About twenty minutes later, Jiang Yuan arrived. The reason he was so slow was mainly because he didn't dare to fly on Dragonite in the sky.
The sky was either a blizzard or an electrical net of lightning, and Jiang Yuan's Dragonite simply couldn't fly through it.
Don't look at Dragonite's Champion-level strength. If it touched any attack in the sky, Dragonite would immediately lose its combat capability, and might even be in mortal danger.
"How's the situation?"
Jiang Yuan asked his son.
He couldn't see the situation in the sky either, only two streaks of light continuously clashing, colliding dozens of times in a blink of an eye.
"Very good. My Articuno has completely suppressed Zapdos."
Jiang Chen also couldn't see the situation of their battle, but through his senses, he knew that Articuno was completely overpowering Zapdos.
And Zapdos was almost unable to hold on, currently barely fighting Articuno with its last breath.
"Then how do you plan to deal with Zapdos?"
"I also have a bit of a headache."
Hearing this question, Jiang Chen also felt a headache.
Capture this Zapdos? Aside from whether he could capture it, even if he could, would Articuno be willing? They were, after all, sworn enemies.
Even if Jiang Chen was Articuno's trainer now, if he were to capture Zapdos, Articuno would definitely be displeased.
Actually, in Jiang Chen's heart, he wanted to capture Zapdos. Don't forget, he still had a mission: possessing three Legendary Pokémon would earn him a mission reward. He was currently only one Legendary Pokémon short. If he had the chance, Jiang Chen didn't want to give up, but capturing Zapdos also depended on Articuno's attitude.
In addition, Jiang Chen was not confident in capturing Zapdos.
Another loud boom echoed in the sky. A terrifying energy fluctuation spread outwards.
Fortunately, he had blocked this terrifying energy fluctuation, preventing it from hitting Black River City. Otherwise, Black River City would have long since disappeared.
"Perhaps we shouldn't have evacuated the residents of Black River City earlier. Black River City might be the safest place."
Jiang Yuan looked up.
With protection, Black River City was very safe.
In the sky, Articuno used Absolute Zero, freezing Zapdos again. Then it used Brave Bird on Zapdos, which was falling, frozen.
Zapdos, which had just used its lightning power to shatter the ice encasing it, was then hit by Articuno's Brave Bird again.
Having reached its limit, Zapdos couldn't hold on and fainted.
With a thud, Zapdos crashed to the ground, looking utterly miserable, continuously bleeding from its body.
"Let's go over."
Jiang Chen decided to use Teleport directly, taking Jiang Chen and the others to Zapdos's side.
Zapdos's injuries were too severe, much worse than Articuno's injuries last time. If it weren't for its tenacious vitality, such injuries would surely be fatal.
"Squawk!"
At this moment, Articuno also landed here. Despite its disheveled appearance, its eyes were incomparably proud. It had won; it had defeated its enemy.
After severely injuring Zapdos, Articuno did not continue to press the attack.
If Articuno had continued to press the attack, Zapdos, currently defenseless, would surely have died.
"Zapdos looks so ugly."
Xiao Luoxue couldn't help but complain about Zapdos's appearance.
Zapdos's looks were completely not on the same level as Articuno's.
"It might be a bit ugly, but it's strong."
Jiang Chen wouldn't deny Zapdos's strength. Articuno only defeated Zapdos by enhancing its strength with the Ice Pillar Slate.
If their strengths were equal, Zapdos would definitely have the advantage.
"Articuno, what do you plan to do with Zapdos?" Jiang Chen asked Articuno.
He had intentions of capturing Zapdos, but this also depended on Articuno's opinion. Jiang Chen didn't want to create any rift with Articuno over an uncaptured Zapdos.
Hearing this, Articuno's gaze fixed on Zapdos. The killing intent in its eyes had largely dissipated. Having defeated Zapdos to this state, it had vented its frustration.
It no longer had any intention of killing Zapdos. If Articuno wanted to kill, it would have done so earlier.
"Squawk!!!"
"You plan to let it go?"
Jiang Chen was slightly surprised. Earlier, when Articuno discovered Zapdos, it looked as if it wanted to kill Zapdos for revenge and fight it to the death.
