Rhydon chased after the six people from Cherrygrove City, while Tetsuya had already taken a detour to the position of the Rhyhorn.
The two Rhyhorn that had just been knocked unconscious by Furret had not yet woken up, and the Rhyhorn's mother was tenderly licking her two children.
"…Beedrill, aim for the weak point and use [Twin Fury]."
Beedrill was in a state of ambush and could directly attack Rhyhorn's weak spot. Combined with the Ability Sniper, it could produce a very good effect.
The Rhyhorn, focused only on its children, did not notice Beedrill approaching at all!
Because Rhyhorn's back was completely covered with thick armor, it was difficult to deal sufficient damage to it. Although the abdomen was somewhat softer, it was hard to hit unless using Dig, so the only soft area that could be attacked was, of course… its rear.
After Beedrill approached, both stingers struck at once, piercing into Rhyhorn's rear!
Rhyhorn cried out in pain. Its rear, which had just suffered a "heavy impact" from Rhydon, now received such damage again, making things even worse!
"Beedrill, Double Team!"
Before even seeing what had stabbed it, Rhyhorn suddenly saw more than ten Beedrill and could not tell that they were illusions.
Such a configuration inevitably made it feel a trace of fear. But in order to protect its children, Rhyhorn still gritted its teeth and prepared to fight.
With these two young Rhyhorn present, this mother Rhyhorn's combat power would increase by at least one level. Tetsuya was also troubled by this. This Rhyhorn had to be dealt with quickly, otherwise once Rhydon returned, he would have no capacity to handle both.
Against Flying-type Pokémon, the only move Rhyhorn could use at the moment was Rock Blast. A series of rocks shot out, successfully dispersing several of the clones.
"Beedrill, no need to maintain Double Team, attack while retreating!"
Tetsuya used a completely different tactic from usual. Beedrill was also surprised, but it knew very well that Tetsuya never did anything meaningless.
Beedrill attacked while retreating, and the dozen clones were gradually shattered by Rhyhorn. As a result, Rhyhorn became more and more excited as it fought, relentlessly pursuing Beedrill.
At this moment, Tetsuya had already grabbed the Potion in his hand and approached the two young Rhyhorn at the fastest speed. He quickly fed them both and then left.
This was not to help the baby Rhyhorn. From how the Sentret had attacked them just now, it was clear that these two baby Rhyhorn had no combat ability at all. Once they woke up later, they would definitely distract the mother Rhyhorn, and might even cause her to take them and flee.
This tactic was also derived from knowledge from Earth. In ancient times, when besieging a city, a path of escape would often be left for the enemy.
Why was that?
If the entire city were completely surrounded, once supplies ran out, the soldiers inside would naturally fight to the death. Soldiers ready to die would have extremely terrifying combat power. Although they would still inevitably be defeated, they could cause heavy casualties to the other side.
But if an escape route was left, the besieged soldiers would have hope of survival. After leaving the city, they would only think of escaping, and their combat power would drop significantly. At that point, pursuing them would naturally minimize casualties.
At this moment, the Rhyhorn was like a besieged soldier. The two baby Rhyhorn were in an unconscious state and had no ability to escape, so the Rhyhorn had no hope. It could only fight with all its might to defeat Beedrill to have a chance to protect its children, so its combat power at this moment would be extremely terrifying.
Only after Rhyhorn used Rock Blast to disperse the last clones did the baby Rhyhorn finally wake up, continuously calling out.
Seeing its children wake up, the Rhyhorn was naturally overjoyed and was eager to finish off this last "Beedrill" and reunite with its children.
"Double Team!"
Now it was time to let Rhyhorn know what despair was…
The Beedrill clones that had just been painstakingly eliminated suddenly appeared again. This time, Rhyhorn had no intention of continuing the fight and turned to run toward the two baby Rhyhorn.
'Tehaha!' "[Fatal Pursuit]."
This was exactly what had been waiting for!
Beedrill rapidly spun its body, Dark-type energy gathering on its twin stingers, as it shot toward Rhyhorn.
The power of [Fatal Pursuit] had already reached its limit.
With a "bang," Rhyhorn was sent flying. However, such an attack was still not enough to defeat a Rhyhorn with outstanding Defense, but it was enough to make it realize Beedrill's power!
As Rhyhorn kept calling out, the baby Rhyhorn began to flee. Just as Tetsuya had expected, this Rhyhorn had already begun letting its children escape first. With a concern and hope in its heart, escaping became its final choice.
This was exactly the effect he needed. Now that Rhyhorn had hope of escape, it would naturally have no intention to continue fighting, and its combat power would be greatly reduced.
Rhyhorn fired several Rock Blast to provide cover, then hurriedly chased after the baby Rhyhorn.
Another [Fatal Pursuit] was enough to make Rhyhorn unable to get up again, but seeing the baby Rhyhorn already running far away, it felt at ease.
Although Rhyhorn launched a final desperate counterattack, it had already suffered severe injuries, and its energy had long been exhausted.
Beedrill delivered the final [Twin Fury]. Rhyhorn no longer had any ability to resist and completely collapsed.
Tetsuya took out a Poké Ball and caught this Rhyhorn.
The first step of his plan had already been completed. The two baby Rhyhorn had already run far away, and there was no need for him to catch them.
Now he just did not know what had happened to that Rhydon. Unless those six people had escaped into the forest in time and used the terrain to restrain Rhydon, it would be difficult for them to survive.
…But what he could be certain of was that those six people definitely had no way to deal with Rhydon, so Rhydon would definitely return here!
"Cover this area with Toxic Spikes."
Tetsuya ordered Beedrill to begin setting up traps. Along the entire path, Tetsuya had laid Toxic Spikes, and he was completely confident that Rhydon would come through this route.
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After setting everything up, Tetsuya stood at a high point and looked into the distance. Only when Rhydon appeared could he take action.
Finally, Rhydon appeared within his line of sight.
Closer and closer… closer and closer…
It could be seen that there were bloodstains on Rhydon's horn and arms. 'Hm?' It seemed that someone had already been killed…
"Beedrill, use [Twin Fury] to lure Rhydon, do not let it catch you. This guy is too powerful, if you get caught, there is only death!"
Beedrill nodded, waving its twin stingers, and suddenly a dazzling white light appeared on them.