Pursuit, Betrayal, and Battle (Thanks for1 million views!)

"These types of Pokémon are vengeful. Once you provoke one of them, all of them will become enraged for no reason. So, hurry up and get away from here; it's dangerous," Floyd explained the potential consequences to Hu Tianyi.

Hu Tianyi hesitated upon hearing Floyd's explanation, but his eyes betrayed his greed as he looked at the three Mankey. He thought these Pokémon seemed better than his Rattatas and believed that once trained, they would become stronger.

Recalling the strength of Linh's Mankey, Hu Tianyi couldn't resist the urge to capture these three. Adding them to his team would increase his total to ten Pokémon, matching the quantity of Floyd's.

He was determined to catch up to Floyd.

"Hehe," Hu Tianyi snickered, "Okay, I'll listen to you, youngest, but I'm taking these," he said as he ordered his Pokémon to take the three unconscious Mankey.

Suddenly, the rustling sound of grass reached both Floyd and Hu Tianyi's ears.

Floyd sensed other Pokémon approaching and urgently shouted at Hu Tianyi, "They're here, hurry up, let them go!"

"I won't. Why should I?" Hu Tianyi refused, unwilling to release them, and ran with his Pokémon, carrying the unconscious Mankey.

"This idiot," Floyd muttered in frustration and quickly followed Hu Tianyi with his Pokémon. "They can smell us. Are you an idiot? Let them go!" Floyd implored.

"I don't believe it, hmph," Hu Tianyi snorted and looked at Floyd proudly, smirking. "Youngest, are you trying to trick me because you feel threatened by me?"

"Huh?" Floyd was perplexed. "What the hell are you talking about?"

"Hmph, stop pretending. I know you're envious of me. With these three unconscious Pokémon, I'll have ten, which is the same number as yours. Once I catch up to you, hehe, you know. So, youngest, stop pretending; I already know your intentions," Hu Tianyi asserted confidently, as if he had unraveled Floyd's supposed envy.

"Huh?" Floyd was taken aback by Hu Tianyi's accusation. Envious? He mentally dissected everything Hu Tianyi had just said.

Floyd looked at Hu Tianyi's Pokémon and rolled his eyes.

Him? Envious of Hu Tianyi's three Rattatas, three Mankeys, one Metapod, and one Pidgey?

Truthfully, only Squirtle and Eevee from Hu Tianyi's team had caught Floyd's attention, and even then, he felt no envy at all.

He had six pseudos legendary on his sides. Five Goomys and Dratini.

Where had Hu Tianyi gotten the idea that Floyd was envious?

"Stop pretending, I know—" Hu Tianyi couldn't finish his speech when both he and Floyd heard the rustling of grass accompanied by ringing sounds and what seemed like stomping.

They turned around and were met with the sight of numerous Mankeys and some Primeapes clinging to tree branches, while others were on the ground, rapidly approaching them. Their eyes glowed red with anger, all their focus directed at Floyd and Hu Tianyi.

"It's too late! Damn it!" Floyd exclaimed in a panic, regretting his decision to come to this area.

"Fraxure, use Swords Dance," Floyd immediately commanded. He then turned to his other Pokémon, "All Goomys, use Bubble!"

"Fraxure~" Fraxure swiftly executed the Swords Dance move, and a significant surge of power filled its body.

"Goo~"

"Goo~"

"Goomy~"

"Goom~"

"Goo~"

"Dratini, Growlithe, Munchlax, prepare your moves. Get ready to act once they attack Fraxure!" Floyd instructed the trio.

"Ehew~"

"Awrrrrr~"

"Munchlax!"

As expected, a large number of Mankeys converged towards them, targeting Fraxure, seemingly the strongest among them.

"Go," Floyd shouted, signaling the commencement of their counterattack.

Dratini unleashed Thunder Wave.

Growlithe executed Flame Wheel.

Munchlax launched into a Tackle.

Tszzzzzzchhh

Fwhooooom

Pak

Several Mankeys were thrown back by the impact, but Munchlax, though successful in his attack, faced a counterattack as the Mankey he hit resisted the pain and retaliated with Fury Swipes. Fortunately, Horsea intervened with a Water Gun.

