As Teacher Xu's words fell, the yellow-haired young man quickly rushed out.
He excitedly blew a loud whistle and shouted, "Aerodactyl, quickly take me to the forest!"
Because the yellow-haired young man had sharp eyes, he immediately noticed that the farther the forest was from the entrance, the more Berries it seemed to contain.
A colossal Aerodactyl "whooshed" out of its Poké Ball, spread its wide wings, let out a sharp Roar, then firmly gripped the yellow-haired young man's shoulder with its talons, vigorously flapped its wings, and the powerful force instantly stirred up a cloud of dust.
Dust flew everywhere, swirling around everyone. Other students coughed from the sudden dust, some quickly covered their mouths and noses with their hands, while others had dust in their eyes and kept rubbing them.
Teacher Xu, still coughing, shouted towards the departing Wang Tianxiang, "Wang Tianxiang, slow down, and be careful!"
Seeing this, Wang Yi quickly sent out her Pidgeotto, which had evolved from a Pidgey.
As a girl, Wang Yi was lighter, and Pidgeotto flapped its wings strenuously, barely able to carry her into the air.
Su Yuexi's Skiploom, however, couldn't do it. With its current ability, it couldn't carry Su Yuexi in flight.
Su Yuexi had no choice but to say:
"Skiploom, you take Bellossom to see if there are any Berries you like. Lileep and I will follow shortly."
So, Bellossom, holding onto Skiploom in a slightly awkward pose, flew towards the distant forest.
"Sorry, Lileep, you'll just have to walk slowly with me," Su Yuexi said, gently stroking Lileep.
Lileep swayed its tentacles, seemingly indicating it didn't mind. It was a plant itself and wasn't particularly keen on tree Berries. It was already very happy just to be alone with Su Yuexi.
The rest of the students either jogged or used their Pokémon's help to quickly head into the forest. They weren't Chen Kai, who ate the Secret Realm's tree Berries like dessert. Eating more now might help their Pokémon level up and evolve sooner.
"Do you want to go?" Chen Kai turned to ask his Pokémon.
Xiao Mei and the others all shook their heads. They ate tree Berries every day and were already tired of them.
Big Boss might have been interested, but it had used the "Nasty Plot" TM last night and its head was still throbbing.
"Then let's not join the fun. Speaking of which, this Secret Realm is really small," Chen Kai said. He wasn't even comparing the Du Jiang Yan Secret Realm to Area Zero; it was several times smaller even compared to the Kyoto Secret Realm.
Bai Jin seemed to feel the same. She used to live in the Kyoto Secret Realm, and she didn't lack tree Berries, so she didn't move, but sat by the river to rest.
Teacher Xu heard Chen Kai's words and explained with a smile, "The Du Jiang Yan Secret Realm is indeed not large, but precisely because of this, the Pokémon inside are not high-level. They are generally beginner-stage Pokémon and Normal Class Pokémon, with very few Elite Level ones. The danger level is low, making it suitable to bring you all here.
However, it probably doesn't help you much, does it?"
As he spoke, Teacher Xu glanced at Ampharos, which was already Senior-level (Level 40), and Hydrapple, which was almost Senior-level. His student seemed a bit too strong. Did he not have any bottlenecks?
Xiao Mei successfully reached Senior-level after battling Pangoro yesterday.
Hearing Teacher Xu say this, Chen Kai thought it made sense, so he took his six Pokémon and also came to the riverside to rest.
Horsea took this opportunity to swim freely in the river for a long time, which it hadn't done in a while.
Although it possessed some Dragon bloodline, it hadn't evolved yet, so it still preferred to be in the water.
While happily playing in the river, Horsea discovered a Berry. This was a plant Berry that grew in the water. Although the energy it contained was not as good as special tree Berries, and could only be used to fill its stomach, this water Berry was Horsea's favorite food in the past.
Recently, living with Chen Kai, it always ate land food. For a moment, Horsea really missed this familiar Berry.
Just as it swam towards the Berry with joy, a golden figure suddenly flashed out from behind the nearby water plants.
It was a Magikarp, much larger than Horsea, over 80 centimeters tall, its scales shimmering with dazzling golden light in the water.
Seeing Horsea trying to snatch its Berry, the Magikarp angrily swung its powerful tail, hitting Horsea with a loud "smack."
Horsea was dazed by the sudden slap, its body uncontrollably flipping several times in the water.
