Selling Pokémon from Pirates

Chapter 122 Black Iron Ranking Competition

"What on earth happened here!?"

Smoker, who used the power of the Smoke Fruit to sneak into the central town, was walking on the streets outside the town with a puzzled look on his face.

Because the revolutionary army did not have uniform uniforms and symbols, Smoker did not know that the Goa Kingdom at this time had been occupied by the revolutionary army.

Fortunately, he was cautious and put on some simple disguises after noticing the suspicious ships appearing around the Kingdom of Goa.

But what Smog doesn’t know is...

As early as the first second he stepped into the central town, he was discovered by soldiers patrolling the Revolutionary Army.

And what’s even more outrageous is…

Before the Revolutionary Army soldiers reported his incident to the command center, Nami's cell phone Rotom was the first to receive the text message from Crowe.

…

"Colonel Smoker!?"

After hearing Nami's report, Sabo immediately raised his eyebrows, with a look of surprise on his face.

Although he had been in a coma before, with Krall's explanation, Sabo had fully grasped the situation of the Kingdom of Goa in a short period of time.

Especially after the previous memory was restored, his understanding of the current situation of the country even exceeded that of most of the top leaders of the revolutionary army present.

But it was precisely because of this that his expression became nervous after hearing Smoker's arrival.

"According to the information obtained by the Revolutionary Army, Smoker should have arrived at the Grand Line by this time to participate in the ranking battle of the Pokémon League Conference..."

"Why did he suddenly appear in the Kingdom of Goa!?"

A bad thought arose in Sabo's mind.

Could it be...

The navy has taken control of the recent movements of the revolutionary army!?

In order to delay the time for the World Government to know about their actions, they deliberately launched a blitzkrieg.

Nowadays, those royal families and dignitaries who are qualified to contact the world government have long been killed and captured.

Even Sabo's biological parents and his unrelated brother died in this war.

If this doesn't delay the revolutionary army enough, then they will really have to fight to the death.

"Nami, I'm going to Smog right away..."

Sabo calmed down, immediately raised his head and said to Nami:

"but……"

"In the meantime, I need you to leave immediately and help me go to the port near the central town to find Smoker's naval battleship and control it!"

"Absolutely! They must not be allowed to report the situation here to the World Government!"

"I will ask others to support you as soon as possible..."

"If you have enough time, I may need you to come back and help me deal with Smoker!"

The transaction time set by Nami and the dimensional merchant is five days later.

With the existing financial resources of the Revolutionary Army and everything they looted from the Kingdom of Goa, it is enough for them to exchange for Pokémon that can fight against the high-end power of the navy!

As long as they can hold on for a few days, they no longer need to fear the power of the World Government!

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

Nami's eyes flashed, and she immediately took out Pikachu's Poke Ball from her arms, with a smirk on her face.

"It just so happened that during the battle against Goa Kingdom, we didn't even encounter a decent opponent."

"I hope Pikachu can have a good battle today!"

"give it to you!"

Sabo nodded solemnly, and immediately took out the communication phone bug and made arrangements for the revolutionary army.

…

…

And just when Saab was arranging work for the Revolutionary Army...

Crowe, who was carrying Cool Leopard, slowly walked up to Smoker.

"..."

Smoker, who was observing the situation around him, suddenly stood firm.

He raised his head and saw the mysterious man walking towards him.

"Um?"

A look of doubt flashed in Smoker's eyes.

Having experienced hundreds of battles, he instantly felt a strong fighting spirit from Crowe.

Watching Crowe walk up to him step by step, Smoker, who was holding three cigars, slowly exhaled a large puff of smoke and said softly:

"The person who came here is not a good person..."

Crowe smiled slightly and suddenly took a step forward.

"You're the one here, Colonel Smoker."

While speaking, Crowe took out his cell phone Rotom from his pocket, and under Smoker's surprised gaze, invited him:

"I would like to ask Colonel Smoker, are you interested in having a ranking match with me!?"

"Qualifying!"

Smoker was shocked, and then took out his cell phone Rotom, and sure enough, he saw an invitation to a ranked match at the top of the screen.

Trainer Crow, Black Iron rank, 0 win points.

Really a trainer!

Looking at the other party's information on the screen, a smile suddenly appeared on Smoker's serious face, and he immediately became even more arrogant.

"Interesting! Really interesting!"

He looked at Crowe and said:

"I didn't expect that I would meet another trainer here."

"I suddenly want to thank the unfortunate official who called me here."

"So what's your answer?" Crowe showed a gentle smile.

"What's the point of saying that!?" Smoker's mouth raised.

"Of course I chose to accept it!"

With a loud roar, he pressed the [Accept] button on the screen without hesitation.

Taking out Guisi's elf ball, he laughed and said:

"Let me see what the strength of other trainers in this world is like!"

