NOVEL WEB Chapter 199: Chapter 199: Should Have Known Better
Chapter 199: Should Have Known Better
A month passed. The clothes Arthur and Justin had brought with them were starting to turn white in several places from being washed so much.
Their hair was also messy, and their appearances were both quite shabby.
But it was all worth it!
Justin's small potbelly had been squeezed into a quick-formed eight-pack, and his Pidgeotto had also successfully evolved into Pidgeot a few days ago during its training with Arthur!
At the same time, the progress of Arthur's Pokémon was even more obvious.
Little Lapras had successfully mastered "Ice Beam" and was now practicing its new target skill, "Whirlpool," at sea.
And as the main character of this training trip, Frogadier's transformation was even more astonishing!
At this moment on the beach, in the same one-on-ten battle against ten Azumarill, Frogadier's current performance was as if it were a completely different frog compared to a month ago.
It dodged the Azumarill's "Aqua Tail" with practiced ease;
Its movements were agile and constantly shifting, its grasp of distance now very experienced;
Even when facing a group attack, it still didn't give up on finding opportunities, from time to time taking the initiative to attack with "Night Slash" or "Shadow Sneak" to achieve results!
Most crucially, when surrounded, it now had an increasingly proficient "Water Pulse" to blast enemies away.
It fought with ease and skill, no longer the ignorant amateur it once was!
The ten Azumarill, working together, couldn't even take it down after nearly half an hour. On the contrary, Frogadier repeatedly launched attacks, nearly causing several of them to suffer an upset.
Although it couldn't compare to the crushing dominance when Arthur personally took action, it could still be called god-like progress.
Moreover, over this past month, the group of Azumarill serving as training partners had also been improving.
Watching this scene, Justin couldn't help but sigh with deep emotion.
"I never thought this kind of training would actually be so effective. I always thought that training skills could only be done with a coach's energy spectrum analysis and auxiliary tools."
Energy spectrum analysis was indeed one of modern humanity's greatest inventions.
With it, scholars could accurately analyze the internal operating principles of every single Pokémon skill. By dissecting the patterns, the vast majority of Pokémon skills held almost no secrets from humans.
This was also the most common technical means used by modern training camp instructors when teaching skills.
But to this, Arthur just gave a faint smile.
"The history of humans taming and cultivating Pokémon is far, far longer than the advent of energy spectrum technology."
One had to remember that the Alliance already had Heavenly King-level trainers before this technology came into being, and Arthur himself was one of them!
Ultimately, skills were in service of battle. In Arthur's view, learning how to fight was far more useful than simply learning skills by the book.
Afterward, seeing that the sparring Azumarill were tired and panting, while Frogadier was still freely traversing the beach like the wind, Arthur clapped his hands and called a halt to the training.
"Alright, that's enough. Let's end it here for today."
The Azumarill clocked off as if relieved of a heavy burden.
Right now, they felt regret, immense regret—
They regretted not striking harder a month ago and properly beating up this blue jumping frog.
By the time they came to their senses, they found that even if they wanted to beat it up now, they couldn't…
It felt so sad.
After it was over, Frogadier looked at Arthur with an expectant face.
It was waiting for its master's verdict!
For the past month, it had shattered giant waves on the reef; jumped from the cliff countless times and then rapidly climbed back to the top; sparred with the Azumarill on the beach; and fought Gyarados in the deep sea!
All of this was for accumulation!
Now, it was just waiting for its master to determine if its deep foundation was sufficient for evolution.
Today, Arthur finally gave it the answer it had longed for.
"It's enough. Your foundation is sufficient. It's time to arrange for your evolution."
Frogadier leaped up excitedly on the beach.
"Kero! Kero kero kero!!"
The long-awaited path to Greninja—he was coming!
"So, what's the specific plan?" Justin asked at the opportune moment.
In reality, a Pokémon's evolutionary path was never a single solution, nor did it have as many strange and varied requirements as in the games of a parallel world.
The core requirement for all evolution came down to the same thing: supplying the Pokémon with a large amount of corresponding elemental energy in a short period of time.
