Dark Codes and an Aerial Battle

"Cheng! Watch closely, this is the path you should truly embark on."

The middle-aged man stood at one side of the rectangular battle arena and shouted at the short-haired woman beside him, "Summon your Ledyba too!"

After he finished speaking, he solemnly introduced himself, "I am Masamune of Bluewood Town, please guide me."

The prince returned the greeting, "Your Highness of Tani City, please take care of me."

He had barely finished speaking when he pulled out a Poké Ball. "Go, Beedrill."

Masamune glanced at his daughter and, seeing that she had already released the six Ledyba, his expression also turned serious. He took out Poké Ball and released a terrifying cobra-shaped Pokémon with black eye patterns, Arbok.

"Sha!"

Arbok let out a menacing hiss as soon as it appeared, its intimidating ability causing battling Pokémon to Flinch and fail to unleash their full Intimidate.

Unfortunately, the Beedrill just stared at it indifferently, showing no signs of being affected, while Makoto's six red Ledyba were very uneasy.

"Bud..."

They let out tense Growl, and their black pupils were filled with unease. It was clear that they had no experience in formal combat, and it was very likely that they had only fought a handful of times.

"Can we begin?"

Dian looked at the nearly four-meter-long Arbok opposite him, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. This Arbok had been bred to an extraordinary degree, no wonder Masamune hoped that his daughter could inherit it.

It's likely that Masamune put a lot of effort into making this Arbok.

"My Dian, my fighting style is quite unique."

With Masamune smug smile, he suddenly pulled out the whistle hanging around his neck. "Let's begin, whoosh—"

"Sha!"

Arbok immediately braced itself upon hearing the whistle, then began to sway its upper body around as if dancing to the sound of the whistle.

"Swords Dance!"

Dian's expression turned serious, and he immediately gave the order, "Beware, Beedrill!"

He now understood the meaning of "special" in the Masamune language, because the other party had somehow reached an understanding with the Pokémon, gaining an advantage by converting commands into whistles.

In typical battles, Trainer make their judgments based on the opponent's Pokémon's actions and their commands.

However, some Pokémon react so quickly that you sometimes don't even have time to give the next command.

Therefore, understanding the opponent's intentions and even predicting their skills are very important techniques in combat.

The Masamune technique is to use whistles to command Arbok in battle. This is a tricky method, but it is undeniably useful when battling against ordinary Trainer.

At least the prince could not judge the Masamune intentions by the whistle, but why should he fall into the opponent's rhythm?

"Beedrill, show them what speed really is!"

The man smiled slightly, then the smile vanished, replaced by a solemn expression. "Agility! Fury Attack!"

When Pokémon's speed exceeds the speed at which its Trainer issues a command, it relies on the opponent's Pokémon's own counterattack and judgment.

If a Pokémon is overly dependent on its Trainer, its situation becomes extremely dangerous.

Almost the instant His Highness gave the order, Beedrill vanished from its spot and instantly reappeared beside the dancing Arbok, followed by countless beams of White Light.

Whoosh whoosh!

When the White Light disappeared, Beedrill had already moved to its right and launched another round of Fury Attack.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, Masamune's expression tightened. He hadn't expected this Beedrill to be so fast, and what was worse, it could even Swords Dance.

Attack power, speed, and Beedrill's powerful Perception abilities are the foundation of Beedrill strength.

Of course, Masamune was unaware that the venom of this Beedrill was probably only slightly less potent than that of his Arbok.

Arbok suddenly slammed its tail against the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust. Then, using the recoil, it soared into the air, escaping Beedrill's Constrict. Head down, it actually broke through the hard soil and darted inside.

So the Masamune command was the Dig skill!

"Beedrill, take off!"

Dian's eyes flickered, and he chose the Dig skill to avoid Beedrill's speed. By waiting patiently and taking advantage of the situation, he gained the upper hand.

I suspect that the next thing to happen is when Beedrill relaxes its guard, it will burst out of the ground, Bind Beedrill to its movements, and then launch a series of attacks.

A glint flashed in Beedrill's eyes as it secretly Focus Energy to prepare for the opponent's Glare. At the same time, it ascended into the sky.

Suddenly, the fierce battle came to a halt.

Dian chuckled. "Uncle Masamune, you don't intend to just keep waiting like this, do you?"

To everyone's surprise, Masamune didn't reply. Instead, he continued whistling, seemingly plotting something.

As Masamune kept whistling, cracks suddenly appeared on the ground.

Dian frowned as he looked at the battleground, now a scene of utter chaos, wondering what the enemy was up to.

Because Beedrill is currently nearly fifteen or sixteen meters in the air, Arbok cannot reach it at all, unless the opponent's Arbok can fly.

Wait! It can fly?

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, and he knew what the other party was up to. Unfortunately, before he could give the order, he saw a dazzling metallic light flash.

Bang! Bang! Bang!!

Dust billowed as Arbok hurled huge clods of earth into the sky with its Iron Tail. But its purpose wasn't simply to attack Beedrill with rocks, because no matter how high it hit, it couldn't withstand Beedrill's high and fast flight.

Its goal is to have a long-awaited aerial battle, because it is a flying Arbok!

"He jumped up!"

Makoto watched as his father's Arbok leaped onto the high boulder with unimaginable agility, then launched itself several times to a height of over ten meters, just a step away from Beedrill.

At this moment, Beedrill was surrounded by huge rocks. Although it was only a moment before they hit the ground, Arbok only needed that one moment.

"Phew!!!"

A piercing whistle rang out!

Your Highness doesn't need to guess to understand; this is the other party issuing their final order to end things!

While it was indeed a shocking tactic, he had no intention of handing victory over so easily, because the battle had only just begun.

This is just the beginning.

Dian laughed. Unexpectedly Masamune, unexpectedly Arbok, unexpected tactics!

He never expected to experience such a battle in such a random place; that's the beauty of travel. Although he was very grateful to the other party for making him feel so excited.

But ultimately, victory will surely belong to him and Beedrill!!