Chapter 227: Victory! Southern Cloud Gym!!
Furthermore, Volcarona's body was riddled with small wounds.
These injuries might not be fatal, but they made the majestic Sun Pokémon look incredibly battered. There was no trace left of the dignified avatar of the sun god.
An Elite-level Arbok pushed my Volcarona this far?
Hua Mingyan was secretly shocked.
If she knew that Arbok's actual level was only 64—merely Gym Leader level—she would probably lose her mind.
"Return, Arbok."
Kenji raised his Poké Ball and recalled the heavily injured Arbok.
A beam of red light enveloped the snake on the field, sucking it back into safety.
"You did great," Kenji whispered praise to the ball.
Arbok had incredible regenerative abilities. Although its injuries looked severe, given enough time, it would fully recover even without a Pokémon Center.
But a Gym Leader-level Pokémon challenging a Champion-level opponent was still too much of a stretch.
Although it lost, it fought with style and honor.
"It's your turn!! Go! Beedrill!!"
Kenji threw his next Poké Ball.
Beedrill burst out, turning into a red streak that landed on the battlefield.
"This..."
As Beedrill appeared, Hua Mingyan stared at it in a trance, her expression frozen.
The reason Hua Mingyan resolutely chose to specialize in Bug-types wasn't just because she liked them.
It was because she possessed a special ability.
Whenever she encountered a Bug-type Pokémon, she would feel a thrill—a unique sensation.
And the higher the talent and potential of the Bug-type, the stronger that sensation became.
The moment Beedrill appeared...
Hua Mingyan felt like her heart was about to jump out of her chest. Her breathing became heavy, and her blood boiled uncontrollably.
To trigger such a massive reaction... just how high is this Beedrill's potential?!
Hua Mingyan was inwardly terrified.
Simultaneously, Volcarona on the field adopted a stance as if facing a formidable enemy. Clearly, it was extremely wary of Beedrill's strength.
Against Volcarona, Beedrill didn't even need to Mega Evolve.
Upon entering the field, Beedrill wasted no time. With a flicker, it vanished from its spot.
Volcarona scanned the arena with its pale blue compound eyes, but Beedrill seemed to have evaporated into thin air.
Instinctively, Volcarona spun around, checking its rear.
But when it turned, there was nothing there.
Not there either?
Confusion filled Volcarona's eyes. It stared blankly behind itself, then whipped its head back around.
When Volcarona turned back to face forward, its blue eyes instantly locked onto the figure that had appeared out of nowhere right in front of its face.
The yellow and black stripes, the exoskeleton forged like steel—who else could it be but Beedrill!!
Since when?!!
Flames erupted from Volcarona's body—an instinctive reaction to danger.
But it was too late.
Beedrill raised its arm high and drove its lance down.
BAM!!! —
In the next instant, Volcarona was sent flying backward.
BAM BAM BAM!!! —
Beedrill flew alongside the airborne Volcarona, matching its trajectory.
In mid-air, Volcarona was treated like a volleyball, knocked back and forth by Beedrill's relentless strikes.
The flurry of attacks left Volcarona dazed and confused. Before it could recover, Beedrill delivered a final, crushing blow, smashing Volcarona straight into the ground.
THUD —
Dust billowed.
When visibility returned to the crash site, Volcarona lay motionless on the ground, unconscious.
"Volcarona is unable to battle!! Beedrill wins the match!"
"All three of the Gym Leader's Pokémon are unable to battle!! Challenger Kenji wins!!!"
...
"Please, I beg you! Reconsider! You can name any condition! As long as I can do it, I'm willing!"
Inside the Southern Cloud Gym, Hua Mingyan was teary-eyed, practically ready to kneel and kowtow to Kenji. The dignified Provincial Gym Leader was acting incredibly humble in front of him.
Kenji's mouth twitched. He hurriedly took two steps back, afraid that Hua Mingyan might get too excited and hug his leg while crying.
"No, Leader Hua, calm down first. The thing is... even though Beedrill is my Pokémon, I can't force it to make an egg with someone it doesn't like. That's no different from an arranged marriage."
Kenji made his stance clear. He wanted Hua Mingyan to drop the idea of having his Beedrill breed with hers.
Yes, after losing the battle, Hua Mingyan had been crying and begging Kenji to let his Beedrill sire an offspring for her.
But Kenji couldn't make that decision for Beedrill. And even if Beedrill wanted to, they didn't have time.
Kenji was in a rush to head to Saibei Province to visit the Qi Clan, the guardians of the Tyranitar line.
"Please, give me a chance! I have plenty of female Beedrills here. Maybe yours will like one of them? Even if he doesn't like Beedrills, it's fine! I have Butterfree, Beautifly, Volcarona... I have tons of Bug-types! Whatever he likes!"
Hua Mingyan was obsessed, shamelessly pleading.
After a relentless barrage of begging, Kenji finally relented slightly. He agreed to stay in Southern Cloud Province for one more week before heading to Saibei.
During this week, Kenji would bring his Pokémon to train at the Southern Cloud Gym. However, Hua Mingyan was not allowed to interfere with his training.
As for the price? A portion of Special-Grade Silver Powder.
Kenji had planned to rest in Spring City for a few days anyway to upgrade Snivy to 4-Stars before heading north. So, getting the Special-Grade Silver Powder was basically free loot.
Hua Mingyan looked ecstatic, not caring about the cost of the Silver Powder at all.
Kenji didn't stay long at the gym. Although Arbok's injuries were mostly healed thanks to its own regeneration and the gym's treatment, going to a Pokémon Center for a full check-up was always more reassuring.
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