Other enemies began to appear, confronting Dratini and Growlithe. The Five Goomys sprang into action, using Water Gun to rescue their companions.

[Ding! Congratulations on defeating Mankey. +10 points]

[Ding! Congratulations on defeating Mankey. +10 points]

[Ding! Congratulations on defeating Mankey. +10 points]

"Horsea, use Smokescreen!" Floyd commanded his last Pokémon, Horsea.

"Horsea!" Horsea acknowledged and released a thick black smoke around them.

"Hu Tianyi, I need your— Shit!" Floyd began to call out for Hu Tianyi's assistance, but upon realizing Hu Tianyi was nowhere to be seen, he cursed in anger. Hu Tianyi, the instigator of the trouble, had deserted him and fled alone. Floyd was furious with Hu Tianyi's actions but had no time to dwell on it as he saw a large group of Mankey and Primeape charging towards them.

When a Primeape appeared amidst the chaos, it used its instincts to navigate through the smoke.

Sensing a silhouette, the Primeape launched a Low Kick towards Munchlax. Floyd reacted quickly, "Dratini, Protect!"

The Primeape and Dratini collided, but the force of the Primeape's attack overwhelmed Dratini, sending him crashing to the ground.

"Munchlax, use Lick!"

"Growlithe, Flame Wheel!"

Bang!

The Primeape was initially paralyzed by Munchlax's lick and then struck by Growlithe's Flame Wheel.

Another two Primeapes arrived on the scene, and Floyd promptly commanded, "Goomys, use Dragon Breath! Dratini, Horsea, use Twister!" All his Pokémon nodded and then activated their respective moves.

Bang!

The two Primeapes were knocked backward, but a group of following Mankeys continued to press the attack against Floyd's Pokémon.

"Damn it!" Floyd was visibly frustrated as he observed the large group of Mankeys. Three of his Goomys were knocked back and injured, while Growlithe and Munchlax, despite being in pain, remained capable of fighting.

Only his two remaining Goomys, Dratini who had successfully used Protect, and Horsea, who had managed to dodge, were uninjured.

"It's too much!" Floyd lamented in despair. "Growlithe, step back and use Ember. Munchlax, come here with me, don't fight!" He watched Fraxure, filled with hope, as the Pokémon was close to completing its Swords Dance.

"Awrrrrrrr~" Growlithe obeyed, stepping back and then using Ember.

Floyd then made another decision, "Horsea, step back and use Dragon Dance. Everyone else, come back beside me and use Twister and Dragon Breath."

Horsea began performing Dragon Dance, followed by Dratini and the Goomys releasing their moves.

Bang!

Bang!

The Mankeys in the front were forced to retreat, but that wasn't enough. Two more Primeapes appeared, followed by the three previously knocked-back Primeapes.

Fortunately, Fraxure had completed his Swords Dance and surged forward using Breaking Swipe.

Bang!

Fraxure managed to strike five Primeapes.

"PRIMEAPE!" *5

The five Primeapes screamed as they were sent reeling backward. However, the battle was far from over, with many more Mankeys still advancing.

"Fraxure, use Protect!" Floyd quickly commanded, then addressed his other Pokémon, "Everyone, use your moves if someone tries to sneak attack Fraxure!"

"Fraxure, use Dragon Claw!" Floyd ordered. A dark green energy enveloped Fraxure's hand, striking several Mankeys.

[Ding! Congratulations on defeating Mankey. +10 points]

[Ding! Congratulations on defeating Mankey. +10 points]

Floyd had no time to pay attention to his system prompts, remaining focused on commanding his Pokémon.

"Dratini, it's your turn, use Dragon Dance!" Floyd shouted, noting that Horsea's Dragon Dance was nearly complete, slightly faster than Fraxure's by a second.

"Ehew!" Horsea acknowledged and began performing Dragon Dance.

But Floyd's expression turned grave as he noticed three more Pokémon approaching, their auras stronger than the previous five Primeapes, particularly the one in front which seemed like an Ace.

"Damn it!" Floyd cursed loudly. "Fraxure, be careful, use Dragon Claw!"

"Everyone, attack the left one!" Floyd directed, pointing at the left Primeape, then charged towards the right Primeape himself.