Even using skills exhausts a Pokémon's stamina, and even taking damage consumes it, but this doesn't seem to apply to Tropius.
After being beaten to the brink of death, the Tropius miraculously regained its vitality after replenishing its life energy.
No longer daring to hesitate, Old Wu gritted his teeth and ordered his Pokémon to continue attacking.
Feeling a slight recovery of spiritual power within him, Lu Li instantly had an idea.
Whether it was just his imagination or not, Lu Li noticed that when Tropius used "Life Steal," his own spiritual power also recovered slightly, though it was barely noticeable, it was indeed recovering.
"Abandon defense! Continue trading damage!" Old Wu commanded.
Upon receiving the order, the six Pokémon once again launched a brutal siege on Tropius. For some reason, the Elite-level Milotic seemed to be ignored.
Seeing this, Lu Li chuckled inwardly. He could only say that a Pokémon Succubus was indeed a Pokémon Succubus; even the enemy couldn't bear to attack Milotic.
Old Wu didn't pay any attention to Milotic. It was just a Pokémon that pleased with its appearance; the most important thing now was to take down the Gym Leader-level Tropius first.
Lu Li subtly calculated the distance between himself and Old Wu.
After confirming that the opponent was within his effective attack range, a golden needle rapidly flew towards Old Wu.
Sensing danger to its trainer, Exeggutor hurriedly abandoned Tropius and turned to release Protect on the unsuspecting Old Wu.
But unfortunately, the distance between them was too great. Under Tropius's deliberate maneuvering, both sides had moved away from their trainers.
Old Wu also sensed the danger. Seeing the incoming golden needle, Old Wu instinctively wanted to dodge.
But he was too old. If he were younger, he could have easily dodged such an attack.
But he was already ninety-seven years old this year. Once a trainer exceeds 100 years old, they basically can no longer appear on the battlefield with their Pokémon.
Moreover, Old Wu was just a commoner, and with the accumulated hidden injuries over the years, he was no different from a centenarian.
The golden needle pierced through his head, and Old Wu fell to the ground with a look of shock.
With a hole through his head, Old Wu didn't die immediately, but stared blankly at the sky.
He knew he was going to die, but he never expected to die so absurdly.
Recalling his life, Old Wu's eyes began to blur.
He became a trainer at 16, married the daughter of a businessman at 21, and with the help of his father-in-law's money, became a primary-level planter at 22, and had a big, fat son in the same year.
He wasn't an outstanding trainer, but after his son was born, he seemed to have found his lifelong goal, which was to make his descendants live better, at least not like him.
In fact, he had been working hard for this. He successfully broke through to the Gym Leader level when he was nearly 60, which could definitely be called a late bloomer.
He became a Master-level planter at 70, and his great-grandson was born in the same year.
In fact, he succeeded. He successfully established his own family, and now there were even five generations under one roof, but he was not satisfied.
Because his son and grandson didn't have the talent, Old Wu knew that once he died, the family might come to an end.
Just when he was in despair, he received good news.
A commoner had obtained the qualification to choose a divine object from the Alliance's treasury, and in the end, that commoner chose the divine object he most desired. At that moment, he was tempted.
Greed blinded him, and for this, he even betrayed the Alliance.
Everything was within his plan, at least it was a minute ago.
Using up all his favors, he successfully held back that Yekaterina family princess, and then also held back Yao Yifei, who was also at the Gym Leader level.
In the end, only Lu Li, who was just at the Elite level, was left. As a veteran Gym Leader-level trainer, wasn't it easy to deal with a rookie who had just entered the Elite level?
But this rookie was abnormal!
There were two mistakes in the whole plan: underestimating Lu Li, and… ignoring his own age.
Seeing their trainer fall, Exeggutor let out a cry of grief.
The Pokémon that were still besieging Tropius all stopped attacking after seeing their trainer die, and then nervously ran to the side of the corpse.
No miracle happened to the corpse surrounded by six Pokémon.
"Yay~"
The seemingly silly Exeggutor cried out, as if trying to persuade its companions.
Parasect angrily waved its large pincers, and Tropius also looked at Lu Li hesitantly.
After a moment, the other five Pokémon all returned to their Poké Balls on the corpse.
Carrying the corpse, Tropius turned and took a deep look at Lu Li, as if to forever remember Lu Li, this enemy.
Tropius flew away.
Lu Li didn't know why they didn't go berserk after Old Wu died, but chose to leave.
