Chapter 69: Natu Evolves! Murphy Bird!
He comprehended Acrobatics on the spot, a situation neither Zuo Hang nor the Leader Beedrill had anticipated.
The still-mobile right arm lit up with Skill Light, and surging red Rage appeared on the Leader Beedrill’s body.
——Rage + Poison Jab!
“Use Acrobatics to dodge! Then turn around and use Aerial Ace!”
The command had been given, but a command was just a command. Although Acrobatics made Fletchling’s form more nimble and light, there was no substantial improvement in speed.
The Leader Beedrill using Agility appeared in front of Fletchling in an instant. The poison needle on its left arm targeted Fletchling’s chest. With Rage boosting it, if the Poison Jab hit, Fletchling might be pierced straight through.
Under the boost of Acrobatics, Fletchling tilted its head, and the poison needle grazed past the feathers on its chest.
The strike missed, and Beedrill immediately revealed the Steel Needles on its tail, firing continuous Pin Missiles at Fletchling.
It first used Aerial Ace to slap away two, then used Acrobatics to dodge the next three.
Pin Missile is a Skill that can be released continuously, up to five times. The Leader Beedrill’s Pin Missile uses were fully expended.
During the dodging, Fletchling also put some distance between itself and the Leader Beedrill.
Zuo Hang’s earlier command was to dodge and then turn back for Aerial Ace.
To maximize Aerial Ace’s power, an accelerating run-up distance was essential, and the current distance between Fletchling and Beedrill was just right for Aerial Ace acceleration!
Over the white Skill Light of Acrobatics layered a pale blue.
——Acrobatics + Aerial Ace!
The Leader Beedrill’s Pin Missiles had not yet ceased, with stingers continuously shooting from its tail toward Fletchling.
Acrobatics made its body more flexible. Before the second set of Pin Missiles finished, the blue wings had already sliced past its left arm.
Both arms disabled.
This situation was no different from losing both wings.
The Leader Beedrill’s remaining offensive options were only the stingers on its tail.
No need to keep pulling away for distance strikes; the Flowing Light on Fletchling’s Beak grew especially bright.
Recalling in its mind the various moments at the Training Ground with the Mannequin A, the Leader Beedrill received the same Treatment as Mister A.
Without arms, in terms of durability, the Leader Beedrill was far inferior to Mister A.
A barrage of consecutive pecks to the head, followed by a Slap that sent Beedrill crashing to the ground.
“——Boom~~~~~~~~” Finally, Fairy Fire finished it off.
Thick smoke rose from the ground from the Fairy Fire explosion.
The Leader Beedrill was defeated. The other Beedrills instantly lost their will to fight.
With the Leader gone, what were they still fighting for?
Snowy Child’s Ice Blade swept horizontally. With the Leader defeated, it instantly mounted a counterattack. The Beedrills besieging it suddenly deflated, showing no will to resist.
On the other side, Swablu also regained battle initiative. It had no group attack Skills, so it could only take them one by one, but even with single-target attacks, this previously aggressive swarm of bugs was struggling to hold up.
The black smoke dispersed.
The armless Beedrill seemed to still have one last breath.
Zuo Hang took out the Terminal. He was very curious how much the Leader Beedrill’s Strength differed from Fletchling’s.
【Beedrill】
Attack: 39
Defense: 17
Special Attack: 17
Special Defense: 17
Speed: 21
Intelligence: 6（Normal human is 10）
Charm: 4
Overall Combat Power: D+
After two weeks of training, Fletchling’s Combat Power had barely reached E+, meaning Fletchling had crossed two levels this time to achieve the kill.
“Well fought.” Zuo Hang praised.
“But…” Changing his tone, Zuo Hang said: “Next time I tell you to return, you return. This was a narrow victory—what about next time? During White Dragon, I can let you fight until exhausted, but absolutely not in the High-Risk Zone!”
“Also, no matter when, you must recognize your own Strength. It’s not okay just because you think you can. Many of your seniors fell because of blind confidence…”
Before he finished speaking, the exhausted Fletchling dropped from midair. Zuo Hang quickly took out a Poké Ball and recalled it.
