The blue light in the eyes of the three Butterfree successfully eliminated the clone of the closest Beedrill.
However, when one clone of Beedrill disappeared, another would appear elsewhere, giving a sense of endless regeneration.
Before long, the three Butterfree shook their heads, their psychic power had already reached its limit, and Confusion dissipated along with it.
"It's our turn, [Twin Fury]!"
More than a dozen clones of Beedrill shot forward like Meteor Assault, and the rapid swinging of their twin stingers was dazzling to the eye.
When the more than ten clones of Beedrill merged into one and appeared beside Tetsuya, all three Butterfree fell from the air.
Five Butterfree, the total time they spent in battle did not exceed twenty minutes, yet all of them had been defeated…
The reality before them made the six people completely unable to believe it!
In just two months, such a huge gap had already appeared.
"Tetsuya, you're actually this strong, heh, it's really hard to believe…"
"Maaa~ Too strong, too strong! There's simply no possibility of defeating you!"
The five people all expressed sincere praise, and some even wanted to take Tetsuya as their leader, hoping to receive his protection, but all of this was rejected by Tetsuya.
At this moment, the one who felt the worst was the og leader of the five. Originally, everyone had regarded him as their backbone, but now they had suddenly turned and were all flattering Tetsuya instead…
He wanted to get angry, but that would make him lose status, and he had already seen Tetsuya's level, he was simply not an opponent.
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For the past few days, they had been traveling the entire day. Gloom had only been eating Pokéfood and had not basked in the sun to complete Synthesis. Seeing that Beedrill was about to run out of food, he had no choice but to place the six Gloom under the sunlight to accelerate the production of nectar.
Upon seeing that Tetsuya also had six Gloom, these people became even more in awe of him!
…In reality, these six Gloom were just food sources, their combat power was even inferior to their Butterfree.
However! After Beedrill had displayed such dominance, they subconsciously regarded Gloom as powerful as well.
After half a month of traveling through the forest, Tetsuya and the Cherrygrove City team finally arrived at the mountain area. During this time, Tetsuya had helped the entire team repel wild Pokémon many times. Now their og leader had already become a figurehead, and they had long regarded Tetsuya as their "backbone" and source of safety.
Beedrill had also completely learned Toxic Spikes, and its toxins had clearly been intensified.
This was a mountain formed by three peaks connected together. To be honest, this could not really be considered a mountain, at most it was just a hillside, only twenty to thirty meters high. However, there was no dense vegetation on it. It seemed that it had all been destroyed by Rock-type Pokémon.
Pokémon like Onix, just slithering around the mountain once, would already destroy a large area of vegetation.
As they gradually went deeper into the mountain area, Rock- or Ground-type Pokémon could be seen everywhere.
In such terrain, no one dared to act rashly. Not to mention that these Pokémon often moved in groups, even when they did not, many Ground- and Rock-types could use the move Earthquake.
If one Earthquake were unleashed, it would definitely affect many Pokémon. At that point, things would spiral out of control, and they could be crushed into pulp by these monsters!
At noon, Tetsuya and the six people found a place and prepared to eat lunch.
At present, Tetsuya had the most abundant food, still having some compressed biscuits, while the six of them had already started eating Berries. Tetsuya had also been eating compressed food for two months and was already sick of the sight of them. He gladly exchanged some with them for Berries to eat, and the six people were naturally very happy.
Tetsuya also took out the six Gloom and let them bask in the sunlight. There was no shade here, so they could receive the sunlight better. Beedrill also chose the Gloom with the most nectar and enjoyed its lunch~
As for Ditto, Tetsuya naturally still put it into the backpack to drink its milk. Now the milk was also about to run out, and all resources had reached the point of depletion. It seemed that he had to speed up his progress.
The meal was not yet finished…
Rumble… Rumble… Rumble…
They only felt the ground shake for a moment, but it did not feel like Earthquake.
They saw that along the grassland at the foot of the mountain, a herd of Tauros was running wildly.
Now seeing such a group of Tauros made it truly look like delicious food. After eating compressed biscuits for two months, if this continued, Tetsuya would really go crazy!
"Everyone, want to have an extra meal?" Tetsuya stood up and looked at the approaching Tauros.
"Eh? But with such a group of Tauros, how could we possibly withstand them…?" The leader said.
"Just watch me! Those who should prepare firewood go prepare firewood, those who should fetch water go fetch water."
Seeing Tetsuya speak with such confidence, the six people did not move. They only wanted to see how Tetsuya would deal with this group of Tauros.
Tetsuya took Beedrill and scattered Toxic Spikes over an area.
This was a necessary path for retreat in a moment. It was impossible for him to deal with such a group of Tauros, but Tauros' habits were indeed the easiest to exploit.
"In a moment, use [Twin Fury] on the last Tauros. As long as that Tauros stops to attack you, lure it onto the Toxic Spikes field," Tetsuya instructed Beedrill.
Pokémon like Tauros only knew how to charge forward blindly and could not care about what happened to the chums~ behind them. This was the weakness Tetsuya intended to exploit, so he only needed to deal with one Tauros.
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The six people from Cherrygrove City stood far away on the hillside and did not dare to approach Tetsuya at all, fearing that they would be affected by the Tauros herd. Such an impact could send a person flying with a single hit¹[1], if not kill them, then cripple them. So they only dared to discuss from above.
"Do you think he can succeed…? This is a whole group of Tauros. Judging by the disposition, there must be more than ten of them!" one person said worriedly.
"Sigh, this is too exaggerated. Although he is strong, he still can't withstand the impact of Tauros. If Tauros directly charge at Tetsuya… how could Beedrill and Gloom possibly block them!?" One person shook his head.
"Isn't it because you all flatter him all day that he became overconfident and did something beyond his ability like challenging a Tauros herd??? Humph! Let's see how he handles it later," The leader of the Cherrygrove City team said in a reprimanding tone.
The five people all lowered their heads in shame.
"…In any case, Tetsuya is our benefactor. If he really encounters danger later, we will definitely go save him."
"Mhm mhm~! We will go save him!"
The five people reinforced their resolve.
"Don't you have any idea of your own strength!?" The leader shouted at them once again. The five people swallowed and looked at each other, all showing helplessness.
The Tauros herd got closer and closer, and finally ran past the position Tetsuya was guarding.
The six people above were puzzled as to why Tetsuya had not made a move. Had he already recognized his own capacity and given up?
The five people felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted and let out a long breath.
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¹. Team Rocket trio's fav way to fly!
[1] Team Rocket trio's fav way to fly!