Elf: Make the Rockets Great Again

As the two were in a stalemate, dazzling silver-white and breathtaking black energy emanated from the collision of the sharp claws and the long beak like electric currents and sparks.

For a moment, the sharp and irritating friction sounds were heard continuously.

After a long time, the energy of the two elves was exhausted at the same time, and each was pushed back a distance by the recoil force.

The crocodile crouched on the ground to absorb the force, while the toucan also made a leisurely rotation in the air, and both of them stabilized their bodies at the same time.

Although "Intimidation" weakened the attack of the Toucan a lot, the latter was able to fight on equal terms with the Crocodile by virtue of its higher level and the advantage of wearing intermediate props.

Seeing that close combat did not give it much of an advantage, the Toucan spread its wings and rose high without hesitation, intending to use its air superiority to deal with the Rogue Crocodile.

The latter immediately raised his arms, intending to perform "Rock Blockade"!

"Wait~, this distance may not be enough, bear with it for a while." Lu Ming suddenly shouted.

At this moment, although the Toucan is still within the attack range of the "Rock Blockade", it may not be able to kill it with one blow or trap it.

If the crocodile uses it rashly and makes the other party realize the threat of this move, it might turn around and fly away immediately, and even dare not show up easily in the future.

At that time, Lu Mingke lost the best opportunity to obtain the intermediate "Sharp Bird Beak".

Hearing this, the crocodile snorted coldly, but he also felt that this made sense, so he had to dodge awkwardly under the repeated attacks of the Toucan from above, and fell into a disadvantage for a while.

The toucan soaring in the sky became more and more courageous, circling quickly to interfere with the judgment of the gangster crocodile, while he was able to choose the most appropriate time to attack.

Every time it dives, there is a whistling sound that seems to tear the air apart.

The steel-cast beak and sharp claws that could easily scrape through rocks almost hit the vital points of the gangster crocodile several times.

The rogue crocodile moved left and right, and soon its hard scales were broken in several places, revealing bright red bloodstains. The whole crocodile was forced to the foot of a towering rock.

It’s also thanks to the time I spent practicing “Rock Blockade” and eating those “Rock Gems”!

In addition to increasing his own energy level, he also strengthened his defense a little, otherwise he would be in an even more miserable state now.

The repeated suppression and bloody stimulation have made the toucan more and more excited.

It just wanted to kill the crocodile before the "edge fruit" was completely absorbed by the latter, then take out its intestines and stomach and absorb all the remaining flying energy.

Seeing that the rogue crocodile had been forced into a desperate situation, the toucan immediately used its specialty - "Swallow Return", rushing towards the latter at the fastest speed and the most tricky angle.

At the critical moment, the gangster crocodile jumped up and slapped the ground with its long tail at the moment of jumping. It jumped high and avoided the attack.

Then, its claws grabbed the towering rock wall and climbed there like a gecko.

But when the toucan saw this scene, it looked like it was looking at a fool.

The crocodile is not good at rock climbing, and has nowhere to gain leverage in mid-air. This move is tantamount to seeking death.

With this in mind, the Toucan didn't hesitate any longer, fearing that if it was any later, the energy of the "edge fruit" would have been completely digested. So he immediately went straight up and headed straight for the gangster crocodile.

However, the gangster Crocodile, who was at a high point at the moment, finally waited for the opportunity he had been waiting for for a long time.

A cruel smile appeared in his eyes as if he was wearing sunglasses. Then he maintained the posture of grabbing the wall with one hand and raised the other hand to gather strength.

The next moment, seven washbasin-sized rocks appeared out of thin air around it, like satellites orbiting the planet.

The toucan felt a deadly threat from these floating rocks and immediately changed direction to escape.

However, with the speed at which it was rushing towards the gangster crocodile, how could it easily change lanes?

The moment his vision blurred, the first rock was already falling towards him under the control of the Gangster Crocodile.

The toucan reacted extremely quickly, dodging sideways with instinctive movements and slightly deviating from its original flight path.

But when it was about to fly away, it discovered that the first piece of rock was just a "decoy" of the gangster crocodile!

At this moment, the remaining six rocks were already smashing towards it as expected.

However, it had already crashed into the trap of the gangster crocodile, and its position had been blocked by rocks shot from different directions.

The toucan knew it was too late to escape, but it still felt a bit ruthless and fought for its life immediately.

"Bang~Bang~"

A "pecking" attack broke a rock, but two more were already close at hand.

In a panic, the toucan had to rely on brute force to flap its wings and actually bounced off the rocks that were shot from the left and right sides above.

However, when the rock was bounced away, the toucan's wings were also injured, and it lost its balance instantly.

Immediately afterwards, the last three rocks came from three sides at the same time, all hitting the Toucan, trapping it tightly in them and smashing it to the ground.

The gangster crocodile is so ferocious, how could he not understand the principle of taking advantage of your weakness to kill you.

Seeing that the toucan was blocked, he immediately jumped down from the rock wall, and while the toucan was still dizzy, he bit it with a few bites and completely defeated it.

If Lu Ming hadn't cared about the value of the toucan and stopped it, the crocodile would probably have eaten this guy alive.

"Skull~~"

The gangster crocodile raised his head and roared, expressing the heroic spirit in his heart.

Lu Ming immediately took off the "sharp bird beak" and found that it had actually reached intermediate quality.

