Pokémon: Starting with Lucario and Gardevoir

Gardevoir's attack followed immediately.

A magical beam of multicolored light struck Gyarados's head.

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"

Despite being hit, Gyarados did not fall; instead, it prepared to launch an attack.

Hao Yan's eyes narrowed.

Gyarados is a typical Pokémon that is fast and has high attack, but it is not good at defense.

In extreme cases, Gyarados will either one-shot its opponent or be one-shotted by its opponent during a battle.

"If it's a Gyarados in its normal state, even if it's level 43..."

"With the combined attack from Xiao Ou and Xiao Lu, it's enough to render him unable to fight."

"I never expected it to be so resilient in such a berserk state!"

"In that case, let's strike again!"

Hao Yan immediately gave another order: "Xiao Ou, continue using Thunder Fist."

"Little Lu, you too, use the Illusion Ray."

The two Pokémon immediately attacked after receiving Haoyan's command.

Gyarados, realizing what was happening, swung its tail and lashed out at Lucario, who was attacking at close range.

The enormous tail sent Lucario flying back several meters.

However, Lucario's electrified fist had already struck its opponent.

Gardevoir's Spectral Beam also struck Gyarados's head. After enduring repeated attacks, it finally brought Gyarados down.

... ...

Seeing Gyarados fall down, Xiaoxia immediately picked up Staryu, ran to Haoyan's side, and took out a Poké Ball to recall Gyarados.

"Take him to the Pokémon Center for treatment; he should be fine," Haoyan reassured Xiaoxia.

"Thank you!" Xiaoxia sincerely expressed her gratitude to Haoyan.

If it hadn't been Haoyan just now, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

Haoyan was like a god who saved her and solved the problem that she had been unable to resolve for several days.

"Little Ou, Little Lu, you've worked hard. Go back to your Poké Balls and rest for a bit." Hao Yan used his right hand to press the Poké Ball and recall the two Pokémon.

Then, carefully bypassing his left hand, he unfastened the backpack he had been carrying and placed it on the ground.

Then, using his right hand, he opened the backpack and began rummaging through it.

Xiaoxia watched Haoyan's awkward actions from the side, somewhat puzzled.

Upon closer inspection, I realized...

Haoyan's left hand was slashed open with a huge gash.

Blood is gushing out.

That's why I kept using my right hand to operate the machine, avoiding my injured left hand.

Just now, Haoyan was cut by some flying pebbles while trying to save her, which is why he has such a big cut.

"Your...your left hand is bleeding!"

Haoyan smiled at her and said casually, "It's nothing, just some superficial injuries, a bandage will do."

He then took out the prepared first-aid kit from his backpack and began the procedure.

"I...I'll do it!"

"I've learned emergency bandaging techniques before!" Xiaoxia stepped forward and took the hemostatic bandage.

"Okay, thank you for your help." Haoyan handed the first-aid kit to Xiaoxia and bandaged his left hand with his right, which was still quite inconvenient.

Since Xiaoxia has already learned it, let's just teach it to her.

Xiaoxia, first use hydrogen peroxide to disinfect and clean the wound on the surface of your arm, then sprinkle on a powder to promote muscle growth, and finally carefully wrap it with a hemostatic bandage.

I must say, Xiaoxia's technique is quite professional.

... ...

Chapter 40 Breakup with Xiaoxia

With Xiaoxia's help, Haoyan's wound has been successfully stopped bleeding.

To help him recover quickly, he was given a rapid muscle-regenerating injection. Given Haoyan's extraordinary physical condition, he should be fully recovered in less than two days.

The medical techniques in this world are very advanced.

You can put a Pokémon into a Poké Ball, and then use a healing machine to restore its stamina and energy in an hour.

Given that people in this world love to travel, many potent hemostatic and tissue-regenerating medicines have been developed for travelers who are injured while traveling.

Of course, the price won't be cheap.

"Thank you so much! I don't know what I would have done without you!" After finishing her work, Xiaoxia stood up and bowed ninety degrees to Haoyan.

