Chapter 112: Deep into Slakoth Territory
Through the grass, Scraggy's yellow body was visible.
Kenji didn't push aside the grass. He pretended not to see it, placed the High-grade Pokéblocks on the ground, turned, and left.
His Pokémon finished breakfast. While they were eating, Kenji packed up the tent and other gear, and they set off again on their journey.
Kenji's current location was very close to the Red Zone inhabited by the Slakoth tribe.
As they approached the Red Zone, the number of common Pokémon like Poochyena, Purrloin, and various Bug-types began to decrease.
Even the Liepard Kenji was riding began to hesitate, showing reluctance.
Presumably, Liepard knew that proceeding further would mean entering the territory of a Dominant-level Pokémon tribe.
Kenji didn't force the issue. Besides, for the next leg of the journey, riding Liepard would be inconvenient.
He took out a handful of Pokéblocks for each Liepard, rubbed their heads, and said gently, "Thank you. The road ahead is too dangerous, so you don't need to come with me."
"Lie..."
Though gluttonous, the two Liepards understood the difference between eating and living.
Reluctant as they were, they ate the last handful of Pokéblocks, turned, and left.
seeing the two Liepards leave, Kenji recalled Beedrill and Bellossom.
In the forest, only he and Ninetales remained.
Man and fox exchanged a look. The next moment, Ninetales shifted form. The vibrant young girl vanished, replaced by a white ape with a tuft of red fur on its head.
This form was none other than Vigoroth, the evolved form of Slakoth.
Then, the blue eye of the Vigoroth-Ninetales flashed. Kenji didn't feel any different, but when he turned to look at himself, he didn't notice anything wrong either.
"Are you sure... other Pokémon will see me as a Vigoroth now?" Kenji asked Ninetales skeptically.
Ninetales nodded, giving a soft grunt of affirmation. She lifted her chin, her face full of pride and confidence.
Seeing Ninetales so confident, Kenji relaxed a little.
But the thought of infiltrating the Slakoth tribe under the guise of Ninetales's Illusion ability still made him nervous.
This Red Zone was a valley.
Of the three major tribes, the Oshawott clan lived along the banks of the river flowing out of the valley, residing near the water.
The Seedot clan, led by Shiftry, lived within the valley itself.
According to the map, there was a chance to find Leaf Stones in the valley.
This was a major reason why the Seedot clan chose to live there.
After all, their final evolution, Shiftry, required a Leaf Stone to evolve.
The Slakoth clan, on the other hand, lived on the mountain.
Kenji glanced behind him. He didn't see Scraggy. It seemed that while the little guy was a simp, it wasn't reckless enough to barge into a Red Zone with a Dominant Pokémon.
Kenji withdrew his gaze and looked toward the Slakoth clan's territory atop the valley, silently praying for a pleasant surprise.
To save time, Ninetales used Teleport to quickly ascend the valley with Kenji.
Of course, a Vigoroth using Teleport would be too shocking, so once they neared the Slakoth territory, they stopped using it.
Kenji walked in front, with Ninetales following behind, constantly monitoring their surroundings. If anything seemed amiss, she would teleport Kenji away immediately.
As Kenji got closer to the Slakoth gathering place atop the valley, he grew more amazed.
Approaching the area, Kenji began to see Slakoth.
These Slakoth lay on the ground, lazy and unmoving.
At first, he saw one or two every now and then. Then it became one or two every five or six steps.
By the time Kenji reached the end, the valley plateau was densely packed. As far as the eye could see, Slakoth were lying everywhere.
Of course, there were Vigoroth mixed in. These Vigoroth carried piles of branches and grass. Whenever they passed a Slakoth, they would toss a few leaves or some grass to it.
Moving less had its benefits; a Slakoth could sustain itself for a day on just three leaves.
In the center of the Slakoth tribe, Kenji could see several large Pokémon. They had pink noses, beige skin, brown fur on their limbs, and a white ruff around their necks. They were lying on the ground, propping themselves up with one hand.
Occasionally, they would lazily grab a handful of grass from the ground and stuff it into their mouths.
Those were Slaking, the final evolution of Slakoth.
Although these Slaking appeared lazy, they were actually constantly accumulating energy within their bodies.
Once they felt a lethal threat, they would unleash a thunderous strike, releasing all their stored power for a devastating attack.
Slaking
Level: LV.74
Ability: Truant (Pokémon cannot attack on consecutive turns.)
Potential: A
Slaking
Level: LV.54
Ability: ...
Potential: A-
Kenji scanned the status panels of over a dozen Slaking. Even the one with the worst potential had reached C-Rank.
Of course, Kenji wasn't here for these Slaking.
His gaze swept over the Slakoth lying all over the ground.
Kenji refused to believe that among so many Slakoth, he couldn't find one that satisfied him.
♧♧♧
-> SUPPORT ME WITH POWER STONE
-> FOR EVERY 200 PS = BOUNS CHAPTER
♧♧♧
-> 20 Advanced chapters Now Available on Patreon!!
-> https://www.patreon.com/c/Segais
(Just remove the hyphen to access patreon normally)
If you like this novel please consider leaving a review that's help the story a lot Thank you