Chapter 31: The Transaction
“Did you really think Torterra’s Grassy Terrain was just for show?!” Chen Xi complained, looking at the Weavile tied up with ropes.
Although his Torterra had unexpectedly gained an opportunity in a Grass Type energy pool, its level increase was somewhat surprising.
But ultimately, his Torterra still followed the Grassy Terrain absorption system.
Of course, the current Torterra couldn't achieve a four-in-one system of absorption, binding, decisive kill, and recovery, or even reach a point where the more enemies there were on the ground, the stronger the power exhibited by this system.
However, Torterra could initially hide Leech Seed in the Grassy Terrain, so that when Weavile moved at extraordinary speed, it would accidentally pick up one or two seeds.
Although this move was probabilistic, Torterra could control the position changes of the Leech Seeds on the Grassy Terrain to a certain extent.
Therefore, the High Speed Spin Weavile didn’t even notice that it had picked up Leech Seeds.
Even if Weavile used Double Team to interfere with Torterra’s vision, only the real body could step on the Leech Seeds.
Due to the combined effect of Leech Seed and Grassy Terrain, it was unrealistic to expect Weavile to be drained of stamina by Leech Seed.
For Torterra, Leech Seed was more of a reluctant substitute for its inability to use Vine Whip.
This also explained why this system needed to use the Giga Drain skill; without this skill, there would be no damage!
But the Leech Seed skill was still far inferior to the hard binding of Vine Whip.
At this moment, although the growing vines had tied Weavile up, Weavile could still use its skills.
At this moment, Evil Blade decisively commanded Weavile, “Weavile, use Icy Wind on the ground!”
Weavile heard the command and immediately opened its mouth to spray Icy Wind onto the ground.
As a result of the backlash, the Icy Wind surged back, and the vines produced by the Leech Seed were immediately suppressed, allowing Weavile to break free.
The Icy Wind had not dissipated and still swirled around Weavile.
If Leaf Blade was the core skill of that Shiftry, then this Weavile’s core skill was Arctic Wind.
Once Weavile’s Arctic Wind was unleashed, it formed a sort of enchantment mode.
It allowed Weavile to erode opponents with Arctic Wind during attacks, reducing the target’s speed, thereby creating an absolute speed advantage.
“Since you insist on meddling, then go to hell!” Evil Blade said, “Ice Punch!”
Weavile, having broken free from its restraints, rode the Icy Wind and decisively pounced towards Torterra.
At this moment, Weavile showed no hesitation, only unparalleled decisiveness.
It rode the Icy Wind, with clear, cold light shimmering in the air, and an icy Ice Punch gathered in its hand!
“What to do, what to do, what to do!” Ci Lang anxiously hugged the big tree on Torterra’s back, “If Torterra gets hit, it will be severely injured! Torterra is four times weak to Ice Type!”
“My Torterra isn’t that bad; it won’t be taken out in one hit!” Chen Xi was quite confident in Torterra’s Charge system, glancing at Ci Lang, and continued, “And more importantly…”
“More importantly…” Ci Lang heard Chen Xi’s words and couldn’t help but ask curiously.
At this moment, a Staryu jumped out and, facing the Weavile that had already jumped up to punch, decisively used a strong Shinny.
The intense light almost blinded Weavile, making it unable to open its eyes at all.
In the wild, group combat is king!
And although Weavile’s punch did hit Torterra, the difference between a fully charged blow and a barely hit punch was naturally worlds apart.
If Torterra were defeated by that punch, Chen Xi might need to consider whether to continue training his Torterra!
At this moment, Torterra’s opportunity came; hoping to strike first was unrealistic.
But if Torterra couldn’t seize the opportunity for a defensive counterattack in the brief interval after an opponent’s attack, then it would be greatly underestimated.
At this moment, Torterra’s feet stomped on the ground with a resounding thud.
In an instant, a rapidly spinning Sand Tomb appeared beneath Weavile’s feet, and the Sand Tomb formed instantly!
Weavile stood in the Sand Tomb, clearly feeling its body continuously sinking.
It wanted to struggle free and escape, but it found that it couldn’t; the muddy quicksand gave it no chance to escape!
“Finally caught you!”
Seeing this, Chen Xi smiled slightly, very satisfied with Torterra’s performance.
