"Is this the Iron Head's passive trait?"
Lu Fei remembered fighting Chen Zhanpeng's son, Chen Lei, back then. Chen Lei had proudly bragged about his contracted beast, an A-class rare contracted beast, the [Silver Condor].
Later, Lu Fei researched trait skills. It turned out that this was a passive trait possessed only by A-class or higher contracted beasts. Chen Lei's [Silver Condor] was an evolved contracted beast that already had the trait [Tough Armor], which reduced a portion of the damage taken.
Every contracted beast, upon reaching the peak of its evolution, would have a rarity of at least A-class. This meant that every contracted beast could possess a passive trait skill, it was just a matter of time.
However, for some contracted beasts with naturally higher rarity, they might already possess a trait skill even in their initial form.
"Death Battle? Is this a skill?"
Lu Fei flipped through the information and found the skill description for the trait skill [Death Battle].
The description was very simple:
The lower the contracted beast's stamina, the higher the attack power bonus!
"Damn... a tailor-made skill, as expected from you, Iron Head." Lu Fei couldn't help but complain.
This was a skill for a last stand. When others were weaker with lower stamina, the Iron Head was different; the lower its stamina, the more excited it became.
The awakening of the trait skill [Death Battle] was a qualitative leap for the Iron Head's strength. Most importantly, this skill was perfect for it. This guy was stubborn and wouldn't retreat even with low health. Now, it didn't need to retreat even with low health.
The peculiar halo on the Iron Head's body continued to ripple, making its body appear somewhat ethereal. It seemed to be familiarizing itself with the skill [Death Battle], making no move for a while.
With its astonishing talent, the Iron Head gradually shed the effects of [Hardening], revealing its original flesh-pink skin tone.
Seeing the Iron Head's strange physical change, the [Dual Saber Mantis] frowned. It felt like it had seen such a body before, but it couldn't remember where.
But the opponent could clearly harden, and it controlled it well. What was it playing at now?
The more it thought about it, the angrier it became. This was an insult to its mantis pride!
In a fit of rage, it swung its dual sabers at the Iron Head again.
As long as the attacks were continuous and it didn't give the opponent any rest, it could defeat the opponent with its superior skill!
Thinking this, the [Dual Saber Mantis] increased the intensity of its attacks, its dual sabers ringing!
[Insect Blade]!!!
The [Dual Saber Mantis]'s strongest attack skill!
Accompanied by a sharp insectoid cry, a sweeping blade light arrived as expected.
"Iron Head, be careful!" Lu Fei shouted. "Iron Head, counterattack! Use [Blade]!!!"
The Iron Head, activated with the [Death Battle] trait, suddenly opened its eyes. Its entire body became even more ethereal, the halo flickering in and out of sight.
The Iron Head used the skill [Hardening] again, its hands turning dark. It raised its broken sword, tilted its body back sharply, and revealed an unprecedented look of confidence on its face!
With a sharp point of its toes, it shot out, its speed even faster than before!
This was a positive side effect from hardening, as if it had been training with weights before and now the shackles were removed.
In mid-air, the [Dual Saber Mantis]'s arms, like large sabers, clashed with the Iron Head's short sword.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Sparks flew instantly, and the terrifying impact made the surrounding trees sway wildly.
The two contracted beasts were locked in a stalemate in mid-air, neither giving way. Both gritted their teeth, feeling unprecedented pressure, a feeling of equal footing.
The [Dual Saber Mantis], which attacked first, slightly bent its wrist and roared!
Its two wings behind it spread open!
Its eyes carried a hint of indignant rage from being provoked, and it increased the force in its arms gripping the sword!
It charged again in mid-air!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The Iron Head's arms trembled. It instinctively wanted to increase its grip on the sword, but it was in mid-air and couldn't exert its full strength!
This was the natural advantage of the [Dual Saber Mantis]. Its hidden insect wings were its sharpest weapon. Although these wings couldn't allow it to fly freely like avian contracted beasts, they could be used during combat to create secondary bursts of power in the air by stirring the wind.
After a moment of stalemate, the Iron Head could no longer hold on and was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string.
It landed in a not-so-small dirt pit, the peculiar halo on its body slowly dissipating, and its dark, hardened skin faded away.
"It has this move too!" Lu Fei, who had witnessed the entire battle, was greatly surprised.
After the clashes of the past few days, he was no longer worried about the Iron Head suffering any fatal injuries during training. He could see that although the [Dual Saber Mantis] seemed to be hitting hard, it had intentionally held back.
"Chop! Chop! Chop!"
A series of sharp cries came from the [Dual Saber Mantis] as it flapped its arms, perched on a treetop, swaggering.
This was its laughter, and its meaning was clear: "You little weakling, you're no match for me. Just lie there on the ground! If you have the guts, get up and fight me again!"
"It wasn't me who said that, it was him..." Brother Chicken translated, blinking his chicken eyes to explain.
"You like fighting, huh? Don't regret it later!" Lu Fei revealed a cunning smile and said calmly, "Stupid Snake, [Divine Heal]."
The Stupid Snake, acting as the medic, raised its short arms and gesticulated. A holy light fell upon the Iron Head.
"Hoo!"
With a surge, the Iron Head stood up again, brimming with energy. It defiantly called out to the [Dual Saber Mantis] on the treetop, actively seeking a rematch!
The [Dual Saber Mantis] looked bewildered, stunned!
What...? !!!
Hadn't it just been defeated?
It had thought that after teaching this little guy a lesson, it could clock out and go enjoy its meal. But it never expected it to be back on its feet as if nothing had happened.
The [Dual Saber Mantis]'s eyes sharpened. It seemed that if it didn't use a more serious approach, this kid wouldn't understand the gap in their strength!
With a sharp point of its toes, it once again charged towards the Iron Head.
With the previous few rounds of combat, Lu Fei had gained a degree of familiarity with his opponent.
Upon receiving the battle command, the Iron Head charged forward. However, in the confrontation, it became more adept, skillfully neutralizing the opponent's initial attacks, and then counterattacking at opportune moments, targeting the opponent's vital spots!
But the skill gap was still there. After some exchanges, the Iron Head was defeated once again.
The [Dual Saber Mantis] continued to show off, excitedly flapping its arms.
But the next moment, a lively little figure appeared before it again.
The [Dual Saber Mantis] was dumbfounded, as if it had seen a ghost.
Its entire worldview was shattered!