Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Sword of the Cliff!

Besides the seven expensive Pokémon, let's take stock of the spoils from the Coffin of Death.

As the grandson of the Four Heavenly Kings, Hoshino Ryuzaki carried quite a few valuable items with him.

For example, the Giant Rock Monster carries Sandy Rocks, which can increase the duration of sandstorms.

The Electric Frill carries a Life Orb, which causes it to suffer a backlash after each move it uses, but it also greatly enhances the Electric Frill's special attack, which can be considered a small compensation for the lack of special attack in its team.

Before it could even show its effectiveness, it was unreasonably pinned to the ground by the dual sword sheaths, and just as it got up, it was instantly killed by Super Beedrill with its absolute power.

Xia Yan managed to bring back another Life Pearl, an item with extremely high market value.

Kadabra already has a Life Orb, and other Pokémon are not suitable for the Life Orb, so it's highly likely that Xia Yan will sell it.

Or... give it to Dorombalto.

Drambert's already powerful attack would be even stronger with the Life Orb. As for the Life Orb's side effects...

If an attack is powerful enough to instantly kill an enemy, then the so-called side effects are nothing but a joke.

Of course, if someone is willing to buy this entire Sandstorm team lineup and offers a high price, Xia Yan wouldn't mind including the Life Orb as well.

In addition, the desert dragonfly carried a dragon scale, but it could not be removed, as the dragon scale had completely grown into the desert dragonfly.

At the same time, Xia Yan also understood why this Flygon had such high Dragon-type talent, and could even use moves like "Meteor Shower" with ease.

It turned out that by absorbing and fusing the dragon energy and bloodline from the dragon scales, it had activated the dragon talent hidden within its body, greatly accelerating its growth.

While dragon scales don't have the same immediate effect as other items, they can unleash the talents of dragon-type Pokémon. Fusing them with Flygon is a perfectly normal and reasonable way to use them.

This is why the Dragon Scale item, despite not seeming to have much use, has always maintained a high price.

It's likely that the dragon scales on Hoshino Ryuzaki's Flygon came from a powerful Dragon-type Pokémon with a strong Dragon-type bloodline, which explains their significant contribution.

As expected of the grandson of the Four Heavenly Kings, everything he obtains is of high quality.

Three out of the six Pokémon were carrying items, which is a relatively high percentage.

Unfortunately, none of them were the most crucial props.

If his Dragon Head Mole had been wearing the "Aura Sash," he wouldn't have been instantly killed by Xia Yan, and the battle might have lasted longer.

Even when fighting against others, "Aura Sash" is the most suitable for a main damage dealer like Excadrill, which is equivalent to giving it two lives.

The longer the output exists, the greater its impact becomes.

Now all of this belongs to Xia Yan.

The only pity is that nowadays everyone likes to keep their money in bank cards, so all Xia Yan gets is a useless metal card.

Otherwise, given Hoshino Ryuzaki's status, he should have a considerable amount of money in his account.

After completely erasing all traces, Hoshino Ryuzaki disappeared from the world without a sound.

Xia Yan had already made considerable gains even before entering the ruins.

I looked up and gazed at the tower in the center of the ruins.

After a short rest and adjustment, he summoned the Monster Jaw Dragon and headed towards the tower.

Another advantage of using Tyranitar as a transportation Pokémon is that it can use its constant aura of ferocity and Dragon-type Pokémon to intimidate wild Pokémon that are hesitant to attack.

Of course, it will not be afraid of a particularly fierce elf, or an elf with a powerful clan supporting it.

But it also saved a lot of trouble.

After fending off several harmless attacks, Xia Yan finally arrived at the foot of the tower.

The ruins were much larger than he had seen; the tower was right in front of him, yet it took him more than half an hour to reach it.

This is probably what is meant by "looking at a mountain makes a horse run itself to death."

It wasn't until he got closer to this "tower" that Xia Yan finally saw its true nature and realized what it was.

Standing at the bottom of the "tower", I slowly placed my hand on its rugged rock surface. Dark red patterns shimmered in the crevices.

This isn't a tall tower at all!

Xia Yan looked up at the dome above, his eyes filled with astonishment and wonder.

"A tower? That's Groudon's Precipice Sword!"

Sword of the Precipice!

Groudon is known as "the one that can't fly." As one of the few legendary Pokémon that can't fly, it may also be the strongest one that can't fly. What would Groudon do if it faced an enemy that could fly?

For example, the amphibious "big fish" Georka.

Groudon relies on a very powerful signature move, which is what Xia Yan just mentioned, "Cliff Sword".

As the "Ancient God of the Earth" and a Ground-type Pokémon, Groudon's mission is to create continents, using the magma beneath the Earth's crust to expand the land's boundaries. To this day, it is unknown how many lands in this world were created by Groudon.

