Su Yi shook his head and opened Eye of Investigation to check the Mareep.
For some reason, the Mareep and Flaaffy were still here, even though they'd just been attacked by that woman's Pokémon. They hadn't left.
There had to be something going on.
Eye of Investigation began checking the data on the Mareep and Flaaffy one by one.
Normally, he wouldn't have needed to go to all this trouble.
But those Mareep and Flaaffy had all been attacked by Flabébé just now.
Murong Qianjin had never been spoken to in such a tone before.
Without a second thought, she took out another Pokeball.
Before she could release the Pokémon inside, Su Yi's expression suddenly changed.
He turned to look at the woods beside them.
A large Ampharos walked out.
Ampharos's gaze was filled with anger as it looked at Su Yi and Murong Qianjin.
Only when the Mareep and Flaaffy saw Ampharos return did they part to make way.
Su Yi immediately spotted the smallest Mareep, surrounded by the others.
It had pink wool and blue skin.
A Shiny Mareep!
Seeing the anger in Ampharos's eyes and the Shiny Mareep surrounded by all the Mareep and Flaaffy, Su Yi would have had to be blind not to understand what was going on.
Ampharos's minimum level was lv.30!
Eye of Investigation!
"Pokémon": Ampharos "Potential": Green "Level": lv.32 "Type": Electric "Ability": Static "Learned Moves": Thunder Punch, Zap Cannon, Ion Deluge, Dragon Pulse, Tackle, Fire Punch, Growl, Thunder Shock, Cotton Spore, Headbutt, Electro Ball, Strange Light
Su Yi's expression changed. He immediately called out Trapinch.
An lv.30 Ampharos was furious. Nobody could know what it might do.
"Shiny Mareep! Look, it's a Shiny Mareep! Catch it for me, and I'll let what happened earlier slide!"
"Idiot!"
Su Yi cursed. Ampharos had arrived, and she still dared to say something like that!
Trapinch stood in front of Su Yi, bearing the immense pressure from the lv.32 Ampharos.
Murong Qianjin had been so excited when she spotted the Shiny Mareep that she'd completely forgotten about the Ampharos beside her.
Only after shouting those words did she remember that she wasn't at home. Ampharos were all evolved from Flaaffy that were at least lv.30!
Her face turned deathly pale.
"Roaaar!"
Ampharos let out a furious roar. Lightning gathered around its fist—Thunder Punch!
"Bzzzt!"
As the Thunder Punch charged, an overwhelming pressure came crashing down on them!
Ampharos thought someone was going to take its child away!
Lv.30 was the highest level allowed in the outer area of Spirit Primal Forest!
Any Pokémon above lv.30 would be sent to the middle area by the Pokémon League.
The middle and outer areas were separated!
All Pokémon in the middle area and beyond—except newly hatched Pokémon—were above lv.30!
Ampharos still had wounds on its body. It was obvious that it had only broken through to lv.32 in the last couple of days.
It had slipped through the Pokémon League's inspection net.
Su Yi stared in disbelief at the golden-haired girl. Damn it, why don't you run?
Su Yi wasn't the sort of person who went around helping others, but if he could save someone, he wasn't going to stand by and watch them die.
Actually, Murong Qianjin wasn't choosing not to run. She'd just never been in a situation like this before!
She'd been born with a silver spoon in her mouth. When had she ever faced anything like this?
Her legs had gone weak. She wanted to run, but couldn't!
There was no way Murong Qianjin didn't regret it now.
All her past arrogance and willfulness seemed like passing clouds in the face of death.
Ampharos didn't hesitate. It slammed its Thunder Punch into Murong Qianjin!
"Bzzzt..."
A powerful electric current coursed through Murong Qianjin's body, and her golden hair turned black and charred!
In Murong Qianjin's eyes,
Ampharos looked utterly ferocious. Its Thunder Punch struck her, and the electricity brought unbearable pain!
Fear—boundless fear—buried itself deep in Murong Qianjin's heart.
"Ah!!!"
