socalfunplaces Chapter 123 Surprise Attack
Chapter 123 Surprise Attack
Are you sure this is the right way?
Lin Ye brushed aside a branch that nearly hit his face, his tone tinged with suspicion.
After all, it's quite a shame that a heiress from a wealthy family like Naki would have to escape all the way to Water City via such a back alley.
"There's no way around it, our Yuen-Yu lineage is best at Flying-type Pokémon. Their tracking ability is too strong, we can't afford to be careless! Eh~, it seems to be just ahead, we've arrived~~"
Lin Ye and Naqi set off from Shuijing City in the early morning, traveled along the back roads for half a day, and only approached their destination at noon.
Lin Ye followed Naqi's gaze and saw a steep cliff in front of him, its grayish-white rock surface covered with natural holes of all sizes.
There is a small flat area near the bottom of the cliff, in which a huge ancient tree stands alone.
The trunk is at least four or five meters in diameter, and the crown is crooked and thick, but strangely, there is not a single leaf on the tree.
On those bare branches stood a flock of giant birds with jet-black feathers, white faces and chests, and large top hats on their heads—the Crow Heads.
They weren't just one or two, but a whole group, estimated to be more than ten.
"Phew~, although I had heard about it from Naki before, seeing so many groups of crow leaders in person still feels a bit unreal."
Lin Ye secretly scanned the area with his mental energy and discovered that, perhaps due to their evolution, most of the leaders of this group of crows had reached the "professional level" in strength, with the strongest among them even reaching the peak of the "professional level".
If Naki hadn't come along, it wouldn't have been easy for him to take down this large group of crow leaders all by himself.
"Lin Ye, time is of the essence. Let's seize them with all our might, and then find a way to force them to reveal the whereabouts of the 'Dark Stone'."
"Okay, let's do it now... wait a minute!"
Lin Ye stopped mid-sentence, his gaze sharpening as he looked toward the other side of the cliff.
"What's wrong?"
Following the principle of caution, Lin Ye always uses his mental energy to scan the surroundings before taking any action.
Just now, his mental power vaguely detected something unusual on the other side of the cliff, so he decisively stopped Naki!
"What's wrong?"
"It seems there are other... creatures..."
Lin Ye mobilized all his senses and headed in that direction, only to discover that dozens of ghostly energy auras were densely gathered in the shadows below the cliff.
Coincidentally, this distance was beyond Lin Ye's detection capabilities.
It was only because these guys all had ghost attributes that Lin Ye, who had cultivated necromancy, felt very familiar with them; otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to spot them.
"It seems there are other creatures lurking around. I wonder if they're also after this group of crows. Let's wait and see."
The two concealed their presence and waited for a while until it got dark. Naki had lost some patience and started repeatedly questioning Lin Ye before finally waiting for the group of ghost Pokémon to move.
They emerged one after another from the shadows beneath the rocks, one, two, five, ten... a total of more than forty dream demons appeared silently.
Their bodies floated translucently in the dim light, looking from a distance like clusters of ghostly flames.
Without a doubt, the fact that so many Dream Demons are here at the same time means they're after the "Dark Stone".
"Forty-eight." Lin Ye murmured as he scanned and counted them with his mental power.
"Although there are many of these dream monsters, their strength varies greatly because they have not evolved."
The four strongest among them reached the threshold of "professional level," the rest were basically "excellent level," and a few were so weak that they wouldn't even make it to "normal level."
They cautiously crept closer, gathering in twos and threes, seemingly exchanging information!
Naki, who was lying in the bushes, saw it and stared wide-eyed at the group of dream monsters!
"How did you discover that there are actually so many succubi hiding nearby?!"
At this moment, Naqi's tone towards Lin Ye couldn't help but show a hint of admiration.
"It's my special ability, but it's not really that amazing. If they weren't ghost-like, I wouldn't be able to detect them either."
"By the way, can't you talk to Ghost Pokémon? Can you hear what they're discussing?"
"I'm trying!" Lin Ye said after a period of mental probing.
"These dream demons are indeed after those 'Dark Stones,' and they're plotting how to ambush the crow leaders."
These dream demons are all of the same kind living on routes 120 and 121.
Previously, a ghost discovered the secret of the "Dark Stone," which was monopolized by the Crow Leader's gang.
Knowing that fighting alone was hopeless, they gathered all the nearby Dreamfoxes and planned to launch a surprise attack.
"Just as I expected! But these dream demons are clearly no match for the crow leader, yet they still dare to take this risk. They've got some nerve!"
Lin Ye nodded in agreement. Although there were many Dream Demons, their overall strength was not strong. In addition, their attributes were countered, so they probably wouldn't have an advantage in a real fight.
Even so, these dream monsters were still drawn by the energy of the "Dark Stone" and eventually came in droves to take the risk and fight it out.
Regardless, the actions of these dream demons are still beneficial to Lin Ye's plan to seize the stone; now he only needs to watch from the sidelines.
"here we go."
When Lin Ye's voice fell, the crows on the ancient tree were still dozing off or preening their feathers in boredom, completely unaware of what was happening.
Suddenly, countless light waves or energy balls of various colors and shapes attacked from all directions!
Although Dream Fairies have a disadvantageous attribute, it doesn't mean they can't use skills of other attributes.
In fact, the skill pool of the Dream Demon race is quite rich!
At this moment, they all emerged from the corners of all directions, each unleashing the most effective skills to deal with the crow leader.
For example, Fairy-type "Drain Kiss", Electric-type "Charge Beam", or Rock-type "Power Gem" are all moves that are effective against Flying/Dark-type Raven.
If your move pool is really limited, you can only resort to Ghost-type moves of your own type, but if you have a lot of them, they can always play a role.
On the crow leader's side, only the largest "professional-level" peak individual noticed something was wrong. Suddenly, it raised its head and let out a rough, hoarse caw.
But the warning was still half a second too late. The crow leaders were hit by a sudden barrage of attacks, and several of the weaker ones, with only "excellent" level strength, staggered and fell off the branches.
While the situation is much better for those "professional" crow leaders, they still suffer considerable damage.
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