Note: This "[—"殺"—]" is intentional. It means "kill" in Japanese. I coincidentally watched Kill Bill[1] ▬▬ι═══════ﺤ again a few days ago and it made me… dramatic.
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Tauros!
Tetsuya forced himself to calm down, even though Tauros was about to catch up to Ditto.
If he was caught at this moment, there would only be death.
"Don't panic… don't panic…"
Tetsuya kept muttering to himself.
"Stop, kid. Surrender, and I'll give you a quick death~!"
The Shadow Team member behind him kept provoking Tetsuya with words.
At this moment, Tetsuya continuously searched through information about Tauros in his mind, hoping to find some way to break through.
Tauros, the "Wild Bull Pokémon¹[2]", uses its three tails to whip itself, and the Tackle it unleashes has powerful destructive force. Once it decides on a target, it will charge straight at it, and it is known for its violent temperament.
'Charge straight…'
A flash of inspiration crossed Tetsuya's mind. Perhaps this might work…
"Ditto, turn and head into the forest."
Rapidash already had a nimble body, and Ditto's transformed body was even more flexible. With a turn, it darted into the forest.
However, Tauros was not so agile.
It charged straight ahead!
"Tauros, stop!"
The man had already seen through Tetsuya's intention. Tauros rushed forward several meters before stopping, then turned again and entered the forest. By then, Tetsuya was already moving freely between the trees.
When Tauros rushed into the forest, it completely lost its sense of direction, crashing around everywhere. Several large trees were knocked down, and the man member riding on Tauros was completely disoriented.
Tetsuya had already anticipated this situation.
"Haunter, sneak over and use Sludge Bomb directly on that person."
Haunter disappeared from sight. Tetsuya observed the movements of the Shadow Team member from a distance. Entering the forest was meant to kill him. If he wanted to escape, he still had to return to the main path.
The fallen trees had already trapped Tauros. No matter how it moved, it would stumble.
"Useless!"
The Shadow Team member grew anxious on Tauros's back.
Suddenly, a purple spindle-shaped Sludge Bomb appeared out of nowhere and struck the man in the chest. His chest instantly split open, and toxins seeped into his body.
"Ditto… dagger."
A fierce glint appeared in Tetsuya's eyes as he walked toward the Shadow Team man…
The man who had just been so arrogant was now hit by Haunter's Sludge Bomb and did not even have the strength to raise his hand. Although Tauros was right beside him, the surroundings were filled with fallen trees, making it impossible to use Take Down.
Watching Tetsuya approach step by step…
"M-Maybe we..."
The man forced himself to speak, but…
But before he could finish, the dagger in Tetsuya's hand had already been thrown, piercing straight into his forehead!
Tetsuya let out a cold laugh. "Tehah… Tehahaha! Do you think I would negotiate… with you!?"
Watching its Trainer die right before its eyes, Tauros, already irritable and single-minded, became even more frenzied. It spread its four legs and charged fiercely toward Tetsuya!
"Hn. What a foolish bull," Tetsuya snorted coldly[3] and directly avoided Tauros's frontal direction.
It could be seen that just as Tauros charged forward, it tripped over a tree trunk. Its entire body was thrown several meters forward, crashing into a tree. As the tree collapsed, it also pinned Tauros down.
From that stumble alone, even if Tauros's front legs were not broken, it would be difficult for it to stand up again.
The reason Tetsuya was so confident when facing this foolish bull was because, more than ten years later, Tauros rarely appeared in League battle arenas. Although its attack power was fierce and the power of its horns was great. It was precisely because of one move that led to its extremely low appearance rate…
Grass Knot!
Tauros's attacks were all straightforward, and it almost had no jumping ability. This caused Grass Knot to be almost one hundred percent effective against Tauros. Under such a massive impact, a single trip would make it fall flat on its face, with its front legs almost completely fractured, leaving it unable to continue fighting.
"Haunter, finish that stupid bull."
Tetsuya said coldly.
Haunter used Psychic. Tauros continuously shook its head, letting out hoarse bellows. Its three tails whipped its own hindquarters until the skin split open. The tree pressing on it had already been broken free by the frenzied Tauros.
Tauros struggled desperately to stand up, but each time it managed to support itself, it fell back down.
In despair, while enduring intense headaches, it could only rub its entire body frantically against the ground, its head crazily smashing into it!
Spurt~
Tauros's life came to an end…
Tetsuya glanced at the time.
There was no way he could get out of this forest today. The other Shadow Team member would soon catch up.
What should he do?
Tetsuya casually pulled out the dagger stuck in the Shadow Team member's head.
The clothes on the chest were already torn, but the back was still intact. That was enough.
Tetsuya took off the man's clothes and put them on himself.
However, due to his own body size, they did not fit at all…
But as long as it could create a few seconds of illusion for that Shadow Team member, it would be enough.
Tetsuya took the four Poké Balls from the body and returned to the path from before.
"Ditto, transform into Rapidash and lie on the ground. Haunter, when that guy appears later, as long as he is off guard, immediately use Sludge Bomb."
A fake dead Rapidash lay beside Tetsuya. Tetsuya leaned against a tree, only exposing half of his body. Because his body was tilted, it was impossible to judge his true height.
'Just a few seconds… A few seconds would be enough!'
His guess was indeed correct. That person was… riding a Raticate?
'…'
Being able to arrive now was already quite good. That large yellow rat was not suited for running at all…
What appeared before him was a fallen Rapidash, and the person leaning against the tree had bloodstains on his body.
"Good! The mission is finally completed, hahaha… hm…? Why are there only dead Pokémon? Where's the body? Where's that kid!?"
That Shadow Team member made a judgment almost instinctively. After all, the fallen Rapidash was too conspicuous, and the Shadow Team clothing was very familiar to him.
The most crucial point was that he would never imagine that his companion had been killed by a gaki like Tetsuya. Ordinary children would not even dare to hold a knife, let alone kill someone. This led to his careless behavior.
Tetsuya pointed toward the interior of the forest.
That Shadow Team member said, "I'll go take a look. Tch, I still need his head to complete the mission!"
After speaking, he headed in the direction Tetsuya pointed.
"…Now."
Tetsuya said softly.
The man turned around. "Hm? What did you say…?"
What met him was already a Sludge Bomb. His eyes and mouth were all hit, and his entire face instantly became a bloody mess as the toxins began to corrode his body.
There was not much struggle before he fell directly to the ground.
Even in death, he would not know who had killed him. His eyes could not even see the enemy's face. What a suffocating way to die…
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¹. Pokédex entry: Tauros, the "Wild Bull" Pokémon. A Normal type. Tauros run in herds in the wild. The herd member with the longest, thickest, and most scarred horns is said to be the leader.
[1] 👩🏼 ▬▬ι═══════ﺤ
[2] Pokédex entry: Tauros, the "Wild Bull" Pokémon. A Normal type. Tauros run in herds in the wild. The herd member with the longest, thickest, and most scarred horns is said to be the leader.
[3] Chill, Sasuke!