chsdbacks Chapter 235 The "Civil War" of the Green-Washed Arcanine
Chapter 235 The "Civil War" of the Green-Washed Arcanine
Chapter 235 The "Civil War" of the Green-Washed Arcanine
"It's you! It's you!"
When Zeshu escorted the "Wild Thief Duo" back to Mount Nagao, and Guana rushed back from her anxious search for Growlithe, she saw the two of them and was immediately shocked.
Even when bound, Ah-Chu "smartly" raised her head, displaying her shiny forehead.
"Of course it's us!"
Then she continued speaking to Xiao Lan, who was squatting in front of her:
"Oh, right! And another thing! We discovered precious red minerals in the Tianguan Mountains..."
"Okay! You three are amazing! Do you have any more information?"
Xiao Lan, holding a notebook, squatted in front of A Zhu as if teasing a fool or a child, coaxing A Zhu to continuously reveal various information about Xi Cui.
This information includes, but is not limited to: what the three people did, where the stolen goods were hidden, and where there are any strange "treasures" or unusual occurrences...
Ah Zhu answered without hesitation, or rather, answered honestly without thinking.
Seeing A-Zhu's straightforwardness, Ze-Shu couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
Isn't Ah Zhu a little too "clever"?
He increasingly felt that it was quite remarkable that, counting from A-Zhu to her descendant Xiao-Song, their intelligence had improved so much in just a few hundred years, almost reaching the level of a normal person like Xiao-Song. It was practically an evolutionary miracle.
"It seems you know them."
After sighing, Ze Shu said this to Gua Na, who had rushed back anxiously and was panting.
Guana glared angrily at Azhu with wide eyes, then, realizing it was useless, turned her anger to Asong, whose mouth was tightly sealed with tape.
"I...know him!"
"They call themselves... the Three Sisters of Bandits."
"They're always causing trouble for our Pearl Team! And not just Pearl Team, they even mess with the Galaxy Team and the Kong Team! Because the three of them defected from each of those three 'teams'!"
Ze Shu understood.
So they were "traitorous ninjas".
Then Guana questioned Ason:
"Why are there only the two of you! Where's Amei?"
Ah-Song was clearly unable to answer due to being silenced, but Ah-Zhu replied without hesitation, "Of course, we're taking our 'spoils' to Fubuki Island!"
Guana was taken aback, then turned to look at Ze Shu: "These spoils..."
Ze Shu nodded to her: "I saw that kid with the Pokémon tied up with Growlithe."
Clearly, the "spoils of war" that Ah Zhu mentioned are the descendants of the island king that Guana is so attached to.
Then Ze Shu gave a brief account of what had just happened.
After he finished speaking, Guana understood everything. Her fair, long legs went limp, and she collapsed to the ground.
"I'm so stupid... really..."
"We didn't even think of this potential crisis to prevent it..."
She murmured.
"Ame was originally a member of Team Pearl, but she was always dissatisfied with the policies of our Team Pearl leader, Pearl Shell, so she defected a long time ago. Together with these 'two sisters' who defected from Team Galactic and Team Kong, she formed the 'Three Sisters of Bandits,' specifically to cause us trouble..."
"Perhaps forcing that child—the descendant of the Island King—to become the 'Island King' is Ame's way of rebelling against the Pearl Team and the 'moderate' attitude towards the Pearl Shells."
"No matter what!"
"I...I want to take that child..."
Fire Island.
This is a grey-red volcano facing the Gunqing Coast across the sea.
When Ze Shu set foot on this land, he smelled the pervasive sulfurous odor in the air and brushed the lingering gas from his nose with some discomfort.
However, the Azure Goblin released by Zeki did not experience any discomfort.
It actually adapted quite well.
This volcano, composed of a mixture of rock and magma, may be the reason why Arcanine is a "Rock + Fire" type.
So, the "King of Islands," Elm, with its four times weak water resistance, probably chose this "isolated island" as its territory, but such a drowning fate seems inevitable.
"This was once the dwelling place of the 'King of the Islands'..."
"Ever since 'King' drowned, no one has been able to control the Pokémon that inhabit this place. There are quite a few Magmar and Golem here, and they will ruthlessly drive away anyone who ventures in, including me. I need to be on guard at all times..."
Guana wiped a handful of soil from the island and carefully explained the safety situation there.
But as she spoke, she saw a fiery platypus suddenly appear, seemingly about to attack them as she had predicted, but the fiery platypus had not yet made a move.
Ze Shu casually grabbed his head and pressed it down.
The duckbill firebeast sank its entire head into the ground, unable to struggle.
