Pokémon: Join Team Rocket at the Beginning

Chapter 848 The Strange Antlered Deer

However, this trick doesn't work on all Pokémon.

Wild boar's special ability - Snow Cloak: When it is snowing, wild boars can use the snow and ice as cover to avoid attacks.

Although most Ice-type Pokémon were instantly defeated by Crow's Heat Wave, several Boars managed to use Snow Cloak to avoid the Heat Wave and rush towards the two.

"Picosie, Magic Flash!" Yang Ming shouted sharply.

The little boars immediately scattered, using "Snow Cloak" to avoid Pico's attacks.

Of course, this was exactly what Yang Ming wanted.

While the little boars were focused on dodging the Magic Flash, Gengar had already circled behind them using the shadows and fired a Shadow Ball.

The little boars were terrified and tried to continue using Snow Cloak to dodge, but Gengar's real target was not them, but the skunk Poo who was very close to them.

boom!

With a loud bang, Puff the Skunk collapsed to the ground. Immediately afterwards, as its "Explosion" ability was triggered, Puff's body rapidly inflated.

boom!

The little wild boars had no idea that their "friendly forces" would suddenly explode. They were immediately caught in the shockwave of the violent explosion and lost their ability to fight.

At this point, the first wave of enemies besieging them had been completely eliminated.

"Don't let your guard down, the next wave of enemies is coming!" Yang Ming warned, for some reason, he had a bad feeling since the beginning.

A feeling of being watched from the shadows.

Before the two could even catch their breath, the second wave of enemies arrived. Unlike the previous cannon fodder, this time the attackers included Pokémon of the same caliber as Ursaring, Tank Skunk, Gliscor, and Swampyg.

However, for powerful figures like Yang Ming and Chi Ri, enemies of this level were simply not enough.

"Maniula, use Brick Break!"

As Manuela's claws slashed down, the massive Snowstorm King crashed to the ground. Without Snowstorm King's snowfall ability, the Woolbo's "Snow Cloak" was also unable to activate, making it a lamb to the slaughter.

"Clefairy, use Flamethrower! Gengar, Shadow Ball!"

"Raven Leader, use Dark Pulse!"

The two attacked in succession, and the wild Pokémon that were besieging them were forced to retreat and were quickly wiped out.

But at that moment, Yang Ming felt a sudden dizziness, and his consciousness was about to sink into the edge of darkness.

He shook his head violently, trying to dispel the sudden dizziness and detachment. It wasn't exhaustion or weakness from injury; it felt more like... a direct interference from the mental level. Cold, slippery, and carrying a heavy malice, it was like invisible tentacles trying to probe into the depths of his mind.

However, his efforts were in vain. Soon, Yang Ming felt his eyelids growing heavier and heavier, and the scene before him began to distort and spin. The shouts of the scorching sun and the sounds of the Pokémon battling seemed to be filtered through a thick layer of frosted glass, becoming blurry and distant. That cold power was ruthlessly dragging his consciousness down into a lightless abyss.

Just as his consciousness was about to completely disconnect, a sharp pain came from his fingertips, and Yang Ming was suddenly awakened, only to find that the emerald green stone slab had flown out of his backpack and was pressing down on his hand.

"Was it the stone slab that saved me...?"

Yang Ming felt a wave of fear. If he hadn't obtained the stone tablet earlier, he probably would have already fallen victim to it.

"Looks like you and I have fallen for the same trick." Yang Ming turned his head and saw that Chi Ri was holding an ice pillar slab in his hand, obviously having just woken up from the illusion.

Not only him and Red Sun, but even their Pokémon had just shaken off the illusion.

"It seems the guy who hypnotized us is about to show up."

The sound of hooves grew louder as they approached, and a huge deer appeared before the two. It was covered in thick fur, and its massive antlers were particularly eye-catching. At the top of the antlers were a pair of eerie eyes, which looked especially terrifying.

Clearly, the giant deer before them was the culprit that had hypnotized them—the monstrous antler deer.

Stunantler is the evolved form of Stunantler. This Pokémon existed in the Green Age but became extinct in modern times. Its psychic power is extremely strong. It can generate and release psychic energy from the black eyeballs on the base of its antlers. Its power is so great that it can distort space. When creating or releasing hypnosis, the black eyeballs will emit an eerie glow.

The monstrous antler deer stood silently in the snow, its black eyes at the tips of its massive antlers slowly turning, their eerie glow flickering in the wind and snow. It didn't attack immediately, but instead stared at the two with those strange "eyes," as if assessing something.

"A Pokémon from the Green Age..." Akari murmured, the icicle in his hand slightly warm. "I've only ever seen these things in books, I never thought I'd actually see a living one today."

“Don’t underestimate it,” Yang Ming gripped the emerald green stone slab in his hand. The warmth emanating from the slab dispelled the lingering chill in his mind. “Its hypnosis just now affected almost all of us simultaneously, including the Pokémon. This power is extremely strong.”

As they spoke, countless more figures appeared around the Fiendish Deer. They were all wild Pokémon, just like the wild Pokémon that had attacked Yang Ming and his companion before. Their eyes also gleamed with an eerie black light.

"They actually used hypnosis to control so many wild Pokémon..." Red Sun frowned, scanning the figures gradually approaching. Rockruff, Gliscor, Bronzoon... and even several Ursaring and Tank Skunks that had just collapsed, they staggered back to their feet, unnatural black light flickering deep in their eyes, clearly completely controlled by the mental power of the Deviljho.

The stag let out a deep, long cry, and the eye on the top of its antler shone brightly. In an instant, all the controlled Pokémon roared wildly at the same time, ice-type energy surged violently in the wind and snow, and countless ice shards, freezing winds, and avalanches poured down towards Yang Ming and Chi Ri's location!

"Picoxi, Light Wall! Reflect Wall!" Yang Ming reacted extremely quickly. Picoxi clasped its hands together, and two transparent barriers instantly unfolded, blocking most of the most intense first wave of ranged attacks. Ice shards shattered into ice powder upon hitting the light walls, and the freezing wind was also weakened.

"Defense can't go on like this, there are just too many of them!" Red Sun shouted. "Raven Leader, Tailwind! Manuela, Sword Dance!"

The crow's head stirred up a rapidly accelerating whirlwind, while Weavile's claws swung in front of it, its attack momentum escalating dramatically. Gengar had already blended into the shadows, waiting for its chance to strike.

"We must break the Spectral Deer's control, or defeat it directly!" Yang Ming's gaze locked onto the giant deer in the distance. It remained standing in place, like a commander leading a vast army, terrifyingly calm. "Picoxi, use the spell 'Blink' towards the Spectral Deer! Area of ​​effect coverage!"

"Let's go too! Focus our attack on the Deer!" Akari commanded in unison. "Raven Leader, use Dark Pulse! Manuela, use Freeze Punch to clear the way!"