There seems to be something wrong with these Pokémon

"Raichu, 100,000 volts!" Ma Zhishi waved his hand and commanded again.

His eyes were full of determination, knowing clearly that Raichu was almost at his limit.

After defeating three Pokémon of Shauriya single-handedly, Raichu was struggling to even stand at this time, not to mention that its current opponent was Shauriya's ace Pokémon Ninetales.

The man looked at the heavy machine called "E-type machine" next to Shauriya and thought.

A device that can unconditionally promote the evolution of Pokémon must not be taken away so easily!

"Kyuubi, spray flames!"

At this time, there was a scratch on Shauriya's arm, her long skirt was torn, and her long fiery red hair fluttered in the wind.

She looked crazy, and her red eyes seemed to be burning with fire.

Having shed the appearance that she had been using to hide herself, Shauriya was now on the verge of madness.

The explosion caused by the collision of flames and lightning again set off an air wave, and some sparks flew to the branches nearby and burned.

But at this moment, the man with beads of sweat on his forehead no longer cared about these things.

He must use Raichu's limited physical strength to defeat the Nine-Tails as quickly as possible.

"Leichu, thunder!"

Raichu was breathing heavily, and its power bag was now emitting electricity uncontrollably.

After hearing Ma Zhishi's command, it half-closed its eyes and released all the electricity in its body.

The heaven and earth changed, and thunder flashed across the earth!

"Burn up, Kyuubi!"

The woman who took off her charming coat had wildness in her eyes. She stretched out her bright red tongue and licked the bloodstain at the corner of her lips.

The smell of blood stimulated her brain and her eyes became bloodshot.

"Big characters burst into flames!"

The Nine-Tailed Fox stretched out its tail, and as its nine tails spread out, a ball of scorching flame shot out from its mouth.

The flame slowly deformed during the flight, gradually forming the character "大".

The path of the flames turned into scorched earth, and the distortion of space made it impossible for Ma Zhishi to see the woman's expression.

The flames in the shape of large characters collided with the purple-red lightning.

The two forces were entangled in the center of the field, and it took a long time to determine the winner.

“Fight to the last…!”

The woman raised her curvy arms and her lips opened and closed.

"Kyuubi, show this little mouse what power is!"

The nine-tailed fox's slender eyes moved, and in the blink of an eye it disappeared from Ma Zhishi's sight.

Ma Zhishi's pupils shrank, and a shadow covered his eyeballs as they moved around.

He looked up suddenly, but saw only flames blooming like red lotus condensing and burning in the air.

"Fire Vortex!"

The man looked in disbelief as the flames came towards him from an unexpected angle.

That’s right, this crazy woman completely ignored the battle rules and directly ordered the Pokémon to attack the opponent’s trainer!

Ma Zhishi took a few steps back, but was stunned when he caught a glimpse of Raichu still outputting electricity.

The trainer's retreat will cause the Pokémon to feel very fearful.

It seemed like he just took a step back, but with the tacit understanding between him and Raichu, it would inevitably interfere with it as it concentrated on the battle.

What's more, with such a huge vortex of fire, even if he stepped back dozens of steps, he might not be able to escape.

Rather than...

Ma Zhishi sighed softly, and his eyes, which had always been cold and seemed to have no emotions, became as soft as water as he looked at the lightning that was slowly suppressing the flames of the big characters.

In his hand, he tightly grasped the Poké Ball of the naughty boy who had lost his ability to fight, and the muscles in his arms were tense.

It is indeed impossible for him to defeat Shariya now.

I just hope that with the cover provided by the explosion, Raichu can escape back to Vermillion City with the Naughty Boy.

The determined soldier closed his eyes and waited for his fate.

boom--!

The huge explosion and air wave lifted the corner of the man's clothes, and the scorching temperature dried the sweat on his back.

As imagined.

Explosions, smoke, flames...

but……

Why doesn't it hurt?

The man slowly opened his eyes, but saw only a small figure hanging from the sky like a kite with a broken string.

“… Raichu!?”

The originally shiny hair became curly and burnt, and the bright eyes gradually dimmed.

Raichu, who sacrificed himself to block the Nine-Tails' full-strength attack, raised his head with difficulty, and his big ears drooped weakly.

Didn't you see it? Didn't you hear it? Didn't you notice it?

He saw the Nine-Tails leaping into the air, heard the sound of grass being stepped on by heels, and realized what the trainer was thinking.

It is precisely because of the tacit understanding that it can understand a man's every move.

Raichu half-closed his eyes and stared at the man kneeling on the ground, stretching out his trembling hands towards him.

To be honest, these hands are not a pair of beautiful hands.

The knuckles are thick, covered with scars and calluses...

But it was also these hands that crossed one country after another with him, and finally came to settle in Vermilion City and became the gym leader of Vermilion City.

Ah... spare the sentimentality, old comrade.

You know, dying on the battlefield is an honor for us soldiers.

No need to be sad, no need to be upset.

The temperature today is really not suitable for hugging, it's too hot.

Maybe next time... Maybe next time...

Wait for the opportunity, there is always a chance...

"Oh my, how pitiful."

Saria held her chin in her hand, watching the Raichu, whose long tail hung limply, being held in the man's arms.