Although he could have directly had Torterra use Earth Power or Seed Bomb to go all out.
But Weavile, though frail and weak, was ultimately a higher level than his Torterra.
Even if his Torterra mastered high-damage skills, whether it could kill in one hit was truly a question.
If this Weavile escaped and chose to fight guerrilla warfare instead of direct combat, then even Chen Xi would find it very troublesome.
Therefore, Chen Xi did not place his hopes on a one-hit kill but decisively had Torterra use Sand Tomb to control Weavile, and the subsequent situation was completely controlled by his Torterra.
“Torterra, use Earth Power!” Chen Xi commanded decisively.
Because Weavile was deeply stuck in the ground, Chen Xi felt that Ground Type moves would be more effective; of course, the most effective would probably be Earthquake, but unfortunately, his Torterra didn't have the opportunity to learn it.
At this moment, Torterra suddenly lifted its feet, and the three-meter-tall giant turtle roared like a colossal beast in front of Weavile.
The next second, Torterra stomped its feet, and the power of the entire earth was stirred by Torterra, a surge of immense power was released by the entire earth, and it attacked Weavile!
“Damn it!” Evil Blade hadn’t expected that his Weavile’s single failed attack would lead to such a predicament.
If it were hit by this Earth Power, his Weavile really might be killed!
“Shiftry, stop bothering that Golbat, go save Weavile first!” Evil Blade commanded.
Shiftry heard this and was about to turn around to rescue Weavile.
However, Zhen Xing, who would become an Elite of Team Galactic in the future, was not an ordinary person; at this moment, he decisively made a decision.
He used his Psychic abilities to give Chimecho an attack command via telepathy.
In an instant, Chimecho’s eyes turned azure, and it used Seal on the Shiftry that was preparing to retreat.
Seal is a Normal Type skill, not a Psychic Type skill, so Shiftry could not be immune to it.
But with Shiftry’s extraordinary resistance due to its high level, the Seal skill, even though it landed on Shiftry, could not maintain its effect for more than two seconds, but these two seconds of control time were crucial.
Because at this moment, Golbat directly used Air Cutter three-in-one, hitting the Shiftry in front of it again.
This time, Golbat’s attack directly dealt fatal damage, causing Shiftry to immediately lose its combat ability.
At the same time, without Shiftry’s rescue, Weavile took a direct hit from Torterra’s Earth Power.
And Staryu conveniently followed up with a Power Gem, showcasing the spirit of teamwork to the fullest.
Weavile, having taken two consecutive attacks, immediately lost its combat ability and collapsed to the ground.
“This… how is this possible?!” Evil Blade felt dizzy and disoriented upon seeing this.
Just a moment ago, they were in a stalemate, but in the blink of an eye, both of his main Small Elves had fallen.
Evil Blade decisively turned around, abandoning even his Small Elves; if he didn’t escape now, he might not get another chance!
“Confusion!” At this moment, Chimecho’s eyes were azure, and it used Confusion to hold Evil Blade in place, sending him in front of Zhen Xing.
Although Chimecho was only an auxiliary Small Elf in Zhen Xing’s positioning.
But its Psychic powers were more than enough to deal with ordinary humans.
As Confusion was used, Chimecho controlled the Evil Blade in front of it.
“Looks like the matter is resolved!” Chen Xi and Ci Lang jumped down from Torterra and said.
“Not yet, I’m afraid!” Zhen Xing replied to Chen Xi, then suddenly punched Evil Blade hard before saying, “Speak! Why did you attack me, and what happened to Boss Shi Ying?!”
“Ugh!” Evil Blade cried out in pain, his face showing a hint of agony, and said, “I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you, I wasn’t planning to hide it!”
Evil Blade was quite straightforward and said, “This time, many Superior Hunters came to participate in this great hunt, precisely to eradicate Shi Ying, the traitor of our Hunter Organization.”
“How could Boss be a traitor, you’re lying!” Hearing this, Zhen Xing punched Evil Blade hard again.
Evil Blade sneered, “Even if you beat me to death, Shi Ying, that bastard, is still a traitor!
He doesn’t allow our Hunter Organization to operate traditional businesses, he destroys our Hunter Organization’s strongholds, and even our sales of Small Elves in Yuanzhi City are suppressed!
