Elf-like Life

Chapter 23, Loose-fitting, bouncy, lightning-fast five-strike whip.

Actually, the routes in the Mushroom Forest maze are not very long.

The two little ones don't know yet.

While I was telling ghost stories, we had unknowingly walked from the 5th floor to the 7th floor.

Deep inside the 7th floor, there was a cluster of mushrooms with a very large territory, which meant that Charmander was basically surrounded by the time it realized what was happening.

Three,

Five,

Seven!

The little heads that keep peeking out from the mushroom pile are the mushroom mushrooms themselves. They are small mushrooms with beige upper bodies, dark green spots all over their bodies, and openings on their heads. They also have short, round little legs.

【NO.285 Mushroom】: A Grass-type Pokémon that usually inhabits deep forests and can occasionally be found in wetlands.

"Watch out, Pikachu! There are eight of them surrounding us!"

"There are seven of them, positioned in front, back, left, and right. The biggest one in front is probably the leader!"

The lead mushroom was quite large, and it commanded the other seven mushrooms to instantly surround the two smaller ones.

"Little Charmander, look! Isn't there something behind that big mushroom?"

A green silk scarf lies quietly in the pile of mushrooms that was being hidden from view.

The silk scarf is of excellent quality, clearly an exquisite embroidery, and features numerous patterns related to the Rift Constellation.

That is,

Rayquaza scarf!

It's definitely the silk scarf that Caterpie, the person who commissioned this mission, lost!!

Although the scarf was right in front of them, the situation was very bad.

All eight mushrooms were furious and didn't say a word. The leader of the mushrooms had long regarded the two little ones as uninvited guests invading their territory.

In other words, to obtain the Rift Scarf, one must break through the mushroom encirclement.

There is no other way but to fight!

"Hey, hey, hey, don't be impulsive, Charmander!"

"Should we think of another way?"

"There are eight of them in total, and mushroom-like Pokémon are quite difficult to deal with when they gather in groups."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the mushroom leader launched a surprise attack from the shadows, spraying out clumps of pale purple powder from the top of the mushroom's body!

It seems they're not giving them a chance; the Mushroom Leader has already made his move!

The seven mushrooms trembled instantly to allow the poisonous powder at their tips to spread rapidly.

抖!

I'm shaking!!

I'm shaking, shaking, shaking!!

Charmander, without a second thought, charged straight to the front.

Since becoming a little dragon, I still vividly remember the last time I used the technique of my little claws, the feeling of putting all my power into my little claws and then swinging them out in one go.

Charmander's best move right now is catching it with one hand.

"Take this, I'm going to arrest you!"

"I'm grabbing it!" (X7)

Seeing Charmander's ferocity, Pikachu couldn't just hide behind it all the time, so it decided to follow closely and launch its own attack.

"Wait a minute, Charmander, I'll support you from behind. Watch my roar!"

"Pikachu pikachu pikachu—"

(Pikachu uses an area-of-effect support attack on the 7 mushrooms, making a sound)

This teamwork posed a significant threat to the mushroom-like encirclement, but most of the intimidation came not from Pikachu's cries, but from the ferocity of the Charmander at the front.

As the shaking intensified, the toxic powder in mid-air formed a smoke array.

Imagine this: in this situation, Charmander ignores the poisonous fog and charges straight in with his little claws. Not only are the seven mushrooms a little panicked, but even the mushroom leader is momentarily startled.

"What? Isn't this guy afraid of our poison powder formation?"

It was purely by luck and coincidence.

When the little dragon pounced on the mushroom-filled circle, most of the poison powder missed, but its claws flew and struck the target hard.

Arrest! Arrest! Arrest! Arrest! Arrest!

Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom—

But the little dragon's fierce attack knocked down five of the mushrooms.

One aspect is innate talent.

There's another reason why Charmander has such a high level of understanding of attack techniques.

When I was human, I often watched cats in anime and they would scratch wildly.

