Elves: Angler's Rainy Day Team

Chapter 943, Quasi-Champion Level

It's the afternoon of the 257th day since I left the Orange Islands.

In the afternoon, a gentle sea breeze, carrying a salty scent, slowly swept across the sea, creating ripples.

Yu Hai had already met up with A Long yesterday. The two adjusted their direction slightly and then rode on the Blastoise's shell towards the Orange Islands.

Whether Team Lava can find them depends entirely on Team Lava's own abilities.

He thought to himself that even if Chi Yansong didn't come to him, he would definitely take the initiative to approach him when the time was right.

After all, he had a near-champion-level Pokémon in his possession, and he believed that Redflame Pine would never easily give up such a powerful Pokémon. The two sides would meet again sooner or later, and then it would be a matter of each relying on their own abilities.

At this moment, they were still on their long journey back to the Orange Islands. Instead of choosing to return quickly by riding a Flying-type Pokémon, they leisurely sat on Blastoise's back, slowly floating on the vast ocean.

Anyway, it's not too far from the Orange Islands. At the current speed, we should be able to arrive smoothly in two more days.

However, before that, he had already released the giant gulls, intending to find a deserted island to teach the fire-breathing camel of the Red Flame Pine a good lesson.

This Camerupt is really stubborn. Ever since it was taken away, it has been trying to break free of the Poké Ball's restraints, and it has almost succeeded in breaking free of the Poké Ball several times.

After much thought, he concluded that only by using a high-temperature ball could he reliably capture this fire-type Pokémon.

After all, the one who captured the Magmar previously used a Thermal Ball to successfully withstand the high temperature.

"Beep beep beep," the cheerful call of the big-billed gull came from high above. After circling once in the air, it looked at the two small black dots on the sea surface. They were Yu Hai and A Long. It swooped down and quickly came to Yu Hai's side.

Yu Hai was gazing absently at the distant horizon when he heard the sound. He turned his head slightly and saw the returning bighead gulls. A hint of anticipation flashed in his eyes, and he quickly asked, "Bighead gulls? Have you found the deserted island yet?"

“Beep!” The beak nodded vigorously, its bright eyes seeming to tell of the deserted island it had discovered. Then it raised its wings and pointed to a deserted island not far ahead.

"Ah Long, let's fly over." Yu Hai turned to Ah Long and reminded him, then stood up from Blastoise's broad back. He gently patted Blastoise's head and sat on Pelipper's back.

Then, it took out a Poké Ball, a red light flashed, and Blastoise returned to the Poké Ball, then commanded Pelipper to fly away into the distance.

“Okay, boss,” Ah Long replied, following suit.

He first recalled Blastoise, then mounted his Flygon, which let out a loud cry and flapped its huge wings, quickly chasing after Yu Hai.

Before long, the two arrived at a small deserted island. The island was not large, only a few hundred meters long and wide, and what appeared before them was a somewhat desolate scene.

The island has sparse vegetation, with only some low shrubs growing in clumps here and there, swaying slightly in the sea breeze.

As soon as they approached, the amphibious creatures on the beach became alert, their nimble figures quickly diving into the water with a "plop, plop," leaving only their round eyes visible as they cautiously observed these uninvited guests from the sea.

Yu Hai landed steadily on the beach in his Pelipper. The fine sand under his feet was soft and warm. He took a few Poké Balls from his Poké Ball belt and threw them out with force.

With flashes of red light, Poliwrath, Kingler, Gyarados, Lucario, Claydol, Regirock, Toxicroak, and Regirock appeared one by one. Each Pokémon possessed a unique form—some majestic, some agile and cunning, some calm and sensible—and they all stood neatly in front of Yu Hai, awaiting their trainer's commands.

Yu Hai already had a plan in mind; he intended to have these Pokémon gang up on the near-champion-level Camel.

After all, the fast-swimming frogs were about to participate in the competition, and he couldn't let them get injured at this time. He could only ask everyone to work together and teach this fire-breathing camel a lesson.

However, before that, he had some curiosity and anticipation in his heart. He wanted to weigh just how powerful a near-champion level Pokémon really was, and he also wanted to take this opportunity to see just how big the gap in strength was between a beginner Elite Four member, a veteran Elite Four member, and a near-champion level Pokémon.

After a moment's thought, he turned his gaze to the many Pokémon, locking onto Kingler. He raised his voice and called out to Kingler, "Kingler, you try first..."

"Cough!" the giant crab responded, raising its imposing pincers and walking slowly out of the group with steady steps to an open area in the middle of the island.

Seeing this, Yu Hai sat back on the beak. The beak cried out, flapped its wings and took flight, carrying Yu Hai to the sky above the island.

He looked down from his vantage point, his gaze fixed on the ground below. He reached into his pocket, pulled out a Camerupt Poké Ball, and threw it forcefully. The Poké Ball arced through the air before falling straight to the ground.

In an instant, an astonishing scene unfolded. The moment the Poké Ball landed, it emitted a dazzling red light. It turned out that the heat emitted by Camerupt was so high that it melted the Poké Ball.

As the Poké Ball's locking mechanism gradually melted, a loud "boom" exploded, and Camerupt's massive body appeared on the island.

It exuded a scorching aura, its eyes burning with furious flames as it glared fiercely at the sky above the ocean, before sweeping its gaze over the surrounding Pokémon, such as Poliwrath, which were eyeing it menacingly.

At this moment, thick black smoke billowed from the chimney on the fire-breathing camel's back, and the pungent smell of the smoke spread throughout the air.

Moreover, lava was constantly billowing out of the chimney, dripping onto the island below with a "crackling" sound.

The rocks that were touched by the lava made a sizzling sound and were quickly melted. As the temperature continued to rise, the area of ​​the ground that had turned into lava gradually expanded.

"As expected of a near-champion-level Pokémon, it changed the terrain without doing anything." Yu Hai witnessed all of this from the air and couldn't help but nod in approval.

In his mind, the fire-breathing camel's performance fully met the standards of a near-champion level, and it seemed that a tough battle was about to begin.

At the same time, his gaze inadvertently fell on the fire-breathing camel's neck, and his eyes lit up, a surge of joy welling up in his heart.

Around the neck of the fire-breathing camel hung a crystal-clear glass bead that refracted iridescent light under the sunlight. Upon closer inspection, he was pleasantly surprised to find that it was another super stone!

This unexpected discovery thrilled him. If he could obtain this super stone, then his adventure into the Lava Team would be a complete success.

After all, including this Mega Stone, he had acquired a total of two Mega Stones, an extremely precious Groudon body fragment, and four Elite Four Pokémon from Crimson Pine.

Each of these acquisitions was priceless, enough to cause quite a stir in the underworld. He could already imagine that Crimson Flame Pine was absolutely furious...

(End of this chapter)