Chapter 34 Farewell Swablu

"Dragon Rush...?!"

As soon as the name of this move was spoken, Darren felt a dryness in his mouth... Had he finally comprehended it?

At this moment...

The tiny Swablu had transformed into a blue-purple flame, emitting a terrifying aura, and the rustling of the grass around it could be heard due to the turbulence of the air. Nevertheless, in Darren's eyes, this scene seemed frozen in time.

"Boom~~"

With a deafening roar, a huge cloud of dust was kicked up, instantly bringing Darren back to his senses.

Swablu...

Darren hurried forward to find Swablu.

Until he could clearly see the situation in front of him, Darren gasped in disbelief.

"Did Swablu do this?"

The Seviper had been directly hit by Dragon Rush, and was now lying in a small pit, covered in wounds and with a dazed look in its eyes. This time, it had truly lost its ability to stand up again!

The power of this move...

While shocked by the destructive force of Dragon Rush, Darren had not forgotten that Swablu had only recently been born!

Perhaps this move was not the strongest, but for a little guy who had not even been alive for a month... it was simply unimaginably powerful!

Master Shozo's premonition seemed to have been correct!

Looking at the Seviper lying in the pit, Darren suddenly remembered that he still had important things to do, and now was not the time to be lost in thought!

"Swablu—"

With great force, Swablu had attacked the Seviper. What had happened to it?!

With a feeling of anxiety, Darren called out to Swablu again.

Hovering beside the pit, Darren leapt over the Seviper, ignoring the pain in his body and hands, and began to dig frantically with his bare hands at the raised soil.

"Shua~~ Shua~"

As he moved aside the earth, Swablu had indeed been thrust headfirst into the soil by the force of the impact. Looking at the unconscious Swablu, Darren quickly found his backpack and began searching for any emergency medicines...

Although the power of Dragon Rush was great, for the Swablu at this moment, it was a fierce collision, and the damage it had done to itself was immeasurable.

Slowly feeding Swablu some juice from an Oran Berry, Darren also took out various medicines such as healing potions and energy drinks.

Although Swablu had awakened the long-awaited move Dragon Rush, Darren couldn't be happy now. For a trainer who was wandering in the wild, the most deadly harm was to be helpless without any Pokemon.

Despite the use of various emergency medicines, there were no signs of improvement.

Darren's heart sank.

"Being a trainer is not as simple as I imagined."

In battles between Pokemon, there are uncontrollable factors that cannot be fully considered, and it is the trainer's responsibility to deal with them.

"The injury is too severe, and it will be difficult to recover in a short time with just medicine..."

Rustle rustle rustle...

Rustle rustle rustle...

At this moment, a familiar sound came from the trees, causing Darren's sinking heart to suddenly become tense again.

Slowly turning his head, Darren saw another Seviper with an aggressive gaze, crawling towards them menacingly. This immediately calmed him down, and he became highly focused.

...

"Was it attracted by the noise..."

In the grass, the Seviper's bloodthirsty tail was constantly waving, causing Darren's pupils to contract as he quickly picked up the Swablu.

Now that the Swablu had lost consciousness and another Seviper appeared, it was undoubtedly a death sign for Darren. He had been in the Mount Chimney Forest for a month, and today was the most dangerous day he had experienced.

Now the Swablu's condition was very unstable. If it suffered further harm, it would surely turn into a worse situation... Thinking of this, Darren's mood became bitter.

Escape was the only option Darren could think of now.

As for the other Seviper...it was in hot pursuit, its eyes gleaming with ferocity, as if Darren's escape would only further stimulate its identity as a hunter.

Feeling inside his pockets, Darren opened a small bottle with one hand, but the remaining dregs of the repelent powder made his face darken, and he threw it on the ground.

"It's okay...that direction...I have a trap I dug in advance."

It was a trap that Darren had made that required pulling to activate. The switch was on a nearby tree trunk, judging by the current speed of Darren and the other Seviper, there was a slight chance of using it. However, when he arrived at the spot, Darren saw a trap that had already been destroyed by other Pokemon, causing his heart to sink to a new low.

Originally well-prepared, in the unpredictable wild where anything could happen, the unexpected happened, leaving them extremely unprepared.

Full of confidence, they came to challenge Seviper, but were repeatedly hit by unexpected events, ending up in the current situation.

...

Flutter~~

Without paying attention, Darren was tripped up by the vines, and in the moment of falling, to protect his Swablu, Darren took all the damage, and twisted his foot.

As the training time was about to end, Swablu finally learned the move, Dragon Rush. The speed of the growth had been perfect, but in this situation, Darren was at a loss for words.

"I thought becoming a breeder and trainer would be easy for me..."

"It seems that I still have a lot of training to do. A veteran trainer won't be at a loss in situations like this."

Regretfully, Darren patted Swablu's forehead and tried to wake it up, giving it a chance to regain consciousness and possibly fly away on its own, even if only for a little while.

At least one human, Darren, could face Seviper's attack without being too devastated.

Unfortunately, Swablu still showed no signs of waking up.

With deep red eyes staring at Darren, Seviper opened its mouth, revealing its sharp fangs, already in a position to attack.

Taking a deep breath, Darren kept feeling around on the ground, picking up a nearby stone...

Preparing for one last resistance.

Gripping the stone tightly, Darren squinted at Seviper and smiled, "Come on, let me try fighting a little Pokemon too."

Perhaps there were truly gifted humans who could suppress some small Pokemon with just their physique and special abilities, but it definitely wouldn't be Darren, who was dragging his ten year old body.

But now, there was nothing else he could do. A trainer personally battling against a Pokemon might seem a little ridiculous, but how many trainers had not experienced this before? This was an essential step in the process of transformation from a novice to a skilled trainer.

Only by experiencing all of this firsthand could a trainer truly appreciate the uncertainty of nature. When humans and Pokemon were in the wild, anything could happen, even if a few more Seviper were to appear now, Darren couldn't complain. He wasn't a character in a novel, and everything couldn't develop as he wanted it to; this was an inherent rule of nature.

For nature, a single small trainer was insignificant. If one didn't understand this, and didn't always hold a reverence for nature, they could never become a top trainer. Waving the sharp stone in his hand, Darren stood up, staring at the approaching Seviper.

Perhaps every trainer has had a moment of defeat in the wild...

Darren was already prepared to give it his all, even if it came at a great cost, he was determined to drive away Seviper, but at that moment clear, melodious, soul-cleansing, beautiful sound came through, almost making Darren think he had entered heaven.

The familiar voice reminded Darren of countless moments, and finally, a glimmer of hope appeared in his eyes. A name rushed into his mind.

Altaria...had arrived!