Pokémon: The Journey Begins with a Cowherd

Chapter 39 Devastating Victory

"boom!"

"Clatter!"

Scorpio was slammed against the wall by the water cannon and let out a scream as he fell to the ground.

Perhaps because Gyarados held back, Gliscor was not rendered unable to fight by this attack.

"Clatter!"

After getting up from the ground, Scorpio waved to Qingyuan, indicating that he was alright.

Qingyuan breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Scorpio regain his fighting spirit.

Qingyuan spoke loudly.

"Scorpio is using acrobatics!"

"Clatter!"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's command, Scorpion yelled and leaped into the air.

Its body flashed with white light as it flew toward Gyarados at an extremely fast speed.

Upon seeing this, Gyarados, without waiting for Sakura's instructions, unleashed a Water Gun at Gliscor.

Seeing this, Sakura could only give Qingyuan an awkward smile.

Qingyuan also expressed his understanding, after all, the Gyarados commanded by Sakura might not be as strong as the Gyarados that fought on its own.

A thick column of water, carrying overwhelming force, attacked the scorpion in the air.

Scorpio remained calm and dodged the water cannon just as it was about to hit him.

Then it flew straight towards Gyarados, close to the water cannon.

Seeing this, Gyarados decisively stopped its Water Gun and raised its large tail to lash out at Gliscor.

Faced with this attack, Gliscor used its pincers to dodge Gyarados's attack at an extremely clever angle, and then moved to the back of Gyarados's head.

Then it rammed hard into Gyarados's head.

Gyarados, caught off guard, was successfully hit on the head by Gliscor.

Gyarados was not angered by this. Instead, it turned around and used its Bite on Gliscor behind it.

Faced with this attack, Scorpio used the same move again, retracting its pincers and falling straight down.

Although this trick is old, it really works.

Scorpion successfully dodged Gyarados's Crunch attack.

But just as Scorpio was skimming the water's surface, spreading its pincers in preparation for gliding and taking off...

Gyarados's incredibly fast tail swipe sent Gliscor flying.

Before Gliscor could react, Gyarados followed up with a full-power Water Gun.

Faced with this water cannon that was both level-based and twice as effective against him, Scorpio simply lost his ability to fight.

"Gyarados is unable to battle. You are now the victor. Challenger, please release your next Pokémon!"

The referee's words rang out at just the right moment.

Seeing the Scorpion lying on the ground with its eyes turned into circles, Qingyuan took out a Poké Ball and recalled it.

"You've done a great job, Scorpio!"

He spoke slowly to the Scorpion spirit.

After putting away the Poké Ball, Qingyuan looked at the Gyarados in front of him with longing in his eyes.

This is the strength of a renowned and powerful elf in this world; even when playing around, it can still allow you to exist for a period of time.

But once they get serious, they're absolutely devastating and can defeat you in an instant.

"Scyther, your turn!"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, the Flying Mantis, who was watching the excitement from the sidelines, darted to the foam board in the middle of the field.

It doesn't have as many fancy flying moves as Gliscor; it can only perform better against Gyarados by using the foam boards in the arena.

"Scyther, use Focus!"

Looking at the Scyther standing in the arena, Qingyuan gave a loud command.

"Sha!"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, the Scyther stood on the foam board and began to radiate a bright white light.

"roar!"

Scyther was using Focus Energy, and Gyarados wasn't idle either, trying to stop Scyther.

Gyarados used Tide Whirlpool directly in the water.

The foam board beneath Scyther's feet began to flow towards Gyarados due to the swirling current.

With the help of its wings, Scyther struggled to stand on the foam board, but fortunately it finally managed to use Focus Charge.

After successfully using Focus Energy, Scyther didn't hesitate at all and flew directly away from Gyarados.

"Roar!"

Seeing this, Gyarados launched a Water Cannon at Scyther.

"Scyther used Quick Attack to dodge!"

Upon seeing this, Qingyuan, standing at the command post, immediately shouted commands to the Scyther.

"Sha!"

The flying mantis cried out and transformed into a streak of white light, dodging to the side.

"boom!"

The water cannon passed through the spot where the flying mantis had just been and struck the wall behind Qingyuan directly.

The water spray from the water cannon hitting the wall splashed directly onto Qingyuan.

"Scyther uses Shadow Clone!"

Qingyuan wiped the water off his face and shouted loudly at the Scyther in the arena.

"Sha!"

The flying mantis's silhouette in the sky gradually became ethereal.

At the same time, more than a dozen flying mantises appeared in the arena.

"Roar!"

Seeing this, Gyarados remained calm and unleashed a tornado with a roar.

A spinning whirlwind, carrying a large amount of water from the pool, shattered all of the Scyther's shadow clones.

Scyther barely managed to dodge Gyarados's tornado thanks to Quick Attack.

"Roar!"

Seeing the Scyther still flying around in the arena, Gyarados roared and unleashed a Flamethrower at the Scyther.

It had had enough of this boring battle; the weak Scorpion and Scyther had no interest in fighting whatsoever.

If it weren't for the promise to Sakura to give her a coaching battle, Gyarados might have left the battlefield right now and gone back to sleep.

"The Scyther uses Quick Attack to dodge, then uses a Cleave Attack!"

A flicker of fear crossed the Scyther's eyes as it watched the flames rushing towards it.

However, it still carried out Qingyuan's command.

A white light flashed past from the left side of the pillar of fire.

Upon seeing this, Gyarados immediately unleashed a Water Cannon attack on it.

Left with no other choice, the Scyther had to learn from the Scorpion and perform a rapid descent.

Unlike Scorpion, Scyther did not take off again after landing. Instead, it moved around on the foam board and quickly arrived in front of Gyarados.

Upon seeing this, Gyarados opened its mouth and delivered a Crunch attack to Scyther.

Without hesitation, Scyther rammed into Gyarados's belly at top speed.

Then, Scyther's right blade flashed white light and slashed fiercely down at Gyarados's belly.

"Roar!"

During the pursuit by Gyarados, Scyther used Charge twice more. Now, after three Charge boosts, its cleave attack is quite powerful.

Even Gyarados couldn't help but let out a cry of pain after being hit.

However, Gyarados showed no sign of stopping.

The more battle-hardened an elf is, the more they understand the principle that the brave will prevail when paths cross.

If your attack doesn't kill me, my attack will definitely kill you.

Even if your attack kills me, I'll take you down with me.

Almost all powerful elves share this idea.

So Gyarados didn't stop after feeling the pain; instead, it looked fierce and delivered a crushing bite to Scyther.

"Sha!"

With such a huge level difference, Scyther was easily crushed and taken down by this single bite.

"Scyther is unable to battle, Gyarados wins, so the winner of this battle is Sakura Gym Leader!"

The referee delivered the final verdict at the appropriate time.

"Come back, Scyther, you've done a great job!"

Qingyuan looked at the Scyther in the water, which had turned into a circle-eyed creature, took out its Poké Ball and recalled it, then whispered to it.

After putting away Scyther's Poké Ball, he looked intently at Gyarados.

He was too strong; he and the Scorpion had absolutely no chance of fighting back.

However, he believes that in the near future, he and Scorpio will become even more powerful than they are now.