Looking at the Poké Ball in his hand, it was like he remembered something…
Zuo Hang fell silent.
“Pika” Pikachu stood on Zuo Hang’s shoulder, its gaze also on the Poké Ball, equally downcast.
“Well done, Hangzi Ge!” Xingye’s voice pulled Zuo Hang’s thoughts back.
“That double Tail Whip earlier was so cool! And that final Fairy Fire…”
“Maoji!?” Snowy Child chimed in.
Zuo Hang said nothing and looked down at the Terminal. Heichuan’s position was not far from them, seemingly in some bushes about ten meters away.
“Heichuan, come out!” Zuo Hang shouted toward the nearby bushes. “The Beedrills have retreated.”
One breath.
Two breaths.
No response from the bushes.
Xingye also shouted: “Come out, Heichuan sister, there’s no danger anymore.”
After waiting a few seconds, still no response from the bushes.
Zuo Hang and Xingye exchanged a glance, seemingly confirming the same situation at the same time.
Beedrill uses Poison Jab, and the toxin in the stingers could cause fatal Damage to both humans and Pokémon.
Zuo Hang hurriedly ran toward the bushes. The signal was still there, meaning Heichuan hadn’t been teleported away by White Dragon.
Parting the bushes, he saw a girl squatting on the ground, covering her face, with a Natu standing on her head.
It should be Natu.
Even with many irregular red swellings growing on its body, this Pokémon was undoubtedly Natu.
“What the heck is this?” Xingye ran over from nearby and froze for a few seconds upon seeing the scene.
“Ah, this…”
“Hahahahahahahahaha!!!! xswl!!”
“What is this lump of flesh?? Hahahahahaha”
“Smack~” Zuo Hang reached out and smacked Xingye on the head. “Stop freaking laughing! You look like a ghost!”
Lin Ping, having finished his battle, also came over from afar. Seeing Heichuan’s state, he quickly pulled out a bottle of Antidote Spray from his backpack and sprayed it a few times on Natu.
This was a mid-grade Antidote Spray available inside White Dragon, quite effective against this kind of not-very-strong toxin that manifests on the body surface.
If it were a virulent poison that invaded the internals, Antidote Spray wouldn’t be very effective.
Heichuan Nagi kept covering her face.
Probably her face got stung by Beedrill too.
Zuo Hang and Lin Ping glared at Xingye, signaling him to shut his mouth.
Xingye quickly made a zipping motion over his mouth, indicating that no matter how funny Heichuan’s face looked stung, he absolutely wouldn’t laugh.
Zuo Hang wasn’t good at comforting people.
This matter could only be handled by Lin Ping.
Fortunately, Heichuan Nagi wasn’t a delicate girl and soon put down her hands covering her face.
“Ah this… ha…” Xingye had just laughed out one syllable when Snowy Child punched him right in the cheek.
“Maoji! (╬◣д◢)!”
‘Sorry for letting everyone see how stupid the Trainer is.’
Couldn’t blame Xingye; Zuo Hang almost couldn’t hold back either.
The two lumps on Heichuan’s head were neatly arranged above her eyebrows, and there were also two purple-swollen lumps at her dimples. Her current appearance was a bit like a Delinquent Frog, especially paired with that naturally dazed look—practically carved from the same mold as a Delinquent Frog.
Lin Ping carefully sprayed Antidote Spray on the swollen spots on Heichuan Nagi’s face.
Human and Pokémon physiques differ; Natu might def swell in half a morning, but the four lumps on Heichuan’s face would take at least a week…
Xingye struggled to hold back his laughter. Heichuan Nagi shot Xingye a murderous glare, but because of her current appearance, it only made Xingye want to laugh more.
“Ahem.” Zuo Hang coughed. “No one needs to rest, right? If not, let’s go find Zuo Rou and rendezvous quickly with the five of us.”
“I have no opinion.” Lin Ping said.
“Ha, same for me… ha…” Xingye said.
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