Chapter 1010: Chapter 997: I thought I had underestimated you, but it turns out I still overestimated you. Chapter 1010: Chapter 997: I thought I had underestimated you, but it turns out I still overestimated you. Drip!

Bright red blood dropped from the crevices of the Star armor; the girl, already thrown for what felt like the umpteenth time, flipped open her Faceguard and shook out the congealing blood to avoid blocking her breathing.

“Truly worthy of being a Native species raised by that bastard Jenos, just as merciless as him.” The girl felt a burning pain in her chest and couldn’t help but curse.

“Betty, quick, get out of the way!” At that moment, a somewhat anxious girl’s voice came from above, accompanied by the intense sound of cannon fire and explosions. Betty knew it was Daisy’s voice; she was firing, holding back that Black-scaled dog.

This dog, among Native species, was a heaven-defying existence. It was impressive enough for a Black-scaled dog to become a Native species, but the one raised by Young Master Jelos had not only become one but was also on the verge of evolving into a higher-level Native species, which was truly unbelievable.

However, as Star Armor Masters, they couldn’t quite grasp the affairs of Martial Artists. According to the data collected by the Clan, Martial Artists did indeed possess a miraculous power that could allow Native species to break through their natural limits, but it would hinder the Martial Artist’s own cultivation.

In other words, Muria now had a dozen burdens weighing down on his cultivation, yet even so, his progression speed was rapid.

Of course, Betty knew that the Martial Arts Talent of that bastard Jenos was indeed very strong, but the main reason was that the Clan’s inclination towards him in Martial Arts resources was unrestricted, giving as much as he could take.

The current era belonged to Star Armor Masters; Martial Artists had dwindled, not due to lack of resources, but because they could no longer keep pace with the development and progress of the times.

Thus, in the present age where Martial Artists had faded, the resources for cultivating Martial Arts were extraordinarily abundant, with some even available at dirt-cheap prices.

While Betty considered the information about the dog in front of her, she swiftly moved away from her original position. As soon as she had left, a dark Light Cannon blast hit where she had just been standing, destroying the ancient tree she had been smashed against.

“That dog is about to evolve into a high-level Native species, isn’t it!” The girl stared at the edges of the huge, smoking pit blasted into the Earth, feeling somewhat petrified.

If she had been hit just then, she would now be calling for rescue and preparing to head to the Hospital, and her Star armor would need to be sent for repairs. The power was enough to eliminate her from the battle.

“Betty, stay focused, dodge the attacks, and when the time comes, we’ll find a chance to escape!”

“I know.” The girl saw Shifanlin brewing another dark Light orb in its mouth and a bitter expression crossed her face. As the battle progressed, this black dog was becoming more and more ruthless!

“Once this training session is over, I’m going to eat black dog meat for a month.” The girl swore to herself internally since that was the only way she could retaliate against the Black-scaled dog in the short term. Although unable to harm her despised target, at least it could somewhat soothe her mood.

Boom!

The ground shook violently with the explosion, trees toppled one after another in the aftermath of the battle, proving undoubtedly a bitter fight for the two girls.

Because the Black-scaled dog possessed extreme speed, their attacks couldn’t lock onto it; against Shifanlin, they could only use covering attacks, which is to say, it was left to chance whether they could hit or not.

In such a situation, one can imagine the pressure on the two girls, who not just once, but multiple times wanted to flee. However, their flying speed in the Sky was far inferior to the Black-scaled dog’s running speed on the ground; they simply couldn’t shake off Shifanlin.

“Daisy, you go first, I’ll hold back that damn dog.” Seeing that she couldn’t shake off Shifanlin, Betty immediately felt a sense of despair and made a decision, turning her head to say to the girl beside her.

“We are partners, we won’t…”

“It’s alright, it’s not a life-or-death separation, it’s just a training session. The objective of this training is just to survive as long as possible. I’ll go down and block it, it won’t take my life.”

Betty waved her hand with an incredibly open-minded expression, then without listening to what Daisy was saying, she turned around and landed on the ground to confront Shifanlin.

“Black dog, as long as I’m here, you won’t take one step further, you won’t hurt my sister.” Betty, facing the mountain-like Shifanlin, felt terrified but still mustered the courage to shout.

