Elf: Re-employment of retired champion of Padiya

Chapter 823 Little Fox

The edge of the training ground, marked by signs of battle.

"Hello, I am Bei Shang, the farm manager."

The time-traveling individual named Bei Shang introduced himself and extended his hand to Luo Mu.

The other party clearly wanted to shake hands.

But this way of greeting is not common in the Xicui area.

It can be said that this subconscious behavior is very consistent with Bei Shang's background.

He comes from a technologically advanced modern world and is the subway manager in charge of operating the Raven City Battle Subway. The etiquette of receiving "guests" is almost ingrained in his body.

"Hello, Luo Mu."

Luo Mu deftly reached out and shook hands, and his self-introduction was also very concise.

He also didn't miss the slight surprise that flashed in Bei Shang's somewhat weathered eyes when he returned the handshake.

"Looks like I'm the first person to click with your wavelength."

Bei Shang simply nodded in response to Luo Mu's teasing.

Although he had no memory of the word "radio waves," he inexplicably understood what Luo Mu was trying to express.

As he began to explore from his blank memories, he vaguely understood that he might not be a person of this land or this world.

He felt completely out of place here, and his personality inevitably became more withdrawn, as he devoted himself to training his Pokémon.

Whether it's the Gliscor that just fought Infernape, or the other Pokémon, they were all captured and trained by him using Poké Balls on this land with the help of Team Pearl.

Bei Shang undoubtedly feels grateful to the Pearl Team and to the pearl oysters.

If Zhu Bei hadn't defied public opinion and accepted him, he might have died quietly in the wilderness, alone and lost.

But he only felt grateful and did not find a sense of belonging in the Pearl Team.

Whether it's becoming the team manager or training members of Team Pearl who are interested in commanding Pokémon, it's all just his way of repaying a debt of gratitude.

But when he saw the smiling young man in front of him, Bei Shang could feel his lifeless heart seem to beat a few times.

The other person must be from the same place as me!
Bei Shang firmly believed this, and a glimmer of light seemed to appear in his dull and numb eyes.

Luo Mu had no idea that Bei Shang had already treated him like one of his own since their first meeting.

He simply sized up this unfortunate soul who had been transported to ancient times, unable to return to the modern world, and separated from his twin brothers by a despairing river of time, before turning to Zhu Bei and asking:

"You specifically called someone back to Zhuqing Village, is there some arrangement?"

"Won't the king's rampage in the royal arena cause any problems?"

"What other arrangements could there be? It's all because of the problems with the Kongo team." Zhubei, still a little annoyed that Beishang had stood her up, pouted and looked at Beishang, saying stiffly, "You explain yourself."

".good."

Bei Shang nodded slightly, although his intuition told him that he might be able to get some information about his past life before he lost his memory from Luo Mu.

However, he couldn't ignore the work being done by the Pearl Team.

He didn't follow Zhubei's arrangements, but it was because he genuinely wanted to engage in a battle.

"The area I'm in charge of, strictly speaking, is the high ground at the foot of Tianguan Mountain."

"Inhabiting it are creatures that look different from the Sneasel in the pure white permafrost."

"Unlike those ice-type Sneasels that act collectively, they prefer to act alone and do not gather in groups."

"That's why I experience very little pressure. Even when the Foothill King, which is used to acting alone, goes berserk, it will not pose a threat to its own species or the Pokémon nearby."

"—After all, there's nothing around."

"However, the manager of the Vajra Team, which is also in charge of the foothills of Tianguan Mountain, has encountered some problems."

After a pause, Bei Shang lowered the brim of his hat slightly before continuing his narration.

"In an accident not long ago, the Furious Foothill King, who was climbing alone on the foot of Tianguan Mountain, encountered the Cave King, which was under the command of the Vajra Team."

"The two sides started fighting, and I tried to stop them, but I was blocked by the manager from the Kongo team."

Next.

From Bei Shang's account, Luo Mu roughly understood why Zhu Bei had called him over.

Because of the obstruction and interference from the field manager in charge of the Tianguan Mountain foothills on the Kongo team, even though Bei Shang was quite strong, he was unable to intervene in the battle between the two berserk kings.

However, whether it was the Mountain King or the Cave King, their strengths were evenly matched, neither could gain the upper hand, and it was impossible to determine a winner for the time being.

Fortunately, they can check and balance each other, greatly reducing instability, so Bei Shang doesn't need to keep an eye on them.

Therefore, after receiving the relevant report on Fubuki Island, Zhubei decided to call Bei Shang back first.

Previously, Zhubei confronted Gangshi because she knew that the reason was because of the incident involving their team's field manager, Muchun. She was forced to come back to find a solution.

