The necromancer of the Pokémon world

Chapter 184 Whale Tide

Lin Ye gradually understood from their conversation that they were probably participants in the dojo's selection process, but had been eliminated.

Now that I've heard that the martial arts dojo is also recruiting apprentices, I've traveled a long way to try my luck.

What puzzled him was that the martial arts dojo, despite its deep-rooted foundation, was suddenly recruiting a large number of students from outside.

However, these people are clearly ambitious but incompetent. Despite their own lack of ability, they still aim too high and do not reflect on their own shortcomings.

He still trusted Xiaoju'er's judgment, but he was afraid that the chances of her going to the martial arts dojo weren't very high.

"If you ask me, the problem lies with the owner of our Water Lily City. He claims to be a genius from the common people, but he has never shown his face in public."

I reckon it's probably some rich kid who got in through connections; he has no talent whatsoever, he's just here to get some prestige.

"That's right, that's right. It's a good thing I didn't go to the Mizusei Dojo. Otherwise, it would be a waste of all my knowledge to be an apprentice to such an incompetent person."

Lin Ye naturally dismissed these words, but Xiao Yao was indignant and immediately retorted, refuting Lin Ye's words and making the group even more furious.

"Hmph~, what do you know, little girl? Just by looking at you and your boyfriend, I can tell you're not real trainers. What are you talking about?"

Lin Ye waved his hand, indicating that he didn't want to waste words with them. The skinny boy among them, who was somewhat self-aware, was also trying to persuade his companions, but he couldn't stop some of them from talking all at once.

Lin Ye sighed helplessly. His shadow surged beneath his feet, and the Flower Rock Monster, with its terrifying and distorted ghost face, suddenly appeared, startling the group of young people who had been talking loudly into silence, their faces turning ashen.

"Hehehe~, you bunch of cowards, you dare to scare my godfather and godmother? You're just laughable."

Having easily scared off the chattering group of young trainers, the Rockruff turned its distorted face and forced a fawning smile, taking the opportunity to flatter Lin Ye.

But at that moment, the ship suddenly began to shake violently, and the surrounding sea instantly changed from calm to turbulent.

The once arrogant Flower Rock Monster turned pale and clung to Lin Ye's leg, crying, "Godfather, something's happened!"

Just as Lin Ye was about to release his mental energy to investigate, the ship suddenly shuddered violently without warning, and a muffled sound came from the bottom of the ship, as if some enormous creature had scraped past the keel from below.

Xiao Yao lost her balance and swayed to the side. Lin Ye quickly caught her around the waist to steady her, but the other tourists on the deck were scattered and fell over.

Soon, the captain's panicked announcement rang out: "Whale King! It's a whale king! So many whale kings!"

All passengers, find something to hold on to. Trainers with flying Pokémon should take off immediately!

An anomaly has occurred in the waters ahead! A large pod of whale roarers is charging towards our route!

Looking ahead, Lin Ye saw the sea surging violently in a completely abnormal way. The once calm, azure sea was now arching with moving walls of water, and beneath each wall was a huge, dark blue figure.

Wailord, one of the largest Pokémon, can easily exceed 3,000 to 4,000 meters in length when fully grown. And what is appearing directly in front of the flight path now is not just one or two, but a whole swarm.

As if driven by something, they were rushing towards the yacht's course at full speed, their huge tail fins creating a fan-shaped curtain of water with each slap.

Given the size and speed of these whale roarers, if they were to collide head-on with the yacht, this small government vessel would not even be left with fragments.

The deck was in complete chaos. Several trainers frantically released their Pokémon to try and stop it, but the normal attacks hit Wailord like trying to catch a waterfall with a teacup.

The captain frantically tried to steer the ship to avoid the direct impact of the howling whales, but the ship's turning speed was far from keeping up with the speed of the howling whales' charge.

The young people who had previously been ambitious to join the martial arts dojo were now trembling and standing there in a daze.

On the contrary, the thin young man who had seemed somewhat timid before showed unexpected courage in the face of danger. He took out his only mosquito coil tadpole and commanded it to use a "water gun" that was as futile as a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

"Not bad, you do have some courage, and you're quite promising. If you stay away from these bad friends in the future, there's still hope for you."

"What?!"

The person only felt a light, whispered message enter their ear, and the next moment, when they turned to look forward, two Pokémon with unfathomable auras had already appeared in front of the ship.

It was a Swordslinger and a Gengar.

In terms of evolutionary stages alone, these two Pokémon, which have undergone three stages of evolution, are already far superior to the smaller Pokémon around them.

But faced with a massive pod of whale kings surging towards them like ocean waves, the people on the ship didn't hold out much hope.

But the next moment, Gengar's attack immediately shocked everyone.

With a rub of its claws, a giant "shadow ball" nearly five meters in diameter condensed above its head, radiating a terrifying pressure that made it hard to breathe.

Gengar grinned and slammed the giant Shadow Ball into the sea between the two Wailords charging at the front.

The Shadow Ball exploded upon entering the water, and the purplish-black energy shockwave spread out underwater, creating a water wall several meters high. The aftershocks of the Shadow Ball alone were enough to knock the first few Wailords to their sides.

After all, although these Wailords are very large, none of them are "Gym Leader level". Even if they have a lot of health, it is difficult for them to resist attacks that exceed their level.

Startled by the chaos of their companions ahead, the whale kings behind slowed down, their massive bodies huddled together on the surface of the sea, rubbing against each other and emitting deep whale calls.

The Aegislash didn't even make a move; it simply stood firmly in front of the bow, its one eye calmly watching the group of Whale Kings, which frightened them so much that they didn't dare to move.

Once the pod of Wailords had completely quieted down, the passengers on deck peeked out from behind the shelters and stared at the two Pokémon at the bow that had single-handedly held off an entire pod of Wailords. Their expressions changed from fear to astonishment.

It's important to understand that for ordinary people, aside from watching videos, they may never see a "Gym Leader" Pokémon go all out in front of them in their entire lives.

At this moment, two genuine "Gym Leader" level Pokémon were displaying their power right before their eyes, which was bound to make everyone's hearts pound and feel incredibly shocked.

Those young people who were just talking badly about Lin Ye wished they could slap themselves a few times right now.

But Lin Ye had no time to care about their thoughts, his mental energy scanning the surroundings and the seabed without any relaxation.

His mental energy quickly detected an even stronger energy fluctuation behind the howling whale pod, also of the same "Gym Leader level" and of the Ghost attribute.

Therefore, these whale kings did not charge at us on their own initiative; they were fleeing for their lives.