chsdbacks Chapter 231 Growlithe's Revenge
Chapter 231 Growlithe's Revenge
Chapter 231 Growlithe's Revenge
"Would you like to collaborate more?"
"Yes, Mr. Zeki! These eighty energy cubes may seem like a lot, but don't underestimate their popularity. I believe they'll sell out very quickly. And then, if you, Mr. Zeki, disappear again..."
Then their Ginkgo Chamber of Commerce will once again be plunged into the ultimate torment of having a lot of money but being unable to make it!
As a pure businessman, Yinren looked at Zeshu with deep affection.
But faced with Yinren's "affectionate" gaze, Zeshu pondered for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said, "My 'disappearance' is unavoidable."
But...
Yinren was taken aback: "But?"
His heart, which should have been somewhat calmed down, was stirred with a glimmer of hope, and he looked intently at Ze Shu.
Ze Shu simply walked into the clothing store that Xiao Lan had pulled Xiao Zhao into, and after a short while, he pulled Xiao Zhao out, who had been dressed in a rather mismatched outfit by Xiao Lan.
"Master Zeshu, oh, what's wrong?:::"
Xiao Zhao looked completely bewildered, while Xiao Lan, who was following behind and had intended to play a "dress-up game" with her, also looked helpless.
But Ze Shu said to Yin Ren:
"My departure is unavoidable, but our subsequent transactions regarding energy cubes can be conducted through my apprentice, Xiao Zhao. I will deliver a certain number of energy cubes to Xiao Zhao each month, and she will use these to trade with you."
Yinren was taken aback, and after a moment, he exclaimed with delight, "That's wonderful! Miss Xiaozhao, please guide me in the future!"
This is a signal that Ze Shu wants to establish a long-term cooperative relationship!
For him, it doesn't matter who he trades with, as long as he receives the energy cubes in good quality and quantity, he doesn't care.
Yinren was in a state of excitement when Zeshu suddenly said, "However, Mr. Yinren, there is something I must tell you: there is a prerequisite for our cooperation."
"What?" Yin Ren immediately replied, "Whatever the conditions, as long as they are not excessive, my Ginkgo Merchant Guild will agree."
Ze Shu shook his head, looking at Xiao Zhao, who was being led around by him and had a look of disgust on her face.
"This has nothing to do with the Ginkgo Chamber of Commerce."
"My apprentice, Xiao Zhao... has been asked by Team Galactic to carry out a very dangerous mission, and she still doesn't want to give up even without Team Galactic providing any guarantees."
Xiao Zhao silently lowered her head.
Yinren, somewhat confused by Zeshu's meaning, tentatively asked, "So..."
Ze Shu: "So if Xiao Zhao dies, well, that is, our deal is over. I probably won't continue trading with the Ginkgo Merchant Guild anymore—after all, I don't come here often."
Yinren was taken aback, then became somewhat anxious: "How can this be!"
Isn't this cutting off his source of income?
As the president of the Ginkgo Chamber of Commerce, Yinren was naturally quite intelligent, and Wushi understood what Zeshu was trying to express with those words.
"You said the Galaxy Team is unwilling to provide support for Miss Xiaozhao, then our Ginkgo Merchant Guild will provide her with logistical support and ensure her well-being! We absolutely cannot let Miss Xiaozhao... die!"
"Believe me, the service we provide is in no way inferior to that of the Galaxy Team!"
Ze Shu believed this.
Members of the Ginkgo Merchant Guild are able to roam freely in various dangerous areas of Xicui and acquire all sorts of rare and exotic goods. They are the only "vendors" in Xicui who sell various precious and rare items related to "time distortion" on the official Xicui website.
It is a mysterious organization that is hidden and no less powerful than the three major organizations of the Washing Jade Team—the Galaxy Team, the King Kong Team, and the Pearl Team.
Moreover, this chamber of commerce also has an old schemer, Wang Luo, the ancestor of Ze Shu's superior, Zhu Lan.
Although Wang Luo is the biggest villain in Xi Cui, he hasn't collected all the stone tablets yet, so he really won't reveal his true colors. He's incredibly reliable, so how can we not make good use of him?
Xiao Zhao: (_)
Is it really okay for you to discuss my death so openly?
However, Xiao Zhao understood that Ze Shu had specifically sought this guarantee for her. She was unusually conflicted, recalling what Ze Shu had just said, "His departure is inevitable," and couldn't help but feel a little lost and dazed.
This was the help that Master Ze Shu left for her, knowing that he would eventually leave...:
"What are you thinking about!"
Ze Shu tapped Xiao Zhao on the head, "Did you miss me terribly? No, I'm not dead!"
Xiao Zhao covered her forehead, repeatedly saying, "Ugh! I'm not dead! I'm not dead!"
When Sawaki first arrived at the temporary residence where he stayed, Team Galactic used it as a warehouse, storing all sorts of odds and ends, so Sawaki naturally could no longer stay there.
