The necromancer of the Pokémon world

Chapter 172, Level 2 Completed

Upon seeing the token that Daigo had given her earlier, Dujuan's words caught in her throat.

She took the token and examined it for a while. After confirming its authenticity, her expression changed.

"I didn't expect you to be Daigo's friend. Come to think of it, he does like to make friends with some powerful peers."

By the way, Lin Yexian~, Brother Lin Ye, how did you know about Daigo and me~? Did he mention me to you?

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"Oh my, Daigo-san and you are childhood friends. When we, your group of good friends, talk about it in private, everyone says you two are a match made in heaven."

"Oh dear, really, I wasn't even planning to make our relationship public yet, and now it's all over the news, it's so embarrassing!"

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Seeing that Du Juan's face was flushed and even her way of addressing him had changed, Lin Ye took the opportunity to ask, "Um, I wonder what the assessment content is that Miss Du Juan has set up?"

"That's easy. The Hoenn Alliance has completely authorized us, the local gym leaders, to take this assessment. We decide what to test ourselves."

Okay, let's not make things so complicated. Let's just have a fight. If you win, I'll pass.

After saying that, Du Juan stuck out her tongue: "Sorry, although it's authorized by the alliance, I can't go too far. Please understand."

"It's alright, this is already very good. Thank you, Miss Dujuan."

Du Juan led Lin Ye to the core Rock Field of the Rustboro Gym: "The rules are one-on-one, is that alright?"

She raised her hand and threw out a Poké Ball. A flash of white light appeared, and a Steel Pokémon landed with a thud in the center of the field. It was none other than Nosegate, the ace Pokémon of the day!

The Big North Nose is like a huge, dark blue magnet, with a red hat and a big nose. Below the nose is a "beard" made of countless iron filings!

Around it, three smaller North-facing noses gathered, slowly rotating around the large North-facing nose's body, leaving a fine magnetic field line in the air.

Lin Ye thought to himself, "Just as I suspected. Du Juan's trump card is indeed the Big North, just as rumored. And the fact that it's being used now means that Du Juan was just stalling for his time when we went to the Kalu Tunnel."

Although I don't know why Du Juan did that, the current situation is ultimately in my favor, so there's no need to investigate further and cause unnecessary trouble.

Faced with this young lady from the Kanatsu family, the acting Gym Leader's Steel/Rock-type Proboscis, after Lin Ye made a contract with her, Aegislash immediately emerged from the shadows.

"Aegislash, huh! You're not at a disadvantage in terms of attributes, so I'll look forward to seeing how you perform. Big Brother, use 'Electric Shock'!"

"Sword Dance!"

Instantly, countless blinding golden arcs of electricity spread out in all directions from the Great North Nose, engulfing the Shield Sword Monster in an instant.

The Shielded Sword Monster remained rooted to the spot, neither dodging nor evading, and instead condensed several silver sword lights around its body. The sword lights swirled and circled, then merged into the Shielded Sword Monster itself, causing its body to emit a bright blue light.

Since Nosegate isn't considered a powerful offensive Pokémon, and Aegislash's "King Shield" form boasts exceptionally high defense and special defense, it didn't suffer much damage. Instead, its sword intent and killing aura increased dramatically.

Dujuan felt a chill in her heart. In this situation, she was afraid that Aegislash would be able to max out its attack stats with "Sword Dance" before Nosegate could exhaust its stamina.

"We'll use 'Iron Wall'!"

"Sword Dance!"

"Keep up the 'Iron Wall'!"

"Sword Dance!"

After two rounds, Da Chao Bei Bi's defense increased by four levels, and its steel-like body shone with a silvery light, appearing indestructible.

Aegislash went straight to the top, its attack almost tripling, and combined with its strange Ghost-type attribute, its blade was now surging with an unparalleled ferocious aura.

The next moment, it finally drew its sword. The shield-wielding sword monster, with its attack at full power, shot towards the Great North Nose. During the process, it seamlessly switched to "sword form". The silver light on the blade shone brightly, and the sharp aura that wrapped around it cut a thin, smooth spatial rift along its path.

Big North didn't waste any time. Taking advantage of the brief moment when Aegislash charged, it used "Iron Wall" again, finally maximizing its defense.

"bump!"

The strongest sword struck the strongest shield, causing the space on the field to tremble violently. The space began to shatter inch by inch from the point where the two met.

But then, a strange force erupted from the edge of the Shield Sword Monster's sword, seemingly possessing the power to penetrate external defenses. It directly struck the Great North, rendering all its previous efforts futile and sending it flying.

"Impossible! Da Chao Bei Bi's defenses were at full strength, why couldn't it withstand this attack? Could it be...?"

"That's right, this move is 'Holy Sword,' which can attack regardless of the opponent's stat changes. Not many Pokémon can learn it, and unfortunately, Aegislash is one of them!"

The next moment, the smoke and dust dispersed to Du Juan's incredulous gaze, revealing Da Chaobei's completely unconscious nose.

"How is this possible? Their energy levels were almost the same, yet they were defeated so easily."

"I'm sorry, but your Nosegate is indeed well-raised. With its defense and the 'Iron Defense' buff, it would be difficult for other Pokémon to deal with."

But my Aegislash happens to wield "Holy Sword," a Fighting-type move that is four times super effective against Nosegater, and can ignore its defense stat changes for a direct attack. It's a perfect match, really.

Actually, Lin Ye really got lucky in this battle. Du Juan's big north-facing nose was well-trained, with thick skin and flesh, and he probably also had many troublesome skills.

If it weren't for the "Holy Sword" move, and instead the game were to slowly wear it down, even if the Aegislash managed to win in the end, it would only be a narrow victory at best.

Dujuan realized it was her fault for not knowing enough about the other Pokémon, so she immediately ran over and apologized to Nosegate before putting it back into her Poké Ball.

"Congratulations, Brother Lin Ye, you have passed the test of our Kanaz City. You only need to pass one more test to become the Gym Leader of Lilycove City."

"Hmm... wait a minute, I don't think I said I had already passed the test once."

"Uh... well... hehe, actually, Asha told me last night. She came all the way here specifically to talk to you—"

"I see. That girl really holds a grudge, but it doesn't really have any real impact. For her grandfather's sake, we'll refrain from causing her any trouble for now."

Lin Ye estimated that he had completed the assessments for the two dojos in just two days, and only the last hurdle remained.

If the assessment content of other dojos is similar to theirs, requiring the completion of some strange prerequisite tasks, then their current progress is definitely far ahead.

However, after being "beaten" twice by the fairies, Lin Ye was no longer willing to deal with them.

His next target was to try his luck at the Iron Whirlwind Elder of the Purple Violet Dojo.

That old man usually has a good reputation among his dojo challengers; he should be a pretty easy-going person, so it's unlikely he would cause such a problem as having to search for something all over the street!