"Red Shrimp, get up quickly."
"You've rested for several minutes, are you even going to make it?"
Riku's urging voice sounded, and Groudon's legs trembled. A rare hint of panic flashed in its eyes.
The third stage of training was something it never would have imagined.
It was jump rope!
Groudon's weight, and its body proportions after shrinking… wasn't this entire jump rope training going to kill it?
Moreover, when Riku made the four Legendary Pokémon do jump rope training, the air seemed to suddenly solidify. The force needed to jump off the ground was more than ten times what it used to be.
Riku was currently tying one end of the rope to a large rock, and the other end was being swung vigorously by his hand.
To take care of the three silly birds and the Red Shrimp, the speed was actually quite slow.
After all, the third stage of training was still a bit difficult for them.
But even so, in Groudon's eyes, it would rather go through a sea of fire than jump again.
The three legendary birds had experienced the third stage of training before.
So they had a bit of experience.
Even if they tripped, the three of them could react quickly and lie down on the ground, avoiding being too embarrassed.
But Groudon, who had no experience, was miserable.
Its appearance already had smooth and hard red scales, plus it was a bit hunchbacked.
Just now, either carelessly or inevitably tripping, Groudon's body, which was suitable for rolling around on the ground, rolled out more than ten meters.
If it hadn't been blocked by a large rock, who knew where it would have rolled.
Getting hurt was a small matter, losing face was a big deal.
It was one thing in front of the three dumb birds. Although they were Tier 2 Legendary Pokémon, they were still Legendary Pokémon.
It was normal for Legendary Pokémon to look down on each other and make fun of each other.
But now there was Lapras, and Feebas was also watching from the side.
Those two ordinary Pokémon certainly didn't dare to laugh at a Tier 1 Legendary Pokémon, but Groudon could imagine what they were thinking in their hearts.
However, Groudon was mistaken this time.
Feebas was currently closing its eyes to rest; it was a bit tired after swimming for a while.
And Lapras watched with increasing shock.
It had just participated in the second stage of training and knew the difficulty of the training.
It might look ordinary, something that any non-disabled Pokémon could easily complete.
But once it actually participated, it realized that the difficulty of this training… was simply as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
The three legendary birds and the Lord of the Land were all panting from exhaustion. After finishing their share of jumps, they lay motionless on the ground as if they had just survived a catastrophe.
This wasn't training at all.
It was torture!
If it were an ordinary Pokémon, it would be equivalent to disguised murder.
"Hurry up!"
Riku urged again, making Groudon's face immediately fall.
"Roar…"
"Master, I… I fractured a bone while rolling just now."
"I can't jump. If I jump again, I might break several bones."
Riku retorted, "Only a fool would believe you."
"Do you think I can't see that you're trying to slack off?"
"Don't lie down, get up quickly!"
"No, no," Groudon, a dignified Tier 1 Legendary Pokémon and the Lord of the Land, suddenly acted coquettishly.
"Master, please have mercy on me and let me rest…"
"Shut up!" Riku roared.
"Are you a kid? Don't pull that on me!"
"Get up! If you disgust me like that again, believe it or not, I'll get a God-Slaying Whip just for you!"
As soon as these words came out, Groudon seemed to see ten thousand demons dancing wildly behind Riku.
It felt as if as long as it shook its head and refused to train again, the demons would hang it up and extract its bone marrow every day, making it wish it were dead.
The Pokémon world had Ghost-type and Dark-type Pokémon, and there were quite a few of them.
Even Tier 2 Legendary Pokémon Darkrai, or Mythical Pokémon Hoopa, hadn't made Groudon flinch.
But at this moment, it admitted that it was indeed scared.
Moreover, the God-Slaying Whip that Riku mentioned just now, Groudon didn't know if it was just to scare it, but the name alone was terrifying enough.
It also didn't know if Riku had specially forged it to whip them Legendary Pokémon.
Besides, getting beaten up might be a small matter. Groudon was most afraid of not having food.
After eating for so many days, Groudon had become addicted to it.
If it had to go back to eating those saltless and tasteless self-roasted charred meat, the picky Groudon really couldn't eat it anymore.
Food and the hope of flying both depended on Riku.
It couldn't possibly give up its long-cherished wish just because of jump rope.
If Groudon was really that useless, it wouldn't have become a Tier 1 Legendary Pokémon.
"Roar!"
"Come on!"
"I'll die trying!!"
Groudon's sudden burst of energy startled Riku.
Then Riku nodded with satisfaction. "Good job! Red Shrimp, go!"
The rope was swung by Riku. The first time, Groudon found the right moment and jumped over the rope with all its might.
Its body weight had increased more than tenfold. Logically, such a jump could directly crush the small island.
But at this moment, the small island was fine, and Groudon could only kick up some dust.
Anyway, it wasn't the first time. Strange phenomena occurred every time they trained.
The three legendary birds and Groudon could only attribute it to Riku's unfathomable power.
"What the…!"
"What happened?"
Having finally jumped over the rope for the third time, Groudon's whole body shook.
It… actually felt the laws of flight!
"What's wrong?" Riku thought Groudon could still last three more jumps, but unexpectedly, it suddenly stopped.
"Nothing!" Groudon's eyes shone.
"Master, again!"
"I must complete this training today…"
"Careful!"
Suddenly, the overly excited Groudon tripped over the rope and quickly rolled over.
And this time, there was no big rock in the direction it was rolling.
Plop—
Groudon, rolling directly into the lake, splashed a spray of water and also woke up the dozing Feebas again.
---Support with power stones