"In that case, I also have a gift for the little mouse."

The woman smiled softly and whispered.

"You know, I love giving presents."

"Why not... just send you guys off to reunite?"

"Nine-tailed Fox, Flame Whirlpool."

A trace of pity flashed in the Nine-Tailed Fox's blood-red pupils, and it cruelly spewed out flames again, trapping Ma Zhishi and Raichu in the vortex formed by the flames.

Although Ma Zhishi was trapped in the flames, he did not feel the pain of burning skin at all. In his eyes, the only thing was Raichu whose breathing was gradually getting weaker in his arms.

The man's eyes were blinded by the inexplicable reflection and he couldn't see the face of the Pokémon in his arms.

He raised his wolf-like eyes to look at the reflection, but was pleasantly surprised the next moment.

Ma Zhishi stretched out his hand and reached into the flames without thinking, grabbing the Poké Ball of Raichu that Sha Ruiya had knocked to the ground to prevent him from escaping.

It was a penetrating wound from a bullet, forcing him to let go of the Poké Ball he was holding tightly in his hand.

The temperature of the metal's surface after being burned by flames was beyond the human body's ability to withstand. The moment his palm touched the Poké Ball, a sharp pain that penetrated deep into his bones swept through his entire body.

"Come back, Raichu."

Ma Zhishi groaned as the Poké Ball bounced off, pulling at his skin and actually sticking his flesh off!

However, a red light shot out from the Poké Ball and took the figure collapsed in his arms back into it.

There was another tearing sound as the Poké Ball closed, but the man at this moment only felt joy in his heart.

It’s good that we can get it back, Raichu can still be saved!

Ma Zhishi looked at the flames that were getting tighter and tighter and took a small step back, preparing to break out of the blockade of the flames.

He could feel the flames licking his back, but he was not afraid.

Ma Zhishi still held the hot Poké Ball tightly and said softly.

"It is not time for us to sacrifice yet,"

"I'll take you out."

Just as he tensed his legs and was about to leap out, two familiar, clear voices stopped him.

"Ditto, water gun!"

"So does Gem Starfish!"

Soon the vortex of fire that rose from the ground was extinguished, and Ma Zhishi vaguely looked at the figure running towards him through a layer of steam.

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The two people who rushed here from the fire point ran quickly to Ma Zhishi and supported his slightly shaking body.

"So hot!"

Xiaoxia just put her hand on Ma Zhishi's arm and immediately took it back reflexively.

She saw that the man's exposed skin had turned completely red, there was a penetrating wound on his left arm that was still bleeding, and his right hand holding the Poké Ball was covered in blood.

"Burn!"

Xiaoye ran over holding Eevee and said to the bewildered Xiaoxia, "Let the Jewel Starfish help Mr. Ma Zhishi cool down!"

After being reminded, Xiaoxia quickly gave instructions to the Gem Starfish.

The Gem Starfish floated behind Ma Zhishi and shot out gentle streams of water to help cool him down.

Xiaoxia also used the coat Xiaoye had handed her earlier to bandage Ma Zhishi's arm to stop the bleeding.

"I know it doesn't look good, but please bear with it." Xiaoxia pulled hard with both hands and tied a simple knot.

Ma Zhishi looked at the girl's ugly and irregular bandaging method, but said nothing more.

Xiaoye and Ditto looked at Shariya, who was playing with the pistol in boredom, with vigilance in their eyes.

"Shuo Gu Ye, we can't let them take that machine away..."

With the help of water, Ma Zhishi regained consciousness, but the pain all over his body made it difficult for him to move. He could only remind them, "Stop them. We must keep the machine!"

"Okay." Xiaoye took a deep breath, his nose filled with the smell of burning ash, "Ditto, transform into Onix!"

The minions who were using a cart to move the machine froze, as if they were being stared at by something.

They slowly turned their heads and saw a huge rock snake staring at them with ferocity in its eyes.

"The falling rocks stopped them!"

Ditto raised his head and roared, and huge rocks fell from the sky to block the minions' way.

They wanted to fight back with pistols, but the bullets could not hurt Ditto's hard rock body.

"Flame Horse, trample! Nine-Tail, spray flames!"

Saria threw out another Poké Ball, and Flamehorse jumped up on the flames, raising its front paws high, trying to crush the boulder.

The Nine-Tailed Fox spewed out flames, pointing directly at Xiaoye and the other two!

After seeing Nine-Tails's actions, Ditto quickly moved to block the flames, thus resolving this wave of attack from Shariya.

"Ditto, stop Flamehorse!"

Seeing that several huge rocks were about to collapse under the trampling of the Flame Horse, Xiao Ye hurriedly gave instructions.

Ditto stretched out its tail and tried to tie it up, but was stopped by Nine-Tailed Fox.

"Destroy the Death Ray!"

The extremely destructive yellow beam of light hit Ditto, and its huge rock body flew a short distance due to the impact.

The boulder was about to be removed. The anxious but helpless boy was just about to let Ditto use "Earthquake", a skill that could kill a thousand enemies but injure eight hundred of his own, to stop the minions, when his head was suddenly covered by a huge shadow.

"what is that?"