"Come out, Ghost!"

Following a flash of red light, a round Pokémon wrapped in ghostly fire appeared in front of Smoker.

"Si~"

As soon as Guisi grew, his whole body immediately emitted a strong pungent smell.

This is the poisonous energy that it involuntarily emits after being soaked by the poisonous ability.

"It's actually a ghost?"

Crowe, who was originally a little worried about Smoker's strength, suddenly turned up at the corner of his mouth after seeing Guisi's figure!

To know……

His Cool Leopard is a evil-type Pokémon.

And the evil attribute just restrains the ghost type!

Originally, Crowe thought that he would be killed instantly in this battle...

Unexpectedly, he and Kubao seemed to be able to hold their tongues for a while!

Crowe was overjoyed, and quickly made some operations on his cell phone Rotom, and set the location of the qualifying match in a wilderness outside the city.

His plan from the beginning was to lead Smoker outside the city, without giving him a chance to observe the central town.

After deciding on the location of the battle, the two of them nodded immediately and made a tacit agreement not to talk trash before the battle started.

I saw Smoker's lower body suddenly disappearing, and thick white smoke came out.

Peng!

There was a loud noise, and Smoker's body was like a rocket, instantly rising into the sky and flying towards the battle site.

Guisi on the side also followed closely behind.

Although it does not have smoke jets as a driving force, its flight speed cannot be underestimated due to its floating characteristics.

"Is it a natural ability? It's really convenient~"

Crowe smiled lonely, turned around, strode over to sit on Ku Bao's body, and patted Ku Bao.

"Let's go, Kubao, don't let our opponents..."

"Wait a minute!"

…

…

The cold wind rustled the dry leaves.

The weather has entered autumn. In addition to the clouds becoming taller and the sunshine becoming lighter, even the air has begun to smell of depression.

This atmosphere of depression is like the country of Goa at this time, entering the dryness of autumn and waiting for the severe cold of winter...

But eventually...

There will be new life in spring here!

Smoker dispersed the smoke beneath him, and his body returned to human form again.

And behind him, a swift figure ran wantonly in the forest as if he was in a deserted place.

That swift speed was actually only a little slower than him coming from the sky.

The corners of Smoker's mouth raised:

"No wonder you have the guts to challenge me. It seems that the other party is not a fuel-saving lamp!"

"Cool~"

In the forest, a purple silhouette suddenly appeared.

Crowe nimbly jumped off Ku Bao's body from mid-air and landed firmly on the ground.

And the moment he stepped on the ground, a voice prompt suddenly came out on the Rotom mobile phones of Crowe and Smog:

[Beep! It has been detected that the two parties are already at the agreed battle location. Would you like to start the ranking match immediately? 】

"Start!"×2

Crowe and Smoker shouted in unison, their strong fighting spirit rising.

【drop!】

After receiving the command, the two cell phone Rotoms flew out of their hands at the same time.

The two mobile phone Rotoms quickly reached high in the sky, stuck back to back, and started spinning at high speed.

All of a sudden!

Centered on the two Rotoms and extending outward within 1 kilometer, a circular light bar suddenly appeared on the ground.

The two Rotoms spoke together:

[The battle venue has been confirmed!]

[Please fight both parties at the agreed location to fight.]

[Based on the ranks of both parties, the combat range is set to a radius of 1KM, with no limit on height.]

[Qualifying match: Black Iron Rank Crow VS Black Iron Rank Smoker...]

【The battle officially begins!!!】

Peng!

Following a sound like a command gun, Crowe took the lead in attacking.

"Kool Leopard, use Sand Splash!"

One of the opponents is a natural-type Pokémon, and the other is a ghost-type Pokémon...

Any physical attack will have no effect on the opponent.

So what Crowe has to do is to first ensure that his attacks can be effective against the opponent.

Phew~

The moment Crowe's order came down, Cool Leopard immediately waved its sharp claws and swung heavily at the ground.

All of a sudden!

A cloud of sand suddenly appeared out of thin air and rushed towards Guisi and Smoker, blocking their sight.

"Um?"

Smoker, who knew that the sand splashing skill did no harm, had no intention of dodging.

Let the yellow sand hit your face and remain unmoved.

But at this moment...

On the other side of the sand layer, Crowe's voice came again:

"Kool Leopard, use Grinding Claw!"

"Cool~"

Strange light suddenly condensed on Cool Leopard's limbs.

The already extremely sharp claws were suddenly attached to a layer of energy that exuded an unknown aura.

Claw sharpening, evil attribute changing skills.

After use, Cool Leopard's claws can be attached with a layer of evil power in a short period of time...

This power can not only enhance the sharpness and sensitivity of Cool Leopard's claws, but also help it effectively hit the opponent when using ordinary physical attacks!

