The massive Hail brought intense cold that greatly affected the combat power of the ten people.
Originally, five had been enough to suppress the entire Mareep flock, but now they were being counterattacked by the Mareep instead.
Left with no choice, they could only send out two more Pokémon. Pokémon from Hoenn found it very difficult to adapt to such temperatures without cold-resistance training.
Now, even the captain was becoming somewhat anxious. There were only three people left to guard against intruders. If they encountered Trainers like Tetsuya and Catherine at this moment, then all their efforts would be wasted.
Moreover, the Flying-type Pokémon were now completely useless. There was simply no way for them to fly, and all of them were recalled.
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Looking at the snowflakes and hail, Tetsuya nodded. "Mamoswine, you can go in now."
Mamoswine spread its four legs and charged. Just after entering their surveillance range, the two Mightyena guarding that direction immediately began to howl.
"Take care of these two first." Tetsuya said.
Catherine nodded and sent out Skarmory. The Steel Wing behind it lashed out, and the two Mightyena collapsed immediately. Then Skarmory's steel beak used Drill Peck to pierce through the Mightyena's skulls before flinging them into the nearby bushes.
At this moment, Tetsuya also sent out Beedrill and Houndoom. There were no Pokémon more suitable than those two for speed and sneak attacks.
Hearing the Mightyena's howls… "Today's really been nothing but bad luck… You two! Hurry over and take a look!" The captain of the Hoenn team said.
The remaining two people ran toward the direction where the two Mightyena had just howled.
Just then, they discovered a Mamoswine charging over!
"Go, Camerupt!"
"Come out, Hariyama!"
Camerupt and Hariyama stood in front of Mamoswine, already prepared for battle.
Mamoswine fired out a continuous stream of Icicle Spear attacks that smashed against Camerupt's face, while Hariyama used its thick palms to block them.
After one round of "provocation", Mamoswine suddenly turned and ran back.
This instantly enraged Camerupt the most, because the thing it hated most was having others hit its face. The moment Mamoswine ran, it immediately chased after it.
"Chase it!"
Camerupt's Trainer took the lead in pursuing it.
Hariyama's Trainer still hesitated somewhat. After all, their mission was to capture the Mareep…
"Tcht! What are you dawdling for!? What's there to be afraid of from a single Pokémon~?" Camerupt's Trainer said with a somewhat mocking tone.
"Who's afraid…? Hariyama, let's go!"
Hariyama's Trainer also followed behind.
Mamoswine continued running while Camerupt chased all the way after it. The Trainer behind also followed along, but Hariyama's running speed was far too slow, causing it and its Trainer to fall far behind.
"Beedrill, fly around from the side and deal with the person in the back. Use Twineedle and stab him to death directly. Houndoom, the one in front is yours."
Beedrill flew around from the side. Accompanied by buzzing sounds, it appeared behind Hariyama's Trainer. Upon hearing the sound behind him, the Trainer hurriedly turned around…
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A scream rang out just as Beedrill thrust out its Twineedle, piercing into the Trainer's chest.
After the Trainer was killed, Hariyama was overwhelmed with shame and fury. Its own Trainer had been killed right beside it…
Humiliation and hatred transformed into power as it struck toward Beedrill!
"Eh? Why are you screaming!?"
Hearing the scream of "Ahhhh," Camerupt's Trainer impatiently said while turning his head around…
A Houndoom lunged directly toward his face!
"Ahhhhh…!"
With one bite, Houndoom directly tore through his throat. He immediately collapsed to the ground with a muffled sound.
"Mamoswine, you can make your move now."
Tetsuya said.
Mamoswine turned around and saw Camerupt charging fiercely toward it.
"Hn, fool."
Tetsuya no longer looked at Camerupt, instead shifting his gaze toward Hariyama.
At that moment, Mamoswine's Icicle Crash smashed downward, directly sealing off Camerupt's two volcano-like humps. Icicles pierced into the ground around Camerupt, trapping it completely inside with only its head exposed.
Afterward, Icicle Spears continuously crashed against Camerupt's face with crackling sounds.
At this moment, Camerupt's face had turned bright red with towering rage, yet its body could not move in the slightest.
Sizzle~Sizzle~
The sound of the icicles melting could already be heard. Camerupt's body temperature was rapidly rising!
However, Mamoswine remained completely unmoved, and the Icicle Spears continued smashing against Camerupt's face.
It gave people the feeling of, 'Oh~hoh? I see I see… the more you don't let me hit your face, the more I'll hit your face!'.
Finally, Camerupt completely erupted. Its two humps unleashed a "volcanic eruption", directly blasting apart the icicles. It then broke free from the restraints and charged violently toward Mamoswine.
The hatred of being hit in the face… absolutely had to be repaid!
Right now, Camerupt wanted nothing more than to crush Mamoswine to death.
However, hatred was all it had left…
Mamoswine's Blizzard burst forth, engulfing Camerupt within it.
Right now, for Mamoswine, there was nothing that Blizzard could not solve.
By the time the Blizzard stopped, Camerupt had already fainted.
Although Hariyama, Beedrill's opponent, was furious, its Speed was insufficient and it completely could not match Beedrill's rhythm. By now, it had already been stabbed full of holes.
Moreover, the Poison Jab used by Beedrill, whose toxicity had greatly intensified, produced even more obvious effects. Hariyama's resistance toward Poison-type moves had already been low to begin with, and it quickly fell into a poisoned state.
With a loud "thud," Hariyama crashed heavily onto the ground. Toxins had already invaded its entire body, and its lonely gaze stared toward its dead Trainer…
"Mm, good job. Let's go!"
After dealing with two people, there were still eight remaining inside. They could only adapt according to the situation.
Tetsuya called out and entered the hailstorm together with Catherine.
They could vaguely see strands of electric light flickering. Seven people were currently confronting the entire Mareep flock. If not for this sudden Hail, the Hoenn team would probably already be eating sheep meat by now.
"Mamoswine, use Curse and Amnesia."
With the cover of the Hail, Mamoswine raised its Attack, Defense, and Special Defense to their optimal stages.
The captain continuously breathed hot air from his mouth. "Where… where did those two run off to…? They still haven't come back yet!"
Four uses of Curse and two uses of Amnesia were already the current limit of Mamoswine's body, but it was already enough. The current Mamoswine was basically a mobile artillery platform.
"Tetsuya, leave that person to me. Chatot's small body makes it easier to succeed," Catherine said.
"Un, I was thinking the same thing."
After Tetsuya finished speaking, Catherine sent out Chatot and gave it a few instructions before Chatot flew out first.
At this moment, Mamoswine was already slowly advancing step by step. Combined with the heavy snow and its Snow Cloak Ability, nobody would be able to discover its existence.
Catherine's Chatot flew out and directly landed on the shoulder of the Hoenn captain.
The captain suddenly felt as though something had appeared on his shoulder. Turning his head to look, he saw a Chatot.
"'Wait… w-why did this Chatot look so familiar…?" The Hoenn captain began muttering to himself.
Could it be?
"That monster, Catherine…"