Chapter 68: Why Hold Back Now? Just Go All Out!
The Pokémon living in the Secret Realm have extremely rich wild battle experience.
They know very well that Flying-type Pokémon losing their wings is like losing half their lives; no matter how fast you are, if your wings are crippled, you’ll be at the mercy of others!
“Aerial Ace!!”
Just as Beedrill’s stingers were about to hit, Zuo Hang’s voice immediately gave Fletchling an idea for a counterattack.
A light blue flowing light of Aerial Ace illuminated its wings.
One wing flapped downwards, and Fletchling spun in mid-air. Its skill-lit wing first slapped the Beedrill on the right, and after a quick spin, it slapped the one on the left.
A few spiral-shaped air currents remained in mid-air.
Aerial Ace is a skill that uses the sharp wingtips to cut, but it can also use the flat surface of the wings to slap.
Fletchling seemed to have found its rhythm. After the two Beedrill were slapped to the ground, the light blue Aerial Ace flowing light grew stronger. At the same time, the faint electric current of Quick Attack also swirled around Fletchling.
He started a close-quarters battle with the Beedrill surrounding him!
Zuo Hang frowned.
This was not a good decision.
As Fletchling slapped one Beedrill away with its wings, another Beedrill immediately used Teleport to appear behind Fletchling, aiming its tail stinger at the back of Fletchling’s head!
“Fly up!” Zuo Hang commanded.
Fletchling didn’t realize someone was behind it, but it unconditionally trusted Zuo Hang’s command. As soon as he spoke, Fletchling immediately flapped its wings and ascended.
The Beedrill that attacked from behind almost couldn’t stop its momentum, nearly stabbing its tail stinger into its companion’s body.
“Stop playing close combat! Keep your distance and use Fire-type attacks from afar. If you’re caught by an occasional Agility, then consider close combat! Don’t hold back, go all out!”
The rule for gaining points in the Secret Realm is to ensure the opponent is unable to battle.
There’s no hidden meaning.
Being killed or knocked out both result in being unable to battle.
Zuo Hang tries his best to have his Pokémon hold back when they can.
Gardevoir and Electric Mouse can afford to hold back, but there’s no need for Fletchling to do so.
Going all out might not even be enough to make the opponent unable to battle; holding back now would be sheer foolishness.
Zuo Hang’s tactic was effective. After learning to kite, Fletchling was able to battle evenly with over 20 Beedrill, throwing out skills while running. This not only didn’t exhaust its stamina but actually seemed to invigorate it.
Fletchling is a Pokémon with an extremely gentle personality, but when such Pokémon become excited, nervous, or angry, their bodies emit high heat, scorching nearby humans or Pokémon.
Zuo Hang’s Fletchling was undoubtedly in a state of extreme mental tension, and the intense battle also gradually excited it.
Initially, the Beedrill dared to engage in close combat, but as Fletchling’s body temperature rose, the Beedrill only dared to use ranged attacks like Pin Missile for edge-of-battle harassment.
And Pin Missile is a Bug-type move. Fire has a slight advantage against Bug. Even if one or two hits landed, it was acceptable.
A Leader Beedrill observing from the edge of the battlefield already knew which of the three Pokémon was the most troublesome.
Its Bug wings flapped, and the Leader Beedrill used Agility to jump into Fletchling’s battleground, the stingers on its arms gleaming sharply! Neither their size nor their sharpness could compare to those of ordinary Beedrill.
“Fletchling! Retreat quickly!”
Zuo Hang had already warned it, but the Leader Beedrill’s attack speed was incomparable to its subordinates. The stinger on its forearm, without any skill light, pierced Fletchling’s back. Purple liquid flowed along the stinger and into its blood.
—Poison Jab: Poison-type Physical Attack, Power 80. Attacks the target with a sharp body part. May poison the target.
The Leader Beedrill was undoubtedly a top-tier user of Poison Jab. Regardless of whether Fletchling was poisoned, the 80 power Poison Jab alone was enough for it to endure.