By the time Horsea finally managed to stabilize itself, and before it could swim towards the Berry again, it watched helplessly as this golden Magikarp opened its large mouth and swallowed the Berry whole.
The Berry crunched "ga zhi" in the Magikarp's mouth, and the Magikarp even proudly shook its head, as if showing off to Horsea.
Horsea was extremely aggrieved, its small body trembling slightly with anger. The fury in its heart instantly erupted. It puffed out its cheeks and sprayed a blue-purple Dragon Breath towards the golden Magikarp.
The Dragon Breath carried immense power, drawing a brilliant trajectory in the water, heading straight for the Magikarp.
The golden Magikarp was caught off guard by the sudden attack. The Dragon Breath hit its body, splashing large amounts of crystal-clear water.
This commotion attracted the attention of Chen Kai and Bai Jin nearby. Chen Kai saw Horsea angrily facing a Magikarp, and his heart jumped. He quickly ran towards them.
Bai Jin also quickly followed. When she saw that golden Magikarp, she couldn't help but exclaim, "Oh no, Xiao Huang, what's wrong?"
The Magikarp seemed displeased when Bai Jin called its name.
Weeks ago, it was chased and captured by many people, forced to flee everywhere, and finally escaped to Bai Jin's house. At that time, it was exhausted and starving, and was bribed by Bai Jin with two packs of food, becoming Bai Jin's Pokémon.
But the key was that it was clearly golden, yet it was called Xiao Huang!
However, it was too lazy to argue with Bai Jin. After all, that pink 'loach' was called Xiao Bai.
The Magikarp chattered to Bai Jin, saying that it had found a Berry, which was almost snatched by another Pokémon, so it slapped that Pokémon away with its tail. Who knew that blue strange fish would even dare to fight back!
Bai Jin's face darkened after hearing this. It was just a Berry, yet Xiao Huang had slapped Chen Kai's Horsea without a word.
She quickly turned and apologized, "Sorry, Chen Kai, Xiao Huang has just been caught by me and doesn't know any better yet."
Horsea felt a little better hearing the opposing trainer apologize. Who knew the Magikarp would defiantly shout:
"Karp! Karp, Karp!" (I didn't do anything wrong! On the contrary, that stinky blue strange fish, how dare you hit me!)
Hearing the Magikarp's taunts, Horsea also angrily retorted.
Seeing the dispute, Teacher Xu also walked over. After roughly understanding the situation, he, not shying away from a good show, suggested, "Since both sides are Pokémon with trainers, why not have a Pokémon battle?"
The Magikarp immediately shouted:
"Karp! Karp." (Bring it on! Blue fish monster.)
Chen Kai covered his face helplessly, unsure how to react. This felt like being in an anime world, where they had to decide right and wrong through a battle...
This Magikarp hadn't even evolved into Gyarados yet, and its temper was already so explosive? And where did it get the courage to battle Horsea?
Horsea was momentarily speechless, unable to retort against the Magikarp, and could only angrily say to Chen Kai:
"Horsea, Horsea, Horsea!!" (Master, Master! We must beat it hard!!)
As a newly joined Pokémon, Horsea had Si Dang Jia and Wu Dang Jia cheering it on from the side. Xiao Mei, who arrived late, even rolled up its sleeves, ready to personally beat up that yellow fish.
With such an atmosphere, Chen Kai, as the trainer, naturally couldn't spoil everyone's fun: "Okay, then Bai Jin, let's have a Pokémon battle!"
Bai Jin was a little flustered, hesitating for a while. She had indeed thought about battling Chen Kai again, defeating him, and feeling triumphant.
But this time it was clearly Magikarp's fault, and she had no idea how to command Xiao Huang to win! Her Xiao Huang only knew two moves—Splash and Tackle.
But this Magikarp was wild and untamed, and its intimacy with Bai Jin was not high. It actually took matters into its own hands and used Tackle, charging towards Horsea.
In the Qu River before, this move always worked against other Magikarp.
After all, those Magikarp mostly only knew the powerless move "Splash."
But Horsea was a Pokémon from Area Zero! The Blue Star's Qu River was like a beginner village to it. A direct battle against a Magikarp? That's a piece of cake!
Chen Kai immediately commanded, "Horsea, use Smokescreen to avoid it!"
Horsea heard Chen Kai's command and reacted quickly. It puffed out its cheeks and sprayed a large amount of ink from its mouth.
