First Battle! Instant Kill by Electric Shock

With a slight thought, Jiang Chuan actively spread out the power of the waveguide.

The life force of the forest instantly spread through his consciousness like ink painting, and waves of slightly irritable bird energy appeared in Jiang Chuan's perception.

It has a clear outline, short wings, and a forked tail.

It is a Fiery Sparrow.

Not long after setting off, the speare...

This familiar plot development instantly reminded Jiang Chuan of the grumpy little bird in the original story.

However, he wasn't particularly interested in the Fiery Sparrow.

Its potential is average, its personality is troublesome, and even if you recruit it, it will just take up space.

What he was thinking about now was the high-potential Pidgey that might inhabit that open area deep in the forest.

Taming it is an excellent choice, whether as a supplement to combat power or as an aerial mount after it evolves into Pidgeot.

"Let's go this way."

Jiangchuan grabbed Hanako's hand, preparing to bypass the territory of the Fiery Sparrow.

Hanako nodded obediently, her hand held by Jiang Chuan, feeling a sweet warmth in her heart.

But the two had only taken a few steps.

A piercing shriek suddenly exploded from the tree canopy to the side!

Splash!

The branches and leaves shook violently, and a dark brown figure suddenly darted out, hovering menacingly in the air in front of him.

It was that fierce bird!

Its eyes were wide open, its wings were flapping rapidly, and the feathers on its neck were standing on end, giving it a furious look as if its territory had been invaded.

It's true... there's no escaping it.

Jiang Chuan sighed helplessly.

Is this the power of a script?

【Ding! 】

The system notification tone sounded at the appropriate time.

[Trigger Quest - First Battle: Command Pikachu to defeat the volatile Spearow!]

[Quest Reward: 3 Beginner Rare Candies – Use this to instantly level up Pokémon below level 30.]

Fine.

Since we can't avoid it, let's fight.

"Hanako, step back a little."

Jiang Chuan released her hand and took a few steps forward.

At the same time, with a thought, he took out the [Electric Ball], which was a reward from a previous mission, from his system inventory.

A fist-sized yellow sphere, its surface crackling with fine golden electricity, appeared, and faint crackling sounds could be heard in the surrounding air as soon as it appeared.

"Pikachu, take this."

Jiang Chuan handed the electric ball to his shoulder.

"Pikachu?"

Pikachu curiously hugged the electric ball with its little paws.

The instant it touched the sphere, hum!

The electric sphere suddenly burst forth with a dazzling golden light!

Countless tiny arcs of electricity burst forth from the surface of the sphere, wrapping around Pikachu's body like living things, and finally disappearing into the electric sacs on both sides of its cheeks.

Pikachu's electrical charge visibly surged!

The tail, which had previously only occasionally produced a few sparks, was now enveloped in a layer of solid current, crackling loudly.

Its dark, shiny eyes seemed to sparkle with electricity.

Pickup!

Pikachu let out a loud roar, its fighting spirit instantly ignited!

It leaped lightly from Jiang Chuan's shoulder and landed steadily on the ground, its tail straight and its forelegs slightly bent, assuming a standard fighting stance.

At the same time, Jiang Chuan looked up at the fierce bird in the sky.

With the power of waveguides combined with the system's basic detection capabilities, information emerges:

[Sprite: Spearow]

[Level: Beginner]

Since it's not your own Pokémon, you can only see its general stage.

That's enough.

Electric-type attacks are doubly effective against Flying-type attacks.

Adding an Electric Ball can directly double Pikachu's Special Attack!

With both factors combined, even if this Spearow is a bit higher level than Pikachu, it definitely won't be able to withstand more than a few hits.

The real trouble lies in the ethnic group behind it.

This forest is one of the habitats of the finches and big-billed finches. If the fighting becomes too loud, or if the finches send out a distress signal, it could attract dozens or even hundreds of finches to attack.

Perhaps we can rely on Pikachu's special ability to unleash its full power at a crucial moment...

But to entrust one's safety to probabilistic events?

Jiangchuan is not so naive.

"A swift and decisive victory."

His eyes narrowed, and he had already made up his mind.

"Pikachu, use Quick Attack to close the distance!"

Pickup!

Pikachu stomped its limbs on the ground!

Its body transformed into a yellow afterimage, rushing forward at an extremely fast speed.

In the air, the Fiery Sparrow was clearly taken aback by the speed of the yellow-skinned rat and paused for a moment.

It's now!

"Go around the tree to the right rear, avoid a straight line, and then..."

Jiang Chuan spoke very quickly.

Pikachu understood perfectly. Just as it was about to crash into a tree trunk, it used its little paw to grab the side and nimbly drew an arc to get around the side of the tree.

This angle happens to be a brief blind spot in the Fiery Sparrow's line of sight.

"Volt Attack!"

Jiang Chuan gave the order!

Pikachu!

Pikachu burst forth with dazzling golden light!

A violent current surged from its body, instantly enveloping it in a dazzling ball of electricity!

With another burst of power from its hind legs, the electric ball hurtled towards the Fierce Sparrow in mid-air like a cannonball.

