Elf: Who told him to be an investigator!

Chapter 196: The Celestial Star Team's "Taijing Team Battle".

At first, Leopard was a little scared when it faced the five Pokémon lined up by Team Celestial.

After all, it had been ambushed before when it faced the majestic teeth and iron tracks in the scorching desert.

Although it had been healed, the ancient sword leopard could still feel phantom pain from the impact of the iron tracks and the sensation of its tail taut in the sky.

but.:

"As a Calamity Pokémon, as a Calamity Pokémon, how can you not have your own calamity? In this battle, provided you can control it, I will allow you to try this ability. I will be watching from the sidelines." — This was what Ze Shu whispered to it.

After saying this, the ancient sword leopard seemed to recall something: it seemed that it had once experienced a heavy snowfall known as a "disaster".

Then.

On this remote beach in the small town of Key, snow was falling heavily, the sun was still warm, but the environment was frozen.

The tiny gaps between the sand grains froze, turning the normally soft sand surface into an absolutely smooth ice surface. And on top of the ice, snow slowly fell and formed thick layers of snowdrifts.

This environment, which should have been extremely harsh, felt to Gu Jianbao like an ancient jade fish in magma—like a fish in water!

But the opponent may be different.

The barking dog, sent by Ordiga, the leader of the Fairy Gang of the Star Team, was about to charge straight at the Ancient Sword Leopard when it slipped and slid towards it in a peculiar way.

"A surprise attack."

With a swift, black slash, the ancient sword leopard used the sharp blade in its mouth to strike its opponent with normal force.

The spotted dog was knocked away and flew far away. Although it was still sliding on the ice, it was almost unable to fight. Its bark, which should have sounded brave, turned into a pitiful whimper.

"A Twisted Dog?!" Ordiga, dressed like a young nobleman, clenched his fists and exclaimed in surprise.

"Chirp~ Chirp?" Gu Jianbao was also surprised by the opponent's weakness, and wondered to himself that he was so strong?

"No...this snow leopard is too strong. We have to attack it together; we can't let it defeat us alone!" Seeing how powerful their opponent was, Pina clenched his fists, his body shivering from the cold, and said nervously, "If all five of us attack it together, it can't possibly keep going like this!"

"Yes, let's go together!"

"The advantage still lies with us!"

"And it's so cold! Meloco, your coal turtle needs to warm us up!"

Melo snorted and said, "I know! You don't need to remind me!"

The coal tortoise in front of her slowly raised its head, its shell and flesh rolling as if trying to revive the seemingly frozen sunlight. But no matter how hard the coal tortoise tried, it could only occupy its own corner of the sunny day, unable to encroach on even a fraction of the snowy day.

"Aren't you going to attack?"

Ze Shu looked at the five members of the Tianxing team opposite him, all of whom had serious expressions. Why did he feel that this was a Taijing team battle?

However, the "big boss" in the "team battle" was himself.

"If you don't attack, don't blame me for attacking first, okay?"

Ze Shu had just finished speaking.

Then, the five members of the Tianxing team on the other side paused for a moment and then shouted in unison.

Their Pokémon also launched a coordinated attack on the Ancient Leopard.

As Qiu Ming, the leader of the drug gang, slammed his tank skunk's bushy but smelly tail, a burst of venom erupted as his massive body charged forward like a surprise attack.

The Fairy Gang leader, Ordiga, had just acquired a new Fatcatcher, which swayed its chubby body and spun around like a 'spiral ball'.

Pipa, the leader of the Fighting Gang, struck a speculator's pose, aimed at the Ancient Sword Leopard from afar, and suddenly threw the coconut shell in his hand before charging over aggressively.

It was so fast that it even leaped over the tank skunk that was running ahead.

The gang leader, Pina, raised his spiky cactus arms and unleashed a barrage of seed-gun-like bursts, covering his companions' advance.

Only Melok's Coal Turtle remained, leisurely enjoying the sunny weather, unable to switch to any other moves.

Seeing the power of their four Pokémon, Team Skystar felt more confident. Looking at the Leopard standing on the sand and ice opposite them, they all had the same thought: This snow leopard can't just take them out as easily as it did with the trolley, can it?

"Waaaaah?"

Faced with such a crisis, Gu Jianbao subconsciously wanted to look back at Ze Shu, but then he remembered Ze Shu's previous "scolding" and immediately turned his head back to pretend to be focused on the opposite side.

"A great disaster." Ze Shu only uttered three words.

Great Calamity, this is a variation move that only the four Calamity Treasures can use.

