Pokémon: Encounter

"It's just an activity, a simple one-on-one will be fine~ After all, I, an old lady, need to go back and rest early~"

Kikuko said cheerfully.

It's almost ten o'clock now! Shouldn't you be asleep at your age?

Yes! You are strong! You have the final say!

"Alright! That kid is ready to make a fool of himself!"

Nan Fang complained in his heart, but he acted very obediently.

Xiao Rui stood aside with Bai Ruoruo and the Xia sisters with an envious look on his face.

As one of the four most experienced kings, Granny Kikuko is well-known among the public, but she seldom participates in events where she would be seen in public, and only has a few photos published in some columns.

Although not many people know her, if there is someone who can recognize Kikuko, then this battle will definitely be crowded.

After all, the fan effect in our country is sometimes so brainless and scary.

Therefore, the few of them found a slightly secluded public fighting venue, with Nanfang and Kikuko standing on each side.

"Well, who should I use~"

"Well, okay, let's get you out and exercise, or you'll almost forget how to use your moves!"

After Kikuko finished speaking, she threw an ordinary red and white ball onto the field.

"Ah~~~Cha~"

A familiar figure.

However, compared with Xia Duoduo's Arbok, Kikuko's purple cobra is a little more sturdy, and its temperament is also... a little more lazy?

As soon as Arbok appeared, he yawned loudly, stretched his body slowly, and then looked towards the south with a blank and casual look, giving people a feeling of "I really want to go home and sleep!"

Despite the opponent's behavior, the South did not dare to underestimate it.

The normal size of an ordinary Arbok is only about three and a half meters, and the largest wild Arbok ever seen in the South was only a little over four meters.

The one that Grandma Kikuko is seeing in front of us is estimated to be at least five meters long!

And the most shocking thing is that despite its huge size, it does not look fat at all, but is extremely well-proportioned.

The several black scars visible to the naked eye on the body are like terrifying stripes, stretching across the original patterns, making it even more terrifying.

After seeing Granny Kikuko's Arbok, Nanfang suddenly recalled those words in his mind.

There is no such thing as a naturally peaceful life. It's just that someone is carrying the burden for you.

At this moment, the South was suddenly in awe.

"I'm sorry, kid."

"Come out! Gyarados!"

"Roar!"

"Oh?"

"Is this the Gyarados that evolved from the Magikarp you got in the Dragon Cave?"

"Red Gyarados."

"Not bad, not bad. This reminds me of a junior I once met."

The South was silent and prepared for battle.

"Then I'll shamelessly sell myself out~"

"Arbok, use Poison Tail."

"Gyarados, use Water Tail!"

The two tail whips collided with each other, and purple and blue intertwined.

We didn't see how Arbok exerted any strength, but Gyarados, who was the first to be hit, could clearly feel that the opponent's poisonous tail was getting heavier and faster with each blow!

The other party's expression had not changed since the beginning, as if he was facing just an insignificant child.

This made Gyarados, who usually liked to compete, a little angry.

Nanfang noticed how hard Gyarados was struggling.

"Calm down! Pay attention to the opponent's movements! Find the opponent's offensive rhythm!"

Upon hearing this, Gyarados suppressed his anger and focused his attention again.

Even though the properties are different, the moves are essentially the same. How come you can make me retreat backwards?

We are all long worms, and even the points of force of our moves are almost exactly the same, and my body is almost a circle bigger than yours!

If we just talk about strength, there is no reason why I should be inferior to you!

The calmed-down Gyarados obviously stopped retreating. It began to adapt to Arbok's poison tail attack and would occasionally actively fight back.

Humph, just barely enough.

Kikuko commented inwardly.

"Arbok, poisonous."

At Kikuko's command, Arbok immediately changed his tactics.

I saw its eyes were sharp, and after a pause, it opened its bloody mouth.

A dark purple poisonous smoke instantly swept across the entire battlefield.

The move Poison is a bit tricky. Any Poison-attribute Pokémon that uses this move will definitely hit the target, even if the target is using a charged move and is not on the field. It is quite overbearing.

"Gyarados! Use Tornado!"

Nan Fang acted decisively and immediately ordered Gyarados to create a hurricane in an attempt to blow away the poisonous smoke.

By the way, even this kind of public battle field is actually large enough. For some gas, weather, and elemental ray-type moves, as long as ordinary trainers use the field, the safety of spectators can be fully guaranteed.

However, it is a wild venue that is purely open to the public and is only for entertainment.

I probably never imagined in my lifetime that one day, two top-level trainers would fight against each other on my body.

Nobako: Danger!!!