Just as the Fiery Sparrow turned its head, it saw a golden light rapidly enlarging before its eyes.

It tried in terror to flap its wings and rise, but it was too late!

The electric ball struck the Fiery Sparrow squarely in the chest and abdomen.

The Fiery Sparrow let out a piercing scream as its body was sent flying backward by the powerful impact, crashing heavily into the trunk of a tree behind it before sliding to the ground.

Its body was charred black, its feathers were ruffled, its eyes had turned into spirals, and it had lost consciousness.

The battle lasted less than ten seconds from start to finish.

Clean and neat.

[Pokémon: Pikachu, Level: lv12→lv13]

This Spearow is indeed a high-level creature; the experience it provided directly leveled up Pikachu.

[Ding! Mission "First Battle" Completed! Reward: 3 Beginner Magic Candies, already sent to your system inventory!]

The first mission was successfully completed.

Jiang Chuan was in a good mood.

That's more like it.

New trainers should be on a positive cycle of defeating wild Pokémon, getting rewards, and leveling up.

Instead of being chased to the brink of death by a flock of scorpions at the very beginning, almost losing his life in the forest.

Pickup truck~

Pikachu trotted back to Jiang Chuan's feet, tilted its little face up, and gave him a "I'm awesome, right? Praise me!" look.

Jiang Chuan smiled, squatted down, and rubbed its head.

"Well done."

Pikachu Pikachu~

Pikachu squinted its eyes happily, its little tail wagging like a fan.

Hanako then approached from behind, looking at the unconscious Retsuja on the ground with lingering fear.

"It's... over? That was fast..."

She hadn't seen it clearly at first; she only felt a flash of golden light, and then the fierce-looking peacock collapsed.

"Jiang Chuan, you're amazing! You commanded so calmly!"

Hanako's eyes sparkled with even more admiration as she looked at Egawa.

Jiang Chuan stood up and looked around.

"We need to get out of here quickly. Fiery finches are gregarious, and the commotion we just made might have attracted its companions."

"Oh? Okay, okay!"

Hanako nodded quickly.

Without further delay, Jiang Chuan determined the direction and quickly left the area with Hanako.

Sure enough, less than five minutes after they left, a noisy "cawing" sound came from the distant sky.

A dozen or so finches fluttered their wings and flew to the scene, circling and chirping around their unconscious companion, but they could no longer find any trace of the "culprit".

………………

After bypassing the territory of the Fiery Sparrow, the rest of the journey went much more smoothly.

The journey was uneventful.

By evening, the two had covered most of the journey.

At this rate, we should arrive in Tokiwa City before noon tomorrow.

As dusk fell, Jiang Chuan chose an open space near a stream as his campsite for the night.

The terrain here is flat, the view is relatively open, and water is easy to obtain.

"Hanako, you prepare dinner. I'll set up the tent."

Jiang Chuan took out a folding tent from his backpack.

"Okay~ Watch me!"

Hanako responded energetically, took off her backpack, and began taking out pots and pans and ingredients.

She came prepared this time, with various seasonings, canned goods, vegetables, and even a small bag of rice.

Soon, a campfire was lit, rice was cooked in a small pot, and sausages and mushrooms were fried in another frying pan, filling the air with an enticing aroma.

Pikachu squatted by the campfire, staring longingly at the frying pan, its mouth suspiciously glistening.

Eevee sat gracefully beside Hanako, occasionally sweeping the ground with its tail, its posture relaxed.

In Jiangchuan, the tent frames have been erected, and the rainproof tarpaulins are being secured.

His movements were practiced, clearly not the first time he had done something like this.

Just as he bent down to tighten the last securing rope, a faint, unusual fluctuation suddenly appeared from the waveguide power.

Jiang Chuan paused, then suddenly turned his head to look at the dense thicket behind Hanako.

There... is something there.

And it is moving slowly.

Hanako was humming a song while frying sausages when she suddenly felt Jiangchuan's gaze and subconsciously looked up.

She noticed Jiang Chuan staring at her, and his gaze was... focused?

Hanako was taken aback at first, then her cheeks flushed red.

She looked down at herself, following Jiang Chuan's gaze.

Because of bending over to fry something, the collar of his tracksuit was slightly open, revealing a deep, snow-white cleavage and black lace trim.

"Oh dear~"

Hanako gave a coquettish laugh, but her heart was filled with sweet joy.

Instead of tightening her neckline, she subtly bent her waist even lower, making her alluring curves even more prominent.

Then she raised her watery eyes, licked her lips, and whispered in a hooked voice:

"What are you looking at, you big pervert..."

"Let's talk about that after we eat."

"Let's get down to business for now~"

As she spoke, she subconsciously brought her legs together, her face flushing even more.

Clearly, Hanako thought that Jiang Chuan was lusting after her body again.

Although Hanako's alluring, submissive demeanor was indeed tempting, Jiang Chuan wasn't thinking about that right now.

"Okay~"

Just then, a soft, slightly eerie sound suddenly drifted out from the bushes behind Hanako!