Elf: Chosen Ranger

Chapter 15 Battle with Ma Li
In Spike Town, Xia Ye was preparing to purchase some supplies in order to deal with the distortion of time and space mentioned by the forest ranger assistant. It would be troublesome if he traveled to an uninhabited place.

"Military knife, flashlight, flint and steel, first aid kit. What else need to be purchased next?"

After finishing shopping, Xia Ye sat on the bench, looked down at the supplies in the package and muttered to himself.

"Ah, hello, Mr. Xia Ye, uh, is the living environment in Sunset Forest so bad?"

Ma Li came over and said hello. The corner of her eyes glanced at the package on the ground. Isn't this a prop only used for survival in the wilderness?

"Hello, Miss Mali, well, this is purchased to prevent accidents."

"Is that so? By the way, I heard that you caught a Pokémon hunter who actually had the idea of ​​​​Pokémon in the Sunset Forest. If I catch him, he will definitely regret being born in this world." Ma Li was angry. She said, her expression serious.

Then she lowered her body and looked at the sound-tapping monkey on Xia Ye's shoulder, and said with slight surprise:
"That guy's Pokémon is a cunning fox. It's amazing that you can defeat it."

The knocking monkey shyly scratched its cheek. Thanks to Xia Ye, it could be so small and powerful. It would have been unable to even make a move before.

"Momo~"

Morubeke got out of Ma Li's backpack, as if to say that I am also very powerful.

"Well, in that case, Mr. Xia Ye, would you like to compete with me? In fact, I am planning to participate in the Galar competition, which means I am going to challenge the gym." Ma Li put her hands behind her and looked at Xia Ye expectantly. leaf.

Ma Li really likes fighting, and she enjoys the enthusiastic cheers of the audience, but from a certain moment she can't find a suitable opponent in Spike Town.

Her brother always refused her by preparing for concerts and gym affairs. Obviously there was only one concert a week, and there were very few people who challenged the Spike Gym.

Almost all the other trainers in Spike Town are fans of Ma Li and never show their true ability to fight against her, so she can only go to the nearby Quanguan City for training.

Now Xia Ye's record of defeating the cunning fox by the knocking monkey has aroused her interest, and her enthusiasm for the battle is burning.

"Battle, competition"

To qualify for the Galar Tournament, you need to defeat eight gym leaders. They have only one goal, to keep winning and win the championship.

"Well, if I, a trainer from Spike Town, can achieve good results in the competition, or even win the championship, it will definitely make everyone pay attention to Spike Town. This is the most direct way I can think of to revitalize Spike Town." Ma Li stood up and looked at the declining towns around her.

Ma Li is right. The Galar region attaches great importance to competition. As the hometown of the champion, it will definitely attract everyone's attention and bring the town back to life.

"Of course, I won't send out Molubeko. I recently tamed a new Pokémon. How about using it to fight the Knocker?"

"If you underestimate the enemy too much, you will lose. Miss Mali, my tone-tapping monkey is very strong."

The knocking monkey clasped its hands on its chest and puffed up its chest. Xia Ye said this and it had to respond.

"I knew you would agree. My brother didn't have a concert today, so let's borrow it." Ma Li's tone was cheerful.

Nie Zi's concert venue is also a battleground for the Spike Gym. Because there are no extreme energy points, the entire Spike Town can be regarded as a Spike Gym.

"There's no one there, but it's just right." Ma Li took out the elf ball and threw it upwards. A beige lizard appeared standing on the battlefield. It was Slippery Boy.

The slippery boy pouted and stared straight at Xia Ye, giving people a very unpleasant feeling. Suddenly, the loose skin on the lower part fell down, and his hands quickly clenched and pulled up. His expression remained unchanged during this period. There's even a sense of showing off.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Sound Monkey." Xia Ye said softly.

The knocking monkey handed the small wooden drum to Xia Ye, jumped off his shoulder, took off the wooden stick above his head and was eager to try it.

The reason why Xia Ye agreed to Ma Li is very simple. Ma Li is not bad as a trainer. Through this actual battle, she can better deal with the distortion of time and space.