Zhu Bei picked up the conversation.

"Therefore, because of the special location of the foot of Tianguan Mountain, I would prefer that you go to the Pure White Permafrost first, take the test, and solve the problems there before going there."

“I’m very familiar with that area, I can show you the way.”

"But we still need to keep someone in Zhuqing Village to deal with emergencies. Since everything was fine in Beishang, I simply called him back to temporarily take over my work."

"Should we go to the pure white permafrost first?"

Luo Mu analyzed what Zhu Bei said and also felt that it made some sense.

Tianguan Mountain foothills refers to the area at the foot of Tianguan Mountain.

Above is the summit of Tianguan Mountain, and the culprit behind all these current anomalies—the spacetime rift.

Pure white permafrost is found in the northern basin of the Xicui region.

Although the walkthrough in the game is to go to the foot of Tianguan Mountain first, and then to the pure white tundra.

From a realistic point of view, you might accidentally trigger a BOSS battle over there. If that happens, you won't have collected all the cards in your hand yet, so it's hard to feel at ease.

It would be better to go to the pure white permafrost first, and then go to the foot of Tianguan Mountain.

Zhu Bei successfully persuaded Luo Mu.

She left Bei Shang in Zhuqing Village, while she and Luo Mu returned to the pristine white frozen soil where they first met.

As for Gangshi, after Luo Mu and Zhu Bei returned to the Galaxy Team headquarters, they learned that the two of them already knew the general reason for his return and had made new plans.

He could only say, somewhat hesitantly, that he would try to continue working on the psychological well-being of his farm manager.

At the very least, the other party must not be allowed to interfere with Luo Mu's subsequent pacification arrangements.

Regardless of whether Gangshi was confident or not, Luo Mu felt that even if he didn't return empty-handed, he would definitely have to put in a lot of effort. After all, in Luo Mu's impression of the legendary Arceus, the manager of the Kongo team in charge of the Tianguan Mountain foothills, although he admired Gangshi, was very arrogant and did things his own way.

While everyone was trying to work together to resolve the crisis, he stubbornly believed that the rampage was actually a sign of the Sinnoh Grandmaster's protection, and he dismissed the Cave King's rage, refusing to support its suppression.
Convincing such a stubborn person is no easy task.

But since the decision had already been made to head to the pure white permafrost first, Luo Mu did not interfere and let Gang Shi do his best.

If it succeeds, all the better. If it doesn't, then when I go back, even Mu Chun won't be able to stop me.

The reason why Kongshi attaches so much importance to this matter is simply because he doesn't want the internal problems of his Kongshi team to affect the overall situation.

Even though he knew that when it came time to pacify the area, Mu Chun wouldn't be able to stop Luo Mu at all, that was still the case.

After these trivial matters came to an end, I met Bei Shang, a modern person who was lost in Xicui.

Before heading to the pure white permafrost, Luo Mu met with the Brilliant King, who was disguised as Ma Jiamu and hiding behind the scenes.

After the usual exchange of intelligence, Luo Mu still reminded the King of the Crown to pay close attention to the situation on Mount Tianguan.

He then did not linger in Zhuqing Village.

Together with Pearl Shell, head to the Pearl Team's headquarters—the pure white tundra.

On a vast expanse of white land.

The wind and snow howled incessantly, and two fierce battles were unfolding from the trembling earth and the raging sky.

On the ground, a Pokémon the size of a small mountain, with a terrifying size, is rampaging through the arena called "Iceberg Battlefield".

That's the "Snowfield King" that the Pearl Team is in charge of, a green-looking ice rock monster with ice and rock attributes.

On its vast back, the Azure Flame Blade Demon was charging at high speed, its Azure Flame Greatsword blazing brightly. With the Azure Flame Blade Demon's superb swordsmanship, incomparably sharp fiery sword energy was continuously striking it.

In the sky, the emerald-green warrior eagle that Luo Mu had seen before flapped its wings, its wings, enhanced by its aura, constantly slashing out spiritual blades that tore through the sky, trying to hit the Dragonite, whose speed was so fast that its form was blurred.

That's Team Kong's "Sky King," a Psychic and Flying-type Pokémon.

In the midst of the icy battlefield.

The Snowfield King Ice Rock Monster let out a deafening roar, and ice energy gathered wildly on its back, turning into countless ice blocks as big as icebergs, which smashed towards the Azure Flame Blade Demon, even including itself in the attack range.

That's its signature move, "Iceberg Wind"!
However, the Azure Flame Blade Demon's figure flickered like a ghost among countless huge ice blocks, its feet lightly touching the uneven back armor of the Ice Rock Monster, each movement perfectly avoiding attacks.

