Chapter 23: Skill Focus! Evolution of Nidorino! (3/5, Requesting Data)

Bulaike's heart surged with alarm, and he threw all his strength into trying to shift his head, but Nidoran had timed it perfectly.

It had seized that exact instant of stiffness from 【Pound】.

Rustle~

Only a faint sound was heard; the venom-coated poison needle entered through the ear, directly churning Bulaike's brain into chaos.

Bulaike immediately bled from all five orifices, his eyes rolled back to show the whites, and the Qi covering his body had no time to be summoned before it vanished completely.

This also meant his life force had already scattered.

Seeing this, Luo Ge, whose face had been tightly tense, finally let a trace of relief appear.

For this moment, it was not in vain that he had deliberately waited here for two hours; he was simply waiting for the other to come out and ambush.

It looked as though it had been resolved easily, but it was actually the result of Luo Ge's careful planning.

At the same time, there was an element of luck involved.

First was the stiffness from 【Pound】.

Without it, there would have been a bitter struggle; if it had missed, Luo Ge would have chosen to abandon the fight.

Second was Nidoran's skill 【Poison Sting】; the reason it could hit the ear as a weak point.

Was not merely a factor of luck, but also because Nidoran had used the skill 【Focus】 before the battle.

【Focus】: Concentrate the spirit, which will make one's attacks easier to hit vital points.

Therefore, of Nidoran's three poison needles, one successfully hit the weak point.

All in all, it still took advantage of the ambush and the skill's effect; otherwise, dealing with Bulaike would not have been so easy.

Luo Ge did not need to confirm whether Bulaike was dead, because the experience points Nidoran gained spoke for themselves.

Immediately after, Nidoran underwent a sudden transformation.

That purple body suddenly erupted with thick white light; it was a ball of white light that felt gentle.

At the same time, the Nidoran inside was also changing form, its body gradually growing larger.

Luo Ge's pupils contracted; staring at the Nidoran emitting white light, he hesitated in his words:

"This is..."

"Evolution?!"

At this very moment, Nidoran was undergoing evolution, developing toward its next form.

Pokémon are magical creatures; most within them can evolve, becoming even stronger.

Generally, initial Pokémon can undergo one or two evolutions.

Until finally, when they can no longer evolve, they are called the final form.

Luo Ge remembered that Nidoran should evolve around level sixteen; looking at this, it was roughly at that level.

As his thoughts passed, Nidoran had already completed its evolution; the white light gradually dispersed, revealing the brand-new appearance beneath.

One could see Nidoran's body seemed to have been enlarged proportionally, roughly about twice as large as before.

At the same time, its face had lost some cuteness and gained some bravery; its limbs were thicker and more powerful, and the horns on its head and back were also slightly larger.

Luo Ge could clearly feel that its aura now was far more substantial than before, and its strength had obviously jumped up a big notch!

Looking at the changed Nidoran, Luo Ge could not help but feel some emotion, as if the child he had raised had suddenly grown up in an instant.

"Nidoran... no, now I should call you Nidorino."

Luo Ge stroked Nidorino's head, and Nidorino happily rubbed against Luo Ge's hand, still calling out in its mouth:

"Woo~"

Compared to the Nidoran period, Nidorino's cry was a bit lower; in every aspect, it was growing.

Although Nidorino was not as cute as before, Luo Ge accepted it willingly, after all, it would become more and more handsome.

In fact, many Pokémon are cute in their initial form, and the more they evolve, the rougher their appearance becomes, so many people do not want their Pokémon to evolve.

Nidoran was still okay; its future final form, Nidoking, is also very handsome.

Gazing at the grown Nidorino, a flash of joy passed through Luo Ge's eyes; today's harvest was quite good.

Just the experience points from these two Qi users made the trip worthwhile, directly shortening Nidorino's growth process by a segment.

And next was the true focus of his harvest.

Luo Ge turned his gaze toward the secret door on the other side; inside that secret door was Bulaike's collection room.

If he used his Qi ability here, what would he obtain?

Because this Qi ability can only be used once per day, Luo Ge was accustomed to saving it, to use it later if he went to another place.

Originally, he had planned to use today's Qi ability after leaving Meteor City, but now it seemed using it in Bulaike's collection room was not bad either.

After walking to the collection room with Nidorino, Luo Ge's first reaction was that the place was quite old, permeating a gloomy feeling everywhere.

Perhaps because only Bulaike would enter, it usually remained in a dilapidated state, giving Luo Ge a sense of lifelessness inside.

At the same time, there were many antiques inside; some were better, such as bottles, jars, and similar things.

But some were antiques resembling biological remains, making the place even more gloomy; if a child entered, they would most likely be frightened.

So, what would be obtained inside here?

Luo Ge, filled with anticipation, normally gripped Nidorino's paw to add a bit of luck for himself, then prepared to begin "drawing cards."

Just as Luo Ge activated his Qi ability, a pair of pale eyes in the dark corner of the collection room was staring at him.

But then they vanished immediately, as if they had never appeared.

Nidorino seemed to sense something; those large ears flapped like wings, receiving finer sounds.

Nidorino's ears were magical, or rather, all Pokémon of this species were like this.

Their ears were very large, which made it easy to hear finer sounds, to warn in advance, and they could even flap like wings.

But after feeling carefully, Nidorino found nothing amiss, so it had to give up.