bookbashuk Chapter 43: Superpowers?
Chapter 43: Superpowers?
According to the league's rules, trainers must use six Pokémon that have been declared in advance in all competitions, but there are no restrictions on how many Pokémon a trainer can carry.
Simply put, the number of Poké Balls you can hold is the number of pockets you have on your body.
Trainers can bring twenty or thirty Pokémon if they want, but that makes feeding them every day more troublesome. So, trainers usually bring seven Pokémon around all year round.
The main team consists of six Pokémon, with the extra one serving as a vehicle or to fill any gaps in the team.
Including Hou Hao's Poliwag and Heracross, he now has a total of seven Pokémon. It's unexpected that this kid is so lucky, landing in such a relatively safe place, and encountering wild Pokémon of low level.
Judging from the state of that fossil helmet, it was only around level 15 or 16 at most, and the other captured creatures were basically around that level as well.
Fortunately, he didn't encounter Omanyte and Kabuto, otherwise, with Hou Hao's current combat strength, he might not have been able to exchange a few blows with them.
"Hey, Luo Ge, do you still have any Poké Balls? Let's catch a few more! I'm telling you, if we can bring these living prehistoric Pokémon back, we'll be rich!"
Hou Hao excitedly circled around Luo Yan, searching up and down for any extra Poké Balls.
"It's a pity I only brought five Gym Balls this time. If I had known it would be like this, I would have argued with my dad and brought hundreds of Poké Balls to take all these prehistoric Pokémon back with me!"
"Bringing hundreds of Pokémon? You're dreaming," Luo Yan scoffed. "Even if you catch every Pokémon on this island, how do you plan to get back?"
"Huh? Ah... Ah!?"
Hou Hao opened his mouth, seemingly only now belatedly realizing what was happening.
"Wait, wait a minute, Brother Luo, what do you mean? Aren't we inside the secret realm right now?"
"Yes, it's inside a secret realm."
"Since we're in a secret realm, if we were able to get in, there should be a way out, right? Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to get here, right?"
"That's true, but you saw it yourself, the passage only appeared for a moment. Who knows if those guys from the Church of the Descent will open it again?" Luo Yan crossed his arms. "What if they don't open the passage? Haven't you thought about that?"
Hou Hao stared intently at Luo Yan, a barely suppressed panic flashing in his eyes. "Brother Luo, you... you mean, unless the other side tries to open the passage, we... we'll never be able to go back in this lifetime!?"
"Hmm," Luo Yan responded, with a "what do you think?" expression.
In fact, Luo Yan naturally had a way to go back.
The teleportation points have all been set up. Going back would only cost a few wishing stars. To be honest, if it weren't for finding Hou Hao, he probably would have already caught all the Pokémon on the island and taken them back.
After all, with the help of the Star Compass, even though he didn't carry a lot of Poké Balls with him, he could summon the Gulu Balls from the Rock Kingdom world at any time using Wishing Stars.
Prism Ball, King Ball, Ultra Ball, and all sorts of Attribute Balls specifically designed to catch Pokémon with special attributes—he had tens of thousands of them before he transmigrated; he simply couldn't use them all.
The reason he didn't tell Hou Hao these things directly was that he wanted to scare him and let him know that this world is very dangerous, and that he should never underestimate those guys from the Advent Church, especially when his own fighting strength is insufficient.
Hou Hao's reaction resonated deeply with Luo Yan. Upon hearing that he might never be able to go back, Hou Hao broke down, collapsed to the ground, and couldn't utter a single word for a long time.
He didn't know how much time had passed before he couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"Why aren't there any beautiful women trapped here with me...?"
"What did you say?!" Luo Yan raised an eyebrow.
He even thought he'd misheard, and Luo Yan, realizing what he'd said, was furious. "You bastard, you're still lamenting, huh! You've got a bunch of beautiful girls stranded on a deserted island with you? You've got quite the dream! Why don't you bring those top beauties from home and abroad with you?!"
"I don't like mature women... Ah!"
Before Hou Hao could finish speaking, he was hit by Luo Yan's Knight Kick.
"Alright, alright, I misplaced my trust. You can stay here by yourself."
"Hey, no, no, Brother Luo, I was just kidding, just kidding, bro!" Upon hearing this, Hou Hao immediately hugged Luo Yan tightly and wouldn't let go, even forcing a smile. "I was just trying to ease the tension. For me, having brothers is enough. As long as we're together, I'm not afraid of anything, even mountains of knives and seas of fire!"
Seeing Hou Hao's hot-blooded, idiotic behavior, Luo Yan was speechless for a moment.
But thinking about it carefully, if I had traveled to the Kingdom of Rock with my best brother, my adventures in that world might have been much more interesting.
Thinking of this, Luo Yan shook his head slightly. "Alright, stop dawdling. Pack your things and come with me. We'll explore this island and try to catch some prehistoric Pokémon before heading back."
"Yes, sir!" Hou Hao quickly got up.
He paused, slightly taken aback. "Wait, Brother Luo, did I hear that right? You...you just said we can go back?"
"Of course." Luo Yan took out the magic wand from his waist. "Thanks to my prior preparations, as long as I cast the spell and activate the location originally set on the beach, we can instantly teleport back to our original world."
Upon hearing this, Hou Hao looked at the magic wand and then at Luo Yan.
It must be admitted that he didn't understand a single word Luo Yan said, but he understood the [Instant Teleportation] technique.
"Brother Luo, you...you're also a superhuman?"
Looking intently at his best brother, Hou Hao asked tentatively, still in disbelief.
Superpowers.
Specifically, it refers to beings who are born with extraordinary talents and can acquire superpowers through training. Although they are human, their combat power is in no way inferior to that of Pokémon.
Some powerful psychics can even use psychic powers to suppress Pokémon and learn moves that only Psychic-type Pokémon can do.
And teleportation is one of them.
This is why Hou Hao reacted so strongly after hearing the word; he mistook Luo Yan's magic for superpowers, even though the two do look very similar.
Luo Yan didn't explain much, only saying mysteriously, "This is my most closely guarded secret. You're lucky to be the first to know."
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