Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

After a moment's hesitation, he asked in a cold voice, "Who sent you to deal with me?"

The woman's face showed resentment; she seemed to know what the outcome would be, and she remained silent, her neck stiff.

They're quite assertive, actually.

Xia Yan gave the Shielded Sword Monster a wink.

The Shield-Sword Monster understood and came to the woman's side, wrapping purple silk around her arm as she struggled.

The Shielded Swordsman has become quite adept at using this tactic.

just.

Although it had become skilled, it still seemed unable to completely control her.

The woman's expression changed several times.

Sometimes blank, sometimes ferocious; sometimes gentle, sometimes ruthless.

Its willpower is so strong that even the Aegislash is struggling.

Ultimately, the way the Aegislash controls people depends on the strength of their will. Giving it more time to subtly influence them is naturally the best approach.

But there obviously isn't that much time right now.

However, the intermittent control also allowed Xia Yan to obtain some scattered information.

For example...

The three words are "Four Heavenly Kings".

These three words are enough.

Xia Yan then realized who was going to make a move against him today.

No.

It was less of a physical attack and more of a test.

Now.

Only two choices remained for Xia Yan.

One option is to kill her.

But the result is that Hoshino Ryuichi will inevitably become convinced that Natsuhiko is the one who killed his grandson.

Even if he had no evidence, Xia Yan's performance today made it impossible for him not to think that way.

Second, do not kill.

But the woman knows far too many of Xia Yan's secrets. Leaving her alive would likely pose a greater threat than killing her.

Unless complete control can be achieved.

Unfortunately, given the willpower the woman displayed, and Xia Yan's current abilities and those of the Shield Sword Monster, unless they were given ten days or more to subtly influence her, it would all be just empty talk.

So Xia Yan made a decision after a little thought.

He said softly:

“Kill him.”

Chapter 76 Boys must learn to protect themselves

"Clean it up."

Looking at the corpse lying on the ground, Xia Yan said.

On the other hand, even with the ability to activate "Trick Room," the three Pokémon—Orangutan, Snorlax, and Bewear—are still much stronger than Arbok and Toxicroak.

They won the victory in no time.

There are a total of five near-Elite Four level Pokémon and one decent Gym Leader level Pokémon, all of which are very valuable.

But Xia Yan dared not sell them.

The risk is relatively high, and the returns are not proportional to the risk.

However, they are not entirely without value.

They are all poison-type Pokémon.

It is possible to collect venom sacs.

The poison sac of a near-Elite Four level Pokémon is still quite valuable; it's a rare find on the black market.

After all, not everyone is like him, giving up several near-Elite Four level Pokémon so easily.

When Beedrill was still a unicorn, Xia Yan used a similar "breeding" method, making the unicorn eat its venom sac to increase its own toxicity.

After Weedle evolved into Beedrill, its Poison-type abilities remained largely unchanged for a long time, relying mostly on Bug-type moves for its main damage output.

A while ago, Xia Yan was still thinking about what method to use to improve Beedrill's poison-type abilities.

Now someone has come knocking on our door.

Although this method is rather cruel.

But these elves had all wanted him dead before, and Xia Yan had no intention of being merciful or having any compassion.

Xia Yan wouldn't use such methods if the spirit were innocent.

But if they're already trying to kill him, then using so-called "benevolence" to restrain him wouldn't be benevolence, it would be pedantry.

If you want to kill, you must be prepared to be killed.

Of course, removing the poison sac is not something he can do now, nor does he have the ability to do so. If conditions permit, professional tasks should be left to professionals.

Put away the six Poké Balls and lock them in place.

Watching the elves clean up the battlefield, Xia Yan hesitated for a moment before taking out his phone and dialing a number.

Not long after.

"Hey--"

A dry, hoarse, and deep voice came through the phone.

Xia Yan didn't waste any time and said directly, "Teacher, someone wants to kill me."

That's right, Xia Yan called Kikuko directly.

If we're talking about who his biggest backer is right now, it's undoubtedly Kikuko.

Although Xia Yan was still somewhat intimidated by this sinister teacher, with his unpredictable temper and vengeful nature, he was still a little afraid of him.

But ever since Xia Yan became Kikuko's disciple, the teacher's behavior has been questionable.

She is definitely a competent teacher.

Even if she couldn't offer Xia Yan much help in training the Pokémon.

What Xia Yan is doing now is something that many people find "despicable"...

Tell the parents!

After hearing Xia Yan's words, Kikuko fell silent for a moment.

After a long while, she slowly uttered a few words.

"Hoshino Ryuichi?"

Kikuko knew about this.

After what happened at Yanku Mountain, she approached Xia Yan to warn him to be more vigilant.

So when Xia Yan said that, Kikuko could easily guess who it was just by thinking about it.

"Tell me about what happened this time."

Kikuko's voice was steady and calm.

Xia Yan then briefly recounted how he was intercepted in the sky, ambushed, and ultimately killed in self-defense.

He didn't go into details about how he turned the tables.

But Kikuko laughed after hearing it.

"Hehe—not bad, you took down a guy with five near-Elite Four level Pokémon. It seems I underestimated your speed of progress. Not bad, very good."

Kikuko is a stubborn person with a rather obstinate personality.

She held a grudge against Professor Oak because he wanted to give up being a trainer and become a researcher instead.

She felt betrayed.

This grudge lasted for decades.

Xia Yan's progress now reminds him of the way she and Professor Oak worked together to grow up, and how they struggled to survive.

You can tell how highly she praises Xia Yan from her two "not bad" comments.

Kikuko rarely praises people.

Xia Yan pursed his lips, but showed no joy at all despite Kikuko's praise.

He said helplessly, "Teacher, please stop praising me. Hoshino Ryuichi has already set his sights on me. This time it's a near-Heavenly King level enemy, but next time it might be a Heavenly King level one. I... can't handle it."

He had thought about it.

If Kikuko can't do anything, he'll have to temporarily hide his identity and become a seat hunter in the Hunter's Guild, spending some time in the darkness of the Elf world.

Either wait until Hoshino Ryuichi dies of old age.

Or... we can wait until Xia Yan feels strong enough, then come out and eliminate him.

In any case, after this battle, one of them will definitely die.

But if he hides away, all his previous efforts—establishing a dojo, publishing papers, and participating in competitions—will be in vain.

"Do you think Elite Four level trainers are as common as cabbages, or that they're all idiots? You think an old guy like him can just order them around like that? I could order a few around myself."

But then Kikuko said something rather irritating.

Xia Yan pursed his lips.