Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 85 Retrieving the Mask, Ponpo is Discovered (Seeking Monthly Tickets and Subscriptions)

After crystallizing, the Night Demon attached the Green Grass Mask to the small ghost crystal gem on its head. In this state, it could no longer hide the mask in its belly because everything had crystallized.

Seeing the crystallized opponent, Ponpo rushed forward with the thorny vine club in hand, and memories of fighting alongside Mingyou last time surfaced in her mind.

"Mmm!"

The thorny vine successfully struck the crystal gem on the opponent's head, scattering some crystal fragments. The Night Demon deliberately did not dodge the attack; the piercing blows struck its crystal-like body, seemingly causing no damage whatsoever, feeling no pain or itchiness at all.

The next second, it opened its arms, and a mass of darkness spread from beneath it, enveloping the surroundings. All the Pokémon that were just extremely fast slowed down, while those that were slowed down did the opposite.

Mingyou ignored these influences and, while directing Ponpon in battle, kept his attention focused on the Dark Night Demon's head; it had never forgotten its original purpose for coming here...

Under the influence of the magic space, Ponpo's speed was completely reduced. At this moment, the Taijing Gem above the head of the Night Demon Spirit in front of him swayed slightly, and a wave was emitted. Then, the Taijing burst was released instantly!

"Hehehe!"

Ponpo was hit right in the face and had no way to dodge the attack. The ghost mask on its face, made of ordinary materials, was not immediately destroyed by the Taijing burst, but a crack still appeared.

"Hmm..."

Pengpeng, who had been blasted away, landed on the ground. Mingyou quickly went over and picked it up, then took out some fruit from her backpack to help it regain its strength. We had come prepared.

However, Ponpo quickly stood up with the thorny vine club, enduring the pain, staring at the Night Demon ahead, and then charged forward again. It was no longer the timid Ponpo; it was no longer afraid...

"Mmm!"

The thorny club was swung out, but the Night Demon easily dodged it, seemingly toying with it. However, Mingyou had been watching its movements closely and successfully predicted its location, waving her hand and shouting, "Hell Thrust!"

"Mmm!"

Ponpon swung the thorny vine club to the side with force. The Night Demon, which was still toying with it, was completely caught off guard and was hit on the head by the club. It also hit the Taijing Gem again, and some fragments flew out.

The pain caused it to ignite flames with both fists, then slammed them down, ready to finish off its opponent. But Ponpo immediately used its spikes to defend itself.

Its spikes pierced the Night Demon's fist, but it could only block it once, not twice. The second fiery fist successfully hit its face, and flames roared up, while the cracks in the demon mask continued to deepen.

"Hehehe!"

it's over!

The Night Demon Spirit swiftly unleashed a Shadow Fist at point-blank range, and at the same moment the Trick Space vanished, Ponpo was sent flying, crashing into Mingyou's arms and falling to the ground together.

click-

A crisp sound came, followed by what seemed to be something falling to the ground.

The demon mask was torn in two...

Ponpo's face was revealed, and the ghost mask that carried its memories and everyone's memories was broken open.

"Hmm..."

I'm too weak, I can't beat them...

Looking at the shattered mask on the ground, covered in wounds, with tears welling up in its eyes, the difference in strength was too great. It couldn't even protect the mask on its body, so how could it possibly take back the Green Grass Mask?

Mingyou gently stroked it, smiling as she said, "I'm here. Let it be a ghost if it wants to. We're not ghosts... we're heroes who are about to defeat ghosts!"

"Hmm?"

"Hehehe~"

Seeing that they looked like they had given up resisting, the Night Demon decided to start from here. Today, none of them would be able to escape; they would all become its snacks.

But just as it was about to attack Mingyou, Mingyou swiftly grabbed the thorny vine club from Pengpeng's hand and, with all her might, swung it three times on the Black Night Demon's head! Three times!

"Jie?!"

"What do you think I'm waiting for?"

Mingyou smiled as he watched the Taijing shards fly everywhere and the Bicao mask that had been knocked away above him. He had said many times before that the primary task was to retrieve the mask, not to fight!

