Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 88: Ponpo pilots a Gundam and obtains Fiery Pepper and Squash.

After giving Muramasa a good talking-to, the scene finally calmed down. With Xiao Zhao's reassurance, He Yue Xiong gradually regained his senses, and the blood moon hanging in the night sky disappeared, as if everything had come to an end.

With a bang, the Taijing energy particles scattered. Ponpo caught the Bicao Mask, deactivated the Taijing transformation, and then turned to look at Mingyou, but there was no joy on her face.

Although it retrieved the Green Grass Mask, the Ghost Mask was still broken. Although Ghost Masks are mass-produced, it was a gift from Mingyou and was very precious.

Mingyou reached out and stroked its head, smiling reassuringly, "It's alright, we can fix it when we get back, besides, you've already..."

"Hmm..."

Ponpo shook its head. The Green Grass Mask carried its past memories, while only the Ghost Mask belonged to everyone, so it wanted the Ghost Mask more.

"Is that so... then leave it to me!"

"Mmm~"

Mingyou put the shattered demon mask into her backpack, then looked at the wound on her chest and gently touched it: "Ouch! It really hurts. Did you have to hit me so hard? I was so gentle..."

But then... another accident happened!

"What is that?!"

Musashi's scream suddenly came from not far away, and the next second the sound stopped abruptly, while Kojiro didn't even make a sound.

The two were grabbed by a pair of large blue hands and thrown away. Meow Meow hugged Wobbuffet, trembling and not daring to say a word, watching the two lose their lives.

The Night Demon, still under the effects of crystallization and covered in wounds with black liquid oozing from its body, devoured their souls and returned to the battlefield menacingly, shouting at Ponpo.

"Hehehe!"

Hey little thing, give me back my mask!

Meanwhile, on the other side...

"We can't beat them, we simply can't beat them..."

Yalo was covered in wounds, being carried away by a giant maw creature. His men, who had been sent to capture the Night Demon, were all wiped out. They hadn't expected antimatter to be so terrifying…

Back on the battlefield, facing the attacking Night Demon, Mingyou became serious again, almost forgetting about this heavyweight. As long as this guy is defeated, all the souls that were eaten today can return!

"Something's not right with this Night Demon!"

Xiao Zhao quickly reminded Mingyou to be careful of the black liquid on the other person's body. This liquid probably contained antimatter, and they absolutely must not touch it.

"Does that mean we can't engage in melee combat anymore?"

Mingyou was a little annoyed; he still preferred close combat, but this was the last battle of the day, and now that ranged combat was possible…

He looked at the Moonbear, who hadn't fully recovered from repeatedly unleashing the Blood Moon, and said, "Lend me your power!"

"Awooo~"

Heyue Bear nodded in agreement, wanting to make up for its earlier mistake and to save others, though it wasn't sure if it could defeat its opponent.

"Mmm!"

Ponpo took out the Green Grass Mask, indicating that they could learn from the previous Night Demon's method and use the mask as a medium to attract Taijing energy to undergo Taijing transformation, thus restoring their power.

This method of restoring power was also taught to it by Mingyou; Latias had used it before.

Hearing the sound, Heyue Xiong looked down at Pengpeng, who then apologized somewhat embarrassedly. She had just hit Uncle Xiong with her thorny vine staff and had previously held a prejudice against him.

"Hmm..."

"Awooo~"

The Moon Bear didn't care about any of this. Its expressionless face broke into a silly grin. Then it reached out and picked up Ponpo, letting it sit on its shoulder.

Seeing this, Xiao Zhao smiled slightly, and Ming You, ignited with fighting spirit, waved and shouted with a smile, "Then let's fight together!"

"Mmm!"

"Awooo!"

The crystal storm instantly raged, and the next second, the Moon Bear successfully transformed into a crystal, with a diamond-shaped crystal gem and a Ponpo on its head.

"Mmm!"

Ponpong waved her little hand and gently patted the Heyue Bear's round ears. As if triggering some button, the blood moon on the Heyue Bear's forehead suddenly lit up, condensed a beam of light, and shot out with a bang!

"Jie?"

The Night Demon was slightly taken aback before being shot directly in the chest by the Blood Moon. The damage was terrifying, and in the explosion, the crystals on its body shattered.

Seeing that the attack was effective, Ponpo continued to pat the Moon Bear's ears, shooting out a Blood Moon with each pat. It was very fun, and the Moon Bear cooperated very well with Ponpo, not even giving the Night Demon a chance to get up.

"Is this a Gundam piloting?"

Mingyou couldn't help but complain...

Finally, click—

The crystal gem on the Night Demon's head shattered completely, but it did not lose its ability to fight. The black liquid flowing from its body continued to flow out, and the moment each drop fell to the ground, it made a humming sound, causing a layer of soil nearly half a meter in diameter to disappear instantly.

