Dual Support

Second, the Dual-Support System complement each other perfectly, with no overlap in their functions.

Many people are worried that since Xiao Xiao already has one support character, adding another one might be redundant. Absolutely not.

Xiao Xiao's core role is "control-type support". Her role is to initiate crowd control, buff teammates, slow down enemies, and use her Ding Soul to block damage.

She is an "offensive support," helping the team to deal more damage and suppress the opponent more effectively.

The core role of the Life-type support is "sustain support," whose functions include healing, mana restoration, cleansing, and saving teammates.

He is a "defensive support," someone who helps the team withstand the attrition, maintain their balance, and hold on until the end.

One is in charge of external affairs, and the other is in charge of internal affairs.

One sets the upper limit, the other ensures the lower limit.

One is responsible for winning battles, and the other is responsible for avoiding disasters.

The two not only do not overlap, but can also form a chemical reaction where 1+1>2.

With Xiao Xiao's buffs, the healing output of the recovery support will be higher. With the recovery support's sustain as a backup, Xiao Xiao can confidently use all her Soul Power on crowd control without having to save her strength for defense.

With the two support characters working together, the team's overall combat power will increase exponentially, rather than simply by addition.

Referring to the Ning Rongrong + Oscar combination of the First-Generation Seven Monsters, the two support characters together can double the team's combat power, and even allow them to challenge opponents who are a whole level higher than themselves.

This is the power of Dual-Support System.

Third, it has zero tactical burden, not only does it not require protection, but it can also enhance the team's defense.

One of the biggest problems with He Caitou is that he requires the team to be distracted and protect him, making him a tactical liability.

Life-based support characters don't have this problem at all.

First of all, support-type Soul Master have many ways to protect themselves: Life Shield, invisibility, speed boost, teleportation, and various life-saving support skills. Their survivability is much stronger than that of He Caitou, who can only set up cannons.

Secondly, he was positioned at the very back of the team, protected by Xu Sanshi's front row, Xiao Xiao's Ding Soul, and Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection. It was much more difficult for the enemy's agile attackers to cut him than to cut He Caitou.

More importantly, he not only doesn't need protection from others, but he can also provide shields and health to his teammates, enhancing the team's overall defensive capabilities.

For example, when Xu Sanshi can't withstand the damage, he can give Xu Sanshi a Life Shield to increase the tankiness of the front row.

For example, if Jiang Nannan is injured while diving in, he can heal Jiang Nannan remotely, allowing the assassin to penetrate deeper into enemy territory with greater peace of mind.

This is equivalent to the team having an extra mobile "health pack + shield generator," which actually improves, rather than decreases, the team's overall survivability.

Fourth, it perfectly adapts to the team's core tactics, with the rhythm completely synchronized.

He Caitou's charged heavy cannon can't keep up with the fast-paced attack because his skill requires preparation time. Support skills, on the other hand, are instantaneous.

Before the battle begins, buffs and statuses are applied to everyone in advance to ensure no time is wasted.

In team battles, he heals and cleanses at any time, following the team's rhythm. When the team charges, he applies an attack buff; when the team retreats, he applies a defense buff, perfectly synchronized.

Even in a blitzkrieg, he can unleash all his support skills the instant the battle begins, allowing the team to be at full strength immediately, which actually speeds up the pace of the battle.

He doesn't need his team to wait for him; on the contrary, it allows his team to fight faster, more aggressively, and without any scruples.

Fifth, it is extremely irreplaceable and cannot be replaced by other functions.

For He Caitou's ranged attacks, Huo Yuhao's ice-type attacks and Wang Dong'er's light-type attacks can be used as substitutes, and may even be more effective.

But the ability to recover is something no one can replace.

Huo Yuhao's ice can freeze enemies, but it can't heal injuries; Wang Dong'er's light can purify some evil spirits, but it can't detoxify or restore health.

Xiao Xiao's flute can provide buffs, but it cannot provide continuous healing to the entire group.

Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan are even more obvious examples; they are all focused on offense and defense, and have nothing to do with recovery.

No one on the team can replace the role of a dedicated recovery support.

Moreover, top-tier life- Martial Soul and Food-type Martial Soul are rare talents, one in ten thousand, and cannot be trained by just anyone.

Just like the first generation of Oscar, a food-type Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power, only one appears on the entire continent every few hundred years, making him impossible to replicate.

If you replace He Caitou Soul Master like this, the seventh position will change from a "replaceable redundant position" to a "unique core position".

The entire Seven Monsters system truly achieved a state where every member was irreplaceable, with each person having their own unique function.

Star Dou Forest, at the bottom of the Lake of Life.

When Gu Yuena saw the analysis of the Dual-Support System, a rare hint of agreement appeared in her usually cold eyes.

Although she disdains the human Soul Master system, the logic of team battles is the same.

Even in battles between groups of Soul Beast, there are Ferocious Beast responsible for attacking, defensive Soul Beast responsible for defense, and life-type Soul Beast responsible for healing. Sustainability is always the key to whether a group can continue to exist.

The same applies to team battles between human Soul Master.

A team without healing is a one-off team; winning ten times is useless, but losing just once will wipe them out.

Even if a team with healing abilities loses ten times, as long as they can escape, they can make a comeback.

Lin Ye truly grasped the essence of team battles.

She even mentally Simulation the lineup after the replacement.

Huo Yuhao takes the lead in command, Xiao Xiao provides crowd control and buffs, the new support provides sustain and purification, Xu Sanshi damage in the front line, Bei Bei launches a strong frontal attack, Jiang Nannan cuts through the back line, and Wang Dong'er bursts down the enemy formation.

The seven positions are interlocked and fit together perfectly, with no unnecessary parts or gaps.

Compared to the original lineup, which had an additional Soul Engineer who was a liability, this lineup's overall combat power has increased by at least 30%.

More importantly, there's the upper limit.

With the support of two assistants, everyone's talents can be maximized, and their future growth potential will be even greater.

Unlike before, when resources were wasted on a bunch of inanimate objects.

Gu Yuena's tone was appreciative; top-tier support is the cornerstone of whether a team can become a legend.

The First-Generation Seven Monsters were able to become gods thanks in no small part to the contributions of their two support characters.

If Huo Yuhao's generation truly makes up for this shortcoming, their future achievements may not be much worse than those of the first generation.

Unfortunately, they chose He Caitou.

There may still be some people who disagree.

Isn't ranged DPS useful? Wouldn't it be better to have one more person dealing DPS?

Let's compare this with a real-world scenario. With the same seven positions, placing He Caitou or a support hero will actually benefit the team more.

We've selected four classic scenarios that the Shrek Seven Monsters are bound to encounter, and will compare them one by one.

Scene 1: The finals of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament, a top-tier team battle where everything goes head-to-head.

The situation regarding retaining He Caitou:

At the start, Huo Yuhao uses his Spiritual Detection, Xiao Xiao controls the field, Jiang Nannan makes a dash forward, Wang Dong'er unleashes her burst, Bei Bei presses forward, Xu Sanshi defends, He Caitou gathers his strength in place.

Ready to unleash a big shot.