Mind Master of the Elf World

Chapter 36 My Family Has a Ghost - Growing Up

"Kouheikouhei——"

It's so bitter!

Gastly muttered to itself as it conjured two dark blue flames beside it and hurled them at a rock not far away from two rather tricky angles.

The flames exploded upon contact with the hard rock, bursting into specks of blue light that were extinguished before they even reached the ground.

At the same time, a sizable dent was smashed into the stone, and it was stained even darker.

For a moment, it was unclear whether Gastly's mastery of "Will-o'-the-Wisp" was due to bitterness or spiciness, but its proficiency in controlling it skyrocketed.

In fact, Jinghe had long discovered that his Gastly learned things very quickly and grew very fast. It might be due to his innate talent, or it might be due to his nearly thousand years of slumber, which allowed him to accumulate knowledge and skills before unleashing them.

Meanwhile, in the Pokédex that Jinghe could see, Gastly's status was also "excellent".

A good condition is also an important factor affecting the growth of Pokémon.

Just don't know why.

He had a feeling that Gastly was taking the rock as its target for "venting its anger," which made him unconsciously put two steps away from Gastly.

"Kou Jie!"

Gastly gritted its teeth and actually condensed a ball of eerie blue flame about the size of its head, which it slammed heavily onto the rock.

Bang! !

Sparks flew everywhere.

This use of "Will-o'-the-Wisp" clearly goes against the original intention of Hogwarts and Gastly in planning the "Will-o'-the-Wisp" move.

However, he chose to turn a blind eye.

Gastly needs to vent its frustration, doesn't it?

Making it eat food it doesn't like, especially bitter food that it hates the most, is a bit too much for the little guy. Jinghe didn't expect it to be able to endure it. She thought it would need some comforting.

'You've grown up.'

Jinghe felt a sense of relief, like "the ghost in my family has grown up."

But this time, because the condensed "ghost fire" was too large, the flames scattered after the explosion landed directly on the surrounding grass.

"Ghost!"

Jinghe had no choice but to take action.

If a forest fire is caused, being invited for tea by Officer Jenny would be a minor inconvenience.

"Kou Jie!"

Fortunately, Gastly knew its limits and immediately extinguished several of the more dangerous flames.

But just as it was about to extinguish a small fire that didn't seem likely to spread, Jing He suddenly shouted:

"careful!"

Ok?
Although it didn't know what was going on, out of trust in Jinghe, Gastly retreated almost immediately.

"just!!"

A dark shadow darted out from the bushes!
It was a terrifying giant python!
It is covered in shiny black scales, with some areas inlaid with golden armor, and has several ferocious scars, scarlet sharp fangs, and a tail as sharp as a blade.

Poison-type Pokémon, Hatchet, cough, Seviper!
However, the rice-spoon snake is not in very good condition.

The "will-o'-the-wisp" that Gastly released in a fit of rage happened to land on it.

This has resulted in a black patch on its head and a "burning" abnormal state.

Jinghe was able to discover it because he happened to see the illustration of the rice-spoon snake when it launched its attack.

[Food Spoon Snake]

[Attribute: Poison]

[Characteristics: Molting]

[Master the following techniques: Binding, Bluffing, Biting, Licking, Poisonous Tail, Feint, Piercing Sound, Snake's Gaze, Venomous Fangs]

[Feelings: Angry, embarrassed (I finally spotted my prey and wanted to ambush them)]

[Status: Good, Burning (Damage over time caused by 'Will-o'-the-Wisp')]

[Friendliness: -50 (You are already its target)]

It turns out that the noise caused by Gastly's training moves attracted Seviper, which was lurking nearby waiting for an opportunity to strike, but it accidentally got hit by Gastly's "Will-o'-the-Wisp".

"just!!"

The spoon snake's eyes were red as it stared intently at Jing He, its body taut like a fully drawn bowstring.

Clearly, Gastly is not on its menu.

"Kou Jie!"

Noticing Seviper's target, Gastly's gaze gradually turned hostile.

suddenly.

Sudden——

The rice spoon snake suddenly darted out, its target Jing He, its body moving like an arrow, its speed incredibly fast!

