Pokémon: Master System.

A blizzard swept through the sky, temporarily delaying the pursuing enemy.

"Roar!"

A long-haired dog broke through the blizzard and pounced on Jin Yan and his companions. Its teeth gleamed with fire as it fiercely bit at the Ice Ghost Guardian.

Once the first Pokémon broke through the blizzard, then came the second, and the third!

"Hurry up and leave!" Jin Yan said in a deep voice.

Seeing Jin Yan's serious expression, Xia Yu felt no tension at all and stood quietly in place.

With Gallade and Ironhide protecting him, these poachers posed no threat to him at all.

Chapter 198 Group Battle Breaks Out

"Captain, I'll stay and help you." Xia Yu had no intention of running away. He took out Charizard's Poké Ball and decided to send Charizard to check the situation first. If it didn't work, he would send Gallade to help in an emergency: "Charizard, go!"

The black Charizard immediately attracted the attention of poachers upon its appearance.

"A Shiny Charizard?!"

"We got it! It's a shiny Charizard!"

"Was it really a black spray? I thought I'd stumbled upon a ghost when I ran into the patrol team, but it turns out we hit the jackpot. They even took that little vixen with them."

Wang Ruilong stared at the shiny Charizard, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets. He never expected that someone in the patrol team would have a shiny Charizard.

If a shiny Pokémon were sold to a collector of rare Pokémon, it could make a fortune: "That Charizard, I must get it, I must capture it alive."

As soon as Wang Ruilong finished speaking, his gaze lingered on Xia Yu and Zhao Ruohan. He noticed that the two seemed unfamiliar and did not appear to be members of the patrol team. They must have just arrived from out of town.

He didn't think too much about it. People from other places were easier to deal with. As long as they cleaned up their messes, no one would know it was them.

Hearing that the other party was eyeing his Charizard, Xia Yu's eyes grew cold.

"Lizard King, Sword Dance!"

"Charizard, Hot Wind!"

The Charizard soared into the air, its mouth brimming with flames. Hot winds howled, and scorching waves of flame surged toward the long-haired dog at the forefront, covering a large area in front of it and temporarily blocking the long-haired dog's pursuit.

When Zhao Ruohan heard Xia Yu insist on staying, she looked directly at him without hesitation and resolutely chose to stay and fight alongside him. At the same time, she released Orb: "Go, Orb, use Reflection Wall, Light Wall!"

Seeing that Xia Yu and Zhao Ruohan had both chosen to stay, Jin Yan frowned, but then a bitter smile appeared on his face: "I didn't realize you two had such courage."

At the same time, Wang Ruilong led a group of poachers to catch up. Seeing that Jin Yan and the other two had not chosen to run away, he sneered repeatedly: "Kill them!"

Dozens of Pokémon charged in with astonishing force. The leader, Kabuto, with its scythe-like arms glowing, slashed at Glalie, leaving a wound on Glalie's body.

Then other Pokémon flocked to the scene.

Looking at so many Pokémon, Xia Yu felt a slight nervousness, but more than that, he felt a surge of excitement from the bottom of his heart.

Perhaps actual combat is the best way to test a Pokémon's strength. Anyway, with Gallade and Ironhide as backup, what is he afraid of?!

"Charizard, Hot Wind!"

A scorching aura erupted, spewing out waves of intense heat towards the vast area before them.

"Lizard King, Leaf Blade!"

A blast of hot air cleared the way, and then the blades on Sceptile's wrists glowed green, forming a grass-type energy blade that charged towards the group of Pokémon in front of it.

"Chamo."

Sceptile is incredibly fast, like an assassin in the night. Plus, the forest is Sceptile's home turf, so its figure is like a ghost as it approaches the nearest Pokémon.

The sharp blades were swung, slashing at the nearest lord-level large wolfhound. A flash of fluorescent green light appeared, and the blades struck the wolfhound's body. The full-force blow was like a heavy hammer, sending the wolfhound flying.

After landing a successful attack, Sceptile didn't pause for a moment. Instead, it continued to wield its Leaf Blade and attack other Pokémon.

Faced with Sceptile's powerful attacks, ordinary Lord-level Pokémon simply couldn't withstand a single blow. Only Totem-level Pokémon and above could withstand Sceptile's attacks.

"I captured this Sceptile King alive!" Wang Ruilong's greed grew as he watched the Sceptile King's spectacular performance. He decided to take matters into his own hands and sent out his Ice Dragon, which was at the level of a Gym Leader: "Ice Dragon, use Freeze Ray."

Among the many Pokémon, a giant ice dragon over three meters tall suddenly raised its head, gathering ice-type energy in its mouth, and shot out a beam of light towards Sceptile.

The Sceptile, which was fighting Arbok, sensed danger and immediately swung its Leaf Blade. It first forced Arbok back with a single strike, then leaped backward, instantly widening the distance between itself and Arbok.

At the same time, the freezing ray flew towards the Lizard King, hitting it precisely as if it were equipped with a guidance device!

A single freezing ray from the Ice Dragon, a creature of Gym Leader level strength, instantly and severely injured the Lizard King.

Despite its severe injuries, the Lizard King revealed a fierce glint in its eyes, and its body glowed with a fluorescent green light, clearly indicating that it had activated the Overgrowth ability.

At the same time, the Lizard King's aura suddenly surged, and he let out a furious roar, his gaze fixed on the Ice and Snow Dragon, his fighting spirit bursting forth.

In Xia Yu's eyes, the Lizard King's strength had finally broken through from the Lord level to the Overlord level.

"Ice Dragon, continue attacking the Lizard King."

