Chapter 140: A Real Man Doesn't Need to Look Back
"Prepare to make your move!"
Arthur instructed Frogadier beside him in a deep voice.
Having come all this way without finding Gengar or any other (significant) ghost, Arthur was already suppressing a bellyful of fire.
The armed personnel encountered at this moment were, with high probability, all members of the Stitched Shadow Army!
Since they were guarding that building in front, there was most likely someone important inside who could make decisions.
First, take them down. Sneak inside. Perhaps I can get more intel!
Arthur had a premonition that he was already very close to Gengar, so he was somewhat anxious now, and his style of operation was also gradually becoming more "Kubfu-like" (direct and forceful).
"Gadier!"
Frogadier acknowledged with an extremely quiet sound from the shadows.
In their field of vision, there were three humans and two Pokémon, a total of five targets. Arthur himself, Frogadier, and Little Lapras made only three attackers.
Of course, there was still that useless Celebi perched on Arthur's back, but her contribution could basically be ignored...
Quietly being a mascot was more suitable for her.
The pressure was considerable, and they absolutely had to achieve a swift victory!
But Arthur didn't flinch, and neither did Frogadier!
The path of a Greninja is destined to be perilous, but his heart yearned for it, and he advanced with determination.
After a period of observation, Arthur quickly designated a combat strategy, synchronizing it with Frogadier and Little Lapras through mental communication.
Next was to quietly wait for an opportune moment.
The opportunity arrived very quickly.
Before long, the light rain grew a bit heavier, and the moonlight became dimmer.
One of the men lowered his head and loosened his belt slightly.
At this very moment, Arthur decisively issued the attack command!
The first to make a move was Little Lapras!
She fired a "Water Gun," precisely striking the gunman farthest away.
That person's standing position was too far from both Arthur and Frogadier; it would be very difficult for either the man or the frog to rush over in the first instance. They could only rely on Little Lapras's ranged attack to temporarily suppress him.
The water arrow, with its extremely fast firing rate, struck the man squarely in the face even in the darkness of the night.
The impact force caused him sharp pain in his nose, and simultaneously, water splashed into his eyes, momentarily forcing him to lower his head and cry out in pain.
"Ah!"
"Who's there?!"
Their companion being hit also instantly alerted the other two.
But by this time, Arthur and Frogadier had already launched their attack!
Swish!
Frogadier struck out faster.
Because he used the priority skill "Shadow Sneak"!
A pitch-black, frog-headed humanoid phantom darted out from the shadow of one of the gunmen, delivering a fierce blow to his lower back first.
As the man cried out in pain, he simultaneously drew his gun and turned around. As a result, Frogadier seized this exact moment to charge frontally towards him!
By the time the man realized something was wrong and tried to turn his head again, Frogadier had already darted beneath him.
Frogadier, intentionally keeping his body low by bending his hind legs, could compress his height to less than that of a person's knee.
When the man turned his head, he subconsciously prepared to open fire. However, because he habitually held his gun muzzle level, upon turning his head, he only found empty space before him.
By the time he realized he needed to lower his gun muzzle, half a second had already been wasted.
Just this half-second allowed him to experience a wave of sadness in his 'balls'.
Frogadier first slashed at his knee, then, as he staggered, delivered a spring kick squarely to his groin!
Weak point critical hit!
Super effective!
Finally, as the man knelt down, a Dark-type "Night Slash" sealed his throat.
Clean and neat, a solo kill completed!
Simultaneously, Arthur also rushed over with great speed, his first sword strike instantly killing the Poochyena closest to him!
Canine Pokémon possess a keen sense of smell and strong vigilance; they absolutely must be eliminated first and must not be left!
Furthermore, Poochyena is a Dark-type, which counters Honedge's Ghost attribute; striking first to solve this stably removed one threat.
The starting position he chose was precisely aimed at killing the Poochyena.
One Bug-type "Fury Cutter," slashing a Dark-type also benefited from type advantage. Coupled with the element of surprise from a sneak attack and having accumulated power while waiting, Arthur's powerful and heavy sword strike directly sliced it in two!
Subsequently, he kicked towards the other sentry Pokémon nearby, a Scizor.
Scizor is the evolved form of Scyther.
Unlike Scyther, which carves out its domain with two blade-like arms and charges forward like a god, Scizor is a steady, heavily armored warrior-type Pokémon.
Its speed is not fast, but its defense is very strong.
Its entire body is covered in a metal shell, and its exoskeleton is quite thick.