The four people on the sidelines hurriedly took a few steps back.

That little purple smoke is really intoxicating just by looking at it.

Well, I'm handling it fairly well.

Evaluations of the South seem to have improved.

Nan Fang was just about to be happy when he saw that Gyarados's state had changed.

"Is he still poisoned?"

Gyarados put on a mask of pain and barely managed to hold himself together without falling.

But as the battle rounds progress, the damage caused by poisoning will only become greater.

"Is the power of the Heavenly King so strong?"

The last time he fought with Kona, it was the same thing. Although neither side took it too seriously, Nan Fang knew in his heart that if he had not cared at that time, at most he would have fought one for one with the opponent, and he would have been more seriously injured.

Now in the battle with Grandma Kikuko, Nan Fang feels the same pressure.

His heart also began to become abnormal... no, it was gradually becoming passionate.

Kikuko on the opposite side was also quite surprised.

Her Arbok and Gengar are two of her longest-time friends.

At first, she did come here with the intention of venting her anger, but now she has to face this young man squarely.

Kikuko knew that his Gyarados had only been following him for a short time.

"That's enough, Arbok, use Earthquake!"

At Granny Kikuko's command, Arbok raised its tail and pounded the ground.

"Boom!"

Several cracks spread out, causing Gyarados to lose balance and was about to fall into them.

"Wide area destruction!"

"What!?"

Without giving Nanfang a chance to react, Kikuko once again ordered Arbok to use its tail to knock Gyarados away, and then it fainted completely.

You know, although Gyarados doesn't have dragon attributes, because it has lived in the dragon's cave for many years since it was a child, it has some dragon energy in it. So when facing Arbok's large-scale destruction, Gyarados was more or less affected.

This is what is called blessing and misfortune.

Years of exposure to dragon energy made Gyarados stronger, and he could even learn some dragon skills that he couldn't learn otherwise. But it also gave him an extra point of restraint.

"Gyarados can't fight."

"The winner is Arbok."

Xia Mingyi made the judgment from the side.

"Alas, I can't beat him, no matter how hard I try."

Nan Fang smiled bitterly, a little disappointed.

"No way, I should thank you for letting an old woman like me get by."

"Young man, you still have a long way to go. You always have to pursue something."

"If we just muddle along now, wouldn't that be a waste of good time~"

Kikuko looked at Nanfang and said meaningfully.

"The only thing that's acceptable about that old fellow Lin Mu is his vision."

"That's all. The stroll ends here. It looks like there are still some things worth watching in the next few games."

"It's not too late to leave after we finish watching~"

"Let's go, let's go, cough cough cough..."

After saying this, Kikuko turned and left.

Xia Mingyi and Xia Duoduo said hello to the people from the south and followed them away.

"So, what do you think after watching this battle? Are you scared?"

Nan Fang recovered immediately, as if he was not the one who was lost before. He looked at Xiao Rui and asked with a smile.

"Scared! It's so scary!"

"And I feel that Granny Kikuko hasn't shown her full strength yet!"

“But this is exciting too!”

"And there are several trainers this strong in the world!"

“It’s really great to be born in this era!!!”

Xiao Rui jumped three feet high with joy.

"Hahaha, don't forget your original intention, you will definitely reach the top in the future."

The South was somewhat relieved.

The other end.

Three figures were walking silently towards their residence.

Xia Duoduo lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

Ugh.

Xia Mingyi sighed inwardly and asked Xia Duoduo quietly.

"Duoduo, do you know why the teacher appeared there?"

Xia Duoduo was stunned when he heard this, he looked at Xia Mingyi and shook his head.

Xia Mingyi glanced at Ju Zi who was walking in front, then pulled Xia Duoduo and deliberately slowed down a few steps, and then whispered in Xia Duoduo's ear.

"You also secretly knew some things about the teacher when he was young, right?"

The little girl's eyes lit up instantly and she nodded.

"Ahem, the teacher came here today because he wanted to vent his anger on them."

"On the other hand, I'm here for you."

"for me?"

The little girl found it a little hard to believe. After all, how could such a strict teacher come just for her, especially for her who had lost the battle?

"Silly girl, don't you think about why few people criticize you when you did so many embarrassing things in the past?"

"Besides, you also have an Arbok, which the teacher used just now."

"So, remember this fight well, silly girl!"

"Go back and write me a review!"

"Give it to me tomorrow morning!"

The little girl's newly-felt emotion was immediately extinguished and she frowned in grievance, but the extreme frustration of having just lost the battle had completely disappeared.

Granny Kikuko, who was walking in front, had a smile on her face.

"Humph, you're too talkative."