Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 338 What jumps out of the coffin isn't necessarily a ghost, it could be Ponpon (Seeking monthly votes)

At the same time that Mingyou and his friends rescued the Team Rocket trio at sea, at Cynthia Villa, Bianco and his friends were already engaged in a battle to bring Meloetta "home".

The clay giant unleashed its internal energy, launching a supersonic, self-destructive attack that crashed into the villa with its ultimate impact, completely disregarding whether anyone was inside.

However, Lucario noticed this energy release instantly, and Hera, who was always lazy and listless, reacted even faster.

The Mind's Eye activated immediately. It slapped the wall with its claws to pinpoint the enemy's attack location, then used its Guardian ability to form a brown energy shield that directly intercepted the clay giant's attack!

"Awooo!"

He Yue called out towards the living room. The butler, who was still tidying up the decorations, heard the noise and immediately tried to go out, but was stopped by Lucario and the others.

The visitor is up to no good...

Sure enough, right after the clay giant's attack was stopped, several cool leopards, using the rain to conceal themselves, burst through the gate and attacked the villa's servants without holding back.

"This is... "

The housekeeper tried to scare away the guys attacking the villa by using Zhu Lan's name, but Cool Leopard showed no sign of stopping. In fact, a foul stench wafted from the puddles that had flowed in due to the rain.

Surprisingly, the Mud and Dust Mountain minions didn't fight each other. Instead, they stood outside, getting soaked in the rain, providing cover for the Cool Leopards' attack. They were clearly well-trained and prepared.

The butler immediately noticed the unusual nature of these Pokémon and was preparing to take out a Poké Ball to battle and protect the villa and the servants, but Lucario knocked the cheetahs away in a single exchange.

"Leo!"

"Mengmeng!"

Hearing the commotion of battle, the Pokémon upstairs all ran down to find out what was happening. Upon learning that the villa had been attacked, they were naturally willing to fight, and soon everyone began to battle the attacking Pokémon.

"Nair..."

Kirlia perched on Snorlax's shoulder, secretly observing the situation. It wasn't the type to excel at fighting, but having been influenced by Calyrex and Ironhide, it now had a sharper mind, thanks to its love of video games.

It noticed that these Pokémon didn't have trainers, which was obviously a problem, so it quietly got off Snorlax and ran to find its good friend Latias, who hadn't participated in the battle.

"Nair!"

"Waaah!"

The best friends were talking about something, and taking advantage of the commotion, they quietly slipped away through the back door.

He Yue didn't join the battle either; it was responsible for protecting the villa from damage, otherwise it would definitely cause a headache when Mingyou and Xiaozhao returned.

Meanwhile, upstairs in Mingyou's room.

Meloeta remained lying in bed, looking unwell, oblivious to what was happening outside the villa, only the shadows closing in...

But at some point, a strange-looking coffin suddenly appeared beside its bed, as if to send it off, or rather... to take it back and let it return to the "coffin" that it had finally managed to get rid of.

From the cracks in the coffin, several invisible hands slowly reached out and grabbed at Meloetta. This was Bianco's real plan. He knew that Mingyou was the youth cup champion and would definitely not leave Meloetta at home alone.

These Pokémon were obtained from Team Plasma. Although the location of the underwater ruins had been found, and Meloetta wasn't that important at the moment, Ghetsis still agreed to their operation and lent these Pokémon to assist in it.

The shadowy gray hand continued to twist. All it took was to grab Meloeta in front of him, lock her in the coffin, then slip into the shadows and leave quickly under the cover of rain to complete the mission easily.

Plans are in place!

Just as it was gloating over how easily the mission had gone, the shadowy hand didn't grab Meloetta, but instead... grabbed a big stick?

"???"

On the other side, Latias, after leaving through the back door, instantly reverted to its original form. It let Kirlia sit on its back, used its psychic powers to block the falling rain, revealed a fierce yet cute expression, and quickly took off.

Because Kirlia told it that these Pokémon might be bait, and the real villains had other motives and might be hiding nearby observing the situation, it, always quick to condemn evil, naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity. Moreover, it wanted to earn Meiyu's praise and erase the regret of not being able to participate in the Junior Cup…

Under the cover of their mental power, they quickly discovered a group of people hiding outside the villa, monitoring the situation. Although they didn't recognize them, they were so suspicious that there was no need to worry about hitting the wrong person.

"Waaah!"

Latias opened its mouth, and a purple beam of light condensed, ready to unleash the Dragon Pulse. But a shadow streaked across the sky, and a spiraling wave of evil energy fell even faster than its attack, striking directly at the target.

With a loud bang!

The explosion in the air drew Bianco and the others' attention. All the exposed mushrooms around them looked up at the sky, at the figure that had been ambushed by Hydreigon and was falling down.

"Haha, I knew it!"