What’s more, many hunting commissions in Yuanzhi City were all intercepted by him for his Gym.
If he continues like this, what will we Spirit Hunters live on?!
That guy, he’s long forgotten that he was also born a Spirit Hunter!”
“Boss said long ago that as long as you are willing to join the Gym and become a Gym Trainer, subject to the Gym’s rules, then past matters will be forgiven. Isn’t that enough?!” Zhen Xing roared uncontrollably.
“We used to live freely and handsomely, doing profitable missions. Why should we join his restrictive Gym and be his dogs?!” Evil Blade said, “Who does he think he is? He used to call me Brother Blade when he saw me, and I wouldn’t even bother with him!”
“It turns out to be an internal power struggle within the Hunter Organization; it seems like it’s none of our business!” Chen Xi said to Ci Lang.
“Let’s just heal these Small Elves and leave!” Ci Lang nodded and said, “After all, Pokémon are innocent!”
Zhen Xing looked at Chen Xi and Ci Lang with great dissatisfaction, as these two guys were ruining the atmosphere.
However, facing Zhen Xing’s gaze, Chen Xi stared back without hesitation.
In the end, Zhen Xing decided not to bother with this boring guy and turned his gaze back to Evil Blade, saying, “How many people do you have?!”
“Hehe, you want to save Shi Ying!” Evil Blade heard this and said, “No one can save him, because this time, to hunt him down, four Letter Hunters were dispatched. Shi Ying is dead for sure!”
“Letter Hunter?” Ci Lang was a bit confused by this term.
“They are top-tier Trainers under the Hunter King in the Hunter Association, with strengths ranging from Master to Quasi-Heavenly King. They need sufficient merits for the Hunter Association to become a Letter Hunter, they are the Elite of the Hunter Association’s Superior!” Chen Xi explained to Ci Lang.
“And this time, four Letter Hunters were dispatched. It seems Shi Ying can be given a proper burial!” Chen Xi sighed.
At this moment, Zhen Xing’s gaze once again glared fiercely at Chen Xi.
As a Psychic ability user, Zhen Xing indicated that a gaze could also kill, if Chen Xi wanted to try it.
At this moment, Chimecho’s huge tail slammed hard on Evil Blade’s nape, directly knocking him out.
Zhen Xing decisively used Confusion to directly take Evil Blade’s Poké Ball, then looked up at Chen Xi and Ci Lang, saying, “You two have helped me somewhat. Do you want his Pokémon?”
“You’re taking other people’s Small Elves, isn’t that bad?!” Ci Lang said with a frown.
“If I don’t take his Small Elves, then when he wakes up and comes after me again, it will be troublesome!” Zhen Xing said.
“Hmm, that’s quite unexpected for me. I thought you would kill him?” Chen Xi said.
Zhen Xing heard this and paused, looked up at Chen Xi, then lowered his head again.
Zhen Xing mumbled, “Sure enough, noble young Masters and such are all no good!
Boss Shi Ying said that everyone is a poor Hunter with nothing, so among each other, if you can leave a line of retreat, do so.
It’s not like you cold-blooded nobles.”
“Actually, Chen Xi was just joking!” Ci Lang quickly said. Having traveled with him, he didn’t feel Chen Xi was cold-blooded, at most a bit aloof.
Chen Xi shook his head at Ci Lang, indicating it was fine, then said to Zhen Xing, “Since that’s the case, we two are even. You just remember you owe me a favor, and I won’t interfere in your affairs! So…”
“Then your Torterra can give me a ride and help me get near Boss Shi Ying!” Zhen Xing quickly said.
“Your expressionless face saying that, what’s the difference from one of the ten biggest lies of men: ‘I’m just rubbing, not going in’!” Chen Xi looked at Zhen Xing expressionlessly, not believing a single word Zhen Xing said.
Chen Xi said, “I know you want to rescue Gym Leader Shi Ying, and I will assist you.
However, I have one request; I hope we can make a deal!”
“A deal?!” Zhen Xing was slightly stunned to hear Chen Xi’s words, but he affirmed without hesitation, “What do you want?!”
“I want you to see if you can help me awaken my Psychic abilities!” Chen Xi said directly.
“Alright!” Zhen Xing replied decisively.