"If you're bad at cooking, practice more!"

Whoosh!

Splashes of water!

Under Xiaobai's struggle, and under the expectant gazes of Qishu and hundreds of thousands of viewers in the live broadcast room.

The fishing hook finally broke through the water!

A huge carp, with crimson scales, dull eyes, and frantically thrashing its tail, crashed onto the grassy bank with a "plop."

It stared blankly at the sky with its large, philosophically-inspired eyes, then began to exert all its strength to perform meaningless... splashing leaps on the grass.

Snap! Snap! Snap!

A deathly silence fell over the scene.

A few seconds later, Shiro silently stood up, walked to the Magikarp that was still struggling to jump, and raised his foot, which was dressed in a mascot costume.

Boom!

With a swift and clean kick, the carp king, still contemplating its life, was accurately sent flying back into the lake, splashing up a small but significant spray of water.

The world seemed to have fallen silent again.

Qi Shu looked at this scene, opened his mouth, and for a moment didn't know what to say.

Meanwhile, the comments section was completely filled with joy.

"Minidragon! My Minidragon!"

"Fat? Oh! A Dragonite, hahaha, that's hilarious!"

"You just said it flew, right? Right? Interpol warning!"

"Wald: Let me reiterate, I am now the Kanto Champion! Not the Flying-type Elite Four King!"

Magikarp: Am I a Pokémon?! Am I even a Pokémon?!

The fishing expedition ended with Shiro catching eighteen Magikarp in a row, and finally catching two Dratini with the help of the Strange Tree.

Although he had successfully formed a bond with Dratini and achieved his goal, Bai Zhou's voice clearly carried a hint of sullenness.

"Just to clarify, this is most likely some rare probability bug in the game, and definitely not a problem with my fishing skills!"

"Okay, okay~"

Kiju's voice clearly betrayed a suppressed laugh as he tried to maintain a facade of obedience.

"Can you take me to see the surprise now?"

"Practice makes perfect!"

"Hilarious! A game developer publicly admitted that his game has bugs!"

"Salted Fish: Don't I know whether it's a bug or not? dddd"

With the Mini Dragon, Bai Zhou now has the prerequisite to take Qi Shu to see the surprise.

Their ultimate destination was the small island in the middle of the lake, surrounded by greenery. Without a reliable Water-type Pokémon to carry them across, swimming alone would be too risky.

Xiaobai and Xiaoqishu jumped into the clear lake water and leaned against the smooth, cool body of the mini dragon they had just tamed.

Two graceful white trails were carved into the calm lake surface, rapidly converging towards the island in the center of the lake.

Arrived on the island, all ready to go.

Little White led Little Wonder Tree along the path into the depths of the island.

Gradually, the sound of flowing water became clearer, and a moist mist filled the air.

The white boat spoke, reminding the strange tree.

"Are you ready, Kiju-chan?"

"Always be prepared, sir!"

Qi Shu immediately straightened his back and gave the screen a playful salute.

The two walked out of the dense forest side by side.

The deafening roar of the waterfall suddenly intensified!

A huge, silvery-white curtain of water descended from the sky, crashing into the deep pool below, stirring up a misty spray that refracted into tiny rainbows in the sunlight.

And right there in the curtain of water of the waterfall, a striking scarlet color appeared and disappeared like the beating of a heart!

boom--

The next moment, the waterfall ripped apart.

A terrifying behemoth covered in scarlet scales soared into the air!

Its dragon head was lowered, and its ferocious giant eyes were locked on the two tiny figures that had entered its absolute domain. Its pressure descended as if it were a tangible force!

Gyarados Lv.40

"Ability: Intimidate (Intimidates the opponent upon entry, causing them to flinch and reducing their attack power)"

For an instant.

Qi Shu was immediately captivated by the unique aura emanating from this Gyarados, and his heart pounded.

absolute!

You must forge a bond with it!

This was the only thought in her mind at that moment.

However, before she could make a move, Gyarados suddenly opened its huge mouth, and a terrifying water pressure was rapidly gathering and compressing inside!

"Bulbasaur, use Leech Seed to interfere! Gastly, use Taunt to draw aggro! Growlithe, use Protect to protect Gastly! Dratini, use Mystic Guard!"

Upon receiving Bai Zhou's command, without any hesitation, he immediately entered battle mode.

Having experienced the dangers of wilderness exploration, Qishu quickly regained his composure and displayed the demeanor of a gym leader.

"Pikachu, use Electric Net with Gastly! Wartortle, protect us with Growlithe! Psyduck, use Zen Medusa! Dratini, use Assist!"

Bulbasaur leaped out first, its vine whip lashing out sharply in mid-air, sending countless green spores raining down on Gyarados.

Gastly appeared out of thin air not far from the two of them, its hideous mouth stretched out in an exaggerated grin, emitting a silent mockery.

Enraged, Gyarados turned around, and energy rapidly gathered in its mouth.

Just as the water cannon was about to erupt, a lightning-streaked electric net appeared, binding Gyarados's massive body like a cage and successfully slowing its movements.

Right now.

Growlithe and Wartortle flashed like two shadows, appearing simultaneously in front of Gastly and erecting a huge, azure barrier.

The two Dratini shimmered with strange starlight. Part of the light formed a protective field that enveloped the surroundings, while the other part precisely flowed into Psyduck's body.

Psyduck's eyes suddenly lit up with a pink light, and an invisible wave of psychic energy highly concentrated above its head, ready to be unleashed.

boom--

The water cannon finally broke free from the electric grid and unleashed its fury!

After breaking through the barrier of psychic energy fluctuations, it crashed hard into the double protective barrier, but only caused a violent energy ripple, and the barrier remained completely unmoved.

In the blink of an eye.

All the Pokémon have repositioned themselves, forming a pincer movement that traps Gyarados firmly in the center.

Upon seeing this, Gyarados's ferocious expression suddenly froze.

Its massive body forcefully broke free of the electric grid, but it did not immediately launch an attack, instead warily scanning the group of menacing Pokémon.

The scene fell into an eerie calm.

Bai Zhou's voice rang out at just the right moment.

"Gyarados! We're here to negotiate!"

He paused deliberately for a second.

"Form a bond with us! We—will bring you revenge!"

As the last four words fell, Gyarados suddenly raised its head and let out a roar filled with anger and resentment!

Immediately afterward, under the tense gaze of Qi Shu and all the viewers in the live stream, this terrifying crimson behemoth suddenly changed direction and swooped down towards Xiao Bai like an arrow released from a bow!

It moved so fast that it left a crimson afterimage in the air!

Qi Shu's heart jumped into her throat, but out of trust in Bai Zhou, she suppressed the urge to command the defense.

Just as Gyarados was less than ten steps away from Whitey, its massive body suddenly came to a stop.

It roared to the sky again, but this time, the roar was less violent.

Then, to everyone's disbelief, it lowered its ferocious dragon head to Xiaobai!

Without any hesitation, Xiaobai took out a high-grade ball, raised his arm, and accurately tossed it towards the lowered dragon head.

A flash of red light, and Gyarados disappeared.

The advanced ball began to shake violently in the air.