Chapter 576: The Eternal Flower
"Snea!"
A Sneasel launched an attack from behind them.
Kazuya immediately used Ember on the grass beneath his feet.
He couldn't win by force.
He could only outsmart them.
Igniting the grass beneath his feet to make the Sneasels afraid to approach, or even to attract higher-level, more dangerous predators in this dark grassland to create chaos in the scene.
This was Kazuya's idea.
However, things did not go as planned.
These Sneasels were not only bold but also truly cunning.
In the instant the Ember ignited the wild grass beneath his feet.
A Sneasel waved its Metal Claw and extinguished the flame with one slap.
At the same time.
The other two Sneasels also launched attacks.
Kazuya couldn't dodge in time, took a claw strike, and fell heavily to the ground, severely injured.
"Char-ha!"
Charmander-kun angrily used Ember on that Sneasel.
Don't mention it.
Brother-kun's Ember actually looked fiercer than Kazuya's, who was the older brother.
You have to know their levels were the same.
And Kazuya was carrying Charcoal—an item that boosts the power of Fire-type moves by 20%.
Yet he still couldn't compare to Charmander-kun.
It seemed this brother-kun of his had excellent potential, especially his talent in Fire-type moves, which had completely overshadowed him, the older brother.
What a pity.
Too much of a pity.
They might die here.
If he had known earlier, as soon as evening came, he should have found something to wrap his tail, or simply stuck his tail into the ground.
If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have chosen to move forward in the beginning, but instead chosen to turn back and take a gamble.
"Forget it, it's too late to say all this."
Kazuya sighed and got up again.
At least before he fell to the ground, he couldn't let Charmander-kun take a beating.
"Snea."
A Sneasel grinned, sounding the horn of attack.
"Flo-ette!!"
A tender cry came from afar.
Swish swish!
Several sharp leaves struck rapidly, directly hitting one of the Sneasels and knocking it down on the spot.
The other two Sneasels were startled.
Leaving their fallen companion behind, they turned tail and ran.
Kazuya turned his head to look at the Pokémon flying over in mid-air holding a flower, and his pupils couldn't help but shrink.
Floette.
And...
It was the Eternal Flower form!
An ordinary Floette.
In the future is a Fairy-type Pokémon.
Their species only has females, often flying around in flowerbeds, carefully tending to wilting flowers to restore their vitality.
Normal Floettes are divided into five forms: red, orange, blue, white, and yellow. The evolved Florges also corresponds to the flower color.
They cannot use moves relying on themselves alone.
They can only exchange power with flowers through color wavelengths, while being able to stimulate the hidden abilities of the Grass type.
As for.
The color of the flower held by Floette and its impact on combat is also one of the topics studied by Pokémon scholars in the future.
And what shocked Kazuya lay in this sixth form, the [Eternal Flower].
Only one Eternal Flower is known to have appeared in the Pokémon world.
That is AZ's Floette.
Even that one, Kazuya had never seen.
The one before his eyes.
Was the first Eternal Flower he had seen.
"Char-ha!"
Charmander-kun thought Floette was also an enemy and looked at her cautiously.
"Thank you for saving us."
Kazuya reached out to suppress his brother-kun and nodded to the Floette in mid-air.
Floette is a very kind and gentle Pokémon.
They also eat nectar.
They posed no threat to Kazuya and his brother-kun.
Not to mention it was an indisputable fact that Floette had just saved them.
"Flo-ette."
Floette, holding her black-and-red ominous flower, signaled the two cubs to follow.
Kazuya was in a bad condition at this moment.
He needed the protection of a big shot.
So he led his brother-kun and followed closely behind Floette.
"Char-ha."
Charmander-kun moved close to his older brother, asking with concern and worry.
"I'm fine."
Kazuya reached out and patted his round head.
Then his gaze shifted to the Floette in front.
According to his secret observation.
This Floette's level wasn't high.
Only around Lv. 25.
You must know that the Eternal Flower form of Floette has base stats up to 551.
Only 1 point lower than a normal Florges, and even higher than the third stage of a starter Pokémon, which means its potential is orange.
Moreover, the Eternal Flower is defined as a [Mythical Pokémon] in the Pokémon world.
Possessing the most powerful Fairy-type exclusive move other than Z-Moves—Light of Ruin.
If Kazuya had these panel stats.
After passing the seven-day infancy period.
He would only need a week's time to reach the point of Lv. 25.
Even if this Floette wasn't combative.
And hardly ever fought.
But relying on natural growth, it would take at most a little over a month to grow to the level of Lv. 25.
That is to say.
This Floette's age actually wasn't old either.
Maybe a month old.
Or even less than a month.
No wonder she was so kind-hearted and helpful, belonging to the category of a greenhouse flower that hadn't yet realized the cruelty of the world.
Kazuya guessed.
Floette should have her own clan, and there was a Florges protecting the clan.
Only this could ensure that Floette still possessed such a pure and kind heart.
"Mm, is she going to take us back to her clan?"
Kazuya raised his hand and pinched his chin, unable to help frowning.
