Chapter 452: Dark Ball? It's Useless.

Chapter 452: Dark Ball? It's Useless.



Eat... eat it?

Bisashas's expression froze, his eyes wide as he watched the Gramps lick its lips and open its mouth. The Gramps swallowed the Dark Ball in one go.

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

The Dark Ball, known for its effectiveness, had been used to catch all kinds of wild Pokemon and even those belonging to trainers, but now, it had been devoured by Gramps with no reaction at all?

Not even a splash when thrown into water.

Unconvinced, Bisashas threw another Dark Ball towards Gramps.

"Hngga!"

Gramps opened its mouth again, swallowing the second Dark Ball.

Bisashas: "..."

Could it really be like this? He began to doubt how Jinghe had captured this Gramps in the first place; it didn't seem to follow any basic Pokemon laws at all!

Moreover, the ability to hypnotize wild Pokemon in large numbers was not a move that Gramps should have mastered.

He couldn't force the capture of Gramps, but he also couldn't just give up.

Timeleap was a Pokemon he had to catch!

"Banijia, raise a sandstorm!" Bisashas gave up on capturing Gramps and decided to use brute force to resolve this problem.

"Bangi!"

Banijia roared, and a sandstorm swirled beneath its feet.

At the same time, Jujian Tanglang, Longtou Shu, and other Pokemon also sprang into action.

"Roar!"

Ice Nine-Tailed's eyes gleamed, and it stepped forward with a light, graceful stride. White dust fell from its body, and the already falling snow and wind, under its control, did not succumb to Banijia's sandstorm.

The sandstorm and the windstorm clashed, creating a weather phenomenon where the two forces collided.

At this moment, Bisashas finally realized how formidable Jinghe was.

After all, this was a Banijia enhanced by the Dark Ball, and it was the latter's weather move. Not only did it fail to gain any advantage, but there were even signs of being overpowered by the opposing force?

In terms of sheer power, it seemed that his Pokemon were no match for Jinghe's.

But he also had an advantage—numbers.

"All of you, unleash your sandstorms!"

The surrounding wild Pokemon, also enhanced by the Dark Ball, such as Golem, Nidoking, Sandi Shu, and Rampardos, roared in response.

"Roar!"

In an instant, the swirling sandstorm became even more intense.

"Chirp!"

Piplup finally reacted, seeing the opponents as enemies, and stomped its feet, roaring in response.

However, it sounded somewhat whiny and lacked intimidation.

"Roar!"

Ice Nine-Tailed's expression turned solemn, and facing the sandstorms of so many Pokemon, its pressure increased. The wind and snow showed signs of being suppressed.

Seeing this, Bisashas smiled triumphantly and waved his hand vigorously, shouting again:

"Destructive Beam!"

Buzz—

Nidoking, Nidoqueen, Bronzor, and other powerful wild Pokemon opened their mouths, channeling their energy.

But at that moment, Jinghe's Pokemon also sprang into action.

"Martial Bear Master, Water Pulse!"

"Gigaforg, Gigapunch!"

"Swift Dragon, Dragon Dive!"

"Charcoal Little Servant, Nine-Tailed, assist!"

"Roar!"

Martial Bear Master stepped forward, and the ground beneath it exploded, creating a crater. It waved its fists, ignoring the sandstorm and the concentrated Destructive Beams, and charged towards Banijia's face.

A soft white light radiated from Charcoal Little Servant, infusing its body with power.

Seeing this, Banijia roared without hesitation, and its hands swung down, shooting out sharp rocks from the ground to block Martial Bear Master's advance.

However, Martial Bear Master's movements were fluid and graceful, skillfully dodging the rock attacks and advancing with splashing water.

Its massive fist slammed into Banijia's head.

Boom!

This was followed by a series of sweeping leg kicks and punches!

Banijia was sent flying with great force!

"Close combat!"

As Martial Bear Master charged towards Banijia, it unleashed a series of Water Pulse attacks without stopping. Neither Jinghe nor Martial Bear Master showed any signs of letting up.

Martial Bear Master lunged forward again, its attacks raining down like a fierce storm, while Banijia could only roar and howl in agony, completely powerless to resist.

Finally, with a powerful whip-like kick from Martial Bear Master, Banijia was slammed into the ground, causing the earth to cave in and sending up clouds of dust.

