Chapter 151: Rainy Day, Poliwag, Incense Stick, Politoed, Mass Evolution, and a Heart-Stabbing Moment

Wen Xiang Jun had already led its little Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou subordinates since it was still a Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou itself; as its gaze swept over the Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou looking at it with respect and trust, a warm current surged in its heart while its resolve deepened once more.

Since its subordinates trusted it so much, then as their boss, it absolutely should not hesitate or hold back.

To wear the Wang Guan, one must bear its weight, yet that responsibility of being a king had already been shouldered upon it for who knows how long!

Amid the cheers of three little Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou subordinates and under the watchful eyes of the Wooper and Quagsire, Wen Xiang Jun, with no trace of confusion in its heart and eyes burning like torches, slowly placed the King's Rock upon its head.

The next instant, a dazzling light of evolution that made hearts surge with excitement burst forth, gently enveloping Wen Xiang Jun's body and bringing about a leap in the level of its life.

Moments later, the light scattered.

A Politoed, whose appearance had undergone earth-shattering changes, appeared within the field of vision of Luo Mu, the Serperior, the Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou, the Wooper, and the Quagsire.

Most of its body had turned cyan, long and beautiful curly hair had grown on its head, and its pink cheeks looked somewhat like Pikachu's electric sacs; its chin and abdomen were yellow, its palms and toes were yellow, and within its abdomen lay cyan swirl patterns similar to those from its Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou and Wen Xiang Jun stages.

The Politoed's features had become extremely close to the frogs in Luo Mu's memory; it could be said that this alternative evolutionary path, different from a Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou evolving into a Poliwrath, meant that the Politoed had now completely transformed from a tadpole into a frog.

Feeling the brand-new power gained after evolution, the Politoed momentarily felt its heart surging with excitement, as if it could accomplish anything.

Following its instincts, the Politoed clapped its hands, puffed up its throat, and let out a piercing cry toward the sky.

"Nyorooo—!"

The Serperior raised its head to look at the sky; it sensitively perceived that changes were occurring around them, the air had become humid, heavy Water-type energy was gathering in the sky, and dark clouds began to spread—it was going to rain!

The Serperior glanced at the trainer beside it who was still clapping for the Politoed's evolution, looking so dumbfounded that he didn't even think to bring an umbrella, and sighed helplessly.

Oh well, since it was in a fairly good mood today, it might as well lend a casual hand.

The Serperior immediately condensed plant energy to manipulate Frenzy Plant to burst forth from the earth, skillfully causing the roots of the Frenzy Plant to coil into a circular umbrella held above Luo Mu's head.

The next instant, dense raindrops fell from the sky, landing in the gently flowing stream and playing a beautiful narrative song from nature.

Feeling the raindrops above his head being blocked, Luo Mu looked up and, upon seeing the roots of the Frenzy Plant, understood that this was the Serperior's doing.

A slight arc curved at the corner of his mouth as Luo Mu softly said to the Serperior taking shelter from the rain beside him, "Thank you for specially making an umbrella to block the rain for me."

"Jah-lo!" (Hmph, it wasn't specially done for you; I just happened to need to take shelter from the rain myself!)

The Serperior lifted its snake head and turned away with an arrogant expression, yet its slightly flushed face told a story that things were not quite as it claimed.

Luo Mu did not expose it; instead, he cast his gaze toward the Politoed and the Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou in the heavy rain, allowing the Serperior to secretly make small moves—such as hooking the tip of its tail around his pant leg.

The Politoed, which had summoned the heavy rain at will, had eyes that glowed slightly; it knew that from this moment on, it had completely transformed.

In the wild, the probability of it obtaining a King's Rock was exceedingly small; the greater likelihood was that it would have spent the rest of its life as an ignorant Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou in that lake.

Describing Luo Mu's kindness toward it as a debt of rebirth would not be an exaggeration, but the smart Politoed knew these feelings were best buried deep in its heart, as Luo Mu had not captured it expecting it to repay a debt.

The Politoed couldn't help but let out another cry that pierced through the curtain of rain, and just at that moment, a sudden mutation occurred.

Only then did the three Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou, who had been joyfully hopping up and down, suddenly stop and curiously observe the white light gradually enveloping them.

Luo Mu's smile froze as he stared in surprise at the changes occurring in the Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou.

This was mass evolution!

Generally, a Pokémon's evolution often occurs naturally when it grows to a suitable stage, its strength level rises to an appropriate degree, or it fulfills a certain condition required for evolution.

However, under certain circumstances, evolution can also begin simultaneously.

For example, Magikarp leaping over the dragon gate, Slowpoke encountering a Shellder clan, or like these Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou, having accumulated enough energy and using the Politoed's cry, full of leadership charm, as a catalyst to completely draw out the potential hidden within the Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou!

As the light gradually dissipated, three Wen Xiang Jun appeared in Luo Mu's field of vision.

At this point, the corners of Luo Mu's mouth were nearly split to his earlobes; he hadn't expected such an unexpected surprise, as evolving from Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou to Wen Xiang Jun was a qualitative change, meaning he would have three more Pokémon capable of carrying things in the future.

"Not bad, mastering so many new moves."

Luo Mu's eyes glowed slightly; after the Politoed calmed down from the excitement of evolution, it and its three little Wen Xiang Jun subordinates each demonstrated their newly learned moves.

After evolution, the Politoed's Ability changed from Swift Swim to Drizzle; this was an extremely rare Ability, possessed only by Pelipper and Kyogre besides the Politoed, representing the Politoed's immense talent regarding rainy days.

It had also learned many new moves: Bounce, Hydro Pump, Belly Drum, and Ice Beam; in order to use these moves proficiently, the Politoed was likely going to be busy again.

The three Wen Xiang Jun had also each mastered one or two new moves, truly making it a quadruple celebration.

Before leaving, the Politoed dispersed the rain clouds, came to the edge of the stream, and asked Luo Mu and the others to wait a moment while it tried out a new skill it had just learned from the Wooper and Quagsire.

For some reason, Luo Mu suddenly felt a bad premonition, but he couldn't very well refuse the Politoed, so he could only squat aside with the Serperior and the Wen Xiang Jun, quietly awaiting the Politoed's performance.

Only then did the Politoed press its body as close to the ground as possible, extend a finger to dip into the stream water, and shake it up and down.

Luo Mu:?

Was this Politoed trying to... fish?

How could this kind of fishing method possibly catch fish? Even if he, Luo Mu, were fully equipped, he might not necessarily catch one, let alone a Politoed that didn't have even a bit of bait and was trying to fish with just a finger.

Even that Jiang Taigong at least had a rod and a line.

However, in the next instant, the Politoed seemed to sense something and suddenly stood up, and hanging from its hand at that very moment was a fish weighing five or six jin!

That fish stubbornly bit onto the Politoed's finger; even after being lifted out of the water, it did not let go.

Luo Mu was dumbfounded; he pinched himself to confirm he wasn't dreaming.

No, this isn't scientific?

On what basis could a Politoed catch fish using just its finger?

This doesn't make sense!

Luo Mu was completely broken.

(End of Chapter)