"It seems that Milotic will have to learn Dive after all."
Under the sea, Fang Yuan thought to himself.
Although literally every Water-type Spirit can dive... of course, with some exceptions among those that can't swim.
But the Diving moves are an upgraded version of this diving behavior, even more miraculous.
A Water-type Spirit that learns Diving moves can help an Assistant Trainer with avoiding water, letting them survive better at deep sea.
Now, Fang Yuan still needs the help of Glutton for diving normally, but if Milotic were to learn the Diving moves, then Fang Yuan could stay underwater for a long time with just Milotic's assistance.
Even more, if the Diving moves are mastered to the extreme, they could even help non-Water Series Spirits to fight normally underwater.
Surf... Dive... Waterfall... Fly... These are all essential moves for a utility Pokemon...
"Something's not right... Milotic, let's head back to shore."
Having just dived under the water, Fang Yuan was planning to start a battle with Milotic and these Agate Jellyfish, but for some reason, he suddenly felt uneasy.
This unease came from Fang Yuan's superpower, as he felt something abnormal about these Spirits' emotions... eerily so.
"Milotic immediately nodded, as it didn't want to battle anyway. Following Fang Yuan's command, it was very decisive and turned to flee."
The group of Agate Jellyfish, not too far from Fang Yuan, sped up upon seeing their prey escape and then started emitting bubbles of light.
The leading Sting Jellyfish, with its eighty tentacles, swung them around, stirring up a Water Pulse.
Sploosh!
Milotic surfaced, floating midair, flying low over the sea surface. Beneath it, the surface quickly formed a huge whirlpool due to the attacks of the Agate Jellyfish.
Within the whirlpool, Glutton spun around like on a carousel for a couple of turns before hurriedly catching up with Fang Yuan and the rest.
Glutton: Feeling dizzy... Is this why I can't master the Spiral Shadow Ball?
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"The Agate Jellyfish should not be able to stay out of water for too long, which means they can only cause trouble along the coastline," Fang Yuan remembered learning in high school that since the Agate Jellyfish's body is almost entirely made of water, they would dry up if they left the water for too long. This makes them one of the less threatening Water Series Spirits, with their poison being the only concern.
On the shore, Eevee and the smartphone Rotom were puzzled about why Fang Yuan had suddenly returned.
"Milotic, Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, Glutton, restrain them."
"Eevee, smartphone Rotom, help me figure out why these Spirits are approaching the city."
"Milotic~~" "Blubb blubb~~" "Hoo hoo~~"
Several Spirits nodded, while Eevee and smartphone Rotom looked towards Fang Yuan, whose expression was somewhat serious.
"My superpower... can't feel the emotions of these Spirits, not even a trace. It's as if there is some special force around them that blocks everything."
Fang Yuan's superpower, bestowed by Emuritto, allows him to feel the emotions of other Spirits. Only a few Spirits who have perfectly mastered their superpower can block Fang Yuan's perception, like Luo Kuo or Eevee.
But this group of Agate Jellyfish are too strange... They clearly lack superpower, yet they've rendered Fang Yuan's superpower ineffective.
"Capture them... figure out the reason."
Just a few minutes later, this group of pitifully weak wild Spirits were subdued by Fang Yuan and his team.
Including the Sting Jellyfish, a bunch of jellyfish were dragged onto the dry ground, lying there parched.
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Puff!
The glutton ignited a ball of Ghost Fire, continuing to roast and intensifying the effort.
The mobile Rotom had another powerful feature; it could act as a translator, enabling humans to understand the speech of Pokémon.
Fang Yuan's idea was for Eevee to use its Illusion Technique to subtly influence these Pokémon, then find out why they were approaching human cities and what was special about them.
However...
"It's not working?"
After transforming into Sun Eevee, it successfully put the group of Pokémon under hypnosis using the Illusionary Light, but they were like unyielding warriors, utterly unwilling to divulge any intelligence.
They had incredibly strong willpower, but unfortunately were weak in strength, and Fang Yuan couldn't sense any emotion from them...
"Look, even your beauty is ineffective." With Eevee out of options, Milotic tried to charm the Pokémon with its beauty, but to Milotic's dismay, the Water-type Spirits didn't even spare it a glance.
Looking at the petrified Milotic, Fang Yuan sighed; indeed, it was very strange...
These weak Agate Jellyfish couldn't possibly have the strength to isolate his superpower, nor could they possess such formidable willpower.
Therefore, the only possibility... was that an external force was interfering with their minds, and that force must be very, very strong...
...
Ten minutes later, Fang Yuan, having gained no information, released the group of Pokémon back into the sea.
Upon witnessing Fang Yuan and the others' immense strength, the Sting Jellyfish and the Agate Jellyfish promptly absorbed water and then decided to flee.
Fang Yuan did not hinder them, as his task was to repel the Pokémon approaching the coastline.
There were rumors within Binhai City's Trainer circle that a secret location had appeared in the deep sea and that a large number of Water-type Spirits emerged from it, causing many aggressive Pokémon to appear in the nearby waters.
There were also speculations that the sea area suffered from unknown pollution, causing the Water-type Spirits to collectively land and take revenge on humans.
But whether it was one theory or the other, none had been officially confirmed by the Binhai City Trainers Association.
Suddenly, Fang Yuan felt that this series of Water-type Spirits coming ashore was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.
During the following training sessions, Fang Yuan paid extra attention to the Pokémon landing on shore and began to gather related intelligence.
Today it was Agate Jellyfish; the next day, Giant Pincer Crabs; the day after, Electric Lamp Monsters; within a few days, Fang Yuan encountered many special Pokémon that could ignore his superpower.
The anomalies had actually been noticed by the authorities; it seemed these Water-type Spirits were influenced by an unknown force.
"Better not think too much about it." Standing by the shore, Fang Yuan looked at Milotic practicing Water Gun and shook his head.
The defense of the coastline was currently being handled by Master Level Trainers from the Mizunaki Dojo, and in addition, numerous Professional Trainers were exploring the cause.
His purpose was to head to Dragon Cave, so whatever anomalies appeared in Binhai City next probably wouldn't be too related to him, after all, he was just a student.
It was the fourth day of Fang Yuan's special sea training.
A dazzling orange light appeared in the sky above Dragon Tower at Qinglong Dojo, and a loud alarm echoed over the entire city.
The orange light was a Level B disaster warning, signaling a disaster that could greatly affect the operation of a small city!!
"This is bad, Rotom!!!" As Fang Yuan stared at the immense orange glow, mobile Rotom was the first to understand the cause of the alarm.
Dozens of Pokémon World monsters and hundreds of Water-type Spirits had gathered together, creating massive waves... it was an Elf Siege!
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