Chapter 47: Scoring Twice
The Draco Meteor in the sky had yet to stop, with dragon rock meteorites continuously crashing toward the ground.
“! What are you thinking? Hurry back!!” Zuo Hang’s voice was a pitch higher than usual.
Fletchling’s feathers were burning, unwillingly glancing at Zuo Hang before letting itself be engulfed by the second incoming Giga Drain.
“pika~” Pikachu’s ears drooped down, a hint of worry showing in its pupils.
“Rookie Trainer? That’s it?” Jiang Yuan’s Trainer was somewhat disinterested, “Daring to touch Draco Meteor directly, I thought you trainers who run the High-Risk Zone every day were something special? To be blunt, go back to school and study a few more years. The more knowledge you have, the better your judgment. Who knows, you might die in some corner of the High-Risk Zone one day, and no one will even collect your body.”
This Jiang Yuan Trainer seemed a bit talkative, not sure if their school was full of people like this.
“Hey! Any other rookies? If not, call them all out. Your home ground doesn’t have many trainers anyway, and there aren’t many spectators here either. Call them all out, put on a show.”
The miss on the tower wasn’t speaking, head down looking at her mobile phone.
Zuo Hang raised an eyebrow and said, “No other rookies, just me today.”
“Just you, that’s fine too! I’ll make do. You have five left, right? All out! I only have one Gible. If I touch a second one, I lose!”
“pika~~~” Pikachu sighed darkly. From a long time ago, he felt that talkative people were somewhat stupid. Hang Hang’s dad was a talkative guy, so the daughter of Aunt Li next door got a Grimer as her starter Pokémon. Xingye was also talkative, so that guy’s Caterpillar grew so big.
Pikachu hopped onto the battle stage, looking back at Zuo Hang.
This look meant to give him some words. This Pikachu would let him see the harshness of society today!
“I think it’s fine, then Draining Kiss.”
“Hahahahaha Draining Kiss? Using a skill with 20 power to mock me? And no rookie trainer wouldn’t know Gible is Dragon/Ground Type, right?” Before the words were finished, Jiang Yuan’s Trainer mocked first.
However.
When two bolts of bicolored thunder surged toward Gible, Jiang Yuan Trainer’s expression instantly froze.
Pale and dark gold thunder pillars circled the venue once, then the thunder’s form began to change rapidly.
—Shape like an upright shark, with two protrusions on the head, wings on the arms.
The lightning only shaped the rough outline of this Pokémon, but as Gible’s trainer, even just the shape made it easy to identify.
—Gible’s final evolution, Garchomp!
Arms stretched straight, wings unfolded, body converged. The two lightning “Garchomp” charged at Gible like jet planes, mouths open, rolling thunder crackling in their mouths.
—Thunder Fang!
Though not certain, the two “Garchomp” seemed aimed at Gible’s cheeks, and it was physical mixed damage.
“Zzz~~zz~~”
The bicolored thunder exploded at Gible’s cheeks, blinding lightning sweeping the entire arena.
False Draining Kiss: Electric physical attack, 20 power, rub the electrified cheeks against the opponent, with a certain chance to paralyze the opponent.
True Draining Kiss: Electric mixed damage, unknown power, use Thunderbolt’s form change to shape a form to one’s taste, then control the shaped form to use Thunder Fang on the enemy’s cheeks. On hit, certain chance to paralyze the opponent, certain chance to make the opponent fear, certain chance to make the opponent flinch.
Gible’s eyelids flipped from the electrocution, foam at the mouth, a very fragrant smell coming from its body.
Jiang Yuan’s Trainer hurriedly pulled a tube of red potion from his pocket and poured it into Gible’s mouth.
This was full recovery potion, also called master-level stamina recovery potion. Ordinary spray potions could only heal external wounds, while full recovery potion could quickly heal both internal and external injuries, and also clear all abnormal statuses of the Pokémon.
Zuo Hang used to carry this in the wild, and now he had a bottle in his pocket too, but not bought at White Dragon High School—it was one he brought when enrolling.
Every trainer who frequently runs in the wild carries a full recovery potion. This thing is for saving lives—as long as it’s not instantly dead, full recovery potion can bring it back.
Pikachu didn’t hold back this time, but Zuo Hang didn’t blame him either. He was somewhat annoyed by this Jiang Yuan Trainer too.
“Five left, right? Don’t hold back, all out. If I touch a second one, I lose.” Zuo Hang said.
Jiang Yuan’s Trainer recalled Gible. It was too badly injured; one full recovery potion could only save its life. If not rushed to the Pokémon Center quickly, Gible’s condition was uncertain.
“I remember you! If you have the guts, come again tomorrow! That Draining Kiss today! Tomorrow I’ll pay you back double!”
With that, Jiang Yuan’s Trainer gripped his Poké Ball, gritting his teeth as he walked into the passage behind him.
The miss sitting on the tower looked at her black-screened mobile phone, feeling a bit uncomfortable. That Draining Kiss just now was really not friendly to electronic devices.
Looking up, she found the red side’s person had already left.
“That what.” The miss waved the blue side’s small flag, “You won, you won. Continue? If not, let’s end it. Red side only had that one just now.”
Compared to White Dragon High School’s home ground, this place was indeed a bit “miserable”.
Zuo Hang returned to the lounge.
“Well fought! Hangzi Ge!” Xingye came over to him and said, “Too few people betting on this school outside home ground, odds couldn’t go up, but I still made a bit. This trip wasn’t a loss!”
“I told you that Huohuo girl was fooling us. No wonder match fixing is fine here—with so few people, there’s no money to be made!”
Xingye rubbed his hands, “No one opened for the second match, or I could’ve won another round. When I heard that Jiang Yuan Trainer mocking, I knew you had it. If I say, tomorrow we still go to White Dragon home ground.”
“Tomorrow’s matters tomorrow. First go to the Pokémon Center.” Zuo Hang said.
“Oh right! Let’s go!! Look at my brain.” Xingye slapped his forehead and said.
*
Inside White Dragon High School, Pokémon Center.
This should be the worst injury Fletchling had suffered since hatching.
Its feathers were almost all burned off.
Zuo Hang recalled it in time. If Fletchling had stubbornly charged forward, the next Dragon Rage would definitely have taken its life.
Contribution Points on the terminal decreased a bit.
Zuo Hang knew Fletchling couldn’t do it, but he still bet on himself to win.
Betting on the opponent did earn Contribution Points, and it was quite tempting, but as a trainer, trusting one’s Pokémon is always first. Fletchling was fighting desperately on the arena, yet Zuo Hang bet on the opponent to win—what was that about?
Of course, if it were the Electric Mouse, it would be completely fine.
Pokémon personalities can’t be generalized. Pikachu went up to play, but Fletchling went up to fight desperately.
