Global Beast Mastery: Only I Can See the Hints

"Looks like you're very confident, Charles. I have to say, you've really impressed me. I didn't expect such a genius Beast Master to emerge from Genosha. Your strength must have reached the level of a level 5 Beast Master," Miles Carter continued shouting.

As he spoke, he glanced at Skylar.

The two exchanged a brief look and silently reached a consensus. In the next moment, they both moved in different directions, their movements as fast as leaves blown by a wild gust of wind. In the dust-filled wilderness, where the mountains met the plains, two trails of dust were kicked up as they sped off.

From the aerial view in the live stream, the camera captured the vast, barren land below, where two rolling dust clouds formed into massive dirt dragons, charging toward Charles with menacing force.

The viewers watching the live stream could feel an overwhelming sense of pressure just from observing the scene. Miles Carter and Skylar were among the strongest genius Beast Masters of Kingston, and now, having reached an agreement, they chose not to split up but to approach Charles simultaneously.

Charles, as the target, still stood calmly on the ground, his expression unchanged. He didn't show any discomfort, merely loosening the string of his longbow before quickly drawing and shooting another arrow.

The time between the two shots was incredibly short, clearly indicating that Charles had reached a high level of proficiency and mastery with his bow.

The two arrows flew closely together, one trailing the other, aimed at their target.

Flint, watching the arrows fly, initially thought that Charles had decided to fire one arrow at Miles Carter and one at Skylar. However, to his surprise, both arrows were aimed directly at Miles Carter!

"Wait, Charles is focusing all his attacks on Miles Carter? Does he believe the threat from Miles will be greater later on? Or does Charles think that even if Skylar closes the distance, he still has the means to turn the situation around?"

"I have to admit, this is quite unexpected. Charles is not following the usual script. Thinking about it carefully, if he can incapacitate Miles Carter and leave only Skylar, things would become much easier!"

Flint spoke rapidly, his analysis sharp and precise. After all, he was Celestial City's legendary war god, an eighth-level Beast Master, with an insight and reaction time beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

But before he could finish speaking, two deafening explosions rang out, and the massive shockwaves sent dust flying in all directions. The scene around Miles Carter became unclear as the explosion obscured everything.

At this moment, Skylar showed no hesitation at all. He didn't look back, nor did he care about his teammate Miles Carter. His blood-red eyes were fixed on Charles, the distance between them now less than four hundred meters!

"Charles, you're finished!" Skylar roared angrily. Just as he finished his roar, he froze.

What did he see?

Charles had actually put away his longbow, slung it across his back, and then, without looking back, started running towards the distance.

"Huh? Charles, no, don't go!" Skylar gritted his teeth and increased his speed. He thought he would be able to catch up to Charles, but unexpectedly, as a genius level 5 Beast Master, he found himself at a disadvantage in speed!

Originally, the distance between him and Charles had been around four hundred meters. After a short while, this distance increased to about five hundred meters!

It wasn't until the distance between them had stretched to nearly a thousand meters that Charles finally stopped. He readied his longbow and shot an arrow.

"Boom!" A massive explosion echoed.

Skylar fled the blast zone in a panic. The dust flying around stuck to him, making him look like a beggar.

"Damn it! Charles, are you even a man? If you have the guts, don't run!" Skylar shouted loudly.

He made a move, intending to close the distance between himself and Charles, but Charles didn't hesitate at all. With his longbow slung over his back, he took a few steps forward, keeping the distance between them at around a thousand meters.

At this distance, Charles could attack Skylar with [Chasing the Moon Bow], and if Skylar tried to close the gap, Charles would stop attacking and choose to maintain his distance.

Back and forth, Skylar finally stopped in his tracks. He stood still for a moment, then turned and ran back toward Miles Carter, not looking back.

However, his speed was still a bit slower than Charles's.

Each time Skylar ran a certain distance, Charles would take the opportunity to pull [Chasing the Moon Bow] from his back, charge it up, infuse three types of attribute energy, and fire!

With each explosion, as the dust cleared, Skylar started to accumulate more and more wounds. His frustration grew, and his eyes became bloodshot, as though he had lost all sense of reason.

