Elf: Seriously? You only get a cheat code when you're about to die?

Chapter 87 Searching for the Source of Fire

"Poké Ball, go!"

Ange threw out a Poké Ball, and the Light Cod turned into a streak of red light and was absorbed into it.

The Poké Ball shook a few times and made a "pop" sound, which was a sign that the Pokémon had been successfully captured.

Angel bought the Poké Balls from the system shop for 500 Happiness Points each; they were just regular red and white Poké Balls, which was a bit pricey.

But there was nothing he could do; he hadn't brought any Poké Balls with him, so he had to buy some on the spot.

"Yay, Light Cod GET DA☆ZE!"

Picking up the Poké Ball, Anjay held it up and shouted excitedly. This was the first time he had officially caught a Pokémon, and he couldn't help but feel a little excited.

"Cough cough~~"

"Cough cough~~"

The two fragrant porpoises jumped and danced with joy, celebrating their first successful capture.

"Come on, let's continue!" Anjie said with great enthusiasm.

"Cough cough~"

"Cough cough~"

The two fragrant dolphins nodded and continued to stick their tails into the water.

About two or three minutes later, the young couple exclaimed in surprise at the same time and swung their tails, and the two light cod "flew" into the air.

These two light cod were no pushovers. The moment they took to the air, they launched an attack on Ange and his companions. Two water blades shot out from their bodies, slashing at Ange and the tree-pillow bear.

It's a water-wave blade!

"Papa, stay away."

Anjie shouted as he rolled on the grass to dodge the attack.

Meanwhile, the tree-pillow koala also dodged the attack using its agile movements.

As Psychic Pokémon, the two Diresh managed to briefly stay airborne using their Psychic powers and immediately launched a second wave of attacks on Angelina and Komaru.

It's still a water-wave blade.

Light Cod has a trait called Sharpness, which increases the power of its cutting moves, and Water Slash is a cutting move.

Anjie ran to dodge the attack, then leaped into the air and punched the light-bodied cod that was closest to him.

Bang!

Lightweight Cod was punched and fell to the ground, twitched twice and lost consciousness.

"Phew~"

Anjie landed smoothly, smugly blowing on his fist, "Piece of cake!"

Meanwhile, the tree-pillow koala also defeated another light cod.

"Well done, tree-pillow koala!" Angie gave it a thumbs up.

The koala calmly hugged the tree pillow and swayed back and forth.

Anjie took out a Poké Ball and successfully captured the two Slakings. These two Slakings had no flesh missing, so Anjie guessed that they were the two that were caught by the Scented Piglet the first time.

It has already lost weight, so the light cod won't lose weight a second time anytime soon.

Without much thought, Anjie said to Piaoxiangtun, "Let's continue."

So, one after another, Angie and his friends caught giant clams, light cod, light cod, goldfish, Magikarp, Magikarp, Slowpoke...

Ange released all the non-Light Cod Pokémon back into the river.

By noon, Anjie had captured 20 Light Cod, more than double the number required by the system task.

The light cod here are not of high grade, so Ange caught them very easily.

Seeing the fragrant porpoise dip its tail into the water again, Anjie said with a smile, "This is the last try. Whether we catch anything or not, let's go back."

Anyway, the mission is already accomplished.

"Cough cough~"

"Cough cough~"

The two fragrant pigs nodded repeatedly.

About three minutes later, the male dolphin let out a howl and tried to flick its tail, but failed. At the same time, a huge whirlpool appeared in the river.

"Cough cough~~"

The male dolphin was being pulled into the water by a huge force. Just as he was about to be dragged into the water, the female dolphin quickly gave up fishing and ran over to hug her boyfriend with her two hooves.

At this critical moment, the tree-pillow koala raised its mallet and slammed it hard into the ground, causing the earth to tremble violently and the water on the shore to shake violently.

The tree-pillow koala used an earthquake.

The two fragrant pigs were finally rescued, and at the same time, a huge light cod leaped out of the whirlpool and looked at Anjie and the others with a cold gaze.

The average length of a light cod is around 2 meters, but the one in front of Anjie looks to be at least 3 meters long.

轻身鳕

[Attribute] Water, Psychic

【Characteristics】Sharp

[Gender] Female

[Level] 50

[Skills] Impact, Water Jet, Peck, Water Wave, Slash, Water Blade, Flesh Throw, Ambush, Mental Blade, Water Slash, Crushing Bite, Mental Fang, Self-Regeneration.

Individual Value

Blood volume: 13

Attack: 30

Physical defense: 11

Special Attack: 21

Special Defense: 28

Speed: 29

After seeing the data for the Light Cod, Anjie exclaimed: "Holy crap, Light Cod is so strong! Its level is so high."

Previously, the Light Cod's level was between ten and twenty.

Could this be the leader of the Light Cod?

Sensing the aura emanating from the light-bodied cod, the two fragrant pigs took off running, only daring to peek out from behind Pipa to look at the riverbank.

