Dead End

"Crack! Crack!"

Golbat struggled frantically. It had not experienced such a completely ruleless battle in a long time. After all, its trainer was already middle-aged, and bloody fights to the death had become increasingly rare.

Looking at this young and energetic trio, Golbat realized that a long life of peace and comfort had dulled even its fangs.

Another wave of fierce attacks came—Sucker Punch + Shadow Ball + Dark Punch. Golbat was helplessly beaten down, its wings nearly broken, blood streaming from its ears, nose, and eyes.

Seeing Golbat like this, Sato was about to finish it off when he suddenly sensed a gust of wind attacking from beside him. With no time to dodge, Sato could only raise his right hand. A powerful lash struck him viciously!

"Smack!"

Sato was sent flying, his body instinctively curling up to reduce Secondary Damage. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that a new Pokemon had Appeared In Front Of the Middle-aged Man.

Victreebel! Sato rolled across the ground several times, suffering bruises and scrapes of varying severity. But the biggest problem was the blow to his arm—it had directly fractured his right hand!

"Kuh!"

Zoroark roared and immediately used Dark Burst, knocking back Victreebel's Vine Whip as it tried to capture Sato again!

"Kek!"

Haunter quickly floated in front of Sato, watching the enemy warily while At the Same Time Did Not Forget to ask about his injuries.

"You're so ruthless at such a young age. I originally felt some regret, but now you're dead!" the Middle-aged Man said furiously as he recalled the severely injured Golbat into its Poké Ball.

"Tch! Would you have spared me if I'd acted innocent?" Sato tucked his right hand behind his back, Dark Power wildly stimulating cell division around the fractured bone.

Sato knew the consequence of doing this would be an improperly healed arm. If he did not want it to become crooked, he could only shatter the bone and let it regrow.

However, Sato brought out his right hand, which had already barely recovered and would not affect his movements for the time being. This was a Desperate Fight! The Middle-aged Man's face turned exceptionally ugly. Being mocked by a Little Kid, even in this deserted place, still made him lose face.

"Screech!"

Victreebel suddenly Fell To The Ground in pain, black mist Lingering around its body. Curse status! "Dark Pulse, Shadow Ball!"

Sato lowered his body and Charged Forward. Haunter's Curse, Hidden Beneath the darkness, had successfully taken effect, and this was the best moment to launch a surprise attack! "Venomoth, use Confusion to block them!" The Middle-aged Man released his fourth Pokemon, an outstanding Bug-type Pokemon! "You can't stop us!"

Sato murmured softly as he joined the attack again. A faint mass of Dark Power beneath his feet exploded!

"Lululu~"

Venomoth lightly fluttered its pale purple wings, and a fairly strong wave of Confusion Attacked Sato and the others indiscriminately. Unfortunately, aside from Haunter slowing slightly, Sato and Zoroark ignored it completely.

"Dark Type Pokemon! Then why aren't you affected by Confusion?" the Middle-aged Man blurted out. Psychic-type Pokemon were Far More Than imagined in rarity. Owning a Venomoth capable of using Confusion was already enough to make others envy him.

Yet it had No Effect At All!

"Take a guess!" Sato gave a cold smile, but his whole body accelerated again. In an instant, he arrived in front of Venomoth, a flashing dagger silently Appeared In Front Of him.

"Slash!"

Venomoth Dropped to the ground and struggled frantically, yet there was not a single wound on its body. Only its left wing had been cut open, throwing its wings off balance and naturally leaving it unable to fly.

"Screech!"

Victreebel's terrified cry came from behind. The Vine Whip on the Top of Head stretched forward, grabbing the dagger embedded in its abdomen. It desperately tried to pull it out, but its body grew weaker and weaker!

"Sucker Punch!"

A Black Shadow flashed past. Zoroark had been following behind Sato all along. At the command, Zoroark immediately locked onto the dagger in Victreebel. It could clearly sense the dense Dark Power coating it!

To it, that was a precious tonic, but to Victreebel, it was no different from a poisonous drug! "Slash!"

The dagger sank deeper once again. Zoroark even pushed in the part connected to the handle!

"Aaaah!"

The Middle-aged Man was completely enraged, but his heart also trembled with fear. Sato's strength had caught him completely off guard. That strength came from the trainer himself.

In this battle, Sato was the main combatant, while Zoroark and Haunter had become support. With a single throw, Sato had directly crippled Two Pokemon. Venomoth's wing had been sliced open, while Victreebel's abdomen had been cut apart!

"Screech!"

Victreebel cried out in pain again as the Curse took effect Once Again. The Middle-aged Man gradually shifted from rage to terror. This Time, he had only brought five Pokemon in total.

Starmie, Golbat, Victreebel, Venomoth... he suddenly realized that he had only one Pokemon left.

How did all my Pokemon fail? The Middle-aged Man was dazed for a moment. He was a veteran Elite Level trainer, while the Little Kid before him had merely gotten lucky and possessed Two Pokemon that had just broken through to Elite Beginner!

"No, you're a demon!" Disregarding Venomoth struggling on the ground and Victreebel lying there bleeding, looking at him with a face full of pain, the Middle-aged Man shouted, "Ursaring, use Earthquake to bury him!"

"Lululu!"

"Screech, screech..."

As if he had not heard his companions' cries, the Middle-aged Man positioned the massive Ursaring at the passage entrance, then turned and ran outside.

"Roar~"

Ursaring looked blankly at its companions who had not been recalled, then at its trainer who had already Escaped. Its gaze gradually became fierce. It was the Middle-aged Man's Starter Pokemon and had followed him Up Until Now. In that brief moment of thought, it only had time to choose obedience to its trainer's command.

"Roar!"

Ursaring roared as its powerful fists smashed into the passage. An Earthen Yellow energy wave began to spread, followed by violent Ground Shaking, Mountain Swaying! At this moment, Sato truly did not dare Charge Up and tangle with Ursaring. Using Earthquake in an Underground Space was practically Mutual Destruction!

"Run deeper inside!"

Haunter took the lead. The shaking caused by Earthquake had no effect on it whatsoever. Whenever lightbulbs or ceiling panels Fell To The Ground from In the Sky, it simply swatted them aside.

"Kuh!"

Zoroark directly grabbed Sato and placed him on its back, shifting from standing on two legs to moving on all fours, greatly reducing the effects of the Earthquake. Then it quickly ran toward areas that had not yet collapsed.

The tremors continued. Huge cracks began spreading across the seemingly incomparably sturdy concrete walls. Sato cursed inwardly. Since they were going to frame Team Rocket, Why Not do a better job of it? This Tofu-dreg project might very well get him killed!

More and more places collapsed. Under the chain reaction, the area Sato could move through grew smaller and smaller. At times, Haunter could only barely swat away the largest falling debris, while Zoroark's speed had to handle The Rest.

"If this continues, we'll die sooner or later!" Sato had not given up yet, but there was nothing he could do.

"Hoo!"

Note: I've been applying to have the missing chapters restored, but it does not seem to be working. I put those chapters in the reader group instead. Interested readers can join the group and look for them; the group information is in the introduction.