Chapter 495: Ambushed
In mid-air, Basalt's group followed the Mandibuzz and finally arrived at the valley.
"Mandi~ Mandi~"
Mandibuzz pointed to the pit at the edge of the valley, where minced meat and broken bones could be clearly seen. But strangely, there were no bloodstains.
"Everyone, be alert!"
Basalt's gaze focused, and he released Hakamo-o again.
Although Hakamo-o's strength wasn't very strong, its aura detection ability was extremely sensitive, which could make up for Bronzong's blind spot. Because Bronzong's psychic perception wasn't ideal against Dark-type Pokémon, especially those with deeply developed Dark-type energy. This was a disadvantage brought by type matchup, hard to avoid!
At the same time, Excadrill also silently sensed the vibrations of the ground.
Hearing this, Fang Xiaolong and Danba also released several Pokémon one after another, all ready for battle. Because they had already discovered the hidden cave not far away.
According to Mandibuzz, the corpses were brought out from this cave. There were corpses every day recently, and the number was increasing, allowing them to feast heartily. And the Pokémon responsible for carrying the corpses, Banette, had weird energy, looking very difficult to deal with.
The three exchanged glances and slowly outflanked from three corners. Basalt was the strongest, naturally in the middle; Danba on the left, Fang Xiaolong on the right. The three held their breath and walked very carefully. Fortunately, no abnormality was found along the way. Or rather, the existence in the cave didn't discover them.
"Haka~mo~"
Just then, Hakamo-o paused, and suddenly spewed out a scorching air stream from its mouth, attacking a rock not far to the left.
Boom!
The rock was blasted into fragments, scattering everywhere. At the same time, the figure of Sableye appeared beside the rock.
"Sab~leye~"
Sableye had a shocked look on its face. Its stealth technique was a special secret method that could temporarily seal its own life energy and traces without emitting any vibration, extremely difficult to detect. Moreover, it was a Gym Leader-level Pokémon; theoretically, there was also a level suppression! So it never thought its tracks would be seen through by this small dragon.
"Sableye!"
Basalt was shocked and terrified. Because this Sableye was only ten meters away from him. And neither Bronzong, Carbink, nor Excadrill had detected its approach. If Hakamo-o hadn't discovered it in time, he would probably have been beheaded!
"Ah!"
Splurt!
At the same time, two screams rang in Basalt's ears. Turning his head, he saw a Banette beside Fang Xiaolong and a Zoroark beside Danba at some point.
Zoroark's claws were stained with blood; Danba's head was smashed directly. Fang Xiaolong's body wasn't smashed, but his whole body shriveled directly, as if sucked dry of essence.
In just an instant, Danba and Fang Xiaolong died.
After completing the assassination, Zoroark and Banette began to show their might. Dark and Ghost-type energies erupted suddenly, actually temporarily suppressing the siege of Danba and Fang Xiaolong's Pokémon.
At this moment, Basalt's heart twitched fiercely, feeling difficulty even breathing. Because he could see that Banette and Zoroark were not simple; their strength was not inferior to his own. As for Sableye, it was even stronger. Although its sneak attack failed, it actually escaped from the siege of Excadrill, Bronzong, and Carbink, turning into a black shadow to flee.
"Interesting, interesting! Actually survived Sableye's assassination!"
At some point, the lich old man was standing at the entrance of the cave. He looked down from above, examining Basalt curiously.
Behind the old man followed a humanoid Pokémon. The upper part of its head, legs, and lips were bright red with some light yellow spots, and the rest was white. Its upper body was relatively slender, while the lower body was relatively plump. Its arms were long with three fingers, pupils jet black, and there was an oval-like object protruding from its head.
It was the Fighting/Psychic dual-type Pokémon, also the signature Pokémon of the Indian Alliance—Medicham!
Seeing this, Basalt quickly released all his Pokémon: Cradily, Tyranitar, Camerupt, Swampert; all eight Pokémon took the field. Because he knew he was at a life-and-death juncture!
"Eh? Tyranitar? Cradily?"
The look of surprise on the lich old man's face became heavier and heavier. Didn't expect this kid in front of him to have quite a background! Actually possessing such rare Pokémon!
"The soul of such a genius is countless times better than ordinary people; it's most suitable to be nutrients for my baby!"
The lich old man's eyes shone brightly, and he shouted an order: "Don't hurt this kid's life! As for his Pokémon, kill them all!"
Although Tyranitar and Cradily were rare, they were fully grown adults, completely losing cultivation value. They had no value to the lich old man.
"Ty~ran~"
Accompanied by a roar, a terrifying sandstorm descended suddenly.
Because of the lich old man's surprise and joy, and Danba and Fang Xiaolong's Pokémon entangling Banette and Zoroark, valuable time was bought for Basalt.
At the same time, Cradily activated "Storm Drain," and the soil desertified rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye. Excadrill stomped its foot, and the sandy soil immediately turned into quicksand. The Quicksand Domain formed and spread rapidly, sweeping towards Sableye and Zoroark.
The lich old man was surprised again. He had never seen the moves before him in his life!
"Interesting, interesting!"
The lich old man stroked his beard and sighed with emotion, eyes shining, "In that case, this old man will play with you!"
As soon as the voice fell, Sableye and the Medicham behind the old man immediately rushed towards Basalt.
Immediately after, Basalt heard another scream. At some point, a Honchkrow and a Krookodile joined the battle of Banette and Zoroark. With their joining, Danba and Fang Xiaolong's Pokémon were quickly defeated; severed fingers and arms were everywhere, and blood spilled all over the ground.
However, Basalt didn't have extra Pokémon to pay attention to them at this time. Because Sableye and Medicham were both Gym Leader-level Pokémon. When they joined forces to charge, they were simply unstoppable.
"Excadrill, Carbink, you two block Sableye!"
"Bronzong, Tyranitar, you two block Medicham!"
Basalt issued orders quickly. As for other Pokémon, they could only wait for an opportunity.
Although Medicham and Sableye couldn't fly, their strength was too strong. Tyranitar's Quicksand Domain could only delay their advance speed but couldn't trap them at all.
"Medi~"
Medicham was like a peerless master, rushing towards Tyranitar quickly like a dragonfly skimming the water surface, throwing a fierce punch fast as lightning. Tyranitar had no time to make any block at all.