Chapter 59

Qing Wu hesitated for a moment before releasing Deino as well. After all, once it experienced a scene like this, it would have nothing to fear when facing other vicious enemies in the future.

"Deino, watch the battle outside carefully," Qing Wu called to Deino, rubbing the soft fur on its head with both hands.

"These are all things you'll have to face in the future. You must become a dragon that stands tall and proud, just like your mother," Qing Wu encouraged it.

Deino watched the frenzied battle outside with an unusually excited expression. It opened its mouth and let out a Dragon Pulse toward the cave entrance.

The thick Dragon Pulse had an extremely wide range, sweeping countless Tricolor Piranhas into its attack.

Although Deino had only just been born and was still low-level, Qing Wu was surprised that it could unleash the first cry of a young dragon.

"As expected of Hydreigon's descendant." Qing Wu stroked Deino's head. After firing the Dragon Pulse, Deino had exhausted all its strength and lay sprawled on the ground, unable to move for quite some time.

Qing Wu stuffed a Poffin into Deino's mouth. Deino chewed it eagerly, and after replenishing its energy with the Poffin, it quickly regained its vitality.

"This situation is a bit deadlocked. Although the Swamperts are high-level, there are too few of them. Even an elephant can be overwhelmed by ants. Luckily, Golbat can provide aerial support, but that's not a good solution."

Qing Wu felt that some of the Tricolor Piranhas and Sharpedo surrounding the area seemed to have disappeared.

"There's a scheme here—there must be a huge scheme. If the Sharpedo wanted to attack, what would take the least effort?" Qing Wu considered the problem from the Sharpedo's perspective.

They would definitely seize the Mudkip group first, then use them to threaten the Swamperts.

Thinking of the suddenly vanished Sharpedo and Tricolor Piranhas, Qing Wu came up with a bold guess.

Oh no! Qing Wu slapped his forehead and said to Marshtomp, "Marshtomp, take me deeper into the cave, quickly."

Qing Wu hurried into the depths of the cave, where he saw Pokémon Eggs arranged in neat rows.

Sure enough, the depths of the cave were the Mudkip's Incubation Place. There were also many Water-type natural treasures placed there to aid the Pokémon Eggs' hatching.

Qing Wu could clearly hear chewing sounds coming from around the cave—the sound of teeth digging through the earth.

"Just as I thought. The missing Sharpedo and Tricolor Piranhas have dug an underground passage beneath the island in the middle of the lake. They're trying to use the Mudkips' Pokémon Eggs to force the Swamperts into submission. What a fine diversionary scheme."

"Marshtomp, we need to move these Pokémon Eggs, if you trust me," Qing Wu called out. At this critical moment, Marshtomp showed that it trusted Qing Wu without the slightest hesitation.

They transported the Pokémon Eggs to higher ground.

"Kecleon, use Rock Tomb to seal the entire entrance!" No sooner had Qing Wu given the order than a Snarl erupted from deep within the cave. A Sharpedo had dug through the passage into the cave, accompanied by several Tricolor Piranhas.

"Marshtomp, use Ice Beam!" Their top priority was to stop the Sharpedo from entering the cave and prevent them from being attacked from both sides.

"Golbat, go!" Golbat flapped its wings and charged forward. A huge column of wind blew through the cave, amplifying the power of Ice Beam and leaving the Sharpedo and Tricolor Piranhas shivering from the cold.

Outside the lake, the Sharpedo leader began to feel that something was increasingly wrong as it fought the Swampert leader. Wasn't this Swampert supposed to be getting weaker the longer it fought? Why was it becoming stronger and stronger?

Its sandbag-sized fists had beaten the Sharpedo leader so badly that its head was spinning.

Swampert raised its massive fist angrily, cold air radiating from it.

The Sharpedo leader refused to back down. It gathered Dark-type energy in its mouth and unleashed Dark Fang. The two attacks collided, creating a massive vortex.

Quite a few Sharpedo were caught in the vortex and knocked unconscious, sinking straight to the bottom of the lake.

In the rain, not only had Sharpedo's speed surged, but as mucus continuously secreted from Swampert's body, Swampert turned into a streak of blue light. Water flowed around its entire body, and its speed surged once more.

Swampert raised its sandbag-sized fist and struck at the Sharpedo leader without hesitation.

A Hammer Arm slammed heavily into Sharpedo's snout, instantly leaving the Sharpedo leader seeing stars.

Inside the cave, because Qing Wu had promptly ordered Marshtomp to use Ice Beam, not many Sharpedo had rushed in—only two. However, they were quite high-level and ran rampant through the cave.

"Marshtomp, work together and hold one Sharpedo back. Leave the other two Sharpedo to me," Qing Wu called to Marshtomp.

Qing Wu scanned the Sharpedo before him.

Pokémon: Sharpedo (Yellow)

Gender: Female

Level: 35

Type: Water / Dark

Ability: Speed Boost Ability

Basic Skills: Slash, Night Slash, Aqua Jet, Poison Fang, Focus Energy, Bite, Ice Fang, Swagger, Crunch

Inherited Skill: Uproar

Tutor Moves: Snarl, Surf

Sharpedo resembled a shark, with a bright blue and white body.

Its upper and lower fins each had a notch.

It had red eyes and black gills on the sides of its body.

Sharpedo's most distinctive features were the yellow four-pointed star patterns on its head and tail.

"So it has the hidden Speed Boost Ability. No wonder it keeps getting faster. Kecleon, go help the Marshtomp group. Golbat, you deal with this Sharpedo!" Qing Wu shouted. This would be a tough battle.

Sharpedo was a full level higher than Golbat, but Golbat remained perfectly calm.

As Armor of the Phoenix formed from the airflow gathering around its body, Golbat transformed into a streak of blue light. With the wind resistance gone, its speed soared.

Fortunately, Qing Wu could use the terrain to trap Sharpedo.

Just when things seemed to be settling down, a Tricolor Piranha used Aqua Jet, opening its bloody maw and charging straight at Qing Wu. To his surprise, Squirtle rushed in front of Qing Wu and used Shell Defense.

With a sharp crack, the Tricolor Piranha sank its teeth viciously into Squirtle's shell—only for its teeth to shatter on impact.

"Squirtle!" Squirtle proudly glanced at the spot where it had been bitten. There was not even a white mark. It immediately looked smugly at the Tricolor Piranha, its face full of provocation.

The Tricolor Piranha's broken teeth quickly fell out, and before long, new ones had formed.

Just as the Tricolor Piranha prepared to keep attacking Squirtle, a Dragon Pulse struck it dead-on and blasted it far away.

"Nicely done, Deino." Qing Wu gave Deino a thumbs-up as he looked at the exhausted Pokémon after using Dragon Pulse.