Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

He glanced at Beedrill, Kadabra, Saber Sheath, and Togekiss beside Xia Yan and said coldly, "Brother Xia Yan, you're quite lucky."

Xia Yan's smile remained unchanged as he replied, "Indeed, I also feel that I've always had good luck."

Hearing his nonchalant words, Hoshino Ryuzaki was so angry that he gritted his teeth.

He finally understood.

The reason Xia Yan was able to get here without getting lost in the labyrinthine passageway was entirely because he was "led" here.

He had never seen that double-sheathed sword before; it was very likely hidden in Xia Yan's shadow.

In the dim light of the tunnel maze, the slightest changes in shadows went completely unnoticed.

The more I think about it, the angrier I get.

He used others, but ended up being used by them instead.

Hoshino Ryuzaki slowly lowered his head, took a deep breath, and when he raised it again, his face had returned to its previous warm smile.

Xia Yan was ashamed of his ability and speed in changing his expression.

“Alright, now that Brother Xia Yan is here, let’s explore this ruin together. I think there must be a lot of good stuff inside that tower, and we can split it equally.”

However, after he finished speaking, Xia Yan did not respond, but just looked at him with a mocking gaze, a half-smile on his face.

At this point, there's no need to pretend anymore.

Sure enough, seeing that Xia Yan didn't fall for it, Hoshino Ryuzaki's smile slowly faded.

"What do you want?" His tone was very calm.

Xia Yan flipped his hand, and the mid-grade fire stone from before appeared in his palm.

Hoshino Ryuzaki glanced at the intermediate fire stone, his eye twitched, but he still said, "That's right, I smeared the egg liquid of the Rogue Krookodile Pokémon egg on it."

really.

Xia Yan nodded and put it away.

Once you've got it, you're not going to give it away.

Seeing his natural movements, Hoshino Ryuzaki's chest heaved. He hadn't expected that after paying the price of a mid-quality fire stone, the other party wouldn't fall for it and would even use him to get to this ruin. It was like losing both his wife and his army.

"I'm curious, how many people did you hire as bait to get here?" Xia Yan suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Hoshino Ryuzaki fell silent.

After a moment, he slowly said, "Including you, there are four."

Xia Yan raised an eyebrow. "So, the first three are all dead?"

Hoshino Ryuzaki did not answer, but the answer was obvious.

"Why did they die? Logically speaking, even if they were in danger, couldn't they have called on the three Heavenly Kings for help?" Xia Yan raised his biggest question, the answer of which would determine the choice he would make next.

Three people are already dead, all at the hands of the man in front of them.

His methods and temperament are ruthless enough. If he really is the grandson of Hoshino Ryuichi, the Rock-type Elite Four member, it means that he has inherited the mantle of the old Elite Four members very well.

Hoshino Ryuzaki didn't speak immediately, but instead took out the distress device that Natsuhiko also had from his pocket.

click -

I pressed it directly.

Hoshino Ryuzaki grinned widely, "Ha—rescue? What a joke."

Although Xia Yan already had a guess in his mind, he was still somewhat surprised when he actually learned the answer.

What exactly is going on with Genji, Kikuko, and Kikuno?

Just as he was surprised, the sand beneath his feet suddenly began to move.

Hoshino Ryuzaki, who had seemed to be answering Xia Yan's question honestly, revealed a triumphant and sinister smile, and hissed, "Die!"

buzzing-

A spiral-shaped object emerged from under Xia Yan's feet—it was a dragon-headed gopher lurking beneath the sand!

The reason why Hoshino Ryuzaki was so "well-behaved" in answering Natsuhiko's questions was entirely to attract his attention and create an opportunity for Dragon Head Mole.

He wasn't entirely unprepared to see Xia Yan appear.

Clang clang clang clang—

However, to Hoshino Ryuzaki's surprise, the Dragon Head Rat had barely emerged halfway out of the sand when the Twin Scabbards, as if they had been prepared, directly brought their sharp blades to the Dragon Head Rat's head, which was as sharp as a steel drill.

The collision of metals sparks flew everywhere.

When it comes to sneak attacks, Hoshino Ryuzaki is nowhere near as good.

Could Xia Yan not guess his little schemes?

Yundira's superpowers had already completely covered the surrounding area, not even sparing the sand beneath its feet; it could sense even the slightest change in the sand.

After the twin scabbards blocked the sudden attack of the dragon-headed mole, they did not give up but immediately launched a counterattack.