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"Mongoose Slash, cleave!" At this moment, Jin Yan, who was standing to the side, saw that Xia Yu's Lizard King was in danger. He was a little anxious and immediately commanded the Mongoose Slash to launch an attack, wanting to go and provide support.

However, the poachers didn't give Zangoose Slash a chance at all, directly ordering their Pokémon to block it, while simultaneously raising their guns and firing at Jin Yan and the others.

"Ice Demon Guard, Big Bang!"

Seeing that the poachers' Pokémon were gathering in greater and greater numbers and that his side was in danger, Jin Yan decisively had Glalie use the Big Bang move.

A flash of light, and all the energy within Ice Demon Guardian's body erupted, triggering a massive explosion.

The Gym Leader-level Glalie used Big Bang, which was incredibly powerful, instantly clearing out the surrounding area and killing or injuring all of the poachers' Pokémon.

Seeing that he was seriously injured, Wang Ruilong's expression became even more ferocious: "Capture Jin Yan alive, you son of a bitch."

"Coagulus, Asphalt Shot!" Jin Yan calmly commanded his other Pokémon, Coagulus. Asphalt Shot is Coagulus's signature move, splashing sticky asphalt onto the enemy, slowing them down, and doubling the damage taken if the opponent is hit by a Fire-type attack.

"Don't give him a chance! Scythe Helmet, water-burst shatter!"

Water-based abilities surged from the scythe-helmet's body, and in the blink of an eye, it appeared in front of the giant coal mountain. Water-based energy enveloped its twin blades, and it suddenly slashed towards the giant coal mountain.

The giant coal mountain, which was four times weaker than water, had no time to react and was instantly severely injured by this attack. If it weren't for the giant coal mountain's extremely high physical defense, it probably wouldn't have been able to withstand this attack.

At the same time, Zhao Ruohan's Snow Moth was also defeated by the long-haired dog and fell to the ground.

All three were at a complete disadvantage. At this critical moment, as if things weren't going to go wrong, a chilling aura locked onto Xia Yu.

Unbeknownst to them, a cursed doll with the power of a hegemon had quietly infiltrated their vicinity and launched a fatal attack on Xia Yu and the others.

"Hold on!"

Sensing that Xia Yu was under mortal threat, Gallade emerged from its Poké Ball, first using Protect to block the attack from Cursed Doll, and then its arms were imbued with Psychic-type energy.

"A spiritual weapon."

With a single slash, Gallade, a Champion-level fighter, instantly defeated Cursed Doll with just one blow.

"Gallade, take care of them!"

Gallade, with its peak Elite Four level strength, charged into the battlefield like a tiger among sheep.

These Pokémon, whose highest strength is only at the Gym Leader level, are no match for Gallade. Every time Gallade swings its Psychic Blade, a Pokémon is defeated.

"A Champion-level Trainer?!" Wang Ruilong panicked when he saw Gallade and immediately shouted, "Run! Everyone run! Split up and run!"

But at this point, Xia Yu wouldn't give him a chance to escape. He hardened his heart and shouted, "Gallade! Anyone who runs away will be killed!"

Upon hearing Xia Yu's command, Gallade flashed and used Instant Teleport to the side of a fleeing poacher. With a single slash, it instantly cut the poacher in two, and the corpse fell to the ground, immediately shocking the crowd in front of it.

"Try running if you want, and see if your feet are faster or Gallade's teleportation is faster."

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Chapter 199 Team Rocket

When the rest of the patrol team arrived, they found only a dozen poachers, tied up with ropes, all squatting on the ground.

There were many Pokémon corpses on the snow, including a human corpse that had been cut in half at the waist, letting everyone know how brutal the battle that had just taken place was.

Jin Yan was sitting on a rock, smoking a cigarette, trying to calm himself down. His expression was calm, and there was no trace of joy on his face as he looked like he had survived a disaster.

"Captain, did you catch all of these?" a member of the patrol team who arrived asked in surprise.

"Xia Yu caught them all. You were so slow! If it weren't for Xia Yu, you'd all be collecting our corpses by now," Jin Yan said, pointing at Xia Yu with annoyance. Without Xia Yu, his very survival would be in question.

As Jin Yan spoke, his gaze also fell on Xia Yu. Because he had lived in the mountains for many years and was isolated from news, he had never heard of Xia Yu's name, or rather, he had heard someone mention it and then forgotten about it. After all, in the mountains, just being able to survive was a blessing, so where would he find the time to worry about other things?

He initially thought Xia Yu was just a rich young master who came to gain experience, but he didn't expect that Xia Yu would have a Celestial-level Gallade protecting him. This made Jin Yan curious about Xia Yu's identity.

"Let's go, take these poachers back." Jin Yan said, "Xiao Zhao, when we get back you write a report, give all the credit to Xia Yu, and the other Xiao Zhao and I were just helpers."

"Hmm." Xiao Zhao was a young girl transferred from Lin'an City. Her voice carried the soft Wu dialect accent unique to the water towns of Jiangnan. She was wrapped in a thick cotton coat, so you couldn't see her face, but she was not short.

The team members were quite excited to have taken down such a large poaching gang today, but they were also very curious about how Xia Yu had managed to capture them. Given the ruthlessness of poachers, they shouldn't have surrendered so easily.

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On the way back, Xia Yu was preoccupied with many things. The events of the day had made him think a lot. He chatted with Jin Yan along the way: "Captain Jin, can I ask you about something?"

"Just ask what's wrong." Jin Yan was quite forthright, and he also wanted to befriend Xia Yu: "We've been through thick and thin together, so let's not be so polite."

"I just want to ask if you've heard of Xia Yong?" Xia Yu asked, wanting to hear about his father's story.