While Martial Bear Master charged towards Banijia, the Pokemon on both Bisashas' and Jinghe's sides were also in motion.

"Roar!"

Swift Dragon let out a long cry as it plummeted from the sky, targeting Bisashas, who was standing on a large instrument, only to be met with the full force of Jujian Tanglang's interference.

Boom!

Accompanied by a loud roar, Swift Dragon's descent was abruptly halted, but Jujian Tanglang, who had blocked its path, was sent crashing into the ground like a cannonball.

"Clang!"

Gigaforg, holding a hammer in both hands, spun in circles where it stood, each rotation increasing the terrifying force of the hammer's swing, causing a painful sting on the face.

When it felt it was ready, it charged towards the wild Pokemon who were gathering energy for their Destructive Beams.

Bisashas' Double Slap tried to block, but upon sensing the terrifying power of the metallic hammer, he instinctively dodged, allowing it to fly past him.

Boom, boom, boom—

As the hammer swept through the surroundings, it was like a scythe cutting through grass, knocking down large numbers of wild Pokemon in its path.

In just a few seconds, all the collisions occurred in an instant, leaving Bisashas momentarily breathless at the outcome.

However, he didn't believe this was the end; his gaze remained fixed on Jinghe.

The next moment—

"Nihilego!"

Behind Jinghe, a gloomy-faced Maniula suddenly appeared, its sharp claws aimed at Jinghe's throat, emitting a chilling aura.

"Sir, be careful!" Daku Xuecheng exclaimed instinctively.

But Jinghe seemed to ignore it, narrowing his eyes and focusing on the situation ahead.

Got it! Bisashas's expression was tense, and the hint of joy that had just appeared in his eyes instantly dissipated.

Boom!!

Just then, as Maniula's claws were about to reach Jinghe's neck, a faintly visible membrane blocked its path.

Beneath the membrane, there was also a layer of transparent yet real ice crystals.

Out of the corner of his eye, Jinghe noticed the Ice Nine-Tailed's unfriendly gaze.

"Nula?" Maniula was startled.

Boom!!

A flame grazed Jinghe's shoulder and struck Maniula directly.

Charcoal Little Servant's eyes burned with a bluish flame.

Immediately after Maniula was blasted away, a moonbeam-like beam fell upon it.

"Below." Jinghe said softly.

"Woof!"

The Ice Nine-Tailed inhaled and exhaled, and layers of ice crystals instantly froze the soil beneath Jinghe's feet. By the time Longtou Shu finally emerged from below, Jinghe had already created some distance.

Waiting for it were Charcoal Little Servant's already glowing red hands.

Bear!

The scorching flame instantly enveloped Longtou Shu, filling the hole it had dug and the surrounding area with fire.

Upon seeing this, Bisashas clenched his teeth and cursed.

"Useless!"

Before he could finish his curse, he suddenly felt a chill rise up his back, and the hairs on his neck stood on end.

He forced himself to turn around, and out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Gramps, who had appeared behind him at some point.

When did Gramps get there? But the machine Bisashas was riding was no ordinary machine; it was a high-tech product of Rocket Team, modified by him.

As Gramps prepared to teach Bisashas a lesson, he noticed a light wall and reflective barriers surrounding the cockpit.

It was like the official barrier protecting spectators in the battlefield.

"Huh?" Gramps touched the barrier, his face showing a hint of surprise.

Bisashas then remembered this function of the machine, as it was indeed rare for Pokemon to sneak up on him unnoticed. He breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Gramps, who had always been unpredictable, once again demonstrated his peculiar nature.

Gramps cackled and drew a line on the barrier, causing a dimensional rift to appear, with the other side opening within the barrier.

Gramps reached into the rift, and his hand appeared right in front of Bisashas.

At the same time, he held a pitch-black orb in his hand.

Shadow Ball!

Upon seeing this, Bisashas' face paled, and he immediately threw two Dark Balls from his body, summoning a Zubat and a Slowpoke. Without hesitation, he jumped off the machine.

Boom!!

The booming sound came from above the machine.

After the explosion, the seemingly indestructible giant machine shook twice before crashing to the ground, accompanied by flames and black smoke.

Streams of black, unidentified liquid flowed out of it.