The state it hadn't retracted when fighting the hippopotamus beast came in handy at this moment.

The combo attack plus the Holy Sword still puts it in the third sword form.

boom--

The Dragon Head Mole had barely appeared on the scene and hadn't even had a chance to show itself before it was instantly killed by the Twin Sword Sheaths.

Hoshino Ryuzaki stared at the double sword sheath in disbelief.

He hadn't been able to see clearly how the Sand Hippo was defeated because the quicksand purgatory had blocked his view, but now that he had witnessed his own Dragon Head Gopher falling, he vaguely understood and realized what had happened.

'So, Beedrill and Kadabra are just a decoy; this dual-blade sheath is his trump card and source of confidence?'

Watching the twin scabbards sweep the incapacitated dragon-headed ground squirrel aside like trash, Xia Yan took two steps forward and said with a smile:

"I was a little hesitant at first, but thankfully you told me the news."

Xia Yan felt resentful if he didn't retaliate after being used as bait.

This person is prone to impulsiveness when they are in a bad mood.

In other words, he was quite capable and cunning; otherwise, someone else might have been dead long ago.

It turns out that three others had already died before.

That would be a life-or-death feud.

However, Xia Yan was still wary of the three Heavenly Kings who might appear at any time, but Hoshino Ryuzaki confirmed for him that the Heavenly Kings' rescue would not occur.

This completely dispelled all his worries.

They even "gave" a dragon-headed ground squirrel as a "gift".

If we don't respond, we'd be doing a disservice to his self-proclaimed title of "villain."

"Hiss!"

"Yongji!"

"sigh!"

Beedrill, Kadabra, and Dual Blades followed him to his side, staring at Hoshino Ryuzaki opposite him.

"Chocolate!"

Pokkigu rushed to the front, hands on its hips, glaring angrily. It had said long ago that this thing was no good, and it was indeed so.

"Is that alright?"

"How do I do it?" Pokkigu asked angrily.

Xia Yan grinned and said softly:

"Bury him."

Chapter 54 A Half-baked Sandstorm

Bury him!

Now that the three Heavenly Kings were no longer a hindrance, Xia Yan no longer needed to worry.

Someone wants to kill you.

twice.

He'll be upset if he doesn't return it.

Moreover, judging from his appearance, he could very well be the grandson of Hoshino Ryuichi, one of the current Elite Four members of the Sinnoh region.

Their conflict is now irreconcilable, so rather than facing the hostility of the Four Heavenly Kings after leaving this alternate dimension, it's better to eliminate all possibilities here!

Although he spoke softly, his words were not difficult to hear in the quiet environment.

Hoshino Ryuzaki was so angry at Natsuhiko's arrogant words that he laughed.

"Who do you think you are? You're nothing but a worm that crawled out from the bottom of society!"

While responding defiantly, his movements were anything but slow, with the Poké Ball at his waist flashing continuously.

Four more sprites appeared in the red light.

Standing at the very front was an elf whose body resembled a rockery, its main body consisting of five dark blue stones covered with many orange crystals with sharp edges. Its eyes had yellow outer rings, orange inner rings, and black pupils.

Rock-type Pokémon, Gigantamax!

Furthermore, with the appearance of the giant rock monster, large swaths of sand and dust rose up again in the once peaceful desert ruins, quickly forming a sandstorm.

The giant rock monster with distinctive features.

Along with them appeared aquamarine, a water- and ground-type Pokémon; Gliscor, a silver-gray Pokémon floating in the air; Lizard Elektross, a lizard with a black upper body and a gold lower body; and finally, Flygon, which circled around Hoshino Ryuzaki.

If we add the Excadrill that failed to ambush us and was instead killed by the Twin Blade Sheaths, these six Pokémon would make for a perfect Sandstorm team lineup!

The appearance of the giant rock monster made the sandstorm even more intense, and Hoshino Ryuzaki's remaining Pokémon seemed to thrive in the sandstorm.

During a sandstorm, non-Ground, Rock, and Steel-type Pokémon will suffer continuous damage. Furthermore, Pokémon with different abilities will complement each other well during a sandstorm, and Rock-type Pokémon will also receive a significant boost to their Special Defense.

As the weather setter for the entire sandstorm team, the Rock Smash's role changes to that of a tank and rock-smash support once it successfully activates the sandstorm weather upon its arrival.