Guana: ? ? ?
She couldn't believe it.
What did she see?!
The head of the Duckbill Fire Beast is burning with extremely high-temperature flames! How could Mr. Zeshu hold the Duckbill Fire Beast tightly with his hand without changing his expression, as if he didn't feel any heat at all?!
Guana rubbed her eyes, only to find that the scene in front of her hadn't changed, forcing her to accept it: "Huh?"
She realized she had underestimated Mr. Ze Shu.
Amang, standing beside her, also looked equally bewildered, seemingly unable to understand his neighbor on Mount Longtail.
Xiao Zhao, who had followed, exclaimed with shining eyes, "It really is Master!"
Ze Shu turned around, thinking they were frightened by the duck-billed fire beast:
"It's alright, this guy is weak. I can defeat him without even using Pokémon. Guana, you can continue."
"Xiao Zhao, don't be so eager to try it! Don't try this at home!"
The duck-billed fire beast, pinned to the ground and unable to struggle, was bewildered.
Guana could only recall the previous topic from her dazed mind:
"Aside from the original 'King,' the most powerful one here is a nine-tailed leader—though it's called a 'leader,' it has almost no subordinates. It lives alone somewhere on Fireblowing Island, doesn't get involved in conflicts, and is very peaceful. I rarely see it at all."
As she spoke, Guana saw Ze Shu kick a golem that was trying to sneak up on her far away, just like kicking a soccer ball.
She involuntarily choked back a sob.
That's really an exaggeration...:
So, it seems that the danger she just mentioned could be overcome by Mr. Sawaki, who could enter the Fubuki Volcano "all by himself" even without the powerful Arcanine that follows him.
Ze Shu turned around, enduring the smell of sulfur in the air: "Let's hurry up."
Guana: "Okay, okay!"
In the center of Blowing Fire Island.
It is the true territory of the island king: the Lava Battlefield.
The ground was covered with flowing lava, the heat was intense, the air seemed to be distorted, and there were several sudden flashes of lightning. In such a harsh environment, there were only a few stone steps for people to stand on.
"Hurry! Hurry! Didn't you want to become an 'Island King' like your father? Do you see that thunder? That's 'Divine Roar,' a blessing bestowed by the Great Lord of Divine Omen!"
"This is the power of the Island King! Go up! Go up and you can evolve, you can become the Island King!"
Wearing tattered thief clothes and sporting cat-ear hair, Ame is encouraging the Growlithe that is crawling at her feet.
But Growlithe's paws seemed rooted to the spot and remained motionless.
Despite numerous attempts to encourage it, the Growlithe remained motionless, and Ame's expression gradually grew impatient.
"Honestly! Do you know how dangerous this Fire Island is? I went through so much trouble to get you here, why won't you listen to me?!"
She summoned a Pokémon:
"Poison Skull Frog, let's throw this Growlithe up there!"
"Hey!"
The poison frog summoned by Ame bulged the red venom glands on its chest, grabbed Growlithe by the scruff of its neck, and tilted its body, as if to throw Growlithe like a javelin into the center of the lightning strikes on the lava battlefield!
But it will be just before it is thrown.
"Eevee, Spirit Breaker!"
A command came from behind Amei.
Then, a distorted wave of mental energy suddenly descended upon Poison Frog's body. Under the four-fold counter to the psychic power, Poison Frog could hardly hold on for long before screaming in pain and falling to the ground. The Growlithe that he originally wanted to throw could no longer be thrown and slipped out of his hand.
Then, Growlithe was lifted into the air by Espeon's psychic powers.
Startled by this, Amei turned around and exclaimed, "Who...who is it?!"
"Luckily, I made it in time."
Beside Ze Shu, Xiao Lan held a Poké Ball, ignoring Amei's question, and simply smiled.
When Guana arrived and saw that Growlithe had been rescued, she looked at Zeshu and Xiaolan with gratitude and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Growlithe, I'm so glad you're alright..."
"Woof!"
"Eevee, bring this kid over here."
Xiao Lan gave the instructions in this way.
The Eevee, resembling a cat, endured the heat and was trying to move Growlithe from the other's hands.
The Growlithe, held aloft by the psychic powers, resembled a "lightning rod." Suddenly, a thunderous boom resounded, and a thick golden lightning bolt enveloped everyone's vision!
Zeshu saw that, amidst the golden light, the lightning struck Growlithe, the descendant of the island's king.
This golden lightning strike happened far too suddenly.
When everyone regained their vision amidst the golden light that filled their field of vision, they saw that Growlithe was undergoing an unusual change. Wisps of golden flames flowed out from under its body and wrapped around its body like a cocoon.
