Charmeleon and Jolteon both nodded, while only Kirlia and Haunter stared at him with worried eyes.
"You be careful then," Haunter warned. "Don't get caught up in the battle!"
"Don't worry, I'll be cautious," Natsui said, patting Kirlia's shoulder. He then released Gyarados and Wartortle. "I'll have these two act as bodyguards and also as a reserve force, ready to strike at any moment. With them here, my safety is completely guaranteed. So for what comes next, you can all go all out and fight with your full strength!"
"Wartortle! Tortle!"
Wartortle nodded at Haunter, its face showing a resolute expression as if to say, 'Leave this to me!'
"That's good, we're going in!"
Haunter gave an excited grin and, leading the other Pokémon, charged towards Articuno.
High in the air, sizing up these ill-intentioned creatures, Articuno flapped its wings, and a strong wind blew past, seemingly trying to use this intimidation to make these not-yet-fully-evolved Pokémon back down!
"That presence is really intimidating!" Seeing this, Natsui shouted loudly to them, "Don't back down, everyone! Kirlia, use Confusion! Jolteon, use Thundershock! Charmeleon, Flamethrower!"
Three different moves shot towards Articuno at the same time. Faced with such an attack, Articuno naturally did not dare to be careless and quickly whipped up a storm to neutralize all the moves.
And just then, a Shadow Ball suddenly hit it on the back, catching it completely off guard!
Articuno cried out in pain and turned to look. It turned out to be Haunter, who had quietly appeared behind it and launched a sneak attack!
It quickly fired icicles at Haunter, only to see Haunter's body vanish in a fit of wild laughter!
The icicles passed through the air and hit the wall behind.
"Geh, geh, geh, geh..."
An eerie, terrifying laughter echoed in Articuno's ears. Before it could even pinpoint the direction of the sound, another Shadow Ball struck its body!
This time, Articuno was completely enraged. It launched a move, spreading layers of fine Powder Snow in all directions at once!
It was trying to force Haunter out with an indiscriminate attack!
However, just below it, a scorching flame suddenly shot up. Articuno couldn't dodge in time and was burned over more than half of its body!
Kree~!
After all, with the number of enemies increasing, it simply couldn't keep up. The slightest lapse in attention would result in being hit by a move coming from who knows where!
And after taking successive damage, Articuno had very little stamina left. Its eyes narrowed, and it spread its wings, flying directly up to the stone dome!
"Eh? Is it trying to run?" Haunter looked up, surprised.
"No!" Natsui stared intently at Articuno's every move, seemingly having figured something out. He couldn't help but shout, "It looks like it's about to use another big move! Everyone, be on your guard!"
And looking closely at the move's wind-up, the skill Articuno was about to use was definitely not the Blizzard from before!
"Don't let it succeed, attack quickly!"
The three Pokémon on the ground quickly launched their moves, but the distance was too great, and their attack range wasn't enough!
And just as Haunter was about to charge towards Articuno, Articuno's move was already complete!
A mist-like, azure-blue cold air gathered into a ball and pressed down towards the ground!
Natsui's expression changed instantly, "Not good, it's Sheer Cold! Everyone, dodge it quickly!!"
Just like the Fissure he had encountered before, Sheer Cold was also a one-hit knockout move! As long as the target was not an Ice-type and not immune to Ice-type attacks, the damage it caused was enough to make the opponent faint instantly!
In a flash, the Sheer Cold was almost upon them!
Faced with such terrifying power, Natsui's Pokémon each showed their skills. First was Haunter, whose body vanished, completely submerging into the shadows. Kirlia also used Teleport to escape to a safe location. Even Jolteon, with its super-fast speed, managed to dodge out of the attack's range!
Only Charmeleon was not fast enough to dodge and was hit by Sheer Cold!
The moment the misty cold air touched Charmeleon's body, it suddenly turned into countless huge, sharp blocks of ice, completely encasing Charmeleon!
Charmeleon didn't even have time to scream before it was frostbitten by the extreme cold and lost consciousness. When the ice shattered, it fell to the ground, hard as a rock.
Natsui took out a Poké Ball and recalled Charmeleon from a distance, shouting at the same time, "Haunter! We can't let it use that a second time! Think of something, quick!"
"I got it!"
Haunter replied and finally got serious.
Its eyes began to glow, and under the influence of its power, rows of icicles in the cavern, as if grasped by an invisible hand, flew towards Articuno one after another!
At the same time, the lake water outside the island began to swirl, forming waterspouts that also flew towards Articuno!
Its attacks were relentless. Although the waterspouts were too slow and none of them hit, fortunately, a small number of icicles still managed to strike Articuno's body.
But the effect was rather disappointing!
"Hey!" Natsui reminded it, "Don't use Ice-type attacks! They're not very effective on it!"
"I know!" Haunter said helplessly. "But it can't be helped. There's only ice and water here. I can influence and change the world, but I can't create things that don't exist out of thin air!"
"Then use that move!" Natsui shouted. "Use Hypnosis!"
Haunter nodded, and then ripples of energy emitted from its body, passing through Articuno!
Articuno's eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and its thoughts gradually scattered. In just a few breaths, it became dazed and actually fell headfirst from the sky!
And just before Articuno hit the ground, Haunter used its final resort.
Dream Eater, activate!
Bang!
The sleeping Articuno not only suffered damage from Dream Eater but also slammed heavily onto the ground. Under the double blow, the damage had already overflowed, and it was knocked out completely!
Just like Confusion, the move Hypnosis is a super useful ability!
Or rather, it's this Haunter of his that's just too powerful!
After confirming it was safe, Natsui carefully walked out and stood before Articuno.
Its condition at the moment was quite pitiful. Its once beautiful feathers were now messy and disheveled.
With no time to hesitate, Natsui took a Great Ball from his backpack and threw it at Articuno.
A red light flashed, and Articuno was sucked into the Great Ball.
The Great Ball shook gently, and then, with a soft 'click' from the switch, it fell completely still!
Seeing this, the heart that had been hanging in Natsui's throat finally settled.
Excellent, the second legendary Pokémon is mine!
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