svetikya Chapter 155 VS Mongoose Slash, a Strange Phenomenon?
Chapter 155 VS Mongoose Slash, a Strange Phenomenon?
"Little Chimchar, one against three, no problem, right?"
"Oh?"
After hearing Ash's words, the little Chimchar suddenly had three huge question marks appear above its head.
It initially thought they would be safe after Ash arrived, but now things seem a bit off...
Although it took the most difficult step, standing directly in front of the Mongooses and facing them head-on, basking once again in their terrifying fighting spirit, but...
"You seem quite afraid of the Mongoose Slash, don't you? Although the two may seem unrelated, compared to the raging fire you are destined to face and overcome in the future, this opponent is nothing to fear, isn't it?"
"Oji..."
Seeing Ash's confident demeanor, Chimchar felt something was off, but couldn't quite put its finger on it.
"and......"
Ash pointed to the three Zangoose Claws that looked tense, and continued talking to himself:
"With me here, three wild mongooses are nothing to me."
"tie!"
Regardless of what Chimchar thinks now, at least the Zangoose over there are already unhappy.
If it weren't for the immense pressure that Ursaring was putting on them, they wouldn't be afraid of humans or these frail Pokémon.
"...Oh my!"
Faced with Ash's determined and expectant gaze, Chimchar finally responded loudly, standing in front of Ash and the three Zangoose, ready for battle.
"Then I'll leave that to you, Hikari. Chimchar and I will get started! Flamethrower!"
"Eh... I got it... Piplup, use Bubble Beam!"
Since Ash had given her instructions, and Ursaring was indeed nearby, Dawn had no choice but to quickly send Piplup to fight.
Although battling wild Pokémon doesn't require following any one-on-one rules, Xiao Guang always felt that given the current situation, one-on-one seemed to be the only option.
......
"Oji!"
The firelight illuminated the forest.
The Chimchar didn't use any fancy techniques; its straight flamethrower seemed to simply announce the start of the battle.
The three mongoose slayers, who roam the forest year-round, consistently adhere to the principle of overwhelming the weak, but this doesn't mean they're weak. Their ability to navigate the complex terrain of the forest has endowed them with exceptional agility and mobility.
Three shadows flashed by, and the little fire monkey's flame-spitting attack missed its target as expected.
After dodging the flames, the three Zangoose Cutter creatures moved to different positions around the Chimchar. The next moment, three flashes of cold light appeared, and the Zangoose Cutter creatures unleashed their signature move—Slash.
"Dig a hole!"
Ash was not surprised at all; the moment he saw Zangoose disappear, he gave the command.
Chimchar darted into the cave, and three streaks of cold light flashed past the cave entrance a second later. Chimchar easily dodged the coordinated attack from the Zangooses.
"Keep digging!"
Ash seized the moment when the Zangoose's attention was focused on the cave entrance and commanded Chimchar to use Dig repeatedly.
"Oji!"
Under the questioning gaze of Zangoose, the little Chimchar kept emerging from the hole, and then quickly dug a hole and burrowed down in the next spot.
Then they drill out again, dig again, and dive down again.
Although Zangoose Slash was trying to pinpoint the location of Chimchar, the Chimchar always seemed to emerge from within their blind spots.
Accustomed to fighting in the wild, Zangoose is clearly not equipped with a more intelligent fighting style, and is constantly being tricked by Chimchar.
In less than a minute, more than a dozen craters had appeared around the Mongoose Slashers, which was exactly the situation Ash needed.
"Jump out, spray flames, then dive back in!"
"Oji!"
Under Shinji's training, Chimchar has long been familiar with how to accurately determine the location of enemies underground, and even where their gaze will likely linger.
Without this ability, it would be unrealistic for Chimchar to safely use Dig so many times in such a short period of time.
The little chimpanzee touched the rocks underground, closed its eyes to gather information about the outside world, then suddenly opened its eyes and quickly jumped out of a hole.
"tie!"
Upon hearing Ash's command to use Flamethrower, the Zangooses became fully alert. Although this time they managed to react just as Chimchar jumped out, they managed to react in time.
But that wasn't enough. The moment the little fire monkey emerged from the pit, it simultaneously unleashed the jet flames that had been gathering power underneath.
"call--"
The mongoose slash that lunged forward first felt a burst of heat, then howling flames covered its entire body, the scorching flames constantly draining its strength.
Soon, the first Zangoose Slash to attack the little Chimchar fell to the ground, rolling around trying to extinguish the flames on its body.
This time, the flamethrower was lucky and successfully triggered the burning status.
"Side view, Flame Wheel!"
"Oji!"
The first Mongoose Slash was clearly unable to continue fighting normally for a short period of time.
Although it had managed to defeat one opponent, the little Chimchar wasn't complacent or arrogant; it still remembered its current mission—
One against three.
Feeling the airflow coming from the side, Chimchar didn't hesitate to envelop its body in flames, and a fire wheel quickly formed, colliding head-on with another Zangoose that pounced on it.
"tie--"
Seeing that things were not going well, the Zangoose Slash was originally intended to quickly save its companion and take a sneak attack on the Chimchar, which is why it did not properly gather the power of its skill.
The white light extinguished the moment the right claw collided with the wheel of fire.
To Zangoose Slash's incredulous gaze, its body flew backward, crashing into a tree with a dull thud before collapsing to the ground, its injuries appearing to be even more severe than the first Zangoose Slash.
Did it sell out in seconds?
Ash was slightly surprised to see that the second Zangoose was defeated with a single Flame Wheel attack.
Although Chimchar's strength did improve considerably after its battle with Cinderace that day, it still couldn't defeat Zangoose in an instant...
Hmm...did I misjudge whose strength?
Xiao Zhi frowned.
In his decades-long journey, he shouldn't have made any mistakes in damage calculations, but this situation does seem a bit odd.
......
P.S.: Daily request for a gift~
PS1: It's hard to say yet, but maybe in the future there will be a separate book, with an official script, to tell Ash's journey in Padia? (It mainly depends on whether the official storyline after abandoning Ash is satisfactory.)