Pokémon: Starting as a Pokémon Researcher with Milotic

"Ugly Fish, don't you feel anything?" Ye Chen asked.

"call?"

The ugly fish's eyes are moving left and right. Is it a feeling of great pleasure right now?

Ye Chen sighed and slapped his forehead.

"It seems that Ugly Fish's inner conflict is harder to resolve than I thought. In addition, this victory was too easy. I need to find a stronger opponent."

Before Ye Chen could put away the Ugly Fish and continue forward, a whooshing sound suddenly came from behind him!

It was incredibly fast, and its target was Ye Chen, who had his back to the opponent!

Ye Chen, unaware of what was behind him, felt goosebumps rise on the back of his neck. However, time did not allow him to turn around and look. He could only try his best to roll forward to dodge the attack.

However, the opponent was faster and was about to pierce Ye Chen's body in the next second.

"call!"

At the critical moment, the Ugly Fish unleashed a dragon's breath. Seemingly wary of the power of the breath, the creatures behind it had no choice but to stop and dodge backward.

After creating some distance, Ye Chen looked toward the thing that had attacked him.

A green figure stood not far away, with sharp claws, a lush, leaf-like tail, and a lizard-like appearance.

Enable system detection.

Elf: Lizard King

Level: Advanced Beginner

Qualification: Gym level

Skills: Lightning Strike, Combo Slash, Cross Scissors, Malicious Pursuit, Super Drain, Energy Ball...

"Damn it, I've encountered the strongest spirit in the secret realm?"

Looking at the Lizard King's extremely high level and impressive skill panel, Ye Chen's expression turned solemn.

The key point is that I've been looking at the map the whole time, and this place is definitely not within the marked territory of the Lizard King. It's practically impossible to encounter the Lizard King here.

But of all times, we ran into it!

This is the secret realm!

Even if a place is theoretically safe, it can be fraught with danger due to various unpredictable reasons once inside!

The ugly fish's eyes flashed with rare anger, and it kept making sounds to warn the other party.

The Ugly Fish and the Lizard King are inherently different in species, far inferior in level, and even their attributes are countered. This is a battle that is almost impossible to win!

Moreover, the Lizard King is extremely fast, so even if Ye Chen wanted to run away, he couldn't escape.

Turning his head, Ye Chen found that there was no fear in Ugly Fish's eyes, only burning anger!

"You are in a dangerous situation. How will you deal with the powerful Lizard King? It seems that a pair of eyes have seen you, and your choice will affect his/her/its opinion of you."

"Option 1: Let the Ugly Fish help you hold off the Lizard King. You are the only light in its life, and it will steadfastly help you hold off the Lizard King. Reward: a Mysterious Elf Egg."

"Option 2: Fight alongside the Ugly Fish to defeat the Lizard King and be rewarded with a Mysterious Water Drop and experience in crafting a Top-Tier Water Energy Cube."

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Chapter Seven: Severe Injury, the Light of Evolution!

Neither his mental state nor the rewards offered by the system allowed Ye Chen to escape at this moment.

Now his only option is to defeat the strongest spirit in the Azure Forest Secret Realm.

"Lizard King, I don't know why you are so hostile to humans, but now that I've reached a point where I have no choice but to fight, do you dare to have an elf battle with me?"

If the Sceptile agrees to a battle to decide the outcome, it can at least prevent it from directly attacking the trainer.

Sure enough, the Lizard King gave the Ugly Fish a disdainful look.

That's it? A mere ugly fish dares to challenge me? Watch me defeat your spirit first, then I'll settle the score with you!

"Chamo!"

"It seems you've agreed, so let's begin! Ugly Fish, go back to the water first!"

The ugly fish is, after all, an aquatic creature, and can only unleash its full potential in water.

The mantis had been drinking water by the river, so the pufferfish wasn't far from the river and jumped into the water with a single leap.

Ye Chen straightened his baseball cap, which had been askew during his roll, and his expression became serious.

"The real battle has only just begun!"

The Lizard King attacked first, transforming into a green beam that shot straight at the Feebas, much faster than the previous Scyther.

"Dive into the water!"

The pufferfish was incredibly fast; it had already submerged underwater before the Lizard King's leaf blades could reach it.

