Elf: Chosen Ranger

Chapter 26 King of Lakes
There is mist floating on Catfish King Lake, and there is no end in sight from the shore.

"Look, this is my fishing spot."

Nat proudly pointed to the open space on the shore. There were buckets and bait placed next to the small bench. The fishing rod was propped by the lake, and the buoy floating on the water was vaguely visible.

"Oh, how many fish did you catch today?" Xia Ye asked.

"Uh" Nat's face suddenly became embarrassed and he muttered in a low voice, "Ahem, I've said it before, it's harder to fish in foggy weather than usual, so today, no, today is not over yet!"

"I'm sure I can catch a fish today!" he suddenly shouted, raising his arms in the air.

"Well, you seem to have taken the bait?" Xia Ye pointed to the side.

"What?!" Nat suddenly turned his head and looked at the lake. The buoy was shaking up and down, which was a sign that the fish was taking the bait.

But it seems that because of Nat's shouting, the fish under the lake surface were frightened and began to break away violently. Before he could grab the fishing rod, the lake surface returned to calm and the fish ran away.

Faced with such a cruel reality, Nat fell to his knees in frustration. This was the first time in half a month that he had a fish hooked.

"Damn it, why did I shout just now!" He kept hitting the ground, feeling extremely regretful.

"Well, fishing is a process of waiting for unknown joy. It's normal to have bad luck occasionally." Xia Ye comforted.

"But I haven't gained anything for half a month."

After a moment of silence, Nat slowly stood up, sat on the bench, pulled up the fishing rod and replaced it with a new bait, and then threw it to the lake.

"Ah, you're right. It only takes half a month, how can you defeat a tenacious fisherman." Then Nat said apologetically: "I had a bad attitude just now, please forgive me."

"It doesn't matter. Speaking of which, can I watch you fishing from the side?"

"Of course you can, but the process is quite boring, as long as you can bear it."

Xia Ye nodded, and then found a relatively dry open space to sit cross-legged, with Pa Dong Monkey sitting next to Xia Ye.

The waiting process was as boring as Nat said, but he couldn't bear the boredom and talked to Xia Ye.

"Do you know why this lake is called Catfish King Lake?"

"I don't know." Xia Ye answered frankly.

"Because there are many catfish kings living in this lake, but the real owner of the lake is not the catfish king but someone else!"

Nat's words aroused Xia Ye's interest, and he motioned for Nat to continue.

"Well, to be honest, I don't know its true appearance. I only know that it is extremely powerful!" Nat paused, ambition flashing in his eyes, "Catching the Lord of the Lake is the first goal I set. I also want to fish in rivers, lakes, and oceans, so that I can be called the fishing king!"

Everyone has the right to establish contact with Pokémon. The young man in front of him uses fishing. He wants to conquer everything in the water with his fishing skills.

"Come on."

"Of course I will."

After a brief conversation, the two fell into silence again, staring at the buoy on the lake together.

As for the Pa Dong Monkey, its patience has reached its limit. Its racial characteristics make it want to beat the drum all the time, but Xia Ye is still around, well, let's beat it quietly.

"Dong Dong~"

People's hearing becomes more sensitive in a calm environment, and Nat soon noticed that the Pa Dong Monkey was playing a drum, and then bubbles appeared on the surface of the nearby lake.

There are fish!The fish I got hooked just now was after it beat the drum. Could it be that its drum sound attracted the fish? ?

Seeing hope, Nat suddenly looked at the monkey and said, "Please, please play the drum as much as you want!"

Nat's words made the monkey stop his stick and wonder, wouldn't the loud noise scare away the fish?
"Knock it on, bang dong monkey, do you remember what I said?"

Listen up, Drummonkey, your drumming won't annoy anyone or any Pokémon.Xia Ye's words echoed in its heart. The monkey's eyes were serious, so go for it with all your strength!
"Dong dong dong~!"

Fierce drumming spread all around, the bubbles on the lake became denser and denser, and more fish swam towards this side. "It really works, ha, more and more fish are coming here!" Nat looked excited, and suddenly the float sank, "I'm hooked!"

He leaned forward and grabbed the fishing rod. The strong pull almost made him fall off the stool.

"So strong, he's a big guy!" Nat took advantage of the situation to leave the wooden bench, put his feet firmly on the ground, took a posture, and used all his strength, but even so, his body was still moving forward slowly, being dragged along. Toward the lake.

"Pa dong monkey, we are here to help too."

Xia Ye grabbed the fishing rod together, and Pa Dong Monkey hugged Xia Ye's right leg tightly to stabilize his body.

"Thank you, please help me open the Poke Ball on my waist. I also have Pokémon to help." Nat shouted with difficulty.

"Oh, please, snap monkey."

"Boom!"

Snapmon had a free hand, pulled out a wooden stick and accurately threw it at the Poké Ball on Nat's waist. After a flash of light, a round blue Pokémon appeared next to him.

"Mari Luli, come and help!"

"Ah~" Mali Luli grabbed the end of the fishing rod. For a moment, Xia Ye felt a lot more relaxed.

"My Mariuli has the characteristics of a Hercules!" Nat shouted, also shouting at the Pokémon in the lake.

"Ah mile!"

The huge green-blue Pokémon jumped out of the water and made waves. Its expression was ferocious, its mouth opened wide, and its red eyes only had the aura of destruction.

"King of the Lakes!"

"Rapid Carp Dragon!"

The two shouted at the same time, and the Gyarados in the air shot out a pure white light of destruction and death from its mouth. The hot energy melted the fishing line, and it fell into the water and disappeared into the lake.

"Did you see it, Xia Ye? We caught the King of the Lake!" Although he didn't catch it, this was undoubtedly a big surprise for Nat, who had been in the air force for a long time.

"Oh, um." Xia Ye's reply was very subtle. He originally thought that the Gyarados he caught would go crazy and attack them, but he didn't expect that it would return to the lake obediently.

"But thanks to you, your drumming attracted the King of the Lake, so how about I also raise a drumming monkey?" Nat thought.

"Really, but the drum sound of my Pa Dong Monkey is unique." Xia Ye said quite proudly.

"Uh, by the way, Xia Ye, do you want to try fishing too?"

"I want to try it." He was equally excited about catching Gyarados just now and became interested in fishing.

After Nat's simple guidance, Xia Ye successfully threw the fishing rod and waited patiently for the fish to take the bait.

"Pa dong monkey, let's change the style of music this time."

"Boom~"

"Are there any other genres?" Nat was a little surprised.

"Dong~dong~dong~" The melodious sound of drums spread across the lake, making people feel peaceful physically and mentally. After about 5 minutes, the float began to shake.

"Now, come and pull the fishing rod!"

Xia Ye exerted all his strength and pulled up the fishing rod. A Pokémon jumped out of the lake and flew into the air. The two of them took a closer look and shouted at the same time:

"How is it?"

"Is it really it?"

(End of this chapter)