Pokémon Devil King

Chapter 358 "Spoils of War"

"Ow!"

A babyish roar shattered the tranquility inside the spaceship.

The little shark, only a few days old, was using its hands and feet to hug the Dragonite's tail and was desperately gnawing on it.

Not far away, the chew stone that had been prepared for it in advance had long been destroyed beyond recognition, turning into a pile of fragments.

"Dumb." Dumb tilted its head, its superpower sweeping across the area, and threw the chew stone crumbs that the little guy had chewed all over the ground into the trash can.

"Crack! Crack crack!" The teeth rubbed against the scales of the Dragonite, producing a tooth-grinding sound, but not even a white mark was left.

The Dragonite sitting on the ground lowered its head in distress, looking at the tiny creature that was not even as big as its own claw, its amber eyes filled with confusion.

After evolving, its desire for battle grew stronger every day, and it wanted to find a powerful opponent to fight every day.

But Jiu Jiu said that it's important to balance work and rest.

Then, I gave it to the little guy as a "teething toy".

Dragonite didn't understand much and didn't even dare to move its tail, for fear that it might accidentally throw the little thing out of the spaceship.

"Ouch!"

Shark clearly took Dragonite's lowered head as some kind of provocation, and began to bite even more vigorously.

This big guy's aura is so strong, why isn't it fighting back? Does it underestimate sharks?!

In its anger, a small amount of energy gathered in the shark's mouth, transformed into a tornado, and spewed out with a "poof".

The tornado that had been brewing inside the egg for a long time was finally unleashed, but it only stirred a small patch of scales on Dragonite's tail, producing a crisp "ding" sound.

Hmm, it sounds like wind chimes are singing?

Dragonite: ...

"Awooo?" Shark was stunned. It tilted its head and stared at the unmoving tail. A stronger anger surged into its heart!

"Pfft."

Jiuji couldn't help but chuckle.

She put down the badge box in her hand, inside which eight badges of different shapes shone brightly on the padding, symbolizing the successful conclusion of her gym challenge in the Hoenn region.

The spaceship, piloted by Seven, is about to arrive at the final stop of the Grand Contest, Green Ridge City.

She stepped forward and reached out to rub Dragonite's big head: "You've worked hard, Dragonite! Hang in there a little longer, it'll be fine once the battery runs out."

Dragonite sighed and resignedly lay down.

Garlic bird, garlic bird, since Jiu Jiu has said so, it seems we can't throw this baby away.

Seeing this, Shark got even more excited, rolling around with its "trophy" and continuing its teeth-grinding mission.

Jiuji shook his head. This little guy's personality must have come from that Garchomp, stubborn and combative.

But it's good to have something to do; it's better than quietly causing trouble.

"Chirp!" Suddenly, Pichu perked up its ears and pointed its little paws down to the bottom of the porthole.

A magnificently decorated airship was slowly rising into the air, its hull covered with ribbon medal patterns that shimmered in the sunlight.

“It’s a refueling boat for top-tier coordinators.” Kyuki took a sip of the juice that Hana handed him with her vine whip. “It seems the lineup of competitors for this year’s festival is even more impressive than I expected.”

Thinking of this, her gaze involuntarily drifted to the other side of the cabin.

In a specially designed large aquarium, the ugly fish floated quietly in the water. It didn't join in the commotion in the cabin, but instead exhaled a string of bubbles, continuously impacting the training channel.

This training program was designed by someone she hired, simulating the most dangerous deep-sea environment.

[Analyzing Ugly Fish's motion data... Turning angle correction... Pressure at the right water jet nozzle increased by 15%.] Seven's detection data lit up on the side screen.

Instantly, a powerful jet of water gushed out from a hidden opening in the rock wall on the right side of the waterway!

The ugly fish was intently dodging a row of coral reefs that suddenly rose up in front of it.

The sudden lateral impact caused it to lose its balance instantly and slam hard into the smooth rock wall.

"boom!"

A dull sound echoed in the water, causing the entire fish tank to emit a slight hum.

The sharks outside the aquarium were happily nibbling away when they heard the sound and instinctively glanced over.

Inside the waterway, Ugly Fish shook its slightly dizzy head, seeing stars before its eyes.

Once the dizziness had completely subsided, Ugly Fish flicked its tail and charged forward again.

[Avoidance failed, reaction time delayed by 0.3 seconds. This has been recorded as a weakness.]

[In the next cycle, the frequency of similar obstacles will increase by 15%.]

The data is still being recorded; on the other side, the real-time data stream of UglyFish is displayed.

Heart rate, muscle fatigue, energy consumption curve... Once a certain data point is detected as being about to reach a critical point, the ugly fish will be forcibly kicked out of the training channel.

"Aww!" Shark seemed to be tired from gnawing, or perhaps it was attracted by the noise from the Ugly Fish's side. It waddled over to the front of the fish tank with its short legs.

Its entire body was almost pressed against the reinforced glass of the fish tank, its dark vertical pupils unblinking, reflecting the desperate figure in the waterway.

The water surges and crashes against the wall, then it rises again and surges forward once more.

Another violent impact caused even the sharks outside to instinctively shrink their necks and let out a "gurgle" sound, as if the force had hit them through the glass.

But soon, Shark's eyes changed.

It looked at itself, then back at the smaller fish in the water, as if making some kind of serious comparison.

Then, it suddenly turned around and faced the glass of the fish tank.

"Bang!" A louder, muffled thud.

It's mimicking the ramming of the pufferfish!

After the impact, he shook his head, as if to confirm the effectiveness of this training method.

Jiuji raised an eyebrow at this.

again.

The two kids I recently took in are, one is combative and the other is competitive.

Why is it that no one can inherit her excellent quality of "if you can lie down, you will never sit up"?

Jiuji sighed deeply, leaned back against Daidai, and said in a very Versailles-like manner.

"Seven".

"I am here, master."

"Do you think I should start a training course?" Jiuji asked quietly. "Let's call it 'How to Drive a Trainer Who Wants to Lie Down Crazy,' and the first batch of students will be them."

Seven's electronic voice remained completely flat: "Based on your behavior pattern analysis, you wouldn't do that. You would only complain while preparing higher-quality energy cubes for them."

[Furthermore, the Feebas's energy fluctuations have reached a critical threshold, and it is estimated that there is a 93.7% probability that it will learn a new skill after the next impact.]

Jiuji and Shark, who was banging his head against the glass, both froze and looked into the waterway.

The Ugly Fish's fins trembled violently from excessive exertion, and a faint aura of energy emanated from their edges.

It looked at the waterway obstacle that had reappeared ahead, its eyes showing no sign of retreat, but instead ignited with a cluster of flames.

Under the watchful eyes of Jiuji and Shark, a surge of immense energy erupted from the Ugly Fish's body and converged towards its tail!

The originally soft tail fin was covered with a layer of silvery-white metallic luster at a speed visible to the naked eye!