People in the Elf: God rewards hard work and I become stronger at the speed of light Chapter 075

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Bai Ze (白泽)

After finishing the challenge at the Celadon Gym, Bai Ze didn’t choose the well-connected waterways of Celadon City. Instead, he turned onto Route 6, preparing to take the famous Kanto Underground Path to Saffron City.

Leaving Celadon City and entering Route 6, all that met his eyes was a discontinuous, trampled path, with almost no signs of human construction.

Such a primitive road was naturally not easy to traverse.

However, for Bai Ze, who owned an Arcanine, this was no trouble at all.

Because he wasn’t in a hurry to travel.

Bai Ze didn’t ask Arcanine to run too fast.

Along the way, they stopped and went. When Arcanine got tired, it would walk, and they would find some wild Pokémon for Beedrill and Zorua to spar with, leveling up.

Or, when encountering a stream, they would stop for a picnic while Bai Ze explained the secret move, Waterfall, learned from the Cerulean Gym, to Lapras!

Speaking of which.

The Cerulean Gym, being a Water-type gym,

had a secret move that seemed specifically created and improved to counter Water-type Pokémon.

Its emphasis.

Simply put, it used the highly aggressive Water-type factors of the secret move Waterfall to disrupt the release of other attribute moves.

And it was most effective against Water types…

Good heavens!

Was this going to make Lapras go down the path of an ‘internal traitor’ without turning back?

Of course, that’s just a saying.

In reality, Bai Ze was quite satisfied with this move.

“Lapras, use Waterfall!”

“Woo~!”

At Bai Ze’s command, Lapras raised its long neck, stirring up a wave amidst its prolonged calls.

It transformed into layers of surging waves, instantly scattering and enveloping the incoming Water Gun.

Finally, they merged into one.

Transforming into an even larger wave that sent the Poliwraith in front flying!

[You commanded Lapras to defeat Poliwraith, gaining some insight. Battle experience + 3, Lapras experience + 5, Secret Move Waterfall proficiency + 1]

“Well done, Lapras.”

Bai Ze gently stroked Lapras’s long neck twice, smiling as he handed it a specially made Energy Cube.

“Woo~”

Lapras swallowed the Energy Cube in one gulp, then affectionately rubbed against Bai Ze’s palm.

These Energy Cubes were specially formulated by Bai Ze according to the tastes, energy levels, and attributes of his Pokémon, so they were naturally well-loved.

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After several days like this, the Pokémon had all grown to varying degrees.

Among them, Zorua’s change was the most significant, truly making rapid progress!

Its level had reached 24.

Officially promoted to Elite Mid-tier!

Moreover, its use of the Illusion ability had become increasingly proficient.

Now.

The little guy was no longer satisfied with individual transformations but had gradually begun to condense an illusionary domain, already possessing the preliminary ability to ‘change the environment’!

Next was Beedrill.

Perhaps stimulated by the rapid advancement of its companions.

Its training during this period had been quite intense, almost reaching its limit without overworking its body!

And the results were pleasing.

Hard work pays off.

Even its Attack base stat, which was already difficult to raise, was forcibly increased by 1 level, reaching an astonishing 166.

And its level also increased by 4, reaching (Level 44, 95/100).

It was just a little short of being promoted to Gym High-tier.

The only regrettable thing was.

Beedrill’s transformation due to the ‘Bug King Orb’ had not yet been completely finished, making it unable to convert its accumulated power and give Beedrill another push.

As for Lapras, Arcanine, and Kirlia, their changes were not as significant.

Lapras was mainly focusing on mastering the secret move ‘Waterfall’ and didn’t participate much in battles or basic training.

Arcanine, on the other hand, faced the dilemma of having nowhere left to ascend.

However, the journey over the past few days had increased its Speed base stat by two points, reaching 98, just 3 points away from reaching ‘High Speed’.

Of course.

The ‘High Speed’ referred to here means acting first in games, while in reality, it primarily reflects agility and reaction speed.

It does not represent the Pokémon’s inherent movement speed.

For example, Dragonite,

whose Speed stat is only 80, can fly at speeds exceeding twice the speed of sound for extended periods, circling the planet in 16 hours.

Its displayed powerful stamina and flying speed cannot be simply summarized by a mere Speed base stat.

As for Kirlia, the last one.

This little girl had been experiencing something strange lately.

Her internal psychic power would suddenly surge by a significant amount every now and then, as if pulled by some presence. This happened quite frequently and had begun to affect her daily training and life.

There was no other way.

Kirlia had to spend most of her day stabilizing her constantly surging psychic power.

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This day, in the early morning!

After finishing his morning exercises and enjoying a hearty breakfast with his Pokémon.

Bai Ze folded his sleeping bag and stuffed it into his spatial backpack.

He slung it over his shoulder and fastened the straps.

He was eagerly preparing to ride Lapras down the river next to the campsite to experience the feeling of going with the current.

Boom—

A violent explosion, accompanied by a black and red mushroom cloud of thick smoke, caused Bai Ze’s steps to halt.

He frowned, murmuring in confusion:

“This power and the shape of the explosion… is it the Self-Destruct move?”

No sooner had he spoken.

Boom! Boom—

One after another, explosions rang out again.

Thick smoke billowed.

Completely covering and enveloping the valley at the edge of Bai Ze’s vision.

Bai Ze’s frown deepened.

Because that direction was the only path through this dense forest trail to Saffron City: the entrance to the underground tunnel!

“Lapras, come back first!”

Without much hesitation, Bai Ze recalled Lapras from the river, then directly threw out two Poké Balls: “Arcanine, Beedrill, come out!”

With two crisp ‘ping-ping’ sounds.

The majestic Arcanine and the dark, cool Beedrill instantly appeared.

Then.

Bai Ze directly straddled Arcanine and gravely instructed: “Beedrill, scout ahead. Be careful and retreat immediately if you find anything wrong, or… strike decisively!”

“Scree~!”

Whoosh!

Accompanied by a buzzing sound, Beedrill transformed into a cold stream of light and vanished from Bai Ze’s sight.

“Let’s go!”

“We’ll follow!”

Bai Ze immediately patted Arcanine.

Immediately, he felt a pulling force backward, and the trees on both sides instantly turned into blurs, rapidly receding…

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