Chapter 301: The Young Master Leads the Revenge
Will roughly knew the identity of these ten Mightyena.
They were the seven rescuers from this afternoon, plus the three Mightyena who were rescued.
"Woof awooo!"
One Mightyena stepped forward as a representative.
The meaning was simple.
They had heard Will's words just now.
They were willing to go with Will for revenge.
Will raised his eyelids, scanning the ten Mightyena in front of him.
Their average level was around Lv. 40.
This was already the core strength of the Mightyena clan.
There might only be a dozen or so Mightyena stronger than these ten.
"In a few days, come find me during your afternoon patrol," Will muttered quietly.
He wouldn't give up on this idea just because Wolf Mom forbade him.
Unfortunately.
Will was afraid he couldn't be a good boy in this life.
And the reason for choosing daytime...
Was because both Mightyena and Persian were Pokémon adept at nocturnal activities.
The habits of the two species were very similar.
Sleep during the day.
Hunt at night.
At night, the Persian clan would become very active, making it an unsuitable time for a sneak attack.
Daytime was better.
During the day, those cats would be lazily sleeping under the sun, very cozy.
That was the perfect time for a sneak attack.
Of course.
There was another reason.
Wolf Mom was also accustomed to sleeping during the day and observing the territory at night.
Will dared not lead the clan members into action while she was awake.
"Woof awooo?"
"We just killed a few Persians and Meowth today; they should be very alert. It'll be safer to go in a few days when they relax their vigilance. Also, collect some shiny things these days."
Will touched his big ears.
He wouldn't lead his clan members recklessly.
Nor would he lead them to their deaths.
He wouldn't act without full preparation.
"Woof."
The ten Mightyena exchanged glances, nodded, and dispersed quietly.
Logically speaking.
They shouldn't be following Will in this nonsense.
After all, they heard Wolf Mom forbidding Will from participating in such dangerous matters.
Given the Mightyena's loyalty, they would naturally uphold her decree.
But the events of this afternoon...
Made them willingly treat Will as the second leader of the clan.
Unless Wolf Mom explicitly told them not to allow Will to participate.
Then they would certainly obey.
Otherwise.
They would pretend they hadn't heard the conversation between Wolf Mom and Will today.
Five days passed.
The ten Mightyena formed a small team. Other Mightyena didn't know what they were doing, and they wouldn't actively reveal it.
Will was often watched by Wolf Mom these past few days.
But this was within his expectations.
So he honestly focused on training, raising his level to Lv. 20.
As for his little brother Buizel.
It had moved to the lake on the mountaintop plateau.
It had become an external member of the Mightyena clan; everyone could see it when drinking water from the lake.
One day.
Will called Buizel to his side.
"Bui?"
"Need you to do me a favor."
"Bui."
Buizel nodded.
It didn't even ask what the favor was; it would help for sure.
Because of Will.
It could live so comfortably now, without worrying about being bullied or eaten by other Pokémon.
"I plan to make a move this afternoon, but I can't let Wolf Mom find out. If she comes looking for me, tell her I'm patrolling the perimeter with the patrol team."
"Bui."
Buizel nodded obediently.
"Mm, thanks."
Will patted Buizel's head.
Then he turned around.
His gaze swept over several Mightyena in the clan.
Then he went down the mountain first.
Following closely.
Those Mightyena quietly slipped out of the plateau one after another.
It was 2 PM, the time when the sun was most intense.
For cats.
This was the most comfortable time to sunbathe and sleep.
At the outermost edge of the Persian territory, four Meowth were huddled together sunbathing.
Clink!
Suddenly.
A crisp, pleasant sound came from nearby, attracting the Meowth's attention.
They looked up in the direction of the sound.
They saw pieces of metal shining in the sunlight lying on a patch of grass.
"Meow!" (xN)
Three Meowth rushed out instantly, scrambling for them.
The remaining Meowth seemed too sleepy and fell asleep right there.
The three Meowth pounced on the metal pieces on the grass together.
The moment they touched the metal pieces.
CRASH!
The grass below suddenly collapsed, revealing a huge pit, and the three Meowth fell in together.
"Meow~"
"Meow!"
"Meow..."
The Meowth reacted, crying for help while trying to climb up.
One Meowth was fast, reaching the edge of the pit immediately.
However, just as it poked its head out.
It saw a big head biting toward it.
Then.
Ten huge figures leaped into the pit together.
A few sharp cat screams rang out, and soon the world fell silent.
On the other patch of grass.
The sleeping Meowth had already become a corpse.
