Chapter 300: The Un-United Cats
The Mightyena swarmed forward.
Instantly mauling the three Persian into critical condition.
But they didn't rush to kill the three Persians and five Meowth. Instead, they turned their gaze to Will.
How to deal with the enemy.
Was decided by the highest-ranking dog on the field.
Will had gained the clan's recognition earlier, so his status as the Young Master was now solid.
He was the veritable "highest-ranking dog on the field."
"Drag them over and pile them up first."
Will waved his hand casually.
The most important thing now was to check the injured Mightyena and Poochyena.
Buizel followed Will closely, one small hand clutching his tail, practically inseparable.
It was still terrified.
Looking at these scary Mightyena around, if not for Will, it would have wet itself.
However.
Buizel was also very curious.
Who exactly was its little friend?
He looked so amazing.
All the big dogs around listened to him.
Will had no time to care what Buizel was thinking, nor did he care.
He stared at the two Poochyena on the ground with a dark expression.
The three Mightyena were okay.
Although heavily injured, their constitutions were strong; they wouldn't die even without specific treatment.
But the two Poochyena...
One was critically injured, but Will was sustaining its life with Aura Power.
With some herbs gathered by the surrounding Mightyena, saving it wouldn't be a problem.
But the other puppy was already dead.
Its windpipe had been severed by a Meowth's claws.
It had died painfully from suffocation.
Although the other Mightyena didn't understand how painful suffocation was.
They could see the Poochyena was dead, and they could see the pain on its face before death.
So the Mightyena were furious right now.
But they still stood calmly in place, waiting for Will's instructions.
This was the Mightyena clan.
Loyalty made them forcibly suppress their emotions, waiting for the leader's command.
Although Will wasn't the leader.
He was Wolf Mom's child.
Will frowned in thought.
The two species were already in a blood feud; there was no need for mercy.
But he needed to consider.
Would his next actions lead to a full-scale war between the two sides?
From Will's current perspective.
The Mightyena clan could wipe out the Persian clan, but they would suffer heavy casualties.
If war was inevitable.
He hoped for some preparation time.
For example, teaching the Mightyena in the clan some ranged attack methods so they wouldn't be passively beaten when the Persians climbed trees.
To win.
Beautifully and easily.
'Although we can't go to war yet... we can't let these cats invade our territory either.'
Will looked at the puppy on the ground.
He didn't want this kind of thing to happen again.
Will carefully sensed the emotional fluctuations of the surrounding Mightyena.
'And... calming their emotions is more important right now.'
After a moment of thought.
Will made a decision.
"Buizel, can you go find some herbs for treating external injuries for me? I taught you how to identify them a few days ago."
First, he needed to send the kid away.
"...Bui."
Buizel looked up at him, then nodded slightly.
"Remember to hold the fur I gave you. With it, the Mightyena and Poochyena won't hurt you."
"Bui."
Buizel clutched the blue fur in its hand tightly.
After Buizel left.
Will turned to look at the Mightyena:
"Kill these cats, tear them apart. Then throw their heads, tails, the coins on their heads, and their limbs on the boundary line with the Persian clan."
Will gave the order.
The Mightyena's scarlet eyes suddenly lit up.
The next moment, they all pounced on the dying or unconscious Persians and Meowth.
The scene was very bloody.
But it was quickly cleaned up by the Mightyena, leaving only pools of blood on the ground.
Buizel returned quickly.
Seeing the Mightyena gone, it was confused for a moment.
But seeing the blood on the ground.
It immediately widened its eyes and dove under Will's butt to hide.
"It's okay. Give me the herbs."
Will patted its head.
Taking the herbs, crushing them, and applying them to the Poochyena's wounds.
Fifteen minutes later.
The Mightyena returned.
There was a bit more closeness and respect in their eyes when they looked at Will.
"Carry the wounded back to the clan grounds. Tell Wolf Mom about this; I'll go back later."
Will looked at the pack, then patted Buizel beside him:
"This is my friend. Take him back first and show him hospitality."
"Bui bui."
"You go back first. I can't take you with me."
Will shook his head.
He planned to circle the boundary line between the Mightyena and Persian territories to see if there were any other situations.
If there was danger.
He could use the Sea Crown to fly away immediately.
But taking Buizel would only increase his Water energy consumption.
His Water energy was already low.
He couldn't afford to waste it.
The pack nodded and sprang into action.