Gastly, Strange Light!

Jing He remained calm and did not back down, but instead gave instructions.

In his opinion, it was actually a good thing that Scyther was staring at him, as this allowed Gastly to perform better.

"Kou Jie!"

Gastly let out a strange laugh, and a small ball shimmering with an odd light appeared in front of it, quickly shooting towards Scyther.

The seemingly slow and unpredictable light spot was actually moving quite fast. However, this Scyther seemed to be a seasoned hunter, very experienced. Sensing the threat emanating from Gastly, it suddenly froze, causing the "strange light" that had predicted its crawling trajectory to miss its mark.

At this point, the Scyther realized that if it didn't deal with Gastly, it might not be able to catch its prey.

So it curled up again, its body glowing red, and glared at Gastly with a menacing posture, ready to attack again at any moment.

bluff!

"Gastly, burrow underground."

However, before Scyther could pinpoint Gastly's location, Gastly chuckled and disappeared into the ground.

This surprised Seviper, who rarely sees Ghost-type Pokémon.

Sudden.

"Kou Jie——"

Gastly's voice came from behind it.

It suddenly turned its head, and its sharp, scarlet teeth gleamed with a foul, purple light—they were highly venomous!

However, what it saw was a face that had swelled several times its original size, with an extremely gloomy and fearful expression.

Shocked!

A tremendous fear filled my heart.

The movement of the spoon snake suddenly froze.

Then, it seemed to see rotating spirals in those eyes, and the spiky snake's eyelids began to droop, its body gradually going limp.

Hypnosis!
However, the "hypnosis" Gastly used this time was very different from the "hypnosis" it used on Aysa's Houndoom; it was a "hypnosis" that had been instructed by Jing He.

"It's afraid of the mongoose slash," Jing He reminded him.

The Rice Spoon Snake and the Mongoose Slash are natural enemies.

"Kou Jie!"

Gastly suddenly realized.

It had seen the mongoose slash before.

Ever since.

The drowsy serpent vaguely saw a mongoose slashing at it, and it almost instinctively wanted to fight back.

But we can't wait for it to make a move.

Then it was discovered again.

That was more than just a mongoose slash!

Hundreds of "mongoose slashes" surged toward it like a tidal wave.

"precisely!!"

Bang!
The serpent with the rice spoon collapsed heavily to the ground.

His body kept convulsing.

White foam came out of the corner of his mouth.

A faint white light emanated from its body, and the burn marks were removed by the "molting" property.

But it failed to wake up from its slumber.

Because it involves not only simple "hypnosis," but also much more psychological trauma.

In this situation, if one has a strong will or no natural enemies or weaknesses, it might be fine. But if there are natural enemies or weaknesses, and these are discovered, then...
Seeing that the rice-spoon snake had lost its fighting ability, Jinghe glanced around.

'I encountered a wild Pokémon. Is it a bit far from town?'

"It's time to go back. Let's go, Gastly."

He turned and headed towards Fuyan Town.

"Kou Jie——"

Gastly, now back to its normal size, quickly followed.

Sure enough, after the spiky snake's antics, the little guy's initial resentment dissipated by about 80-90%, and he felt much better.

"Kou Jie?"

Are we just going to ignore it?
Gastly couldn't help but ask.

"It'll probably have to hide for at least three or four months before it dares to go out again. Consider it a lesson learned," Jing He said with a smile.

Seeing so many meerkat cutters all at once, there might be some left in my bed when I go to sleep tonight.

"Hehe~~"

Gastly grinned mischievously as well.

It glanced back at the convulsing raccoon snake lying on the ground, its "dangerous" eyes narrowing slightly.

Licked his tongue.

To dare to treat Jinghe as food, it's not that simple!
About half an hour later, the rice spoon snake lying on the ground slowly woke up, its body still twitching subconsciously. It suddenly opened its eyes wide and only breathed a sigh of relief when it realized that there was no mongoose slash beside it.

Available in the next second.

"just!!!"

The piercing cries of the rice-spoon snake echoed throughout the area.

Where are my teeth?!

(End of this chapter)