Battle Against Arbok (Please Bookmark and Vote)

Chen Li and Xu Wei were walking this way with five slightly older people.

"What was that beam of light just now?"

"Could some treasure have appeared?" Chen Li said excitedly.

"Then we'll be rich, won't we?" Xu Wei laughed.

"Stop dreaming. There's no Mystery Realm here, so where would any treasure come from?" one of the older men said.

"Brother Zhou, we're just thinking about it. Both our Pokémon are ruined, and we have to train new ones. This year's college entrance exam is definitely out of the question. We can only hope for a miracle," Chen Li said.

"Yeah, Brother Zhou. In Apricot County, who wouldn't be afraid when they heard your name? Even our boss admires you greatly. You have to help us get revenge this time. Only by killing that bastard Shu Tong's Weedle outright can you ease the hatred in my heart," Chen Li said.

"Don't worry. As long as the money's there, anything goes."

"Brother Zhou, don't worry. We won't be short a single cent of what we promised you." Chen Li and Xu Wei nodded and bowed, fawning over him shamelessly.

Shu Tong glanced at the group. He had heard of the leader before—the head of Apricot County's delinquent youths, hooligans, and street punks, Zhou Dafa.

In truth, he was just trash who had failed the college entrance exam for three straight years and been expelled from school.

He could still take the exam in the future, and perhaps he might still have a chance to obtain Professional Trainer qualifications, but he could no longer remain in school.

That was national policy. Every year, there was a quota for Trainers admitted into Pokémon University. Other than those exceptionally outstanding students who could directly earn ranks, anyone admitted into Pokémon University would receive Professional Trainer qualifications.

Those who failed to get in could only repeat their studies. After failing for three consecutive years, they would be expelled from high school. Although they still retained the right to take the college entrance exam, their chances of passing only grew slimmer and slimmer.

Zhou Dafa and his group were the sort who had failed the college entrance exam for three years. Their Pokémon were stronger than those of students who had only just begun training Pokémon and likewise lacked resources or connections, but it was certain that Zhou Dafa's current strength was probably still inferior to those rising stars specially nurtured by the school.

Take Chen Li and Xu Wei's boss, Wu Hongzhen, for example. He was one of the rising stars the school was focused on cultivating this year. These so-called rising stars not only received personal instruction from Professional Trainers, but also resource subsidies from the school, so naturally their strength improved quickly.

Shu Tong had not expected Chen Li and Xu Wei to hate him so much. Even knowing that Wu Hongzhen would target him in this month's school evaluation battle, they had still hired these thugs to kill his Weedle.

Were they afraid he would not dare go to school?

"Of all the damn times to come and get yourselves killed, you chose now." Shu Tong spat.

Weedle was currently locked in an inseparable battle with Arbok, and Shu Tong could not leave at all. He could only circle around to the rear of the battlefield between Weedle and Arbok and hide for the moment.

Arbok had gone mad. Like a tiger descending the mountain or a dragon emerging from the sea, it fought as though it wanted to perish together with Weedle.

Under Shu Tong's Telepathy, Weedle continuously used String Shot to dodge through the forest.

Arbok was unstoppable right now. Weedle absolutely could not confront it head-on. Its injuries would not vanish just because it had evolved. Once this burst of ferocity passed, an opportunity would come.

This also gave Weedle the chance to digest those three eggs. Such an intense battle would better develop its Poison type energy as well.

Arbok's attacks carried the force of destruction, sweeping through everything in their path. Wherever it went, its tail lashed out, snapping trees cleanly at their trunks.

Chen Li, Xu Wei, and the others had no idea what was happening when a tree suddenly crashed down in front of them.

They looked up and were instantly terrified. "A-Arbok! It's an Arbok!"

The group of seven immediately turned around and fled. Zhou Dafa, whom they had just praised to the skies, ran the fastest.

They raced straight downhill for several hundred meters before stopping, panting heavily.

"Why... why would there be an Arbok in a place like this?" one of Zhou Dafa's underlings asked.

"I-I don't know either. Logically, it shouldn't be possible. There's a forest ranger outpost on Mang Mountain ahead. How could they let such a dangerous Pokémon come down the mountain?" Chen Li said.

"There's definitely something wrong. Let's observe the situation first. If it gets out of control, then Shu Tong can count himself lucky today. We can set another time," Zhou Dafa said.

"Brother Zhou is right. We can't suffer any losses because of him," Chen Li said slyly.

"Huh? It looks like a Weedle is fighting Arbok. Isn't that way too overconfident?" Xu Wei looked toward the battle in the distance.

Xu Wei's words immediately drew everyone's attention. A Weedle fighting an Arbok? Wasn't that complete nonsense?

When they looked over, they were so shocked their jaws nearly dropped.

A Weedle?

And it could actually trade blows with Arbok? What kind of Weedle was that?

Was it really a Weedle that could evolve into Beedrill?

Shu Tong was also constantly concealing himself. At the very least, he had to ensure that Arbok could not attack him directly.

Of course, Arbok had already gone red-eyed. It saw nothing but Weedle, and it had only one goal: kill Weedle and take revenge.

Yet Weedle continued swinging through the trees, darting back and forth through the forest. Even though Arbok used all kinds of moves to destroy Weedle's String Shot,

Weedle's silk seemed alive now. When one strand snapped, another quickly connected. Sometimes, Weedle even sent five or six strands at once toward five or six different trees.

Arbok had no way to begin. It grew more and more enraged, and its compounded fury had turned it into a mindless killing machine.

More than an hour had passed since the battle began.

It had clearly turned into a war of endurance, a contest of stamina and energy reserves.

This battle perfectly displayed every result of Weedle's training.

The absorption of Poison Sting energy, the nourishment of Viridian Force after every session of extreme training, the all-around training with Poliwhirl and Pidgeotto, the Life Energy already formed within its body—

All of it erupted at this moment, providing Weedle with solid support.

"Cha!"

Arbok's wound ruptured deeply once again. Though it no longer knew what pain was, its body was visibly losing coordination.

Weedle seized the opportunity as well. Strike while it's sick and finish it off.

Weedle had just landed on a tree branch.

"Ji!"

It let out a long Growl, as though it had formed some sort of resonance with the world.

Poison Stings shot from its mouth one after another.

But this time, something happened with the Poison Stings that Shu Tong had never expected.

Some Poison Stings flew straight at Arbok from the front, while others shot upward after leaving Weedle's mouth. Once they reached the space above Arbok, they suddenly turned and plunged rapidly toward the Arbok on the ground.