"Run!"
Natsuhiko didn't hesitate at all, he turned and ran, sprinting with all his might.
The power difference between Weedle and this Yujira was too large, at least a whole major level apart, even though Weedle's Insect-type techniques would deliver critical hits against the Psychic-type Yujira, Yujira's superpower techniques also had double the restraint against Weedle's Poison Attribute.
With no advantage in attributes, and even less so in strength, defeat was certain if he continued to fight.
Seeing Natsuhiko and Weedle beginning to run away, Yujira not only didn't give up, but became even more violent.
"Yiong!!!"
A furious roar burst from Yujira's mouth.
If Natsuhiko could understand its language, he might hear some of the information it was trying to convey, Yujira's shout was...
Humans!!!
Its eyes, bloodshot with anger, had veins popping, and the spoon in its hand swung fiercely, the superpower energy gushing forth in front of it condensed into several sharp crescent blades, slashing towards the direction where Natsuhiko and Weedle were fleeing.
In the blink of an eye, about a thirty-meter distance was erased almost instantly, but the blades of superpower energy seemed not entirely under control, supposed to be very solid, the superpower showed signs of dispersing.
But even so, hitting Natsuhiko would absolutely spell his doom.
"Damn! Spirit Blade!"
Feeling the commotion behind him, even the usually calm Natsuhiko couldn't help but curse.
Facing such a predicament, Natsuhiko had only one thing he could rely on, Weedle.
Grinding his teeth, he said to Weedle, "Weedle, Power Grid! Don't aim to attack the opponent, just stop the attack!"
Upon hearing Natsuhiko's command, Weedle didn't hesitate, turning to face the Spirit Blade locked onto Natsuhiko, and spat out an electrified web.
Facing a Pokémon like Yujira, whose strength far exceeded its own, Weedle dared not hold back, exerting its full power.
Crackling sounds...
A head-on collision occurred between the Spirit Blade and the Power Grid, the currents on the web significantly affecting the superpower energy, coupled with the obstacle of the web, it successfully deflected the not-so-solid Spirit Blade away from its target.
Seeing his attack ineffective, and noticing Natsuhiko running further away, Yujira was overwhelmed with rage.
Manipulating the superpower to chase after them, showing a determined stance of not killing Natsuhiko would not satisfy.
Again condensing several Spirit Blades, sweeping towards Natsuhiko in a covering manner.
Bang!
Weedle's timely technique intercepted the attack, and Natsuhiko, by necessity, performed an emergency roll to narrowly dodge Yujira's assault this time.
"Damn it! This can't go on, even if I dodge once, I can't dodge every time, sooner or later I'll be killed." With a grim expression, Natsuhiko climbed up and resumed his frantic running.
But, no matter how he racked his brain, he couldn't think of a way to escape from Yujira's clutches.
Once a Psychic-type Pokémon sets its mind on dealing with him, he had no chance.
The one thing thankful was, this Yujira seemed to have lost combat reason due to anger, only choosing a violent mode of attack.
"River! Towards the river!"
Natsuhiko's eyes caught the sight of a river in the distance.
For some reason, it seemed like every time he was in the wild, the river became his best escape route.
But no matter if a method is old, if it works, that's fine.
With a plan in mind, he felt more assured.
"Block a few more times, dodge a few more times, and I'll have a chance!" Natsuhiko thought to himself.
Only.
Sometimes, when a person is down on their luck, even cold water would clog their teeth, just when hope appeared in front of Natsuhiko, reality gave him another harsh lesson.
Two agile figures appeared in his vision.
They were the Mankey and Fire Monkey, chasing along the river.
"Hogar!" Mankey's eyes instantly lit up upon seeing Natsuhiko, pointing at him and chattering to the Fire Monkey beside it.
Fire Monkey had a fiery temper to begin with, upon hearing that the Beedrill honey Mankey was supposed to offer him had been snatched away by this human and a Weedle, how could it tolerate that?
Bang! Bang!
Its fist, as large as a sandbag, pounded strongly on its chest, bellowing, and charged towards Natsuhiko.
"Damn." Natsuhiko couldn't help but curse again.
Wolves in front, tigers behind, the danger level surged once again.
However... this was also a turning point.
Striving to maintain his calm.
Yujira, Fire Monkey...
A simple balancing in his mind, suddenly a decision was made.
"Gamble it!"
Natsuhiko's steps abruptly halted, coming to a stop with a jerk.
"Uh?" Weedle looked at him in confusion.
In front, the Fire Monkey was already swinging its massive fist, accompanied by fierce red energy, striking towards him.
With Natsuhiko's physique, taking such a punch head-on would shatter his bones even if he didn't die.
At the same time, in mid-air behind, Yujira once again condensed Spirit Blades, attacking towards Natsuhiko.
"Now's the time! Shield of Retribution!"
With eyes narrowed, suddenly Natsuhiko opened his eyes widely, sidestepping with an agile roll, desperately darting to the side.
Weedle spun, spewing out numerous threads, rotating as it spat them out, forming a spinning thread tornado from the center, entangling the Fire Monkey's fist, deflecting Yujira's Spirit Blades.
After a continuous week of attempts and training, Weedle finally learned the special tactic of the Shield of Retribution and successfully used it in actual combat.
And it was precisely this obstruction that managed to deflect Yujira's Spirit Blades, grazing the Fire Monkey.
Using his body as the target for the two Pokémon to collide, if he made the wrong move, Natsuhiko would've been ground into mince by their attacks.
But now.
He succeeded!
Of course, inevitably, he got injured.
A deep wound was cut open on his arm, almost visible bone, a large volume of blood flowed out, quickly soaking his clothes.
"Ugh!!"
Weedle immediately ran to his side, looking at the wound on his arm, anxiously crying out, tears almost welling up, its eyes full of self-blame.
If only it were stronger, if only its power was sufficient, if only... if only...
"It's okay." Natsuhiko, enduring the pain in his arm, gritted his teeth and forced a smile, patting Weedle on the head.
Tearing off some cloth, he tied it to his arm with his teeth and the other hand.
Turning towards the other side.
Not only was Natsuhiko hurt, but Fire Monkey was also targeted by Yujira's attack, bearing a wound, the pain and blood instantly threw it into madness, staring with bloodshot eyes at the floating Yujira.
The enraged Fire Monkey wasn't going to care about any attribute restraints, roaring as it charged towards Yujira.
"Ugh!" Weedle noticed the Mankey hiding not far in the grass, baring its teeth, showing an unprecedented ferocious look.
"Hogar!" Mankey shivered, raising its hands immediately.
This was not what it wanted, it only wanted to mischievously provoke back.
Natsuhiko held back the posturing Weedle, "Don't blame it, if it hadn't brought the Fire Monkey, I wouldn't have been able to escape to the river, even if I reached the river, I couldn't be sure to evade Yujira's pursuit."
Previously "robbing" Mankey left a foreshadowing.
But now it seemed, the result was better than expected, just the arm was hurt, better than dying.
Looking towards Fire Monkey, its fur, its previously showcased speed and strength, and its stance of not backing off to Yujira.
Had a rough judgment.
Senior level Fire Monkey!
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Second update! Another update tonight!