"You bastard! Do you even know what you're saying?!" Hunter K roared.
Sam hadn't expected a few casual words to shatter the man's composure so completely.
It seemed Hunter J truly was his psychological scar.
In that case—
If he didn't press further, he wouldn't be Sam.
"Oh?" Sam smirked. "You're not the stray dog Hunter J defeated and drove out?"
Hunter K's eyes instantly turned bloodshot.
Even Sam was slightly surprised.
He had only guessed.
But judging by that reaction—
He'd hit the truth.
"Aggron! Kill him!!!"
The mention of Hunter J was a lingering nightmare in K's mind. Now that Sam had exposed it, he completely lost control.
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[Pokémon]: Aggron
[Type]: Steel / Rock
[Strength]: Elite (Mid Stage)
[Potential]: Elite
There was no denying it—
Hunter K was powerful.
Reaching Elite level without organizational backing marked him as a genuine genius.
Unfortunately—
Today, that genius would fall.
From the moment Sam saw him, he had already decided.
He would not spare a ruthless poacher with blood on his hands.
"Come out… Tyranitar."
Facing an opponent like Hunter K, Sam didn't dare hold back. He immediately summoned Tyranitar, refusing to give K any chance to recover.
But Hunter K, consumed by rage, noticed nothing unusual.
Instead, greed flashed in his eyes.
Rage and greed—the perfect combination to destroy one's sanity.
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Under K's command, Aggron charged forward like a steel tank.
Though slightly smaller than Tyranitar, Aggron was far heavier. Every step it took made the ground tremble.
Tyranitar had no intention of meeting it head-on.
Even with superior strength, colliding directly with Aggron's armored body would be foolish.
"Roar!"
Tyranitar bellowed.
The ground beneath Aggron suddenly began to tremble violently.
Under Tyranitar's control, the earth transformed into unstable quicksand, swallowing Aggron's legs.
Aggron thrashed wildly.
Unfortunately, the more it struggled, the deeper it sank.
"Aggron! What are you doing?! Get out of there!" Hunter K shouted frantically.
Judging by the chaos, Trainer and Pokémon alike had lost clarity.
Enraged by the shouting, Aggron roared and slammed both arms into solid ground beyond the quicksand.
With explosive force—
It tore itself free.
After all, it was an Elite mid-stage Pokémon. It wouldn't be subdued so easily.
Sam looked at it calmly.
"Why struggle? Wouldn't it be easier to stay buried?"
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"Aggron! Hyper Beam! Blast them both to pieces!"
That was exactly what Aggron wanted.
It had not been suppressed like this in a long time.
It craved revenge.
It needed to release its fury.
---
Meanwhile—
Gengar and Gyarados remained locked in a silent standoff over the lake.
Gengar's only order was to contain Gyarados.
Since Gyarados wasn't moving, Gengar was perfectly content to float there menacingly.
Gyarados' hesitation was more complicated.
It had never been Hunter K's lifelong partner. There was no deep loyalty.
And despite its ferocious appearance, Gyarados was surprisingly pragmatic.
Its instincts screamed danger.
The Tyranitar on the field gave it a deeply unsettling feeling.
If it interfered now—
The outcome would likely be disastrous.
Gyarados had survived this long in the hunter profession by trusting its instincts.
And besides—
If Hunter K started winning, it could always jump in later and "display loyalty."
For now, staying still was the safest choice.
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Hunter K, however, had tunnel vision.
Dragonair and Dratini had escaped.
His mission had failed.
The only way to salvage anything—
Was to kill the boy standing in front of him.
Then seize his Pokémon.
No Dragonair? No Dratini?
Tyranitar would do.
A pseudo-legendary Pokémon was more than valuable enough.
And that Clefable…
It would fetch a good price too.
The battle wasn't even decided—
Yet Hunter K was already counting his spoils.
If Sam had known what he was thinking, he would have laughed.
Take Tyranitar and Clefable from him?
Ridiculous.
The only thing Hunter K should be considering now—
Was how to beg for mercy convincingly.
And whether he would even be granted the chance.
For a poacher like him—
A swift end would be the greatest kindness.
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