31: Section 31

“Huh? Is Nickit leading Anchor to the downstream of the river? Did something happen downstream?”

“That’s probably it. Anchor’s area is already flooded so badly, so it must be even worse downstream, right?”

After hearing Zhang Yu’s words, the live stream room instantly fell silent.

Only then did they suddenly remember that not long ago, Growlithe had also risked danger to warn Zhang Yu.

Yet, how much time had passed for them to forget this matter and take it for granted that Zhang Yu should not meddle?

And when they realized this, they also noticed the problem Zhang Yu was about to face...

Chapter 48: Trapped Pokémon (Begging for flowers, monthly tickets, and evaluation tickets)

When Zhang Yu led Charmeleon and Growlithe through a forest, following Nickit to a small dirt mound, he finally paused.

“This really isn’t good.”

Further ahead, where a forest once stood, was now a vast expanse of water.

Many Pokémon, unable to evacuate in time, were trapped inside.

Fortunately, there were many tall trees around, which prevented them from being swept away by the swift current.

Most of the trapped Pokémon were weak ones, such as Caterpie and Rattata.

Among them, Zhang Yu also sensed two somewhat familiar figures: two Sentret.

If Zhang Yu wasn’t mistaken, those two Sentret seemed to be two of the Sentret he had encountered earlier today.

And the reason they were trapped seemed to be because one of the Sentret was injured?

At the same time, Zhang Yu also noticed that at the edge of this small dirt mound, several Pokémon were trying to rescue the trapped Pokémon, but, well, the effect wasn’t very good.

Especially a few of the Sentret; although Zhang Yu understood their desire to save their companions, they really weren’t much help.

Instead, their chaotic running almost knocked a Bulbasaur into the water.

“Hmm? Bulbasaur?”

Upon seeing this Bulbasaur, Zhang Yu’s eyes immediately lit up.

His reaction was not only because of Bulbasaur’s status as a starter Pokémon, but also because this Bulbasaur knew Vine Whip, a very useful skill at the moment.

In fact, this Bulbasaur itself was also trying to use Vine Whip to rescue those Pokémon.

But perhaps because of its insufficient strength and light weight, its several attempts failed, and it even almost got itself dragged in.

“I didn’t expect Anchor’s area to have such heavy rain!”

“Yeah, the original forest has turned into a Lake.”

“Wait! Where are those Pokémon trapped?”

“From the current situation, it seems that’s indeed the case, and look, there’s another group of Pokémon trying to save them. Nickit is there too, so this is probably the real reason it came to Zhang Yu for Helping Hand.”

“It seems Pokémon are not only kind and gentle, but also very united.”

“Indeed, if it were humans trapped in the water, it would be truly difficult to get so many people to save them. Even if enough people were gathered, most of them would probably be official personnel.”

“Sigh, from this perspective, we humans really can’t compare to Pokémon.”

“Yeah, only when you truly encounter difficulties can you see the character of those around you. Compared to them, humans are completely defeated.”

After the Water Friends clearly understood the situation, while worrying about the trapped Pokémon, they couldn’t help but marvel at the unity of the Pokémon.

People who can disregard their own safety in times of crisis and offer Helping Hand to others are becoming increasingly rare to see now.

This made the Water Friends’ mood instantly become very complicated.

Zhang Yu’s arrival quickly caught the attention of those Pokémon.

However, once they noticed the three Pokémon—Nickit, Charmeleon, and Growlithe—they stopped paying attention to him and focused instead on how to rescue the Pokémon trapped in the water.

“Sentret~”

Only the Sentret, upon seeing Zhang Yu, immediately came over, very excited and anxious.

“Don’t worry, I’m here to help you.”

Seeing this, Zhang Yu briefly comforted them, then walked towards the other Pokémon.

He naturally had a certain confidence in saying this.

But whether it would ultimately succeed depended on whether the other Pokémon would cooperate.

“The reason I am here is the same as yours: to help the trapped Pokémon.”

“However, I cannot rescue them alone; I need your Helping Hand. Are you willing to temporarily follow my command?”

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu immediately began to act.

To increase the persuasiveness of his words, Zhang Yu also released both Aura Power and Tokiwa Power, causing his body to be covered with a very faint glow.

“Sentret~”

“Nickit~”

“Charmeleon~”

Upon hearing Zhang Yu’s words, Sentret, Nickit, Charmeleon, and Growlithe also spoke up to help him.

“Bulbasaur!”

“Growl!”

The other Pokémon, who had been hesitant after hearing Zhang Yu’s words, seeing that Sentret and the others also stood with Zhang Yu, hesitated only slightly before nodding in agreement.

“I didn’t expect to see Sentret again after Nickit.”

“Huh? Didn’t you notice? There are Sentret among the trapped Pokémon.”

“Because of the distance, I really didn’t notice that before.”

“Am I the only one who noticed that Anchor seemed to be glowing when he said that?”

“Are you trying to say that Anchor’s spirit was sparkling?”

“No, I mean physically glowing.”

“You must have seen wrong, right? How can a person glow?”

“But I really didn’t expect Anchor to convince those Pokémon to participate in the rescue so quickly. If it were us humans, it would probably take a lot of time to convince them, right?”

“This can only mean that Pokémon are truly very reasonable.”

“Yeah, so much so that I feel a bit ashamed.”

“Coincidentally, me too. I’ve decided that I must give Pokémon a warm home.”

“Above, you’re not right.”

As Zhang Yu approached, the Water Friends also noticed the presence of the Sentret.

And witnessed Zhang Yu’s negotiations with the Pokémon.

As for the slight glow when Zhang Yu activated his abilities, not many people noticed it, and even if some did, they didn’t pay much attention, just thinking they saw wrong or that it was a normal phenomenon or something.

After all, most of their attention was focused on the matter itself.

Chapter 49: Bonds of the Starter Pokémon (Begging for flowers, monthly tickets, and evaluation tickets)

“To rescue all those Pokémon, the best method is to use skills like Vine Whip.”

“Besides this Bulbasaur, who else among you knows Vine Whip, or a similar skill?”

Upon seeing that the other Pokémon agreed, Zhang Yu didn’t waste any time and immediately began to act.

“...”

However, what Zhang Yu didn’t expect was that after hearing his question, the Pokémon exchanged glances, and no one stepped forward.

It was only then that Zhang Yu noticed that among the Pokémon present, besides Bulbasaur, there was only Oddish, a Grass-type Pokémon.

But Oddish simply couldn’t learn a skill like Vine Whip.

“Nickit~”

Nickit, on the other hand, seemed to have thought of something and immediately ran towards the nearby forest.

In just a moment, it pushed a Pokémon covered in vines towards them.

“Oh? Tangela?”

Upon seeing this Pokémon, Zhang Yu raised an eyebrow.

Although this Tangela seemed to be acting very resistant, Zhang Yu couldn’t sense any of that from its emotions.

Moreover, Tangela is considered a relatively rare Pokémon, so he didn’t expect to encounter one here.

But he wondered if it was just his imagination; he always felt that the other Pokémon around seemed to dislike Tangela a bit?

“This, isn’t this Tentacruel?”

“Tentacruel, really? Your name is a bit too much, isn’t it?”