Its twin swords moved even more rapidly, the dark purple flames drawing deadly trails in the air.

"Sword of Regret!" Luo Mu's command was concise and powerful.

"Hiss!"

The Azure Flame Blade's ghostly eyes shone brightly.

It suddenly lunged forward, its twin swords crossed in front of it, and its entire body transformed into a swirling storm of ghostly blue flames, crashing fiercely into the core area of ​​the Ice Rock Monster's carapace!

The flames collided and annihilated against the ice armor, producing a piercing hissing sound.

The Ice Rock Monster shook violently in agony, trying to shake off the Azure Flame Blade Demon, but it was too late.

With the support of the Fireball Stone Tablet, the azure storm, now greatly enhanced in power, completely tore through the thick ice armor on its back, inflicting a significant blow.

"Roar--!!!"

The Ice Rock Monster let out a painful roar. The damage accumulated since the start of the battle had reached a critical point. Its massive body finally gave way, its forelimbs buckled, and it collapsed to its knees.

The violent golden energy on its body receded like a tide, and its mountain-like body gasped for breath before finally losing consciousness and lying motionless on the cold battlefield.

The Azure Flame Blade Demon leaped lightly off its back, the flames on its twin swords slowly receding, leaving only the shocking, massive wound on the Ice Rock Monster's back, melted by flames and torn by sharp swords.

Seeing this, Luo Mu sighed softly.

Unlike in the game, the Snowfield King was not spared this time either, and also fell into a berserk state.

In addition to its massive size, which grants it superior resilience compared to King Terrier, and its strength that is probably the strongest among the ten Pokémon, Blademaster simply cannot hold back.

Meanwhile, the battle in the sky was also coming to an end.

Sky King, the emerald-green warrior eagle, turned white and a look of impatience flashed in his eyes as he failed to defeat Dragonite after a long attack.

It let out a sharp cry, its psychic energy field fluctuated violently, and its wings suddenly slammed forward, unleashing a massive barrage of "Aura Wings" that slashed at Dragonite.

Despite its appearance that suggests it's a melee fighter, it's actually more adept at special attacks.

Faced with this attack that embodied the full power of the Sky King, Dragonite did not choose to confront it head-on.

Luo Mu's voice rang out at just the right moment, relayed through Xie Mi's telepathic communication: "Swiftness, get behind it."

Dragonite's figure left a series of clear sonic boom clouds in the air, its speed instantly soaring to its limit. The overwhelming aura wings couldn't even touch its edge. However, a snow-capped peak in the distance suffered the consequences, its rocks flying everywhere as the attack missed its target.

The next moment, the Dragon appeared above and behind the Warriors' Hawks, who were completely unprepared.

"Frozen Fist, end the fight."

Dragonite clenched its right fist, and a chilling aura instantly condensed, covering the surface of its fist with an indestructible layer of blue-white ice crystals.

It swooped down, carrying the incredible momentum of its descent, and its icy fist, amplified by the environment, struck the back of the warrior eagle with perfect precision.

Bang!
A dull thud was accompanied by the crisp sound of ice crystals shattering.

The warrior eagle let out a short, mournful cry, its mental energy field instantly collapsing. Its massive body was slammed downwards by the force, finally crashing heavily onto the snowfield like a kite with a broken string, kicking up a cloud of snow dust.

The Dragonite, already completely outmatched in speed, was hit many times with various moves that countered it. The Green Warrior Eagle struggled a few times, but ultimately could not stand up again, and the golden light on its body quickly dimmed.

Dragonite slowly landed beside Luo Mu, slightly panting from the intense exercise, but its eyes remained sharp.

The battles on both sides ended at almost the same time.

The defeat of the Snowfield King shocked the burly man whom Zhubei called "Master Bin".

On the other side, Wasabi, the team leader of the Kongo team, also used her clairvoyance to watch the entire battle in the sky, her little face full of surprise.

"Alright, now that we've collected the stone slabs, we can head to Wise Lake."

With a calm expression, Luo Mu was just about to take out a Poké Ball and let Luxray use the "Thief" move that it had been using more and more skillfully lately.

Suddenly.

An invisible mental wave shot out from afar and instantly landed in front of him.

".!"

Realizing what was about to happen, Luo Mu didn't have time to speak before countless images flashed through his mind.

However, the main character is not Luo Mu himself, but a little fox, just like the Gooey Pokémon he saw when he was undergoing the Azelf Trial.

Before immersing himself in those fragments, a thought flashed through Luo Mu's mind.

—No, you three lake gods are all incredibly impatient.

(End of this chapter)