Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

Unfortunately, Pang Yan Guai was the exception among his companions.

An exception is one that can perform multiple skill combos even at the near-Elite Four level, just like the Kingdra mentioned earlier.

The earthy yellow energy seemed less noticeable under the sandstorm.

However, Pang Yan's aura was steadily increasing.

The ignored sand and dust gathered in front of it, eventually coalescing into huge rocks.

The next moment, countless rocks shot into the empty air where there wasn't a single elf.

"puff puff"

Under the watchful eyes of the gatekeeper, the rocks seemed to sink into a swamp halfway through their flight, and their speed gradually decreased.

He knew that this was because the Desert Dragonfly had no choice but to turn the Quicksand Hell, which it had prepared for attack, into a half-defense move.

This was thanks to the sandstorm weather, which transformed the entire battlefield into something indistinguishable from the land itself.

Otherwise, the quicksand hell could not have formed in mid-air.

"So, you're really too arrogant to think you can use a sandstorm to deal with desert dragonflies."

The gatekeeper was confident.

Even if you have skill combos, you've already been stopped at the first step. How can you launch any further attacks?

"Sprinkle~"

Just then, the desert dragonfly's somewhat flustered voice rang out.

Under the incredulous gaze of the gatekeeper, it suddenly appeared among countless rocks.

The overwhelming rocks, like a spider web, trapped the desert dragonfly in the center.

"Sorry," Tetsuya said with a smile, "Pang Yan's move isn't a combination of three skills—it's four."

Enjoy the pull of gravity.

As he spoke, numerous rocks immediately enveloped the desert dragonfly from all sides.

A gigantic solid rock sphere appeared in mid-air.

"Oops."

The gatekeeper's face immediately turned extremely ugly.

Immediately afterwards—

"boom!!"

The solid rock sphere suddenly exploded, emitting a dazzling white light.

"sprinkle--"

The painful cries of desert dragonflies echoed through the cave.

It does indeed have double resistance to Rock-type moves.

However, the Giant Rock Monster also possesses the hidden characteristic of sand power.

In addition, due to the effect of the same type bonus, the Rock-type Gigantamax's Rock-type moves against Flygon in a sandstorm do not actually suffer much reduction in power or damage.

This series of skill attacks really consumed most of Desert Dragonfly's stamina.

A green desert dragonfly fell from mid-air.

"Cheer up, Desert Dragonfly! Use Dig after landing!"

The gatekeeper knew, of course, that its own Pokémon was not in good condition, so it quickly issued a command to give Flygon a chance to catch its breath.

However, Zheye and Pang Yan were strangely unwilling to give it to them.

"A major shock!"

The bluish-red figure, carrying an unparalleled momentum, leaped into the air and headed straight for the falling desert dragonfly.

"Damn it, is it gravity canceling it out again? This is such a small noise!"

Pang Yan's speed exceeded the gatekeeper's expectations, but he soon realized what Pang Yan was relying on to do so.

This is the first time the gatekeeper has ever seen gravity manipulation used to this extent.

"Boom"

Before he could finish his reflection, the desert dragonfly flew backward and crashed into a rock wall not far from him.

"Cannon beam preparation—"

Tetsuya's command rang out again.

"No, no, no, I admit defeat, I admit defeat, please stop fighting!" the gatekeeper quickly shouted.

Goodness, are all young people these days so short-tempered? They don't give anyone a chance to fight back.

Speaking of which, why didn't that guy in the first level give me any feedback?

Was that bastard doing it on purpose?

The guardian of the second level was internally ranting and raving.

As an examiner, he felt he no longer needed to fight.

With such strength, they are fully qualified to enter the dragon's lair.

Tetsuya was stunned.

Huh? He surrendered already? He hadn't even let Pang Yan Monster unleash its full power yet.

The energy fluctuations flowing around Pang Yanguai gradually disappeared.

Guided by the sandstorm, it could sense that its opponent was still capable of fighting.

