A water-type trainer who specializes in dragon-type water.

She recalled the perilous experience at the bottom of the sea. It was indeed due to her own negligence or bad luck that she had fallen into a desperate situation. If it weren't for Zhang Heng, she would have already perished.

This feeling of being a burden made her feel frustrated and sensitive. As she spoke, her eyes actually reddened, and glistening tears welled up inside, as if they might fall at any moment.

Seeing this, Zhang Heng panicked and hurriedly explained, "No, no! Please don't misunderstand! This secret realm is special and the environment is harsh. It seems that only Fire-type Pokémon can stay here for a long time and maintain their combat power."

"My team only has Charizard as a Fire-type, and the other members are significantly weaker here. I'm worried that if we encounter any sudden danger, I might not be able to protect them all in time!"

This was his true thought. Even the master-level Kingdra felt repulsed here, his strength reduced to less than one-tenth. He dared not risk the lives of his companions.

Upon hearing Zhang Heng's explanation, Cheng Lan's aggrieved expression vanished instantly, replaced by a sly smile. Her change of expression was as swift as that of a professional actor.

"Who says I can't explore?" She chuckled and gracefully tossed a Poké Ball.

Boom! A flash of white light appeared, and a strangely shaped Pokémon appeared on the scorched ground.

It has a lizard-like body, covered in green skin, and a pair of large eyes that take up almost half of its head, with pupils that are vertical lines.

What's most peculiar is its long, swollen tail, as well as the color-changing cells on its sides and back that can change color with the environment—it's a Kemonodon!

Zhang Heng looked at the Normal-type Kecleon, somewhat puzzled.

Cheng Lan's lips curled slightly as she confidently commanded, "Transform into a stealth dragon and unleash flames!"

The cloaked dragon took a deep breath, and the color-changing cells on its body surface began to frantically absorb and guide the rich fire energy around it!

These energies flowed into its body like rivers flowing into the sea, causing its body color to faintly turn red.

Immediately afterwards, it opened its mouth and spat out a thick, scorching pillar of fire that roared out and struck a charred boulder in the distance with pinpoint accuracy!

"Boom!" The boulder could not withstand the intense heat and shattered instantly!

Even more surprisingly, after unleashing Flamethrower, Kecleon's body underwent a dramatic transformation!

The fire energy that surged into its body did not dissipate, but stabilized in a peculiar way, as if it had been draped in a cloak of flames, and its attribute had become pure fire!

Zhang Heng suddenly realized and blurted out, "Transformation ability! After using a fire-type move, its type also changed to fire! Amazing!"

Cheng Lan triumphantly flicked her hair, which was damp with sweat, and laughed, "So? Am I qualified to explore with you now?"

Zhang Heng had grown somewhat accustomed to her contrasting personalities—sometimes aloof, sometimes cunning, sometimes teasing—and nodded earnestly.

“Okay, let’s explore together. But we must agree not to stray too far apart and to always stay within sight of each other or within a quick support range.”

"Oh?" Cheng Lan blinked, her smile widening. "This is the first time I've ever heard of a 'date' request like this."

Zhang Heng automatically ignored her teasing and explained with a serious expression.

"I'm not kidding. The fire-type energy here not only has a strong suppressive effect on Pokémon, but also has a continuous erosion effect on our human bodies."

“We must rely on the moisture emanating from this Class S damp rock to neutralize the heat and protect ourselves. So we must stay together to share this protected area.”

As he spoke, he shook the blue rock in his hand, which resembled a small air conditioner.

Looking at the precious S-grade item, Cheng Lan sighed half-jokingly, "Sigh, if any man were willing to give me an S-grade damp rock, I might immediately agree to be his girlfriend, and we could even get married on the spot!"

Zhang Heng simply replied, "I wish you success in achieving your dream soon..." His attention had already returned to the exploration. He took off his bulky flippers and took out his sneakers from his sealed backpack to put them on.

As he tried to take a few steps forward, with Cheng Lan behind him, away from the core area affected by the damp rocks, a scorching heat, as if he were in an oven, immediately hit him, and his skin felt a distinct stinging sensation.

"Hey! Wait for me!"

Cheng Lan also truly felt the terrible heat, and quickly changed into her own shoes, catching up with Zhang Heng.

As she approached Zhang Heng again and stepped into the cool, damp rock, she finally let out a long sigh of relief, her gaze towards him becoming even more complex. This guy was telling the absolute truth.

But at the same time, she felt a strange sense of resentment. This guy's attention shifted way too quickly! From the "intimate contact" when he saved her just now...

Now they're acting all "official business, secret realm first." Is this barren, scorching land more attractive than a beautiful, vibrant woman like her?

After making their adjustments, the two cautiously began to venture deeper into the secret realm.

The fire-breathing dragon circled low in the air, its sharp eyes scanning its surroundings.

The cloaked dragon uses its characteristics to maintain its fire attribute while employing its stealth talent to silently explore ahead.

As Zhang Heng walked, he communicated with the system in his mind.

He felt that such an extreme fire-type secret realm was likely inhabited by highly talented fire-type Pokémon, which would be an excellent opportunity to complete the fire-type capture mission and test new items.

"System, I want to use an item."

"Ding... Please select the system item you wish to use..."

"Use the qualification locator!"

Following Zhang Heng's instructions, a sophisticated virtual device interface with a silvery-white metallic sheen unfolded in his mind.

"Please set search criteria: attributes, minimum qualification level."

"Attribute: Fire. Potential: Champion level or above."

Zhang Heng made his choice quickly. He set the minimum qualification level at the champion level, which was a well-thought-out decision.

Setting the score too low wastes this valuable search opportunity; setting it too high, such as near-master or master level, would likely be too much for his current team, which is constrained by the environment, to defeat, thus also a waste.

Champion-level is a challenging goal, but one that has the potential to be captured.

"Search criteria confirmed. Starting scan..."

The qualification locator began to operate efficiently, and the cursor on the virtual interface flashed rapidly. A circular map with a radius of three kilometers, or a diameter of six kilometers, centered on Zhang Heng was quickly constructed.

After a while——

"Ding... Search complete. A Fire-type Pokémon matching the set criteria has been located for the host. Details are as follows..."

Two clear, bright dots appeared on the virtual map!

[Information 1]

Pokémon name: %&@恩

Attributes: Fire, &%$

Qualification: Champion level

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[Information 2]

Pokémon Name: $%@恩

Attributes: Fire, **

Qualification: Master Level

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Zhang Heng's heart skipped a beat as he looked at the two flashing property panels in his mind, where the key information was just a jumble of messy code!

This wasn't the first time he'd encountered this situation! He'd seen similar garbled characters in the system's detection results when he encountered Zygarde and the Twin Gods on the East China Sea battlefield!

This all proves...

"Huh? This is... the attribute panel of a legendary beast?! And... it's two fire-type legendary beasts?!"