Elf-like Life

Chapter 43, Thorn Cliff

Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom—

After leaping high into the air, the little dragon bravely dodged the stone-throwing attack, with only one stone hitting its right leg.

However, the little dragon, who wasn't particularly afraid of pain to begin with, only felt it was a tickle.

Watch me catch it!

Plus a continuous series of random grabs!!

Considering that its Flame attack wasn't very effective against the Geodude, Charmander simply used its Claw attack to hit eight of them at once.

The next instant, it hardened by X8!

The Harden skill is, as you can imagine, a combat-oriented skill that tough male Pokémon love to use, allowing them to make their bodies very hard.

Once it gets hard, it's not something a little dragon can break through instantly.

The eight Geodude Pokémon easily withstood Charmander's first wave of attacks, and Charmander had to admit that the wild Pokémon in Thorncliff were quite strong.

They are at least more aggressive than the Pokémon in Mushroom Forest.

The little stones immediately switched from defense to offense, and it looked like the second wave of stone-throwing attacks was about to begin!

At this point, Pikachu can't just stand by and watch. Charmander is fighting on the front lines all by himself, so Pikachu has to provide some support as well.

Pikachu mustered up a lot of courage to come to Thorn Cliff with Charmander this time.

Not to mention that after entering the battle, he began to tremble slightly, facing everything with extreme lack of confidence, and even dared not use his skills.

What should I do? I don't think I can help again!

I wanted to use Electric Shock to help Charmander, but I can't seem to get the move to work. What should I do?!

"Don't worry about me, Pikachu. Just be careful. I don't believe these Geodude minions will try to harden a second time!"

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

As the little dragon said this, it once again tried its best to dodge the stone attack. Unexpectedly, the little dragon had guessed all the tactics. The Geodude relied on hardening to survive.

It's hardened for the second time already, and if this continues, even Charmander won't be able to handle them.

Pikachu is getting more and more anxious:

What am I doing?

The little dragon is clearly having a headache, does that mean there's absolutely nothing I can do to help?

If I can't say goodbye to my past self, then I don't deserve to be in the Starry Night Expedition Team. I must become stronger!

After repeated mental suggestions, Pikachu suddenly jumped with determination, instantly becoming serious:

"Little Charmander, I'm here to help you!"

Pikachu didn't use any moves, but instead picked up the rocks that the Geodude had thrown at it.

An eye for an eye!

Pikachu is trying to return the stones to Pikachu exactly as they were thrown at it.

"Hey, take this! I'm throwing stones too!"

"A single stone piercing the clouds will summon a thousand armies to meet you!!"

Pikachu hurled the rock with all its might!

However, due to his clumsy movements, he threw the stone off course, hitting another group of little elves who were fast asleep on another rock.

"PIU——"

"Thump!"

Charmander sensed something was wrong; it seemed that the Cloud Piercer Pikachu had just thrown had hit some powerful figure they shouldn't have messed with.

The next instant, a group of about 15 arm wrestlers suddenly gathered behind the rocks.

The leader of the arm-strength fighters was fast asleep when he was unexpectedly hit by a stone falling from the sky.

The big bump on his head was still red.

"Who threw the firecracker?"

In an instant, all the young fighters adopted the stance of the Axe Gang, clearly not to be trifled with, with veins bulging on their biceps.

The little dragon suddenly had a brilliant idea.

Now that the Armwyns have joined the fray, isn't this just creating the perfect opportunity for Pikachu to provoke them?

As the saying goes, the fisherman reaps the benefits.

Wouldn't it be better to let the arm wrestlers and the little stones fight each other?

The little dragon had a bright idea and shouted:

"I saw it! It was the Fist Stone Gang across the street who threw the firecrackers!"

The Arm Wrestling Gang roared, "Fist and Stone Gang, you're asking for trouble!"

The Fist Stone Gang retorted angrily, "What are the Axe Gangs? Are they blind?"

Rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble—

The two sides then engaged in a chaotic battle. Pikachu, still bewildered and not yet realizing what was happening, was suddenly dragged away by Charmander.

"Let's go, Pikachu! We can't waste time with them and let them fight it out themselves!"

"Hey hey hey hey!"

At the same time, a strange sandstorm blew from the mountainside to the mountaintop.

【Thorn Cliff - Topmost Point】

Spiky, withered vines entwine around the earthen-yellow rocks.

The top is extremely desolate, with only a large expanse of towering rocks and a small cave at the end of the cliff.

The entrance to the cave is very narrow, and there is a steep cliff on the side. Sand and wind blow constantly from the top of the cliff, making the environment extremely harsh.

Sulip led Marylou to the front of the cliff.

"We've arrived, adorable little one..."

Mary Lou looked around; there was nothing there but sand and rocks.

There wasn't a single drop of water, let alone any water floats.

"But Uncle Sulip, where exactly is the floating platform?"

Sulip's lips curled into a wicked smile, startling Marylou, who immediately gave the order:

"Hey, see that cave over there? You're so small, go inside right now!"

Marilou said uneasily, "But, but!"

Sulip approached step by step, then, with his enormous height difference, looked down at little Marylou and kept trying to scare him with his tan trunk.

"What's wrong?"

"Didn't you understand what I said?"

"There must be treasure in that little cave. Go in now and retrieve it. It's that simple. Show it to me after you've brought it out!"

Sulip's tone completely changed; he was no longer the kind uncle he used to be, but rather issuing a forceful order with a tough attitude!

"hurry up!"

"Go in and get the treasure!!"

"Show me when you're done!!!"

Seeing that Marylou hesitated to go over, Sulip also thought that the child was probably scared.

In fact, the location of the small cave is like a natural barrier on the cliff at the top of the mountain. Even if little Mary Lou could squeeze in, she would fall off the cliff if she was not careful.

Moreover, the area around the small cave is very windy and sandy.

If a little elf were to accidentally fall from such a cliff, it would only die.

"waste!"

With a disgruntled swipe of his trunk, Solip flung little Marylou away!

Little Marylou's back slammed hard against the hard rock. Everything he had experienced so far was a nightmare for him, and he finally couldn't hold on any longer and burst into tears.

"Waaaaah, I want my mommy!"

"I want a little sister!"

"I don't want to go in, I want to go home! Waaaaah!"

The more Mary Lou made a fuss, the more annoyed Sulip became.

He had originally hoped that the little brat would help him retrieve the treasure in the cave, but now his plan had completely fallen through.

Sulip's anger is closing in:

"Useless little piece of trash,"

"It seems there's no need to keep you around anymore!"

The situation at the top of Thorn Cliff is becoming increasingly dire. Indeed, Sulip is closing in relentlessly. And those arrows from the other side are really effective! (Laughs) Hahaha, all my part-time work is finished for today. Tomorrow I'm going on vacation to Gangneung, and then returning to Busan from Gyeonggi Province. 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)