r18novel Chapter 403 The Tactics and Encirclement of the Fanged Fish School! The Turbid Currents of the Under
Chapter 403 The Tactics and Encirclement of the Fanged Fish School! The Turbid Currents of the Under
Chapter 403 The Tactics and Encirclement of the Fanged Fish Swarm! The Source and Leak of the Undersea Turbid Current... The Phoenix King's Messenger Arrives!
Fish-like Pokémon is a fish-shaped Pokémon, and its outline is similar to that of Magikarp and Feebas...
Its colors are rather varied, with a distinct tricolor distribution on its body: blue on the upper body, red on the lower body, and bright yellow fins...
There is a yellow star pattern on its abdomen or chin, which is considered a distinctive feature of the sharp-toothed fish.
Fishotere is a rather fierce Pokémon, as can be seen from its eyes and its large mouth full of sharp teeth.
Dark circles under its eyes, crimson pupils, and even a furrowed brow, along with two exposed, sharp fangs—all these are its outward manifestations as a Dark-type Pokémon…
Its main characteristic is ferocity!
"There are probably more than a dozen of them, and they're all around level 20..."
Ye Yinchuan couldn't say for sure whether the poisoning was the reason these sharp-toothed fish became so aggressive, after all, they were very fierce wild Pokémon.
Where the sharp-toothed fish are, some ships dare not approach easily, and no one will swim there casually. These sharp-toothed fish are like piranhas in the Pokémon world. Once they gather in groups, not to mention the prey they have targeted, even the sturdy metal bottom of a ship will be bitten to pieces and then sink!
"He's practically a demon..."
Looking at the pairs of scarlet eyes in the surrounding sea and the unpleasant sound of teeth grinding together, Ye Yinchuan felt a sense of crisis. If it were a trainer who was not strong enough, he would probably perish in the belly of these sharp-toothed fish!
Wow, that's so exciting!
[It's alright, they're all small fry compared to Milotic, unless this Sharptooth Fish can also activate its school form like Wishiwashi!]
After glancing at the comments, Ye Yinchuan raised an eyebrow. The more of these sharp-toothed fish there are, the more ferocious they become. If they could transform into a school of fish like the wispfish, they would be true "sea monsters"!
"Staring", "Terrifying face", "Bluster", "Gathering energy"!
At this moment, energy flashed from the bodies of these sharp-toothed fish, surrounding Ye Yinchuan and his group, but they did not launch a direct attack.
This is how sharp-toothed fish hunt: they gather in groups, use these tactics to weaken their enemies and strengthen themselves, and wait for the right opportunity to attack as a group.
A lone fanged fish is not scary at all; in fact, it is quite timid. Even when it encounters prey, it will not attack unless it gathers together and becomes a fierce predator!
Moreover, there is a small detail here, or rather, a combination of moves.
That's the "bluffing" tactic. It works very well when used by a group of fish. Combined with their "glaring eyes" and "frightening faces," most prey will be terrified and lose all their fighting spirit when they encounter a school of fish with sharp teeth...
Even if "bluffing" has a negative effect on an enemy with strong will and spirit, and angers the opponent, there is always a group attack as a fallback, which can be said to maximize the use of strengths and minimize weaknesses...
This tactic is almost ingrained in the genes of wild fanged fish, which made Ye Yinchuan feel the charm of Pokémon battles. In this real world, the factors that affect the outcome of a battle are more complex, and there is also more room for maneuver!
But the words came back again.
All tactics and fancy tricks are nothing but fleeting clouds in the face of absolute strength, easily blown away!
"Milotic, use Tornado to drive them away!"
At Ye Yinchuan's command, Milotic immediately began to sway its body, and powerful dragon-type energy surged from its graceful form, adding a touch of dragon majesty to its already magnificent and dazzling appearance...
The dragon-type energy stirred the water, forming a waterspout that swept towards the school of sharp-toothed fish in front of it.
These sharp-toothed fish may look fierce, but they are actually quite weak. They were easily scattered and routed by Milotic's tornado.
[That's it? It looks scary, but it's no match for streamer Milotic!]
[Tsk, after all, Sharpedoed is a basic form of Pokémon. If there were a Sharpedo here, it's hard to say... it could probably hold out for a couple of moves!]
[The comment upstairs is quite humorous. I was just about to retort when a Megalodon arrived—it wouldn't have mattered!]
Just then, the turbid current not far away suddenly became very unstable, as if a breach had opened up, and a large amount of toxins gushed out, rapidly turning the already somewhat murky sea black...
"That was... the attack by the spotted fish just now, which disrupted the balance of the turbid current!"
Ye Yinchuan's expression turned grim. "Milnas, we must control the situation..."
