The Spearow had only just turned its head when it saw a ball of golden light rapidly enlarging before its eyes.
It tried in terror to flap its wings and gain height, but it was too late!
The electric ball slammed solidly into the Spearow’s chest and abdomen.
The Spearow let out a shrill scream, its body sent flying by the powerful impact, smashing hard against the trunk of a tree behind it before sliding to the ground.
It was charred all over, its feathers standing on end, and its eyes had turned into spirals; it had already lost consciousness.
From start to finish, the battle had lasted less than ten seconds.
Clean and efficient.
[Pokémon: Pikachu, Level: lv12→lv13] This Spearow’s level was indeed not low, and the experience it provided directly leveled up Pikachu.
[Ding!
Quest “First Battle” completed!
Reward: Basic rare candy *3, delivered to the system inventory!] The first battle quest was also successfully completed.
Roy was in a good mood.
This is how it should be.
A novice Trainer who just left home should follow a positive cycle of defeating wild Pokémon, getting rewards, and leveling up.
Rather than being chased to the ends of the earth by a flock of Spearow at the start, nearly losing their life in the forest.
Pika~ Pikachu trotted back to Roy’s feet, looking up with a small face that said, “I’m amazing, right?
Hurry up and praise me.” Roy smiled and crouched down, rubbing its head.
“Great job.” Pika pika~ Pikachu squinted its eyes happily, its small tail wagging like a fan.
Only then did Hanako lean in from behind, looking at the unconscious Spearow on the ground with lingering fear.
“Is…
is it over?
That was so fast…” She hadn’t seen clearly just now; she only felt a flash of golden light, and that fierce-looking Spearow had fallen.
“Roy, you’re amazing!
Your commands were so calm!” In the eyes Hanako used to look at Roy, there were even more little stars of admiration.
Roy stood up and observed the surroundings.
“We need to leave here quickly.
Spearow are social creatures; the commotion just now might attract its companions.” “Ah?
Okay, sure!” Hanako nodded hurriedly.
The two didn’t delay any further; Roy identified the direction and led Hanako quickly away from the area.
Sure enough, less than five minutes after they left, a noisy “caw caw” sound came from the distant sky.
A dozen or so Spearow flapped their wings and arrived at the scene, circling and squawking around their unconscious companion, but they could no longer find any trace of the “culprit”…
After bypassing the Spearow territory, the rest of the journey was much smoother.
The whole way was without alarm or danger.
By evening, the two had already covered more than half of the distance.
At this rate, they would be able to reach Viridian City before noon tomorrow.
As the sky grew dark, Roy chose a clearing near a small stream as tonight’s campsite.
The terrain here was flat, the view was relatively open, and getting water was convenient.
“Hanako, you prepare dinner.
I’ll set up the tent.” Roy took out the folding tent from his backpack.
“Okay~ leave it to me!” Hanako replied full of energy, also taking off her backpack and starting to pull out cookware and ingredients.
She had come very well-prepared this time, with various seasonings, canned goods, vegetables, and even a small bag of rice.
Soon, the campfire was lit, rice was cooking in a small pot, and sausages and mushrooms were frying in another skillet, an enticing aroma beginning to spread.
Pikachu crouched by the campfire, staring expectantly at the skillet, the corners of its mouth suspiciously glistening.
Eevee sat elegantly beside Hanako, occasionally sweeping the ground with its tail, its posture composed.
On Roy’s side, the tent frame was already propped up, and he was fixing the rainfly.
His movements were practiced; he clearly wasn’t doing this for the first time.
Just as he leaned over to tighten the last guy line, his Aura Power suddenly picked up a faint, abnormal fluctuation.
Roy paused, turning his head sharply to look at the dense bushes behind Hanako.
There…
was something there.
And it was moving slowly.
Hanako was humming a song while frying sausages when she suddenly felt Roy’s gaze and subconsciously looked up.
Seeing Roy staring in her direction, and with a gaze that was a bit…
focused?
Hanako was stunned at first, then her cheeks flushed red.
She followed Roy’s line of sight and looked down at herself.
Because she was leaning over to fry things, the collar of her tracksuit was slightly open, revealing a glimpse of a deep, snowy cleavage and black lace.
“Oh my~” Hanako gave a coquettish cry, but her heart was sweet.
Instead of pulling her collar tight, she quietly bent her waist even lower, making that enticing curve even more prominent.
Then she raised her watery eyes, licked her lips, and said in a voice with a hook: “What are you looking at~ you big pervert…” “That matter…
we’ll talk about it after we eat~” “Let’s focus on the important stuff for now~” As she spoke, she subconsciously pressed her legs together, the blush on her face deepening.
Clearly, Hanako thought Roy was once again lusting after her body.
Although Hanako’s seductive posture, as if ready for the taking, was indeed enticing, Roy really wasn’t thinking about that right now.
“Woo~ hao~” At that moment, a faint, somewhat eerie sound suddenly drifted out from the bushes behind Hanako!