Pokémon the Movie: The Journey of a Slate

Chapter 301: Aislo vs. Shinji (4) End

"Iron-faced ninja, prepare to fight."

After taking back the Iron Palm Warrior, Shinji calmly released his last Spirit.

"Hiss..." An inaudible hum and the sound of the Iron-masked Ninja's wings vibrating sounded at the same time, and the moment he appeared again, the Dark Crow at the side of the field also widened his eyes.

"Maura, freeze beam!"

"Iron-faced ninja, move at high speed."

An ice-blue beam swept past, and the sudden drop in temperature added a touch of white frost to the ground. However, the Iron-faced Ninja easily dodged the attack with his super speed and agile body.

When Magura slowly put down his hand and stopped using the freezing beam, Shinji decisively said, "Iron-faced ninja, continuous slash."

The iron-faced ninja's red eyes flashed slightly, and then he quickly flew around Mama-la. The afterimage he left behind made Mama-la look serious. Even with his racial talent, it was difficult for him to capture the movement trajectory of his opponent.

The next moment, Ma'la suddenly noticed the change in the airflow behind him. Just as he wanted to turn around, the severe pain from his back told him that it was too late.

"Ma-la!" Ma-la slashed directly behind him with his claws, but unfortunately he missed the target. The Iron-faced Ninja, who succeeded in the attack and quickly fled away and continued to circle, had no intention of stopping.

Another burst of severe pain came from behind, and Ma'la's face was gloomy. He didn't like the feeling of being able to sense the position and angle of his opponent's attack but being unable to stop it.

In the distance, Aislo also frowned as he watched this scene. Just as the Iron-faced Ninja was about to launch a third attack, the young man quickly said, "Ma-La, use Freezing Wind to the left."

The power of waves can help Aislo determine the location of the Iron-faced Ninja, but this kind of targeted attack is not the boy's goal. What he wants is to solve this problem once and for all.

"Mahuo!"

Ma'la understood Aislo's idea. He blew a gust of biting cold wind to the left and forced the Iron-faced Ninja back. However, the freezing wind did not stop, but continued to spread and blow in all directions, until it finally covered almost the entire open space like fog.

"Roar……"

After a bang, the long-haired troll that came out of the Poké Ball released a barrier to protect Marie and Murkrow from the cold, and Shinji subconsciously tightened his collar, but his eyes were still focused on the field.

Due to the light snow curtain and cold wind, the visibility in the open space was not high at this time. While limiting the Iron-masked Ninja's vision, the biting temperature also limited his speed and movements, which was undoubtedly not good for Shinji.

Ma'la, who was born in the snowfield, would not be affected by this temperature, and his eyes, which seemed to be born for the heavy snow, allowed him to ignore all obstacles of wind and snow.

"Iron-faced ninja, Flash."

"Ma'la, get out of the way!"

A dazzling light burst out from the Iron-masked Ninja, and the reflection of ice and snow made the flash even more dazzling. This sudden light made Mamaola subconsciously cover his eyes slightly and stopped the action of attacking. At the same time, this also made a conspicuous shadow appear in the snow curtain.

"Iron-faced ninja, cross scissors."

"Ma'ala, the swallows are returning!"

Having determined the position of his opponent, the Iron-faced Ninja attacked decisively, his two sickle-like front paws overlapping in front of his body, and Ma-la quickly adjusted himself and charged towards the Iron-faced Ninja at an extremely fast speed.

Just when the Iron-faced Ninja's attack was about to hit Ma'la's body, Ma'la suddenly jumped up in the air as if playing to avoid the attack, and quickly stretched out his sharp claws to slash at the Iron-faced Ninja.

This attack hit as expected. After all, few insect-type Pokémon can adapt to ice. In this situation, both their thinking and movements became rigid.

Yan Fan's hit was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, causing the Iron-faced Ninja, who was already in poor condition after fighting with the rogue crocodile, to completely lose consciousness.

Then the Iron-masked Ninja's wings stopped vibrating, and the whole elf fell directly to the ground.

Shinji silently took the Iron-masked Ninja back into the Poké Ball, which also announced that Eslo won the battle.

The wind and snow gradually dissipated, and Shinji walked towards Aislo and Mari who had already gathered together.

"It was a good fight." His words were still concise and calm, with no expression on his face, as if he was not surprised by the result of defeat.

At the same time, Shinji subconsciously glanced at Murkrow on the ground, and when he saw that Murkrow was looking at Eslo with admiration, he retracted his gaze, then looked at the boy and continued, "But are you really not going to catch a few non-evil Pokémon?"

Shinji pointed out the issue of team defense again out of kindness. A trainer who specializes in one attribute would be at a disadvantage if he doesn't have a team defender. For example, Marie also has two Pokémon, Kog'Maw and Toxopus, to enrich her lineup.

"Well...it depends on the situation." Eslo shrugged after a little thought. He always liked to rely on fate when it came to capturing Pokémons, and talent was secondary. This was somewhat similar to Satoshi, and in sharp contrast to Shinji.

"By the way, what's the situation with this child?" Eslo picked up the Murkrow. The poor development and scars all over the body made the little guy look very pitiful.

"I'm not sure. I don't know." Shinji had no intention of staying any longer. After he finished speaking, he walked towards Veil City. He wanted to go to the Pokémon Center first, and then look for Tamaki.

Eslo and Mary also knew that Shinji had a slightly extreme and cold personality, so they naturally didn't care about his sudden departure, so they looked at the Dark Crow in Eslo's hand together.

"Hello, little guy..." Eslo and Murkrow looked at each other with hot but hesitant eyes. The young man felt a little strange, so he reached out and gently touched the little guy's head.

"Ah..." A slightly hoarse low moan came out of Dark Crow's mouth. His body was a little stiff, as if he was afraid of being disliked by Eslo, and he dared not move.

"He looks so nervous," Mary said at this time.

"Well... let's take him to the Pokémon Center first." After nodding slightly, Eslo's fingertips gently stroked the feathers near the small scars on Murkrow's body, then he looked at Mary, and the two of them trotted towards Veil City.

The Dark Crow in Eslo's hand gradually relaxed as he felt the long-lost warmth and sense of security enveloping him. It was the first time that he was treated gently by another being, and he subconsciously enjoyed this wonderful feeling. After a while, the little guy fell into a deep sleep.