Originally, the turbid stream released toxins steadily and slowly, but this situation only made things worse. Ye Yinchuan couldn't blame the scorpion for this, after all, it was just a Pokémon, a father figure who wanted to protect his family!
Milotic temporarily dispersed the school of sharp-toothed fish and immediately headed towards the direction from which the turbid current was pouring out. Facing the polluted seawater, Milotic controlled the water flow, using its plasticity to encapsulate the highly concentrated toxins. It also manipulated the surrounding water flow to create pressure, as if it had created a water barrier out of thin air, temporarily controlling the gushing toxins...
Ye Yinchuan was also releasing Ho-Oh's power, attempting to purify the toxins to alleviate Milotic's pressure.
"Kadora, I choose you!"
As Milotic tried to plug the leak in the turbid current, the sharp-toothed fish that had just been scattered suddenly regrouped, resembling persistent flies.
Their target was none other than the grouper family, especially the pearl oysters!
At this point, the sharp-toothed fish continued to rush forward.
The spotted wrasse and cherry wrasse joined forces to resist, and the pearl oysters also formed a circle to try to resist the sharp-toothed wrasse.
Click, click!
Several sharp-toothed fish seized the opportunity to attack the pearl oyster. Their sharp teeth could damage the pearl oyster's hard shell. Once the oyster could not withstand the attack and its defenses were breached, the delicate body inside would become the food of the sharp-toothed fish!
The Stigmata and Cherryfish are stronger. Don't be fooled by their lack of shells; they are evolved forms of Pearl Shells and can use moves like "Iron Wall," making them more defensive.
In the brief battle, the harlequin fish displayed amazing bite force, using the Dark-type moves "Bite," "Pounce," and "Crush," severely injuring two sharp-toothed fish.
The cherry blossom fish, on the other hand, displayed superpowers: "high-speed movement," "telekinesis," and even "psychic powers," directly transmitting powerful psychic energy to instantly destroy a sharp-toothed fish...
The number of sharp-toothed fish was overwhelming, especially the blood released by the wounded ones in the fight, which attracted even more sharp-toothed fish...
Several pearl oysters were already badly injured from the onslaught of the sharp-toothed fish. One pearl oyster was even dragged away by three sharp-toothed fish. If it was dragged away, even if it was slowly chewed up, sooner or later they would be able to break its shell and it would be unable to escape the fate of being eaten!
"Rock Blockade"!
The energy of the rock element transcended space, condensing into falling rocks in the water, which then hurtled towards the three sharp-toothed fish.
Although Rock-type moves are much less powerful in water, because the buoyancy of water causes rocks to lose their weight when they land...
However, Kodora's "Rock Blockade" still worked as intended, successfully stopping the three sharp-toothed fish from dragging the pearl oyster away.
"Body Lightening"!
Kodora's Burst move reduces its weight, but initially it went a little too far, causing its body to float up rapidly like an out-of-control hot air balloon. However, it quickly adjusted back. In water with buoyancy, if the body becomes too light, it will lose control and be affected by even the slightest external force...
"Headbutt!"
"slam"!
"Iron Head!"
Kodora charged forward, darting left and right like a mad bull, ramming into the sharp-toothed fish until they were dizzy and disoriented...
One of the sharp-toothed fish was knocked unconscious, floating belly-up with its eyes white...
It's already a salted fish!
"That sharp-toothed fish..."
Amidst the current chaos and the numerous sharp-toothed fish, Ye Yinchuan instinctively used his discerning eye to spot a promising prospect—
[Fierce Pokémon: Squirtle]
[Level: 27]
[Attribute: Water, Dark]
[Gender: Female]
[Racial stats: C-rank (305)]
Individual Value: S-rank (197)
【Characteristics: For rough skin】
[Character: Bold]
[Skills: Water Jet, Venomous Fangs, Gaze, Focus, Terrifying Face, Bite, Freezing Fangs, Piercing Sound, Bluff, Primal Power, Dragon Dive...]
[Status: Poisoned, Starving]
[Evolutionary Path: Fangfish - Megalodon]
[Trait: Dragon Gene]
This fanged fish possesses Dragon-type genes, allowing it to master some Dragon-type moves, and its demonstrated strength is clearly superior to that of an average individual!
"A dragon-type fish with sharp teeth, that's interesting... and it's an S-rank individual. If it can evolve into Sharpedo, it will definitely be a powerful Pokémon."
Ye Yinchuan couldn't help but notice such an outstanding individual.
However, he did realize that the Dragon-type gene manifests in Pokémon body colors including red and blue, so Ye Yinchuan wasn't surprised at all when he saw a Fish-type Pokémon with Dragon-type genes...
Generally speaking, including in game lore, neither Feraligatr nor its evolved form Sharpedo can learn any Dragon-type moves...
