Chapter 603: A Desperate Counterattack
Only after evolving into Sliggoo can Goomy become fearless of poison.
However.
For Goomy to evolve into Sliggoo, it requires a staggering Lv. 40!
Kazuya was almost certain.
In that Goodra clan, at least sixty percent of the members were Goomy.
Therefore.
What Nidoran♂ and Nidoran♀ said really wasn't wrong at all.
The current Goodra clan might be suffering deeply from the poisonous mist.
Sliggoo now possessed no small amount of combat power.
He definitely thought he could help, or even save his clan, which was why he went to the swamp alone to rescue them.
On the other hand.
Regarding the situation of the Goodra clan.
Sliggoo only decided to set off after understanding it for a full half a month.
Without a doubt.
During these two weeks.
Sliggoo's heart must have been in immense torment.
He must have also considered many, many situations.
For example, everyone in the Dragon Clan couldn't be immune to the poisonous mist; going deep into the swamp might cause casualties.
Or, for example, the Goodra clan was his own affair, and he didn't want to cause trouble for everyone because of his own matters.
"Flo-ette!"
Floette looked at Kazuya anxiously, her eyes full of worry.
To her, Sliggoo.
Was like a child she had raised with her own hands.
Of course she was worried.
"Mm, let's go. This brat committed two major taboos."
Kazuya looked up at the pitch-black night, feeling a slight headache.
There were two problems with Sliggoo.
One was overestimating his own capabilities.
Even the previous Overlord clan of the swamp could only be chased and beaten by the Arbok clan; how much help could a single Lv. 40 Sliggoo provide by joining them?
Could it be that after the entire Goodra clan lost their Overlord, there wasn't a second Goodra left?
That was obviously impossible.
Sliggoo made an erroneous judgment out of anxiety.
The correct choice should have been to tell Kazuya about this matter, and let him figure out a way to help rescue the Goodra clan.
Similarly.
This was also the second mistake Sliggoo made.
Not trusting his companions.
If Kazuya and the dragons were weaker than Sliggoo, then there wouldn't be much to say; his worry would be excusable.
But there were at least ten dragons in the Dragon Clan stronger than Sliggoo.
Sliggoo's action wasn't just simply worrying about his companions.
It was clearly that he had determined in his heart:
The Dragon Clan could not possibly be a match for the snake clan.
The result was.
Now they didn't know what Sliggoo's situation was.
Kazuya had no time to prepare in advance; he could only travel light, the three of them setting off to find him.
It would have been better to tell Kazuya the situation from the very beginning.
"Get up, stop sleeping, we're going to fight."
Smack!
Kazuya slapped his brother-kun on the head.
Generally, for overly dangerous operations.
He wouldn't bring his brother.
But if they really had to confront the Arbok, just him and Floette might not be enough to help the Goodra clan escape the pursuit.
And a place like the swamp, full of mud pools everywhere, wasn't suitable for the reinforcement Cyclizar to run; they might even plunge headfirst into the swamp and not be able to get out.
He was truly out of options.
Fortunately, his brother could fly, and his current strength wasn't weak either.
A strength of Lv. 45 was already able to provide no small amount of help. As long as he didn't get too close to the ground, the vast majority of Arbok probably couldn't do anything to him.
Kazuya's slap.
Directly woke up the soundly sleeping brother-kun.
Originally, he had planned to throw a bit of a tantrum at his older brother for waking him up.
But seeing his older brother and sister looking so serious, Charizard hurriedly stood at attention; out of bed, he was a soldier!
It was still the three-person squad.
Setting off.
Even though he didn't understand the situation.
Charizard just needed to follow his older brother and sister closely.
Whoever they told him to hit, he would hit.
"Desire is truly a bottomless pit."
Kazuya glanced at the three of them and couldn't help but shake his head and mutter.
He had just acquired a batch of fast Cyclizar.
Now he wanted an aerial unit.
Maybe once he had an aerial unit.
He would want a marine unit or an underground unit.
Desire is like a Taotie (mythical gluttonous beast).
Never full, the more you fill it, the more it wants.
Traveling all the way.
Crossing the border between the grassland and the swamp.
Kazuya looked down at the swamp enveloped in a pale purple poisonous mist, unable to help frowning.
The poisonous mist wasn't a problem.
A Hurricane would blow it away.
But that would only last for a while; it wouldn't take more than a dozen minutes for it to permeate back.
If the source wasn't resolved.
These poisonous mists would forever linger over the swamp.
And the troublesome thing right now was that these poisonous mists would obscure their vision, making it difficult for them to find the Goodra clan, which was already hiding in the night.
Now they could only hope Sliggoo looked up more often.
The flames on the tails of him and Charizard.
Were tantamount to two moving sparks in the night sky, very conspicuous.
He believed that after Sliggoo saw their flames, he wouldn't continue to be stubborn and pretend not to see them.
Following that.
The trio of Kazuya continuously hovered over the swamp.
They circled almost the entire swamp three or four times.
Several times they even saw the rocky mountains and snowfields in the other two directions of the swamp.
However, they still hadn't found the Goodra clan.
"Char... Charizard, light a fire."
Kazuya was somewhat impatient.
"Rua!!"
Brother-kun didn't say a word and just did it.
He opened his mouth and blasted a newly learned Fire Blast down below.
