Greedy Little Fool Bird, Are You Ready to Be Wrapped Up in Bug String Shot? Hehehe~~~

A large amount of move proficiency had come in, and String Shot's proficiency tier had successfully reached the Perfected level.

Mu Yun immediately focused his gaze on it.

The first three Traits—string toughness, string stickiness, and string corrosion resistance—had all increased by 50%, as expected.

But the newly added Trait left Mu Yun utterly stunned.

"All my Bug Type moves have +10% power?"

Mu Yun checked the Trait information word by word.

At first glance, a 10% move power boost seemed rather small, completely inferior to the other Traits' 50% growth.

But this Trait boosted every Bug Type move he had mastered!

That meant that as Weedle acquired more Perfected-level Bug Type moves, the power of all Bug Type moves would rise in tandem. It was simply awesome beyond belief!

After a brief moment of amazement, Mu Yun turned his attention back to the panel.

String Shot reaching the Perfected level was far from its limit.

That was within Mu Yun's expectations.

After all, Limit-Breaking Points could only be obtained once a move broke through the Perfected level.

Still, the proficiency requirement was truly high—one thousand points, more than double the total needed for the previous breakthroughs combined.

Fortunately, as time passed, Weedle's level would rise higher and higher, and he would be able to use moves more times each day. A mere thousand points only meant grinding for a few extra days. It was no problem at all.

"Wooah!!"

While Mu Yun was still stunned, Weedle also froze in place.

Just now, after testing a new use for String Shot, a strange, indescribable sensation had suddenly arisen in his mind.

Every memory of using String Shot thus far rapidly spun through his head, and he suddenly gained countless insights into the move.

The String Shot Net that had just seemed fairly satisfactory to him now looked incredibly crude.

It could split faster, branch more, and become denser...

Weedle was highly capable of acting on his ideas. The moment he had one, he immediately mobilized the energy within his body.

As his mouth swelled, a large clump of string shot out again in just a second or two.

This time, it was no longer a thumb-thick, elongated strand of String Shot. Instead, it was shorter and thicker, with a round snow-white ball at the end that was slightly wider than the main strand.

It looked like a fence post decorated with a ball.

Once again, Weedle targeted the clump of empty milk bottles wrapped together.

However, after the snow-white String Shot was fired, its front end no longer swayed with trembling branches. Instead, it appeared far more unified.

Only when it neared the ball of milk bottles did the front end of the snow-white String Shot suddenly burst apart, turning into a large white net that firmly stuck the entire bottle ball to the ground.

[ Ding! Weedle used String Shot. Proficiency +1!]

[ Ding! After breaking through a move proficiency tier, Weedle had a flash of inspiration and gained sudden insight. He gained a deeper understanding of the move: String Shot Net. Additional proficiency +33!]

[ Ding! Weedle used String Shot: Net. Additional proficiency +3!]

[String Shot (Perfected, 35/1000) → String Shot (Perfected, 72/1000)]

Mu Yun: ???

Mu Yun, who had just been wondering whether his Weedle was a genius, was immediately pulled back to his senses by the series of notifications.

A flash of inspiration? Sudden enlightenment?

A Pokémon could actually do that!

Mu Yun had always thought this kind of protagonist-like power-up from fantasy novels was just something Trainers made up in TikTok videos.

"That's amazing, Xiao Du! You're a genius!"

Coming back to himself, Mu Yun generously praised him, giving him a thumbs-up.

Weedle happily shook his little head, then seemed to think of something. He pointed the small horn on his head toward the entrance and called out a few times.

It looked like he was eager to head outside.

Mu Yun was initially stunned, but immediately understood.

This little guy really held a grudge. He had just mastered a new move and already wanted to try it on Pidgey.

He wondered whether Pidgey could dodge this improved String Shot.

"Wait until I pack up, then we'll set off!"

"Wooah!!"

Although Weedle was desperately eager to use the improved String Shot to stick that "greedy little fool bird," he could not forget his proper training.

The 2.5-kilometer jog had arrived, even if late.

Soon, the man and Pokémon reached the old pavilion just as they had yesterday.

Pidgey, who had been waiting for them for quite a while, happily flapped his wings and flew over when he saw them.

"Pidgey~~"

Pidgey flapped his wings in greeting to Mu Yun, then looked expectantly at Weedle, seemingly unable to wait to begin today's training.

Just thinking about eating four delicious sandwiches in the pavilion beneath the blazing sun made Pidgey feel that life was truly wonderful!

"Pidgey!!"

Pidgey nodded, indicating that he had no problem with it.

"Then, Xiao Du, do you need a break?"

Having just finished a 2.5-kilometer jog, they should normally have rested with a massage first. But Mu Yun looked at Weedle, who was already energized without needing any encouragement, and felt it seemed unnecessary.

"Wooah!!"

Sure enough, Weedle shook his head, saying he did not need one.

The thought of wrapping that "greedy little fool bird" up completely in a moment had him thrilled beyond measure.

He did not need to rest at all.

"Alright, you two go ahead."

Mu Yun nodded, took out a bottle of room-temperature water from his bag, and slowly walked into the pavilion.

He was also curious whether the improved String Shot could produce some remarkable results.

Outside the pavilion.

With yesterday's experience, Pidgey was completely fearless now. After lightly flapping his wings, he casually landed on a nearby branch and looked down at Weedle from above.

The distance of more than seven meters was enough for him to react.

"Pidgey~~"

After settling down, Pidgey called out to Weedle, indicating that he was ready and they could begin at any time.

"Wooah!!"

Weedle did not take advantage of him either. He gave a light cry, indicating that he was coming.

Then...

At nearly half again yesterday's speed, Weedle swiftly condensed a mouthful of snow-white String Shot and fiercely fired it out.

The distance of more than seven meters was crossed almost in the blink of an eye.

Pidgey apparently had not expected that, in just one day, this hateful Big Bug would improve so noticeably.

Caught off guard, his reaction to flap his wings was clearly a little slower. Fortunately, the String Shot was a straight vertical line, so he only needed to shift slightly to the side to easily avoid it.

And that was indeed what happened.

Even though his reaction was a little slow, he still narrowly dodged the String Shot attack.

Only one feather was grazed by the String Shot and forcibly yanked out, which hurt a little.

"Wooah..."

Looking at the String Shot attack that had achieved almost nothing, Weedle was not discouraged in the slightest.

Just now, he had deliberately used only the normal form of String Shot to gauge the speed of his String Shot after improving, as well as observe how much reaction time Pidgey needed when facing his improved String Shot attack.

Now, it seemed this "greedy little fool bird" could no longer put any pressure on him.

In that case, he would put him out of his misery!

Hehehe~~~