Pokémon: Join Team Rocket at the Beginning

Chapter 863 Battle against the Mantis with the Splitting Axe

"Is this one of the 'Kings' of the Green Age, the 'Forest King' Scizor that received the blessing of the 'Sinnoh Grandmaster'?"

Yang Ming stared at the axe-splitting mantis, his interest growing stronger.

A typical mantis can grow up to 1.8 meters long, but this mantis in front of us is not only over 3 meters long, but also covered with a dark brown carapace that resembles the rings of an ancient tree. The surface of the heavy axe-like forelimbs gleams like bronze, with faint traces of mottled gold resembling Shinto patterns.

"As expected of someone whose ancestors were blessed by 'Sinnoh Grandmaster', their strength is indeed formidable."

Yang Ming guessed that to subdue the Scizor in front of him, at least an Elite Four level trainer would be needed, and that would be with the help of a "treasure". In Team Pearl, only Bei Shang and Zhu Bei could do this.

Without a guardian spirit, even the two individuals mentioned above cannot suppress it with their individual strength alone. This kind of existence is similar to legendary Pokémon like Zapdos, Entei, and Island Guardians. Unless it submits willingly, it can only be captured with a Master Ball.

"How are you? Do you need my help?" Zhu Bei asked with concern.

“I advise you not to get involved,” Chi Ri immediately stopped her. “Didn’t you notice that this kid’s eyes have already said everything? He clearly wants to test ‘King’ himself.”

Yang Ming didn't turn around, but slowly moved his wrist, his gaze fixed on the towering mantis.

“You’re right.” His voice carried a hint of barely suppressed excitement. “It’s rare to encounter a rampaging King Pokémon. This is a perfect opportunity to unravel the mystery of Pokémon rampage.”

The axe-wielding mantis seemed to sense his fighting spirit, a dark red light flashing in its giant eyes. It slowly raised its giant axe on its forelimb, and the golden patterns on the axe surface suddenly lit up, as if an ancient totem was burning.

"Gyarados, use Dragon Dance!"

With a roar, Yang Ming's red Gyarados howled to the sky, its scales glowing crimson, and its slender body began to move rhythmically. This was an ancient war dance, each movement gathering power, and Gyarados's aura rose at a visible speed.

A red light flashed in the Scizor's eyes, and its heavy forelimbs slammed into the ground with a thunderous roar. A barrage of rubble erupted from the earth, raining down on Gyarados from all directions.

Scizor's signature move – Rock Axe: After using this move, a large number of "invisible rocks" will automatically form on the ground and attack the opponent.

Both the Stealth Rock and the Rock Axe have a built-in advantage against Gyarados, making them doubly effective.

Just as a large number of Stealth Rocks flew towards Gyarados from all directions, Yang Ming finally sent out his second Pokémon!

"Picosie, use gravity!"

A powerful gravitational force emanated from Clefairy, instantly enveloping the entire battlefield! The invisible rocks that were flying rapidly toward Gyarados were suddenly grabbed by an invisible hand, lost their speed, and crashed to the ground with a series of cracks.

However, this did not mean that the attack by the Invisible Rock was over. The moment it was pressed down by gravity, the Invisible Rock immediately changed its target and flew towards the nearest Clefairy.

Bang bang bang bang!

With a series of sharp clashing sounds, Picoshi was struck by the Invisible Rocks. However, possessing the Magic Defense property, it is unaffected by damage other than direct attacks, so these Invisible Rocks did not cause it any harm.

"Beautiful!" Kiku couldn't help but shout in admiration. "Using its ability to neutralize Scizor's attack, that was a brilliant move!"

"Shut up," Zhu Bei rolled her eyes at him, "If you hadn't been so incompetent, would I have needed to find someone to clean up your mess?"

"Yes, yes, I'm sorry!" Faced with the leader's reprimand, Kikui immediately shrank back like a wilted eggplant.

"Let's not talk about that. How many 'treasures' do you have left? Don't tell me you've wasted them all?"

"Reporting to the leader, since only one 'treasure' was used before the hesitation, most of the treasures are still usable now," Kiku reported truthfully.

"That's good. I order you to hand over all the treasures to the trainer of the red Gyarados," Zhubei said calmly.

"Huh?!" Kikui was taken aback, but when he saw the unquestionable look in Tamabe's eyes, he immediately swallowed back the question that was on the tip of his tongue and nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, Chief!"

Meanwhile, the battle between Yang Ming and the Mantis Slasher had also reached a fever pitch.

A jet-black Gengar emerged from the shadows, instantly conjuring a Shadow Ball, and launched a sneak attack on Scizor from behind.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

The Shadow Ball slammed into Scizor's back, triggering a series of explosions. However, such an attack was utterly ineffective against Scizor; its massive body merely trembled slightly, and not a single mark was left on its carapace. It slowly turned its head, its giant, glowing red eyes locking onto Gengar, which floated in the air, its gaze filled with the disdain of an ancient king.

The next second, the Scizor vanished from its spot!

"So fast!" Yang Ming's pupils contracted.

Despite its enormous size, Scizor's speed is astonishing. It appeared in front of Gengar in an instant, its giant axe sweeping across the air with a piercing shriek!

"Picosie, gravity!"

Picoshi once again used gravity to pull the Scizor's body back to the ground. However, the Scizor's momentum did not stop. It quickly turned around and swung its two giant axes at Picoshi.

boom!

The blow struck Piccolo's hastily raised arms, the immense force sending him flying like a ball, carving a deep furrow in the ground.

"Clefairy!" Yang Ming frowned. His Clefairy wasn't good at offense, so it was trained to be a support/disruptor, with its defense specifically enhanced. The fact that this Clefairy was severely injured by a single attack from a Scizor demonstrated its strength.

However, Kikui, who was watching from the sidelines, was so shocked that she couldn't speak. You see, Team Pearl specifically assigned him to manage Scizor because his Goodra had the Steel type to resist Scizor's attacks. This Clefairy in front of her was actually able to withstand Scizor's "Rock Axe" without immediately falling down. It was simply amazing!

"Clefairy, use Moonlight to recover! Gengar, help hold it off!" Yang Ming shouted sharply, while looking at the red Gyarados that was still using Dragon Dance. Gyarados had already used Dragon Dance twice, and its speed and attack power had been greatly increased.

However, that's not enough to defeat the Mantis!