Chapter 19: Till Death Do Us Part
Flowing light of Rock Smash lit up on the arm, and the distance between Riolu and Darkrai rapidly closed.
The action was very cool, but.
Darkrai easily grabbed Riolu’s arm, with no emotion visible in its ink-green pupils.
The Nightmare God wouldn’t hold back in battle like the Electric Mouse; it didn’t have such a good temper. A mass of dark matter erupted from its shadow-like claws—Dark Pulse!
“Riolu! Use Endure!”
A malicious aura spread across the grass field. Riolu gritted its teeth, activating Endure silently. A layer of transparent Aura appeared around its body, blocking the deadly Dark Pulse.
Surviving one move, a flash of displeasure appeared in Darkrai’s eyes.
The shadows under the tree crown were enveloped by even deeper darkness. It planned to throw Riolu into the Dark Void’s Nightmare Space.
“Enough, go easy.” Zuo Hang’s voice came from behind.
The dark space minimized, and Darkrai stopped releasing the darkness.
‘Go easy?’
Darkrai targeted a large old tree in the distance, exerted force with its arm, and viciously threw Riolu onto the tree trunk.
No Skill used… that should count as holding back, right?
“Endure” left Riolu with one breath, preventing it from being directly taken out by Dark Pulse, but Darkrai’s final throw didn’t look merciful at all.
Zuo Hang was a bit worried; if this blue dog died, it would be trouble.
“Riolu, can you still stand up?” Wang Wenchuan didn’t recall Riolu immediately but asked toward the under the tree.
Riolu wiped the blood from the corner of its mouth and nodded to the Trainer, indicating it could still continue.
Its back hurt terribly, and its right hand, which had contacted Dark Pulse, had completely lost mobility, but Riolu still stood up and assumed a battle stance.
‘Oh? It can still move?’ A hint of admiration flashed in Zuo Hang’s eyes. “Darkrai, no matter what the opponent does, don’t make another move, got it?” Zuo Hang commanded firmly.
Darkrai nodded without rebutting. It hadn’t expected Riolu to stand again. Though not on the same level of strength, it was a respectable opponent.
Electric light lit up on the re-standing Riolu, its speed somehow even faster than before. Quick Attack’s high-speed electric arc kicked up grass clippings at its feet. With resolute eyes, Riolu leaped high stepping on the shadow of the tree crown! Its still-usable left hand raised, fist clenched! The target was precisely the Nightmare God’s head!
A deep, thick low roar erupted from Riolu’s mouth, perfectly syncing with Wang Wenchuan’s command shout!
“Counter!”
The raised single arm effortlessly blocked Riolu’s left fist.
The damage fatal to Riolu, even doubled, was still just a scratch to the Nightmare God.
Without Darkrai needing to act, the exhausted Riolu collapsed on the grass after using Counter.
“If you don’t want your partner to die… better take him to the Pokémon Center on campus quickly. He won’t last much longer.” Zuo Hang said.
Wang Wenchuan said nothing, recalled Riolu, and left the Sports Field. His several little brothers hurriedly followed. Judging by the direction, they were heading to the Pokémon Center.
Zuo Hang recalled Darkrai.
Almost everyone on the Sports Field had gathered here, including Combat Teachers from several classes, with Teacher Guan Tong prominently among them.
Everyone wanted to see the Nightmare God; this was the legendary “Mythical Pokémon”.
The effect of this battle would probably be even better than the midday one. The Pikachu that mastered Electric Attribute Form Change couldn’t draw much attention, but the Nightmare God could. Zuo Hang looked around; many were recording with their mobile phones.
After this battle, there would likely be plenty of “admirers” coming to challenge. For the next few days, he probably wouldn’t have time to idle.
On the other side.
Spark was wearing headphones, with the terminal on video call. The Student Council President had already seen the earlier battle scene.
The President said: “This Nightmare God is really his Pokémon? Plenty of Gym and Elite Four second-generation kids bring their parents’ Pokémon to school. Think of a way to test Zuo Hang and the Nightmare God’s Intimacy. If this Nightmare God is truly his, then this person is one the Student Union must secure!”
Huohuo said: “I think this Riolu’s Trainer is pretty good too, with a tough spirit, quite like you when you first enrolled, President~”
There was a few seconds of silence on the phone side.
The President said: “Don’t bring up my black history. This Riolu’s Trainer… whatever, make contact too. Watching two people at once—you can handle it? Hmm? Seems like something fluffy is blocking the camera.”
“Oh, it’s Zuo Hang’s Electric Mouse.” Huohuo said.
“Zuo Hang’s? Looks like you two get along well.”
“Not bad, that junior student feels a bit dumb, not great at talking… pretty cute.” Huohuo gave what she considered a fairly objective evaluation.
“Pretty cute?” The President on the other end of the phone recalled Zuo Hang’s two battles that day and his cold expression during them.
The descriptor “cute” didn’t seem to fit such a man at all.
‘Probably some action caught Huohuo’s eye,’ the President thought.
“Do as you like,” the President said. “Someone’s here on my end; hanging up first.”
“Mm, see you later.” Huohuo ended the video call.
The battle on the Sports Field ended, and the crowd gradually dispersed. Zuo Hang showed no intention of returning to class. Teacher Guan Tong vanished after watching the battle, so skipping class probably wouldn’t be noticed.
Zuo Hang left the Sports Field, heading in the same direction as Wang Wenchuan—to the Pokémon Center.
“Pika~” The Pikachu in Huohuo’s arms called out, jumped to the ground, and followed the departing Zuo Hang.
Huohuo also jogged a few steps to catch up.
Zuo Hang turned back. “No way someone really plans to follow me all day, right?”
Huohuo said: “I’m worried about my junior student’s Pokémon, going to the Pokémon Center to check… not allowed?”
Tch, women’s lies… as if you know that dog’s Trainer.
What she wanted, Zuo Hang had already guessed most of it.
“Darkrai is my Pokémon, no doubt about it. I’m an Elite Four second-gen, sure, but my old man is an Electric-type Elite Four. Even if he’s not at ease, any stronger Pokémon he’d send to follow me would definitely be Electric-type.”
Huohuo said: “Electric-type? So, does that mean this Electric Mouse?”
“Pika?” Pikachu called out puzzled upon hearing itself mentioned.
Zuo Hang pulled out the terminal from his pocket, swiped a few times on the screen, and found an APP called “Intimacy Test”.
The Electric Mouse jumped onto Zuo Hang’s shoulder, and Zuo Hang shoved the terminal into Huohuo’s hands.
“Test it yourself.” Zuo Hang said.
Huohuo adjusted the angle upon hearing this, and the camera captured Zuo Hang’s Electric Mouse’s avatar.
【Intimacy detection in progress】
【1s, 2s, 3s… 10s】
【Test complete, Intimacy: 99】
【Intimacy Evaluation: Till death do us part!】
（ps: Currently 650 collections, 40 investors, 14 comments, signed, rank 32. Glanced at peers… chills, when will laozi rise up ε=(ο｀*)))！！！）
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