"Get away! Get away! Get away!!!"
Murong Qianjin went berserk, her whole body charred black. She'd clearly been electrocuted.
But she flailed her arms and legs, trembling all over. She didn't even dare look at Ampharos.
Her gaze shifted to the Mareep and Flaaffy.
She was scared. There were so many Pokémon, and their power was terrifying!
Su Yi shook his head. She'd brought this on herself. She'd probably just been blasted by Ampharos's Thunder Punch...
Ampharos's Physical Attack wasn't as strong as its Special Attack, but as a second-stage evolution, the electricity inside its body was no joke.
And it had gotten angry because it saw its child being bullied.
A strike in a fit of rage!
In her panic, Murong Qianjin pressed the emergency button.
Her five followers and the people at the Pokémon Center could all receive the distress signal.
If help arrived in time, they might be able to save her life. But she'd never be beautiful again. She was definitely going to be disfigured.
Ampharos turned its gaze to Su Yi, instinctively assuming that he and Murong Qianjin were together!
"Trapinch, Rock Tomb! Combusken, Flamethrower!"
"Ka-ka!"
"Chamo!"
Trapinch and Combusken used their moves at the same time.
Su Yi wasn't going to sit back and do nothing.
He hadn't noticed the wounds on Ampharos earlier.
Now that he'd seen them, an idea struck him.
This Ampharos was lv.32!
According to the usual classification of Trainers' and Pokémon's strength, an lv.32 Ampharos was already an advanced-level Pokémon.
If Trapinch and Combusken could defeat it together, they'd gain enough Battle Experience to level up several times!
Even if things went badly, Su Yi wouldn't let himself get into danger.
After all, there was still a Groudon he'd tricked living inside a Master Ball.
Having thought it through, Su Yi relaxed.
This wasn't a crisis for him. It was an opportunity!
Perhaps the Good Luck Card was quietly doing its work again!
As Trapinch used Rock Tomb, Ampharos's Thunder Punch was already just two meters from the golden-haired girl.
Suddenly, four enormous, heavy boulders burst out of the ground!
They sealed Ampharos inside.
Ampharos grew even angrier. It was the leader of these Mareep and Flaaffy, and it had returned injured to find its child in danger of being captured. Now these two Pokémon, weaker than itself, actually dared to stand in its way.
It slammed its Thunder Punch into the boulders sealing it in.
But Rock Tomb was made of boulders covered in dirt. The soil and rock dispersed and absorbed the electricity from Ampharos's Thunder Punch.
Still, the sheer force of the punch smashed through the boulder in front of it.
"Crash!"
That was when Combusken's Flamethrower arrived.
Perfect timing.
It hit Ampharos directly.
"Roaaar!"
Flames engulfed Ampharos. The searing heat made it roar again.
Ampharos shook itself hard. After all, it was an advanced-level lv.32 Pokémon, and Combusken's flames couldn't do it much harm.
Its stamina hadn't dropped by much.
But just as it was about to launch another attack, a scorching force burst inside its body!
Its entire body was once again enveloped in scorching flames!
"Is that a Burn?"
Su Yi was delighted. The Good Luck Card was amazing. The odds were so low, yet it had happened after just one attack.
"Trapinch, Earth Power!"
"Combusken, Encore—Flamethrower!"
The two moves struck again. With the powerful Ground Type Earth Power and Combusken's Flamethrower, they managed to defeat Ampharos!
[System: Congratulations! Trapinch and Combusken have defeated Ampharos and gained a large amount of Battle Experience. Trapinch has reached lv.23! Combusken has reached lv.20!] [System: Congratulations! You now have three Pokémon above lv.20. Side Quest 8 complete. Rewards issued: Roulette Draw Chance +1. Current chances: 2!] [System: Congratulations! You stood fearlessly against a powerful enemy and defeated Ampharos head-on, unlocking a hidden achievement reward: Heart of a Strong One. Roulette Draw Chance +1. Current chances: 3!]
Also, Ampharos would clear up the misunderstanding between itself and Su Yi...
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