Chapter 107: Zuo Hang: “i’ll Give You One More Opportunity.”
Isabella’s expression didn’t change much due to Zuo Hang’s mockery.
She took a bottle of reagent from her crossbody bag and fed it to Gengar. Gengar, surrounded by pale blue electric current all over its body, immediately broke free from the numbness state.
This didn’t seem like a paralysis cure; the color was wrong. It was probably their Foundation’s own reagent.
“Sorry to disappoint you. Level 5 Specialist is the highest, Level 1 is the lowest. But I’m just field personnel, not a core member. For field agents, Level 1 and Level 5 are pretty much the same; it’s piled up by the number of tasks. As long as you’re diligent, you can reach Level 5 in two or three years.”
“Is this explaining your own failure? Being stubborn? An S+ Gengar that opens with Destiny Bond right away—something only a 7-year-old kid battling with their parent’s Pokémon would do. I’m really doubting your Foundation’s strength now. I see no bond between you and Gengar, so I won’t hand my partner over to a group that treats Pokémon like tools.”
“Pika!!”
Zuo Hang’s attitude was tough, and Pikachu also had a stern face as it jumped down from the battle arena and stood next to Little Charizard.
“We… I see. In your eyes, we’re the ones who treat Pokémon like tools??” Isabella wasn’t angry about the battle failure, but Zuo Hang’s words touched a point that was enough to make her rage.
“How much do you know about Aether? Did you read some information on the train from White Dragon to Feiao City? Or hear a few words from that man named Zuo Tian?”
“Aether is an organization that exists to ensure our world is not invaded by Ultra Beasts and other unknown Pokémon. We protect every Pokémon in the world and are aware of any Pokémon that might pose a threat to the world.”
“Even someone like me, a field agent, is contributing to protecting the world.”
“A proud and arrogant trainer like you wouldn’t”
Ah~~
If possible, Zuo Hang didn’t really want to argue with others.
He still preferred reasoning with others.
Protecting the world is fine, but if it’s for the world and they want him to turn his Pokémon into Ultra Beasts
Zuo Hang wasn’t selfless enough for that.
After all, not everyone wants to be a partner of justice.
“Alright, I’ll give you another chance.” Zuo Hang patted Charizard. “Little Charizard, you’re up for this one.”
“——Roar~~~~~!!!!!!” A low dragon roar came from deep in its throat. Several cubs happily playing in the Pokémon Day Care suddenly quieted down, and the activity index of some unhatched Pokémon eggs suddenly dropped, probably extending their hatching cycle.
“Prove to me the bond between you and your partner. Your task this time is to take my Charizard. The last battle doesn’t count; I’ll consider it me bullying you. The gap between Pikachu and Gengar was too big; the battle had no reference value. This time, it’s Charizard. Let’s battle again.”
“If you win, you can take him. If you lose…”
Zuo Hang paused. “I originally wanted you to go back where you came from, but now I’m suddenly interested in your Aether. You just said Aether has core members too, right? If you lose, I want to meet your Aether’s core specialist.”
Isabella pondered.
A few seconds later, Isabella spoke.
“Fine. My superior is a core specialist, and this Charizard is one she has her eye on. If I lose, I’ll take you to see her.”
With that, Isabella pulled out a second Poké Ball from her lower back.
A red flash appeared, and what emerged from the Poké Ball was an orange-bodied Pokémon, but the lower half of its face, belly, eyebrows, and palms were cream-yellow, with the tail tip being light gray. It had a band around its neck extending to its back like a scarf, blue fins on the back of its hands, two black stripes beside its mouth, and an orange water drop pattern on its belly.
—This was a Quaxly.
“Rain Dance!”
At the command, Quaxly shot a water column from its mouth, extending into the sky and spreading above the clouds.
—Rain Dance: Creates rainwater in the sky, not natural rainfall, with limited duration. Pokémon in the Rain Dance have increased power for Water-type skills and reduced power for Fire-type skills.
Zuo Hang sent out Charizard first, and Isabella countered with Quaxly. This was Zuo Hang giving the opponent the first counter pick.
Water beats Fire—common knowledge even for elementary school kids. Zuo Hang gave her the advantage, and Isabella didn’t push her luck, because she knew that even occupying the type advantage might not be enough to beat this Charizard.
A Pokémon eyed by her superior, with Ultra Beast Factor in its body—its strength was originally far beyond ordinary Pokémon. Like Ultra Beasts, its power couldn’t be measured by Combat Power Evaluation data.
“Quaxly! Sing!”
“Dragon Claw!”
As soon as Isabella gave the command, just as Quaxly was about to sing, a huge dragon claw glowing with blue flowing light struck at its face.
“Ice Fang!”
Frost covered the sharp teeth in Quaxly’s mouth. It kicked off the ground with its legs, leaping up, its sharp teeth wrapped in cold air clashing head-on with Dragon Claw.
“Heat Wave!”
“Retreat quickly! Use Water Sport!”
Hot wind swirled around Charizard’s body. Fire beats Ice; Ice Fang’s power would undoubtedly be greatly reduced.
Quaxly stopped in mid-air. Similar to Charizard, a water veil suddenly rose around its body.
—Water Sport: Water-type status move that soaks the surroundings with water, reducing the power of Fire-type skills.
“——Boom~~~~~~!!!” The Heat Wave from Charizard instantly evaporated the water veil around Quaxly’s body.
It seemed neither Rain Dance nor Water Sport restricted its Fire-type skills.
This was the gap in raw strength.
Zuo Hang didn’t scan the opponent’s combat power with the terminal, but from this situation, Isabella’s Quaxly’s strength was probably less than S.
It felt a bit like bullying the weak again.
“Agility into Aqua Tail!”
Not giving up despite the huge gap, Isabella continued issuing commands as usual.
Quaxly’s body flickered and suddenly appeared above Charizard’s head. It spun its body once, and Aqua Tail came crashing down! Similar to the Electric Mouse’s Jump Kick and Iron Tail.
The claws glowing with deep blue flowing light easily blocked Aqua Tail. Charizard exhaled a scorching heat wave from its mouth, with flames churning deep in its throat.
Without waiting for Zuo Hang’s command, a thick pillar of fire erupted from Charizard’s mouth, completely engulfing Quaxly.
It ended again.
“A bit stronger than last time, but this level…”
“What are you looking at? Quaxly, Wave Crash!”
A scorched piece of wood chips fell from the fire pillar—skill: Substitute! Sacrifices a bit of its own stamina to create a decoy, blocking one attack for itself!
The real Quaxly was charging at Charizard riding Wave Crash.
Zuo Hang noticed Wave Crash’s color was a bit strange—not the usual water color, but with some sludge mixed in.
This seemed like a Combination Technique of Wave Crash and Scald. Judging by the momentum of this skill, Zuo Hang suddenly thought of a fan-made move: that Level 4 skill he considered useless—Tired Tide!
（ps: Late today, almost didn’t make it）
（ps2: Vote after reading~ Tickets have been decreasing lately）
Been doing landscape design lately, starting to go bald~~~
