Chapter 266: Gangshi's Leaf Eevee

Lightning hammered down densely, splitting the ground into charred pits, and the crackling current made people's eardrums ache.

The Three Bandit Sisters and their Pokemon scrambled and dodged in the Thunder Light, screaming repeatedly, with no trace of the earlier swagger left.

"Huo La, we can't keep going like this!" Gangshi's expression grew increasingly grave as he stared fixedly at the Mysterious Antler Deer King wrapped in PurpleGoldLight, "If we let it keep releasing lightning, not to mention the three bandit women's lives, the Deer King itself will probably collapse—I can see its internal energy is already overloading, the antlers' hum is turning into a whine!"

Huo La said nothing, his gaze sinking as it swept over the three Pokemon hiding here and there in the arena.

The Unicorn Tyrannosaur, Blizzard King, and Poison Skull Frog are, level-wise, actually on par with the Mysterious Antler Deer King, yet the three sisters only know how to hide, showing no intention of counterattacking, a stark contrast to their earlier bravado.

He suddenly turned his head toward Gangshi: "Captain Gangshi, how well do you know these Three Bandit Sisters?"

"Much?" Gangshi was momentarily stunned, then scoffed, "Not much. I only heard they call themselves some mighty villains, bragging about conquering Hisui, but in reality they engage in petty theft—poaching cubs, stealing medicinal herbs, nothing that makes the headlines. With that level of skill, they couldn't have roamed Hisui this far."

Huo La nodded in understanding.

No wonder—having a few decent Pokemon yet lacking any courage to strike back, they're just a bunch of outwardly strong but hollow goods.

"Then we go! Captain Gangshi!" Huo La clenched the Pokeball in his hand, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

"Alright! Perfect time to show you my partner!" As Gangshi finished speaking, a crisp call rang out from the jungle behind him. A Leaf Eevee, a few sizes larger and sturdier than Huo La's, leapt out, bringing a fresh scent of foliage, and settled steadily beside Gangshi.

Its leaf‑shaped tail twitched slightly, its emerald eyes watching the arena warily, exuding a restrained strength.

Huo La's gaze subconsciously fell on it, and a system panel instantly popped up, clearly displaying this Leaf Eevee's data:

Pokemon: Leaf Eevee

Gender: Male

Level: Lv. 60

Qualification: S

Status: Healthy

Nature: Timid

Attribute: Grass

Ability: Leaf Guard (Pokemon with this ability will not be in an abnormal state under strong sunlight.)

Height: 1.4 m

Weight: 29 kg

Carried Item: None

Moves: Electric Flash (100% mastery), Round Eye (100% mastery), Leaf Blade (100% mastery)......

Improvement Count: 0

Qualification S-Grade.

Huo La clicked his tongue softly; this Leaf Eevee's strength was clearly higher than his own.

As he looked at this Leaf Eevee, the attribute panel of Zhu Bei's Ice Eevee involuntarily flashed in his mind, and comparing the two, he felt a sudden sentiment.

Pokemon: Ice Eevee

Gender: Female

Level: Lv. 61

Qualification: S

Status: Healthy

Nature: Calm

Attribute: Ice

Ability: Frozen Body (Pokemon with this ability recover a small amount of HP each turn in hail weather.)

Height: 1.2 m

Weight: 27.9 kg

Carried Item: None

Moves: Electric Flash (100% mastery), Round Eye (100% mastery), High Speed Star (100% mastery)......

As expected, they are evenly matched opponents.

Even their respective partner Pokemon have almost identical levels and qualifications, no wonder Gangshi and Zhu Bei are always at odds yet neither yields.

"Leaf Eevee, Leaf Blade, break the Mysterious Antler Deer's skill!" Gangshi ordered in a low, decisive tone.

The Leaf Eevee beside him instantly sprang up, its emerald leaf‑tail tightening and hardening into a sharp jade‑green leaf sword, whistling with fierce wind as it slashed toward the Mysterious Antler Deer King's body.

The now fully berserk Mysterious Antler Deer King possessed an extremely keen sense of surrounding threats.

It snapped its head, its hooves misstepping rapidly, the massive body deftly shifting sideways; the Leaf Blade grazed its fur, leaving a shallow scar, yet it truly broke the Thunder skill it was continuously releasing.

The thundercloud above lost its energy support, instantly shattering into tiny Electric Light fragments that dissipated into the air.

The scorch marks on the ground still puffed gray smoke, but the lightning's power was gone.

Without the lightning's suppression, the Boss of the Three Bandit Sisters, A Song, saw a flash of opportunism, quickly glanced at Gangshi and Huo La's positions, and lowly shouted, "Good chance, we'll go first!"

Before the words finished, she swiftly pulled two smoke bombs from her waist and slammed them onto the ground.

Two muffled "Bang" sounds echoed, and thick gray smoke instantly spread, enveloping the whole area and obscuring everyone's sight.

A Song seized the chance, leading the Unicorn Tyrannosaur, and sprinted toward the opposite side of the smoke edge, his steps too hurried to pause.

A Zhu and A Mei, seeing this, followed A Song's silhouette, while Blizzard King and Poison Skull Frog guarded each of them, quickly vanishing into the far end of the smoke.

Ami, seeing this, lifted a leg to chase into the smoke, but Gangshi's voice rang out in time, firm and unquestionable: "Don't chase!"

Ami's steps halted, and she turned to look at Gangshi.

She saw Gangshi staring intently at the restless Mysterious Antler Deer King within the smoke, his tone grave: "Dealing with the Deer King's problem first is more urgent than those three bandit women."

As the smoke gradually cleared, the Deer King paced anxiously in place, its scarlet eyes dimmed slightly, yet the PurpleGoldLight atop its antlers remained intense, emitting a low hum, clearly still not out of its uncontrolled state.

It occasionally pawed the ground, breathing heavily, its surrounding energy fluctuations still chaotic, ready to erupt again at any provocation.

Huo La stepped forward, his gaze locked on the Deer King's antlers, and said in a deep voice, "Captain Gangshi is right; stabilizing it now is the priority—any further delay will only make the energy backlash grow worse."