vncnus Chapter 679: Brother Who Stays Away from the Mud
Chapter 679: Brother Who Stays Away from the Mud
Ever since the "Giant Shark King" pseudonym became notorious in the Kalos region, Yang Ming has been planning to use this fake identity to stir up trouble in Alola, and this "Eighteen Lords' Crusade against Guzma" is a big show he planned.
Knowing that he could not deal with so many forces at the same time, Yang Ming decided to play a trick of "driving the tiger to devour the wolf": he asked his subordinate Tokugawa to wear a Magikarp mask and spread intelligence in the major black markets of Ula'ula Island as the "Shark King", spreading the news that Guzma had kidnapped Lillie and that Lillie was related to the Legendary Pokémon.
The result was just as he expected. With Yang Ming's detailed intelligence and the fierce reputation of "Giant Shark King", this group of profit-seeking villains quickly gathered together. With the mentality of "it is better to believe it than not to believe it", they surrounded Po Town and almost fought with the Skeleton Team. If it were not for the fact that these guys also wanted to "drive the tiger to devour the wolf" and wanted Guzma and "Giant Shark King" to die together, Yang Ming's plan might have succeeded.
But just the current situation is already very beneficial to him.
"It seems I was right to lend Tokugawa Roaring Moon so he could fulfill his role as 'Giant Shark King'. While the Skull Team and these separatist factions haven't clashed yet, the conflict between them is already considerable, and a clash of swords is very likely."
"If my guess is correct, those separatist factions will betray the information about the Great Shark King to Guzma, hoping to destroy both of us and allow these insects to take advantage. But Guzma isn't that stupid. If we attack him first, he'll probably have already taken Lilia hostage and quietly retreated towards Moon Lake."
"Unfortunately, this was also within my expectations. When I first disseminated the information, I deliberately revealed the secret of Moon Lake. I believe that the separatist forces have already stationed troops there, preparing to give Guzma a 'surprise'."
Of course, Yang Ming did not intend to sit on the sidelines and watch the fight. He calculated the time, dressed himself up as a poor and low-level trainer, and went to Yuelun Lake alone.
At this time, a day had passed since the "Eighteen Lords' Campaign to Attack the Skeleton Team". A lot of troops had been stationed outside Yuelun Lake. They were the vanguard sent by the "Eighteen Lords" to block the Skeleton Team, and were commanded by eight elite leaders.
"Wait! Boy, this road is blocked!" Yang Ming was stopped by several ferocious-looking men after taking a few steps.
"Brother, I haven't eaten for a long time. Can you assign me a job? I'm willing to do anything!" Yang Ming was well prepared. He took out the lines he had memorized by heart and prepared to get away with it.
"Go, go, get out of the way..." Several men were about to chase him away, but then they remembered that they were about to engage in a battle with the Skeleton Team and needed some cannon fodder. So they immediately changed their attitude, "Kid, I'll take you to see our leader right now. Whether you can make it depends on your luck."
Yang Ming followed a few men through several camps. Along the way, he saw these separatist bandits bullying the surrounding villagers. Some of them would capture wild Pokémon and kill them for fun, some would loot the surrounding property and massacre the surrounding civilians, and some would simply abduct the surrounding women and bring them to the camp to humiliate them.
"Compared to these guys, even evil organizations like Team Rocket and Team Skull are considered to be relatively well-mannered." Yang Ming thought to himself.
Finally, he came to one of the tents in the center, where a hook-nosed man was sitting on a leather chair in the middle. He was wearing a leather coat peeled off a Pokémon, and even the chair was covered with a piece of Flaming Tiger skin. He was watching the fierce fight between a human and a Pokémon in an iron cage with great interest.
This human was naturally a villager he had captured from nearby. He was already covered in wounds at this point, and facing an Alol Rada that had been hungry for more than ten days, he naturally had no power to fight back and was torn into pieces in an instant.
"How boring," the hook-nosed man said in disappointment, looking at the bloody corpse that had been eaten by Alola Rada. "It would be great if there were some more durable toys."
"Reporting to Chief Buzhanmi, this kid claims to want to join us. What do you think?"
"Oh?!" The hook-nosed man named Buzhanni looked at Yang Ming with interest and asked, "Are you a trainer? Why do you want to join us?"
Yang Ming pretended to be nervous and scared and said, "Chief, my name is Qiong Gui, and I'm a passing trainer. I was robbed when I passed by here. Now I'm not only penniless, but even my Pokémon was taken away. Please have mercy on me..."
Buzhanni sneered, "You don't have any skills, and you still want me to take you in? You are just dreaming. Come, put you in an iron cage and have some fun with my 'pets'."
As Yang Ming was pushed into an iron cage, what caught his eye was a Pokémon that looked like a weasel, with a mouthful of serrated fangs. As soon as it saw Yang Ming, its saliva couldn't stop flowing.
Yang Ming knew that this weasel-like Pokémon was called Meerkat, a very common Pokémon in the Alola region. Judging from its current state, it had probably been hungry for a week.
"As long as you can defeat him, I will let you stay here for dinner." Buzhanni smiled sarcastically, and it was unclear whether he was serious or just teasing him.
"start!"
Following Buzhanni's command, the Mongoose Inspector leaped up and pounced on Yang Ming like a hungry tiger. Yang Ming dodged sideways, thinking about how to deal with the Mongoose Inspector.
With his skills, not to mention knocking down this starving mongoose inspector, even knocking down four or five more would not be a problem.
But the problem is that if he really shows super high fighting power, it will probably arouse the other party's suspicion in the first place.
After all, a person with martial arts skills would never be easily robbed by a few bandits.
From the very beginning, the sentence "You can join the gang if you defeat Inspector Mongoose" was a scam.
But the problem is: if I really don’t show my strength, I’m afraid I will be bitten to death by this mongoose inspector.
So, Yang Ming had his own plan.
He first pretended to narrowly avoid the Mongoose Inspector's attack, then pretended to lose the opportunity and deliberately let the Mongoose Inspector catch his breath. After doing this several times, Buzhanni thought that he didn't know martial arts at all, and was just an ordinary person with a little more cleverness.
"I didn't expect this kid to have some skills. It seems he is not useless." Bushanni thought to himself.
While Yang Ming was still "fighting fiercely" with Inspector Mongoose, Buzhanni suddenly ordered the cage to be opened and released.
"Boy, you're pretty good. From today on, you'll be the one following me. As long as I have something to eat, you won't starve."
Yang Ming knew his plan had succeeded, so he decisively pretended to be ecstatic and said, "Thank you, Brother Buzhanni. I will follow you from now on!"