The ancient sword leopard was stunned for a moment before it reacted. Suddenly, the patterns on its muzzle glowed, and as the snow fell heavier and heavier, almost like a disaster, an aura of calamity descended upon the area, freezing forward with the drifting snowflakes.

Under the cold and destructive aura, the Pokémon of Team Celestial's charge came to a halt, their stamina draining away in the cold.

At that very moment, prompted by Ze Shu, the Ancient Sword Leopard also began to move.

It first exhaled a freezing wind that engulfed everything, freezing all the seeds that the spiky cactus had launched.

He then grimaced as he dodged the venom sprayed by the Tank Skunk, and took the opportunity to press forward. His sword flashed, and a large ice pillar suddenly condensed, smashing down on the Tank Skunk's massive body!

There was a loud "bang"!

The ice shards shattered all over the tank skunk!

It even knocked the tank skunk so hard it was dizzy, its tail bristling and its rear end involuntarily oozing a foul odor.

Gu Jianbao didn't spend much time on the Tank Skunk, not only because its butt smelled bad, but also because the Throwing Monkey picked up the coconut shell that missed its target and started smashing it with it. This was a desperate close-quarters battle!

Four times the strength of the Ancient Sword Leopard.

"Terrifying face! Then hide there!" Ze Shu said to the somewhat bewildered Gu Jianbao.

"Awooooo NN~Y"

Suddenly, as the Ancient Sword Leopard bared its teeth, as if a demonic face had been placed over its leopard's face, the evil energy instilled fear in anyone who saw it, causing them to hesitate and slow down due to fear.

Throwing Monkey was no exception, but it was a brave Fighting Pokémon with a strong will, so it was less affected. It only hesitated for a short time before turning fierce and attacking the Elderlean!

But in that short time, the ancient sword leopard, which had just displayed a terrifying and menacing expression, suddenly cowered and shrank to the place Ze Shu pointed to—the other side of the massive body of the tank skunk.

The target that the throwing monkey was supposed to aim at suddenly changed from the ancient sword leopard to the thick fur on the surface of the tank skunk!

The throwing monkey's eyes widened.

But it couldn't stop, and the coconut shells it was smashing were already in its hands.

All that could be heard was a chaotic clattering sound, and the pitiful and painful howl of the Tank Skunk. The Throwing Monkey and the Tank Skunk were "fighting it out," truly worthy of being teammates of the same Sky Star Team!

"The Fang of the Spirit"

Taking advantage of this opportunity, I also heard Ze Shu's subsequent instructions.

The ancient sword leopard stealthily poked its head out from the other side, aimed at the panicked throwing monkey, opened its mouth, and revealed its pair of sharp, pointed saber teeth.

With a flash of sword pattern, pink super energy condensed into a spike shape and aimed at the throwing monkey, which was temporarily powerless after close combat!

Your performance was outstanding!

Then I'll achieve even better results for you!

Gu Jianbao snorted to himself, then his Spirit Fangs slammed down on the neck of the throwing monkey!

Accompanied by Ze Shu's teasing voice, "Shh, it can even hit vital points," the Throwing Monkey cried out "Waaah!" with a pained expression on its face. Then, with a powerful bite from the Ancient Sword Leopard, it was thrown far away and seemed to lose its fighting ability.

Upon seeing this, Pipa, the tall woman with a painted mask on her face among the five members of the Tianxing team, nervously reached out to catch the throwing monkey, managing to catch it despite falling down.

But seeing the painful and distressed look on the Throwing Monkey's face, Biwa gritted her teeth in disbelief. "How could it, how could it defeat Throwing Monkey in one hit..." Her Throwing Monkey was her second strongest Pokémon, yet it was defeated in one hit, making Biwa deeply aware of the power of the Sawass and the Snow Leopard.

At that moment, Ortega shouted anxiously, "Pancotin, now's your chance, ram it!"

It turned out that the chubby guy who came from the spiral ball finally got close to the Ancient Sword Leopard.

Ze Shu simply said, "Let's do it again."

Ancient Sword Leopard immediately understood what Ze Shu was talking about, and immediately shrank back into the Tank Skunk's body. Fat Cat, who was a little dizzy from being spun around by the Spiral Ball, hadn't even reacted yet when it crashed into the Tank Skunk, which had become Ancient Sword Leopard's shield!

There was a loud "bang".

Tank Skunk's thick skin and fur collided with Fat Koops, sending it flying not far. At that moment, Gu Jianbao secretly peeked out from the other side of Tank Skunk and slammed an ice pillar down on Fat Koops.

Jigglypuff was already a little dizzy from the Spiral Ball, and then it unfortunately bumped into the Tank Skunk, which made it even more disgusted.