Fortunately, thanks to Dr. Laben's painstaking efforts, and considering Ze Shu and Xiao Lan's achievements in pacifying the King of the Forest, they were able to get a "small villa" near the starting coast of Zhuqing Village.
It's called a small villa, but it's actually just a two-story wooden house with a yard surrounded by a stone wall.
"Puff~ Puff~"
Xiao Zhao's Owl flew by, its head turning and its short wings flapping, but Ze Shu casually grabbed its plump, round body and pulled it into his arms, leaving the Owl stunned on the spot—how could this human grab its 'agile' body so easily!
"This wood owl is really fat, no wonder it's having so much trouble flapping in the air."
Ze Shu rubbed Mu Mu Xiao's belly; it was solid.
In this environment where Pokémon food is scarce, his thin physique makes him stand out from the crowd.
Xiao Zhao sat somewhat awkwardly in the chair, holding a cup of hot tea. After taking a sip, she exhaled repeatedly, her breath hot from the scalding tea, and said, "Mumu Xiao really loves all the food that Master Zeshu feeds me..."
Ze Shu suddenly realized that it was he who had fed him.
Ever since the "Arzeus Phone" unlocked the "Dispense" function, allowing Ze Shu to dispense items to Xiao Zhao from the modern era, Ze Shu has been frequently feeding Xiao Zhao with foods such as Dark Gray Rice Cakes and Angry Buns, as well as items he doesn't need, such as Black Belt and Sharp Bird Beak.
"But Rowlet..." Xiao Zhao said with some worry, "Dr. Raben said that according to Rowlet's growth rate, it should have evolved into its final form long ago, just like my Staraptor. But now..."
Yet it still looks like a toddler, even fatter and rounder now.
Xiao Zhao was worried that Owl might be having some health problems.
However, Ze Shu was not an expert in Pokémon physical research, so he handed the chubby Rowlet over to the professional "Evolutionary" Blue for examination.
After turning the Woodrow over and rolling it around a few times, Little Blue came to a conclusion: "This Woodrow... is so fat."
But judging from my assessment, its physical condition shouldn't be a big problem.
Ze Shu also chimed in at the opportune moment: "Don't worry, it's normal for Pokémon to remain in their baby form and not evolve."
For example, Ash has countless Pokémon that haven't evolved.
Xiao Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, saying, "That's good!"
She was just worried that Rowlet wouldn't evolve and would break, like Dr. Laben had guessed, exploding its chubby body like a "Flame Blast". Now that Master Ze Shu and the seemingly master's wife, Little Blue, both said it was nothing serious, she was relieved.
"Pugu gu--"
Owlman also breathed a sigh of relief.
It was genuinely afraid of it exploding, scattering "wooden owl fragments" everywhere. Now, relaxed, with its belly exposed, it didn't care when Ze Shu patted it a few times, making a few deep "plop" sounds.
1I
Ultramarine Coast.
Just as Zeshu had first seen it, the sky was clear and the sea was azure, with no trace of industrial pollution.
The white clouds in the sky are crushed and hidden in the light reflected from the sea.
But Zeshu wasn't there to admire such a beautiful view.
After a short rest in Zhuqing Village, he came directly here.
Stepping off Milton, who had served as his mode of transportation, and onto the soft sand, leaving faint, scattered footprints alongside a Growlithe and a Growlithe, Zeki said softly:
"The moment has come."
Looking at the distant beach, and the small pincers that stand up imperceptibly on the sand—this is the ambush of the Pincers. They will always lurk under the sand, and as soon as prey passes by, they will stab it hard with their pincers and inject venom. In the wild, they are a dangerous Pokémon that cannot be ignored.
Ze Shu patted the Green Gyro Dog next to him, which was already getting restless.
"Let's begin."
"Ming Wang Yi"
But it wasn't Arcanine that took the first action.
Instead, it was its four Growlithe dogs and two shimmering Growlithe dogs that were its underlings.
They cooperated well and formed two small teams, barking as they rushed towards the pincers on the sand not far away.
A Growlithe first used its inherited "Double-Edged Hammer" to blast Scorpion out of the sand, and then two other Growlithe, with flames in their mouths, bit down on Scorpion at the same time!
The pincer-tailed scorpion was still confused about what had happened.
He lost his fighting ability under the two highly effective Flame Fangs and completely fell into a coma.
The two "puppy squads" weren't satisfied with just dealing with the two pincer-tailed scorpions; before the rest of the pincer-tailed scorpions buried in the sand could react,
They then set their sights on the next target.
In the blink of an eye.
Then, with the Growlithe's perfect teamwork, eight more pincers fell unconscious.
At this moment, the scorpion swarm finally reacted, no longer burying themselves in the ground. A rustling sound arose as they buried their tails, and then their heads emerged from the sand, like a gentle stream of sand gathering together.
This is the second combat form of the pincer-tailed swarm.
Since burying them in the ground won't work, they should gather together and pile them up into a tower.
