Why would you need a girlfriend when you have Pokémon?

Worrying about “how to win”, that is to say, never considering the option of “losing”!

Why are you still so confident when the situation is already unfavorable?

"But now..."

"New Leaf Meow, Leaves!"

"Eh?"

Lowe gave the order without hesitation, but using leaves to change attributes would put one in a disadvantageous situation, as has been explained just now.

But New Leaf Cat didn't hesitate at all and leaped up... and immediately a large number of flying leaves swept around its body, all flying towards Xuwuyide.

Xuwuide was of course not polite. He immediately waved his tentacles to stir the venom. The foul-smelling venom condensed into clumps and turned into acid bombs that flew towards him.

But the bomb was hit by the leaves and exploded on the spot...

...But this did not make the situation better. Instead, because the acid bomb exploded, the scattered venom spread further.

"A flash of lightning!"

Seeing that the venom was about to touch his body, Lowe immediately issued a second command. Xinye Cat also did not hesitate and rushed out the moment his body landed.

At the critical moment, he just narrowly avoided the flying venom, but was still contaminated with some venom. However, because his properties were changed through his characteristics, he did not lose his combat effectiveness due to the effect of the venom on the spot.

But New Leaf Cat actually managed to pounce on it. Liliae was wondering, but found that New Leaf Cat was moving forward, stepping on the leaves that had been launched earlier.

These leaves fell to the ground, forming a foothold on the venom...

But a leaf is no bigger than a quarter of a palm, so it is impossible for a new leaf cat to land on all fours. It can only use one foot to touch the ground like a dragonfly to ensure that it does not step into the venom trap.

Even so, her movements would still cause venom to splash, and some drops of venom would still splash onto her, but compared to being directly sprayed by the venom, this was much better...

Just as Lilia was worried, New Leaf's throat moved, as if it had swallowed something...

"Eh?"

"When I asked Newleaf to find the Sweet Peach Fruit just now, I also asked her to bring one with her because I forgot to buy the antidote. And there are many bug-type Pokémon here that are good at using poison. Naturally... it's better to be prepared~"

Chapter 32: We usually call this "enchantment"

The reason why Lowe asked Newleaf to find Sweet Peach Fruit was because he didn't carry the antidote with him. However, this forest is full of Bug-type Pokémon, especially the most numerous Thornytail, which has mastered the poison needle skill.

While Lowe was lamenting that he was still a newcomer and his preparations were still not very sufficient, in order to make up for his loss, he asked Xinye Miao to find a sweet peach fruit as a replacement and carried one with him.

And at this moment, it just came in handy. Xinye Cat swallowed the sweet peach fruit, and all the toxins on its body were immediately eliminated. Xinye Cat also took advantage of this moment to accelerate and come close to the opponent.

When dodging the attack before, Lowe took advantage of the chaos and let New Leaf Cat use Claw Sharpening twice, and now it was in a three-stage attack state.

New Leaf Cat leaped up again, and Xuwuyide waved his tentacles again to try to resist the counterattack, but the moment he raised the tentacles, his movement paused for a moment.

There is no doubt that this was naturally caused by the interference of Lalulas's telekinesis in the back. Although Lalulas's telekinesis was not enough to cause actual and effective damage to Xuwuid, it was enough to interfere with the opponent in an instant and make the opponent's movements have flaws.

And many times, the victory or defeat is determined by just the difference of “one round”. As the saying goes, “one wrong move in chess” may very likely lead to “losing the whole game”!

New Leaf Cat raised its claws, and its sharp claws directly popped out the meat ball. As if it felt that this was not safe enough, a layer of faint crimson-purple light condensed on New Leaf Cat's claws.

Lowe thinks this move can be called "enchantment"...

...In the past, a powerful trainer created a powerful combination skill "Ice Missile" by attaching the White Sea Lion's Cryo Beam to the Spike Cannon of the Metal Shell.

Lowe was just following suit, letting Lalulas focus his telekinesis on the claws of the New Leaf Cat to cause additional damage. He himself has the skill "Spirit Blade" which can condense telekinesis into a beam for cutting, which is equivalent to a beggar's version.

Because Lalulas's telekinesis is not strong enough to form a concrete entity, it can only create a similar effect by attaching to the claws of New Leaf Cat.

But it is enough. Xuwuide itself is twice restrained by the psychic system, which is equivalent to adding additional psychic attributes to Xinye Miao's attack, just to increase the damage by these two times.

In addition to the attack boost from the already three-stage claws, the ability to transform itself into the same attributes as the skills used can gain additional power bonuses to the skills in this series.

The combined power of these three things directly produced an extremely beautiful blow!

The sharp claws of New Leaf Cat hit Xuwuide's forehead directly. The hit was so strong that all of Xuwuide's tentacles stiffened in an instant, as if his whole body was trembling.

Immediately afterwards, its tentacles drooped weakly, and its translucent body fell directly to the ground. It shook twice, and then there was no movement...

"Done~"

Lowe waved to Xinye Miao, and the little guy immediately ran back the same way he came, shook his fur, and showed a look of disgust.

After all, it is a Grass-type Pokémon, and it is natural for it to hate Poison-type Pokémon. Moreover, even from Lowe's point of view, he hates this smelly venom.

Fortunately, Xuwuyide has been defeated, and the problem has been temporarily solved.

