Ash's Pokémon Travel Has Big Problems

I can almost say that I think about the big meal I had at the Clarion Dojo all the time.

I don't know when I'll be able to eat it again.

With this in mind, Gyarados tried even harder to please Misty.

Most Pokémon have a simple mindset: just eat and drink happily and live each day to the fullest.

Of course, for a Pokémon like Gyarados with a fierce personality, it would be even better if it had enough to eat and drink and then had a fight to fight.

fighting!

Cool!

Anyway, he's not afraid of pain.

"Pikachu!" Pikachu jumped onto Gyarados's head and looked around curiously.

at this time.

Xiaoxia caught a glimpse of something moving faintly behind a rock not far away out of the corner of her eye.

Curious, she took a few steps closer, parted the seaweed, and discovered it was an injured black seahorse.

Its small body was curled up, with a noticeable abrasion on its dorsal fin, and it looked listless, but what was most striking was the extreme fear that filled its large eyes.

It was staring intently at the enormous creature in the water not far away, the golden Gyarados.

Uh... Gyarados doesn't have a very good reputation.

Especially in the eyes of wild Water-type Pokémon, these big guys are constantly causing destruction everywhere, and they are also very strong.

Generally speaking, the best course of action is to avoid them if you can't afford to offend them.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid..." Xiaoxia immediately squatted down, her voice extremely soft, and carefully reached out her hand.

"Look, it's very well-behaved and won't hurt you." She turned around and winked at Gyarados.

Gyarados obediently lowered its massive head, even trying to force what it thought was a friendly expression.

Although it still looks a bit scary, they've tried their best.

It slowly exhaled a small puff of warm water vapor, sprinkling it on the black seahorse, like an awkward attempt at comfort.

The seahorse was clearly bewildered by this sudden "friendliness," its body stiff as a board.

LOL.

You call this friendliness?

Why don't you take a look at your face and your big mouth with fangs?

The Golden Gyarados already has an extremely majestic appearance, not to mention its Intimidate ability.

Only Xiaozhi and his group, who were used to getting along with it, thought it had a good temper.

Xiaoxia took the opportunity to take out the wound medicine she carried with her and treated the wound on the seahorse's dorsal fin with extreme gentleness.

Her movements were professional and gentle, and she kept reassuring people, "Okay, okay, it won't hurt anymore soon."

With her continued reassurance and Gyarados's "efforts" to act friendly, Horsea finally relaxed.

It gratefully rubbed against Xia's fingers, then suddenly became excited.

The black seahorse leaped out of Xiaoxia's palm and landed on the wet sand.

It gestured frantically with its tiny mouth and pectoral fins, sometimes pointing towards the sea, sometimes making rolling and crashing motions, appearing very anxious.

Finally, it stabilized.

The small body turned in one direction, its gaze fixed on the distant coastline with a mixture of determination and fear.

Tower cranes and construction fences can be vaguely seen there; it is the construction site of Grandma Jin's marine park, which is currently under construction and has been suspended.

"What...what does this mean?" Xiao Gang stroked his chin, looking at the abstract expression of the black seahorse with a puzzled expression.

Xiaoxia also looked bewildered: "It seems to be in a hurry, trying to tell us something..."

Neither Brock nor Misty brought any Pokémon with psychic abilities with them.

After all, the purpose of traveling is to gain experience, not to show off or enjoy oneself.

Of course, this is because they are both dojo trainers with substantial resources.

For ordinary trainers, it would be best to have a Psychic-type Pokémon if possible.

Ash followed the direction pointed by Horsea and saw the construction site standing out starkly and quietly on the horizon.

He recalled Lt. Surge's tough attitude at the club and Granny Kim's resentful look as she left, combined with the injured seahorse's unusual fear and direction...

—The giant stinging jellyfish that appears in the original anime?

—Then there must be a group of stinging jellyfish here.

—But now that Team Rocket's trio has gone to Goldenrod City, will the giant Tentacruel still appear?

Ash can only refer to the original work; he cannot take the original work as something that will inevitably happen in this world.

After all, the Rockets trio didn't come to Vermilion City.

“What it’s trying to tell us might be related to that construction site,” Xiao Zhi said, his tone becoming serious. “And it probably isn’t anything good.”

He put away his relaxed expression and looked at his companions: "Let's go, let's go take a look."

"Pikachu!" Pikachu jumped back onto his shoulder, its cheeks flashing with electricity, as if it too had sensed the unusual presence.

Gyarados let out a low roar, its massive body turning around in the shallow water, its gaze fixed on the construction site, a hint of wariness flashing in its golden pupils.

Pidgey circled once in the air, lowered its altitude, and locked onto its target with its sharp eyes.

As the commander of the air force, he was the fastest to act and had the widest field of vision.

After confirming Ash's intentions, Pidgeotto flew straight over.

Xiaoxia carefully picked up the still-gesturing Mohaima: "Don't worry, take us there and see what happened."

The group walked briskly along the coastline toward the silent construction site.

