diskusbooks Chapter 276: Life Passage in the Mist
Chapter 276: Life Passage in the Mist
At this moment, Minotica's condition was extremely critical. Despite Zhang Heng's desperate efforts, Minotica had already given up hope of survival. Without professional medical equipment, if Minotica refused to cooperate, there was no way to restore its health.
Originally, Zhang Heng planned to treat the wound of Milotic first, then feed it nutritious medicine to help it recover its strength. After that, relying on Milotic's three recovery skills, with the cooperation of each other, it would definitely be able to recover to a healthy state soon.
But now, Mienshao has no intention of cooperating, and Zhang Heng's unilateral efforts are doomed to be in vain.
Zhang Heng looked at the diving ball in his hand, feeling helpless. He muttered to himself, "After all, I once aspired to be an excellent Pokémon doctor. I can't just watch you fend for yourself here. I have no choice but to take you away."
Although Zhang Heng had just said that he didn't want to damage the ecological environment, there were actually wounded people slowly losing their vitality in front of him. As a doctor, how could he not help them?
Just as Zhang Heng was about to throw the diving ball, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. He quickly called the system in his mind: "Hey, system, it's been a while since we last chatted. Are you still there?"
Ding~ "Answer the host, I'm here."
Although Zhang Heng has always been able to use the ability to view the property panel, he hasn't communicated with the system in this way for a long time.
When Zhang Heng listened to the mechanical voice of the system again this time, he inexplicably felt that there seemed to be a hint of human emotion in it, and it seemed a bit... resentful?
"Um...if I capture a water Pokémon and then release it, how will the system rewards and team formation tasks be calculated?"
Zhang Heng wasn't the type to take advantage of others. The sight of this champion-level Milotic before him truly captivated him. After all, the most challenging step in cultivating Pokémon like Squidward was evolving into Milotic, which was incredibly difficult.
Now this Milotic has even completed the most difficult evolution. If you capture it directly, it would be like pie in the sky, picking it up for free.
But from Milotic's previous performance, it can be seen that it is determined to find a safe habitat for its fellow tribe members, and is the undisputed leader of the Uglyfish tribe.
If Zhang Heng captured it and took it away, the other chou chou fish would be left without support. Therefore, Zhang Heng simply wanted to heal it first and then return it. However, when it came to system rewards and team formation tasks, it was still safe to consult the system first.
Ding~ "Reply to the host. If you capture a Pokémon and then release it, it will be considered an attempt to cheat the system. The system will reclaim all previously issued rewards, and the team formation mission will be deemed a failure."
"Huh? Your rules are getting stricter and stricter. If I hadn't asked you, wouldn't you have overturned everything I did?"
Ding~ "All choices are in the hands of the host, please choose carefully."
Zhang Heng shook his head helplessly, put the diving ball back into the system store, and took out the competition ball for this sea fishing competition from his waist.
A flash of red light passed, and the slender Mienshao was captured by the Competition Ball. Mienshao was extremely weak at this moment, and the wound that had just stopped bleeding began to bleed again. The Competition Ball encountered no major obstacles, and with just a few slight shakes, it successfully captured Mienshao.
Zhang Heng picked up the Race Ball and put both the Swampert and Magikarp back into the Poké Ball. He turned to Yishu and said, "Mienshao is in an emergency. Let's return to the coast of Fengcheng. There should be medical equipment there that can save it."
After hearing this, Yishu nodded quickly and prepared to leave with Zhang Heng.
"Let's go without further ado. We'll ride on the dragon together later. It's much faster than the giant flying fish."
Just before leaving, Zhang Heng suddenly remembered something and turned back to look at the few ugly fish still sticking their heads out of the water. It didn't seem right to just take their leader away like that.
Zhang Heng squatted down and gently stroked a slightly larger chou chou fish. With the help of the power of water control, he conveyed his kindness and thoughts to it.
Finally, he extended an invitation to them: "Mienshao is in critical condition. I need to take it back for treatment. We can provide you with a good habitat. Are you willing to come with us?"
There are still a group of Steel-type Pokémon hidden in Zhang Heng's backyard that his father used to rob the Sakura Country cargo ship. So what if he raises a few more Ugly fish in the pond? It's just a matter of adding a pair of chopsticks.
After hearing this, the group of ugly fish just shook their heads slightly, then turned around in the water, indicating that they did not want to leave the waters.
Zhang Heng expressed his understanding and soothed them softly, "Then please be careful. Once I heal Mienotic, I'll definitely return it. Don't worry."
Zhang Heng walked out of the cave, but the scene before him froze him.
The once clear outside world was now completely shrouded in a thick fog. The mist rolled recklessly, much heavier than before, like a thick quilt, tightly enveloping the entire island. As far as the eye could see, all was white, making it impossible to see the road ahead.
A bluebird circled above the cave entrance, chirping anxiously, its figure looming in the mist, its feathers soaked by the fog. Normally, it could guide the two with its sharp eyesight and nimble flight, but faced with this dense fog, it was somewhat at a loss.
"Tweet~"
Led by the bluebird, they groped their way forward in the fog. But after walking for a while, Zhang Heng felt that their pace was too slow. If they continued at this rate, they didn't know when they would find the coast.
Suddenly, Zhang Heng had an idea and turned to Yishu beside him and said, "Yishu, no matter what you see next, you have to keep it a secret for me, okay?" Yishu's eyes flashed with doubt when he heard this, but he nodded quickly without asking any more questions.
Zhang Heng quickly took out the diving ball from his waist and whispered, "Sunny day." As soon as he finished speaking, the Poké Ball opened and a dazzling white light flashed.
In this thick fog like a quilt, a Pokémon with a body like a dinosaur, a prehistoric giant, appeared.
Yishu opened his mouth in shock and subconsciously covered it with his hands. His eyes were wide open, full of surprise and suspicion at this Pokémon he had never seen before.
As the Pokémon appeared, the surrounding fog grew thicker, as if the water vapor it emitted blended perfectly with the misty island.
Bodangshui roared to the heavens, the sound shaking the air around him. Then, a powerful fire energy surged out from his body.
This energy seemed to possess life, transforming into waves of blazing fire that swept towards the surrounding fog. The fog, originally so thick it was almost suffocating, quickly dissipated under the impact of the fire waves, like snow encountering the scorching sun.
At this moment, Bodangshui seemed to sense something, and so did Zhang Heng. They both turned back to look inside the cave they had just exited, but now they had no time to pay attention to what was inside.
With the release of the Sunny Day skill, the fog was completely dispelled wherever the fire wave went, revealing a clear road ahead.
However, because the fog dissipated too suddenly, Yishu's vision was blocked by a bright afterimage of the fog as the light and shadow changed, and he was never able to see the complete appearance of the Pokémon.
After doing all this, Zhang Heng quickly took the Pokémon back, took Yishu's hand, and said with a hint of urgency and joy: "Let's go, we can see the road now."
Yishu held the elf egg in one hand, while Zhang Heng held her other hand. Looking at the hand holding hers, she weakly replied, "Ah? Okay... okay."
Soon, a deep cry was heard. Pushing aside the layers of tree shadows, the massive body of the dragon could be seen floating quietly on the water at the edge of the island.
Its outline was faintly visible in the mist on the sea. When Zhang Heng and Yishu approached, Chenglong gently swung its tail, signaling them to hurry up.