This ink quickly spread in the water, like a dark cloud, stirring the surrounding water into a murky mess. The originally clear river water instantly became dark, completely obscuring the Magikarp's vision.
The Magikarp immediately lost its target, crashing around in the ink, but it couldn't find any trace of Horsea.
Horsea, meanwhile, took this opportunity to skillfully move its tail, cleverly navigating through the ink, quickly putting distance between itself and the Magikarp.
By the time the Magikarp was still fumbling in confusion, Chen Kai seized the opportunity and shouted:
"Horsea, use Dragon Breath attack!"
Horsea took a deep breath, then powerfully sprayed a blue-purple Dragon Breath. This Dragon Breath, carrying immense energy, drew a bright trajectory in the murky water, shooting towards the Magikarp.
Due to its obscured vision, the Magikarp had no time to dodge. The Dragon Breath accurately hit its body, and the Magikarp shook from the impact. But it didn't give up easily, struggling to steady itself, preparing to attack again.
However, Horsea didn't give it a chance. Immediately after, another Dragon Breath was unleashed.
Blue-purple light flashed in the murky water, impacting the Magikarp repeatedly.
Each Dragon Breath attack gradually depleted the Magikarp's stamina.
Before long, the Magikarp could no longer hold on. Its movements became sluggish, and many of its proud golden scales were shattered by the Dragon Breath attacks.
Finally, under Horsea's continuous Dragon Breath attacks, the Magikarp could no longer endure, fainted, and slowly sank to the bottom of the water, defeated.
The water surface gradually returned to calm. Horsea swayed its tail, swam back to Chen Kai's side, its eyes full of pride.
Chen Kai bent down, smiled, and stroked Horsea's head, praising, "Well done, Horsea!"
Bai Jin shook her head helplessly, but still rolled up her pant legs, walked into the water, carried the Magikarp back to shore, and sprayed it with a Potion.
Bai Jin was extremely frustrated. Horsea was also newly caught by Chen Kai, so why were Chen Kai's Pokémon both powerful and obedient, while her Xiao Huang was usually impossible to command?
After a while, the Magikarp sadly said:
"Karp." (Grumble, that strange fish is so strong.)
Bai Jin gently tapped its forehead: "It has a name, Horsea. Xiao Huang, if you can't beat it, you can't just talk tough, that's very rude. Also, no matter who found the Berry first, you're not living in the wild anymore, Xiao Huang. We can battle openly and fairly; suddenly attacking is wrong. If you like this kind of Berry, I'll buy it for you next time. Do you know what to do now?"
It's unclear if it sobered up after being defeated and could listen to Bai Jin's words, or if it realized it was indeed no match for Horsea. In any case, the Magikarp finally knew it was wrong.
"Karp." (I was wrong.)
Hearing the Magikarp apologize, Horsea, having learned from some TV show, proudly raised its head. Unfortunately, it didn't have hands, otherwise it would definitely cross its arms:
"Horsea, Horsea, Horsea!" (Since you know you were wrong, this young lady is magnanimous and forgives you!)
Chen Kai couldn't help but be surprised: It actually worked? As expected of the Pokémon world!
Teacher Xu seemed to notice Chen Kai's surprise and explained, "Haha, you'll learn this when you're in senior high. Some Pokémon don't listen to their trainers very well. Only by improving the trainer's ability, or by letting the Pokémon experience some setbacks, will they slightly obey the trainer's commands."
Chen Kai remembered that Zhi Ye's Charizard seemed to be like this. For a period, it completely ignored his commands, until Zhi Ye traveled and trained in the Hoenn region. Although the Pokémon still had minor issues occasionally, they basically obeyed his commands during battles.
Presumably, this was because Zhi Ye, as a trainer, had improved his abilities.
Hearing Teacher Xu's words, Bai Jin became even more frustrated. This meant that as trainers, there was a huge gap between her and Chen Kai...
On the other side, the Magikarp had mostly recovered. Bai Jin returned it to the river.
Horsea swam over and proudly said to the Magikarp:
"Horsea, Horsea, Horsea?" (From now on, you're this young lady's subordinate. I'll protect you from now on, understand?)
The Magikarp could only nod helplessly, as it really couldn't win the fight.
The two Pokémon resolved their small conflict, and so Horsea took its only subordinate and began playing in the river.