I'm sorry, Anjie, fighting isn't our forte.

Ange also quietly retreated, leaving the home field to the Tree Pillow Bears.

The light cod launched the first attack, slashing a huge water blade at the tree-pillow bear.

The tree-pillow koala didn't dodge at all. It raised the tree pillow in its arms and smashed it. The water jet froze instantly upon impact, then shattered abruptly.

The tree-pillow koala used Ice Whirl.

After smashing the Water Blade, Komaru continued to advance, using the Ghost-type Shadow Claw to grab the Light Cod. The Light Cod tried to dodge, but it was too late and was slapped straight into the river by Komaru.

After falling into the water, the light-bodied cod controlled the water flow and used Water Slash, and two water blades were seen slashing towards the tree-pillow-like koala.

However, the tree-pillow koala remained fearless, shattering the water blade as it spun rapidly.

shhhhh~~~

The tree-pillow bear opened its mouth and spat out streams of green seeds at the light-bodied cod. The light-bodied cod sped through the water, but the seed bombs relentlessly pursued it, so it trembled all over and used its skill, Flesh Throw.

"Fat-shedding" is a unique skill of the Light Cod, which allows it to shed excess fat and greatly increase its attack, special attack, and speed.

Large chunks of snow-white fish meat were thrown ashore, and the light cod suddenly increased their swimming speed.

What a bountiful harvest! What a bountiful harvest!

Anjie was so happy she almost jumped for joy, and quickly ran over to put the meat into her backpack.

Even though the slender cod shed its excess fat, it still couldn't escape its fate of being defeated and lost consciousness under the seed bomb of the tree-pillow-like koala.

Ange threw out a Poké Ball and caught the Light Cod inside.

Then Anjie went to the riverbank, released all 21 light cod, and fed them tree fruits. They all woke up in no time.

The slender cod is a relatively large fish Pokémon, with an average length of over 2 meters. It's quite a sight to see 21 of them gathered together, all circling around the largest one.

Angie guessed correctly; it was indeed the leader of the light cod.

Anjie took vegetables out of his system backpack and threw them into the river. The light cod immediately swarmed over and devoured all the vegetables in an instant.

So Anjie took out another bunch and threw them in; his backpack was full of all kinds of vegetables.

Before long, all 21 light cod were full, which also showed their approval of Anjie.

If there's food to eat, then that's a father!

Wild Pokémon have only two needs: survival and reproduction.

Anjie said, "From now on, if you give me the excess fat you shed during your cultivation, I'll give you food in return, okay?"

The light cod nodded in agreement.

Is this for real? The excess fat is something they don't need. (Note: Light cod don't eat the meat they themselves discard.)

"By the way, do you have any other companions? If so, come with me," Anjie suddenly said.

With their leader gone, if the remaining Light-footed Cod stays here, they'll inevitably be bullied by other Pokémon groups.

However, the leader of the Light Cod shook its head. It was precisely because its subordinates had all been captured by Ange that it had acted in desperation.

This river isn't very big; it's already quite an achievement that it can accommodate 21 light cod.

"Alright." Anjie wasn't disappointed. "In that case, let's go back."

Ange put the Lightweight into its Poké Ball, then, carrying the Komaru, led Piper and the Politoed back to Observation Station 1.

The first observation station has a large pool that the professor and researchers usually use to house Water-type Pokémon. It was currently empty, and after obtaining the professor's permission, Ange temporarily housed the Slaking in it.

They probably wouldn't be used to staying in a Poké Ball all the time.

At noon, Anjie planned to show off her skills and let the doctors taste her cooking, but she was surprised to find that there was no kitchen.

Piper said, "It seems like everyone's food was brought in from outside; it's from the Treasure Dining Hall."

Anjie: ...

There's no kitchen here, not even a fire. Even if Anjie brings his own cooking utensils and ingredients, he can't cook.

Piper was very disappointed. He really wanted to try Angie's cooking, as were the two hogs. Their ears drooped in disappointment.

Suddenly, Piper had a brilliant idea! "We can go catch a Fire-type Pokémon!"

"That's right!" Anjie slapped her forehead. "How could I not have thought of that!"

"Let's go, let's go!"

As she spoke, Anjie took Pipa out again, and the two fragrant pigs ran ahead excitedly.

After searching around for a while without finding a Fire-type Pokémon, Angie asked, "Pippa, do you know where I can find a Fire-type Pokémon?"

Piper shook his head. "I don't know." He doesn't come here often.

"Cough cough~"

"Cough cough~"

At this moment, the two fragrant pigs looked up at Anjie and jumped around.

"You know?" Anjie asked.

Two fragrant pigs sniffed around on the grass, their noses twitching slightly, and then walked forward step by step.

Anjie sighed, "Can you even smell the fire?"

Believe it or not, it really works!

Led by two fragrant porpoises, a group of small fire horses appeared before Anjie.