They believed that as long as they banded together like this, there would be few who would dare to attack them when they saw their imposing presence when they were all gathered together in this area of the Azure Coast; and even fewer who would dare to attack and successfully take them down!
Indeed, with these pincers converging, the two "puppy squads" that could have stunned them by splitting them apart stopped moving and looked at them warily.
This makes many pincers straighten their pincers—a proud and arrogant gesture, as they often take pride in showing off their large pincers.
but.
Upon seeing the swarm of pincers-tailed drakes piled up like a tower, Ze Shu suddenly laughed.
Have these pincer-tailed scorpions forgotten something?
He said only softly:
"Flash Charge".
"Woof!!"
His emerald-colored speedhound was already itching to get going.
This cluster of pincers and tailless creatures forming a sand tower actually gave it the opportunity to strike and defeat them!
Suddenly, raging flames burst forth from Arcanine's body, engulfing its entire form in no time.
As its hind legs, healed and strengthened by Ze Shu, suddenly kicked backward, dust billowed up from the sand, and a magnificent fireball crashed into the pincer-tailed snail tower at incredible speed!
There was a sudden "whoosh," followed by a terrible crashing sound.
The seemingly sturdy Pincer Tower was shattered like sand by Arcanine's "Flash Charge," and a rain of Pincer Scorpions fell from the sky.
Zeshu also caught one casually.
Seeing that the pincer-tailed scorpion was still somewhat conscious and wanted to stab him with its pincers, he casually tossed it into the nearby sea, making a "plop" sound as it hit the water.
The noise coming from here.
It made all the surrounding Pokémon stay far away, such as Machop, which was running away in the distance and tripped, and the Pokémon on the beach, which all escaped the water.
In no time, an area free from outside interference was cleared out.
Only the seals that inhabited the beach on the green coast seemed a bit dazed, even staring at the commotion with their clear and innocent eyes like "silly dogs."
But Ze Shu kicked them one by one, sending their round bodies flying far away like bowling balls.
Ze Shu carried away the last seal ball, accidentally dropping it into the seawater in the process, before thoughtfully looking into the distance: "With such a commotion, the leader, the Dragon King Scorpion, should have appeared by now, right?"
as predicted.
A furious, earth-shattering roar reached their ears.
A massive, monstrous creature with an exaggerated size and wielding two powerful pincers on either side of its head suddenly charged out from a distance. Its eyes were fierce red, which only accentuated its furious posture.
Its eyes glared angrily as it surveyed its surroundings.
Its ferocious expression seemed to be saying something like, "Whoever hurts its little brother, it will tear them to pieces."
But given its powerful size and its sharp, axe-like pincers, such harsh words seem to have some merit. As the ferocious leader entrenched here, it really can do that!
But.
Before the leader, Dragon King Scorpion, could even identify its target,
A frenzied, black and red figure, unable to contain itself, hurtled towards it at high speed!
A terrible "!" was heard!
The incredibly effective "Double-Edged Hammer" sent the massive Dragon King Scorpion flying backward like a broken bag!
It was embedded directly into the hard rock face of the distant windswept forest.
Before it could even react to this unexpected turn of events, Arcanine condensed a raging flame and rammed it against the rock wall. After being taken away from the green hills by Zeju, his Arcanine relentlessly pushed itself to its limits, and only after Zeju's abundant resources were it able to forge such strength.
Nowadays, it's not difficult for Arcanine to defeat its "enemy"—the boss, Dragon King.
This was not an evenly matched battle.
Rather, it was... crushing.
Only when things reach this level will Ze Shu bring it here—a battle he is prepared for and can afford to wait for. Naturally, he will only fight when he is fully prepared and has a firm grasp on the situation.
Then came a series of dull thuds, as if they were free.
This is the sound of Arcanine attacking the boss, Dragon King, from afar. Having been attacked first, Dragon King was powerless to fight back against Arcanine!
But in this act of revenge, Arcanine showed mercy.
A short while later.
It dragged the unconscious leader, the Dragon King Scorpion, to Ze Shu, threw the massive creature onto the sand, and then stared directly into Ze Shu's eyes.
Arcanine's eyes held a sense of relief and exhilaration, while its gaze toward Dragon King was filled with rage and hatred.
But it did not continue its attack on the Dragon King.
Ze Shu was somewhat confused by Arcanine's behavior: "You..."
Arcanine's eyes cleared: "Woof!"
Ze Shu: "You intend to... let me handle this Dragon King's Blood? Not to..."
He was already prepared to let his Arcanine kill the boss, Dracovish.
But after a long silence, Arcanine nodded vigorously.
Despite hating the Dragon King Scorpion.
But... it didn't want to see its mother die like that again. Even if this Dragon King was the murderer of its mother, it was still the same.
If it were to kill the Dragon King Scorpion without any mercy.
Then isn't it just like this Dragon King Scorpion?
But releasing this Dragon Scorpion is, of course, impossible.
and so.
Arcanine chose to entrust the handling of this boss, Dragon King, to Zeki, whom it trusted.