What Lu Li didn't know was that Old Wu had instructed his Pokémon before the operation began.
If he died in this operation, then abandon revenge, abandon the plan, preserve their strength, return to the family, and then take the Wu family's descendants to eke out a living in this world.
With six Gym Leader-level Pokémon, the Wu family could get by anywhere, at least ensuring that the Wu family's descendants wouldn't end up with a commoner's start like him.
Lu Li watched Tropius's receding figure and also gently exhaled.
Without the trainer's command, he was confident that he could hold out until Yao Yifei and Yekaterina arrived.
The reason why he was able to win this time was mostly luck.
Old Wu, this trainer, was too old. If he were younger, his sneak attack would have been impossible to succeed.
"You're so old, why bother? Isn't it good to farm honestly?" Lu Li sighed softly.
Before yesterday, he still respected Old Wu, the only Master-level planter in the southern region.
"Lu Li, are you alright?"
Yao Yifei's anxious voice came from the horizon.
Watching Yao Yifei, riding on Mega Altaria, arrive, Lu Li smiled and comforted, "I'm fine."
After jumping down from Mega Altaria, Yao Yifei, who had exited Mega Evolution, nervously checked Lu Li's body.
First, the upper body, then…
"Don't!"
Lu Li grabbed his belt.
"I'm really fine," Lu Li explained, his face flushed.
Other places were fine, but could she check this place now?
Lu Li was speechless.
Seeing Lu Li's reaction, Yao Yifei also realized.
Yao Yifei, her face flushed, withdrew her hand and then widened the distance between them.
"Are you really okay?" Yao Yifei quickly changed the subject.
Lu Li explained, "I used some special abilities to kill Old Wu, and then his Pokémon left with his corpse."
"Special means?"
Yao Yifei looked at Lu Li meaningfully.
What special means could kill a Gym Leader-level trainer?
You know, Old Wu was not only a Master-level planter, but also a veteran Gym Leader-level trainer.
If you don't count Mega Evolution, she wasn't even confident that she could steadily win against that old man.
If it was a wild fight, it would be another matter, after all, Old Wu was indeed old.
"I will help you hide this matter. If anyone asks you, you can say that I killed Old Wu." Yao Yifei took the matter upon herself.
A new trainer, even if he was already at the Elite level, was just a rookie trainer who had just entered the Elite level.
If people outside knew that Lu Li killed Old Wu, it would definitely cause an uproar, and even attract some unnecessary prying eyes.
Lu Li nodded.
It was naturally a good thing for someone to be willing to take the blame for him.
"Hmm?"
Lu Li suddenly looked up at the distant horizon.
A huge small black dot was constantly approaching this side. As the small black dot became larger and larger, Lu Li finally saw the true face of that Pokémon.
It was a Charizard, a relatively slender Charizard.
Yao Yifei solemnly reminded, "It's Flying-type Elite Four Ling Kong!"
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Although Ling Kong was only a regional Elite Four, he was a veteran Elite Four, and one step further would be a powerhouse who could compete for the title of Champion.
After Ling Kong landed, he glanced around, and then apologized awkwardly, "Sorry! I may be late…"
The Flying-type Elite Four who was best at speed dared to come over to clean up the mess, how embarrassing would that be to say it out loud.
But he couldn't be blamed for this. When he received the news, he happened to be on the border line, and it was already not easy to get here in such a short time.
Yao Yifei didn't care about the other party's identity, and directly questioned, "Elite Four Ling Yun, how are you going to handle this matter?"
Elite Four Ling Yun solemnly guaranteed, "The security system has intervened, and the Alliance will not let go of Old Wu and those who colluded with him."
"I hope so."
Yao Yifei's face was still a little ugly. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that there was a problem within the Alliance this time.
Without the cooperation of people within the Alliance, Old Wu couldn't have been so bold, and the Alliance's support couldn't have come so late.
Elite Four Ling Yun explained helplessly, "I can't help it. As a Master-level Berry planter, Old Wu owed a lot of people favors."
"But such favors will be gone after one use. In the next cleanup operation, the Wu family will definitely be swept away, and those who participated in this plan will also be imprisoned, I guarantee it," Elite Four Ling Yun said extremely seriously.
As a commoner, Elite Four Ling Yun was too clear about how difficult it was for a commoner to rise up.
Although this commoner would eventually become a noble family, but for now, Lu Li could definitely be regarded as the light of the commoners, which was why he rushed over here as soon as he received the news.
