[Ding!]
Congratulations to the Host for completing the mission: Defeat Brock.
Mission Rating: S-Rank
Rewards obtained:
Ninjutsu: Flying Thunder God Technique
• Ability: Danger Perception
• Physical Enhancement
• 500,000 Poké-dollars
Gu Qiu froze.
For a moment, he wondered if he had heard wrong.
Flying Thunder God Technique?
You've got to be kidding.
If that technique was real—
And combined with Danger Perception—
Then who in this world could possibly assassinate him?
Aside from terrifying beings like the Spatial and Temporal Deities…
Who could even stop him?
These rewards weren't applied automatically.
Gu Qiu had to consciously accept them.
Right now, however, too many people surrounded him.
If anything strange happened in public, it would attract unwanted attention.
He decided to wait until he returned to the Pokémon Center.
With the Boulder Badge secured, Gu Qiu prepared to leave.
He didn't glance back at the crowd.
Yu Hao watched him go.
A bitter smile appeared on his face.
It seemed he had been fooling himself all along.
From today onward—
He finally let go of his hatred toward Gu Qiu.
Someone like Gu Qiu…
Was far beyond his reach.
Meanwhile, Gu Qiu didn't spare him another thought.
Just a weak clown.
"Gu Qiu, wait!"
Gu Qiu paused and turned around.
"Mei? What's up?"
Mei's heart skipped a beat the moment their eyes met.
She had prepared many things to say.
But now—
Her mind went completely blank.
Her face flushed bright red.
"Um… this is my contact info."
"Call me sometime!"
In a fluster, she pulled out the small notebook she always carried.
Her pen moved quickly.
She scribbled down her contact information, tore out the page, and stuffed it into Gu Qiu's hand.
Then—
She ran away.
Gu Qiu rubbed his nose awkwardly.
Did Mei like him?
He shook his head.
Probably just goodwill.
Nothing that serious.
He didn't think too much about it.
Still—
Gu Qiu wasn't socially clueless like a certain dense protagonist.
He remembered an episode that once made him laugh until his stomach hurt.
It was from Advanced Generation—the episode about Volbeat and Illumise's "Dance of Love."
A boy described how he felt around a girl.
His chest tightened.
His heart pounded uncontrollably.
His palms sweated.
He stuttered.
His body refused to obey him.
And that certain oblivious hero had responded seriously:
"You must be sick."
"I think you should go to the hospital immediately."
Steel-hearted Ash.
A legend.
—
After leaving Pewter Gym, Gu Qiu headed straight to the Pokémon Center.
Once inside his room—
He finally activated the reward.
"Begin Physical Enhancement."
The moment it started—
Power surged through every inch of his body.
Muscles.
Bones.
Blood.
Everything felt like it was evolving.
Less than ten seconds later—
The transformation was complete.
Gu Qiu slowly clenched his fist.
Shock flashed across his face.
"This enhancement is… a bit excessive."
Previously, he had been a standard Shadow-tier ninja.
Skilled in ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu.
But now—
His taijutsu alone had likely reached high Shadow-tier.
He might even be able to endure certain ninjutsu attacks head-on.
To test it—
Gu Qiu took out a dagger.
He lightly stabbed his own palm.
A faint sting.
But the blade didn't even break his skin.
Gu Qiu stared at the dagger silently.
"That's absurd…"
He murmured.
Next—
He activated the second reward.
"Let's test Danger Perception."
Danger Perception:
Predicts imminent danger and allows preventive action.
He focused.
Nothing happened.
Naturally.
There was no danger nearby.
Still—
Gu Qiu couldn't hide his excitement.
"With Danger Perception and Flying Thunder God…"
"That's practically invincible."
Not invincible in strength.
But invincible in survival.
His life was now extremely secure.
Finally—
Gu Qiu turned to the last reward.
"Let's try Flying Thunder God."
Anticipation flickered in his eyes.
The moment he activated the technique—
A huge stream of information poured into his mind.
Space-time markers.
Chakra locking.
Instantaneous transfer principles.
Memories of the technique flooded his consciousness.
Gu Qiu closed his eyes.
Three minutes passed.
Then four.
When he opened them again—
A smile appeared.
"The Second Hokage really was a genius."
A strange formula seal appeared in his palm.
As long as he placed this mark somewhere—
He could teleport there instantly using chakra.
No hand seals.
Almost no delay.
An unbelievably broken technique.
It could be used for everything.
Closing distance.
Repositioning.
Ambush.
Target transfers.
Emergency evasion.
Escape.
A multifunctional top-tier space-time ninjutsu.
Gu Qiu looked around his room thoughtfully.
"Let's place one in the bathroom first."
He walked over and pressed the formula mark onto the wall.
The seal disappeared instantly.
Invisible.
Returning to the bedroom—
He focused.
Flying Thunder God.
Immediately—
He sensed the mark's location.
With a slight pulse of chakra—
A strange force wrapped around him.
The next moment—
He vanished.
And instantly reappeared in the bathroom.
"Incredible…"
Gu Qiu looked around.
This was his first real use.
Naturally, it felt slightly awkward.
To integrate it perfectly into combat—
He would need practice.
But for escape?
It was already effortless.
Gu Qiu suddenly laughed.
"With this…"
"I'll never have to worry about being late again."
Then he rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
"I should place a mark somewhere hidden in Pewter City."
"Somewhere dry… secluded…"
He paused.
Then nodded.
"Better place several."
"In case one gets destroyed accidentally."
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