So after transforming into Charmander, he wanted to imitate Meowth and truly upgrade the Pokémon's Scratch attack to a crazy scratching mode.

Finally, a fearsome little fire dragon appeared.

A fierce little fire dragon that can tear everything apart with its sharp claws!

"Charmander, you're amazing!"

Pikachu was too happy too soon. It was obvious that he inhaled a lot of poison powder in his excitement, and the poison powder hit him all the way.

Pikachu's little cheeks turned light purple instantly.

I was still preparing for the next round of shouts when I felt increasingly weak and even dizzy.

"Uh, Charmander, I..."

While frantically scratching, Charmander couldn't help but glance back and discover that Pikachu behind him was indeed poisoned; its little face was turning from light purple to bluish-green, indicating that the situation was dire.

"Pikachu!!"

"I'll hold them off. There are some antidote fruits in my backpack, hurry up and eat them!"

Pikachu could only shakily open its backpack and laboriously search for the antidote fruit, but at the same time, the remaining two mushrooms changed formation and attacked Charmander together.

This time it's a collision vs. a grab!

After a few powerful hops, the mushrooms unleashed a slam attack, putting almost all their strength into a head-on clash with the little dragon's claws!

boom,

Boom boom—

In the instant of the clash, Charmander clearly felt something strange after its claws struck the mushroom, and even picked up something from the mushroom.

Pikachu is confused:

"Little...fire dragon, watch out..."

One of the characteristics of mushrooms is that they produce spores. If you come into close contact with them, you can easily get spores on you, which can eventually cause one of three abnormal states: paralysis, poisoning, or sleep.

Varied!

That means it just got spores on it!

The little dragon clearly came into contact with the spores on the mushroom in this head-on clash, but fortunately, the amount was not large.

Furthermore, neither the trigger rate of spore properties nor the hit rate of poison powder is 100%.

In other words, there is a high chance of missing during a battle. If you are lucky, you can be unaffected by the spores and take down the remaining two small ones in one go.

Catch them! Catch them! (X2)

The incredibly lucky little fire dragon was unaffected by the spores and instead swept through the enemy lines, taking down the last two little mushrooms before heading straight for the scarf.

Forget about the giant mushroom leader for now; getting the Rift Scarf is our primary objective!

Thinking this, the little fire dragon immediately leaped high into the air!

Just when it seemed they were about to retrieve the Sky-Splitting Scarf, at the critical moment, Mushroom Leader stepped in to block it:

"Trying to take advantage of the situation to snatch the scarf?"

"No way, you'll have to get past me first!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the mushroom leader instantly unleashed his signature shaking technique!

It is known as the Hunyuan Xingyi School Tai Chi Shaking, Relaxing, Tumbling, Lightning Five-Strike Whip.

【!!!】What kind of move is this?!

"Danger! Get out of the way, little dragon!"

Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom—

————Explosion Divider————

Meanwhile, some time had passed since the two little ones' first mission, and the setting sun began to shine into Treasure Town.

In front of a natural bird-shaped tent in town, the little shadow of a buck-toothed raccoon is stretched long by the setting sun, and it is greeting the owner enthusiastically.

"Good afternoon, Sage Natural Bird."

A translucent divination bead sat on the counter in front of the tent.

The owner of Natural Bird turned his back, seemingly lost in thought as he meditated.

"Welcome, buck-toothed raccoon."

"Please call me the owner of the fortune-telling shop, not the sage. What would you like to have divined about?"

The buck-toothed raccoon looked up sheepishly:

"Okay, God, I didn't come here for divination."

"I came here to pray for the new members of the guild, specifically the two little ones who just joined."

Natural bird: ...

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"Okay, I'll pay here."

Hunyuan Xingyi School... cough cough, I can't make this up anymore. Alright, today's adventure has come to a thrilling end. The buck-toothed fox is going to pray now. Finally, a huge thank you to all the readers! I'm also asking for your votes, rewards, favorites, and investments. That's all for this chapter!

(End of this chapter)