POKEMON : STARTING WITH FLASH METAGROSS

The moon was bright, and the stars were sparse. The cold air on the mountain gradually rose.

Metang, in charge of the night watch, lay outside the tent like a lifeless iron lump.

Inside the tent, Rax and his three Pokémon slept soundly, while also training hard in the dream world. It was impossible to sleep peacefully in the wild, so the Pokémon needed to take turns keeping watch.

Tonight, it was Metang's turn.

Suddenly, Metang opened its blood-red eyes and looked up at the sky.

The surroundings were very quiet, with even the chirping of insects pokemon only heard in the distance.

Metang blinked its wise eyes to confirm that its feeling was correct.

There was indeed movement just now!

But after waiting for a while, there was no abnormality around, so Metang lay back down silently and stopped moving.

If there was an attack planned, there would surely be another sign.

It wasn't in a hurry.

But by morning, there had been no strange occurrences.

There was a hint of doubt in Metang's eyes. Was it really scared away by its imposing presence?

If so, that was fine!

So Metang quickly shrugged off the incident and happily joined the breakfast competition.

After breakfast, Rax called back all of his Pokémon except Marowak, and they continued their climb.

Up above, a sesame-sized black dot was circling and slowly following their movements.

After walking for a whole morning, the group had started sweating before they reached a small open space.

Rax was considering whether to rest here when Marowak pointed diagonally in front and let out a soft shout.

Rax looked over and saw a cave facing south.

A cave in the mountain?

The man and his Pokémon exchanged glances and silently made their way forward.

The cave entrance was fairly large, big enough for a large Pokémon like Mamoswine to enter with ease.

Now that they were here, how could they not explore it?

Rax took out a flashlight with his left hand and placed his right hand on his battle belt, ready for anything.

As they entered the cave, light from the gaps in the walls refracted, making the interior quite bright.

Rax put the flashlight away and made small marks on the wall with a knife every now and then.

Just five minutes after entering, a large black shadow suddenly appeared at the entrance and followed them in.

It wasn't long before Rax and Marowak encountered the first native of the cave.

A massive Drapion, at the senior intermediate level.

Rax hadn't expected to find a Drapion here, but seeing that the creature had already charged at them, Marowak immediately had no reason to back down.

Bonemerang!

Marowak threw the bone, and Drapion instinctively dodged, extending its two large pincers to clamp Marowak.

However, the next moment, the bone stick slammed into Drapion's head, sending stars circling around its eyes.

Seizing the opportunity, Marowak rushed forward, caught the bone stick, and struck again, breaking off Drapion's left pincer.

Drapion roared and grew more vicious, swinging its tail pincers and left pincer to strike at Marowak.

Rax watched from behind, shaking his head. Drapion's fighting style was too reckless. It could never beat the technical Marowak.

Sure enough, Marowak's bone stick swiped horizontally, easily fending off the tail pincer's attack, and he jumped lightly to avoid the left pincer's sweep.

In the next instant, the thick bone stick struck Drapion's head at a strange angle.

A perfect headshot!

Drapion was severely wounded and stood trembling in place.

Realizing it couldn't win, it tried to flee.

But Marowak wouldn't let it go. Drapion was worth a lot of points.

Suddenly, an abnormally strong wind blew, and Rax instinctively retreated to the cave wall.

Marowak planted its bone stick into the ground to stabilize its position and looked in the direction of the wind.

A massive black shadow flashed by, flew over Rax and Marowak, and headed straight for Drapion.

A white light flashed, and a huge purple pincer clamped down on Drapion's head, driving it into the ground and stirring up a large cloud of dust.

When the dust cleared, a gigantic Drapion King sat on top of the limp body of the Drapion, grinning.

The Drapion had been torn apart!

"Drapion Drapion !"

The Drapion King laughed, uncaring about Rax and Marowak's presence. It grabbed Drapion's neck and began chewing it.

Purple blood flowed from the neck, filling the Drapion King's stomach with its meal.

Not to mention Rax, even after witnessing countless battles, found the scene disgusting.

But it was only gross.

Rax frowned, seldom encountering such a violent Pokémon.

After the Drapion King finished devouring Drapion's neck, it turned its gaze to Rax and Marowak.

The next moment, the wind howled, and the Drapion King charged directly at Marowak!

"Shoot it down!"

"Marowak!"

Facing an airborne Pokémon, hesitation wasn't an option.

Marowak swung the bone stick, and several energy rocks flew out, hitting the Drapion King at different angles.

However, the Drapion King was incredibly strong. It dodged many of the energy rocks, only being slightly hit by the last one.

The effect of shooting it down didn't trigger, and the Drapion King had already knocked Marowak to the ground!

"Sharp Sound! Bone Stick Attack!"

Rax shouted loudly, hoping Marowak could hear him.

Fortunately, Marowak reacted quickly, letting out a sharp sound, followed by a series of powerful strikes, breaking free from the Drapion King's hold!

"Drapion Drapion !"

The Drapion King roared in anger, its mouth flashing with cold light as it shook its head, preparing to bite Marowak.

Frozen Teeth!

"Iron Head! Shoot Down!"

Rax immediately seized the opportunity and gave the order.

Marowak understood Rax's intent instantly and pushed its cold, silver-wrapped skull into the Drapion King's mouth.

Crack!

The frozen teeth shattered, and the Drapion King screamed in pain!

Its frozen teeth hadn't been enhanced to the point of forming true ice teeth, but they were still wrapped in ice energy for the attack.

Marowak took the chance to retreat, completely breaking free from the Drapion King's hold.

Before the Drapion could recover from the pain of its shattered teeth, the next energy rock hit its wings, creating several large holes!

Marowak didn't hold back against the Drapion , who had tried to eat it!

The Drapion , who had dominated the area for so long, was furious with broken teeth and ruined wings.

It summoned a powerful gust and attempted to fly off, but its damaged couldn't support it.

"Stomp!"

Marowak seized the moment and stepped on the Drapion King with its right foot!

A series of ground energy waves pounded the Drapion , who wasn't good at staying grounded, causing it to fall flat on the ground.

Then, bonemerangs were launched one after another, targeting the Drapion King's head!

One, two... three, four!

Rax didn't stop Marowak from attacking.

When the Drapion King was lying motionless on the ground, its head severely concave, Marowak ceased its assault.

The next moment, Marowak roared loudly, an aura circulating around its body as it broke through to the senior intermediate level!