"Um..." Angie hesitated, "Although Ponyta is indeed a Fire-type Pokémon, their flames are unstable and can't be used for cooking."

Cooking with an unstable flame will result in either undercooked food or burnt food.

The best fire-type companions to help with lunch are things like lava bugs, lava snails, and coal turtles, but they seem to mostly live near volcanoes, and there are no volcanoes in the upper part of Zone Zero.

"Cough cough~"

"Cough cough~"

Seeing that Anjie was not satisfied, the two fragrant pigs sniffed around again and continued their search.

About ten minutes later, a small, humanoid Pokémon, its body entirely red and wreathed in flames, appeared in front of Ange.

Anjie's eyes lit up when she saw it.

It's Tanjiro!

Charcoal Sprite, a Fire-type Pokémon, is said to have been born from life attached to burning charcoal. The Azure Blade that Diancie faced at the Treasure Restaurant was one of its evolved forms. Its other evolved form is Crimson Knight.

Isn't this the most stable source of fire?

"Komatsu-kun..." Ange was about to send out Komaru-kun to fight, but when he saw that Tanjiro was only level 10-12, he felt it was really unfair. So he handed Komaru-kun to Pipa and shouted to Tanjiro, "Tanjiro, come on, I'm going to capture you!" As he spoke, he took a fighting stance.

That's right, he's going to fight Tanjiro himself.

"This works?" Piper's mouth dropped open in disbelief.

Tan Xiaoshi had been looking at Anjie warily, but as soon as Anjie finished speaking about subduing it, it immediately assumed a fighting stance, its eyes filled with fighting spirit, as if to say: You, you come at me!

"I am coming!"

An Jie pushed off with both feet and accelerated towards Tan Xiaoshi.

Tan Xiaoshi, not to be outdone, stretched out his hands and threw balls of fire at Anjie.

As Anjie ran and turned, she skillfully dodged the spark attacks and flashed behind Tan Xiaoshi.

"Take this!"

Tan Xiaoshi was startled. As soon as he turned around, he was met with a punch from An Jie.

"Snap~ Snap~"

Charcoal Servant cried out in surprise, having been hit so hard that it rolled several times on the grass. When it stood up, its head was spinning.

Anjie leaped down and landed in front of Tan Xiaoshi again, taking the opportunity to punch it once more. This time, Tan Xiaoshi collapsed to the ground and couldn't get up.

Ange threw a Poké Ball, which hit Tanjiro and was absorbed into the red light.

"Done!"

Yipapa was completely stunned; it was the first time he had ever seen someone catch a Pokémon and personally take to the field.

Ange picked up the Poké Ball, released Charcoal back into the Pokémon, and fed it a Berry. Charcoal quickly recovered completely.

Anjie extended a hand to it and said, "Please take care of me from now on, Tan Xiaoshi."

Tan Xiaoshi admired Anjie, the "strongest" who defeated it, and touched fists with Anjie.

"Clap~" Please give me your guidance.

Just as Anjie was about to take the Charcoal Servant and the others back, another Charcoal Servant suddenly jumped out of the bushes, grabbed Anjie's newly tamed Charcoal Servant, and burst into tears.

Anjie had just tamed a male Charcoal Servant, while the one that had just emerged was female.

"Cha-cha~ Cha-cha~" Where are you going? Don't you want me anymore? Waaaaah~~

The little charcoal servant who had just come out was crying very sadly.

Anjie's Charcoal Servant patted the back of another Charcoal Servant, comforting it continuously.

Anjie asked, "Is this your friend?"

"Clatter~" Charcoal Servant nodded.

"What do we do?"

Anjie had a headache looking at the little charcoal servant who was crying so sadly.

"How about... you all come with me?"

Upon hearing this, the crying Charcoal Servant finally stopped crying. It broke free from Anjie's Charcoal Servant's embrace and looked at Anjie with a serious expression.

"Snap~ Click~"

"You want to fight me too?" Anjie asked.

"Cha-cha~ Cha-cha~" Little Crybaby nodded very seriously.

"Okay," Anjie agreed.

The Crybaby Charcoal Servant was even weaker than the previous one, and was knocked down by Anjie with a single punch. It sat on the grass, tears uncontrollably welling up in its eyes.

"Hey, hey, hey~~ Don't cry!" Anjie said in a flustered manner, "Didn't you want to fight? Besides, I didn't hit you too hard."

Anjie quickly ran over to pick up the crying Charcoal Servant, gently patted it, and it finally held back its tears.

Okay, from now on, one of them will be called Crybaby Charcoal Servant, and the other will be called Good Boy Charcoal Servant.

Anjie crouched down, took out a Poké Ball, and placed it in front of the Crybaby.

"Now you're willing to be subdued by me, aren't you?"

The crybaby wiped his eyes, patted the Poké Ball with his hand, and was immediately absorbed into it as a red light.

Anjie released it again and said, "Okay, let's go back!"

(End of this chapter)