Hearing the girl’s words, a puzzled look appeared in Shifanlin’s eyes: My target has always been you, the one who insulted me. Who said I was the weakest? Even though it’s true, you can’t just say it out loud.

So, Shifanlin charged forward, slapped Betty away with a swing of its paw, bit the girl in its mouth, and then turned and left without even glancing at Daisy in the sky.

And with the appearance of the first person eliminated, this survival training started to see a reduction in numbers.

The second one to be eliminated was Victor; he had already caught the eye of the Giant Ape that came to rescue him. Although the Giant Ape gave him two hours to prepare, Victor was completely clueless about it.

So, after two hours, the Giant Ape, with a Green Python coiled around its waist, picked up Victor and carried him out of the jungle, directly eliminating the bewildered young man.

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“You really gave me quite a surprise. I expected this training to last three days, estimating it would take three days to capture all thirteen of you, but what about you? In less than two days, my pets have captured all of you,” he said.

Muria looked at the thirteen deflated future pillars of the Douglas clan before him, his voice flat as he admonished them, and his words made the young men and women unable to resist lowering their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.

“I’ve tried to underestimate you all as much as possible, but I find I still overestimated you. It seems I must retract the clan’s suggestion, the intensity of your training can’t be reduced, it must be increased.”

Muria announced the results of this training, and although the faces before him were filled with reluctance, their hearts were also dissatisfied.

But at that moment, all were silent, no one objected, no matter how difficult the training they faced, this training’s outcome was indeed embarrassing—no one had met the expected time for the exercise, all eliminated.

“Alright, go back, you all have one day of rest. After you finish resting, prepare yourselves to face even more rigorous training.”

Muria herded these little brats onto the plane, sending them home to sleep. He gave them a break and time to buffer.

“Young Master Jelos, I heard that the training you held has ended, may I know the specifics of the situation?”

Just after Muria had dispatched this group of the clan’s young elites, Butler Paris’ aged face immediately appeared on his communicator.

“Do you need to ask me about such a matter? Haven’t you all been watching from the beginning to the end?” Muria’s face showed a look of surprise.

Although he referred to the training as a grand escape, it was also a live combat exercise. The Douglas clan wanted to see what kind of performance Muria’s trained elites would have in actual combat, so they paid exceptional attention to this training.

“Although we have been watching the process, we would also like to hear the thoughts and evaluation of you, the instructor.” Butler Paris smiled amiably at Muria, in fact, the clan was very pleased with the training because it had exceeded their expectations.

“My evaluation?” Muria laughed a bit, raising his eyebrows, “Are you sure?”

“Of course.”

“Coddled, lacking fighting spirit, not cut out for significant challenges.”

“Is that your evaluation?”

“That’s right.” Muria nodded his head, “They have the best talent and enjoy the best resources provided by the clan, but they gave me the worst results.”

“In your eyes, what kind of performance should they have?” Upon hearing Muria’s evaluation, Butler Paris adjusted his clothes and then asked somewhat uncomfortably.

“By my standards, at a minimum, each of them should be able to beat two of themselves as they are now.”

“Is not your standard a bit too high?” Butler Paris’ face showed a somewhat stiff smile.

“Not high. Their current fight awareness is just too poor. If they experience more combat and improve their awareness in that area, reaching my standard is not a problem at all.”

“What would it cost the clan to train them to meet your standards?”

“What cost? Everything remains the same, then let go completely.”

“Let go completely? I’m not sure what you mean.”

“It means exactly what it says, hand them all over to me to manage,” Muria stated his demand,
“You value them too much for their talent, giving them almost no missions or training that poses any real danger or pressure to their lives, which is very bad.

Your attention has made them audacious. Each one of them believes they can become the core of the clan’s future, so they have very low demands on themselves. Is this really the case?”

“Young Master Jelos, I will report your request to the Elders’ Council of the clan, and they will convene a meeting to discuss it. They will then convey the results back to you.”

“By the way, since you’re passing my suggestions to the clan, help me convey a few more words. If the clan wants them to protect and shelter the clan in the future, then let them go through harsh training and exposure now. Can you expect flowers that grew in a greenhouse to withstand the worst weather in the future?”

“I will pass your words to the Elders’ Council.”

“I hope you can give me an answer within one day.”

“We’ll do our best.”

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