Elf: No, it's because he was made the gym leader!

At first, they were relatively well-behaved and didn't cause any trouble, but the Night Demon, which appeared out of nowhere, shattered everything.

It quickly became friends with these Ghost-type Pokémon and became their leader.

Since then, Ghost-type Pokémon have frequently clashed with the Salt Giants's group, causing chaos in the area.

Lu Yuan re-analyzed it himself.

The Saltstone Giants' tribe is becoming increasingly irritable due to the poor food provided by the research institute.

Meanwhile, the Ghost-type Pokémon, which feed on negative emotions, smelled the scent and began to harass them in various ways.

As a result, the conflict between the two sides escalated completely.

This caused the Salt Giant to become increasingly irritable, and the Ghost-type Pokémon to become more and more unruly...

Good heavens, how could a meal escalate to this point?

Lu Yuan silently kept this in mind, determined never to let such a thing happen in his own backyard.

Interrupting Dr. Yamanashi's reprimand, Lu Yuan signaled to Dr. Yamanashi that he could handle the matter.

Randomly select a Ghost-type Pokémon to make an example of.

This Gastly is pretty good.

He walked up to it, looked down at it, and said, "Do you know you were wrong?"

Gastly shook its head almost instinctively.

But he quickly realized what was happening and nodded repeatedly.

I understand, I won't do it again next time.

Judging from its appearance, it doesn't seem to be admitting its mistake at all; it'll probably forget about it in a couple of days.

Lu Yuan suddenly thought of something, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily began to turn up.

He whispered in Gastly's ear:

"Did you know that dragging someone into your dream at will can result in a maximum sentence of three years in prison?"

"Kou Jie Σ(?д?；)!!"

Gastly was immediately frightened and tears welled up in its eyes, large tears rolling down like beads from a broken string.

Waaaaah... I don't want to go to jail.

Gastly sobbed as it looked pitifully at Lu Yuan.

The fact that this gaseous Pokémon could shed real tears struck Lu Yuan as quite novel.

I was once again filled with awe at the wonder of Pokémon.

He continued, "However, if you can persuade your companion to move to my place, I might consider not pursuing the matter against you."

"Well, think it over carefully. Is three years in prison more terrifying, or is moving house easier...?"

Lu Yuan deliberately leaned close to Gastly's ear, lowering his voice as if a demon were whispering in his ear.

"Kou Jie!"

Gastly nodded hastily, as if it had suddenly grasped a lifeline.

Then, it turned to the Night Demon behind it and pleaded desperately.

Waaaaah... Boss, I'm still young and don't want to go to jail.

Gastly cried out, tears streaming down its face.

Those Ghost-type Pokémon, who were already quite timid, were now even more terrified, their expressions contorted with fear.

They huddled around the Night Demon, weeping and pleading.

This scene reminded Lu Yuan of the children at the kindergarten gate who would cling to their parents' legs and cry because they didn't want to go to school.

really interesting.

Seeing Lu Yuan whisper a few words in Gastly's ear and then become momentarily out of control, Cynthia asked in confusion:

"what happened?"

"I don't know, but it's definitely not a good thing," said Xiao Lan, who knew Lu Yuan quite well.

Chapter 37 Returning with a Full Load

After a long silence, the Night Demon finally made a move.

It came up to Lu Yuan, its scarlet eyes fixed on him.

Lu Yuan, who possessed the power of Everlasting, instantly understood the meaning in the Night Demon's eyes after a brief eye contact.

"As expected, a battle is inevitable," Lu Yuan murmured.

For some powerful and proud wild Pokémon, only through battle can one earn their respect and recognition.

If we can't defeat the Night Demon in front of us, it will be difficult to take Gastly and the others away.

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan took a deep breath and decisively took out a Poké Ball from his waist.

"I've chosen you, Saltstone Giant."

A flash of white light appeared, and a huge elf, its body made up of various white cubes, appeared in front of Lu Yuan.

As soon as the Salt Stone Giant appeared, it noticed the Night Demon Spirit not far ahead and immediately roared.

Enemies meeting are bound to be furious. If it weren't for Lu Yuan's presence, it would have already slapped the Night Demon in the face.

"What? Are we going to have a battle?" Da Ye, who had just woken up from a nightmare and was still confused about what was going on, saw this scene and said in a slightly excited tone.

He excels at combat.

At that moment, Cynthia glanced at Da Ye with the look of someone looking at an idiot.

Although she was used to Da Ye's impulsive personality, she was still very curious about Lu Yuan's upcoming battle.

Before this, she had never witnessed Lu Yuan's battle firsthand.

However, judging from the tactics he taught and Xiao Feng's performance in the King Cup, his style should be completely different from that of Da Ye.

The Night Demon was the first to act.

Although both are low-speed Pokémon, the Night Demon's speed stat is 10 points higher than that of the Saltstone Giant.

The Night Demon gathered its hands together, and strange clusters of light condensed and took shape in its palms.

Then, as if they were alive, these clusters of light went straight toward the Salt Stone Giant.

Strange light!

It can throw the target into a state of confusion.

The first thing he got was such a dirty thing. As expected of a veteran Ghost-type Pokémon, Lu Yuan felt that it might get along well with him.

But the Salt Giant's property is that it is clean salt!

It can make you immune to abnormal status effects, and reduce the damage from Ghost-type moves by half.

This is one of the reasons why the Saltstone Giant is a popular choice for battles.

As we all know, Ghost-type Pokémon are best at stacking negative buffs. Without those status moves, how can they even call themselves Ghost-type?

Furthermore, the Salt Stone Giants have cut off half of their few remaining attack methods, making it clear that they are targeting them.

Ignoring the strange light, Lu Yuan decisively ordered, "Salt it!"

The Salt Giant, already prepared, grabbed a piece of salt from its body and threw it at the Night Demon's forehead.

The salting was a sure hit.

Crystals spread across the Night Demon's body...

"I think I know what's going to happen next." Xiao Lan looked at the scene before her that was all too familiar and couldn't help but sigh.

Don't think I won't recognize it just because they changed the name of the substitute poison!

If I'm not mistaken, what follows should be...

"Hold on!"

Facing the Night Demon's freezing fist, Lu Yuan shouted.

The emerald green barrier suddenly lit up, forcefully blocking the Night Demon's fist.

At the same time, the crystals began to spread and expand again.

The Night Demon finally realized that it had fallen into a trap.

If this continues, I'll be driven to my death by anger before long.

But what can be done? With the Salt Stone Giant's tankiness and its ability to hold out for turns, it simply can't deal any damage.

Moreover, if I'm not mistaken, the Salt Stone Giant seems to also possess a self-regeneration ability...

It was a clever elf, and although it could eventually exchange its life for another, there was no guarantee that the human wouldn't use any other dirty tricks.