Simply put, it was about filling the Pokémon up, forcing them to undergo a self-expansion, thus completing a morphological leap.
Evolution stones were the most commonly used energy supply items in this process.
And some Pokémon, after accumulating enough, could achieve energy self-sufficiency through their own outburst and complete their evolution without needing anything.
Frogadier's evolutionary line, in theory, was also the type that could evolve through self-sufficiency.
However, to be absolutely certain, Arthur still made arrangements.
"Go kill two Gyarados."
Justin didn't react for a moment.
"Wait, what does this have to do with killing Gyarados?"
"We'll take the Gyarados's energy organs as a supplement. It's perfect for replenishing Frogadier's energy."
"..."
This explanation was very good and very powerful.
Justin was already beginning to observe a moment of silence for the Gyarados in the nearby sea.
Subsequently, the Azumarill's efficiency was very high. Not long after Arthur gave the instruction, they lured five angry Gyarados from the nearby sea.
These large predators ultimately suffered for their lack of intelligence. After being lured close to the island by the Azumarill, they completely failed to notice anything unusual. Not only did they not give up or go around, but they even relied on their Flying type, briefly leaping out of the sea and chasing them all the way onto the beach.
That's right, Gyarados's typing was a counter-intuitive Water/Flying. Although its body was serpentine, like a short, thick flood dragon, they could actually fly.
But today, this group of Gyarados was destined to fall because of this very nature.
If they hadn't chased onto the island, their lives could have been much longer…
After several months, Arthur once again gripped Honedge's hilt, deftly drawing this "evil sword," which was widely rumored about in the outside world, from its sheath.
"Then for the final lesson of your training, I'll teach you again how to deal with these large enemies that far surpass you in size."
At this moment, Justin, standing at the back, was almost weak-kneed from the Gyarados's Intimidate ability, yet Arthur was still explaining unhurriedly, his tone as calm as usual.
One of the pursuing Gyarados descended from the sky, its massive mouth gaping as it viciously tried to bite down.
Arthur timed it perfectly, nimbly stepping back to dodge the lunge, then immediately accelerated forward. Seizing the opportunity as the Gyarados's head plunged into the sand, he quickly closed the distance, then leaped up and agilely flipped onto the Gyarados's back.
Realizing someone was on its back, the Gyarados thrashed its body violently.
However, Arthur grabbed onto the fin-like protrusions on its back to steady himself. At the same time, using the force from the body's swaying recoil, he powerfully and precisely plunged Honedge into the gap between the Gyarados's scales!
"ROAR!!"
A massive dragon's roar was mixed with endless anger and pain.
A few seconds later, the anger gradually subsided, and the pain was super-doubled.
After another few minutes, this Gyarados lay peacefully on the beach, becoming docile and quiet. To avoid disturbing others, it had even stopped breathing…
Arthur calmly used his sword to cut open the reverse scale below the Gyarados's neck, carving out the walnut-sized energy organ hidden beneath it, and tossed it to Frogadier, who had not participated in the fight.
Before long, Frogadier, in perfect condition and full of vigor, had swallowed five Gyarados energy organs in succession. The energy within its body finally broke through, and its entire body was enveloped in a dazzling white light.
On the beach, the Azumarill formed a circle, watching this scene of flashing white light with mixed feelings.
They were already starting to lose to this Frogadier before. Now that it was about to evolve, they were afraid they would be even less of a match for it when the white light dissipated.
Not to mention that this frog had an even more terrifying and incomprehensible master!
Just now, a full five Gyarados had attacked at once. Even with their thirty clan members working together, they wouldn't dare say they could resolve it without losses. Yet, apart from the two ghosts helping to divert attention in the middle, this human had single-handedly killed them all!
It made the spectating Azumarill's hearts tremble.
After drawing his sword, this human's combat power became even more unfathomable.
So, they regretted it now. Why didn't they listen to this human a month ago and properly bully this frog without holding back?
They were afraid they would never have the chance again…
(End of Chapter)
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