Pokémon: Encounter

Chapter 475: The Arrival of the Tree World vs. the Big Ball Rasengan

"Mr. Yu Jin, long time no see~!"

"Indeed, it is nearly half a month earlier than the previously agreed time."

"My friend from the south, it seems that you have gained a lot in recent days~"

Yu Jin said with a smile while looking at the young man standing opposite him.

"It's okay~ Maybe I was a little luckier."

"Actually, I was just trying it out. I didn't expect this wooden whistle would actually call you here. Have you finished your business?"

Nan Fang put away the wooden whistle in his hand.

Nanfang originally wanted to return it to Yujin, but Yujin said it was just a small toy and should be regarded as a souvenir, so he gave it to Nanfang.

“Basically…”

"But there is still time for a battle between us."

"Okay, then I'll be disrespectful to refuse!"

......

After two days and one night of leisurely time, Nanfang returned to the metal island again.

After letting the monarch snake, tropical dragon and its former friends play together for an afternoon, Nan Fang took out the wooden whistle that Yu Jin had left for him and blew it. After a while, a familiar figure flew towards Nan Fang from a distance.

It was the night owl I had seen before.

Then, Nanfang followed Yu Jin's Night Owl to a flat-topped mountain, which was a standard battle field that had been prepared. Old man Yu Jin was standing on one side of the battlefield, quietly waiting for Nanfang's arrival.

But this time it was a little different. Because besides Yu Jin, a dark-skinned man wearing priest-like clothing appeared at the referee's seat next to the battlefield.

He is of sturdy build, and looks like a powerful pillar of the tribe.

Yu Jin introduced him to us as Barbato, the chief and high priest of the Harijin tribe on Metal Island, which means "people of God". This time he will participate in the battle between Yu Jin and Nan Fang as a referee.

Nan Fang looked indifferent and did not show any doubt or dissatisfaction about this. He also nodded to Barbato, who smiled and returned the greeting.

"My friend from the south, let's use a one-on-one battle this time. The winner will be decided in one round."

Nan Fang was slightly stunned.

"can."

"Also, I have an unwelcome request."

"That is, can we use the vine snake... No, it should be called the monarch snake now."

"Can you send it out to fight against me?"

"The Pokémon I use is my old partner, Venusaur." As soon as he finished speaking, the huge Venusaur took a step and slowly walked out from behind Yukin.

Nan Fang was a little confused, but after thinking for a moment he still agreed.

It's not that he's afraid of losing.

After all, there were no other restrictions to challenging the battle frontier area except for the strength requirements. Even if Nan Fang lost, he could still come directly to challenge the battle facility the next morning, but it would be a bit ugly.

Moreover, although Venusaur is a Pokémon with both grass and poison attributes, its poison attribute has a significant inhibitory effect on the single grass attribute Serpentine. But that is Serpentine! That is the southern snake sister! That is the direct disciple of the wave master Lucario!

How could it be possible to lose?

Nan Fang just felt that something was a little weird.

Including the way of fighting and Yu Jin's behavior of wanting to designate an opponent, it seemed like he was trying to actively persuade Nan Fang to retreat.

Other leaders and even the gym leaders they had met before were not like this. In theory, due to their status and the care and preferential treatment they gave to challengers, they would give challengers more choices.

If it were an ordinary challenger, after hearing Yu Jin's request, he might really choose another day to fight.

After much thought, Nan Fang could only attribute this to the fact that Yu Jin felt that he was too strong, so using ordinary fighting methods could not highlight his excellence.

Well, that must be the case.

"It's decided to be you! Monarch Snake!"

Nan Fang threw out Snake Sister's Poké Ball, full of confidence.

But what made Nan Fang feel strange again was that when he saw the monarch snake, Yu Jin's face did not show the joy of meeting an old friend. He even frowned?

What's going on? Are you dissatisfied with me?

"Both Pokémon have been presented. The battle begins!"

Without giving Nan Fang time to think wildly, Barbato immediately spoke out.

"Bulbasaur! Use Leaf Blade!"

At Yu Jin's command, countless green blades instantly rushed towards the monarch snake.

"Monarch Snake! Use Leaf Blade!"

Nan Fang reacted quickly. The Monarch Snake flicked its long tail lightly, and the soft tip of its tail with three green leaves on it instantly became extremely sharp. Before the Flying Leaf Knife got close to him, it was easily crushed by the Monarch Snake's sword-like long tail and fell to the ground.

"Bulbasaur! Use Vine Whip!"

Seeing that the Flying Leaf Blade had no effect, Yu Jin ordered Bulbasaur to use the Vine Whip to attack it.

"We use cane whips too!"

"Pah, pah, pah—!"

The crisp sound of whips rang out in the center of the battlefield. The four vines whipped each other and neither of them gave in. This was a pure contest of strength. The calm-looking monarch snake faced the old senior and was not inferior to him in strength.