Now, hit by an ice pillar as big as the Ancient Sword Leopard, Fat Ke Ding felt his mind go blank and lost his ability to fight in a state of confusion.

But the most bewildered of all was the Tank Skunk, which was being attacked one after another by its "comrades." It stared blankly at the Ancient Sword Leopard running up and down its body, its eyes filled with grievance, and its tail was emitting stinky farts.

At that moment, the machine gun of spiky cactus seeds from that Pina came back into play.

This time, the Ancient Sword Leopard didn't need Ze Shu's command; it knew what it had to do.

It first used the skunk's massive "tank" body to block several seed machine gun shots, then covered its nose and unleashed a freezing gust of wind as cover before heading straight for the spiky cactus.

Because the seeds were frozen, the outstretched arm was almost frozen as well. The spiky cactus was stunned for a second before it suddenly realized that the ancient sword leopard was right in front of it. In the shadows, a similar large ice pillar smashed straight down on its head!

pound!!!

The spiky cactus and fern fainted.

From the moment Team Celestial's Pokémon launched their attack on Elderleaver until now, only about half a minute has passed. Yet, all four of Team Celestial's attacking Pokémon have been rendered unable to battle during this time—the Tank Skunk has taken so much damage…

It has long since quietly disappeared.

"H-How...is this possible!"

"How can this snow leopard be so strong?!"

"What... what kind of Pokémon is this?!"

As Pina watched the Ancient Sword Leopard effortlessly slay the Dream Song Cactus, he was so shocked that he broke out in a cold sweat—this sense of threat and mortal danger was something he had never seen before!

Now he completely understood why Ze Shu had said that one Pokémon could defeat all five of their Pokémon.

"How could there be such a Pokémon... ::" For a few moments, he felt despair. "No, I have to defeat this evil guy! I have to save the real boss."

"But... how can we win...?"

Moreover, it wasn't just that powerful snow leopard; the occasional, seemingly casual, commands from Ze Shu that were remarkably effective made Pina realize the vast difference in command abilities between trainers. No wonder he was able to become a teacher at such a young age.

Despite his strong desire to win, Pina felt a powerful sense of powerlessness upon seeing the proud snow leopard with its head held high and its saber-toothed teeth raised.

At this moment, I believe the other four members of Team Tianxing are thinking...

They also felt a similar sense of powerlessness.

"Pina...Melloc...Pipa...Ortega...Akiaki..."

Peony, who was silently watching the battle, saw how hard they tried to save her, but they were defeated by Ze Shu's absolute strength, who was like a boss. She couldn't help but clench her sleeves and wished she could show herself and say that she was the real boss.

But Xiao Lan smiled and pulled her back.

Meanwhile, Higanbana laughed heartily, patting the Salamence she had summoned, and confidently declared:

"Hey Salamence, see that? Next time I let you take on thirty at once, we'll be just as arrogant and cool! Wahahaha!"

"Roar? Roar?"

Me? One against thirty?

The Salamence glanced at the desolate ground that it felt like it would freeze to death, and the Ancient Sword Leopard standing atop it, then looked at the 'confident' Higana, and its face fell in despair.

Despite the trainer's immense confidence, it truly felt there was absolutely no possibility of it!

One against thirty?

Are you suggesting I go to the kindergarten and bully the children?

"Cheer up! Are we kindergarten babies?! How could we be taken down by this snow leopard? Even if it's a battle of attrition, even if we have to fight with all our might, we have to win... Well, at least keep fighting!"

The only one in the Tianxing team who wasn't very motivated was Meloko, who stepped forward to encourage them.

Despite the encouragement, her goal was changed to "at least keep fighting," which made people feel a deep sense of powerlessness amidst the smile.

"Yes! We can't look so dejected! Maybe the real boss is watching this battle too! We can't show such a defeated expression in front of the real boss! Even if we die! We have to keep fighting!" Pina shouted, encouraging the leader.

"It's just... just that five Pokémon were taken down in one go!"

"We still have many Pokémon to fight! More than twenty Pokémon against one, the advantage is still on our side!"

But at this moment, Pina's statement that "the advantage is in my hands" lacked confidence, or rather, it could be said that he had no confidence at all. But in order to boost everyone's morale, he could only grit his teeth and say it.

"Hmm, these students are very energetic," Xiao Lan, who was watching the game, remarked.

Looking at what Xiao Lan was holding, Xijiana asked curiously, "What are you holding up?"

Little Blue grinned and said, "This is a camera!"

"I'm recording teaching materials for Zeqi's courses!"

"After all, as a teaching assistant, I also have this responsibility to shoulder!"