"W-what happened...?"
"It was struck by lightning."
Ze Shu answered everyone's questions simply.
Upon hearing the answer, Guana was stunned.
"Struck by lightning..."
What does being struck by lightning mean?
The four berserk "Kings" in the Seishi region, excluding the Azure Coast, can all provide reference answers—although they can become incredibly powerful,
However, they will lose their rationality and launch indiscriminate attacks, which is not a good thing most of the time.
Although some stadium owners believe that this thunder is a gift from "Sinnoh the Great", Guana does not think so and cannot accept it.
But things didn't unfold according to her "disapproval." The golden, fiery cocoon enveloping Growlithe gradually broke open, revealing a vibrant green Arcanine bathed in golden light. Its eyes were covered in white light, showing no trace of its own will.
That timid Growlithe, who would politely rub against Zeshu's hand when she received a Dark Grey Migo, is now forced to become like this.
Guana was stunned for a moment, speechless.
Amang anxiously covered his head.
"What... what should we do...?"
"What should we do...?" Ze Shu stared at the newly appeared "Island King" and said, "The only way is to subdue it."
Dr. Laben: "I'm going to prepare the treasure now!"
Ze Shu didn't answer, but instead looked at the Azure Growlithe beside him and said, "Want to give it a try?"
Arcanine has no problem with it; in fact, it's quite willing to fight: "Woof!"
Golden lightning still occasionally crackles here.
Amidst the thunder, Arcanine's body shone with the brilliance of rock, and in a flash, it charged from beside Zeki toward Island King in the center of the lava battlefield!
Dr. Laben, seeing this reckless action, exclaimed in panic, "To appease the 'King' without a treasure?!...How can this be done?!"
Then, all that was heard was a "whoosh".
Zeshu's Arcanine's "Double-Edged Hammer" struck the Island King, whose body was covered in golden light, and the Island King was suddenly blasted away like a soft cloth prop waiting to be hit!
The "civil war" between the Rainbow Growlithe and the Rainbow Growlithe doesn't involve many twists and turns. Their battle style is straightforward and brutal, with each attacking the other until they can't hold on any longer.
Their two signature moves, "Flash Charge" and "Double-Edged Hammer," are both highly effective in internal battles. "Flash Charge" is obviously ineffective, but "Double-Edged Hammer" can be extremely effective against the opponent.
This attack severely injured the island king.
"This...!" Dr. Laben's eyes widened. "It seems... it really works without the treasure!"
In the minds of the Xicui people, the "King" always seems to be unstoppable, representing the strongest power in a region. Even if one wants to pacify him, one must rely on the Zhenbao (a powerful guardian spirit).
Now that Ze Shu, this "outsider," has come here, his failure to defeat the opposing side with Zhen Bao Lai is truly beyond his expectations and worldview.
But on the surface...
Despite being hit hard by Arcanine, the island king, now dyed gold, was not without the power to fight back.
The raging golden lightning gave it almost all its strength and power, allowing it to get up quickly, its whole body covered in golden flames, and it once again clashed with Ze Shu's Arcanine!
The sounds of collisions between the green-haired speed dogs echoed continuously across the field!
It was just a timid Growlithe that could be bullied by anyone before, but after being hit by this golden lightning, it transformed into a state where it could fight on equal terms with Zeki's Arcanine. This was called "Divine Thunder" by the people of Xicui, which was truly an exaggeration.
Having witnessed the power of Arcanine, Guarna was incredulous.
Silently praying that Zeki's Arcanine could calm the Island King out of this state.
But the battle continued, second by second.
The balance of power gradually shifted in favor of the island king.
Its golden glow gave it almost limitless stamina. After clashing with Zeshu's Arcanine dozens of times with "Double-Edged Headbutt," it didn't even break a sweat.
But no matter how strong Zeshu's Arcanine is, it is still an perfectly normal Pokémon. It is already breathing slightly and its attention is no longer as focused as it was at the beginning of the game.
In particular, its competitive spirit has been aroused, and it keeps clashing with the island king with its almost unlimited stamina. Isn't this like clashing its normality with the enemy's bug?
If things continue like this, without any other intervention, the scales of victory seem to be tipping...
Zeshu is ready to intervene, after all, trainers are also part of the battle.
But suddenly.
Another thunderous sound suddenly rang out, and golden light once again enveloped everyone's vision.
only....
This time, Ze Shu saw that the lightning bolt hit his own Arcanine instead.
Ze Shu was stunned for a moment.
"what?"
Isn't this lightning only used to strike Pokémon with "King" blood?