Buizel followed the Mightyena back fearfully, looking back many times in the direction Will left.
Before long.
Will ran to the boundary zone.
The so-called boundary line was actually a narrow river flowing down from the mountaintop.
The river was between one and two and a half meters wide.
For both Mightyena and Persians, this was a river easily crossed with a light jump.
So invasions of each other's territory happened from time to time.
Most of the time.
The Persian clan didn't dare invade the Mightyena clan's territory.
Because dog noses are very sensitive.
Patrolling Mightyena could basically smell cats immediately and chase them.
Like today's situation.
It was very likely that three Mightyena were teaching two Poochyena to patrol.
Found traces of Persians and chased immediately.
Unexpectedly, there were so many invading Persians and Meowth this time.
Currently, both sides of this river were scattered with the corpses of Persians and Meowth.
But because the number was small, they were very scattered.
Maybe passing Pokémon would take them away as food.
"This alone probably won't teach them a lesson. But if I kill too ruthlessly, will the other side jump over the wall in desperation?"
Will sat on a tree branch looking across the river, swinging his legs leisurely.
He thought for a while.
Picked up a red round gem from the ground.
This thing was dug out from a Persian's forehead.
Then Will ran into the Persian clan's territory.
He wandered around.
Soon he found two Persians sunbathing on a large rock.
Will threw an Aura Sphere without a word.
BOOM!
The Aura Sphere exploded on the rock.
The two Persians were startled, jumping up immediately to find the sneak attacker.
Soon they saw Will.
Will didn't say much; he threw the red gem at their feet.
Seeing what it was, the fur on the two Persians stood up. Not from anger, but from fear.
Whether for Persian or Meowth.
Having the red gem or coin on their forehead removed was a very cruel thing.
Will observed the movements of the two Persians.
He found that after knowing their companion was killed, these two Persians didn't have much anger in their hearts.
They were deliberating and weighing.
Probably hesitating whether to attack Will, whose strength was unknown.
"Hmm... seems the Persian clan isn't very united. They don't seem to care much about the death of their kin. In that case..."
Will grinned.
He did a backflip into the air without another word, riding the water current to fly back to his territory.
Unfortunately.
Will's Water energy was still low.
And non-Water Pokémon using the Sea Crown seemed to consume more.
He had to stop just a few dozen meters after flying over the boundary river.
The rest of the way had to be walked.
Returning to the mountaintop plateau.
Seeing her puppy return, Wolf Mom rushed up immediately to check Will's condition, sniffing him all over.
Only after confirming Will was fine did she praise him.
"Wolf Mom, we can't let today's matter go like this."
Will looked at Wolf Mom and said.
"Awooo."
Wolf Mom shook her head.
She was angry too, but she couldn't attack.
Once a clan leader attacked, the nature of the conflict changed completely.
Moreover.
She knew the personality of that Persian leader better than Will.
He wouldn't confront Wolf Mom head-on, but he would secretly hunt down weaker members of the Mightyena clan infinitely.
It didn't matter to him how many clan members died.
Because he would slowly kill his way back through the Mightyena clan later.
Killing until only Wolf Mom was left.
The Persian leader not attacking was due to the same scruples.
He was worried about provoking Wolf Mom to attack.
If Wolf Mom disregarded her clan and children, chasing the Persian leader's scent relentlessly...
Then the Persian leader would die sooner or later.
Maybe 5 years, maybe 10 years. Anyway, Wolf Mom would chase him until she bit him to death.
Now both leaders were deliberately maintaining this balance.
Wolf Mom for her clan and children.
The Persian leader for himself.
"You don't need to attack. I'll take a few fast Mightyena, sneak into the outskirts of their territory, and hunt those lone Persians and Meowth."
"Woof awooo!"
Wolf Mom sternly rejected Will and warned him not to step into the Persian clan's territory.
Today's Poochyena was a bloody example.
Those executioners would show no mercy to canine Pokémon.
Once Will was caught.
He would definitely die.
Revenge must be taken.
But she would let other Mightyena go; Will was absolutely not allowed to participate.
Will pressed his lips together and didn't say more.
He turned to find Buizel, intending to introduce his little friend to everyone.
However.
Just as Will walked out of Wolf Mom's sight.
Ten Mightyena surrounded him.
Will was face-blind and couldn't recognize which ten these were.
However.
He had an impression of one.
It was a one-eyed Mightyena, one of the rescuers this afternoon.
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