Now, after defeating Zapdos, it let it go.
Although he didn't understand what Articuno was thinking, for Jiang Chen, this was good news.
"Articuno, I plan to capture Zapdos. What do you think?"
He first revealed his intention, probing Articuno's thoughts. If Articuno was unwilling, Jiang Chen might give up.
Jiang Chen cared quite a bit about his Pokémon's opinions.
This guy was Articuno's enemy, after all. Even if Articuno wanted to let Zapdos go now, Jiang Chen still needed to clearly understand Articuno's thoughts first.
"If you're unwilling, then forget it."
"Squawk!"
Articuno quickly expressed its meaning to Jiang Chen. It actually agreed. Articuno agreed to Jiang Chen's idea of capturing Zapdos.
In fact, at this moment, Articuno was still considering Jiang Chen. It had chosen to let Zapdos go, so if Jiang Chen wanted to capture Zapdos, Articuno wouldn't refuse.
However, Articuno didn't think Jiang Chen could capture this Zapdos. Articuno actually knew Zapdos's personality very well.
Its temper was very volatile, and it wasn't so easy to capture. Articuno guessed that Jiang Chen would eventually give up.
Even if he did succeed, Articuno wouldn't be unable to accept it. If Zapdos stayed by its side, Articuno could bully it when it had nothing else to do.
Anyway, its current strength was greater than Zapdos's, and it wasn't afraid of losing to Zapdos.
Rather than letting it go, keeping it by its side to bully it was even better.
"You want to capture it? It's too ugly."
Xiao Luoxue thought Zapdos was ugly. Not just Xiao Luoxue, Ling Wanqiu also thought Zapdos wasn't good-looking.
"A little ugly is fine. I don't mind. This is a Legendary Pokémon, after all. Articuno has already agreed, so I can't waste this opportunity."
"Are Legendary Pokémon that easy to capture? How do you plan to capture it?" Jiang Yuan asked Jiang Chen.
Capturing this Zapdos would probably be very difficult. Even if Articuno didn't mind Jiang Chen capturing Zapdos, would Zapdos mind?
"I plan to use some forceful methods this time."
Jiang Chen had already thought of a plan to capture Zapdos. He wanted to capture Zapdos mainly to complete a mission, so even using some forceful methods to make Zapdos temporarily submit was not out of the question.
"If it's unwilling to be captured by me, then I'll beat it until it submits."
At this moment, Jiang Chen's eyes were sharp. Unless Zapdos truly didn't care about its life and death (197), Jiang Chen would definitely beat Zapdos into submission.
"Only you dare to say you'll beat a Legendary Pokémon into submission."
Jiang Yuan did not stop Jiang Chen's plan.
Since Jiang Chen dared to make this plan, it meant that Jiang Chen was confident. At least Zapdos couldn't threaten Jiang Chen.
Articuno's eyes immediately lit up when it heard Jiang Chen say "beat it into submission." Then it indicated to Jiang Chen that if he intended to beat Zapdos into submission, it would definitely help.
"I'll be counting on you then, little guy." Jiang Chen looked at Articuno.
Beating Zapdos into submission by relying on Articuno would definitely not work. For example, even though Articuno won this time, it wasn't a crushing victory.
To make Zapdos submit, he could only crush Zapdos, letting Zapdos know the disparity in strength.
"I'll go deal with the aftermath. The rest is up to you."
Jiang Yuan left. He was going to call back all the people of Black River City. The people of Black River City had evacuated earlier, but now that the danger was over, it was time for them to return.
"I had originally planned to go home, but it seems I'll have to wait a few days."
Jiang Chen said to Ling Wanqiu and Xiao Luoxue.
He'd deal with Zapdos first. Otherwise, Jiang Chen was afraid of causing too much commotion back home. What if he accidentally damaged the flowers and plants in the house?
He'd find a suitable location, thoroughly capture Zapdos, and then go back.
"It's alright, it's all the same anyway."
Ling Wanqiu and Xiao Luoxue were not in a hurry to go back either. Anyway, there was nothing to do back home. Besides, they were quite looking forward to Jiang Chen's forceful capture of Zapdos. They really wanted to see it.
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