“Rua~”
Upon receiving the command, Charmeleon decisively launched Ember, rapidly attacking the Arbok that was lying beside its Trainer on the other side.
This sudden attack caught not only the Team Rockets member, Hei Hua, off guard, but also took Arbok by surprise.
It had been peacefully lying on the ground, minding its own business, lazily resting, when suddenly an attack came its way.
Its Trainer's command told it to dodge quickly, but as soon as it looked up, the scorching flames had already engulfed it.
“Chaba Ku~”
Arbok let out a pained cry.
“Kid, you’re not playing by the battle rules.” On the other side, Zuntou Nan, Temu, glared angrily at Jiang Fan.
He hadn't expected this kid to first trick him with an Oran Berry, and now to disregard the battle rules so blatantly.
He was the one who initiated the challenge, yet this guy attacked his subordinates’ Pokémon.
It was well-known that other Team Rockets members usually operated on the principle of outnumbering their opponents when carrying out missions.
They would even ambush opponents during their evolution.
But he, Temu, generally disdained such methods. Yet, he had encountered an even more despicable bastard, one who acted even more like Team Rockets than he did.
Facing Temu’s accusations, Jiang Fan ignored him.
You, a Team Galactic organization that wants to steal other people's Pokémon, are talking about battle rules with me, a righteous person who wants to take on three of you?
I'll talk about your grandma's hammer! If you've got the guts, go around proclaiming your identity.
If you dare to proclaim it, I’ll admire you.
“Charmeleon, charge! Use Ember while preparing to use Pound for the finish.”
While this idiot was still lecturing about rules, Jiang Fan decisively continued to give orders.
Now, in his eyes, this Arbok was an excellent experience point Pokémon.
The Level 24 Houndoom had allowed his Charmander to level up three times. For the Level 22 Arbok, he didn't ask for much, just two levels would suffice.
“Rua~”
Upon receiving the command, Charmeleon launched another Ember towards the Arbok, which had just escaped from the flames.
“Chaba Ku~”
Arbok cried out in pain again, and this time, it was directly afflicted with a burn.
“Golbat, Air Cutter, stop it!”
Zuntou Nan, Temu, finally reacted.
“Hekka~”
Under his command, Golbat powerfully flapped its wings forward.
The next second, sharp blades of wind were generated and flew towards Charmeleon.
Jiang Fan quickly ordered: “Charmeleon, be careful and dodge. If you can’t dodge, block it with Pound.”
Upon hearing this, Charmeleon tried its best to dodge every wind blade. Those it couldn't dodge, it blocked with its sharp claws, which it had gained after evolving.
It continued to block until it reached Arbok.
After that, without Jiang Fan needing to give a command, it hid directly behind Arbok.
The remaining wind blades all hit Arbok directly.
Its body, already scorched and scarred by the flames, now gained additional marks from the wind blades.
“Cha~ ba~ ku~” — Ni~ ma~ de~
When Arbok had only a sliver of health left, Charmeleon used Pound to finish it off.
Afterward, it smugly extended its claws towards the Golbat in mid-air, provoking it.
“Hekka~” Golbat looked at it furiously.
At the same time, Jiang Fan observed Charmeleon’s data.
“What a pity, just a little bit more and it would have leveled up three times.”
Jiang Fan observed that Charmeleon had leveled up from Level 18 to 20, with only 29 days of normal time left until Level 21.
“However, the level difference with Golbat has now shrunk to 10. I wonder how the battle will go.”
Just as Jiang Fan was pondering this, Zuntou Nan, Temu’s attack command came from beside him.
“Golbat, Wing Attack!”
“Hekka~”
Golbat spread its wings, and after tracing a white streaking light in mid-air, it swooped down towards Charmeleon.
“Charmeleon, use Pound to try and grab it.”
Jiang Fan quickly gave the order.
With such a swift dive from the air, Charmeleon would definitely not have enough time to react and dodge, so it might as well be bolder.
“Rua~”
Upon receiving the command, Charmeleon fixed its sharp gaze on the diving Golbat, spreading its claws, ready to strike.
The next second, Wing Attack and Pound met.
Just as Golbat’s Wing Attack was about to strike it, Charmeleon swung its claws, successfully grabbing it.
