Chapter 117: The Dragonite Leader Would Surely Smile in the Nine Springs Upon Hearing This, Wouldn't She?

"Boooom—!"

Having received Luo Mu's permission, the Dragonite raised its arms with fighting spirit blazing, snorted through its nostrils, rolled up its sleeves, and flew straight toward the Gyarados.

Facing this unfamiliar Dragonite, the Gyarados were initially wary, but upon detecting that its scent and aura bore a striking resemblance to those few Dragonair, the Gyarados suddenly understood.

It seemed that while their Dragon Dance had failed to attract those graceful Dragonair that matched their aesthetic standards, this strange dragon, entirely orange-yellow and exuding a different style of clumsy cuteness, had been moved by them.

Although its physique differed greatly from the slender, serpentine Dragonair that the Gyarados favored most, upon further reflection, its plump figure possessed a unique charm worth trying out.

Dominated by hormones, the Gyarados still failed to realize the Dragonite came with hostile intent, and instead danced their fierce Dragon Dance with even greater vigor.

The most flamboyant Gyarados soared directly into the sky, swaying in the wind like its prototype carp streamer, writhing its body.

As the saying goes, the gun shoots the bird that sticks its head out; this Gyarados became the Dragonite's first target.

Luo Mu's main team composition was extremely balanced, with every Pokémon possessing a combat style it excelled at.

Luxray was a warrior skilled at manipulating electric currents, while Serperior excelled at controlling plants for attacks; unlike traditional mages, close-quarters combat was not a weakness for Serperior.

Cangyan Cangyan Rengui fought with blades honed day after day, Swampert possessed incredibly formidable physical strength, and Mimikyu, while adept at various status moves with different effects, could also launch elusive surprise attacks.

As for Dragonite, its fighting style was quite unique; possessing the powerful physique of a slow-growing Pokémon, it also had the talent to learn moves of various types, granting it an extremely wide coverage of attacks.

Whenever unsure how to proceed, Luo Mu loved sending out Dragonite, since its move pool would more or less contain moves that countered the opponent, and coupled with its hidden ability Multiscale, its combat capability was immensely powerful.

Therefore, against this flamboyant Gyarados, Dragonite chose a precise strike exploiting type disadvantage—Thunderbolt.

Dazzling golden Lei Ting erupted with Dragonite as the focal point; lightning was inherently fast, and before the Gyarados could react, it was struck by this electric-type move that dealt four times super-effective damage, letting out a pained roar while losing control of its body and plummeting straight toward the surface of Big Pot Lake!

The charred body of the flamboyant Gyarados, trailing black smoke as it fell, startled the other Gyarados, who then quickly realized: this dragon lady wasn't here to make friends at all; damn it, she was here to fight!

Being famously short-tempered Pokémon near and far, the Gyarados could no longer suppress their fury, launching a barrage of colorful moves like Hyper Beam, Hydro Pump, and Hurricane directly at Dragonite.

Dragonite was not intimidated in the least; gathering a massive amount of Dragon-type energy, it opened its mouth and spat out a terrifying Dragon Pulse that swept away all the Gyarados' attacks, then continued unstoppable toward the Gyarados, instantly piercing through the surface of Big Pot Lake.

Waves surged high, and on the lake surface rippling after the water rushed back in, six Gyarados floated belly-up in neat rows, clearly having lost the ability to battle.

Under the astonished gazes of the Dragonair, Dragonite stood with hands on hips, feeling it had finally vented its long-held resentment.

Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; in the past, the Gyarados bullied the Dragonair carrying Pokémon Eggs, but now the Eggs had hatched, and it, Dragonite, had returned for revenge!

The three Dragonair looked at each other in surprise, a guess surging in their hearts.

This Dragonite was likely far stronger than they had imagined, perhaps even having long surpassed its mother, the leader; after all, even the Dragonite leader would have needed to exert considerable effort to deal with a group of Gyarados, yet this Dragonite annihilated the enemy with just two moves.

It seemed their decision to entrust Dragonite to Luo Mu was very correct; wherever the Dragonite leader might be now, upon learning of this, she would surely smile in the Nine Springs, wouldn't she?

When Dragonite returned, Luo Mu happened to be picking up his cookware to fry a delicious steak sizzling with oil.

Considering he was about to meet the Dragonair, he had casually bought the meat steaks at the Ziqin Market earlier that day, fresh stock slaughtered today.

After frying, sprinkling some carried seasoning on top made for a delicious dinner.

It was the first time the Dragonair had tasted such delicacy; for a moment, disregarding all manners, they ate until oil dripped from their mouths, while those Gyarados, after regaining consciousness, fled shamefully into the depths of the water.

In their view, looking at Dragonite's appearance, it clearly could not enter the water; nowadays, only the lake water could bring some comfort to their injured little hearts.

After eating and drinking their fill, as daylight gradually faded, Luo Mu lay down in his tent early to properly prepare for tomorrow's tough battle.

Luo Mu was held in Dragonite's embrace like a body pillow, with the somewhat nervous Delibird sleeping beside him; the tent was filled with a pleasant floral scent, emitted by the Comfey resting on Luo Mu's head.

Luo Mu had only recently discovered that the flower rings made by Comfey possessed a strange effect of calming the mind and soothing the spirit, making them excellent for placement in a room while sleeping; there were many flower clusters on the lake islands of Big Pot Lake, especially on a lake island connected to the mainland not far from the small island where the Dragonair lived, which featured vast fields of flowers.

Nowadays, every Pokémon, including the flower rings atop the heads of the three Dragonair outside, were made by Comfey picking flowers from that flower field.

He had also seen a herd of Sawsbuck and Meng Ya Lu near the flower field; Luo Mu remembered that the branches and leaves on a Meng Ya Lu's antlers could be made into tea leaves, so perhaps after resolving subsequent matters, if opportunity arose, he could try contacting the Meng Ya Lu herd.

It would be best if he could coax a few Sawsbuck or Meng Ya Lu to come home with him.

Influenced by the fragrance of the flower rings, both Delibird and Luo Mu slowly sank into dreamland, sleeping straight until near dawn.

He could have slept a bit longer, unfortunately, on Big Pot Lake, which was quiet aside from the rippling water, a piercingly loud howl suddenly woke Luo Mu.

Luo Mu's waking movement also stirred Dragonite, Delibird, and Comfey, causing them to open their blurry eyes, somewhat confused.

After leaving the tent and checking his phone, he saw it was only six o'clock; the sky was still pitch black, as mornings brightened late and evenings darkened early, meaning most Pokémon were still resting, so who was disturbing the peace?

Luo Mu listened carefully and realized the direction of that continuous, prolonged howl came precisely from the lake island where he and Comfey had picked flowers.

Recalling the Meng Ya Lu herd he had seen earlier, Luo Mu frowned, hoisted his backpack, and spoke to the Dragonair, who were already accustomed to the cries and looked over puzzlingly: "I'll take Dragonite and Comfey over there to check; I'll leave Delibird in your care."

(End of Chapter)