Bianco immediately burst into laughter. He wasn't stupid; how could he not have thought of the potential danger of his location being detected by psychic powers? That's why he had already arranged for two Dark-type Pokémon to guard the area in the sky and on the ground, making it difficult for psychic powers to detect their presence.

He certainly wasn't going to let this Pokémon that had ambushed them get away, and immediately waved his hand and shouted, "Quickly, take care of this guy!"

"Beep beep!"

The surrounding Mushrooms launched an attack simultaneously, unleashing a barrage of attacks including Rage Powder, Paralysis Powder, Poison Powder, and Mushroom Spores, aiming to render the opponent unable to take any further action.

Latias, caught off guard, could only curse and swear as he watched so many exposed mushrooms attack him.

What a lewd Pokémon!

And there's a huge amount of it!

"Nair!"

Ignore it completely and attack the area below with wave missiles!

Kirlia, perched on Latias's back, showed no panic at being ambushed. Instead, she calmly began to command her opponent, knowing that Latias often acted without thinking and was easily swayed by emotions.

And that was indeed the case. Latias almost lost his rhythm. His once willful personality had changed a lot, and he launched a wave missile without hesitation!

The servant general, who was ready to swing his sword below, never expected that the opponent would have the ability to counterattack. He was directly hit by the wave missile. It was four times weak to it and he couldn't even survive ten thousand lives. The attacks of the exposed mushrooms were washed away by the rain.

Kirlia's judgment was absolutely correct; it was already a qualified "Trainer," and this was something Bianco and the others hadn't anticipated.

When these people saw that the target shot down by Hydreigon was actually a Latias, and that the Servant General had been instantly killed, they also scattered and fled without hesitation, leaving the exposed Mushrooms to take their place.

"Waaah!"

Latias was about to give chase, but Kirlia stopped him, telling him to first use his psychic powers to pinpoint the location of these people's escape route, and then deal with the attacking Pokémon. Randomly chasing them might cause them to lose track of them.

Just as it predicted, Bianco and the others ran in different directions, which was their planned escape route. These Pokémon obtained from Team Plasma weren't important to begin with; once they were lost, they were gone...

After fleeing all the way to Ripple Town, Bianco breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Latias had not pursued them. He didn't know which of his companions would be in trouble, but it didn't matter. As long as the goal was achieved, that was enough. Anyway, those outsiders would only be able to cause trouble for a few more days.

He stood by an old-fashioned telephone booth used as decoration on the street, took off his coat, immediately changed his clothes, bought an umbrella from a nearby convenience store, and walked into the alley next door to wait quietly.

A few moments later, several more companions arrived. This was the meeting place they had chosen, which was very close to the ocean tunnel, so they could quickly travel from there to Bo City in Qinghai.

To their surprise, all of their companions arrived, meaning Latias hadn't caught a single one, which was truly unexpected.

"Are you sure you're not being followed?"

"No, we've been observing for a while now, and besides, this is a town street, they wouldn't dare to attack."

"That was dangerous... There was a Latias hiding there. Luckily I ran fast."

"Yeah, how come that stranger has so many legendary Pokémon around him?"

"Maybe it's the protagonist's halo..."

The group breathed a sigh of relief, including Bianco, who was actually quite flustered because Latias's appearance was completely unexpected.

But watching the shadows flash by on the street, a smile appeared on his wet face. He said, "Youth Cup champion, huh? In the end, he's just a brat. An outsider dares to act like a tyrant on our land. I really don't know who's the master here!"

As they were talking, the shadowy figure appeared on the wall in front of him, and then the coffin slowly emerged, signifying that the mission to bring back Meloetta was complete.

"Release Meloetta!"

Bianco was commanding Deshi Coffin, but upon hearing his orders, Deshi Coffin didn't react. Instead, he appeared extremely flustered, and...

dong dong——

"Um?"

Hearing the strange knocking sound, Bianco looked over in confusion. It seemed to be coming from inside the coffin. Was it Meloetta struggling?

But the next second, the coffin lid of the lost coffin was suddenly pierced through the middle by a thorny stick, startling the people around who stood frozen in place. When the stick was pulled back, a starry eye peeked out from the gap.

"Mmm~"

Here's Ponpon!

Ponpo gave Die Shi Guan a severe beating, and then hid inside him like a Trojan horse, letting Die Shi Guan bring her here.

Although it is simple-minded, it not only promised Mingyou to protect Meloetta, but it will also never let go of anyone who harms its companions!

"Mmm!"

Ponpo kicked open the coffin lid of the lost coffin, jumped out with a thorny vine stick in hand, and Bianco and the others fled in panic, running away along the alley.

But at that moment, Latias, who had transformed into a little girl, and Kirlia were standing side by side guarding the exit of the alley they were about to escape from.

"Nair!"

It's over, you bunch of bastards!

……

(End of this chapter)