In the forest, Xia You and the others continued uphill along the river. Only after another dozen or so minutes did they finally reach the summit of Tangelo Island.
The terrain here was no longer steep, becoming relatively level and gentle. Dense forest surrounded them, while at the center of the summit, water continuously rushed downhill from a broad, clear lake.
"All right, this is Birth and Evolution Lake!"
Lühé set down his backpack. Seeing that he had not missed the Magikarp's mass evolution, with only scattered groups of two or three swimming around the lake, he finally relaxed.
Beside him, seeing that they had finally reached their destination, Misty plopped down unceremoniously on a large rock and let out a long breath. Climbing for so long while carrying a heavy box had thoroughly exhausted her. Now that they had reached the summit, she could finally rest for a bit.
Everyone's attention was now focused on the lake. Just as Lühé had said earlier, it looked entirely ordinary, with nothing particularly special about it.
Had they come on their own, they would never have discovered its remarkable effect.
Sabrina looked around and said softly to Xia You, "Strange. Why can't we see any other Pokémon besides these Magikarp?"
Only after she mentioned it did Xia You notice that their surroundings were indeed a little too quiet.
By rights, a forest this large could not possibly have no wild Pokémon. Even the lake before them, as a source of life, should have been home to other Water-type Pokémon.
Yet now, the entire summit was utterly silent. It was far too strange!
After thinking for a moment, he said quietly, "My guess is... a return migration this large might have disturbed those wild Pokémon. Perhaps they left to stay out of the