Elf: Who told him to be an investigator!

Chapter 40 Dark Pokémon

What Sabu took out was a pitch-black Poké Ball, its surface seemingly devoid of any light.

He held the Poké Ball, his face trembling.

Without hesitation, he threw the Poké Ball, causing it to explode in front of him.

boom--

The muffled sound of the Poké Ball evoked a distinct tone.

Suddenly, a humanoid Pokémon surrounded by darkness appeared on the field.

This Pokémon seemed to be covered in sharp spikes all over its body. The two rings of blades on its chest protruded like mountains, and the blades at the ends of its arms were also extremely sharp. Its bright yellow eyes were completely still.

He was a lowly soldier with a sword.

Ze Shu: "..."

Why make such a big fuss?

I thought it was some kind of mysterious Pokémon like Darkrai, but it's just a tiny, baby form.

But then he frowned. "This Pokémon... is not right."

"Hahaha... So you're finally showing fear?" Sabu laughed maniacally, his eyes fixed on Zeju with a vicious glint in his eyes. "This is something I traded from Shadow at a great cost. It's their highest achievement, the ultimate Dark Pokémon..."

"Although I don't know what methods you used to make my Iron-Faced Ninja Speed ​​disappear."

"But this Pokémon is more than enough to deal with you!"

He then shouted angrily, "Dark Charge!!!"

As the soldier with the dazed look turned to Ze Shu, the dark threads that had been lingering around its body suddenly coalesced and rushed towards it!

The darkness is solid and unyielding, like a sturdy shield or a sharp thorn of darkness.

"Yoki——"

The large amount of ice shards that Snow Child instantly unleashed struck the Pawnblade Soldier with almost no effect, nor did they affect its charging speed in any way.

If it really is only Snow Child, then it might indeed be as Sabu said, difficult to deal with now.

but.

"Ibu".

"Buyi—"

A sudden blizzard, accompanied by Glaceon's cry, descended upon the beach, pouring directly onto the Piketo soldier that was breaking through the ice. Strangely, however, this blizzard, which should have been massive and extremely cold, did not make Zeki or even Sabu feel the slightest bit of chill.

It was as if its master, controlling it, was using extremely sophisticated and brutal techniques to compress it forcefully. The energy was drawn inward, making it impossible for external creatures to sense the extreme danger within.

Even though Grunt has resistance to Ice-type attacks, and even though it is, as Sabb said, the ultimate Dark Pokémon, its inherent qualities are extremely high.

But even that couldn't stop the blizzard from pouring in.

After the snowstorm.

The original spot where the soldier with the dagger was was now just a pile of ice buried under snow.

This gave Sabu great confidence and high hopes that the small knights, Koma, would be more than capable of dealing with Zeki.

It was instantly killed by Zeki's Ice Eevee.

Why...?

Upon witnessing this scene.

Sabu stared in disbelief, his mouth opening and closing repeatedly, his throat twitching involuntarily as he could only manage a series of "uh, uh" sounds.

Finally, his knees buckled, and he collapsed onto the beach, utterly powerless, as if all his hopes had been shattered, leaving only his eyes, which remained staring blankly into the sand.

Ze Shu shook his head slightly.

To be so easily defeated by this little setback? It's just that a Pokémon on which we had high hopes was wiped out in one move.

"Bu-i, bu-i—"

Glaceon gently exhaled a blizzard from its small mouth, and the remaining icy air was sprayed directly at the Sabu lying on the ground, instantly freezing it into an ice sculpture.

It then melted the icy pillars and stone slabs that were hovering around it back into its body, and nimbly jumped to Ze Shu's side.

Its two blue ears stood up high, and then Ze Shu rubbed them again and again.

"Ibrahimovic is the best!"

"Buyi!"

Ice Eevee's eyes narrowed with a happy expression, and its tail swayed contentedly.

It has taken care of all the bad guys who tried to steal it from Ze Shu!

If there are any more bad people like this in the future, Ibu will shoot them all down one by one like this!

Ze Shu smiled gently, feeling helpless.

So next.

He turned to look at the two behind him, Soth and Gates, whose eyes were practically bulging out of their sockets in shock: "You guys..."

Before he could finish speaking, the two burly men, Soth and Gates, were so frightened that they cried out and fainted instantly. If their lower bodies hadn't been still frozen, they probably would have collapsed onto the sand.

Ze Shu: "..."

"Ugh."

"A dark Pokémon?"

Zeshu looked again at the position of Komato Kobei. The snow gradually melted away, revealing its body, which gleamed with a sharp light but remained motionless.

View via system.

【Koma-sword Soldier (Dark)】

Attribute: Dark, Steel

Sex: Male

Rating: 36

Ability: Spiritual Power

Moves: Dark Charge, Assault, Quick Defense, Metal Claw, Combo Slash, Malicious Pursuit...

Current mood: —

Friendship level: ——

Purification value: -100%

A very puzzling and unusual panel. Mood and friendliness aren't zero, they're completely nonexistent!

Furthermore, there's an additional stat called "Purification Value." And the move "Dark Rush" is something most Pokémon don't have.

Ze Shu remained silent for a moment.

Is this the Dark Pokémon?

These Pokémon come from the spin-off Pokémon games "Colosseum" and "Dark Wind," also known as the Orei region.

He only knew a little bit about it.

"Dark Pokémon" are Pokémon that were modified by an evil organization to be used as "fighting machines".

It has lost all emotion and consciousness, and has no independent thought; it simply obeys the commands of the trainer who holds its Poké Ball without reservation. The extra move, "Dark Rush," is a characteristic of modified Dark Pokémon.

But there is still a possibility of recovery.

In the game, as the protagonist carries a Dark Pokémon, the Dark Pokémon gradually recovers through various actions and interactions with the trainer. Perhaps this is what the "Purification Value" refers to.

However, in Zeju's memory, the purification value of ordinary "Dark Pokémon" starts from "0%"!

How come this lowly soldier with the sword has a 100% damage reduction?!

He recalled what Sabu had said before, that this Piketo soldier was the "ultimate dark Pokémon," and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

Perhaps this lowly soldier is more troublesome than imagined.

But looking at the wooden-faced soldier before him, his bright yellow, lifeless pupils staring blankly ahead, Ze Shu sighed, "Fine, you're not too bad looking."

Walking to where Sabu had fallen, Ze Shu could see that the poison on his arm had visibly spread to his chest. He ignored it and simply searched his body.

soon.

Zeshu managed to collect quite a few spoils.

First, he took out the Poké Ball that Sabu had been holding, which belonged to Pawn, and put the Pawn, which stood like a sculpture, into it.

Then.

He looked at the other Poké Ball in his hand with surprise and disbelief, which he had taken from Sabu.

Its appearance is exactly the same as that of a normal red and white ball.

However, the system displays its unique name.

——【Capture the ball】