"It's about to begin." Qing Wu said with a beaming smile, giving Zubat a strange look.
Zubat flapped its wings and couldn't help shivering again.
Zubat watched helplessly as Qing Wu tied two heavy stones to a length of vine, then fastened one to each of its wings.
/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~ Zubat could barely fly. It flapped its wings unsteadily.
"Zubat, use Tailwind." Qing Wu issued the command directly.
A faint mass of air supported Zubat's wings, allowing it to fly somewhat more smoothly.
This was Qing Wu's plan to help Zubat stand out. Zubat needed to greatly increase the toughness of its wings and improve its flying speed.
Zubat had to maintain Tailwind continuously in order to fly freely.
Once Zubat trained itself to keep Tailwind active every moment, its flying speed would far surpass that of other Flying-type creatures.
Zubat was originally a creature known for its speed.
Whenever Zubat felt tired, energy would flow through its four limbs, continuing to support its flight training.
Zubat entered the Tailwind state quickly, but it also ended quickly. When the state ended, the suddenly dropping stones nearly tore Zubat's wings in two.
Zubat could only continue using Tailwind to maintain its flight.
Zubat gathered the surrounding air currents, doing its best to fly more smoothly.
"Good. Zubat, keep maintaining it."
Qing Wu understood that he had no suitable training equipment for now, so he could only use this crude method to train Zubat.
Team Rocket had dedicated training rooms, but they had to be exchanged for points.
Qing Wu didn't even have a single point in his possession. His purse was empty.
Qing Wu turned into a ruthless instructor, relentlessly pushing Zubat.
Because he knew that if he were outmatched in this trial, and Zubat were brutally defeated by another creature, it might very well be killed on the spot.
Qing Wu trained with Zubat in the forest for a full week, and the stones restraining Zubat grew larger and larger.
Having grown accustomed to the weight of the stones, Zubat could already fly freely even without Tailwind.
With Tailwind active, its flying speed became even faster, and Zubat could maintain the state for fifteen minutes at a time.
This was the result of Qing Wu's training, and Zubat had also developed a habit.
Whenever it had the time, it would use Tailwind, allowing it to fly faster and more freely.
"Beep, beep, beep." A notification sound rang out on Trial Island. Qing Wu knew that he had to report to Team Rocket's base.
Otherwise, any Trial Participant who failed to report would be placed on the death list.
Even if they survived until the end of the trial, Team Rocket members would deal with them directly. Team Rocket had no need for such cowardly weaklings.
Qing Wu walked familiarly into a stretch of woods. Behind the woods was a concealed underground passage.
Qing Wu walked for about ten minutes before his view suddenly opened up, revealing a large plaza.
A sparse crowd stood in the plaza. Everyone watched the others warily, lest someone suddenly attack them.
Before the trial ended, nearly everyone was an enemy.
Some people had banded together, but Qing Wu looked down on those who relied on groups.
In this world where the big fish ate the small fish and the small fish ate the shrimp, banding together simply meant that a powerful person had gathered a group of subordinates in advance and was using the team's strength to collect resources for himself.
A truly powerful person would never stand up for these weak companions. They cared only about the value those people could provide.
There were indeed many opportunists who had pledged themselves to the so-called strong, but in the end, they all died horribly.
The Trial Participants who had survived in the plaza generally possessed powerful creatures such as Ekans, Koffing, and Muk—especially those capable of taming Koffing.
Koffing was highly flammable and explosive. One careless mistake could easily turn someone into a charred corpse.
The reason Qing Wu remembered this so clearly was that, not long after receiving the Poké Balls distributed by Team Rocket, he had seen quite a few idiots release their restraints, foolishly hoping to make the creatures submit.
After several bangs, a cloud of smoke followed. As expected, those simple-minded Koffing exploded, leaving behind corpses that were barely recognizable as human.
As for Ekans, it was even more dangerous.
Although Ekans was a nonvenomous snake, it could use the Poison Sting technique and constricting attacks.
Without formidable strength, one really shouldn't choose Ekans.
Therefore, Qing Wu felt that he had been relatively lucky. In his previous life, when he had tamed Zubat, Zubat had chosen to flee instead of attacking him.
Otherwise, in his previous life, he would have been drained dry by the bloodthirsty Zubat and died before passing the trial, adding another dried corpse to Trial Island.
The vicious Zubat was a glutton capable of draining all the blood from a human body.
Qing Wu imagined his handsome face being sucked dry until he became a corpse, and couldn't help inhaling sharply again.
Although he had eaten and drunk well these past few days, Qing Wu was still extremely thin, looking as though a strong wind could knock him over.
Hearing Qing Wu's footsteps, quite a few Trial Participants raised their heads and glanced at him.
Numerous gazes fixed themselves on Qing Wu's Zubat for several seconds.
After this week of training, Zubat's level had also reached � level.
Because it had been eating and drinking well, its body had grown larger than before.
Quite a few people watched this Zubat and secretly regarded Qing Wu as a formidable competitor.
Qing Wu remained silent. He simply found a spot, leaned against the wall, and closed his eyes to rest.
Once they reached the base, the base was the safest place. This allowed Qing Wu's tightly wound nerves to relax considerably.
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