Who needs a girlfriend when you have Pokémon?

The headache is about "how to win," which means that the option of "losing" has not been considered at all!

Why was he still so confident when the situation was already unfavorable?

"But now..."

"New Leaf, meow, leaves!"

"Eh?"

Luo Wei gave the order without hesitation, but changing attributes with leaves would lead to a disadvantageous situation, as had just been explained.

But Shin-chan didn't hesitate at all, leaping into the air... and a large swirling cloud of leaves immediately swept around her, all flying towards Nihilgo Ido.

Nihilego, of course, showed no mercy and immediately waved its tentacles to stir up the venom. The foul-smelling venom condensed into clumps and transformed into acidic explosive bombs that flew towards them.

However, the incoming bomb was struck squarely by a flying leaf and exploded on the spot...

...But this did not make the situation better; on the contrary, the acid bomb was detonated, and the scattered venom spread even further.

"A flash of lightning!"

Seeing that the venom was about to coat its body, Luo Wei immediately issued a second command. Xin Ye Miao did not hesitate either, leaping up and rushing out the moment its body landed.

At the last second, he narrowly escaped the flying venom, but still got some venom on him. However, because he had just changed his attribute through his special ability, he did not lose his fighting ability on the spot due to the effects of the venom.

But Shin-chan stubbornly pounced forward. Lillie was puzzled, but then she realized that Shin-chan was moving forward, stepping on the leaves that had been launched earlier.

The fallen leaves landed perfectly on the venom, creating a foothold...

However, a leaf is no bigger than a quarter of the size of a palm, so New Leaf Cat could never touch the ground with all four limbs. It could only touch the ground with one foot like a dragonfly skimming the water to ensure that it would not step into the poison trap.

Even so, her movements still caused venom to splatter, and a few drops would still land on her, but it was much better than being directly sprayed with venom...

Just as Lillie was filled with worry, Shin-chan's throat moved, as if she had swallowed something...

"Eh?"

"When I asked Newleafy to go find Peach Berry, I also told her to take one with her, because I forgot to buy antidote, and there are a lot of Bug-type Pokémon here that are good at using poison, so naturally... it's better to be prepared~"

Chapter Thirty-Two: We generally call this "Enchanting".

Lowe sent Newleafy to find Peach Berry because he didn't have an antidote with him. However, the forest is full of Bug-type Pokémon, especially the most numerous Wurmple, which has the Poison Sting move.

While lamenting that he was still a newbie and not fully prepared, Luo Wei also sent Xin Ye Miao to find a sweet peach as a substitute, carrying one with him as a last resort.

At this very moment, it came in handy. Xin Ye Miao swallowed the sweet peach fruit, and instantly all the toxins on her body were expelled. Xin Ye Miao also used this instantaneous acceleration to get closer to her opponent.

While dodging the attacks earlier, Luo Wei took advantage of the chaos to have Xin Ye Miao use Claw Sharpening twice more, and now it is in a state of triple attack buff.

Shin-chan leaped into the air once more, and Nihilego Ido once again swung his tentacles in an attempt to block and retaliate, but his movements froze for a moment as he raised his tentacles.

Undoubtedly, this was achieved by Ralts using her Nen to interfere. Although Ralts's Nen was not yet strong enough to inflict any real damage on Nihilego, it was enough to disrupt the opponent in an instant and create an opening in his movements.

In many cases, the difference between victory and defeat is just one "round". As the saying goes, "a single move can lead to a complete loss".

New Leaf Cat raised its claws, and its sharp claws ejected the flesh ball. As if feeling that this was not safe enough, a faint layer of purplish-red light condensed on New Leaf Cat's claws.

Lowe thought this technique could be called "enchanting"...

...Back then, a powerful trainer created the powerful combination move "Ice Missile" by attaching Dewpur's Ice Beam to Cloyster's Spiked Cannon.

Lowe was merely imitating what was being done, having Ralts focus its psychic energy on Newleaf's claws to create extra damage. Newleaf already possessed the skill "Psychic Blade," which could condense psychic energy into a beam for cutting, and this was essentially a basic version of it.

Because Ralts's psychic power wasn't strong enough to form a physical entity, it could only create a similar effect by attaching itself to Newleaf's claws.

But that's enough. Nihilego is already twice as weak to Psychic-type attacks, which is equivalent to adding an extra Psychic attribute to New Leaf Cat's attack, all for the sake of increasing damage by two times.

In addition to the already enhanced attack from the three-stage Claw Sharpening, and the ability to transform oneself into the same type as the moves used, thus gaining an extra power boost from STAB moves.

This triple power combined to deliver an incredibly beautiful strike!

New Leaf Cat's claws slammed directly onto Nihilego's forehead. The blow was solid, and all of Nihilego's tentacles stiffened for a moment, as if his whole body trembled from the impact.

Immediately afterwards, all its tentacles drooped limply, its translucent body fell directly to the ground, trembled twice, and then remained still...

"Done~"

Luo Wei waved to Xin Ye Miao, and the little guy immediately ran back along the same path, shook his fur, and showed a look of disgust.

After all, its true form is a Grass-type Pokémon, so it's only natural for it to dislike Poison-type Pokémon. Moreover, even from Lowell's perspective, he hates the foul-smelling venom.