"In this way, even the ghost type can't resist Kubao's attack!"

Crowe grinned.

As a resourceful trainer, he came up with this skill combination as early as the first time he saw Guisi.

First use sand splash to create an opportunity, and then activate the claw grinding blessing state.

With the blessing of evil attributes, even ghosts can scratch you!

"Kool Leopard, use random grab!"

Crowe, who was unreasonable and unforgiving, gave the order again.

Since he knew that his side was at a disadvantage, he certainly would not let go of the opportunity for Smoker to be stunned.

Reality is not a turn-based game. If you have to put a skill, I will put another skill.

From Smog's strange eyes, Crowe could tell...

The Smoker in front of him obviously had no experience in commanding Pokémon in battle.

So he had to strike while the iron was hot and deal as much damage as possible before Smoker became familiar with Pokémon's fighting methods!

"What!?"

Smoker was obviously a little surprised that the other party would suddenly let Cool Leopard attack, and he quickly shouted:

"Get out of the way! Ghost!"

However……

The bond between Smoker and Ghost was obviously not strong enough, so much so that Ghost didn't react immediately.

Coupled with Kubao's swift figure, by the time Guisi wants to dodge, it's already too late!

"Ku!"

The sharp claws were like playing piano dance music in the air, and instantly drew several strange cold lights, falling directly on Guisi's body.

Even with general immunity, Cool Leopard's secret weapon, the sharp claws, cannot show its due power...

But just the evil energy attached to the grinding claw can also make Guisi eat a pot!

"Ghost~!"

The instant pain caused Guisi to let out a hoarse roar.

"Ghost!"

Smoker's eyes showed worry.

Unexpectedly, the opponent's Pokémon could actually hurt Ghost as soon as it came up.

Thoughts flashed by, and Smoker immediately sprayed out a stream of smoke, holding ten hands and waving at Cool Leopard!

"Get out of the way!!!"

Compared with Smoker, the bond between Crowe and Cool Leopard is obviously much deeper.

The moment Crowe made a sound, Kubao seemed to have anticipated the command in advance, and stepped hard on Guisi's body with his forelimbs!

Kubao turned around dexterously and avoided Smoker's attack.

“What a quick reaction!”

Smoker was shocked and immediately put away his contempt.

I originally thought that after owning Pokémon, I would be able to rise again.

I didn't expect that any trainer I met would have such outstanding fighting ability!

With Smog's eyes, he could certainly see the gap between him and Crow in commanding Pokémon.

but……

Ranking matches are more than just Pokémon battles alone!

Seeing that Crowe was about to give another order, Smoker suddenly dropped his ten hands and hit the ground heavily.

boom!

Under the heavy blow, the ground shook momentarily, and cracks extended towards Kubao.

Smoker laughed and said:

"Guisi, get up quickly! Don't let others look down upon you!"

Bah...

Thick white smoke suddenly spurted out from Smoker's body, instantly forming a fog with extremely low visibility, shrouding Crowe and Cool Leopard.

Although in terms of Pokémon command, Smoker may be two levels behind Crow.

But in terms of personal strength...

Smoker is at least 5 levels higher than Crowe!

The smoke screen instantly blocked Crowe and Kubao's vision.

As if to cultivate Ghost's tacit understanding, Smoker did not attack immediately, but commanded:

"Guisi, use tit for tat!"

"ghost,"

Guisi, who endured the pain of the claw attack, immediately floated up and relied on the guidance given by Smoker with smoke to find Cool Leopard's figure in an instant.

Tooth for Tooth is an evil physical attack skill that can use twice its own strength to attack the enemy after being attacked.

I saw Guis opening his big mouth and revealing his sharp fangs.

The next second, a strange energy wave came from Guisi's mouth and charged towards Kubao.

But Crowe and Kubao, who had lost their vision, still had no idea what was happening in front of them.

boom!!!

The terrifying fluctuations suddenly impacted Kubao's body, and at the same time the smoke was blown away, allowing Crowe to see Kubao being attacked.

"Cool Leopard!"

Crowe immediately shouted worriedly.

Fortunately, Ghost's level is not much higher than Cool Leopard's.

In addition, the evil attribute is not its natural attribute, and Cool Leopard's own damage immunity to evil attribute skills...

The cool leopard that was hit by the huge shock wave seemed to suffer much less damage than expected.

"Um!?"

In an instant, Crowe suddenly noticed the joking look in Ku Bao's eyes...

His spirit was shaken instantly!

Immediately afterwards, Crowe's face immediately showed an impatient look, and he shouted loudly:

"Ku Bao! Ku Bao! Are you okay!?"

The look on his face was as if Ku Bao had been hurt a lot.

On the other side, Kubao also staggered in cooperation, as if he was exhausted, and made a painful sound from his throat:

"k...cool..."

(End of chapter)