Seeing the annihilation phenomenon occur, Mingyou quickly stopped Yueyue Bear and the others from continuing their attack. Unexpectedly, this guy actually used antimatter to struggle.

"That's way too dangerous!"

"After all, antimatter is the ability of the mythical Pokémon Giratina..."

Hearing Xiao Zhao's words, Mingyou immediately looked at her and exclaimed, "I know that, so is there any way to destroy it? This thing has too much influence!"

"Mythical Pokémon's abilities are all Rule-based... If only there were a Fire-type Legendary Pokémon, it could use pure flames to burn and purify antimatter, or wait for the Eternal Forest to be eroded by antimatter, eventually annihilating and disappearing completely."

Xiao Zhao spoke these words calmly, not because she was pretending to be aloof, but because after seeing antimatter, she suddenly had a headache and some memories flashed through her mind. She was just enduring the stinging pain to answer the questions.

Hearing their conversation, Candira, who had been standing nearby, finally spoke up with a laugh: "A Fire-type Legendary Pokémon? Leave that to me. Hearing you mention antimatter, I knew it was Team Rocket's objective, and I won't let them succeed!"

"What do you want to do?"

Mingyou looked at the other person in confusion.

Candira chuckled and pulled out a feather that had been ignited into a flame: "Even though there's only one, it's pointless not to use it when you need it!"

"Um?"

Mingyou and Xiaozhao were both drawn to the feather in her hand, and the next second, Candila suddenly threw it into the air, whereupon a ball of flame burst into flames.

As the flames grew larger, the surrounding mist was completely dispelled, and then a bird-shaped Pokémon with red feathers appeared from the flames!

It has a streamlined crest and a tail that tumbles like flames. Its wings are also covered with flame-shaped feathers. When it flaps its wings, sparks fly and the feathers immediately burst into bright flames, creating a beautiful red flame that is breathtaking!

"This is!?"

Moltres (Mirage): A fire-type Pokémon, the symbol of Team Brave. It is fair and kind, easily developing a liking for honest people and happy to offer help, but it shows no mercy to evil.

Mingyou was taken aback, and Pengpeng also looked at the other curiously. What a huge roast chicken! What a huge chicken leg!

"Molotov, please!"

Candira waved and shouted at the firebird. The Martial Arts Team was founded because of the firebird. The captain possessed a token that could summon a firebird phantom once, which could be said to be for survival, but it didn't matter at this time.

Just as the Night Demon was about to retaliate by throwing out antimatter as an attack, a ball of flame instantly ignited its body!

"Heh!"

Seeing that the Night Demon was still struggling, Ponpo patted the Moon Bear's ear one last time. The Blood Moon then shot out, intertwining and spreading with the flames. With a violent explosion, it evaporated and purified all the antimatter in the black liquid!

"Done!"

Seeing the Night Demon fall, Mingyou waved happily, then shouted towards the phantom of the firebird spreading its wings in the air, "Thanks for your help!"

This was the first time he had ever seen Moltres in person. Although it wasn't the real Moltres, he was actually quite excited. After all, in this world, compared to legendary Pokémon like Ponpo, which were completely unknown, the legendary beasts and legendary birds were naturally much more popular.

But just as he finished thanking them, he noticed that the firebird had turned to look at him. He was slightly taken aback, and then he saw a card forming in the air and flying towards him.

[Molotov (lv1): After using on a chili seed, the type changes to a fiery chili seed, and the resulting fiery chilies gain an additional fire-type energy boost.]

"What... is going on?"

Holding the card, Mingyou was completely baffled. What was this firebird doing, acting all friendly? And it wasn't even its true form, just a phantom clone, yet it was being given the card?

"I used the feather to record everything that had happened here before. Because it was getting more and more chaotic, I felt that it might be useful. And summoning the phantom requires transmitting information about the scene to the firebird."

Candira walked over with a smile. She couldn't see the card and assumed that Naruto was startled by Moltres's sudden gaze. She then continued to explain, "Morpho admires upright and courageous trainers like you, including our Team Martial! Right...?"

"Thank you, no, I'm sorry."

"..."

Mingyou decisively refused, as she would not join any faction. However, she did have some requests for the other party's help and wanted to express her gratitude. Without the other party's unintentional assistance, how could she have simply given away a card for free?

Just then, another card flew towards him. He reached out, caught it, and checked its information...

[HeyMoonBear (lv2): After using on a pumpkin seed, the seed type changes to a squash seed, and the squash that grows will have the effect of increasing physical strength.]

Okay, okay, you're going to use a squash to smash the ghost, huh?

Mingyou looked up at Heyue Bear holding Ponpon and smiled. Although it seemed like she had caused a lot of trouble again, this matter was finally over!

……

Asleep...

(End of this chapter)