"Powerful Whip!" Yu Jin changed his tactics again.

Powerful whipping can be understood as an upgraded version of the rattan whip, with more whips, stronger force, and faster speed.

"Get out of the way! Use Grass Knot!"

Facing the powerful whip of Bulbasaur, the vine whip of Monarch Snake was at a disadvantage. Using the flexibility of its body, Sister Snake immediately distanced herself from it. Its eyes narrowed slightly, and four strong green grasses immediately grew under the right forelimb of Bulbasaur, tightly binding the entire right leg of Bulbasaur.

Suddenly, the grass exerted its strength! It pulled Bulbasaur's right leg and was about to push it to the side, intending to overturn Bulbasaur's huge body. The damage of the grass knot depends on the weight of the opponent. The heavier the enemy, the greater the power.

However, ginger is still spicy.

Yu Jin was not in a hurry.

"Bulbasaur! Acid bomb!"

Purple venom sprayed out from the flower on the back of Venusaur. The four green grasses on its legs were immediately corroded without leaving any residue the moment they touched the poisonous mucus.

The plan failed.

"Nanfang, got it! Venusaur! Use Crazy Plant!"

Suddenly, dozens of thick giant trees quickly rose from the ground around Venusaur!

Although they are trees, they are as flexible as octopus tentacles, wriggling wildly in the space.

"go with!"

“Great!”

Venusaur roared, and dozens of "wood snakes" locked onto the target and immediately attacked Serpentier frantically!

The "huge monster" in front of it stunned the monarch snake, and even produced a trace of fear in its heart.

Countless knife-like tree blades were infinitely magnified in the pupils of the monarch snake.

“It’s no big deal!”

"We have all beaten Monster Groudon together! What's more, this little 'Tree World Advent'!"

"We have 'Chakra'!"

"Spread the waveguide!"

The monarch snake woke up as if from a dream.

[Yes! As a queen, how could I be afraid of this little demon tree! ]

[Although I don't understand what the fool Nan Fang is talking about, but should I spread the waveguide? ]

[Does it mean that I should get out of the way? ]

[Oh, there is no word "retreat" in the Queen's dictionary! ]

"Gar! Lou——!!!"

The monarch snake's eyes were as sharp as torches, and an aura of "no one else but me" instantly burst out, and powerful wave force burst out from the monarch snake's body.

I saw it raising its head proudly, and the light blue wave force gradually gathered at the tip of its mouth, and it became bigger and bigger.

"Could that be... a wave missile!?"

"In this critical situation, it can actually learn moves that I can never learn!!!"

Yu Jin looked incredulous.

In just a few breaths, the waveguides gathered into an unimaginable size. A light blue waveguide sphere with a diameter of about five meters appeared in front of everyone.

"I asked you to concentrate, but I didn't ask you to use the 'Big Ball Rasengan'..."

The South was helpless but relieved.

"But who cares!"

"Then charge at me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the wave missile broke away from the control of the monarch snake and flew towards the oncoming giant tree at a high speed.

The moment they came into contact with the wave missiles, the tentacle-like giant trees turned into powder and dissipated powerlessly in the air.

This is not over yet!

After dealing with the crazy plants, the wave missile rushed towards Bulbasaur behind the giant tree with an unstoppable momentum.

"boom--!!!"

"Vulpes!!!"

A black mushroom cloud slowly rose above the flat-topped mountain, and Yu Jin's heart was in his throat. Losing was not a big deal, he was just afraid that Serpenti's "on-the-spot outburst" would cause unpredictable damage to Venusaur.

Likewise, Nan Fang's heart began to tremble faster. On the one hand, it was because of the excitement of the Monarch Snake's breakthrough on the spot; on the other hand, if he caused unimaginable harm to Yu Jin's Venusaur, not only him, but Monarch Snake would probably not forgive himself.

Meanwhile, Barbato, who was standing nearby, was watching Nanfang and his Monarch Snake with interest without anyone noticing.

The smoke slowly dissipated.

As expected, Venusaur's eyes had turned into circles at this time, and Yu Jin and Nan Fang hurried forward to check.

I don't know whether I should be thankful that Venusaur's physical fitness is good enough, or that Serpentine's "Giant Rasengan" has not been fully practiced yet.

In short, even though Venusaur was covered in blood, it was simply unconscious.

Yu Jin and Nan Fang breathed a sigh of relief.

So, the results speak for themselves.

"My friend from the south, you really gave me a big 'surprise'... I didn't expect that the monarch snake could actually use the rare power of 'waveguide', and use it so skillfully... Awesome!"

"Um... I'm sorry... Although I'm embarrassed, this is indeed the first time this has happened... I didn't expect it to develop like this. This is all the breakthrough of the monarch snake itself." Nan Fang said, scratching the back of his head.

