By the pool deep within the Safari Zone, nearly two hours had passed since the two Black Dragon Kings began fishing.
Di Tian's once-majestic golden vertical pupils had long since turned bloodshot.
He stared fixedly at the screen, not even daring to breathe.
"It's biting!"
The screen flashed, and a familiar little sky-blue loach leaped from the water.
[A wild Dratini appeared!]
Di Tian gritted his teeth. This time, he had learned his lesson. He neither threw rocks nor bait, instead decisively selecting [Throw Safari Ball].
"Get in there!"
The green Poké Ball traced an arc through the air and sucked Dratini inside.
"Click."
The ball landed on the ground.
Di Tian held his breath. Long Xiaoyao beside him could not help leaning closer, both of them staring at that tiny sphere.
It shook once.
"Don't run..."
A thin layer of sweat seeped across Di Tian's forehead.
It shook a second time.
"Hold on, hold on..."
Long Xiaoyao clasped his hands together. The dignified Dragon Emperor Douluo had actually begun praying to the gods.
It shook a third time.
"Thunk!"
Accompanied by a crisp notification sound, the green Poké Ball stopped shaking and dimmed.
[Dratini was caught!]
"OH—!"
A roar powerful enough to blow the roof off erupted through the internet café hall.
"I caught it! I caught it! Hahahaha!"
Di Tian sprang from his gaming chair, his voice trembling with excitement.
The ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest, who had once faced a seven-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation without changing expression, now had reddened eyes and was so excited that he nearly cried.
With trembling fingers, he opened the Pokédex and looked at the blue baby dragon, only Level 15, whose stats were so weak it could not even compare to a Rattata. Yet his eyes