This sharp-toothed fish has mastered the "Dragon Dive," a powerful and domineering Dragon-type move with a strength of 100 points and a strong effect!
"Speaking of the Sharptooth Fish, it has the move 'Venomous Fang,' and its teeth are poisonous. It's really disgusting... If you get bitten by it and don't treat it in time, it can be fatal... But even though the Sharptooth Fish has some poison-type abilities, can it still be affected by this turbidity toxin?"
For a moment, Ye Yinchuan was thinking.
On Cadore's side, it's completely unafraid of Fishotere, whether it's bite-type moves or moves like Venomous Fang... In front of Cadore's steel body, they're just like child's play...
In particular, Kodora had absorbed a large amount of water mithril, which had already given her a "mithril body," making her immune to various toxins and abnormal effects to a certain extent...
The only advantage of Fish-toothed Pokémon against Cthulhu is that, as a Water-type Pokémon, it is difficult for Cthulhu to achieve good results with either Rock-type or Steel-type attacks.
Ye Yinchuan currently only has two Pokémon he can use underwater. In addition, the leakage of the turbid current has restricted Milotic, so he can only rely on Astral to help the Slug family...
The result was that they were somewhat focused on the front but neglected the rear, and the pearl oysters were badly injured under the attack of the sharp-toothed fish...
"Am I, the esteemed envoy of the Phoenix King, truly unable to even protect this family of Spotted Fish?"
Upon seeing this, Ye Yinchuan frowned, considering whether to let Milotic and Aurora go all out and wreak havoc...
But then, a pearl oyster, which had been surrounded and was badly injured, suddenly burst forth with the light of evolution!
Under the influence of evolutionary energy, another pearl oyster also underwent evolution...
Evolution under such critical and combat circumstances is a very rapid process. In the light, the two pearl oysters changed their shapes and leaped in life level, evolving into a spotted fish and a cherry blossom fish respectively!
With the addition of two new combatants, the balance of power was reversed, and the swarm of sharp-toothed fish was finally repelled!
[Is this really that classic? They evolved during battle, and two of them at once!]
[If you don't evolve, you'll die... Your potential has been unleashed, hasn't it? And don't forget, evolution has a chain reaction, just like yawning is contagious!]
Seeing the grouper family overcome the crisis and reunite, Ye Yinchuan nodded with satisfaction. He could help the grouper family once, but not forever. Self-reliance is the true principle.
As for the group of sharp-toothed fish, Ye Yinchuan was willing to feed them some food; it wouldn't be considered favoritism...
However, the opponent was simply too fierce, launching an attack right from the start. Even Milotic was not intimidated and kept its eyes fixed on Clam, ready to strike...
The result is what we see now; we've hit a real wall.
"Generally, sharp-toothed fish have fixed habitats, and they are often attacked when you enter their territory. It's all because of these turbid currents that the ecology here has changed drastically..."
【Stool turning? What stool turning?】
[What a funny misheard lyric from upstairs! Please don't make me laugh when the atmosphere is so serious.]
[Speaking of which, witnessing the evolution of a Pearl Oyster and even having it evolve into a Spotted Fish and a Cherry Fish at the same time, we were pretty lucky, weren't we?]
The evolutionary path of pearl oysters that Ye Yinchuan mentioned earlier is now irrefutable and completely established.
"I'll tell you in detail about the conditions under which they evolved later."
As he spoke, Ye Yinchuan looked at the turbid current in front of him and felt a sense of unease. Fortunately, with the combined efforts of him and Milotic, the turbid current seemed to have a chance of being repaired and would not collapse all at once.
But without a doubt, this is a huge time bomb. If the entire Turbid Stream were to experience this level of "leakage," then all the Pokémon in the vicinity would likely be in danger, and the consequences would be unimaginable!
"Where does this turbid current come from...?"
Just as Ye Yinchuan was planning to continue tracing the source after fixing the "vulnerability" in front of him.
At a coastal factory in Jingxi City, the manager listened to the report before him and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face:
"You mean, our dumping of waste on the seabed was discovered so quickly, and by a top streamer no less, and now it's all being broadcast live? Okay, let's call him first and see if he can shut us up immediately. Remember, use an overseas phone number and address, don't expose us… Temporarily halt the discharge of pollutants, and depending on the situation, destroy all the evidence—that's the worst-case scenario…"
Just then, someone hurriedly brought intelligence:
"Boss, something terrible has happened! A trainer has suddenly appeared at our factory, claiming to be Ho-Oh's messenger!"
"The Phoenix King's messenger? Isn't he still in the sea? Moving so fast, can he teleport?"
"Not that one... it's another one, the messenger of the Dark Phoenix King!"
(End of this chapter)