r18novel Chapter 24, Year, Experiment
Chapter 24, Year, Experiment
On the third day of training, Xiao Tie was already able to walk on his hands, run and jump, demonstrating his strong learning ability. As a result, the elves devised a series of training plans for him.
At this moment, Qi Hao stepped forward and demonstrated a basic combat technique, immediately putting it to practice. In just one morning, Xiao Tie's combat skills improved rapidly. With the Metagross leader and his godmother as witnesses, they allowed Qi Hao to teach him daily. As for the question of where the combat techniques came from, this kind of technique, which relies entirely on instinct to dodge attacks, can be achieved with wild power. In essence, the basic combat techniques only strengthened this aspect. After teaching the method to Qi Hao, who simply revealed that it was wild power, the Metagross leader and the others readily accepted it.
Originally, Xiao Tie would train in the morning and get beaten up in the afternoon. But apart from skills, combat techniques are improved through fighting, so Xiao Tie spent most of his time getting beaten up. However, with his godmother's medical skills, he could recover in one night.
After four months, Xiao Tie finally finished learning the basic combat skills. He wouldn't need to learn any more after that. According to the tutorial in Qi Hao's mind, Xiao Tie should have taken eight months to learn, but Xiao Tie said his learning ability had doubled after his evolution. Since his brain had doubled in size, Qi Hao could only understand.
When asked if he wanted to learn more from his father, Little Iron was very willing, but the Metagross leader refused to teach him. In his words, the body structure would change after evolution, so there was no point in training too well. He should train later.
So Xiao Tie spent the year training, increasing his skill quantity and proficiency in the mornings and enduring beatings to build up his resistance. By the end of the year, he could withstand the paralyzing effect of Lightning Fist. After withstanding the burning effect of Flame Fist, he would start being hit. At that time, Xiao Tie wouldn't just punch him directly instead of touching him and inflicting a negative effect like he was doing now.
It's worth mentioning that at the end of the year, Xiao Tie's mother couldn't hold on any longer, much earlier than expected. She could only be frozen into an ice block in the frozen world of Kyurem to sustain her life. She was placed in a specially created ice chamber in the Kyurem Cave. Fortunately, she was a Psychic-type Pokémon, so her mind didn't stop, and she could still communicate with her mind. She just slept for twenty hours a day. Xiao Tie simply moved in with her, since the two houses weren't far apart, and he could keep an eye on his mother.
For the next four years, Xiao Tie spent his days training and made rapid progress. He was almost at level 40. In the second year, when Qi Hao was eight years old, he was able to lift Xiao Tie up effortlessly again. His wild power also began to be activated that year. Qi Hao's resistance to abnormal statuses began to increase, which made Xiao Tie look on with envy.
Now, Qihao is ten years old, the same age as in the Ash Ketchum anime. His strength has stabilized, and he can now fight Metagross Leader, but he can't hurt it because Qihao's move proficiency isn't high enough. Metagross Leader needs high-powered moves like Earthquake and Cannon, or piercing/cutting moves, to hurt Qihao, which is ridiculous. Offensive moves are almost useless; apart from Bullet Punch, which is fast enough to hurt Qihao, other offensive moves can generally be blocked by Qihao's defense.
After Xiao Tie realized that he still couldn't beat his older brother after five years of training, he began to question whether he was a loser. Qi Hao didn't want to discourage him, so he comforted him, saying that he was a trainer, not a warrior, and he should avoid fighting if possible. Besides, humans have limits; even with the strongest aggression, he could only defeat something like the Metagross leader. On the bright side, at least Xiao Tie wouldn't have to worry about Qi Hao getting hurt in future battles in the wild.
[(?▂?) The tasks you've given me these past few years have been terrible.]
"╭(°A°`)╮You never go out, just stay there training Little Iron. What tasks can I give you? You already got 10 skill points! Isn't that enough? Are you greedy?!"
[What can I do? Life isn't all adventure; a simple, peaceful life is the best.]
"Then it's not my problem. The task was triggered, it wasn't given away for free."
[Alright, alright, open Xiao Tie's panel and let me see how he is now.]
"??????receive
Little Iron (Metal Monster)
Attribute: Steel
Rating: 39
Skills: Bullet Punch, Comet Punch, Arm Hammer, Earthquake, Protect, Cannonball, Slam, Freeze Punch, Lightning Punch.
The well-trained metal monster possesses mastery of all skills, with Bullet Punch, Comet Punch, and Arm Hammer even reaching expert level. Its body is incredibly tough, its punches powerful, and its energy abundant; it's hard to believe it's only five years old.
"Hey Xiao Tie, do you really like fighting with your fists? That's a bit of an unbalanced skill." Qi Hao finished looking at the panel and turned to look at Xiao Tie, who was throwing a punch.
Xiao Tie braced himself with one hand on the ground while quickly striking the tree with the other, snapping it in half. He turned around and exclaimed, "(??????????????) Jin! (Fists are still the most effective!)"
"(′?w?｀) This tree must be almost two meters in diameter! You broke it with a bullet punch? Little Iron, you're so cool!" Qi Hao's eyes lit up, then he picked up the fallen tree fruit at his feet. "(||?_?) Wait a minute... how come there are still tree fruits here?"
"Gold? (What is that?)" Xiao Tie didn't react for a moment, then plucked a fruit from the broken tree and immediately realized the seriousness of the situation. "Gold... (Oh no, am I not going to see the sun tomorrow...)"
"(▼皿▼) Cha! No! (Let me see which bastard knocked down the fruit tree!)" My godmother's voice came from afar! Like a demon crawling out of hell!
"Jin! (Oh no! I'm going to die! Big brother, save me!!)" Little Iron cried for help. Then, his godmother saw the sawdust in Little Iron's hand, flashed to his side, and unleashed a chaotic strike on him! "Jin...! (Ice ice ice ice! Numb numb numb! Burning hot burning hot! Ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh!!!)"
"Big brother can't save you, just take it. Consider it a good workout, and be more careful in your next life." Qi Hao had no choice; Xiao Tie punched him before he even realized it.
Meanwhile, in an underground facility a few miles from Qi Hao's house.
"Our mission is finally about to be completed!!!" a researcher exclaimed, looking at the petri dish in front of him.
The researchers behind him also shouted in unison, showing they knew how to pop champagne halfway through the game.
"So, your research has made some progress? I hope you haven't made a mistake, otherwise you might not be able to produce anything when the Third Captain comes in person in a few days!" Xia Jie's voice came from the side, and then he walked up to the researcher.
"Sir, we have successfully integrated the Steel type into this Pokémon's body. Now, apart from instability, there are no flaws! As long as we have more materials, we will definitely succeed!" The lead researcher pointed to a petri dish as tall as a person in front of him, as if the thing in front of him was some rare treasure.
"Very good! Continue your research! What the third captain wants is a stable method of modification! Materials are not a problem, as long as we succeed! Then the power of the Flash Steel Team will be in our hands!" Xia Jie said, while making a grand promise!
"Yes! We will follow the will of our superiors! As long as we succeed, no one can accuse us of experimenting on elves!" the researchers said in unison, and they seemed very loyal and thoughtful. It would have been even better if there were only three of them, including the leader.