Trial Island

"Arbok, use Dragon Dance," Fatty gave the command, which shocked Qing Wu greatly. Arbok could indeed learn Dragon Dance, but it required Arbok to have excellent potential. It seemed Fatty had used some special methods to teach Arbok Dragon Dance.

Golbat watched quietly as Arbok completed its Dragon Dance, utterly confused by what Arbok was twisting and turning to.

While Arbok was dancing, Fatty lit a pipe, filling the battle arena with smoke.

"Arbok, use Scary Face," Fatty's plan was to intimidate Golbat with Scary Face, reducing its speed, and then Arbok would quickly close in. Fatty knew this Golbat excelled at long-range attacks.

"Golbat, close your eyes and use Air Slash on Arbok," Qing Wu calmly gave the order.

At Team Rocket headquarters, in Sakaki's office, Sakaki was stroking Persian while sitting in his executive chair, watching the live broadcast from the Trial Base.

"So this is the successor Cang chose," Sakaki said with a smile, looking at Qing Wu's face.

"How many surprises will it give me?" Sakaki was currently short-handed.

Just a few days ago, the League had purged Team Rocket's spies within their ranks. Sakaki now needed people to infiltrate the League and act as Team Rocket's hidden network.

Sakaki tapped his desk and suddenly pressed a button beneath it. A young woman with purple hair, dressed in an office suit, knocked and entered.

"Leader Sakaki, what are your orders?" the young woman asked respectfully, bowing to Sakaki.

"Prepare a helicopter for me to go to Trial Island. I need to get to Trial Island," Sakaki also wanted to see if there were any promising talents on Trial Island.

Golbat's Air Slash resembled a dense flurry of wind blades, but Arbok dodged them with a zig-zag crawling motion.

Qing Wu noticed the pattern on Arbok's abdomen had changed.

"That's Speed Pattern, isn't it? Is it that fast? Did this Fatty change the pattern on Arbok's abdomen by smoking?" Qing Wu understood clearly.

"Golbat, fly upwards," Golbat didn't dare let Arbok get close and thus increased the distance between them.

"Arbok, use Poison Sting!" Fatty shouted confidently.

Arbok opened its massive maw, venom emitting a seductive purple from between its teeth. Countless poison stingers shot out from Arbok's mouth, targeting the airborne Golbat.

"Golbat, use Aerial Ace!" A white flash enveloped Golbat, and it reappeared behind Arbok.

"Shadow Ball!" A giant Shadow Ball formed in Golbat's mouth. It was thrown towards Arbok, and Golbat used the explosion's thrust to ascend into the air.

Arbok's sudden setback made Fatty's heart clench. When the smoke cleared, Qing Wu saw a large hole had appeared on the ground.

It seemed Arbok had used Dig at the last moment.

"That was close," Fatty wiped a cold sweat from his brow. If Arbok had lost consciousness, he would have been executed on the spot.

Seeing Qing Wu's expression of "you narrowly escaped," Fatty became furious.

"Arbok, use Ice Fang!" Both Qing Wu and Fatty knew that potent poison might not have much effect on the opponent's Sprite.

Arbok burst out of the ground, its fangs gathering icy blue energy. It charged towards Golbat.

Arbok's back was bleeding profusely from the Shadow Ball, which had clearly affected it.

"Golbat, Aerial Ace!" Just as Arbok was about to bite Golbat, Qing Wu gave the command.

Arbok's illusionary afterimage was sliced into several pieces by Golbat, but Golbat had already moved behind Arbok.

"Wing Attack!" Golbat infused its wings with flying-type energy, like sharp blades, and fiercely slashed at Arbok's back.

The next moment, Arbok's head separated from its body, falling to the ground. Only the headless serpentine body continued to struggle desperately.

"Golbat, don't celebrate too early. The opponent still has a move," Qing Wu said, looking at the writhing snake body, knowing the matter wasn't over.

Fatty took a purple pill from his pocket and, with a grim resolve, threw it directly to Arbok.

This was a drug Fatty had obtained from the remains of a trial participant, capable of stimulating Arbok's cell division. It was the last one.

Fatty had originally intended to find a top-tier breeder to analyze the drug's composition, but he ended up using the last pill to save his own life.

The headless Arbok swallowed the pill in one gulp.

Arbok's body then began to grow rapidly. Its abdomen and tail quickly regenerated, and an Arbok larger than its original size appeared.

This was a unique ability of Arbok. Some Arbok, even if only their head remained, could stimulate their cells to grow rapidly and regenerate the rest of their body...

However, this pill had a drawback: stimulating rapid cell growth consumed a large amount of stamina.

In other words, the current Arbok was on its last legs.

"Arbok, use Double Team!" Fatty shouted at Arbok.

Arbok could still control its old, headless body. Fatty's self-created Double Team move utilized Arbok's old body for a coordinated attack.

"Golbat, don't give Arbok a chance! Destroy its old body first!" Qing Wu understood the situation and shouted loudly before Arbok could act.

"Arbok, use Ice Fang to stop Golbat!" Golbat flapped its wings, condensing countless tiny wind blades that tore Arbok's old body into pieces.

"This Arbok has no hope left," Cang said, knowing Arbok very well. He could tell from its breathing that Arbok was at its limit.

"The outcome of this battle is decided. It's a shame about this Arbok. Having exhausted so much life, it has reached its end. An Arbok that knows Death Makeup Technique and can self-heal is truly rare," Cang shook his head with slight regret.

"Golbat, use Wing Attack on Arbok, accelerate with Quick Attack!" Qing Wu shouted loudly at Golbat. The outcome was already decided.

Arbok was knocked out of the arena by Golbat, completely losing its battle capability. Moreover, Arbok visibly aged at a rapid pace, dehydrating into a mummy.

"No..." Fatty's last sight was of Golbat opening its mouth, revealing sharp fangs. Fatty felt a sharp pain in his neck before falling into darkness.

Qing Wu saw Golbat bite through the carotid artery in Fatty's neck, draining him dry in one gulp.

"Golbat, don't let this happen again," Qing Wu patted Golbat's head and thoroughly searched Fatty, confiscating everything on his bracelet. He discovered the book "Poison Training Secret Art."

This book contained the cultivation methods for common Team Rocket Sprites like Arbok, Grimer, Tentacool, and Beedrill.

"So Fatty learned Death Makeup Technique from this manual," Qing Wu glanced over it, and it indeed contained instructions for learning Death Makeup Technique.

"Looks like I can directly exchange those two Orange Potential Arbok for points," With this manual, Qing Wu no longer needed the two Arbok that knew Death Makeup Technique.