight; the others were all support, resources, information, or medical.

Their significance was never combat; it was through the Red Phoenix Tribulation Seat to return those resources to him multiplied.

He gave them safety, and they gave him multipliers.

The weakest link in this cycle was the women themselves.

Lin Yue had already proven this point.

After all, Chen Yu couldn't act as a babysitter twenty-four hours a day, but Water Bubble could!

With a void index of seven hundred and twenty-five, based on its strength after revealing its true size...

A normal S-rank Awakened couldn't possibly be its match! Even less likely to break through the Vault of Heavenly Light!

Even if Water Bubble was temporarily no match for an SSS-rank monster like Lin Yue, once its second skill was deployed, combined with items like the ghost mirror and the shelter generator, its survival capability would be top-tier!

Chen Yu checked the time; there were less than three minutes left before returning to the Vehicle...

Chen Yu issued an order: "Go organize the supplies. Carry everything that needs to be taken; don't leave anything behind. Senior Sister, you stay and test Water Bubble's Vault of Heavenly Light with me."

"Okay!"

"No problem!"

"Mm-hmm!"

The girls immediately sprang into action, everyone knowing that time was precious!

"Bo~"

"Bo~"

"Bo~"

As the girls left, only Chen Yu remained inside Water Bubble's Vault of Heavenly Light!

Chen Yu looked at Shen Qingci outside the cover and spoke directly: "Senior Sister, go all out!"

Shen Qingci hesitated for a moment before saying, "Um... Junior Brother Chen Yu, Water Bubble just went through a duel, fighting ten at once. Its physical energy consumption was massive. Its current state might..."

"I know."

Chen Yu spoke calmly: "Enemies won't care about its state. We need to test it exactly when its state is poor."

Shen Qingci fell silent for a second, then nodded.

"Fine."

She took two steps back, and the shadow beneath her feet began to move.

To be honest, she was also curious about how much this ability of Water Bubble's could withstand.

Although Chen Yu told her to go all out, she still intended to probe first.

The first strike.

A shadow rose from the ground, condensing into a finger-thick tentacle that slid silently along the ground.

But the moment the shadow tentacle pierced the light membrane, its speed nearly came to a standstill.

Blue-white light surged from all directions of the membrane toward the point of entry, wrapping the entire shadow into a slowly advancing, blue-and-black intertwined thin line.

"?"

Shen Qingci's expression turned serious: "It seems I overestimated myself. I'm going to start now!"

Chen Yu stood in the center of the light membrane, hands in his pockets: "Come."

Shen Qingci flipped her palm over, palm facing down, and streaks of black shadow intertwined, suddenly lunging out!

This was Shen Qingci's method of facing an enemy, showing no mercy!

When the shadows pierced the light membrane, the membrane began to tremble violently!

But along with this oscillation frequency, the shadows were actually neutralized and annihilated!

"?"

Chen Yu narrowed his eyes. "Alright, Water Bubble, return."

"Gulu!"

"Buzz—"

The light membrane instantly retracted, and Water Bubble fell from mid-air. Chen Yu reached out and caught it.

"Gulu."

It let out a cry, its voice very small and the tail end drawn out, like a deflated balloon.

Its two small black dot eyes were narrowed into slits, the blue-white halo was so dim it was almost invisible, and its entire body slumped into a puddle, losing even its usual round, bouncy feel.

Chen Yu's lip twitched: "Wait, you only blocked an S-Rank Talent once. Is it really necessary to be this tired?"

"Gu~"

Water Bubble's eyes narrowed a bit tighter, and the halo dimmed a bit more.

Shen Qingci walked up to him and looked down at Water Bubble, feeling a bit apologetic.

"Did I use too much force?"

Chen Yu shook his head, somewhat speechless: "I suspect... this guy is faking it..."