"Isn't Charles being a little too despicable? I can't even describe it. Who fights like this?" The Kingston audience could no longer watch. They couldn't accept that their country's genius was being made to look so ridiculous and helpless by a Beast Master from Genosha.

From the Kingston audience's perspective, Miles Carter and Skylar only needed to engage Charles in close combat, and they could easily resolve the battle in no time. The outcome of this contest seemed to be a foregone conclusion.

But now, to their surprise, this was the situation—Miles Carter and Skylar, the two Kingston geniuses, couldn't do anything to Charles!

"This is so despicable! How can he fight like this? This isn't honorable at all!" The Kingston audience flooded the live stream with comments condemning Charles.

Naturally, the Genosha audience wasn't going to back down. They quickly replied:

"Despicable? Are you sure you're not talking about Miles Carter and Skylar? Two of them against one? Isn't that the definition of despicable?"

"Exactly, why are Kingston's two genius Beast Masters fighting against our one Beast Master, but as soon as they can't deal with Charles, you all jump in and call Charles despicable?"

"How ridiculous! First, you're double standards, and now your whole country is too. What's the deal? If it's against you, it's despicable, right?"

"Embarrassing! You're all so embarrassing!"

"This isn't just a competition; it's much closer to a real battlefield. Naturally, you need to use your advantages and exploit the enemy's weaknesses. Otherwise, you'd be foolish!"

Unlike the Kingston audience, the Genosha viewers were ecstatic. They never expected Charles to come up with such a strategy. Putting aside everything else, the longbow Charles was currently using and his archery skills—Genosha's audience didn't know anything about that!

Meanwhile, in the palace of Genosha, Miles sat tightly gripping the armrests of the dragon throne. A slight smile curled at the corner of his mouth, his expression filled with relaxation, excitement, and pride. Especially when he looked at the officials nearby, who just moments ago had doubted Charles's decision, thinking it was too risky. When Charles chose to leave the team alone, many officials even said:

"The main reason for this failure will definitely be because of Charles!"

But now? All the officials in the room were staring at the live broadcast, with smiles so wide it looked like they could hang something from them!

One by one, the officials were excitedly discussing:

"Wow! I really didn't expect this! Charles just kept Kingston's two genius level 5 Beast Masters at bay like this?"

"Even more impressive, until now, Charles has remained in control and hasn't even taken a single hit!"

"Wait, I have a question too," one of the ministers said. "When exactly did Charles learn archery? I've never seen him use a bow and arrow before."

"Yeah, I'm curious too. How come I don't know anything about this?" another minister added.

Upon hearing the murmurs from the ministers, Miles cleared his throat to grab their attention. Once he had it, he slowly began to speak.

"Everyone, this matter was kept secret before, but there's no need for secrecy anymore. Charles learned the art of archery in less than a week."

Silence. An eerie, dead silence.

The ministers in the room froze for a moment, some even doubting their own ears. Some were thinking to themselves, Did His Majesty just get so excited that he mixed up a year with a week?

"Your Majesty, if Charles really managed to reach this level of skill in just a year, I suggest we use his training methods for our soldiers. That way, we could have a whole new army of powerful ranged troops!" one minister said, his eyes lighting up with excitement.

Other ministers nodded in agreement.

Even if they didn't reach Charles's current level with the bow, if they even got half or a third of his skill, that would be enough!

"Wait, did I just say something wrong? I said Charles learned archery in less than a week!" Miles felt compelled to repeat himself. He began to doubt whether he had misspoken and accidentally said 'a year' instead of 'a week.'

"A... a year?"

"No, no, it's a week?"

"Am I still half-asleep? Did I just dream the whole live broadcast thing?"

Various questions and doubts erupted from the crowd. Miles sighed, raising his hands in a gesture of helplessness. The things Charles could achieve were beyond imagination. After all, from the beginning, this had been his norm.

He had grown used to this reaction—ministers who were always so shocked, as if they had never seen such things.

"Alright, alright, just focus on the live broadcast. I'm not lying to you about this," Miles said calmly.

Now, the main focus should be on the ongoing battle between Charles, Miles Carter, and Skylar. What surprises or shocks might happen next?