"...Pikachu, use Thunder Shock!" Ash waved his hand, telling Pikachu to use the Thunder Shock move on the Spearow in front of him!
Golden electricity shot out from Pikachu, streaking across the sky and striking the Spearow.
The Spearow let out a miserable cry, its entire body's feathers scorched by the electricity, and it finally collapsed weakly to the ground.
"Alright! That's the tenth Pokémon defeated!"
Ash excitedly pumped his fist and high-fived Pikachu's tail in celebration.
With the defeat of this Spearow, it was already the tenth Pokémon they had defeated in the wild. At the same time, Ash could feel the Aura within Pikachu growing at a perceptible rate.
The Aura within humans and Pokémon, besides representing vitality, could also represent one's own strength.
The stronger the Aura, the stronger the raw power. This was one of the explanations included in that 'instruction manual' from before.
However, the explanation didn't include a standard for strength, so Ash wasn't sure what level Pikachu had reached. Rather...
He had no idea about the naming conventions for Pokémon levels.
Anyway, he knew that every time Pikachu defeated a Pokémon, its skill proficiency and its own Aura would receive a slight boost, and that was enough.
However, Ash also discovered that as more Pokémon were defeated, Pikachu's progress slowed down. After defeating this tenth Pokémon, the Spearow, the growth of Aura within Pikachu was almost negligible.
Ash asked the 'big shots' in the group about this issue, and their answer was that because Pikachu's level was increasing, but the level of the opposing Pokémon hadn't increased much, Pikachu's strength progression became increasingly slow.
This is the same logic as playing a game: when your level increases, fighting lower-level monsters gives less experience, not to mention that due to the level increase, the experience you need also increases. This back and forth definitely slows down level progression.
Therefore, to level up faster, you still need to battle some high-level Pokémon. That way, regardless of winning or losing, it's very beneficial for the Pokémon's improvement.
After receiving 'his' advice, Ash decided to first reach Chang Pan City to see what the so-called Gym challenge was all about.
However, just as Ash was thinking this, a flock of Spearow came calling...
"Experience package delivered to my doorstep? Interesting... Oh my god!" Ash and Pikachu were originally rubbing their fists, ready for a big fight, but after the initial dozen or so Spearow, another dozen flew out, and then another dozen.
All in all, the number of Spearow in the flock had already reached over a hundred!
Among those hundreds of Spearow, Ash keenly noticed the Spearow he had defeated as the tenth Pokémon.
"They brought their whole family for revenge! Is it really necessary? What a huge grudge! Pikachu, it's up to you!" Ash waved his hand, choosing to send Pikachu out to battle.
Immediately, Pikachu scurried behind Ash, shaking its small head frantically.
Whoever wants to go, go. He's not going!
Are you kidding me! He's just a little Pikachu who's just starting out. Making him fight against a hundred Spearow, what's the difference between that and asking for his life?
"Pika Pika! Pikachu!" Ash, I choose you!
"Hey, hey! What do you mean?! I'm human! You want me to fight over a hundred Spearow?"
"Pika? Pikachu Pi." Aren't you good at fighting? Now's your time to show off.
"You *&%#￥%! !"
"Caww!!" While Ash and Pikachu were arguing, the audience of Spearow had lost their patience. They formed a tight cluster and plummeted towards the human and the mouse like arrows from a bow!
Ash, who was still intent on arguing, froze, then grabbed Pikachu and turned to run!
"Pika Pika!" Why are you running? Fight them!
"I'll fight your big head! Can't you see how many Spearow there are? Why aren't you attacking?" Ash complained non-stop while holding Pikachu.
Although he had gained Bo-do Power, he didn't have a clear understanding of how strong his own power was. If Bo Dao Xiao Zhi were here, he would have eliminated this flock of Spearow with a flick of his hand.
But for Ash, who had just obtained Bo-do Power, he was still a bit intimidated in front of these hundreds of Spearow.
With Bo-do Power, Ash's speed had completely surpassed that of a human.
Although the Spearow flock was fast, it was far from Ash's speed.
Pikachu jumped from Ash's arms onto Ash's shoulder, gripping Ash's clothes steadily, and looked at the increasingly distant flock of Spearow, a strange expression appearing on its face.
Is this a speed a human can run at?
As Flying-type Pokémon, Spearow's speed is definitely not slow; at least, it's much faster than a normal human. But Ash's current speed even surpasses Spearow. This phenomenon can only be described as bizarre.
However, thinking about it, since Ash could defeat him bare-handed, it wasn't so unreasonable that he could run faster than a Spearow could fly.
"Pipi~ ~" After confirming he was out of danger, Pikachu directly made a face at the Spearow flock.
He had only defeated one Spearow, and the other party actually called out hundreds of their kin to retaliate. This desire for revenge was simply too strong, disgustingly strong!
So Pikachu chose to disgust them back!
If I can't beat you, can't I at least disgust you?
Looking at Pikachu making faces, the Spearow flock became even angrier. They desperately flapped their wings but found that they couldn't catch up to the human in front, and the gap was even widening. If this continued, they would probably lose track of him!
"Caww!!" Among the Spearow flock, a few higher-level Spearow let out a sharp cry, and immediately their speed increased several times over!
Skill — Quick Attack!
Under the boost of Quick Attack, those dozen or so higher-level Spearow rapidly closed the distance between the two sides!
"Pika! Pika Pika!!" Ash, run faster! They're catching up!
"What?? I clearly widened the gap!" Ash turned his head and saw that, just as Pikachu said, over a dozen Spearow were already closing in!
"I'm telling you, don't force my hand! I just don't want to fight you, it doesn't mean I'm afraid of you!"
The Spearow flock closed the distance to fifty meters.
"You can still leave now, it's not too late to turn back!"
The Spearow flock closed the distance to twenty meters.
"I'm really going to attack now... Damn it, Wave Bomb!!" Ash saw that no matter what he said, he couldn't stop the Spearow's flight, so he gritted his teeth and extended one hand towards the Spearow flock.
Blue energy condensed in Ash's palm. In less than a second, a dark blue Wave Bomb formed in Ash's hand, then shot out!
The rapidly flying Spearow flock never expected that the human's talk of counterattacking was real. For a moment, they had no chance to dodge, and the Wave Bomb exploded directly in the center of the dozen or so Spearow at the front!
"Boom!!"
A black Haze of explosion rose from the lush green grass. Ash also turned around, his feet skidding on the ground as he stopped his escape.
This was a Wave Bomb that contained fifty percent of his power. He wanted to see what kind of damage this attack could inflict on the Spearow flock. If it could defeat five or more Spearow, then he wouldn't run anymore!
Like to chase? Today, grandpa will play with you until the end!