Monarch Snake: [Hmph! ~]

"...".

"Brilliant."

Even someone as elegant as Yu Jin couldn't help but utter a swear word at this moment.

"It's no use talking more."

"If you lose, you lose."

"Your supreme spirit of not fearing danger, forging ahead, and working together deserves this victory."

Yu Jin stretched out his arm and took out a golden badge with a square seal engraved on it from his bosom.

"It seems that this spiritual symbol has met its worthy owner."

As Yu Jin spoke, he solemnly handed the spiritual emblem to Nan Fang. Nan Fang was a little embarrassed, but he took the badge quickly.

"Thank you very much, old man~"

Yu Jin nodded and smiled.

"My little brother, I see that you and your Monarch Snake are very powerful and have extraordinary temperament. Your fighting is extremely brave and is especially worthy of learning and reference for me and my tribe!"

"Would you be so kind as to come to our Harijin tribe to rest for a while?"

"Let my tribe show hospitality to you, and let our brothers and sisters observe and learn from you!"

"On behalf of my tribe, I am really looking forward to this!!!"

"Friend Nan Fang still has important matters to attend to, and doesn't have much time to rest here. We can invite you to come and play after we finish our business!"

Just as Nan Fang was about to agree, he heard old man Yu Jin speak before him and politely declined Barbato's invitation on Nan Fang's behalf.

Although Nan Fang was a little excited at the moment because of the joy of victory, he was not so stupid that he was carried away. Yu Jin was not the kind of person who would make decisions for others casually. This can be seen from the initial battle between the grass-type Pokémon camp and Li Fugui.

But now Yu Jin acted out of character and even made decisions for Nan Fang in a somewhat anxious manner.

There must be something behind this operation.

After hesitating for two seconds, Nan Fang followed Yu Jin's words and nodded to Barbato, "That's true."

"how could be?"

"Is there still time for a simple meal?"

"What's the hurry?"

Barbato was obviously a shrewd man. Without seeing any dissatisfaction on his face, Barbato continued to invite him warmly.

"I'm sorry, but we must lead by example in matters of national importance."

"There are still many friends waiting for my good news."

Nan Fang spoke at this moment.

"Um... okay then."

"In that case, let's save our gathering for next time. When you are done with your work, my little brother from the south, you are always welcome to visit our Harizhen tribe!"

Seeing Nan Fang’s insistence, Barbato stopped forcing it and cordially extended an invitation to Nan Fang for the future.

"Hahaha, definitely next time!"

Seeing that Barbato's invitation was unsuccessful, Yu Jin did not respond.

"My friend from the south, it looks like you will have two more battle facilities to fight next."

"When you finally see Mr. Kamishiro in the battle against the Pyramid, please tell me about this."

"As for the once-in-a-decade meeting of the war leaders, I am not in a position to leave. I am old and my days are numbered, and I am afraid I may not have much time left."

"Then let him and Yashida choose a date to select a leader of my palace to succeed me."

Nan Fang was surprised.

No one would doubt that you are stronger than me, but your days are numbered?

"Okay, kid, I understand." Nan Fang responded with a fist.

"Go~" Yu Jin said calmly with a relieved smile.

After saying goodbye to Yu Jin and Barbato, Nan Fang turned around and silently left the flat-topped mountain that had been half blown away, and his figure slowly disappeared into the dense forest.

-

After half an hour.

"Old man, you are really calculating~"

"In order to prevent me from succeeding, you are willing to endure the pain of the poison and make that boy leave?"

At this moment, Barbato was a completely different person. He looked with evil eyes at Yu Jin, who was lying on the ground in front of him with a pale face, holding his stomach and weakly.

"I...I'm...saving...saving you..." Yu Jin spoke with difficulty.

"Save me? Are you kidding me?"

"I am blessed by the true god Harry! Do I need you to save me?" Barbato kicked Yu Jin's back fiercely with a ferocious look.

"He... He is the representative of the flower-growing trainers... If you... attack him... The consequences... You... can't bear it now..."

Barbato's eyes moved and his mind moved.

Yu Jin, lying on the ground, gasped for breath as if relieved, with sweat pouring down his forehead.

"So I have to thank you?"

"I'm warning you! Don't play any tricks on me! Otherwise, I don't know if those kids will be able to bear it like you do!"

Yu Jin remained silent, lowered his head and looked bitter.

"What about that Age of Gods?" Barbato continued to question.

"Huh... We seven leaders have an agreement that we must gather in one place once every ten years."

"This place is decided by the most powerful Kamiyo among us."

"The time is almost up. If I don't show up, they will definitely have doubts..."

Barbato touched his chin, and then his eyes lit up.

"Hmm... maybe we can make use of this gathering~"

Yu Jin clenched his fists but was helpless.

He looked in the direction of the south in silence.

South, you must hurry up...