Following the riverbank, the liquid slowly flowed into the Life Lake.

The portion of the Life Lake that had been purified by Timeleap's ability was instantly stained grayish-black.

Moreover, this liquid seemed to have strong corrosive and contagious properties. As the lake water became polluted again, the riverbanks and surrounding trees withered at a visible rate.

"Damn!"

After landing, Bisashas rolled around in a disheveled manner and crawled into the wild Pokemon group.

This machine had cost him a great deal to build, and it had been extremely effective in capturing wild Pokemon. Yet, it had been destroyed by Gramps.

On the other hand, Jinghe's Timeleap, seeing the polluted Life Lake and its increased toxicity, became anxious.

"Pii!"

It flew out of Jinghe's arms in distress.

Buzz—

A green glow emanated from its body, and the surrounding forest responded to its call, gathering a vast amount of life energy.

However, the purification speed of the Life Lake was many times slower than before, possibly due to the different concentration of pollutants.

Jinghe frowned.

He hadn't expected that the destruction of Bisashas' machine would cause such severe pollution.

The liquid flowing from the machine seemed to have a faint resemblance to the aura of the Dark Ball.

"What a great opportunity!"

Seeing Timeleap leave Jinghe and focus on purifying the water source, Bisashas realized this was an excellent chance to capture Timeleap.

"Timeleap!" he shouted immediately.

Buzz—

The wild Pokemon, having lost their self-awareness, turned in unison.

At the same time, he took out three small black balls and mixed them with various moves, throwing them at Timeleap.

"Timeleap!"

"Gramps!"

"Hng!"

Gramps, who had been holding Bisashas' Zubat, released it and teleported in front of Timeleap.

He swallowed the three Dark Balls mixed in the attack.

Timeleap, with Jinghe's reminder, also noticed the incoming attacks.

"Pii!"

With a long cry, a powerful psychic power spread from its body, blocking all the attacks.

Although Timeleap was neither good at nor fond of battles, it didn't mean it lacked the ability.

But at that moment—

"Sir Bisashas!"

The hurried footsteps behind Bisashas finally caught up with him.

Although they were also members of Rocket Team, they had originally followed Bisashas and obeyed his commands without question.

"The little thief got away!"

"At a time like this, who cares about a little thief? Give it your all and attack Timeleap!" Bisashas shouted angrily.

"Yes, sir!"

The group also summoned their Pokemon.

However, the speaker had no intention, but the listener did.

A little thief?

Little Silver?

Could it be that Little Silver had contacted Bisashas and his group before me?

It seemed like they had captured Little Silver, although he had escaped. But with Rocket Team's involvement, Little Silver might hold a grudge against them.

Okada had put a lot of effort into reforming Rocket Team, hoping to gain Little Silver's approval. However, the impression that Bisashas left on Little Silver was likely...

You're truly despicable.

But now wasn't the time to worry about Little Silver.

The machine's destruction had caused the "Life Lake" to be polluted a second time, and this time, it was even more severe. Timeleap was anxious, and Bisashas seemed to have noticed and was preparing to take advantage of this.

Jinghe no longer hesitated.

"Nine-Tailed Fox, freeze the entire lake!"

"Argh~"

A blizzard instantly swept across the lake's surface, freezing the continuously flowing black liquid along with the machine.

Temporarily stopping the spread of pollution, they would deal with Bisashas and his group first!

"Timeleap, after we finish them off, we'll restore the water source together!" Jinghe's voice echoed in Timeleap's mind, temporarily easing some of its anxiety.

"Swift Dragon, Reverse Scale!"

"Gramps, hypnotize them!"

"Martial Bear Master, Gigaforg, smash!"

At this moment, they couldn't worry about the harm it would cause to the wild Pokemon; they could only temporarily defeat them and slowly restore the area later.

"We'll help too!" Daku Xuecheng couldn't hold back and summoned his Pokemon, joining the battle.

"Woo!"

A wild aura surged over Swift Dragon, and as it restrained its agitated thoughts, it charged into the group of Bisashas' subordinates.

Neither Bisashas nor his Pokemon could withstand Swift Dragon, let alone his subordinates.

Gramps no longer held back, immediately rubbing out a giant Dark Ball, from which numerous small Dark Balls shot out, leaving only the sounds of Pokemon falling asleep or being knocked out in its wake.