But in just the blink of an eye, it was torn free by the diving force from the air, and then a wing successfully struck Charmeleon.
Charmeleon was sent flying.
Jiang Fan frowned slightly. It seemed there was still a clear difference between the two sides, and he had to change his strategy immediately.
At this moment, Zuntou Nan, Temu, seized the opportunity and gave another command.
“Golbat, Air Cutter.”
“Charmeleon, flip in the air, use your claws to dig into the ground to stabilize yourself, and at the same time, use Smokescreen.” Jiang Fan commanded a counterattack.
Upon hearing this, Charmeleon twisted its body in mid-air as it flew backward. When it faced the ground, it forcefully dug its claws downward.
Its claws dug into the dirt, sliding several meters, while it simultaneously exhaled large clouds of black smoke.
It was at this moment that Golbat’s Air Cutter descended, and sharp blades of wind struck Charmeleon’s body.
Charmeleon showed pain, but it still persevered with Jiang Fan’s command, exhaling all the black smoke.
Soon, the battle arena was enveloped in black smoke.
Charmeleon hid within it.
“Grandpa, what should we do? Charmeleon doesn’t seem to be a match for that Golbat. This Smokescreen attack doesn’t feel very useful. I remember Golbat can use Supersonic to locate, right?” Li Nai, who was watching from the sidelines, was a bit nervous.
“At this point, we can only trust Jiang Fan’s command. I believe he must have his own reasons for doing this.” Old Man Fuji replied calmly.
However, the furrowed brow on his face still showed his inner worry.
“Charmeleon, remember our objective this time.” At this moment, Jiang Fan shouted towards the black smoke.
“Objective? What does that mean?”
On the other side, Zuntou Nan, Temu, was very confused by Jiang Fan’s words.
The only objective he could understand was rescuing Old Man Fuji’s granddaughter.
“Golbat, disperse that Smokescreen and find Charmeleon with Supersonic.” Faced with his confusion, Temu chose to let the outcome appear sooner.
“Hekka~”
Upon receiving the command, Golbat forcefully flapped its wings downwards and emitted sounds inaudible to human ears.
Moments later, it found it, and most of the Smokescreen dispersed.
Temu’s pupils then constricted, and his heart pounded.
Because Charmeleon appeared like a ghost just two meters away from him, glaring at him with a fierce expression.
Temu’s cold sweat streamed down: “His objective isn’t to directly attack me, is it? Damn it, are we Team Rockets or is that guy Team Rockets? His methods are even dirtier than ours.”
Immediately after, he saw Charmeleon charging towards him.
Scared, he took off running.
“Golbat, Wing Attack, stop him!”
Golbat spread its wings and swooped down behind Temu, ready to intercept Charmeleon.
However, what Temu didn't expect was that he didn't encounter the anticipated attack.
He looked back and found that Charmeleon had stopped at the spot where he had just been standing, holding a Poké Ball in its hand.
“A Poké Ball?” Temu first looked at the ball pouch on his waist, and after confirming that none were missing, he breathed a sigh of relief.
“It’s not mine, so whose is it?” Temu looked at his subordinates, Zuntou Nan and the short-haired woman.
“It’s not mine.”
“It’s not mine either. Isn’t that the Poké Ball you previously confiscated from Fuji’s granddaughter?”
The two shook their heads at him.
It was also at this moment that the three saw Charmeleon holding the Poké Ball and running to the other side, handing the Poké Ball to its Trainer.
Then, a scene that stunned the three of them occurred.
A flash of light, and Charmeleon was recalled into the Poké Ball.
“What in the world is going on! How did Charmeleon’s Poké Ball end up here?” Zuntou Nan, Temu’s eyes widened like brass bells, feeling that this would be the most absurd thing he had ever encountered in his life.
If he had known that Charmeleon’s Poké Ball was right at his feet, why would he have bothered battling that guy opposite him?
He could have just picked it up and recalled Charmeleon.
At the same time, as Jiang Fan recalled Charmeleon into its Poké Ball, the system prompted him that he had successfully captured his first Pokémon, Charmeleon.
【Charmeleon’s initial affection was -25 points, current affection is 42 points, an increase of 67 points, meeting the requirements for the first reward layer unlock.】
【Reward unlocked: Charmeleon’s potential is elevated to Elite, and it gains one skill disc.】