Reborn as a tiger cub, I'm too weak, so I can only rely on self-discipline.

Chapter 158 The balance of offense and defense shifts!

"Ow~!"

After dealing with the fox, Cangnian called out to Little Sable, who jumped onto his back.

Then, he rushed to Tiger Dad's side.

The little sable cooperated quite well, taking out a pine nut from its storage space and throwing it at Tiger Dad.

Unable to use his Black Flame ability, Tiger Dad, already panting heavily, didn't hesitate. He opened his mouth wide, curled his tongue, and swallowed the pine nut that was in mid-air!

Although Tiger Dad was having a hard time dealing with it, he also noticed the situation on Cangnian's side and naturally knew that these pine nuts were a good thing.

As soon as he ate the pine nuts, within seconds, Tiger Dad's aura suddenly surged!

The tiger, which had been at its limit, instantly returned to its peak condition, making Tiger Dad's eyes light up. He looked at the striped tiger he had just fought with with a mocking expression.

Kid, I was just having a bad day and you were beating me.

Now, the balance of power has shifted!

Seeing this, Cangnian stopped and ran towards Tiger Mom.

Tiger Dad doesn't need any help here. Even without considering the special effect of "precocious", the basic effect of restoring him to his full strength is enough for Tiger Dad to crush his opponent.

When they arrived at Tiger Mom's side, Cangnian and Little Sable did the same thing again, feeding her pine nuts.

Incidentally, Cangnian also tried out a new skill, [numerical manipulation], moving 50% of Tiger Mom's stamina attribute to the spirit column.

Pine Nuts restored Tiger Mom to her peak condition, so her stamina was already very high.

Moreover, Tiger Mom's fighting style mainly involves controlling the summoned phantoms to fight enemies; she only needs to deal with the opponent's attacks and protect herself.

Therefore, even half of one's physical strength is more than enough.

Tiger Mom immediately sensed the sudden surge in her mental attributes, and her gaze towards Cang Nian was filled with surprise.

Cangnian's special ability, [Numerical Master], doesn't really have any outward manifestation, so Tiger Mom always thought that Cangnian didn't have any special ability.

Tiger Mom felt a pang of heartache thinking about how Cangnian, despite not having any special abilities, was working hard every day to train and not want to fall behind.

But now, Cangnian can help her improve her spirit, giving her more time and precision to control the phantoms, which makes Tiger Mom extremely happy.

Cangnian was completely unaware of the series of thoughts in Tiger Mom's head; he simply handed the pine nuts to Tiger Brother, Black King Snake, Fisherman, and Pipi in turn.

As for the little sable, it had already been eaten after Cang Nian killed it following the fox's mental attack.

"Holy crap! The mana bar is full! This thing is too powerful!"

Huh? My [laws] have changed...

The fisherman had the most trouble eating them; he had to take many bites of the orange-sized pine nuts before he could swallow them. But after the medicinal effects of the pine nuts took hold, he was overjoyed.

Cang Nian was quite curious about this.

But for now, let's deal with the opponent first.

Those evolved creatures that were controlled by the fox's spirit were no longer under its control after the fox's death.

But once they regained consciousness, they still craved pine nuts.

Even though it only took a few seconds from when the little sable took out the pine nuts to when the Cangnian family consumed them, the rich, intoxicating aroma that wafted straight to their heads made them unable to resist.

Moreover, in terms of quantity, they have more.

Although their memories of the past were very blurry due to the fox's previous mind control, they now stood on the same side without prior agreement.

They're going to steal those irresistibly tempting pine nuts!

"Law! Enhance! Law! Armor Penetration! Law! Speed! Law! Strength! Law! Defense!"

At this point, the fisherman, as if it were free, began to enforce his rules one by one!

Pine nuts restored his energy to full, and the number of law commands he had carefully calculated before was now fully restored!

Moreover, the [Precocious] effect increased the number of times he could release the Law when his mana bar was full, bringing it to fifteen times!

Therefore, he doesn't feel any remorse at all when a series of laws are being used now!

Now is the time to sound the horn of counterattack!

As the fisherman released a series of decrees, beams of light scattered and fell upon Cang Nian's family!

One of the "armor-piercing" decrees flew to the porcupine that had previously attacked Cang Nian, causing all the quills on its body to shatter and fall to the ground!

As for Cangnian, after receiving the fishing master's series of orders to strengthen him, his strength was instantly enhanced in all aspects!

Feeling the unprecedented power, Cangnian didn't hesitate and charged towards the nearest second-tier evolved creature!

The evolved creatures controlled by the fox's mind were actually few in number, consisting of only a striped tiger and a giant bear.

The rest were not particularly large; they were either porcupines, groundhogs, or toads.

Therefore, Cang Nian is very easy to deal with.

With astonishing speed, terrifying power bursts, and nimble, ghostly movements, Cang Nian doesn't have any fancy superpowers or special effects, but his power is direct and brutal.

Even the toad that could easily neutralize the power of a pine cone grenade that it had swallowed was nothing more than a matter of a few swipes under Cang Nian's claws.

Cang Nian had no desire to put such disgusting stuff in his mouth.

During this process, Cangnian also observed the behavior of Tiger Dad and the others, noting any changes.

The "Precocious" effect allows evolved creatures that have consumed pine nuts to acquire the next evolutionary stage's special abilities ahead of time.

Since I've gained the new skill of [numerical manipulation], Tiger Dad and the others should also undergo different changes, right?

Sure enough, just by observing Tiger Dad and his companions' battle, Cangnian noticed many changes.

First was Tiger Dad. After eating the pine nuts, his body was once again enveloped in dark, fiery waves, even more intense than before.

Facing the fierce tiger opposite him, whose eyes were shooting out blazing white beams, the tiger father did not dodge or avoid, but took the hit head-on!

Surprisingly, even though the beam of light pierced through the defensive decree imposed by the fisherman and landed on the black flames swirling around Tiger Dad, it vanished without a trace, causing no damage whatsoever.

This terrified the striped tiger, making it want to retreat. However, the tiger father pursued it, his sharp claws striking with great force, leaving the tiger powerless to fight back.

However, Cangnian observed that while Tiger Dad neither dodged nor avoided the beam of light, he still showed due respect to the striped tiger's sharp claws and did not try to take it head-on.

"Could it have a unique defense mechanism against ranged attacks?"

Upon seeing this, Cang Nian began to make some guesses.

The most direct difference between the way that the striped tiger releases beams of white light from its eyes and the way it tears with its claws is that the former is a ranged attack, while the latter is a melee attack!

Then, Cangnian looked at Tiger Mom.

Tiger Mom herself did not participate in the battle, but continued to control the three phantoms of Cang Nian, Tiger Dad, and Black King Serpent.

But most astonishingly, Tiger Dad's phantom image suddenly swirled with jet-black flames!