"Do it."
The Squad Leader's voice was very soft, somewhat blurred by the washing sound of the rain, but the command within those two words was unmistakable.
He didn't even bother to say another word of nonsense, simply waving his hand casually to signal the team members beside him to step forward.
As a Mightyena lunged out from beside him, the Squad Leader took a few steps back.
In his view, dealing with a lone guy like this didn't require him to personally intervene at all.
The team members, including the one who had been somewhat timid earlier, could only brace themselves and charge forward under the pressure of the Squad Leader's authority.
They exchanged looks, forcing fierce expressions onto their faces as if that could bolster their courage.
"Go! Crunch him!"
Behind that first Mightyena that had lunged out...
Accompanied by several coarse shouts, three more Mightyena shot out like arrows from a bow, their black silhouettes pulling three afterimages through the curtain of rain, aimed directly at the solitary Ariel.
Ariel's expression didn't change in the slightest.
In his eyes, the performance of these people was somewhat comical.
A whole squad of villains?
They were acting the part quite well.
He just didn't know if their strength could keep up with their outfits and expressions.
He didn't even take half a step back; with a flick of his wrist, two Poké Balls were already held steadily in his palms.
"Come out."
Following his soft murmur, two beams of red light shot out.
"Roar!"
A low, gravelly roar sounded as Krokorok's massive body slammed heavily onto the muddy ground, splashing up a large amount of muddy water.
An untamed light flickered in its narrow eyes, and its mouth pulled back to reveal a row of sharp, forest-white teeth.
At the same time, another figure appeared silently by Ariel's side.
Weavile.
Its build was slender and its movements elegant, forming a sharp contrast with Krokorok's ruggedness.
It simply stood there quietly, its crimson eyes glowing in the dim light, its sharp claws glinting with a cold, metallic sheen in the rain. A cold and dangerous aura emanated from it, causing the surrounding temperature to drop several degrees.
The corner of Ariel's mouth twitched slightly.
"You two, no problems, right?"
Krokorok turned its head to look at him and snorted two puffs of air from its nostrils as a response.
Weavile didn't even turn its head, merely giving the crown-like feathers on its head a light shake, maintaining a haughty posture.
Ariel understood.
These two had been cooped up for far too long.
"Alright then,"
He gave a light laugh. His voice wasn't loud, but it reached the ears of Krokorok and Weavile clearly.
"Go try out your new skills."
The moment the command was given, the atmosphere changed abruptly!
The cruel grins on the faces of the Magma Team members froze.
They weren't fools.
They could tell from the aura of the opponent's Pokémon that these were definitely not common trash found on the roadside.
Krokorok's size and sense of oppression, along with the dangerous aura radiating from Weavile, made their hearts skip a beat.
But the arrow was already on the string and had to be fired.
Their Mightyena had already charged out; it was too late to retreat now.
Moreover, the Squad Leader was still watching from behind!
"What's there to fear! We have three!"
"Besides, we have the Captain's Mightyena leading the charge!"
One team member shouted loudly to bolster his own courage.
The Mightyena in the very front was now only two meters away from Ariel!
At that very moment!
That Mightyena was suddenly pinned to the ground by Krokorok without any warning!
"Awooo—"
Accompanied by a shrill wolf-like howl, Krokorok bit down!
Puchi!
The sound of flesh tearing rang out, and that most valiant Mightyena no longer showed any signs of life.
The team members broke into a cold sweat at the sight. When had they ever seen such a brutal fighting style?
Why don't you just become the Magma Team member instead?
But in the current situation, there was no way to retreat; they could only grit their teeth and push forward!
"Use Bite!"
Receiving the command, the three Mightyena sped up even more, saliva mixing with rain dripping from their wide-open mouths. Their targets were Ariel himself and the two Pokémon in front of him.
However, as fast as they were, something was faster!
At the instant the Mightyena were about to pounce, Weavile moved!
Its silhouette suddenly blurred in the rain. Without any wasted movement, it simply flickered.
One became two.
Two became four.
In the blink of an eye, over a dozen identical Weavile fanned out, each maintaining the same posture, and every pair of crimson eyes locked onto a different target.
Double Team!
The movements of the three Mightyena jerked to a halt; their intelligence was insufficient to comprehend this eerie scene.
In their simple worldview, there was only one enemy, but now, enemies were everywhere!
"Woof?"
One of the Mightyena instinctively bit toward the "Weavile" closest to it.
With a soft "poof," its Bite hit nothing, and the figure dissipated like smoke.
Now!
The true Weavile, the original body, had already used the cover of the clones to circle like a ghost to the rear flank of another Mightyena.
A flash of cold mockery crossed its eyes, and its sharp claws extended.
"Swish!"
A silver light flashed through the rain!
That Mightyena didn't even have time to let out a cry before it was violently swatted away by a massive force. It tumbled several times in the air and crashed heavily into the mud. After a couple of twitches, it completely lost its ability to fight.
A one-hit KO!
"What?!"
The Magma Team member who owned that Mightyena nearly had his eyes pop out of his head.
His Pokémon was just... gone?
And this was only the beginning.
At the same time Weavile dealt with one opponent, Krokorok also moved.
Facing the remaining two Mightyena, who had become somewhat hesitant because their companion had fallen, it did not choose to use its best skill, melee combat.
Krokorok pulled back its large mouth and let out a muffled roar.
It stomped its thick hind legs, and the ground actually trembled slightly.
Immediately after, an invisible energy spread out with it as the center.
In mid-air, earthy yellow energy condensed out of thin air. Rocks of various sizes rapidly took shape within the rain, their surfaces still covered in wet mud.
Rock Slide!
"Whimper—"
The two Mightyena felt the lethal threat from above and tried to retreat in terror, but it was already too late.
Those rocks generated out of thin air, carrying the sharp sound of breaking wind, smashed down toward their heads like hail!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Heavy impact sounds were heard incessantly, accompanied by the crisp sound of bones fracturing and the painful wails of the Pokémon.
Mud splashed and broken stones flew everywhere.
In just a few seconds, when the dust and water spray cleared, those two Mightyena lay in a pool of blood and sludge, their bodies covered in wounds from the rocks, completely devoid of life.
The entire process was so fast that people couldn't react in time.
From the moment Ariel released his Pokémon to the moment all four Mightyena fell, the total time elapsed was probably less than ten seconds.
The rain continued to fall.
The pitter-patter of the rain was now the only background sound on this battlefield.
The Magma Team members stood frozen in place, looking at their fallen Pokémon. The color drained from their faces at a visible rate, replaced by a deathly pallor.
Insta-killed...
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