Pokémon: Master Pokémon has a fish-frying system.

Chapter 162 The Man Who Subdued Gyarados

Is Lu An a top-level investigator?

When the thought popped into Luther's head, even he was startled.

But his subconscious told him that this was very likely the truth.

Logically speaking, it's impossible that a riot of more than ten Gyarados would have caused almost no harm to people, only damaging some fishing gear.

Besides Luther holding off the first Gyarados at the beginning, another reason was that a Swampert quickly stepped in when more than ten Gyarados appeared.

It was Swampert that stood in their way, and when Luther was in danger, it used "Tidal Whirl" to trap Gyarados, allowing everyone to leave safely.

Based on that minute time difference, the Special Investigator who commanded the Swamp Monster couldn't have rushed over from somewhere else.

In other words, he was in the fishing group from the very beginning!

However, after Luther was taken to a safe area by Long Ze, he did not see anyone else come out from behind the cordon except for Long Ze and Lu An.

In other words, Lu An is very likely the highly respected Special Investigator that Long Ze mentioned!

If we follow this assumption, then many things become logical.

Why is Long Ze always one step behind Lu An?

Why did Long Ze have a deliberately ingratiating expression when he whispered to Lu An?

Why is it that even though the Electric Lantern Monster and the Sea Thorn Dragon are not simple creatures and ordinary fishing enthusiasts cannot handle them, they were still successfully captured by Lu An's team and appeared dizzy on the weighing platform?

Isn't that obvious?

That's a top-class investigator!

To be able to swim on the weighing platform after being attacked by a Special Investigator is already a sign that the Special Investigator showed mercy.

It was precisely because he judged that Lu An was likely the Special Investigator who commanded Swampert to turn the tide during the Gyarados rampage,

That's why Luther remained silent while everyone was arguing about whether Lu An and his friends' third Pokémon should be Magikarp or Gyarados, and whether Lu An and his friends should be disqualified from the competition.

However, Luther's silence was misinterpreted by others as arrogance stemming from his status as number one.

Therefore, Lao Ba spoke up once again:

"I'll say it again: even if your team manages to catch that Gyarados, the match is over and the cordon has been set up."

"Unless you caught Gyarados just before the match ended, I will not recognize your match results."

Lu An grinned, "That's exactly what I've been waiting to hear."

Before everyone's eyes could react, Lu An's right hand was outstretched, and an ordinary Poké Ball bearing the logo of the Hillfish Company lay quietly in his right palm.

"Really? Then look what this is."

Lu An gently pressed the switch on the Poké Ball. A flash of white light appeared, and a Gyarados, over six meters long, lay curled up on the ground.

"what!"

Gyarados!

"Help!"

Upon seeing the battered but still ferocious-looking Gyarados, many of the contestants who had been watching the spectacle had their pupils shrink and were immediately frightened into retreating.

"Roar."

The Gyarados lying on the ground opened its eyes and let out a weak but still terrifying roar.

"Be good, don't move."

Lu An gently placed one hand on Gyarados's head, and a magical scene unfolded.

The Gyarados, which instilled fear in everyone, obediently allowed Lu An to stroke its head, without uttering another roar.

Luther looked more closely.

He even felt as if he could see fear and cowering in Gyarados's eyes.

It dared not move an inch because of Gyarados's own injuries or the seemingly fragile hand resting on its head.

Lu An patted the Gyarados lying motionless on the ground, then smiled at Lao Ba, whose mouth was agape:

"Sorry, I accidentally recaptured this guy while I was running away."

As Lu An spoke, he added emphatically:

"Within the specified time."

Everyone, including Lao Ba, the referee, and all the contestants, had very interesting expressions on their faces.

The scene before my eyes was like someone who had just said, "If you're so capable, why don't you win a million-dollar lottery?" and the next second the person being mocked actually won the lottery. It was unbelievable.

"W-W-W-W-Anzai, is this the Magikarp I caught?"

Lu An looked at Gang Jie, who was equally incredulous, and laughed:

"Genuine or genuine."

Lu An turned to look at the referee:

"Referee, how about it? We caught and captured this Gyarados within the allotted time, so it should count as our third Pokémon, right?"

"Should we take it to the weighing platform and weigh it?"

The referee opened his mouth again and again, but they remained silent.

称？

We'll weigh a big watermelon?

Let alone whether the weighing platform can hold a Gyarados that is over six meters long.

The first-place team, Luther, only had a total score of just over 200 points, but each of their Gyarados weighed over 200 kilograms.

If we really use this Gyarados as our third Pokémon, what's the point of comparing them?

Even with the bonus points from Gyarados, Lu An and his team would undoubtedly be number one with just this one Gyarados!

Lao Ba looked at Lu An, then at Gang Jie, wanting to say something, but his teammates stopped him:

"Old Eight, forget it. Even if Gangjie just caught a king carp, we still can't beat them. Let's not make a scene here."

After seeing the Gyarados, Lao Ba's teammates clearly knew that the game was over and tacitly admitted defeat.

Seeing that his teammates no longer supported him, Lao Ba looked at Gang Jie, who was still completely bewildered and didn't know what had happened, gritted his teeth, and took the initiative to back down.

But adhering to the principle of not losing face even in defeat, he still stubbornly insisted on saying:

"Hmph, even if I admit defeat, the first place winner might not necessarily acknowledge your result."

So all eyes were once again drawn to Luther.

Seeing this, Luther spoke softly:

"I only have one question."

Luther looked at Lu An:

"You said you caught Gyarados by chance while you were running away, so what Pokémon did you use to catch it? It couldn't have just thrown itself at you, could it?"

Lu An naturally had no reason to hide it:

"It's a Swamp Monster."

"Lachi~"

Looking at the Swamp Monster that appeared beside Lu An, Luther breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had confirmed something, or as if he had let go of something.

He took one last, reluctant look at the sea serpent dragon that had been moved to a safe area and was still swimming in the tank, then looked at the referee:

"Mr. Referee, I have no objection to the fact that the third Pokémon of the 'I Don't Like Hurting Men' team is Gyarados."

These words caused an uproar in the audience.

"Whoosh!"

"You're just giving up like that?"

"Yeah, the first-place contestant is really this bad?"

"Tsk, I thought I was going to see a good show, but it ended so anticlimactically."

Hearing the sound waves that were eight octaves higher around him, Luther paid no attention.

Hmph, a bunch of idiots.

If these guys knew about the fourteen Gyarados that terrified everyone,

They were all taken care of by this man and that swamp monster all by themselves, so how could they still be shouting so loudly?