Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

"It's you? You actually evolved?"

Lin Xuan opened his eyes, a hint of surprise and delight in them, because he did recognize this Gyarados, or rather, he recognized the Magikarp that this Gyarados evolved from.

This Gyarados is the same Magikarp that Lin Xuan encountered in the passage below Lake Axew. Has it evolved into Gyarados in such a short time? This is quite unexpected for Lin Xuan, since the Magikarp back then seemed to be thinner than the ordinary Magikarp.

"Roar!"

Gyarados let out a long roar, and at the same time, a smile appeared on its face that was somewhat inconsistent with its domineering appearance.

"Buy?"

It's you?

Eevee tilted her head and flew in front of Gyarados. She immediately realized that Gyarados was the same Magikarp from before. But this guy has really changed a lot. She couldn't tell at all.

After saying that, Eevee immediately reached out and grabbed one of Gyarados's whiskers and tugged at it. Lin Xuan pulled it back. This guy just wants to try everything, just like with that Rapidash before.

Normally, if someone dared to pull Gyarados's whiskers, they would be hit in the face with a Hyper Beam, and wouldn't be able to say anything more.

But Gyarados didn't show any signs of anger at this moment.

After confirming his identity, Lin Xuan asked the next question, although he had already roughly guessed the answer.

"So YaYa Lake and this place are actually connected?"

Gyarados thought for a moment and then nodded, because it had indeed been transported here through that passage after successfully evolving. The deeper it went, the more turbulent the current became, to the point that even Gyarados had to be very careful.

"They're actually connected? And according to the Ice Rock Monster, they might not just be connected to one place."

Lin Xuan thought this way, but this also raised another question.

"So why did you come here through that passage? Shouldn't that be the most suitable living environment for your Gyarados clan?"

While Lake Yaya's resources and environment may not be top-tier, compared to this place, it's practically paradise. After all, the climate is perfect. Unlike here, where there have been plenty of Magikarp over the years, not a single Gyarados has ever appeared.

But when this topic came up, the joy that Gyarados had shown upon meeting Lin Xuan faded from its face, replaced by a touch of sadness. And Xiao Xi and Xiaomi, who had inadvertently stood behind Gyarados, also called out to Lin Xuan.

"Susu!"

He's injured!

"injured?"

Lin Xuan was taken aback at first, then looked in the direction that Xiao Xi and Xiaomi were pointing. Sure enough, there was a scar on Gyarados's back that had stopped bleeding, covering almost a third of the area behind Gyarados. Even though most of the area had healed, one could still imagine how serious the injury was.

"This... shouldn't be a wound caused by Sharpedo or Bass, right? This kind of scar could only have been caused by Gyarados."

Lin Xuan made this judgment after only glancing at the wound.

Because the Savage Bass is relatively small, and although the Megalodon is larger, it's not by much. Moreover, based on their body structure, if they were responsible for the injury, it would definitely be more severe. Therefore, the only creatures in Scabbard Lake with such strength are the other Gyarados.

But this puzzled Lin Xuan. Why would a Gyarados of the same species hurt him? After seeing the look in Gyarados's eyes, he roughly guessed what was going on.

Come to think of it, we're all human, and I've been attacked twice myself, haven't I? And that was the part that Lin Xuan dealt with herself; back in Jianghai City, Gu Yuan had shielded her from quite a few attacks.

Lin Xuan guessed that Magikarp's sudden evolution into Gyarados had caused the balance within the species to become somewhat out of control, or perhaps some other more complex reason. In any case, it couldn't be a good thing, so Lin Xuan decided not to ask any further questions.

"Let me treat your wound. Although it has partially healed, it must still hurt a lot, right? It will get better after a while, but it will eventually affect your daily life."

Lin Xuan took out some medicine from her backpack and sprayed it on Gyarados's wounds.

The healing medicine Lin Xuan usually carries is mainly for Gallade and the others, so it's all top-quality. Combined with Pokémon's incredible recovery speed, Gyarados's complexion visibly improved after applying the medicine. Lin Xuan, while tossing the nearly empty medicine back into his backpack, reminded Gyarados:

"I just applied some wound medicine. Don't go into the water for a while, and try not to do any strenuous exercise."

Gyarados's body was larger than all of Lin Xuan's Pokémon, as were its wounds. Lin Xuan used half a bottle of healing potion to barely cover all of Gyarados's wounds. Normally, that much healing potion would be enough for Gallade and the others to use many times over.

Although this kind of wound medicine has a certain degree of water resistance, it will eventually affect the efficacy of the medicine. After listening to Lin Xuan's words, Gyarados nodded repeatedly, and then its whole body leaped out of the water and floated in mid-air.

It's a flying attribute after all, so it can fly!

Although I can't even learn the skill of flying, I can only use jumping...

"Then we'll be leaving now. You can stay here to recover. Once you're almost fully healed, you can go back into the water. You can also live here if you want, but you can't hurt anyone who passes by."

Lin Xuan reminded Gyarados that, based on the communication through the Aura Force just now, Lin Xuan could also sense that this Gyarados was still kind at heart and could be trusted.

After saying all that, it turned and left, but Gyarados seemed to have no intention of leaving and silently followed behind.

"Do you want to come with us?"

Chapter 310 New Partner

Gyarados nodded readily in response to Lin Xuan's question, which put Lin Xuan in a bit of a dilemma.

He still has training to continue, is it appropriate to have Gyarados following along?

