What should I do if my pet loves watching anime?

"just!"

The flying mantis understood the intention, and its wings instantly gleamed with a cold metallic light, like two huge silver blades. It swooped down from the sky and slashed fiercely at the point where the black wave entered the water and the water surface within several meters around it!

My brother just suffered such a huge loss here, I'm going to fight back for him!

"Boom boom boom—!"

Although Steel Wing is not a STAB move, it is quite powerful and has the toughness characteristic of the Steel type!

Several heavy slashes struck the water's surface in succession, instantly creating towering waves and countless splashes!

The violent impact not only disrupted the water flow, but also caused the mud and sand to churn up at any possible underwater passageway, leaving the area where Wu Bo had just dived into a murky mess!

More importantly, the water splashed up by the Steel Wing attack, under the intentional control of the Scyther, covered that small area like a torrential rain!

The water curtain obscured the view and interfered with energy perception!

Upo, who had just submerged and was preparing to unleash his primal power, was disoriented by the sudden bombardment of the water surface and the turbid current. His skill preparation was interrupted, and he lost control of the situation on the water surface!

"Now! Focus your energy and lock on! Demon Slash, vertical strike!"

Gu Beiri's voice was like a sharp sword, piercing through the clamor of the waves!

The flying mantis in the air had already pulled up again, gathering its energy and spreading its senses to the fullest extent. Through the churning water and murky water, it firmly locked onto the somewhat panicked energy source underwater!

Then, it folded its wings and its body plummeted vertically like a javelin!

Above the right scythe, a purple-white light blade condensed once more, this time more solid and sharper!

It gathers all the kinetic energy of the fall, the power of the whole body, and the destructive force of the demon's slash into the tip of the scythe!

Like a green meteorite falling from the sky, carrying a determination to pierce through everything, it fiercely pierced the surface of the water below and the dark waves beneath!

This attack was unavoidable!

"Upo, get out of the way!" Old Hong shouted urgently.

However, underwater, Wu Bo's vision was obstructed and his senses were confused. In his haste, he only had time to dash to the side with all his might!

"Pfft—!!!"

The purple-white light blade pierced the water's surface with a sharp whistling sound, and plunged into the mud and sand at the bottom of the pool a little behind where Wu Bo had just been!

Although it didn't hit the body directly because of Wu Bo's dodge, the terrifying energy shockwave that erupted when the light blade pierced the bottom of the water exploded like an underwater bomb!

"boom--!!!"

The murky pool water was blasted into a column of water several meters high, carrying mud, sand and gravel!

The terrifying impact sent the pufferfish flying through the air like a rag doll, tumbling several times before crashing heavily onto the edge of the platform, splashing water everywhere.

It lay there, its round eyes now shaped like mosquito coils, its body covered in mud and water stains, clearly severely injured and unconscious.

As the water jet fell, the surface of the pool gradually returned to calm, leaving only a slowly swirling, murky eddy.

The praying mantis flapped its wings and flew out of the water, landing on a dry spot on the platform, panting slightly.

The continuous high-intensity bursts, especially the final vertical demon slash, also put a considerable burden on it.

But it stood straight, its sickles lowered, its eyes sharp, proclaiming victory.

The entire room fell silent.

A moment later, Mr. Hong was the first to applaud.

"Beautiful! Clean and neat!"

He looked at Gu Beiri, his eyes filled with even greater admiration.

"The use of high-speed movement and air superiority was very effective. They anticipated Wu Bo's underwater tactics, countered by bombarding the water surface with steel wings, and finally locked on with a vertical slash. The tactics were clear and the execution was decisive."

In the shallow water, several owls watching the battle made low "plop" sounds, and their eyes were filled with awe as they looked at the scythe.

The defeated Wobo was dragged back to shallow water by its companions for emergency treatment.

Gu Beiri walked over to the Scyther and patted its cold shell: "Well done."

"Rong~"

The fluffy sheep limped over to Scyther, tilted its head back, and looked at its little brother, who was almost half its height and was currently steaming with moisture and fighting spirit.

Although it had fought with extraordinary difficulty and only managed to win through strategy, it felt no jealousy at its younger brother's clean and decisive victory, only a sense of pride and satisfaction.

It struggled to stand on its injured hind leg, stretched out its little hoof, reached up to the flying mantis's shoulder, and gently patted it. DouDou's eyes were full of approving looks that said, "Well done, you have the style of my big brother."

Scyther lowered its head and looked at its older brother, who was shorter than it, disheveled but with bright eyes. A hint of warmth appeared in its cold, complex eyes.

It bent down slightly to make it easier for the fluffy sheep to pat, and made a low, tired but satisfied "cha" sound in its throat.

A bond of camaraderie and mutual respect quietly grows in the misty steam of the hot spring valley.

Old Master Hong saw all of this, his white eyebrows twitched, and a barely perceptible smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

The synergy between trainers and Pokémon, and the bond between Pokémon, are treasures far more valuable than sheer battle prowess.

"Gurgle~"

At this moment, the old swamp king, who was lying on a boulder, looked at Old Hong and let out an impatient growl.

Old Hong was delighted to hear this.

"Alright, alright, let's go. The old man won't stand for it now that we've hit the younger one!"

...............

The afterglow of the setting sun shone through the misty steam of the hot spring valley, casting a warm orange-red hue on the platform and pool water.

Old Hong walked over, holding two small objects wrapped in tree bark.

"Here, this is for you." He handed it to Gu Beiri.

"The Warm Jade Cold Marrow, a specialty of Hot Spring Valley, is highly effective in cultivating Water and Ice-type Pokémon, and it is also good for treating Ice-type frostbite."

The old swamp king is usually treated like a treasure, and I had to beg him until my lips were sore to get this little bit.

Gu Beiri took it, and upon touching it, it wasn't as cold as he had imagined. Instead, it felt very warm and smooth, and he could feel the gentle energy contained within it.

"Thank you, Mr. Hong."

"No need to thank me, they earned this themselves."

Old Hong waved his hand and looked at Swamp King, who followed slowly out from behind him.

"Old man, after looking at it for so long, what do you think? Is the elf this kid trained to your liking?"

The old Swamp King slowly opened his dim, ancient eyes, his gaze leisurely sweeping over the Wool Sheep and the Scyther.

His gaze was calm and serene, yet it seemed to carry a tremendous weight, causing the two elves to instinctively straighten their bodies.

A moment later, a low, slow "gurgling" sound, like the grinding of a boulder, came from its throat.

It slowly closed its eyes again, as if it had just completed a routine inspection.

But a smile appeared on Old Hong's face.

"Alright, the old man has tacitly agreed. He thinks you guys are alright, so I haven't embarrassed myself."

Old Hong explained to Gu Beiri, "Especially Rongrong Sheep, the fact that it defeated its trained juniors despite being at a disadvantage across the board proves its potential."

"That's something that no matter how much this old guy tries to protect his own, he can't change."

After saying this, Old Hong laughed heartily, full of pride.

It seems that Old Master Hong is quite pleased that he was able to disgust the Swamp King.