Elf-like Life

Chapter 112, The Choice

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After Charmander jumped high again, it was clear that it was using all its strength to attract the attention of Infernape and Machamp.

Of course, blindly fighting head-on is not a tactic; this time, we will still use smoke screens.

But Pikachu behind it thought Charmander was really going to attack, and mistakenly thought that Charmander was going to take on 6 opponents with its small body.

In a moment of desperation, Pikachu, desperate to help, instantly transformed into a streak of silver-white lightning!

With a "whoosh," it dashed towards the Infernal Monkeys and then instantly turned back!

[Ding! Pikachu has awakened the use of Quick Attack in a moment of desperation and successfully used the move.]

The fiery monkey on the left got hit:

"Brothers, forget about the lightning strike for now, keep your eyes glued to that little fire dragon!"

The three Machamp that had just arrived were also trapped in the smoke for the first time:

"Wait, this must be a feint; the smoke screen is just a cover!"

Seeing the entire arena enveloped in smoke again, Pikachu was still surprised at how quickly it had rushed forward like lightning as it turned back.

"Hey, hey hey?"

"I just rushed through! What skill did I use? I felt like I just whooshed through! What happened?"

The next instant, Charmander suddenly grabbed Pikachu's little paw, and that familiar feeling of reliability returned.

In the pitch-black smoke,

Pikachu, who had been completely disoriented, was pulled away by Charmander once again, like a kite successfully retrieved. Pikachu felt incredibly safe.

"Hey, little dragon, is that you?"

"No time to explain, Pikachu!"

Charmander was posing as if he could take on six opponents at once, clearly trying to draw their attention while actually using the smoke screen to escape as quickly as possible.

Who knew that Pikachu almost took the act seriously and charged forward?

Charmander: "You just used Quick Attack, that was really cool! But we need to get out of here!"

The moment the words were spoken, Charmander didn't give Pikachu any time to react, grabbing its little paw and running away.

Since the smoke screen skill's effect lasts for a certain period of time, it's best to get as far away as possible within that timeframe.

Although Charmander was somewhat unwilling, this escape felt different from the last time it lost to Gengar.

Since the primary objective of this mission is to visit the Haoli tribe and obtain level 1 steel, we certainly can't waste our time on such a pointless fight along the way.

Furthermore, from the conversation just now, we learned that those powerful figures belong to the Mountain Moving Faction, so their strength must not be easy to deal with in a short time.

In summary, this yo-yo is a highly strategic tactic.

So after a short while...

When the smoke cleared, the Intense Monkeys and Machamp realized that the two little ones had already slipped away, and had vanished without a trace.

【!!!】The three fiery monkeys were furious:

"Damn it, they got away! We didn't even get to beat them up properly!!!"

[...]The three Machokes remained very calm, and the leader of the three Machokes spoke first:

"So that's how it is. They weren't targeting us after all?"

The fiery monkeys were still furious:

"What? We think they just ran away because they were scared. Oh well, never mind~"

The middle Machoke calmly analyzed:

"Not necessarily."

"That little fire dragon originally had a great advantage in the smoke screen, but it didn't choose to attack in an environment that was favorable to it, which means that we were not the target."

Just then, the Infernape on the right suddenly reminded him:

"Brothers Haoli, the direction they just fled was towards your tribe, wasn't it?"

【!!!】Three Machokes: !!!

It would have been fine if they had fled in another direction, but the direction that Charmander and Pikachu hurriedly retreated in happened to be their own tribe's village, which immediately alerted all three Machokes.

They nodded to each other, then gently and softly cleaved open a section of the rock face.

You can feel that the muscles aren't exerting force; they're just trying to break the rock wall to reveal an iron dumbbell that's always perched behind it.

A cute iron dumbbell slowly floated out from behind the rock wall, its eye in the middle half awake and half asleep.

Haoli muscularly squatted down:

"Don't sleep yet, we have something important to ask you. The direction they just disappeared from..."

Before he could finish speaking, Iron Dumbbell yawned impatiently and replied:

"I know, I know~"

"I wasn't asleep yet. They disappeared in the direction of the tribe, I could see it clearly from here."

"Leave it to me."

It happened so fast, just like that!

Thus, the unassuming iron dumbbell vanished instantly before the eyes of the six burly Pokémon, its camouflage color blending perfectly with the rock face, making its disappearance undetectable.

Hot Monkey: "Gone! Gone!"

The powerful figures remained calm and composed.

"Well, we don't need to worry anymore. Iron Dumbbell will report their every move to the tribe in advance."

"As expected of you guys!"

"Hahaha, what are we waiting for? Haven't you practiced wrestling for a few days? It's a rare occasion for us guys to get together, let's go!"

Humph--

Hmph, ah—ahhhhhh!

So the three Machamp and the three Infernal Monkeys began wrestling training on the spot, their philosophical shouts, like those of the Beast Masters in their drowsy tea-like state, echoing throughout the depths of Steel Peak.

----split line----

Charmander dragged Pikachu and ran for a very long time, finally confirming that they had successfully shaken off Primeape and Machamp.

"Huff, huff, I can't run anymore!"

"Phew, everything should be fine now. We're about 14th floor. Let's take a break."

So Charmander and Pikachu decided to rest against the rock wall for a while, and at this time they needed to conserve their energy, so they drank some water and ate a couple of pieces of forest yokan.

After traveling for so long,

From God's perspective, the two little ones should be getting close to the Hawley tribe.

While eating Forest Yokan, Pikachu gazed into the distance along the rock face.

In the next instant, he was so surprised he almost dropped the Forest Yokan on the ground:

"Little Dragon, look! Those mountains!"

It turned out that Charmander and Pikachu were on the edge of the highest peak, with a view overlooking the entire Steel Spirit Peak mountain range.

The nearest mountain range to them exhibited the same valley characteristics as the Long-nosed Leaf Tribe, which happened to be the location of the Haoli Tribe.

However, to the surprise of the two little ones,

The mountains below are intricate and complex, with a total of 64 entrances and 64 bends leading to the valley floor!

Charmander: "Wait, this valley floor must be the Maw of Mighty!"

"only,"

"Closing the door always involves eight dangers, and it cannot escape the shape of Yin and Yang and the Eight Trigrams."

"Pikachu, what lies before us is the Eight Perilous Passes of the Mountain Moving Clan. If I'm not mistaken, we must make a choice among the sixty-four entrances."

"Hey hey hey hey!"

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