Fortunately, Nihilego has been defeated, so the problem can be considered temporarily resolved.

"So, is there no problem?"

Loew called for Newleaf and Ralts to come back to his side, then reached out to pull Lillie up. Lillie nodded, and without any resistance, she took Loew's hand and used it to get up.

"Well……"

Lillie checked herself and found that although she could stand up, her calves were still a little numb, so it seemed that walking smoothly would still be a bit difficult.

After all, the poisoning had caused a great loss of energy. Although the peach had cured the poisoning, the damage to the body's functions caused by the poisoning would certainly not be fully recovered in a short time.

Luo Wei still had a few healing sprays, which came in handy. Unfortunately, while the healing sprays were effective for Pokémon, the effect seemed to be less pronounced on humans, and it looked like it would take some time for them to recover.

At least the poison has been neutralized, and all that's left is to rest and recover.

“Thank you…” Lillie bowed her head again to thank Rowe, who calmly waved his hand.

"It's alright, it's alright. When you're traveling, you should help each other out. Having more friends means having more options. Who knows, maybe someday I'll need Lillie's help, haha~"

Lillie was about to answer when her expression suddenly changed. She stared in astonishment at what was behind Rowe, then shouted out...

"Beware!"

"what?"

While Rowe was still wondering, Ralts immediately realized what was going on, and Rowe suddenly understood.

Behind him, the previously immobilized Nihilego was now enveloped in a layer of golden flames, and it was able to take flight once again.

Having regained his mobility, Nihilego Ido swung his tentacles directly at Rowe's back.

In the blink of an eye, Lillie's satchel shook violently twice, and a dazzling beam of colored light shot out from the satchel, slamming into Nihilego Ido.

Just as he had recovered his strength, Nihilego was hit squarely by the colorful light. He had no strength left to resist and was instantly destroyed and disappeared without a trace under the impact of the light.

"..."

At that moment, the atmosphere instantly turned cold.

"That, that..."

Lillie seemed at a loss for what to do. She appeared to be trying to hide the bag at her waist, but this action itself seemed rather self-deceptive.

Of course, Luo Wei knew exactly what the colorful light was, but he still calmly waved his hand.

"See, what I said came true. I helped Lillie just now, and now Lillie is helping me out?"

"Eh?"

Lillie thought Rowe would definitely press for details about the colorful light, but Rowe acted as if he hadn't seen it at all and calmly answered.

"Don't worry, everyone has secrets they don't want others to know. Digging into every little detail is just ungentlemanly, haha~"

"..."

Lillie stared blankly at Rowe, probably not expecting him to react this way at all.

"Anyway, let's just let this matter rest, shall we?"

"...Ah, um"

Since Rowe had said so, Lillie naturally went along with it and nodded in agreement.

"Alright, it seems we shouldn't linger here any longer. Lillie, are you going to Kanaz City? If it's on your way, I can give you a ride; your legs aren't very strong, are they?"

"...If it's possible, I'd like to ask you for help."

Lillie probably intended to politely decline, but after trying it out, she realized that she couldn't walk properly on her own. Since Rowe seemed to be a reliable and good person, she decided to take the plunge and go through with the trouble.

Luo Wei nodded, about to reply, when he noticed something left behind where the colorful light and the location where Xu Wu Yide had disappeared...

Chapter Thirty-Three: How can a girl compare to Pokémon?

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Luo Wei looked at the spot where the colorful light and Xu Wu Yide had disappeared, only to find that there was something strange on the ground there.

He stepped forward and picked them up. They were two rhomboid crystals, one large and one small, gleaming faintly in the sunlight.

"...Ah, this is..."

Luo Wei recognized what the two crystals were, but he was still wondering why they were here. Then he thought about it for a moment and immediately understood.

This thing is clearly a crystal formed from the power of "that" in Lillie's handbag, and may also be related to the strange "aura" that enveloped Nihilego at the end.

All of this is likely related to the secrets behind the "Ultra Beast" and even the Ultra Hole where it is located.

Of course, this doesn't seem to have much to do with Rowe right now. Although he was invited to help investigate the ecology of Ultra Beasts, Rowe's strength doesn't seem to be enough to handle this matter.

After all, even dealing with a single Nihilego is so difficult, there are many Ultra Beasts with even stronger combat power, and the current Rowe is no match for them at all.

Even if I wanted to, I couldn't, but I could keep this strange crystal.

As he thought about that, Luo Wei recalled the Salamence he had encountered in the back mountain six years ago, and the strange gem left behind after it was driven away.

Luo Wei has kept that thing on his person. So far, it doesn't show any unusual phenomena and looks just like an ordinary glass bead.

After putting away the two rhombus-shaped crystals, Rowe walked over to Lillie. She still seemed unable to walk on her own, so after thinking for two seconds, Rowe squatted down and gestured for Lillie to get on his back.

"Eh?"

"Let me carry you on my back. You can't walk by yourself, can you?"

"This...isn't it too troublesome..."

"Haha, rather than saying it's troublesome, it's more like I've hit the jackpot by being able to carry such an adorable young lady on my back!"

"Ah wu..."

Luo Wei's words were too direct, making Lillie blush. Xin Ye Miao was a little annoyed, but since it was to help someone, she didn't react too much.