The sea breeze seemed to pick up speed, whipping up waves that crashed against the rocks with a louder roar than before.

“Bibi—”

Pidgey flew up to Ash and began flapping its wings, mimicking the behavior of a Tentacruel and a human.

Ash's long-standing understanding allowed him to understand what Pidgeotto was saying.

Pidgey: There are many wilted stinging jellyfish in that construction site. There are also many humans nearby, and they seem to be doing something bad.

"...Something's not right. Let's hurry up." Ash's tone turned somewhat cold.

Capitalists only care about profits, not risks.

If there is a 300% profit, a capitalist can sell the rope that hangs him.

"Perhaps this time you'll have to go all out, Xiaogang and Xiaoxia."

Chapter 68 Poisoning the Stinging Jellyfish

The sea breeze no longer brings the fresh saltiness, but rather a faint, nauseating mixture of sweetness and chemical odors.

The closer Ash and his friends got to Granny's construction site, which she called "Paradise Paradise," the stronger the smell became.

At the same time, a sense of foreboding grew stronger.

Something bad has indeed happened.

The construction site was surrounded by a simple fence, but there was no one guarding the entrance, and it was eerily quiet.

The Pidgey bird circled anxiously in the air, emitting warning cries.

Uh……

That being said, apart from Ash and his friends, no one else could tell the difference.

Pidgey is a very common Pokémon in the Kanto region, so it's perfectly normal to hear bird calls coming from the sky.

"Let's go in and take a look." Xiao Zhi lowered his voice and took the lead by squeezing through a gap in the broken fence.

The sight inside the construction site made the three of them hold their breath instantly, a chill creeping up their spines.

It should have been a busy construction site.

At this moment, it resembles a silent slaughterhouse.

The ground was not ordinary mud, but covered with a thick, slippery, eerily pale purple gelatinous liquid that reflected an unsettling sheen in the afternoon sunlight.

The cloying, chemical smell in the air reached its peak here, almost suffocating.

"What...what is this?" Xiaoxia's voice trembled.

The black seahorse in her arms began to struggle violently, trying in fear to shrink back into her embrace.

Xiao Gang squatted down, dipped his finger in the sticky liquid on the ground, carefully rubbed it apart, and then smelled it. His face instantly turned extremely ugly.

"It's jellyfish fluid... mixed with a high concentration of chemicals. This smell... it's a potent poison specifically designed to disrupt the osmotic pressure of Water-type Pokémon cells!"

His gaze swept across the scene: "They lured them to this shallow area with bait...and then used poison to break down the bodily functions of these jellyfish that live in the sea, causing them to leak out large amounts of water."

how to say?

That's a very villainous thing to do.

This practice is prohibited in the Pokémon world.

The alliance's leadership was well aware of the existence of [God].

Apart from a few madmen, most people wouldn't even consider provoking the gods.

There was no need to finish speaking; the scene before them spoke volumes.

Several large metal cages were piled up haphazardly to one side, and inside, one could vaguely see some jellyfish that were still wriggling weakly and whose bodies had shrunk and deformed.

Their bright, agate-like crowns had lost their luster and become dull and shriveled.

Fortunately, both the agate jellyfish and the stinging jellyfish are very resilient.

Pokémon are not normal jellyfish.

The Pokémon professor's research revealed—

Agate jellyfish usually float in shallow seas, and occasionally you can see their shriveled bodies on the beach when the tide goes out.

Many organisms can survive even after drying on beaches and other similar locations.

Because its body is mostly composed of water, it becomes dry and brittle after leaving the ocean, but it can revive as soon as it comes into contact with water.

Its tenacious vitality makes it seem like a water bear?

That's pretty much the situation.

"You bastard!" Xiaoxia's eyes instantly turned red.

She, who loves Water-type Pokémon, simply cannot tolerate this situation.

Looking at the trembling Mo Haima in her arms, a surge of unprecedented rage welled up inside her. "How dare they?! This is a massacre!"

at this time.

A burst of triumphant and shrill laughter came from the temporary prefabricated houses deep inside the construction site.

The door to the prefab house was pushed open, and Grandma Jin walked out, leaning on her cane, surrounded by a group of people dressed in black suits who looked like bodyguards but were actually thugs.

A smug smile spread across her face as she looked at the "harvest" before her, as if admiring some masterpiece.

"Hehehe... Did you see that?"

"This is what happens when you get in the way!" Granny Jin pointed to the mess on the ground with her cane, her voice filled with cold smugness.

"With just a few tricks, these troublesome nuisances come to us on their own."

"Once it's all cleaned up, construction on my paradise park can resume immediately!"

She had clearly noticed Ash and his friends who had barged in, and her gaze swept over the Horsea in Misty's arms, revealing a hint of sarcasm: "Oh? You brought a little pet with you?"

"What, trying to meddle in other people's business?"

Well... all I can say is that although Granny Jin is a rich person, she's not exactly high-class.

The evidence is that Grandma Jin did not recognize Xiaoxia and Xiaogang.