He guessed that this "sharp beak" must have been born from the ancestor of this toucan, and was very compatible with its own energy, which is why it could grow with it.

Without thinking any more, Lu Ming immediately used this intermediate-level "sharp bird beak" worth a million to replace the original "hard stone" on the gangster crocodile's body!

It’s not that an elf can’t carry a second item, but if you want the item to work, you have to use your own energy to communicate with the item, so it’s difficult to do two things at the same time.

After doing all this, Lu Ming put the Toucan into the Poké Ball, looking forward to how high a price he could sell it for.

Then, he looked at the flying Pokémon that fell around him. Apart from putting a few Pidgeots into Poké Balls, he ignored the others.

After all, Poké Balls also cost money, and if you bring these Pokémon back, you can probably only sell them for a price similar to the Poké Balls themselves, which doesn't make much sense.

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Chapter 17 Summoning Order

This was the deepest Lu Ming had ever explored Yuejian Mountain. When he returned to Qingyuan Town, it was already night.

As soon as he entered Qingyuan Town, his old mobile phone regained signal and he received messages that he had not received during the day because he was in Yuejian Mountain.

In the elf world, there are powerful wild elves in the wild, so only human gathering points will have stable signals.

It is common for many people to respond a day or two late due to risk-taking.

Therefore, invitations or tasks to people are usually announced two to three days in advance.

Just like at this moment, Lu Ming actually received a call-up order from the Rockets team, which had not contacted him for a long time.

The call-up order stated that all reserve and regular team members in Qingyuan Town must gather in the woods east of Qingyuan Town in three days and must not refuse.

"Huh~, they're actually summoning all the regular and reserve players in town. This is unprecedented. Could something big have happened?"

Lu Ming couldn't help but feel surprised and suspicious, but he also began to consider the risks of this trip.

Relying on Crocodile's current strength, he has already reached the level of a formal member of the Rockets, but this is far from enough.

Especially since Crocodile is a relatively rare Pokémon in the Kanto region, if you take it out easily, it is likely to attract other people's attention.

And if he finds out that his gang is growing too fast, there is no guarantee that he will get into trouble.

Therefore, Lu Ming secretly decided in his heart that the Gangster Crocodile must not be easily exposed in this mission. As for the elves to be used at that time, he has also made some plans.

Since he came back very late, Lu Ming went straight home, released the four Pidgeots, and after some coercion and intimidation, he finally picked out one that was willing to cooperate with him.

Lu Ming also promised the bird on the spot that he would set it free as long as it accompanied him for a formality in three days.

After deciding on the elves to be used when the organization calls for help, Lu Ming went to sleep peacefully.

The next day, it disguised itself again before heading to the mission center.

When he arrived at the mission hall, he first took a quick look at the latest missions.

These tasks change almost every day, and the only one that remains is the task of finding Jigglypuff.

Perhaps because there had been no news for a long time, and the person who issued the task liked it very much, its reward soared from the original 200,000 to 400,000.

Seeing this, Lu Ming couldn't help but be amazed. Four hundred thousand was enough for him to cultivate another very powerful combat elf.

And now, it is only used by this person to find a pet elf. He is really rich and inhumane.

Then, Lu Ming sold the three Pidgeots and several "ordinary-level" elves he had captured earlier, earning a little over ten thousand, and then turned his attention to those difficult tasks.

Among them, there is a task to purchase an "excellent grade" Nidorino.

The base price ranges from 30,000, 50,000 to 500,000 based on the characteristics of Nidorino, from "Fighting Spirit", "Venomous Sting" and "Vitality", respectively. The specific price is based on the actual individual delivered.

Speaking of which, Lu Ming is still a self-taught trainer. He is not a registered trainer in the league and has never touched a Pokédex.

Of course, the standards-related tests will naturally be measured by personnel from the mission center.

They have an alliance background and are relatively reassuring, but they will charge a certain fee.

After completing the whole process and deducting the appraisal fee and commission from the task, this Nidorino with the "stinger" characteristic was finally sold for nearly 60,000 yuan.

It’s a pity that there is no purchase mission for Toucan on today’s list, so Lu Ming has to keep it with him for the time being.

He estimated that with the strength and talent of this toucan, plus its ability to help it fly, it could be sold for a hundred thousand.

After leaving home with nearly 80,000 Alliance Coins, Lu Ming suddenly felt confident and thought that it would not be impossible to learn both "Swallow Return" and "Wall-Splitting" within two days.

Of course, he did not get carried away by this, but became more cautious.

After walking around the crowded street, he came out from some corner with a different look, and then went to Qingyuan Mall.

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Three days later,

Outside Qingyuan Town,

In a large forest in the southern suburbs, a large group of people including Lu Ming gathered here. They were the members of the Qingyuan Town Rocket Team who had received the call-up order.

There were about a hundred people coming, most of whom were reserve team members like Lu Ming.

As reserve members of the Rockets, Lu Ming and others did not have a uniform. Instead, they wore various types of clothes, only with a red "R" badge hanging on their chests.

Standing in the center of the crowd were about twenty official members of Team Rocket wearing black uniforms.

Since the Rockets are an organization that cannot openly and honestly come to the surface, they are also worried about internal corruption.

Whether it was reserve team members like Lu Ming or regular team members, they all wore masks, as if they were afraid of being recognized by others.