The commoner forces within the Alliance were all thinking of protecting Lu Li.
Lu Li didn't express any opinion on the side.
After all, the culprit was already dead, as for the family behind him.
Lu Li did want to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots, but this kind of thing was very difficult.
On the one hand, those who owed Old Wu favors would not ignore it, even if the Alliance cleaned up again, the Wu family would definitely leave a spark.
This was also the most humane aspect of the Alliance's noble family forces. No matter how big a crime you committed, as long as it was a family force, these noble families would find a way to leave a spark.
This was the death of the family, but not the clan.
After all, those noble families were also worried that one day they would come to an end, and then end up being cut off at the roots by others.
Elite Four Ling Yun praised Lu Li, "Young man, not bad, I hope you can win the championship in this competition."
With Lu Li's Elite-level strength, his probability of winning the championship was still quite high, of course, the premise was that those cheaters did not hide any trump cards.
"I can only say try my best," Lu Li said with a wry smile.
Just as the three were talking, Yekaterina arrived late.
Yekaterina's face was gloomy, looking like no one should approach her.
After seeing Elite Four Ling Yun, Yekaterina's face became even colder.
Yekaterina sarcastically said, "It seems that you have allowed your internal affairs to be even more chaotic than I imagined."
Ling Yun didn't get angry, but calmly asked, "Who stopped you?"
Yekaterina gritted her teeth and said, "Chong Chong!"
"It's him…"
Ling Yun's face also changed.
"Why would it be him?" Ling Yun said to himself in disbelief.
Chong Chong, one of the four Elite Four in the southern region, the Bug-type Elite Four.
It was worth mentioning that Chong Chong came from a proper commoner background.
The other party was almost 60 years old, and was considered the oldest of the four regional Elite Four.
Ling Yun really didn't expect that there would be "one of our own" involved in this.
Chong Chong could also be regarded as the leader of the commoner forces in the southern region, which was the most unacceptable thing for Ling Yun.
"If I remember correctly, Elite Four Chong Chong seems to be a commoner trainer, right? And Old Wu…"
Yao Yifei said meaningfully, and there was also a bit more vigilance in her eyes when looking at Elite Four Ling Yun.
Strictly speaking, it seemed that the main ones who attacked Lu Li this time were not noble families, but rather commoner factions, or rather, newly emerging noble family factions.
At this time, Yekaterina said quietly, "Elite Four Ling Yun seems to be a Flying-type Elite Four, right?"
Hearing this, Ling Yun's face darkened.
Even Lu Li and Yao Yifei looked at the other party with a bit more vigilance.
Landorus's divine object was also Flying-type!
Elite Four Ling Yun looked at Lu Li with extreme seriousness and guaranteed, "I guarantee, all of this has nothing to do with me."
"I believe Elite Four Ling Yun," Lu Li said with a smile.
From the cultivation notes left by the other party, it could be seen that Elite Four Ling Yun was an open and honest person, and the intuition of a cultivator also told him that the person in front of him was not an enemy.
In this world, the intuition of a cultivator was still trustworthy.
"I finally understand why Old Wu dared to attack you, and why those noble families were willing to help him," Elite Four Ling Yun said with a wry smile.
As a Master-level breeder, Old Wu had completed an almost impossible feat that everyone wanted to complete, which was the unification of the noble family and commoner forces.
Although it was very short, it had to be admitted that Old Wu had indeed done it.
"It's really ironic, now your commoner faction may have to change from causing trouble to cleaning up the mess," Yekaterina sarcastically said.
The opposition between commoners and noble families was considered a specialty of the Kyushu region, and this kind of problem did not exist in other alliances.
As for why?
Because in the power system of other alliances, there was no such thing as a commoner class at all. It was impossible for ordinary people to rise up, let alone become Elite Four-level trainers.
"This is the shining point of human nature, right?" Ling Yun humorously ridiculed himself.
After saying that, Ling Yun released his Charizard, "I'll go back first, I think you don't want me to stay here for long."
After Ling Yun finished speaking, he jumped onto Charizard's back.
"I will give you an explanation for this matter, I guarantee it!" Ling Yun emphasized again before riding the Fire Dragon and leaving.
"What a series of twists and turns," Lu Li sighed.
Yao Yifei didn't echo his sentiment, but instead looked at Ekaterina curiously, "So, what reason did Chong Chongtian use to detain you?"