"You're too kind, it's nothing." Haoyan didn't seem to mind.

"My name is Xiaoxia. What's your name?" Xiaoxia realized that she didn't know the name of her savior.

"Haoyan." Haoyan replied simply, then found a rock and sat down to rest.

He took some food out of his backpack and started eating.

Replenish the energy you just lost.

I also shared some with Xiaoxia. She must have been starving from chasing Gyarados, so she thanked me and started eating.

After eating something, Xiaoxia regained some of her energy. Recalling what had just happened, she asked curiously, "Haoyan, when you saw Gyarados attack me, how did you know that Gyarados was my Pokémon?"

Haoyan took a bite of bread and casually said, "This place is surrounded by forests, so there shouldn't be any large water sources."

"Gyarados, a water-type Pokémon, is unlikely to appear here, so the possibility of it being wild can be ruled out."

"And the fact that you care so much about this Gyarados means that you are its master."

"A Pokémon will only attack its trainer if the trainer does something unforgivable to it."

"However, seeing how much you care about Gyarados, it rules out that you've treated it badly. That also suggests that Gyarados must have been provoked in some way to act this way."

Hearing Haoyan's detailed analysis, Xiaoxia secretly admired him.

It's just a few small details.

That way you can get information that is so complete and consistent with the facts.

When Gyarados was mentioned, Misty sadly pulled out her Poké Ball.

Inside was a Gyarados that had been unconscious.

He said in a low voice, "Gyarados was stolen a week ago."

"He came back on his own after a week, but he had become extremely ferocious and wanted to destroy everything in sight!"

"To stop him from causing further destruction, I chased him all the way from Cerulean City to here."

"I was in a hurry to leave, and I only brought a Staryu with me, which is why I was injured like this by Gyarados."

At this point, Xiaoxia stood up again and bowed deeply to Haoyan.

"Alright, alright, it's just a small matter, don't worry about it." Hao Yan waved his hand casually and asked, "Then do you know who stole your Gyarados?"

A fierce anger suddenly arose in Xiaoxia's eyes.

He said bitterly, "It's definitely the Rockets!"

"This isn't the first time. Those despicable guys in Team Rocket often steal other people's Pokémon to use for biological experiments!"

"They must have stolen my Gyarados!"

"The Rockets better not run into me, or I will definitely not let them get away with it!"

His words were filled with anger.

Haoyan silently shook his head in his heart, although he didn't know Xiaoxia's full strength.

However, the Rockets' ability to dominate the Kanto region for so long is not due to luck, but also to their formidable strength!

Xiaoxia is just a gym leader, yet she wants to fight against Team Rocket, which has thousands or even tens of thousands of members.

Statistically speaking, it's very low, very low.

Although Haoyan didn't say anything, the astute Xiaoxia could roughly guess what he was thinking from his expression.

"I know I'm not strong enough to compete against the Rockets right now, but I will train hard."

"One day, I will definitely defeat Team Rocket and avenge my Gyarados!"

"And stop them, don't allow them to conduct those evil experiments on my favorite Pokémon again!"

"Absolutely not!"

Xiaoxia's tone contained anger, but even more so, it was resolute.

With such a firm attitude, Xiaoxia's reputation in Haoyan's eyes rose a few points.

He was particularly moved by Xiaoxia's attitude towards Pokémon.

Like Xiaoxia, Haoyan treats Pokémon as partners, friends, and even family!

If someone were to steal Lucario or Gardevoir and use them for experiments that would drive Gyarados insane, it would be disastrous.

I reckon Haoyan will go berserk just like the Gyarados from before.

"Keep going, I believe in you," Haoyan encouraged Xiaoxia.

"Thank you, Haoyan!" Xiaoxia said again.

"Oh, by the way, congratulations." Haoyan stood up and extended his hand to Xiaoxia.

"Huh? Congratulations for what?" Xiaoxia didn't quite understand Haoyan's meaning, but she still stood up and reached out to shake Haoyan's broad hand.