"Dear partner, you've been sitting here for an hour."
Inside a luxuriously decorated office at Terror Casino, Yang Tao sat on a soft sofa, his fingers constantly tracing the rim of a whiskey glass.
Beside him sat a female Faceling, well-endowed and dressed in a black and white server uniform, holding a bottle of wine, waiting on him.
Mr. 'The Beast' sat behind the desk and said helplessly, "My dear friend, it's fine if you sit for a while, but can you please stop looking at me with such a strange gaze? I feel like you want to stab two holes in me."
Upon hearing this, Yang Tao picked up the glass, drained the whiskey, and chuckled, "You're too sensitive."
"I just went to Level 7 'Thalassophobia' to take care of the Level 7 Thing; I'm just here to rest for a bit."
He withdrew his other hand from the Faceling's smooth thigh, stood up, and said, "Never mind."
"I've rested for a while, it's time for me to go back."
He reached out and opened a wooden door that appeared out of thin air in the office. Just as he stepped one leg through, Yang Tao paused, turned back to the Beast, and said, "Oh, right, help me collect more lucky soy milk. I find that stuff very interesting."
The Beast nodded slightly: "No problem, I'll arrange for someone to give the order."
Back in the Overworld.
Yang Tao let out a long sigh. If it wasn't for the favor the Beast owed him from helping him find Eric's wife earlier, today would have been the Beast's last day…
Never mind, there's no deep-seated hatred. At most, he tricked him into going to Dyed Blood Forest and took advantage of him a bit.
It's not that serious… not that serious…
He flew towards his home in the corner; he needed a good rest.
… …
The next morning.
Yang Tao returned to the Pokémon World feeling refreshed. Professor Oak should be coming today. If Gary tells Professor Oak to bring a Pokémon that knows Thunder Web, then Caterpie will also rise up.
"Ya ya~"
Happiny opened its small mouth and spewed out an extremely fierce flame. The flame transformed into a fire dragon and attacked Yang Tao's face head-on.
'Flamethrower?'
Happiny has this skill too?
Growlithe flashed in front of him, and the flames were instantly absorbed by its body.
This is Growlithe's ability, Flash Fire.
Pokémon with this ability are unaffected by Fire-type moves. When hit by a Fire-type move, this Pokémon is marked with the Flash Fire status.
When a Pokémon in Flash Fire status uses a Fire-type attacking move, its Attack and Special Attack are multiplied by 1.5.
Coupled with the genius dog Nether Hound skill, it makes Growlithe the daddy of Grass, Bug, Steel, and Ice-type Pokémon.
Nether Hound: Allows your dog to add fire effects to its attacks. The higher the level, the longer the attacked creature burns.
At level five, it makes your dog immune to fire damage.
"Woof!!" (Master, are you okay?)
"I'm fine. What's going on with Happiny's Flamethrower?"
"Woof woof!" (It's Happiny's Mimic skill!)
Mimic?
Oh~
Yang Tao showed a look of sudden realization.
Mimic: Uses the last move successfully used by a Pokémon on the field.
It's a very abnormal skill.
Of course, many skills will fail to be mimicked, but most common moves can be mimicked.
This is very unfair.
He walked forward, picked up the yapping Happiny from the ground, sat on a chair by the Gym entrance, and poked Happiny with his finger.
Growlithe ran over and took out a bottle of Moomoo Milk from its skill-Bring your Own backpack: "Woof!" (I found this today.)
It's like someone giving you a pillow when you're sleepy.
Yang Tao took out luxurious dog food and threw it into Growlithe's mouth, then opened the Moomoo Milk and pushed it into Happiny's mouth. No Pokémon would refuse Moomoo Milk.
After tasting it, Happiny extended its small hands, hugged the bottle, and gulped it down.
"Quite the eater…"
Just then, a recreational vehicle drove along the road he had paved.
'Professor Oak?'
Yang Tao stood up, placed the Happiny in his hand on the chair, and walked over to greet Professor Oak.
However, before the car could even stop, a figure appeared out of thin air in front of him.
Sabrina from Goldenrod Gym.
'So, it's an employee delivered right to my doorstep!'
The recreational vehicle drove into the plaza in front of the Gym. Sabrina's father opened the car door and stepped out, followed by Ash, Misty, and Brock.
"Wow, what a beautiful Gym!"
Stars almost popped out of Misty's eyes. Compared to this place, her family's Gym looked incredibly shabby.
She secretly decided that she would definitely build a luxurious Pokémon Gym later.
Of course, she didn't even think about surpassing the Gym in front of her; this was not a Gym-level building at all. No one would doubt it if you said it was a League Tournament venue.
The most humble Brock was already speechless, his usually narrowed eyes wide open.
Yang Tao looked at Sabrina, who was wearing a long black dress, and said with a chuckle, "What? Have you rested well?"
"I want to challenge you."
"Challenge me?"
The expression on Yang Tao's face became very strange. Slowking, Growlithe, and even the eating Caterpie all looked at Sabrina.
Sabrina only noticed that Yang Tao's expression had become very strange, but she didn't think much of it. She nodded very solemnly and said, "You must be a powerful psychic, otherwise you wouldn't be able to possess that powerful Pokémon."
Blue Bird, resting in the Gym's room, suddenly opened its eyes and looked at Sabrina outside through the clear glass. It shook its small head and then closed its eyes, continuing to sleep.
Yang Tao looked at Sabrina's bright eyes and chuckled, "Are you sure you've thought this through?"
Sabrina nodded: "I've thought it through. I want to let you know that I'm not so easily defeated."
Yang Tao: "…"
He had already decided that he would definitely let Sabrina know what power was, and what it meant that there was always someone better!
Sabrina's father looked at his daughter with concern, walked forward, and said, "Sabrina, let me do it."
"No, Father, I can do it."
"You two don't need to be so modest. Let's do it together."
Yang Tao seemed to be in a hurry, his body gradually floating into mid-air. An indescribable power emanated from his body.
"To be honest, I envy you all, to be able to witness such power!"
Boom!
Endless furious lightning descended from the sky, a scene like the end of the world appearing in the eyes of everyone present.
One of the passive skills of the Netherite Armor set.
Abyss Helmet Skill: Summons a lightning bolt at a visible location, no cost.
Infernal Armor: Creates a violent explosion around the body, but causes no damage to Entities.
Gravity Greaves: Constantly generates a force field that repels surrounding creatures.
Hurricane Boots: Nothing special, just fast!
"3…"
Sabrina's gaze became somewhat dazed.
Is this really a human?
"2…"
Amidst the lightning, Yang Tao's voice clearly entered everyone's ears.
"1…"
Yang Tao's figure disappeared, and the next moment, he appeared beside Sabrina's father.
By the time Sabrina turned around, she saw her father had already closed his eyes and was lying on the ground.
"Ah~ Older people just need more sleep. They fall asleep so easily."