"It worked?"

Xiao Zhao stomped the helpless scythe into the mud and looked over in surprise.

The Green Grass Mask, which had been knocked away, landed directly in the hands of Meowth, who was secretly watching the battle. The three members of Team Rocket were still waiting for their chance when they were caught off guard by this sudden turn of events.

"This mask is a treasure, meow~"

"I think it's better to throw it away..."

"Run!"

Seeing Nightbringer charging towards them, Team Rocket's trio had no time to escape.

The Green Grass Mask is merely a medium that can gather Tai Crystal energy, allowing the Night Demon to transform into Tai Crystal at any time in places with Tai Crystal energy, without needing to wait for a Tai Crystal to appear.

So even if it loses its mask, it will not be de-crystallized.

"Hehehe!"

Give me back my mask!

The Night Demon rushed towards them, but the Moon Bear grabbed the defeated Steelix and unleashed a Windmill attack, sending the Night Demon flying.

Yaro's Pokémon were mostly defeated, and he himself was handcuffed and pinned to the ground by Candira, who even took his inspection mirror.

The Team Rocket members are still battling wild Ghost-type Pokémon, and their only thought right now is to find a chance to escape.

The Rockets aren't very united. Yalo got taken down, so they definitely want to run away.

Seeing Dusknoir flung away by Lunastra, Team Rocket breathed a sigh of relief and slumped to the ground. However, Meowth, holding the Grass Mask, immediately suggested, "Let's grab the Antimatter now, then we'll make a run for it!"

"Great idea!"

"That's what we'll do!"

They hadn't participated in the battle and were full of energy, but just as they were about to steal chickens, the commotion attracted all the remaining people nearby.

Previously, the Night Demon summoned people, which caused the Pokémon that were entangled with these people to leave, so that the scattered Pokémon came together when they heard the sound.

"The fog is so thick! And with all that commotion, have they discovered a monster?"

Administrator Yao Qian's voice suddenly came from the same time as several members of the Ghostface team, trainers from Kitakami Township, and several students from Alola.

Although the administrators are very worried about these students being here, the only thing they can do now is to make it safer for them to stay with the group.

As they entered the area, they saw Team Rocket, but they didn't recognize them. However, seeing that these people were battling a Ghost-type Pokémon that was attacking people, the students decided to help.

The administrator and the Oni-Masashi walked at the front, leading the others. After passing through the mist, they saw Ponpo holding a fragment of the Oni-Masashi mask.

Although it was the first time they had seen it, the face was almost identical to the ghost face described in the legends of Beishang Township. Immediately, someone's face contorted in terror, and they cried out, "A ghost! It's a ghost! A ghost is here!"

Then someone else caught sight of Heyue Xiong's back, their pupils contracted, and they instantly recognized that this was their target. This matched the story again, and a conspiracy theory immediately surfaced in their minds.

"Ghosts and monsters are together..."

"Could it be...?"

"We absolutely have to drive these... these pests that are harming Kitakami Township, away! We can't let any more accidents happen to the tourists!"

For the sake of Beishang Township's economic development and the safety of tourists, the administrator Yao Qianqiang suppressed his fear and revealed his anger and disgust towards ghosts and monsters, as well as the prejudice of the people of Beishang Township.

Throwing Poké Balls to trigger Pokémon attacks wasn't enough; they even picked up nearby stones and branches and hurled them at Ponpo and Ursaring.

This scene was witnessed by everyone present. Whether it was Candira, Yaro who was pinned to the ground by her, or the Rocket trio who were about to steal a chicken, they all stopped in their tracks.

"Hmm..."

Ponpo was still saddened by the broken ghost mask. Holding the fragments of the mask, it paid no attention to them, letting the stones and branches hit it, as if it had been used to this for a long time.

Mingyou stood to the side with a sullen face, the joy of having just snatched back the mask completely gone. He didn't say a word, but reached out and caught a stone that almost hit Ponpo's face, and crushed it with force!

Then he dragged the thorny vine, leaving a long trail on the ground, and slowly walked forward...

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(End of this chapter)