Kazuya followed up with a Hurricane.
The surging gale dispersed the poisonous mist, and the flame, which appeared more dazzling than the sun in the dark night, detonated with a boom in the swamp.
Heatwaves swept across the entire night sky.
Countless Pokémon living in the swamp were awakened.
At this moment.
"Oho?"
Kazuya's eyelids lifted slightly, a flash of fire in his eyes.
Originally, he just wanted to use this combination move to attract Sliggoo's attention.
After all, the other party might be huddled with his clan sleeping somewhere and might not notice the firelight in the night sky at all.
However, just this flash of light.
Unexpectedly allowed Kazuya to discover the location of the Goodra clan.
It perfectly reflected the saying: You plant flowers intentionally, and they don't bloom; you plant willows unintentionally, and they grow into shade.
It was just that.
The Goodra clan's current state could be described as being at the end of the line.
In the center of the swamp.
Within a sticky green mud pool.
The Goodra clan had already been driven into a desperate situation by the Arbok clan.
In all directions around them, there were Arbok and Ekans everywhere.
And the Overlord Arbok lay quietly in a depression in the back, watching his subordinates hunt the Goodra clan.
There was no mockery in his eyes, only solemnity.
This perhaps meant the Arbok didn't dare to underestimate the cornered Goodra clan.
Even.
He might not be confident in his own strength internally, which was why he let his subordinates use their lives to wear down the Goodra clan's condition.
The Fire Blast exploding in the sky.
Startled both the Goodra clan and the Arbok clan.
Even the Overlord Arbok shivered reactively, and after recovering his senses, his eyes were full of fury.
He was now the King of the Swamp!
How could he be frightened?!
Damn it!
When the Arbok looked up at the sky with his dark purple slit pupils, and that massive Charizard appeared in the center of his vision.
He was even angrier!
It was exactly this hateful fire dragon's interference back then.
That prevented him from hunting down that damn Goomy.
Causing the Goodra clan to live an extra two days because of that Goomy.
"Ar-bok——!!"
The Overlord Arbok roared at the sky, challenging Kazuya to a battle.
He was going to leave Kazuya in the swamp forever!
"Meaa!!"
A sheep-like bleat rang out.
Kazuya and the others saw a scarred Sliggoo squeeze out from the Goodra clan, looking at the sky anxiously yet joyfully.
Seeing him.
The three of them sighed in relief.
Since it was confirmed that Sliggoo was here.
Then there was no need to consider anything else.
Fight alongside the Goodra clan and repel the Arbok.
This was the only way out.
Running was definitely out of the question.
With the Goodra clan's speed, they completely couldn't outrun the Arbok clan.
"You guys go help the Goodra clan."
Kazuya spread his wings, leaving a sentence behind before diving towards the Arbok.
"Flo-ette!"
"Roar!"
Floette and Charizard acted without another word.
The brothers and sister had been together for a year now, so they had this bit of tacit understanding in battle.
On Sliggoo's side, seeing his Big Brother and Big Sister personally come to such a place to fight the terrifying giant snake demon just for him.
How could he be willing to continue cowering?
"Meaa!"
Sliggoo shouted within the clan, urging the remaining clansmen to join him in helping his Big Brother defeat the Arbok and the others.
"Nene!"
"Goodra!"
"Sliig!"
Sliggoo's kin responded one after another, glaring angrily at the surrounding Arbok and Ekans.
They had long had enough of fleeing everywhere.
Since they couldn't escape today.
Then they would fight a desperate, last-ditch battle.
"Flo-ette~"
Floette's Grass-type energy surged into the mud pool beneath their feet.
In five seconds.
Lush green grass actually sprouted from the mud pool.
This grass emitted a green luminescence, healing the injuries on the Goodra clan's bodies. (Grassy Terrain)
In terms of combat ability.
Floette might not be that adept.
But.
She was the only healer in the entire Dragon Clan, a professional support.
"Rua!"
Charizard didn't waste words either.
With a Fire Spin thrown down, the Arbok clan's formation was instantly scattered.
They tried hard to avoid the flames, terrified of letting them touch their skin.
Living in the swamp.
How many times had they seen fire?
Especially for those younger individuals.
This thing, hot and dazzling like the sun in the dark night, was completely an unknown entity.
And the unknown.
Meant terror.
"Meaa!"
Sliggoo, as the representative of the Goodra clan, launched the first attack.
A pale purple shockwave spread out in all directions. (Dragon Pulse)
The Ekans that were closer were sent flying without warning.
"Meaa!"
Sliggoo proudly raised his head.
This was the Dragon Pulse he learned from his Big Brother!
Super strong!
The not-so-many Goodras beside him weren't ambiguous either, unleashing their most powerful attack methods one after another.
Water Pulse.
Muddy Water.
Surf.
Unexpectedly, they were all Water-type moves.
Sure enough.
Goodras are actually just Water-type dragons without the Water typing.
Leaving the battle on this side aside.
On the other side, the two Kings had already clashed.
Facing the over fifty-meter-long giant snake below.
Kazuya felt immensely pressured at this moment.
The Arbok merely stood in place, and its head could stretch twenty to thirty meters into the air to look Kazuya in the eye.
It nearly scared Kazuya to death.
As for exactly how strong this King of the Swamp was, he had no idea in his heart, after all, he had never sought guidance from him before.
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