"So, all right?"

Lowe called New Leaf Cat and Lalulas back to his side, then reached out to pull Liliae. Liliae nodded, looked at the hand Lowe extended, and without any resistance, she held Lowe's palm to gain leverage and stood up.

"Well……"

Liliae felt it and although she was able to stand up, her calves were still a little numb. It seemed that it was still difficult for her to walk smoothly.

After all, he had lost too much physical strength due to the poisoning. Although he had relied on sweet peaches to detoxify, the damage caused to his functions by the poison would definitely not be fully recovered so quickly.

Lowe still had a few healing sprays in his hand, which were put to use. Unfortunately, the healing spray only worked immediately on Pokémon, but its effect seemed to be discounted when used on humans. It seemed that it would take some time for them to recover.

But at least the poison has been eliminated, and I will recover after a good rest.

"Thank you..." Liliae bowed her head again to thank Lowe, and Lowe waved his hand calmly.

"It's okay, it's okay. We should help each other when we go out. More friends mean more paths. Who knows, someday in the future, I might need Lilia's help, haha~"

Lilia was about to answer, but her expression suddenly changed. She stared at Lowe's back in surprise, and then shouted...

"Beware!"

"what?"

Lowe was still confused, and Lalulas next to him reacted immediately, and Lowe suddenly thought of something.

Behind him, Xuwuyide, who had originally lost his ability to move, now had a layer of golden flame emerging from his body. Wrapped in this layer of flame, he actually flew up again.

Xuwuide, who had regained his mobility, swung his tentacles directly at Lowe's back.

Everything happened in a flash. Suddenly, the bag on Liliae's waist shook violently twice, and a dazzling colorful light gushed out of the bag and hit Xuwuide.

Xu Wuyide, who had just recovered his strength, was hit directly by the colorful light. He did not even have the strength to resist. Under the impact of the colorful light... his whole body disintegrated and disappeared without a trace.

"..."

At that moment, the atmosphere suddenly turned cold.

"That, that..."

Liliae seemed at a loss for a moment. She seemed to be trying to hide the bag around her waist, but this action itself seemed quite insincere.

Of course, Lowe knew what the colorful light was, but he still waved his hand calmly.

"Look, what I said came true. I helped Liliae once just now, and now I'm being helped by Liliae again, right?"

"Eh?"

Lilia thought that Lowe would definitely ask about the details of the colorful light, but Lowe answered calmly, as if he had not seen that thing at all.

"Don't worry, everyone has secrets that they don't want others to know. It's really ungentlemanly to dig into the problem, haha~"

"..."

Lilia looked at Lowe in a daze, probably because she had never expected that he would react like this.

"Anyway, let's just let this matter go, how about that?"

“…Ah, yeah.”

Since Lowe said so, Liliae naturally went along with it and nodded in agreement with Lowe.

"Well, it seems we shouldn't stay here for too long. Liliae, are you going to Kanaz City? If it's on your way, I'll give you a ride. You have trouble walking~"

"…If it's okay, I'll leave it to you."

Liliae probably wanted to decline at first, but when she tried, she found that she couldn't walk properly on her own. Since Lowe seemed to be a good and reliable person, she decided to go through with it.

And Lowe nodded, and was about to join in, but he saw that the place where the colorful light and Xuwu Yide disappeared just now seemed to have left something behind...

Chapter 33: How can a girl compare to Pokémon?

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Lowe looked at the place where the colorful light and Xuwuide had dissipated, but found that there was something strange on the ground there.

He went forward and picked them up. They were two diamond-shaped crystals, one large and one small, emitting a faint glow in the sunlight.

“…Ah, this is…”

Lowe recognized what the two crystals were, but he was still wondering why they appeared here. But after thinking about it again, he immediately understood.

This thing was obviously a crystal formed by the power of "that" in Liliae's bag, and it might also be related to the strange "aura" that enveloped Xuwuid at the end.

Even all of this should be related to the secrets behind the "Ultimate Beast" and even the Ultimate Cave where it is located.

Of course, this doesn't seem to have much to do with Lowe at the moment. Although he was invited to help investigate the ecology of the Ultimate Beasts, Lowe's strength doesn't seem to be able to handle this matter.

After all, even dealing with a Xuwuid is so difficult. There are many monsters with stronger combat power among the Ultimate Beasts. Lowe is no match for it now.

Even if I want to, I am powerless. However, I can keep this strange crystal.

While thinking this, Lowe remembered the Tyrannosaurus he encountered in the back mountain six years ago, and the strange gem left at the scene after the other party was driven away.

Lowe has kept that thing on him all the time. At present, there is no strange phenomenon with that thing. It even looks like an ordinary glass bead.

Lowe put away the two diamond crystals and walked to Liliae. She still seemed unable to walk on her own, so Lowe thought for two seconds, then squatted down and motioned for Liliae to get on his back.

"Eh?"

"Let me carry you on my back. Can't you walk on your own?"

"Will this... be too troublesome..."

"Haha, rather than saying it's a hassle, I'd say I've earned it by carrying such a cute young lady on my back~"

"Ah wu..."

Lowe's words were too straightforward, which made Lilia blush. Xinye Miao was a little unhappy again, but after all, she was doing it to help others, so she didn't react too much.