Chapter 33 - The Devil’s Training
The Grass-attribute demon cat was an excellent opponent, perfect for Captain Doofus’ special training. A grudge was a strong source of motivation.
Lu Ran had told Fang Lan that he would be staying in Limitless City for a while to train Captain Doofus and wouldn’t be returning to Green Sea City. While teleporting between the two cities required crystal coins, the truth was that Lu Ran was counting on Fang Lan to handle the pressure from his godparents once again.
He lay on the bed in his private room, planning to rest for a while, and rubbed his temples. What would be the best way to level up Captain Doofus?
First, there were the five major ways to use energy: Infusion, Projection, Acceleration, Compression, and Formation.
Captain Doofus was proficient in the first two. He could even infuse energy into external objects. For infusion, only a regular practice routine was needed. It could be combined with physical and reaction training.
In recent battles, Lu Ran observed that when Captain Doofus infused wind energy into his body, he actually became as swift as the wind—though those speeds were downright reckless. Any terrain obstacles forced him to slow down. Therefore, the infusion training needed to focus on enhancing agility while Captain Doofus was in wind-speed mode.
As for Projection, Captain Doofus had just learned how to use sword qi and Lu Ran was able to observe several drawbacks.
First, the energy consumption was too high. This was inevitable; once projected, energy naturally decayed. Without a large initial burst, the projection would quickly dissipate entirely.
This could only be addressed by improving Captain Doofus’ overall level or improving the skill level itself.
Second, the attack was too inflexible since it only affected a straight line.
The sword qi projection took the form of a crescent-shaped white wind blade about a meter long. Upon release, the torrent of air surrounding the blade caused slight AOE damage, though not significant. While the blade's speed wasn’t sluggish, the time it took to project and travel through the air made the attack relatively easy to dodge.