vncnus Chapter 43 The Ruthless Bandit is Caught
Chapter 43 The Ruthless Bandit is Caught
"I'll give you a chance to battle my Pokémon one-on-one. If you win, I'll leave immediately; if you lose, you'll come with me."
"I'm not a coward, but I'm not a reckless fool either. This demoness is clearly more powerful than me. How can I possibly fight her head-on?"
Lin Ye chuckled and said, "Don't worry, you can choose your own opponent. Either Dujian Sheath or Zoroya are fine."
"You call yourself a bandit king, surely you wouldn't even dare to fight someone of the same level one-on-one, would you?"
"Heh~, you're serious!"
"A gentleman's word is as good as his bond!"
"Okay~"
Gastly scanned the two Pokémon back and forth. Although it was the first time it had seen a single sword sheath, it knew something about it.
Ghost and Steel are both weak to Ghost, but Steel has an additional advantage over Poison. The usual methods of poisoning are no longer effective, and the opponent's energy level is also higher than its own.
On the other hand, the white Zoroa, although never seen before and with no information about it, has energy fluctuations similar to its own, and is most likely also of the Ghost type, so it is not at a disadvantage in terms of attributes.
The bandit leader believed he had exceptional fighting talent and felt little pressure in defeating Zoroya, an opponent of similar caliber!
"I've chosen! This little fox is it!"
Zorua nodded slightly to Lin Ye, then stepped forward to confront Gastly.
Lin Ye, the Snow Fairy, and the Lone Sword Sheath silently retreated to the side, and the other minor ghosts also moved aside, afraid of being caught in the crossfire.
Gastly looked at Zoroark and gave it a sinister smile: "Sorry, little fox, blame yourself for looking the weakest. Don't cry if you lose later."
Zorua chuckled: "Don't worry, the last one who said I was weak is still lying on Mount Sacred Glow, not awake yet."
The battle was about to begin, and Gastly made the first move, teleporting from its original position to behind Zoroa in the blink of an eye.
Even though the latter's speed stat isn't slow among Pokémon in the early stages, it's still far behind Gastly, not to mention that the Gastly in front of us is an individual with a very high fighting talent.
Originally, Zorua was somewhat wary and solemnly awaited Gastly's "master move"!
But the next moment, when it saw Gastly actually condense a Ghost-type Shadow Ball in front of it, it revealed a wicked smile.
It completely ignored the incoming "shadow ball" and simply raised its hand to slam a jet of dark energy onto the ground with all its might.
As expected! Gastly can't possibly fight a Ghost Pokémon without using its STAB Ghost-type moves.
But what was unexpected was that this ghost had already mastered "Shadow Ball" at this stage, a move that is not easy to learn.
Lin Ye nodded in satisfaction, pleased with both Zorua's performance and Gastly's.
Actually, Gastly can't be blamed for this. In the limited knowledge of this bandit, he always knew that using his STAB move was a sure thing when dealing with Ghost Pokémon!
But the next moment, Gastly's confident Shadow Ball passed right through Zoroar without leaving a trace.
"phantom!"
Gastly was startled at first and then tried to dodge, but it was too late. The dark resentment energy of "retribution" instantly burst out from below and crashed into its soul.
"Heh~~"
Gastly-type Pokémon have very strong Special Attack and Speed from the start, but at the cost of very poor HP and both Defense and Special Defense.
Not to mention, Zoroah's move is enhanced by both his innate ability and the mid-level "Curse Symbol" item, making its power terrifying.
With a single blow, Gastly reduced the hot-blooded young bandit leader to the point of barely breathing!
"Slowly, slowly~~"
Faced with Zorua's continued pursuit, Gastly quickly called a halt!
"Are you admitting defeat?"
In response to Zorua's question, Gastly's lips curled into a smile. With its last bit of strength, it turned and charged towards Lin Ye, intending to launch a sneak attack on the trainer in a manner that showed no regard for sportsmanship.
"Heh heh~, you're still too green to be my trainer, buddy!"
Gastly grinned wickedly and charged toward Lin Ye. Its speed was so great that the other Pokémon had no time to come to the rescue. However, there was not a trace of panic on the faces of Froslass and the other Pokémon!
Then there is no more then.
Gastly suddenly found itself unable to move. Its entire body felt as if it were being gripped by an invisible giant hand, frozen in mid-air, unable to move, its smug smile still frozen on its face.
"What...is this...going on?!"
Gastly struggled desperately, but its body was as heavy as lead and remained completely still.
Its eyes widened as it stared in disbelief at the human before it, sensing that the binding energy originated from him.
"What kind of trick is this? You're not human!"
Lin Ye smiled and said, "Hey young brat, have you ever heard of a necromancer?"
Previously, Lin Ye might have needed to exert some effort to control Gastly, but now he has broken through to become a formal necromancer, equivalent to "professional" level energy depth.
Controlling Gastly, which is only "Excellent" level, with Soul Binding at this moment is naturally easy and pleasant.
Seeing Gastly's crushing defeat, the other Ghost Pokémon were about to scatter when a deep, powerful voice rang out, seemingly piercing their souls and keeping them rooted to the spot.
"Did I give you permission to move?!"
With Lin Ye's current mental strength, scaring these little devils is more than enough!
"Wait... Necromancer, what is that? Is it a person or a ghost?!"
Lin Ye stepped forward and flicked Gastly's forehead, laughing, "Whether I'm human or ghost doesn't matter. What matters is that, as agreed, you should follow me!"
"Yes, yes, yes~, I would be more than happy to follow a big shot like you. Boss, why don't you let me go first so I can properly apologize to you!"
"Letting you go is no problem, but you little rascal are no pushovers, so I need to have a backup plan!"
As he spoke, Lin Ye forcibly channeled his mental energy into Gastly's body, forcibly forming a necromancer pact with it.
If he had just arrived, Lin Ye wouldn't have been able to force a contract with the "excellent" Gastly in front of him, but as he advanced to become a formal mage, he was able to do so through realm suppression.
"What did you do to me!" The arrogant thug finally showed signs of panic.
"It's nothing, I just planted a little trick on you so that you can communicate with me directly through your soul, which will make it easier to communicate in the future."
However, there's a minor side effect: occasionally when I give you instructions, you'll find it hard to refuse. Also, if you have any intention to harm me, I'll immediately detect it.
"What?! Does that mean I'll be at the mercy of others forever?"
"Don't worry! I'm easy to talk to and I won't easily force you to do anything against your conscience."
On the contrary, this is an opportunity for you. I have a way to accelerate the improvement of Ghost Pokémon's abilities. Being with me is definitely your chance.
We've now signed a soul contract, and you can fully sense whether I'm lying or not, so please think it over carefully.
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