"Mr. Xia Ye, just now you said that I underestimated the enemy. No, I will be extremely serious in every battle, so that I can be worthy of everyone who has been cheering for me behind the scenes." Ma Li clenched her fists and said solemnly.

"Really? Then the sound monkey and I will fight with all our strength."

"This is the right thing, Xia Ye, the slippery boy glared." Ma Li opened her fists and stretched out her hand to give instructions.Slippery Boy's eyes widened and his sharp eyes made the sound-tapping monkey feel a little scared.

The battle began to weaken the opponent. Xia Ye nodded and gave instructions:
"Knocking sound monkey, flying leaf sharp knife."

The knocking monkey jumped up suddenly, and two leaves appeared beside it. It swung the stick and the leaves turned into sharp blades and flew towards the Slippery Boy.

"In this case we will respond with a headbutt."

After hearing Ma Li's instructions, Slippery Boy bent down, tightened his leather pants with both hands, and bumped his sleek head against the sound monkey.

Feiye's sharp knife slashed the Slippery Boy's head without leaving any scratches, and it still rushed towards the Sound-Knocking Monkey with an unstoppable momentum.

"Boy Slippery's skull is very hard, how about this move that is both offensive and defensive?" Unconsciously, Ma Li's tone became cheerful, and she was enjoying the fun of the battle.

"It's very good, but we can't handle it easily. The knocking monkey has thorns on the branches. Remember, its outer skin is very tough!"

Ma Li was a little surprised. Xia Ye actually knew that Slippery Boy's seemingly soft skin was actually similar to rubber, which was both elastic and tough. She only learned this during the capture process.

The sound-tapping monkey understood Xia Ye's meaning. Facing the running boy Slippery, it leaned back with its whole body and stabbed the boy Slippery hard in the chest with the shining green stick.

Instantly, Slippery Boy's mouth opened wide and his pupils contracted. Yes, the skull is hard and the skin is tough, so its weak point is its chest.

"As expected, Xia Ye, you are very powerful! Turn your anger into strength, little Slippery, and fight tooth for tooth!"

The head of Slippery Boy was shrouded in a dark aura, and it was violently swung to one side, knocking Monkey and even the Pokémon stick to the side.

Knocker Monkey stood up with a wooden stick, and Slippery Boy gasped and glared at Knocker Monkey. The outcome of the two Pokémon, who were equally weak, would be determined by the next move.

"Monkey knocking the sound, the wooden sticks are flying."

"Ah, stick throwing, what kind of move is this?" Ma Li was a little confused.

The knocking monkey threw the wooden stick at the slippery boy, and Ma Li also realized, was this throwing away her weapon? Why did she make such a stupid decision.

"Kick it away!"

In short, first keep it away from the knocking monkey, and then win with a headbutt.

Slippery Boy turned around and kicked the wooden stick aside with a precise kick.

Xia Ye showed a successful expression and said lightly: "Acrobatics."

"Oops, Slippery boy, defend yourself!"

Ma Li reacted but it was too late. The knocking monkey turned into a green phantom and attacked Slippery Boy. After throwing away the wooden stick, it became more sensitive and could increase the power of acrobatics.

In an instant, the punches and kicks accurately hit Slippery's chest and back. As a Pokémon with a combination of evil and fighting types, it was naturally unable to take on flying-type acrobatics.

"I lost. I was obviously serious enough." Ma Li looked disappointed, then she shook her head, "No, this is my shortcoming as a trainer."

Ma Li took the Slippery Boy back into the elf ball and breathed out gently. She put her palms on her chest, looked at Xia Ye and said unyieldingly:

"Xia Ye, I won't lose next time we fight, for sure!"

It seems that she is being targeted by Ma Li, but this is not bad. After that, Ma Li's strength will definitely improve rapidly with the challenges in the gym. With such an opponent, there is no need to worry about how to improve the strength of the knocking monkey.

Immediately, Xia Ye replied with a smile:
"I'll look forward to it, Ma Li. If you want to fight me against the sound monkey again, come to the Sunset Forest. As a ranger, I'll always stay there."

(End of this chapter)