Then Lin Xuan's eyes met Gyarados's. He saw a hint of pleading in Gyarados's eyes, as if it were begging Lin Xuan to agree. After thinking for a moment, Lin Xuan nodded. It was just ordinary training anyway, and it wouldn't matter if Gyarados was watching.

"That's fine, but you'd better behave yourself then."

Lin Xuan offered this reminder, but he wasn't too worried. After all, judging from the Gyarados's behavior just now, it was quite well-behaved and he didn't need to worry about it.

"Roar!"

Gyarados immediately nodded obediently. As for Eevee, who was floating to the side, her eyes narrowed slightly as she watched this scene. Her Danger Sense ability had been activated! Right on this Gyarados!

After this thought crossed his mind, Eevee immediately snuggled into Lin Xuan's arms, while looking at Gyarados with a seemingly provocative gaze.

"Ibrahimovic, what's wrong with you? Did you freeze into a stupor?"

Lin Xuan was puzzled when she saw Eevee, who had seemed a little sulky just moments before, suddenly jump into her arms again. She grabbed Eevee by the scruff of her neck and brought her in front of her, looking her over and over, feeling that something was off.

Ibrahimovic: ...

"Boy!"

Afterwards, Lin Xuan and his group walked out of the ice cave again. Nothing had changed, and they continued their training as before. However, they did manage to pull out the ice rock monster and teach it a lesson.

It gave him a taste of the harsh realities of society and showed him who was really in charge here.

While Ibrahimovic and the others were training, Lin Xuan was also thinking about Luo Guan's advice not long ago, telling him to make the most of his training time. However, Lin Xuan looked at the lake water at the bottom of the ice cave...

Forget it, let's talk about this later. If I go into the water now, I don't know if I'll even be able to stand here tomorrow. I'll probably have to be sent straight to the hospital.

In fact, Lin Xuan underestimated her waveguide power. Even if she wasn't very proficient, as long as she could use it a little, she could still resist the cold. Although it was impossible to completely block it out, it would be fine to block it a little, and she should at least not catch a cold.

Even Ibrahimovic, who used to be the most lazy, started "playing" with Xiaoxi and Xiaomi during this training session, although it was a little violent.

After Lin Xuan gave up the idea of ​​going into the water to torture herself, she sat down next to Gyarados.

It has to be said that Gyarados is much larger than all of Lin Xuan's Pokémon combined. After all, apart from Gallade, Lin Xuan's Pokémon are all those that are considered very cute by outsiders.

Sitting to the side, Lin Xuan checked Gyarados's wounds out of boredom. It's just that Pokémon are Pokémon; it had almost fully recovered in just a short while.

Although the medicine provided by Lin Xuan played a significant role, the most important factor was clearly Gyarados's physique, which seemed to be even stronger than Lin Xuan had imagined.

"Is it because it evolved by 'leaping over the dragon gate' on its own, rather than due to forced interference from external factors?"

Lin Xuan had this guess: compared to Gyarados in the hands of normal trainers, wild Gyarados are often weaker, or rather, somewhat... underdeveloped?

The reason is simple: just like Ash's Charizard, most wild Gyarados evolve not through natural accumulation of strength, but through the outbreak of life-or-death crises and their rage.

This forced evolution will prematurely deplete the Pokémon's potential, and the resulting Gyarados will have difficulty suppressing its ferocious and tyrannical nature, so trainers generally won't try to catch it.

But the Gyarados in front of Lin Xuan was clearly not like that, a fact that Lin Xuan could tell from the first time he saw it.

"Roar!"

Gyarados did not refute, and he was quite pleased with Lin Xuan's praise.

Lin Xuan just smiled and said that Pokémon are still very simple creatures. In fact, Lin Xuan did nothing special at that time, he just provided Gyarados with the energy it lacked.

What truly helped him out of his predicament was his own tenacious perseverance and hard work; Lin Xuan merely gave him a gentle push from behind.

"Would you like to become my partner?"

Lin Xuan spoke very directly without any preamble. In fact, judging from Gyarados's behavior just now, it seemed to have this intention, but Lin Xuan couldn't be sure.

So although I appeared calm on the surface, I was still a little nervous inside. After all, if I said something wrong, and the other person simply had a slight liking for me because of what happened before, it would be very embarrassing to say such a thing!

When Gyarados heard Lin Xuan's words, it was stunned for a moment, and then it suddenly moved its head close to Lin Xuan's side, rubbing its very smooth cheeks against Lin Xuan.

"Then it's settled. Don't tell them yet, and give them a surprise later!"

Lin Xuan grinned and said, "As for 'them' I'm referring to, it naturally means Eevee and the others! As for why we need to capture Gyarados..."

It's just a simple liking, there's not much else to it. If you use the strength of a Pokémon as the sole criterion for judgment, Lin Xuan thinks it's too utilitarian.

Once you have an idea, you can boldly do it. And to be honest, given that it was able to evolve on its own in that environment, Lin Xuan didn't think that this Gyarados's potential was weak.

As for this Gyarados's characteristics... Lin Xuan thinks it's probably overconfidence. After all, with that expression, it doesn't look like a threatening creature at all.

Lin Xuan looked at the Gyarados grinning at him, and his lips twitched. He couldn't help but think, "This Gyarados doesn't seem very smart. Is this really okay?"

An hour later, when Lin Xuan and the others were having lunch, Lin Xuan called Yi Bu and the others aside.

"Come on, I have some good news to tell you. Want to guess what it is?"

Lin Xuan waved her finger at Ibu and the others.

"Dandan?"

Are you going to buy me a new phone?

"Boy!"