Arthur wasn't confident he could kill it quickly within one or two sword strikes, so he switched tactics and kicked it away first.
Then, seizing the opportunity while the "Fury Cutter" skill hadn't ended, dragging the glowing broadsword, he flicked his wrist, turned his head, and charged towards the last alert gunman at the side!
The previous second, that gunman's gaze was still following the distant Scizor. The next second, his eyes refocused, only to see a glowing, ancient greatsword dragging a streak of thunder-like sword light, slaying its way towards him.
In that moment, his inner heart also felt like it had been f***ed by a dog...
One sword, double kill!
Arthur, without even turning his head, continued to charge towards the first gunman who had been temporarily suppressed by "Water Gun."
Scizor, after being kicked several meters away, although having lingering fear—almost mistakenly thinking it had been forcefully crashed into by a rampaging Rhydon—still flapped its wings, wanting to pursue.
But just at that moment, it suddenly felt something pounce onto its back!
Arthur hadn't kicked it away casually.
He had kicked Scizor in Frogadier's direction!
Arthur had sufficient trust in his Pokémon, believing Frogadier would definitely be able to quickly deal with his own target first.
The result was also as he had expected.
Frogadier had long since finished off that gunman. The moment he saw Scizor retreating towards him, he quickly moved to support, leaping up and grabbing the opponent tightly from behind with one arm.
Immediately, pitch-black, ink-like evil energy rose up around Frogadier's body, dyeing his entire eye sockets a deep, profound black!
The Dark-type skill "Dark Pulse," burst with full power!
Dark Pulse should originally be a group attack skill that erupts in a ring shape. But because Frogadier was currently completely hugging Scizor tightly, the two Pokémon pressed closely together, it caused the Scizor in front to take almost the full brunt of this round of ripples!
Boom!
After a muffled sound, Scizor staggered forward two steps and dejectedly knelt on the ground.
The insectoid armor on its back was shattered over a large area, wafting black smoke. Its pair of thin, light insect wings were even more ravaged by the ripples, tattered and broken.
Then, the distant Little Lapras unexpectedly also slid over, opened her mouth, and supplemented with another mouthful of "Icy Wind."
Ice-type moves weren't super effective against Scizor, but Arthur's main purpose in arranging this was: this move has an attached slowing effect!
The "Dark Pulse" had already unexpectedly destroyed Scizor's insect wings, which almost severed the subsequent pursuit ability of Scizor, already not known for its speed.
Now, supplementing with another blast of freezing slow was like adding snow on top of frost (making things worse)!
Next, Frogadier and Little Lapras could almost casually kite Scizor around for fun.
The opponent already had no further possibility of catching up to them.
The Scizor at this moment was just like a heavily armored warrior skilled in both offense and defense who had both legs broken on the battlefield, only able to be wantonly played with by the enemy using bows, arrows, and javelins, dying in humiliation.
And at this time, Arthur had also successfully slain the last sentry gunman.
He didn't even glance back once to look at the result of his two Pokémon's battle against Scizor. After killing the man, he rushed straight to the second floor of the flat house.
There's a kind of trust called: A real man doesn't need to look back!
When I arrive at my destination and confirm, it will naturally be another victory.
The result was indeed as he had expected.
Scizor didn't persist for too long before it toppled headfirst, unable to rise again.
And at this moment, a large amount of movement could already be heard from the surroundings.
Circumstances ultimately did not allow Arthur to conduct a silent infiltration; the enemy being alerted was also unavoidable.
After all, when facing a sentry team that included canine Pokémon, he could only pursue quick kill efficiency; the commotion couldn't be concealed.
Fortunately, at this moment, he had already reached the second floor. Using Poké Balls, he recalled Frogadier and Lapras, who had just finished their battle downstairs, wasting absolutely no time.
Completely the method of a speedrun clear!
The next moment, he broke down the door and entered, rushing into the second-floor room. As soon as he entered, he saw a masked figure sitting in a chair. Without saying another word, he went up and subdued the figure.
"Oliver, right? Speak! Where did your Gengar come from? Recall him—"
Halfway through his threatening words, Arthur suddenly froze, unable to continue speaking.
Because he immediately sensed: this human body, locked in his embrace by a chokehold, was ice-cold.
"A dead person?"
How could it be?
After confirming this was a dead person, Oliver's physical body was casually tossed onto the ground by the stunned Arthur.
However, this scene happened to be witnessed by a Chatot that flew past the window outside.
"The Leader is dead! The Leader is dead!"
In that instant, piercing, noisy caws resounded through the night sky.
(End of Chapter)
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