Florges has a merciful and compassionate temperament, but when it comes to enemies, she shows no mercy, acting like the queen of the flower world, with overwhelming beauty and power.
Kazuya estimated that the probability of him and his brother-kun being accepted wasn't small.
Even if they weren't accepted.
They didn't need to worry about being beaten up or dying.
At most, they would be driven away.
Moving forward all the way.
Floette had no intention of speaking to the two cubs.
This was an aloof young lady.
Not even evolved yet, and already more aloof and arrogant than Florges.
Wouldn't she directly become a female emperor after evolving in the future?
Kazuya hugged his tail, silently following behind Floette, trying his best not to let the firelight leak out.
Charmander-kun beside him followed suit, trying his best to imitate his older brother.
Don't know how long they walked.
Kazuya sensed the vigilant emotion in Floette's heart dissipate, and he immediately looked up at the surroundings.
They should have arrived.
At Floette's clan.
The fact was indeed so.
Kazuya could perceive many Aura presences around. Looking up slightly, he could occasionally see a Flabébé sleeping snuggled on a yellow flower.
"Flo-ette."
Floette didn't call out to her companions.
After all, it was already very late, and everyone was sleeping.
If it weren't for her sharp eyes seeing the firelight appearing not far away, thinking the grassland was on fire, she wouldn't have gone out at this time.
Floette told Kazuya and Charmander-kun to sleep here first.
Telling them this place was very safe and they could sleep at ease.
"Thank you."
Kazuya nodded gratefully, turning to speak to the drowsy Charmander-kun,
"Let's sleep."
"Char-ha."
Charmander-kun yawned and directly lay down on the ground.
He was already very, very tired.
Speaking of which.
Since birth, Charmander-kun had lived a very tiring life every day.
It was just that he didn't realize this.
After all.
Never having felt comfort, how could he realize what being tired meant.
Charmander-kun thought the feeling of being alive was just like this.
So he wouldn't complain either.
Only knowing that following behind his older brother, he could eat his fill.
Kazuya sat beside Charmander-kun, reaching out to stroke his head with heartache.
He was still too weak.
When he became stronger in the future.
He would let brother-kun live an emperor-like life, eating fish and meat every day, and sleeping in magma every day.
Charmander-kun didn't know what his older brother was thinking.
Just feeling that his older brother's body was very warm, subconsciously moving forward a bit, snuggling into Kazuya's arms, curling up into a ball to sleep.
Kazuya looked at him and smiled slightly.
He buried his tail into the soil nearby.
Although it felt very uncomfortable, safety was still more important, and he didn't want to cause trouble for the Floette who had saved them.
Subsequently.
Kazuya turned his head to glance at his brother-kun's tail still drooping outside.
He pulled it into his arms and hugged it.
After confirming no firelight was leaking out, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Floette had been watching this from the side the whole time. Her two eyes blinked, and a touch of gentleness appeared in her gaze.
She gradually floated down onto the two cubs.
A warm feeling.
It was a feeling Floette had never experienced before.
Somewhat uncomfortable.
But Floette didn't leave.
A night passed.
Floette was the first to open her eyes, only feeling her head covered in sweat.
Woke up from the heat.
"Flo-ette~"
Floette floated up, letting out a call to the surroundings.
Immediately after.
"Flo-ette~"
"Flabébé~"
"Florges?"
Several voices of three different kinds came from all directions.
Amidst these voices.
Kazuya and Charmander-kun gradually woke up. Charmander-kun stood up with a groggy face, joining everyone in calling out:
"Char-ha~"
Once this sound came out.
The surrounding grassland suddenly fell silent.
Cold sweat ran down Kazuya's forehead, and he instantly woke up completely.
He hurriedly scrambled up from the ground.
But by this time it was already too late.
Just as Kazuya got up.
He saw a tall figure overshadowing him and Charmander-kun.
That was a White Flower Florges.
Aloof and serious eyes, paired with an eight-meter height resembling a giant tree, she was simply the flower queen of this grassland.
Alpha.
Kazuya murmured in his heart.
The Aura generated in Florges's heart made him feel uneasy.
The emotion represented by that Aura could not be called friendly.
The surrounding Florges, Floettes, and Flabébés all gathered around. They curiously surrounded the two dragon-kuns in the center.
Most of the Floettes and Flabébés didn't think much of it.
But the looks the Florges gave the two dragon-kuns were all unfriendly.
Kazuya swept a glance and only felt it was incredible.
The number of members in this clan was at least 50.
On this grassland, it was definitely considered a clan of considerable scale.
It seemed this grassland was not a neutral zone.
There was no unified overlord, but countless Alpha clans carving up territories, just like Mt. Silver in the past.
"Flo-ette."
Floette landed on Kazuya's head at this time, looking straight at her mother.
That's right.
The Alpha Florges was her mother.
She could be considered the princess of this clan.
"Florges?"
Florges turned her head and expressed confusion towards Floette.
"Flo-ette."
Floette explained a bit, wanting to let the two dragon-kuns stay.
"Florges!"
Florges refused without the slightest hesitation.
From her and the surrounding Florges's eyes, Kazuya dazedly realized abruptly.
It was because of the Charizard clan.
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