However, since the opposing trainer took the initiative to concede, the usually composed Gigalith naturally stopped attacking.

Of course, this only applies if the other party doesn't have any malicious intent.

Otherwise, let alone the cannon beam, the subsequent barrage of giant rock monsters would already be ready.

"This is your pass for the second level. There's one last level waiting for you. Go!"

Without a word, the gatekeeper threw a yellow mark to Tetsuya.

Then, feeling a little sorry for the poor desert dragonfly, he took out a handful of sand and fed it into its mouth.

Tetsuya's lips twitched.

If he wasn't mistaken, it was soft sand, right?

While it does have some restorative effect on Ground-type Pokémon, no trainer uses boosting items like that; it's just wasteful.

It was just a simple combat injury, was it really necessary?

The gatekeeper looked up and, seeing that Tetsuya was still there, asked with some surprise, "What? Is there something else you need?"

"No no."

Tetsuya quickly waved his hand, retrieved the giant rock monster, and headed towards another exit.

The gatekeeper lovingly cared for his desert dragonfly.

Don't assume that all six of the Dragon Trainer's main Pokémon are Dragon-type Pokémon.

In fact, having just one dragon is enough to be called a dragon tamer.

That's why Wataru has the confidence to call himself the Dragon's Messenger.

Dragons are extremely rare.

For the gatekeeper, the desert dragonfly's injury is more painful than his own.

"You bastard, just wait till we get back and I'll give you a piece of my mind."

He was muttering curses under his breath.

Clearly, this was aimed at a colleague who didn't follow the rules and provided information.

For some unknown reason, he didn't communicate with the dragon tamer at the next Heavenly Dragon level.

"I can't be the only one who loses face."

.....

On the summit of the canyon.

A dozen or so dragon trainers leaned lazily against the rocks behind them.

"It's been half an hour. Do you think anyone has passed the first level yet?"

"Well, the quality is pretty high this year. I reckon some people have made it to the second stage."

"That's true, there are still a few kids who aren't that strong."

"Waiting is so boring, let's make a bet."

"No way, Xiaochun will get angry again."

The dragon trainers in charge of the final challenge chatted casually.

They didn't think anyone could pass two levels in such a short time.

"Um... excuse me, but who should I choose as my opponent for the third round?"

A strange voice suddenly broke in, "Or do you want to take on all of you?"

"what?"

The dragon trainers looked in surprise toward a cave entrance.

A handsome but slightly shy young man was smiling at them.

The things he said made you want to beat him up.

"Kid, the Three Dragons Trial requires obtaining a mark, you can't just..."

A dragon trainer was about to say something.

He had seen many trainers like that, the kind who climbed up the ranks stealthily without battling.

But this method won't work.

The next moment, Tetsuya pulled out two marks and stuffed them into his mouth.

Chapter 470 Lucky players don't need attribute advantages.

All the dragon trainers stared in disbelief.

"this..."

They exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with a mixture of relief and emotion.

Luckily I didn't have time to place a bet, otherwise I would have lost terribly.

Since there weren't many individual dragon trainers, and the marks for passing the level were very well hidden, they were able to recognize the origin of the two marks in Tetsuya's hands.

While lamenting the young man's bad luck, they were also secretly surprised by his strength.

Excluding walking time, the dragon trainers estimated that Tetsuya's total combat time was less than ten minutes.

Given that both players are at the near-king level, this is absolutely a crushing defeat.

But then again...

If you can gain an overwhelming advantage in a battle against a Dragon-type Pokémon, then your opponent must be very strong.

"Did you use a Champion-level Pokémon?"

Many people believe their conclusion is correct.

Even so, it's still impressive that someone so young has a Champion-level Pokémon.

If they remember correctly, at their age they were still working hard to collect all six of their main Pokémon.

It's true that comparing yourself to others is just plain frustrating.

The summit of the canyon fell silent for a moment.