"Beedrill, no need to rush into the fight. Let's see if you can get the stone inside without alerting that Onix."
Natsuhiko stopped the eager Beedrill ready to charge.
Beedrill silently nodded.
"Togepi, use Prayer on Beedrill."
"Togepy!"
Togepi cautiously responded, shaking its body, and a mysterious power dispersed, with sparkling lights falling on Beedrill.
With the blessing of Prayer, even if Beedrill accidentally alerted the Onix later, it wouldn't be severely injured.
After all this, Natsuhiko nodded at Beedrill.
With confidence, Beedrill's wings flapped gently, surrounded by a Tailwind that wouldn't spread and be sensed.
It slowly approached the stone.
But.
Before Beedrill could get close to the stone, the Onix, with its eyes closed, seemed to sense something strange. Its eyes, as big as bronze bells, slowly opened.
Natsuhiko's expression changed slightly, and he immediately said, "Togepi, Yawn."
Beedrill also noticed the Onix's change, and hearing Natsuhiko's command to Togepi, it didn't hesitate and charged straight for the stone.
On the other side, upon receiving Natsuhiko's command, Togepi opened its mouth and let out a long Yawn. A small Yawn bubble floated from Togepi's mouth, wavering as it reached the Onix's face.
Pop—
A crisp sound echoed as the Yawn bubble burst.
The recently opened-eyed Onix once again felt an uncontrollable drowsiness creeping in, its eyelids started to droop, and its body became much slower.
Seizing the opportunity, Beedrill used a Cross Cut to directly split open the surrounding rocks, sweeping up the stone emitting a radiant glow and tossing it to Natsuhiko's feet.
Picking up the stone, there was no time to observe it himself.
The noise Beedrill made awoke the Onix instantly from its slumber. Seeing the stone it was guarding disappear, it angrily whipped its tail directly at Beedrill.
Smash!
Boom!!
Beedrill, using the Tailwind, folded its body and narrowly dodged the rock tail attack from Onix, causing a large hole in the hard rock wall.
The enormous boom accompanied by a shower of rocks echoed throughout the cavern.
Seeing this attack from the Onix, instead, Natsuhiko wasn't nervous at all.
Judging from the destructive power of Onix's attack just now, he roughly gauged the strength of this Onix.
Senior Level.
But it's very close to Elite Level.
Still, it remains at Senior Level.
Given Beedrill is currently enhanced with the Deadly Needle Stab boost, it's not impossible to win this battle.
Moreover, isn't there still a Togepi assisting in the fight?
No matter the value of that stone, this Onix alone is worth several hundred thousand Alliance currency.
Back to the battle.
After dodging the Onix's attack, Beedrill received Natsuhiko's command.
Repeatedly dodging the rocks stirred up by Onix.
The defense power of an Onix of this Pokémon type is strong, and its straight-line speed is not slow. But in this small area of combat, Beedrill undoubtedly holds the spatial advantage.
Bzzz—
The wings, with their golden patterns, flickered on and off as Beedrill took a deep breath, its wings vibrating continuously.
The counterattack begins!
In high-speed rotation, it dodged Onix's tail attack from behind and suddenly appeared in front of it. Its Double Needle crossed in front of its chest, and its form shivered in Onix's eyes as if multiple afterimages appeared.
For a moment, it was impossible to determine where Beedrill's real attack was coming from.
Cross Cut!!
The emerald green Cross Blade slashed across Onix's neck, the sharp thorns cutting through its hard rock body, actually smashing some of the rocks.
"Roar!!"
Onix cried out in pain, its roar echoing throughout the cavern.
Just as Beedrill was about to pursue, Onix suddenly slammed its tail to the ground.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Sharp, sturdy spikes suddenly jutted out from the ground, emerging from where its tail had struck, rapidly heading towards where Beedrill was positioned.
Sharp Stone Attack!
Seeing this technique, Natsuhiko's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly shouted, "Don't take it head-on, Shield of Retribution!"
The power of the Sharp Stone Attack, a rock-type technique, is very strong, and it easily hits critical spots. With Beedrill's fragile build and the technique's attribute advantage, if it hits a vital spot, it might not be able to withstand it.
While warning Beedrill, Natsuhiko also hurriedly told Togepi next to him, "Togepi, Lucky Spell!"
"Togepee."
Upon receiving Natsuhiko's command, Togepi put away its playful mindset, clasping its hands at its chest and closing its eyes, starting a mysterious wish.
Faint specks of light emitted from Togepi's body, shrouding Beedrill and unobtrusively embedding into some of its key parts.
Lucky Spell: A prayer to heaven, which can make the opponent unable to hit critical spots for a short time.
This is probably a technique the heavenly father dotes on the most.
Bam!!
The power of the Sharp Stone Attack was too strong. Even with Beedrill urgently using the Shield of Retribution, it couldn't fend off the damage from this attack.
Fortunately, Togepi reacted quickly, and the effect of the Lucky Spell timely bestowed itself on Beedrill, protecting its key parts.
However, even so, Beedrill still suffered considerable damage.
But soon, tiny sparkling stars appeared on Beedrill once more, merging into its body and integrating into its wounds.
The wounds began to heal at a visibly fast pace.
Prayer!
Just in case, before Beedrill attempted to grab the stone, Natsuhiko had instructed Togepi to release a Prayer for Beedrill.
And at this critical moment, it had an effect.
And the quickly recovered Beedrill, with a savage light in its scarlet eyes, had its fierceness ignited by Onix's attack.
Taking advantage of the gap right after Onix's attack ended, it fiercely vibrated its wings, shooting out like a sharp sword, avoiding Onix's unnecessary tail sweep, appearing like an electric flash at Onix's wound.
Seeing this, Onix's eyes turned vicious as well, its body starting to curl up, the gray rock surface gradually gaining a metallic sheen.
Attempting to engage in a direct collision with Beedrill using Gyro Ball.
However, this time, Natsuhiko didn't give Onix the chance.
"Togepi, Coquettish."
Unnoticed, Togepi had also appeared in the battle, appearing in Onix's line of sight.
The tiny figure pouted, tears started to quiver in its eyes, and its adorable demeanor caused Onix a momentary distraction.
The next second.
Seizing the opportunity, Beedrill plunged in once more with its sharp Double Needle, viciously striking at Onix's wound.
If you can't find the weak point, create one.
The Sniper trait was triggered, and the Cross Cut hit Onix's critical spot directly.
"Roar!!!"
An agonizing cry came from Onix as the immense pain caused its eyes to roll back and it heavily crashed to the ground, losing its combat capability.
"Togepy!!" Togepi jumped up in excitement, having helped Beedrill successfully defeat this Onix, which was practically the overlord of the tunnel.
It raised its small hand towards Beedrill.
But upon seeing Beedrill's sharp Long Needle, it quickly withdrew its hand.
Natsuhiko timely threw a Pokeball, and after a few shakes, successfully captured the Onix.
No matter the value of the stone in the end, capturing this Onix was already a guaranteed gain.
Receiving the Pokeball that Togepi brought to him, he took out the stone from his pocket about half the size of a palm.
The small stone emitted a faint, purple glow.
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Thanks to the amazing big boss for the ten thousand appreciation! Not sure how it happened, but just chatting in the group got me a bonus chapter=.=, hurriedly wrote it down for the big boss as extra content…