Zuo Hang quickly took out a Poké Ball, and a red Giga Drain beam shot towards Fletchling.
A scene from a week ago replayed in this location. Fletchling performed a beautiful evasive maneuver, dodging the Poké Ball’s Giga Drain.
The battle wasn’t over! It didn’t want to go back yet!
Zuo Hang suddenly became agitated.
‘It’s fine on normal days, but this is a Secret Realm! You’re not facing a mannequin or a Trainer who would go easy on you, but a Leader Beedrill!’
Its primary objective was to eliminate you. Every attack was a life-threatening killing move!
Gardevoir wanted to intervene but was stopped by Zuo Hang’s gaze.
“If he wants to fight, let him. He needs to learn a hard lesson. If you don’t have the strength, don’t get overconfident. You can’t make a move until the very end!”
“Shala~” Gardevoir nodded, the red glow in its eyes fading.
Fletchling exhaled a mouthful of flame at the Leader Beedrill, a 27-character miniature Demonic Fire.
Beedrill swung its arms to block. It didn’t have defensive moves like Protect and could only take the hit with its body. The distance was too close, and Beedrill hadn’t expected Fletchling to dodge that Giga Drain. This flame attack caught it completely off guard.
The Demonic Fire exploded, and a puff of smoke rose in front of Beedrill.
Zuo Hang was stunned by this sight.
It worked even like this.
Could it be that Fletchling dodged the Giga Drain intentionally just now?
Fletchling glanced at Zuo Hang on the ground, its expression resolute.
Zuo Hang smiled helplessly.
This was a look that no Trainer could refuse.
“Aerial Ace!”
Zuo Hang responded to Fletchling’s resolve with a command.
Fletchling, with its wings shimmering with light blue flowing energy, charged into the smoke. The feathers at its wingtips cut at its right arm. It flapped and spun—a second Aerial Ace!
The second Aerial Ace slashed towards its head but was blocked by the Leader Beedrill’s suddenly raised left arm.
Aerial Ace struck the steel needle on its left arm, leaving only a faint scratch.
The second Aerial Ace, which could have been a finishing blow, missed.
Fletchling was still a bit too optimistic.
Even wild Beedrill know to attack the wings first when facing flying opponents.
The smoke from the Demonic Fire explosion was a good opportunity. In Zuo Hang’s opinion, the first Aerial Ace directly targeting the head might not have even required a follow-up; if it missed the head, it could have turned to attack the wings.
The only effective damage was from the first attack. By the time of the second Aerial Ace, Beedrill had ample time to react.
After the second Aerial Ace, Fletchling, emerging from the black smoke, was immediately surrounded by several Beedrill subordinates. The Aerial Ace light on Fletchling’s wings turned into ordinary slapping flowing light.
Its stamina was good, but this continuous alternating release of skills was making Fletchling somewhat tired.
Fortunately, the heat emanating from its body kept the ordinary Beedrill from getting too close. However, if Fletchling didn’t quickly break out of the encirclement, it would have nowhere to hide when the Leader Beedrill charged in with Agility.
Under the intense mental pressure, Fletchling recalled the scene from earlier when it used Aerial Ace to spin and slap away two Beedrill. A more complete set of movements suddenly appeared in its mind.
Initially just its wings, but half a breath later, Fletchling’s entire body was illuminated with skill light.
Its right wing slapped away a Beedrill, its beak pecked at a Beedrill’s head, and with a backward tail whip, its feather-like tail feathers sent the Beedrill behind it flying. The encirclement instantly collapsed.
Zuo Hang on the ground’s eyes lit up.
“This skill… is Acrobatics!”
—Acrobatics: Flying-type Physical Attack, Power 55. Attacks the target with acrobatic lightness, and can attack multiple targets at once, dealing significant damage.
Beedrill doesn’t use Teleport, it uses Agility. Sorry brothers, I was an idiot.
