Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Under Xia Yan's command, Beedrill seized the opportunity and successfully knocked Scyther to the ground with a stylish acrobatic move.

Bang! !

As a huge cloud of dust rose, a painful scream came from the flying mantis.

"The final blow." Xia Yan said, and the Beedrill flapped its wings to the maximum, its golden needles pointing vertically downwards, like a golden spear falling straight down.

At this time.

The mantis, which had closed its eyes in pain after falling to the ground, suddenly opened them, its eyes flashing with a final, defiant light.

With his back pressed against the ground and his arms crossed, accompanied by the gathering of dense Bug-type energy, he suddenly slashed out with his cross-shaped scissors, meeting the vertically falling Beedrill.

"Right now."

However, Xia Yan, who had been squinting, had a look of certainty in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up slowly.

The power of the insect's premonition combined with the powerful cross-shaped strike was not to be underestimated, but Xia Yan had not intended for Beedrill to take this hit. He had only taken the hit to create an opportunity, but now that the outcome was decided, there was no need to act impulsively.

Sure enough, upon hearing Xia Yan's command, Beedrill suddenly twisted its body, and with a golden arc appearing, it perfectly avoided the Phillips Edge while spitting out an electric net, delivering the final blow to Scyther.

Scyther, which was already relying on its willpower to survive, was attacked by an Electric-type move. After struggling for a few moments, its eyes rolled back and it lost its ability to battle.

"Kashi!!"

Seeing the fallen Scyther, Casey was the first to react, raising her tiny fist to encourage the Beedrill.

But when Casey noticed that the Scythers around her were becoming restless again, she instinctively withdrew once more.

Ignoring the flying mantises around him, Xia Yan frowned and strode forward.

"rustle!"

Seeing his actions, the surrounding Scythers couldn't hold back any longer. They all spoke up to warn him, and some of the more ruthless ones even took a few steps closer and assumed an attack stance.

"Hiss!!"

Seeing the Scythers' reaction, the Beedrill flapped its wings violently, creating a gust of wind, and aggressively surveyed all the Scythers, its scarlet eyes filled with a strong warning.

In a short time.

These flying mantises were actually affected by the Beedrill's imposing presence, after all, it had just defeated their leader.

Xia Yan walked to the fallen Scyther and gently wiped his backpack on his back.

An antidote appeared in his hand.

After a second or two of hesitation, I sprayed it on the poisoned legs of the mantis.

The antidote worked very well; the purple halo on his legs faded by half very quickly.

"sand......"

This flying mantis leader was in excellent physical condition; it woke up leisurely after the poison was neutralized.

His confused look quickly returned, and looking at Xia Yan in front of him and the toxins gradually disappearing from his leg, he understood the general process.

With a blank expression, he used his sickle to sever the extinguished arc of electricity from the threads of the wire, and slowly stood up.

"sand!"

Scyther called out to Beedrill.

"Hiss?" Beedrill looked at it in confusion.

Then, Scyther crossed its arms, and a rich blue aura reappeared—it was the move Cross Scissors!

But it didn't aim at Beedrill or at Xia Yan.

Even the speed at which moves are unleashed becomes extremely slow.

Bang!

With a fork-shaped cross-cutting motion, a small tree trunk was neatly severed in an instant.

"sand?"

Scyther called out to Beedrill again, its face serious.

The bee stared blankly at its movements, almost subconsciously nodding, then shaking its head, but finally nodding again.

Ignoring its reaction, after doing all this, the Scyther leader waved its hand and led dozens of Scythers to quickly disappear into the dense forest.

Beedrill then realized what was happening, looked down at its two stingers, and recalled the state and details of Scyther's cross-cut attack.

The two needles cross, and tiny, shimmering halos of light slowly converge.

Xia Yan watched this scene with a smile, "Trading a bottle of antidote for a scissor move..."

"What?" Casey scratched her head in confusion.

Having understood what it meant, Xia Yan flicked its little forehead in annoyance, "What are you talking about? Capture it? If you really throw out a Poké Ball, I'm afraid we won't be able to get out of this forest today."

Casey playfully shrank her head and stuck out her little tongue.

boom!!

As Beedrill swung its twin stingers, a fork-shaped attack, similar to the one Scyther had used earlier, was unleashed.

But it seems that its power is still a bit lacking.

However, once you learn it, the rest is just a matter of practice makes perfect.

"This is a good deal."

Chapter Sixteen: The First God of War

Although Xia Yan didn't dare to try to capture Scyther in the end due to the circumstances, there were still so many Scythers around, and it was obvious that many of them were quite strong.

He might try with two or three, but with so many, he's not sure if the beetles can protect him.

He only gave the mantis the antidote to win its favor.

I never expected to have such an unexpected bonus.

The two elves seemed to have developed feelings for each other while fighting.

The Scyther taught Beedrill a cross-shaped scissor move, and it wasn't just a pose; it was a real, hands-on instruction.

In addition, Beedrill itself has a good understanding of moves, and after several encounters in battle, it has gained a certain understanding of the X-Scissors move.

Naturally, I actually learned it.

Although I'm not proficient at it now, I believe that with a period of training and practice in combat, I will gradually become skilled at using it.

"I did receive a warm welcome; I was just thinking about how to get you to learn these moves."

Xia Yan chuckled and patted Beedrill's head.

"Hiss!"

Beedrill nodded, seemingly still recalling the battle it had just fought.

"Hee hee~~"

Casey popped out of the collar again, waving her little hands to cheer on the Beedrill.

Awesome!

"It's time to leave. We don't know what kind of Pokémon we'll encounter later. Let's try to finish this quickly. I feel like the wild is becoming increasingly unsafe."

Xia Yan suppressed his smile and, with the giant bee, plunged back into the dense forest.

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Izumo City, Jodo Region.

Dragon's Cave.

Dressed somewhat disheveled, Lance leaned against Charizard, using the flames from its tail to warm himself.

For some reason, the temperature in the third cave of the Dragon's Lair is extremely low. Even though dragon-type Pokémon hate ice-type Pokémon and cold weather, the Dragon's Lair is such an environment.

It's probably also a form of training for Dragon-type Pokémon.

The ability to resist ice-type attacks.

While it's unavoidable that Ice-type is super effective against Dragon-type, increasing your own toughness and durability does have some effect.

I wonder what these Dragon-type Pokémon will think when they find out that a Fairy-type Pokémon will appear that is even more effective against them.

He'll probably... swear.

Wataru reached out and placed his hand on the fire-breathing dragon's tail to warm it. They were currently in a secluded cave in the third cavern.

It has been a month since they entered the third cave, and both Lance and his Pokémon have made considerable progress in their strength.

"That's not enough. This level of strength is far from sufficient."

Du rubbed his hands together, muttering to himself.

He originally wanted to become stronger simply because he wanted to, but now there's a voice in his heart urging him to keep getting stronger, a voice that has never been so urgent or so determined.

Charizard glanced back at its trainer without saying a word, but it sensed Lance's determination.

As a Pokémon, all it needs to do is achieve its trainer's goals, and it's willing to give everything for that.

laugh--

Two thick plumes of white smoke billowed from its nostrils. It shifted its body slightly, curled its tail, and surrounded Du even more tightly.

The wings fluttered gently, covering the back of the ferry.

It discovered that, at some point, Du had fallen asleep, and the soft snoring echoed in the small cave.

Charizard's gaze gradually softened.

It knows all too well how hard Du has worked during this time.

He is too tired.

The flame at the end of his tail slowly grew larger, and even as he slept, the tip of his nose was still slightly red. Wataru's expression, which had been furrowed, gradually softened.

But Charizard didn't notice.