The necromancer of the Pokémon world

Chapter 188 Crazy Monkey

After walking for about ten minutes, the vegetation on both sides of the mountain road changed from shrubs to sparse coniferous forests, and traces of Pokémon battles began to appear on the ground.

Deep claw marks were left on the trunks of several pine trees, with jagged edges, and some were even torn open by brute force.

Before they had gone far, the two discovered another group of large wolfhounds that had lost their ability to fight. They had no obvious external injuries, but their limbs were twisted in an unnatural position, as if they had been thrown there after being hit by some kind of great force.

Tengshu crouched down, pointed to the indentation on the side of the large wolfhound with his finger, and frowned slightly.

"It wasn't caused by a move; it was twisted directly by hand. This Infernape has terrifying strength and doesn't know how to control its strength."

After breaking through to the level of a Grand Mage, the range and precision of his mental perception improved significantly, and he quickly detected the energy fluctuations that were fiercely clashing.

"I sensed chaotic energy fluctuations on that mountain ridge; there might be a fierce battle going on."

Teng Shu looked back at the direction Lin Ye was pointing, seemingly a little surprised that he could determine the location from such a distance, but he didn't press for details and nodded: "Then let's go take a look."

To be honest, even someone like Teng Shu, who has practiced martial arts for many years, can sense killing intent from afar, just like when he sensed that group of blond-haired guys were about to fight, but not at such an exaggerated distance as Lin Ye.

The two quickened their pace and climbed onto a weathered limestone platform, where their view suddenly opened up, just in time to witness two Pokémon locked in a fierce battle.

One of them was a Primal Monkey, which was nearly half a head taller than a regular Primal Monkey. Its limb muscles were bulging to an exaggerated degree, with veins coiling from its wrists to its elbows, and its pupils were shrunken into two crazy red dots.

It was riding on the back of a teddy bear, its fists raining down on the bear's head and shoulders, each punch accompanied by a dull thud of flesh and bone colliding.

The Circly Bear struggled desperately to shake off the Inferno Monkey on its back, but the Inferno Monkey's knees were firmly clamped around its waist, and it punched the Circly Bear in the back of the head, causing it to stagger forward and barely manage to steady itself by bracing its front paws on the ground.

This Ursaring is powerful enough to be considered a "professional" wild Pokémon, and has been the dominant species on this mountain for several years.

However, judging from its wounds and its suppressed posture, it was at a disadvantage throughout the battle.

However, what Fujiki noticed at that moment was something else: Incineroar's actions.

"No, this fiery monkey seems to be abnormally agitated, and it's not naturally aggressive; it's a symptom of its physical abilities being forcibly stimulated by drugs."

Look, the frequency of its muscles exerting force continuously far exceeds the normal level, which is extremely unusual, and the cost is the depletion of its own vitality.

"These drugs that overdraw a Pokémon's potential and life force have long been banned, I can't believe someone is still using them in secret." A hint of suppressed anger lingered in Fujiki's voice.

As the young gym leader of the Fighting Gym, he was much more perceptive of the physical condition of Fighting-type Pokémon than the average trainer and immediately noticed the problem.

The fiery monkey, who had just finished off his powerful enemy, quickly noticed the presence of the two. He loosened his grip on the circus bear's neck, turned his head sharply, and locked his bloodshot eyes on the vine tree and the forest night.

It let out a hoarse roar, sprang up from the back of the circle bear on all fours, and pounced on the two of them, its fists wreathed in a layer of chaotic fighting energy.

Before Lin Ye could make a move, Teng Shu had already taken a step forward, raised his hand and threw out a Poké Ball, releasing a Medicham in front of him.

Medicham is a human-like Pokémon with a bright red head, legs, and lips, covered in pale yellow spots, while the rest of its body is white.

Its upper body is relatively slender, while its lower body is relatively plump. It has long arms with three fingers, and an oval-shaped object protrudes from its head.

"Strong mental focus."

Medicam showed no fear in the face of the enraged Fiery Beast. Even though the latter was stronger than ordinary "professional" Pokémon, Medicam's genuine "Gym Leader" level strength gave it composure and confidence.

Its clasped hands separated, and it stretched forward, instantly releasing a pink spiritual wave that spread out silently.

"Mental Power" precisely enveloped Infernape, lifting it completely into the air without seriously injuring it.

The Infernape struggled wildly in the air, kicking its limbs and waving its fists haphazardly, but the more it struggled, the tighter Çalam's omnipresent mental energy pressed down.

Under intense pressure, Incineroar soon began to tremble slightly, and the roars from its throat changed from fury to suppressed pain.

Tengshu walked over to Çalhan and looked at Infernape, which was still struggling in vain while hovering in mid-air. His eyes were filled with complex emotions and heartache.

"Flower Rock Monster, calm it down first."

The next moment, the Flower Rock Monster emerged from Lin Ye's shadow, its twisted and eerie face emitting strange mental ripples that immediately confused the enraged Infernape.

"That's enough. With Çalhanouk's 'Gym Leader' level strength, I believe he's capable of getting the information through telepathy."

"Thank you. Bringing Lin Ye along was definitely the right choice."

Tengshu hurriedly instructed Charem to use his mental powers to communicate with the Infernape, who was hypnotized by the Flower Rock Monster, to find out what was going on.

A moment later, Çalem opened its eyes and telepathically reported everything it had seen to the vine.

It turns out that this Primalmon was a Pokémon that the village chief of Pinghai Village at the foot of the mountain obtained for his son, the blond-haired young man, and had been bred since he was a Mankey.

Its goal is to prepare for the open tournament that the martial arts dojo will be holding soon.

Participating in this competition not only gives you the opportunity to become a dojo apprentice, but more importantly, you can also receive special rewards if you achieve good results.

With that blond guy's wealth and talent as a trainer, it wouldn't have been difficult for him to become an apprentice at a gym, but to achieve good results, or even be valued by the gym's higher-ups, would have been nothing short of a pipe dream.

So he and his village chief father hatched a wicked plan and somehow obtained the League's banned drug, which they injected into Infernape.

This forbidden drug cannot increase a Pokémon's energy level out of thin air like other rare and precious materials, but it can prematurely deplete a Pokémon's potential, or even its life, to enhance its strength.

After listening, Teng Shu remained silent for a long time, his expression not changing significantly, but Lin Ye noticed that his clenched fist tightened unconsciously.

He turned and strode down the mountain, with Lin Ye silently following beside him, while Çalam used his mental power to support the unconscious Infernape and float behind him.