The Lizard King is a forest-type spirit, but that doesn't mean it can't fight underwater; it just means its abilities in all aspects will be greatly suppressed.

However, it doesn't care; the difference in status is enough to ignore the disadvantages brought by the environment.

It followed closely behind, rushing into the river at an extremely fast speed, the leaf blades on its arms emitting a faint light—it was a combo attack!

Combo skills are skills that become more powerful the more they are used. They may not be very powerful at first, but if they cannot be interrupted before the user can use them continuously, their power will eventually be higher than you can imagine.

However, rivers are the domain of the pufferfish. Unlike on land, the pufferfish is extremely agile in the water. With its high mobility in the water, it can easily dodge by slightly twisting its body.

"We can't let it use its combo attack continuously. Use Whirlwind to hinder its movement!"

Although Ye Chen was on the shore, he could still see how the battle was going because the ugly fish was not far from the surface of the river.

"Phew!" Ugly Fish exhaled a bubble, indicating that it understood.

The calm river surface suddenly began to rotate. With the help of the river's own power, the whirlpool skill of the chubby fish was fully utilized. The water flowed rapidly around the lizard king, preventing it from swimming freely.

"Now, use Dragon Breath at the three o'clock position."

This is a mature system: use Tide Whirl to control enemies and Dragon Breath to deal damage. I used it before when fighting against Scyther.

But the version currently used in the river is the real, complete version.

Dragon breath is a condensed energy of dragons that is spewed out, and it has a certain degree of corrosiveness. It still has considerable power even in water.

"Chamo!" The Lizard King cried out in pain as he took a dragon's breath attack with his arms crossed.

The Lizard King's eyes were bloodshot as it stared intently at the Feebas, trying to break free from the water's encirclement. However, the Feebas, which was adept at manipulating water-based energy, immediately controlled the water flow to restrict the Lizard King's movements at any time.

"Chamo!"

Seeing that he could not break through the vortex quickly, the Lizard King gritted his teeth and used an energy ball, but instead of controlling it to rush towards the Ugly Fish, he made it explode directly in front of him!

Energy Ball is a Grass-type move with a power of 90 points. The explosive power almost instantly destroyed the internal structure of Tide Whirl, causing Feebas to lose control of Tide Whirl.

Ye Chen was soaked by the water splashed up by the explosion on the shore, but he didn't care at all.

He shouted loudly, "Get some distance, Ugly Fish!"

However, the explosion made the water murky, and Ugly Fish couldn't see clearly what was happening on the Lizard King's side for a while. By the time it heard Ye Chen's command, it was too late.

The Lizard King swung its large, leaf-shaped tail and charged toward the Ugly Fish at incredible speed, the leaf blades on its arms flashing green twice more, symbolizing its skill.

Ye Chen's pupils contracted.

"It's a combination of lightning and a scissor strike!"

At the level of a pufferfish, being hit by a cross-shaped cutter could even render it unable to fight!

Returning our gaze to the water,

Faced with the Lizard King's furious all-out attack, the pufferfish tried its best to twist its body, but it was still inevitably hit on the side by the cross-shaped shears.

The powerful force sent the ugly fish flying out of the water, where it landed motionless on the shore.

"Ugly fish!"

Ye Chen rushed to Ugly Fish's side and quickly checked its injuries. The deep, bone-revealing wound where it had been hit was extremely conspicuous.

Ignoring everything else, Ye Chen fed all the top-tier energy cubes in the system into the Ugly Fish's mouth, and then sprayed the healing spray on the Ugly Fish's wounds as if it were free.

Ugly Fish tried its best to swallow all the energy cubes, wanting to get up and continue fighting, but the intense pain from exerting force several times made it impossible for it to even turn over.

Am I going to die?

So this is what death feels like.

It seems I'm still as useless as ever. It's better to die, at least I won't be mocked by other elves anymore.

but……

But I can't die yet!

The image of Ye Chen appeared in her mind; he was like a ray of light piercing into the dark heart of Ugly Fish, bringing it warmth.

He gently told himself, "Welcome to be my partner. Let's work together."

He fed himself with that incredibly delicious stuff;

He accompanied me through my arduous training every day, arranging training plans for me;