Pokémon: The Strongest Mercenary

"Huh? Rant isn't here?"

Pushing open Lant's door, Asakawa said puzzledly.

Early in the morning, Asakawa came with a special item, wanting to give it to Rant and help Rant take the last step today.

While I still have some time to live, I can give Rand a good lesson.

After his death, Rand will have his own gym-level ice ghost guard and his own ivory pig to protect him, so he will definitely be able to go further.

But when he came to find Rant excitedly, he found that Rant was not in his room.

Just when Asakawa was about to look somewhere else, he saw a note on Rant's desk.

The above is pretty simple.

"Rant is in my hands. If you don't want him to die, come here alone."

Below is an address.

After just one look, Asakawa made his decision. He immediately left with the note and asked others to take care of the Cold Wind Gym.

At this moment, Asakawa had made up his mind.

Even if it means sacrificing my own life, I must save Rand!

However, Asakawa did not let his guard down.

Judging from the content on the note, the other party should be targeting me, and Rand was just a bait to make me leave Hanfeng Town.

If it were me, I would definitely set a trap on the road and try to eliminate myself before the meeting.

So, after leaving Hanfeng Town, Asakawa released his ivory pig and sat on its back.

Although Asakawa has yet to break through to the quasi-king level, his Ivory Pig has reached the pinnacle of the gym level after Asakawa's years of careful training.

In a head-on collision, even if Roll's Gengar's strength has been improved to level 51, he is still no match for it.

So, just as Asakawa thought, the ghost fox did set a trap.

Just like now, when Asakawa was about to arrive, an explosion suddenly sounded!

Even though the Ivory Pig reacted quickly, it was still injured by the impact of the explosion.

"Are you okay, Ivory Pig?"

After the explosion, Asakawa, who was well protected by the Ivory Pig, asked the Ivory Pig with concern.

Shaking his head, the Ivory Pig indicated that he was fine, then looked around vigilantly.

"I'm already here! Why don't you come out!?"

"Or is this the only trick you can pull off?!"

Seeing that the ivory pig was fine, Asakawa said loudly.

"As expected of Master Asakawa's ivory pig, your ivory pig can easily withstand an explosion of this power."

The sound of clapping was heard, and the ghost fox shrouded in a black robe slowly appeared in front of Asakawa.

However, Asakawa just glanced at the other party and then focused his attention on Rant, who was being held hostage by the Wandering Night Spirit behind the Ghost Fox.

"Tell me, what do you want in exchange for letting Rand go?"

Seeing that Lant was just unconscious, Asakawa couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then questioned the ghost fox.

"Master Asakawa, what are you saying? If I tell you that I will release Rand if you commit suicide, will you obey me?"

"We are not trainers who just traveled anymore, so there is no need to say anything if there are no accidents."

"My request is very simple. You don't use other Pokémon. Let your Mamoswine fight my Gengar. No matter who is the final winner, I will release Rand."

"Of course, if you lose, Master Asakawa, I will take your life."

"I understand. I hope you can keep your promise."

After saying that, Asakawa got off the Ivory Pig's back so that the Ivory Pig could let go and fight.

Even though Asakawa knew that the other party was very likely not to abide by the agreement, what could he do since Rand was in his hands?

The ghost fox also knew that even though the tusk pig had just been injured by the bomb, its strength was not something that Geng Gui could defeat.

So from the very beginning, the ghost fox was not prepared to have a fair fight with the ivory pig.

This battle was just to allow Gengar to fight to his heart's content and hone himself with the help of the Mamoswine.

Of course, if using tricks still cannot win, then Asakawa's current position is enough for the Shield Sword Monster to suddenly attack and take his life.

It can be said that when Asakawa decided to rescue Rand alone, his fate was already doomed.

"Geng Gui, Night Shadow strengthens himself, then uses Wave of Evil!"

Before the battle began, Gengar used a trick to increase his special attack to the extreme.

If we take action now, the momentum will be quite shocking.

"Ivory Pig, sharp stone attack, and then use freezing wind."

Once entering the battle, Asakawa calmed down completely.

Ivory Pig, a dual-attribute Pokémon with ice and ground attributes.

Known for its abundant physical strength and attack power.

The sharp stone attack launched at this moment directly suppressed Gengar's evil fluctuations.

Afterwards, the originally continuous cold wind suddenly became icy cold.

Although the long-term accumulation did not allow the Ivory Pig to take the final step, it did allow the Ivory Pig to improve the skill levels of many of its skills to an astonishing level.

"Geng Gui, sneak attack, shadow ball!"

Before the freezing wind enveloped him, Gengar had already adapted to the sneak attack and appeared behind the Ivory Pig.

The shadow ball quickly condensed. Long before that, Rawl had helped Gengar upgrade the level of the shadow ball to level 6.

When used at this moment, the speed is enough to rival the wave of evil.

"Ivory Pig, Power of the Earth, Sharp Stone Attack Sweep!"

Almost at the moment Asakawa's voice sounded, a pillar of earth rose up and blocked the shadow ball.

As the power of the earth was shattered, the tusk pig's sharp stone attack followed closely.

"Geng Gui, stand in front of Asakawa, and fight back with the wave of evil!"

After the initial contact, the ghost fox already knew the strength of this ivory pig.

At this moment, Gengar would naturally not be allowed to continue to fight head-on with the Ivory Pig.

No matter how powerful the tusk pig's sharp stone attack is, it cannot hurt Asakawa.

Just as Ghost Fox thought, seeing Gengar standing in front of Asakawa, Ivory Pig, who was afraid of the consequences, immediately controlled the sharp stone attack to avoid it.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Gengar's evil wave fell on the Ivory Pig.

"That's it, Gengar. Keep attacking with the Wave of Evil."

"Ivory Pig, Frozen Fang Charge!"

Looking at Gengar not far away from him, Asakawa simply let Mamoswine give up the advantage of long-range attack and charge directly towards Gengar.

The biting cold condensed on the tusks of the Ivory Pig. Its huge body and gym-level strength made the Ivory Pig charge like a steel tank.

No matter how Gengar attacks with his evil waves, he will be crushed by the tank's charge.

"Geng Gui, sneak attack, leave the position, shadow ball!"

Seeing that Gengar was unable to stop Mamoswine's charge, Ghost Fox asked Gengar to give up his current advantage and create distance again.

However, now Ivory Pig doesn't dare to leave Asakawa easily, which can be regarded as a restriction on him.