Will sat on the Meowth's head, watching the scene in the distant pit, clicking his tongue.
Meowth loved shiny things very much.
Especially gold coins (Kobans); if they found one, they would hide it somewhere.
In the wild, people often saw Meowth and Murkrow fighting over shiny objects.
"How scary."
Will sighed.
Honestly.
In his third life.
He rarely saw such things and lived a life mostly without killing.
His fourth life was similar.
It wasn't until Lorelei became an Elite Four member and he infiltrated evil organizations with her that he saw plenty of bloody scenes.
If not for that experience, he might have needed some time to adapt in this life.
A moment later.
Ten Mightyena leaped out of the pit.
They were basically unharmed.
"Woof awooo?"
"Don't go deeper. Just kill along the perimeter. I have to bring you back safe and sound, or Wolf Mom will bite me."
Will shook his head.
The biggest difference between him and the Mightyena wasn't status or strength.
It was the soul.
A human soul made him less easily affected by what just happened.
But right now.
The ten Mightyena's eyes were burning with bloodlust, clearly getting carried away.
That's why they suggested killing deeper into enemy territory.
But that was absolutely not allowed.
If they encountered a Persian of Lv. 50 or higher, they would suffer casualties.
Killing some Meowth on the edge was enough.
After all, this wasn't a full-scale attack.
Just revenge for the Poochyena incident and a warning to the Persian clan.
Half a day passed.
Will led the ten Mightyena and killed a total of 2 Persians and 8 Meowth.
This was a painful lesson for the Persian clan.
Because their total population was only about seventy.
This time.
Will didn't let the Mightyena leave the corpses where they were like last time.
The gems on the Persians' heads and the coins from the Meowth were removed and left there.
As for the corpses, they were brought back.
To boost morale and quell anger.
However.
When returning to the clan.
The ten Mightyena looked a bit guilty.
Although majestic in the eyes of other clan members, they dared not look Wolf Mom in the eye.
Because Wolf Mom hadn't ordered them to hunt in the Persian clan's territory.
Wolf Mom had given orders to other Mightyena.
This was an unauthorized action.
"Woof awooo?"
Wolf Mom walked up to the one-eyed wolf, asking condescendingly.
She was asking if her child led them.
Wolf Mom smelled her puppy's scent on these wolves.
Very faint.
Almost washed away by the smell of blood.
But because she was so familiar with that scent, she could still smell it.
"Awooo."
The one-eyed wolf prostrated on the ground, lowering its head and shaking it gently.
The next moment.
"Ow-wooo!"
The one-eyed wolf was kicked flying by Wolf Mom, letting out a scream in mid-air.
Of course.
Wolf Mom didn't use much force.
But the one-eyed wolf was smart; he knew Wolf Mom was mostly putting on a show for the other clan members, so he tried to act miserable to help maintain her authority.
The same followed for the rest.
None of the other nine Mightyena escaped; all were knocked to the ground.
Wolf Mom warned the pack.
They were not allowed to take Will out of the territory.
If Will gave them any orders, they must ask her first, or they would be expelled next time.
The pack bowed their heads.
Finally.
Wolf Mom turned to look at a certain big tree.
On the tree trunk, Will hugged Buizel, shivering.
"Wolf Mom is scary... I'm done for. Can't sleep in Wolf Mom's arms tonight."
Will muttered with a bitter face.
He had underestimated Wolf Mom's wisdom.
A Mightyena who had followed a human was indeed different from wild ones; she saw through the mastermind instantly.
Pity.
He couldn't sleep in Wolf Mom's arms tonight.
Riolu's fur was short.
Although cold resistance was okay.
The ground would feel hard for a Riolu, and sharp grass would prick the body.
Mightyena's fur was thick and soft; sleeping on it was very comfortable.
Will had always slept on Wolf Mom.
Wolf Mom was angry today.
She definitely wouldn't let him over.
"Sigh, have to sleep on the grass."
Will sighed.
Sleeping in the grass attracted bugs and got dirt on his fur.
"Bui."
"Forget it, you're too small. You can only be my pillow."
Will shook his head and sighed.
Night fell.
Will tossed and turned on the grass, unable to sleep.
He looked up at Wolf Mom.
She had her back to him, showing no sign of softening.
"Sigh."
He sighed.
Just as Will was preparing to try again.
He suddenly felt himself surrounded by a large mass of fur.
Looking up.
He saw the ten Mightyena from the afternoon gathering around him.
They used their bodies to surround Will.
And an injured Poochyena squeezed in, running into Will's arms to be his pillow.
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