Era of Spirits: From a Grunt in Team Rocket
Chapter 22

All Out Attack

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"Kaminari, Meowth, you two fall back. This is a battle for Zubat and Kecleon," Qing Wu said to Kaminari and Meowth.

In his past life, Qing Wu also had an Arbok, which had green potential and was Qing Wu's main Sprite. Therefore, Qing Wu was very familiar with Arbok's behavior.

When an Arbok arched its body, flicked its tongue, and slithered left and right, it was preparing to attack.

Arbok's attack power was very strong, and it could simultaneously learn skills like Farmer's Three Fists + Poison Fang, as well as moves like Metal Claw and Dig.

It was basically a trial-taker's killer, but Qing Wu wasn't afraid of Arbok at this moment.

Inside Qing Wu's bracelet, he also kept a high-grade paralyzing agent made from Mama Fruit, which could keep an Arbok in a paralyzed state for three days and three nights.

Both Arbok were startled awake from their slumber, their eyes bloodshot.

"Kecleon, to the left, 45-degree angle, use Rock Tomb."

"Zubat, towards the right angle, use Air Slash."

Qing Wu had directly predicted the Arbok's movements.

As expected, one Arbok was lifted into the air by a giant rock that broke through the ground as it moved.

The other Arbok was cut by Air Slash, bleeding profusely.

"Kecleon, be careful not to make direct contact with Arbok."

Although Kecleon was a Steel-type Pokémon, Arbok's Acid could still cause damage to Kecleon.

Frustrated by the continuous setbacks, the Arbok became even angrier. Suddenly, the patterns on Arbok's abdomen changed.

"Death Makeup Technique!!!" Qing Wu was greatly alarmed upon observing Arbok use this skill.

"Only an Arbok with extraordinary talent can use Death Makeup Technique. Where did these two Arbok come from?"

Indeed, after changing its patterns, Arbok's speed suddenly increased significantly. Zubat, using Tailwind, dodged Arbok's attack.

However, Kecleon was a Pokémon that excelled in defense. Soon, Arbok arrived in front of Kecleon and opened its mouth wide.

Arbok lunged at Kecleon and bit down.

"Snap!" All four of Arbok's fangs broke simultaneously. Qing Wu seemed to see a classic scene replayed.

It was as if a previous Ekans had attacked Kecleon in the same way, only to have its teeth break off completely.

An Arbok without fangs was like a toothless tiger.

Some of Arbok's Poison-type skills required its fangs to be released, and it would take at least three days for Arbok's fangs to grow back.

In pain, Arbok became even more enraged. Its tail turned a silvery color and swept towards Kecleon.

Unexpectedly, Kecleon leaped high into the air, completely avoiding the Metal Claw attack.

"That's strange, why did Kecleon's speed increase so much?" Qing Wu pondered, stroking his chin as he watched the battle.

Qing Wu noticed that there were several small protrusions under Kecleon's feet.

"So that's how it is," Qing Wu muttered.

Kecleon had used Rock Tomb on the ground, and with the force of the impact, Kecleon was able to leap so high.

The airborne Kecleon was then caught by Zubat's slender legs.

Zubat grabbed the kg-weight Kecleon as if it were grabbing a piece of paper, very easily.

The Zubat-powered bomber was officially activated.

The Arbok that missed Kecleon was furious. Its eyes then fixed on Qing Wu.

"Hiss (Die!)" The Arbok, under the effect of its acceleration patterns, slithered with incredible speed.

It opened its gaping maw, preparing to swallow Qing Wu whole.

Just then, a heavy object fell from the sky, smashing the Arbok directly onto the ground.

Kecleon rubbed its head and lumbered off the Arbok, looking a bit dazed.

It turned out that Kecleon, seeing Qing Wu in danger, had, in its haste, instructed Zubat to drop it onto the Arbok's head.

Under the combined force of gravity and weight, the Arbok suffered a heavy blow and collapsed onto the ground, unconscious.

"Go, Poké Ball," Qing Wu threw the Poké Ball. Qing Wu was quite interested in Arbok's Death Makeup Technique.

Furthermore, Arbok's level was not low. This time, Qing Wu had used a clever tactic to defeat the Arbok.

"Oh no, the other Arbok is trying to escape!" Kaminari exclaimed from the side.

"It can't escape," Qing Wu said calmly. The Arbok suddenly face-planted onto the ground.

Countless arcs of lightning emanated from the Arbok's body.

The Arbok had fallen into a paralyzed state.

"It seems the Mama Fruit's effect is quite good. Go, Poké Ball."

Qing Wu threw another Poké Ball, capturing this Arbok that could use Death Makeup Technique.

"I need to go back and study this," Qing Wu said calmly, holding the two Poké Balls.

Kaminari witnessed Qing Wu's entire process of capturing the Arbok and couldn't help but marvel at Qing Wu's strength.

Qing Wu actually saw a trace of admiration in Kaminari's eyes. Pokémon training, Pokémon breeding, Pokémon potion crafting.

These are all things that require decades of immersion to learn.

Qing Wu is truly amazing.

"Alright, now it's time for the unboxing," Qing Wu glanced at the iron chest lying on the ground.

It was a very ordinary iron chest, but it must have been made of alloy material, which is why it hadn't rusted after being buried underground for so long.

There was an exquisite copper lock on the iron chest, but Qing Wu estimated he couldn't open it himself.

"Kecleon, use Metal Claw." Since he couldn't open it himself, he would borrow the power of a Pokémon.

Kecleon raised its claws, which glowed with a white light. With a snap, the copper lock broke in half.

Qing Wu directly opened the chest.

"These are TM discs." Inside the chest were two discs and a stone burning with flames.

Qing Wu inspected them. The TM discs were still in good condition. One of the TM discs had a label attached, which read "Ice Punch, Fire Punch."

"I didn't expect it to be Farmer's Three Fists," this TM disc.

Qing Wu had looked for it at the exchange before, and the answer he got was that there were no stocks. It had to be said that Farmer's Three Fists was very popular.

"And a high-quality Fire Stone. If I get a Fire-type Pokémon, I can let it absorb it. This is a good haul." The price of a Fire Stone in the underground black market was not cheap. Even the lowest quality Fire Stone started at tens of thousands of points, let alone a high-quality one.

Qing Wu estimated that this Fire Stone in his hand could be exchanged for tens of thousands of points, but only a fool would exchange a Fire Stone.

Besides earning points through trials, exchanging items for points was also a relatively common method for Team Rocket members.

Completing Team Rocket's bounty missions could also earn a certain number of points.

Qing Wu carefully examined the Fire Stone and found that its craftsmanship was very crude, as if it had been chipped off from a mineral vein.

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