Martial Bear Master and Gigaforg charged in from both sides, merely knocking down the wild Pokemon but showing no mercy to Bisashas' group.

"Bisashas, this Swift Dragon...zzZ"

"Why isn't the Dark Ball working on Gramps...zzZ"

"Help! Help...zzZ"

". "

Bisashas' main Pokemon had suffered heavy losses, and the remaining ones were no match for Gramps, Swift Dragon, and the others.

Moreover, the enraged Timeleap finally joined the battle.

With Gramps blocking the way, Bisashas' Dark Balls were ineffective, and Jinghe didn't have to worry about Timeleap's safety.

As a Mythical Pokemon, Timeleap's true power was beyond the capabilities of Bisashas' group.

Despite the intense battle and fierce attacks, which would cause some damage to the forest, not dealing with them swiftly would result in even greater destruction.

The autumn wind swept away the fallen leaves.

Without any concerns or effective resistance, Bisashas' numerical advantage meant nothing.

When all the commotion finally ceased.

Bisashas and his subordinates were each bound tightly by vines, tied up hand and foot.

Timeleap floated in mid-air, glaring at them with an angry expression.

All around, Pokemon lay asleep or incapacitated, both wild ones and those belonging to Bisashas' group.

Jinghe approached them, hugging Timeleap close, and only after feeding the furious little guy a few Energy Blocks did it calm down.

"Hoo~"

"Roar~"

"Chirp~"

Swift Dragon, Martial Bear Master, and the others returned to Jinghe's side, equally furious.

"Hngga~"

Gramps curled its tongue, spitting out the Dark Balls it had swallowed earlier.

In fact, it hadn't swallowed them; it had cleverly used dimensional space to store the Dark Balls.

"Is this a Dark Ball?" Jinghe narrowed his eyes, playing with it in his hand.

A specially made Poke Ball that can forcibly capture Pokemon and enhance them.

Daku Xuecheng looked at the Shadow Ball in Jinghe's hand, a hint of worry on his face.

Such a Poke Ball would be hard to resist, wouldn't it?

After all, in his era, humans were dedicated to researching how to better control Pokemon.

But Jinghe smiled slightly, tossed the Dark Ball to the ground, and then lifted his foot.

Bang!!

The Dark Ball shattered!

"You!" Bisashas' eyes widened at the sight.

"Yip!"

The equally furious Tyrogue ran up to Bisashas and gave him a big attack.

Tyrogue crossed his arms.

Look at the mess you've made of the forest, and you still have the nerve to talk!

Jinghe's action served as a signal, and Gramps and the others proceeded to destroy the remaining Dark Balls.

Instantly, the wild Pokemon, as well as Bisashas' Pokemon, were released.

Daku Xuecheng breathed a sigh of relief, but a hint of guilt rose within him. He had doubted his teacher.

In Jinghe's eyes, the Dark Ball was a decent design, giving a feeling of having a cheat code in the real world, but its flaws were too significant.

Moreover, Pokemon captured by force couldn't form bonds, and in the current environment where Mega Evolution, Gigantamax, and Dynamax were prevalent, it was too useless.

Unless it could forcibly capture Legendary Pokemon.

But clearly, the Dark Ball couldn't do that.

So...

Dark Ball? It's just trash.

"T-Turn me over to the League!"

After being hit by Tyrogue's attack, Bisashas' face was swollen, and he hurriedly shouted.

"You've got a nice idea there." Jinghe scoffed.

"Gramps, let them wake up."

"Hngga~"

Gramps sneered and snapped his fingers lightly.

The wild Pokemon that had been hypnotized by Gramps earlier woke up one by one.

Without the restriction of the Dark Balls, their angry gazes fixed on Bisashas.

"D-Don't come near me!"

"Don't worry, they won't kill you." Jinghe "comforted."

It would be troublesome if someone died.

Bisashas glared at Jinghe with venomous eyes.

As long as he stayed alive, the League's prison couldn't hold him!

He still had a chance to rise again, and he had hidden resources and funds in the depths of many forests.

He still possessed the technology of the Dark Ball.

"Oh, right." Jinghe spoke again, with a hint of mockery, "Your 'family' should be coming to pick you up soon."

(End of Chapter)

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