"Yo?"
When she saw someone coming, Pheromosa slowly lowered the arms folded in front of her chest and curled a finger at Zhang Liao and Xiahou Dun.
Her pair of purple eyes were filled with contempt.
Even before fighting the Trevenant Overlord, she had already fully stacked her Beast Boost ability.
Right now, when Pheromosa took off, you could almost no longer see her afterimage, and a casual strike could easily cross tiers and instantly defeat a Pokémon.
Even if all these trainers from the Cao army camps combined their strength, they still could not make her feel the slightest threat.
At the same time, the moment they saw Pheromosa, Xiahou Dun and Zhang Liao exchanged a glance, both seeing the fear in each other's eyes.
They had originally thought Axel had used all his strength when he stopped them at the entrance just now.
They never expected he had another powerhouse.
And once they remembered that Axel also had Ho-Oh in his hands, Zhang Liao and Xiahou Dun almost wanted to cry.
But the two of them were generals after all, so they naturally wouldn't give up easily just because they had lost once.
More importantly, the Trevenant Overlord was clearly no longer interfering now, releasing however many Pokémon it wanted.
Their own Pokémon were not weak.
"Go, since we're all here!", The two exchanged a glance. Xiahou Dun gave the first command.
All the Cao army contestants nodded and released all their Pokémon together.
In an instant, dozens of white flashes erupted from their Poké Balls one after another, almost lighting up the entire dark forest.
Golem, Steelix, Shuckle, Nosepass... Large groups of Rock type Pokémon descended to the ground, and a surging wave of energy pressed outward like a tidal flood.
Under the influence of that energy, the ground even began to turn to stone.
"A combo technique similar to a field effect?", Axel nodded thoughtfully. People of this era often fought large scale battles.
Perhaps their research into other aspects of Pokémon wasn't outstanding, but when it came to army scale combat, they were absolutely far stronger than those of later generations.
Unfortunately for them, today they had encountered Gardevoir and Pheromosa.
One was unmatched in wide area attacks, one cut down targets like chopping vegetables.
"Do it."
"Yo~", The moment Pheromosa heard Axel's order, she let out a pleasant chirp.
The next moment, the dense impacts like falling rain echoed through the woods.
Unwilling to lose, Xiahou Dun and Zhang Liao both jumped onto nearby tree trunks with a wave of their arms.
"Use Earthquake!"
The Cao army trainers copied the move as well, all of them tightly hugging the nearby trunks to avoid getting hit by the Earthquake shockwaves.
But after waiting for a long while, they still didn't feel any tremor coming.
"What's going on?"
A little displeased, Xiahou Dun looked at his Pokémon and was just about to say something.
Suddenly, his Steelix crashed to the ground.
Steelix falling was like a signal. The other Pokémon could no longer stand either, all collapsing to the ground one after another.
In just a few seconds, all of the Cao army Pokémon had fallen unconscious.
Seeing Xiahou Dun's dumbfounded expression, the Trevenant Overlord under Pheromosa's foot revealed a very human smile.
'Shout, go on, why aren't you shouting?'
'And you said I didn't follow the rules. Look, do you think these rules can even be followed?'
When Pheromosa beat him earlier, at least he could still see her speed. But these guys?
They couldn't even see Pheromosa move and only knew how to yell.
———
"What... what is this?"
At the Cao army entrance, Cao Cao was utterly stunned.
He saw what was happening in the center of the forest through his Beheeyem's psychic power, but he had no idea what method Pheromosa used to defeat so many Pokémon at once.
["It was... melee..."], Beheeyem used telepathy and sent the Steelix's forehead indentation, shaped like a footprint, directly into Cao Cao's mind.
Only then did Cao Cao understand.
The moment Axel told Pheromosa to act, she had already kicked dozens of times in succession, knocking every Pokémon present into unconsciousness.
"Such terrifying speed?", Cao Cao felt his scalp tingle.
He originally planned to find some excuse in this battle and seize the Legendary Pokémon in Axel's hands.
But now, he didn't quite dare.
Compared to a Legendary, his life was more important.
During the whole process just now, even while maintaining his mental link, he and Beheeyem couldn't see Pheromosa's figure at all, even thinking at first that she hadn't moved.
If that Pokémon rushed over to behead him, he would have almost no chance to escape.
This matter could only be planned long term.
"Retreat!"
———
"We won!"
Seeing the Cao army leave, Diao Chan at the entrance toward Xiapi City clapped her hands without holding back.
The long strained tension finally loosened in her, and her eyes shimmered.
Just now, she hadn't seen Pheromosa's movements clearly either.
But that didn't matter.
The stronger Axel was, the happier she felt.
Diao Chan wished Axel could be strong enough to suppress Cao's entire army alone. Only then would Xiapi be truly safe.
Though the current result was already excellent. Cao Cao was clearly frightened by the speed of Axel's Pokémon, or he would never have left so easily.
"Lord Wang, I want to hold a banquet at your manor to celebrate General Axel's victory."
"Huh?", Lord Wang froze, then said weakly:
"But... but Lord Lu's funeral hasn't begun yet. You shouldn't host that first?"
"Many righteous men have come today just to see Lord Lu off. I'm worried..."
"What is there to worry about?", Diao Chan gave him a sidelong look.
"General Axel has rendered great service for the people of Xiapi. If we don't hold a feast now, wouldn't that chill hearts?"
"As for the funeral, you take care of it. Just make it grand," When she finished, she waved him away.
In her heart, she didn't love Lu Bu.
Strictly speaking, she didn't love anyone.
From the beginning, she was a tool and a plaything in people's eyes, a woman with no control over her fate.
And because of that, she fought desperately to grow strong.
People always said Diao Chan and Lu Bu, but she herself didn't feel it was any kind of compliment.
Even after Lu Bu died, her reason for staying was only because Cao Cao threatened her with the people of Xiapi.
Her life had been bitter enough, which was why she couldn't bear to watch others suffer.
Nothing more.
"What are you thinking about?", Axel and Gardevoir walked out of the woods. Seeing Diao Chan lost in thought, he couldn't help asking.
"No... nothing," Diao Chan snapped out of her thoughts and forced a smile.
"The great contributor is finally back. I thought no matter what, you couldn't win."
"I didn't expect you to even eliminate the enemy before the tournament battle."
"I've already had Lord Wang's manor prepare a banquet to welcome and celebrate you."
"Someone happened to send some dried abalone yesterday. I'll personally cook for you."
Axel glanced at the time on the Rotom, and couldn't help twitching his mouth.
He ate breakfast at seven. It was now seven ten.
'A banquet?'
More like a way to avoid fighting me.
Axel grabbed Diao Chan's arm without hesitation and pulled her onto the Gyarados.
"Let's spar first. We can eat at noon."
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