The sun shone brightly, and Caesar's pupils instantly constricted.
Sunny Day...?
Gwah! It's Chlorophyll!
Venusaur's ability [Chlorophyll] triggered, doubling its speed.
That mountain of flesh instantly turned into a high-speed chariot, rampaging across the earth.
It didn't even deign to use Vine Whip; the flower on its back shook frantically, and countless glowing leaves shot out like homing missiles.
[Magical Leaf]!
This move is a guaranteed hit; no matter how Caesar dodged, those leaves would chase after his blue tail and explode—
Although the power wasn't great, the Earth Dragon had no resistance to the Grass-type. The accumulated damage still tore his scales and flesh, making him grimace in pain.
"Is there no end to this?!"
Caesar was completely enraged. Braving the rain of leaves, he forcibly activated [Quicksand Abyss], finally succeeding in trapping the Venusaur during one of its positioning errors.
The opportunity had come!
Caesar opened his dragon's kiss, and hot Dragon Breath gathered in his throat—
Just as he was about to give his opponent a fierce blow, the Venusaur trapped in the quicksand suddenly thrust its roots deep into the ground.
[Ingrain]!
The dense root System, firmly planted in the earth, not only granted immunity to the forced displacement of the quicksand but also began to continuously restore health!
And that wasn't all.
Under Caesar's astonished gaze, Venusaur's body erupted in a burst of dazzling light.
It... it actually underwent MEGA Evolution!
It evolved into a Mega Venusaur with a base stat total as high as 625! Its body was larger, its defense thicker, and the flower on its back had grown even more massive!
"Holy crap! It can MEGA too?" Caesar was completely dumbfounded. "Is this damn thing cheating?!"
What kind of Mega Venusaur carries Ingrain and Magical Leaf! This moveset is way too anti-human!
Mega Venusaur didn't give Caesar any time to react; the flower on its back aimed at him, and scorching energy gathered frantically.
With the boost from [Sunny Day], it instantly unleashed its final skill.
[Solar Beam]!
A massive pillar of light, thicker than Caesar's body and carrying the power to destroy everything, instantly engulfed his figure... "Ugh—"
Caesar retched again, vomiting out the feeling of helplessness from being evaporated by the Solar Beam last night.
Insidious, so insidious!
He had still underestimated the opponent's setup!
Sweet Scent lowers evasion, specifically countering his Sand Veil.
Leech Seed, which could be used as a trap, continuously drains mana once stepped on.
A Bulbasaur holding an [Eviolite] that was incredibly tough.
And that lunatic who knew [Swords Dance] and [Grassy Glide], playing with 3D maneuver gear on the grass.
The last one was even more ridiculous: Sunny Day Chlorophyll, suddenly pulling out a MEGA Evolution halfway through, healing with Ingrain, and instantly firing a Solar Beam with the Sunny Day boost... It wasn't necessarily strong, but it was just disgusting.
"Too dirty..."
Caesar rolled over and buried his face in his claws. "A Mega with Ingrain and Magical Leaf, is that something a human would do?"
This feeling of humiliation, being rubbed into the ground by the System, was more painful than being hunted by the True Dragon Imperial Court.
"Little Earth Dragon, are you okay?"
Cecilia poked Caesar with the tip of her tail. "The sun is already hitting your butt... Why are you still vomiting? Are the side effects of teleportation that severe?"
"Don't mind me."
Caesar shook his head weakly and stood up from the thick tree trunk.
It was already broad daylight.
The warm sunlight shining on him didn't make him feel comfortable; instead, it made the fear of being dominated by Sunny Day Chlorophyll surge in his heart again... Caesar let out a long sigh.
Forget it, don't think about it. The more I think, the angrier I get.
"Come on, let's find something to eat."
The two little dragons slid down the tree trunk and stepped onto the thick layer of fallen leaves.
The forest here was much more vivid than the underground world, filled with the sounds of insects and birds. Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, forming pillars of light.
After walking for a while, Cecilia suddenly approached mysteriously and said in a lowered voice:
"Little Earth Dragon, I have good news! Last night... I comprehended an ancient Secret Art!"
"Hmm?"
Caesar raised an eyebrow at this, somewhat curious to see the actual effects of those Psychic-type skills.
Just then, in the woodland not far ahead, several small beasts appeared. They looked like deer but had a single horn on their heads, leisurely munching on some red berries.
[Small Horned Jumper (LV.10)], a herbivorous monster with little combat power.
"Show me?" Caesar jerked his chin toward the group of small beasts, signaling, "Let me see your new Secret Art."
"Heh heh, just you watch!"
Having received permission, Cecilia immediately became excited. She took a deep breath and struck an extremely elegant pose... closing her eyes as if mobilizing all the magic in her body.
Caesar couldn't help but feel a bit expectant.
The ancient Secret Art of the Star Energy Spirit Doll clan should at least be something high-end like Trick Room, Mirror Coat, or Misty Terrain, right?
The next second.
"Ha!"
Cecilia suddenly opened her eyes and threw her front claws upward, as if to embrace the sky.
"Whew—Bang!"
A few small, colorful fireworks exploded above the Small Horned Jumpers' heads. They were quite pretty, but... they had zero lethality.
—System Notification: Cecilia used [Celebrate]!
Caesar: "..."
He stood frozen in place, not reacting for a moment.
Celebrate?
That's it? The ancient Secret Art is just setting off fireworks?
The Small Horned Jumpers were startled by the sudden light and sound effects, even dropping the berries from their mouths. They all stared wide-eyed, blankly watching this Little Silver Dragon that had suddenly started setting off fireworks.
This works too? As a crowd control skill?
Just as Caesar was about to ask what kind of tactic this was, the small beasts suddenly snapped out of it and bolted.
"Hey! Don't run!"
Cecilia got anxious.
She wasn't about to let her breakfast escape, so she immediately let out a shout and kicked off hard with her hind legs.
—Gwah!
Her silver dragon body catapulted out like a spring, tracing an extremely exaggerated parabola in the air.
This jump was incredibly far, a full seven or eight meters, clearing several bushes and landing precisely in front of the fleeing beasts.
With a boom, a small pit was even smashed into the ground.
The beasts were terrified by this Dragon descending from the sky, each one freezing in place, not daring to move.
Cecilia immediately pinned down the fattest one and looked back at Caesar, her eyes full of the expectation of "praise me quickly."
"How about that! Isn't This Miss's move amazing!"
—System Notification: Cecilia used [Bounce]!
"..."
Caesar was already speechless.
He stood there, looking at the smug Little Silver Dragon, feeling a headache coming on.
Celebrate? Bounce?
Seriously, man! Alice gave you so many god-tier skills—Calm Mind, Trick Room, Transformation... Why did you have to learn these two out of everything?
The former is a skill distributed as an official special gift, purely for performance... while the latter is Magikarp's signature move: "Splash"!
The most ridiculous thing is...
She actually caught it!!
In just a few seconds, Caesar was shocked for a hundred years.
Cecilia triumphantly dragged the Small Horned Jumper, which she had pinned until it was foaming at the mouth, back to Caesar. She held her head high, her tail wagging like a propeller.
"How about it, Earth Dragon! This Miss is amazing, right! Solved it in one move!"
"..."
Caesar looked at the dying prey on the ground, then at the proud Little Silver Dragon in front of him, and remained silent for a long, long time.
To be honest, this was impressive.
Using [Bounce] to catch prey—he wouldn't have thought of that in a hundred years.
There was just one problem... "What problem?" Cecilia asked with a face full of pride.
Caesar spoke gloomily.
"You... can't you fly?"