It utilizes magma and the ground to expand the continent by moving horizontally, and to become the "Sword of the Cliff" by moving vertically!

Using the power to create the continent to attack?

This shows just how destructive this move can be.

This is also the most suitable method for Groudon to deal with flying enemies.

what?

Are Flying-type Pokémon immune to Ground-type moves?

Try letting a Flying-type Pokémon stand on the ground and take an Earthquake.

Just like when a Flying-type Pokémon uses "Roost" and lands on the ground to rest, its Flying-type attribute will disappear and no longer be effective.

There's a science to elves too; it's not just about elemental advantages and immunity.

Even if Togekiss is immune to Dragon-type moves, a Dragon Tail lash can't unleash its power, but the force of the lash is still unavoidable.

Of course, the "science" of type advantage is something that ordinary Pokémon do, so what does it have to do with legendary Pokémon?

The "tower" in front of Xia Yan at this moment is actually a stone pillar formed after Groudon used "Cliff Sword".

Its jagged rocks, with their red veins that shimmer and flow like lava, are the best proof of this.

This "thick and hard thing," which is probably many meters tall, gives a glimpse into how powerful Groudon must be.

Xia Yan couldn't help but sigh, "With such a thick and hard bar, every Pokémon would have to tighten its anus... Groudon is definitely the ancestor of 'butt spikes'."

Everyone else gets backstabs, but Groudon gets 'butt spikes' instead.

Chapter Fifty-Nine: The Hollowed-Out Cliffside Sword

The ancient people who built this site must have had some really creative ideas.

They actually hollowed out Groudon's Precipice Sword to create a tower-like structure, saving materials and eliminating concerns about its sturdiness.

He's definitely a craftsman.

Seeing the tower built by the Cliff Sword, Xia Yan could basically confirm the ownership of this alternate dimension and ruins; it must undoubtedly belong to Groudon.

However, Xia Yan was still a little curious about how Hoshino Ryuzaki, or rather his grandfather Hoshino Ryuichi, knew that this alternate dimension was Groudon.

Guess?

Or is there some basis for this?

Or perhaps the league's higher-ups actually knew that Groudon was the master of this alternate dimension?

Shake his head.

"If you can't figure it out, then stop thinking about it. Whether the Alliance knows about it or not, the fact that this ruin has remained in its original state proves that it has not been explored by the Alliance. So if there is anything of value inside, it should still be there."

They led the elves toward the entrance beneath the Broken Cliff Sword.

Perhaps because it has been neglected for too long, and with sand constantly falling from above, a thick layer of sand has already covered half of the gate.

Xia Yan had no choice but to put the Monster Jaw Dragon away.

Step into the Sword of the Cliff.

You might not believe it, but one day I actually walked into the Sword of the Broken Cliff.

Because this cliff-cutting sword was very large, the space inside was also very large after it was hollowed out.

There's no need to worry about visibility.

The faint glow emanating from the red patterns shimmering in the cracks of the wall is enough to illuminate the entire space.

The first floor was empty, with nothing but sand flowing in from outside, covering the entire ground.

There is a spiral staircase that runs close to the wall next to it.

The stairs weren't added later; they were carved out of the cliff face by ancient people. The rocks they formed are exactly the same as the rocks on the walls, with the same dark red veins.

It felt very solid underfoot, and there was even a faint warmth that spread from the soles of my feet throughout my body.

Filled with curiosity and caution, Xia Yan slowly walked up the stairs.

Perhaps due to the "atmospheric" layout, each floor is very tall; if you include the height covered by sand on the first floor, it may exceed ten meters.

Tap, tap, tap...

The crisp sound of the thick heels of high-top leather shoes hitting the hard stair surface echoed throughout the space.

We arrived at the second floor.

Because the space on the bottom is larger than the space on the top, the space on the second floor is much smaller than that on the first floor, but it is still very large.

Xia Yan finally saw the elves living inside the tower.

A few Geodude and Graveler, along with a few Golems, lived here. They showed no hostility toward Xia Yan and his Pokémon who had suddenly arrived; they simply watched his every move.

Xia Yan had no intention of disturbing them. After seeing that there was nothing of value on the second floor, he stepped onto the stairs leading to the third floor.

It wasn't until Xia Yancai saw these rumble stones and rumble rocks that he finally realized what was happening.

The ancients' choice to hollow out the interior of the cliff sword was indeed ingenious, but it was clearly not them who actually hollowed it out; it was probably a group of Rock-type Pokémon.

One of the foods that Rock-type Pokémon eat is rocks rich in minerals.

Is there any rock here richer in minerals than the Sword of the Cliff?