Pokemon: I Raised Three Dumb Birds and..

Darkrai had undergone some slight changes compared to before. The black mist emanating from its body was even denser, and its turbid white hair was more flowing and conspicuous. Even its blue eyes were more spirited than before. On the contrary, its physique was a bit thinner than before, but this didn't hinder the explosive increase in Darkrai's aura.

"Did it advance to a second-tier Legendary Pokémon?" Leaf asked a crucial question immediately. Now, he was counting on Darkrai's advancement — otherwise, how could he fight the three Legendary Beasts in front of him with his life?

"Master, the Dark-type laws left by the predecessors have all been completely absorbed by me," Darkrai said respectfully. "Now, I have successfully advanced and become a second-tier Legendary Pokémon. However..."

"Are the three Legendary Beasts in front of you the welcome gift you gave me?" Darkrai sounded a bit helpless. In fact, inside the Premier Ball, it had already sensed the aura of the three Legendary Beasts. The reason it hadn't immediately jumped out of the Premier Ball was that it didn't know what its master Leaf was planning. Perhaps he was thinking of summoning it at a crucial moment to ambush the three Legendary Beasts — you never knew.

"You just advanced to a second-tier Legendary Pokémon, and you need a battle with a comparable opponent," Leaf laughed. "Aren't the three Legendary Beasts in front of you perfect?"

My master! You can't be serious... Darkrai's heart was filled with helpless despair.

If it were just one second-tier Legendary Pokémon, you could say it was a battle of comparable strength. But there were three on the other side! And all of them were veteran second-tier Legendary Pokémon. Whether it could even defeat one was still a question...

"You actually caught a Darkrai!" The three Legendary Beasts were shocked.

"And this Darkrai's aura is already that of a second-tier Legendary Pokémon!"

"Legendary Pokémon can also be caught?"

"That's right. If you continue to be stubborn, I might just catch you three Legendary Beasts!" Leaf threatened.

"You should still leave. Believe me, you don't want to be caught by me either!"

"You don't need to scare us!" The three Legendary Beasts exchanged glances.

"If you really had the ability to catch Legendary Pokémon, you wouldn't have only caught one Darkrai."

"No wonder you were so calm, so you really had some trump cards!"

Leaf didn't understand what the three Legendary Beasts meant. But seeing that they weren't panicking at all and still wanted to take him to see that so-called Ho-Oh, Leaf's heart sank, knowing that this battle was unavoidable.

"Three Legendary Beasts, out of respect for you as veteran Legendary Pokémon, I am speaking to you politely now," Darkrai suddenly said. "But if you dare to be so disrespectful to my master again, I will fight you to the bitter end!"

"If you can do it, then go ahead!" Entei said disdainfully.

"A little brat who just advanced to a Legendary Pokémon dares to be arrogant in front of us?"

"Let me tell you, when I advanced to a Legendary Pokémon, your great-grandfather was probably still just an egg!"

Its master was threatened, and its ancestors mocked. A cold glint flashed in Darkrai's eyes instantly.

"Dare to look down on me? I will definitely make you pay the price!"

"Come on, if you have the guts, come on!" Raikou was also hot-tempered.

"If you can defeat the three of us... no! As long as you can draw with us, we will immediately turn around and leave, and we will definitely not bother your master again!"

"If you lose, not only will your master have to come with us, but you must also become our subordinate and serve us faithfully from now on!"

"Bullshit!" Darkrai blurted out, cursing directly.

"Three against one, and you still have the nerve to ask me to be your subordinate?"

"It's more like you should be my subordinates!"

"I gave you some face just now out of respect for your age, but it seems the older you get, the less respect you have for yourselves!"

"Since that's the case, enough nonsense, let's fight!"

"Awoo—"

Entei, its body engulfed in flames, was the first to attack. It opened its large mouth and immediately spewed out a stream of fire.

"Flamethrower! Darkrai, be careful!!" Leaf immediately warned, while Darkrai moved slightly, instantly dodging the Flamethrower. In terms of speed, Darkrai was faster than all three Legendary Beasts present!

"Hoo—" Leaf exhaled a breath of air. Seeing that Darkrai had the speed advantage, he turned his head to look at Metagross.

"Metagross, you must go up and hold off one of the Legendary Beasts later. Raikou or Suicune will do! Definitely don't engage Entei. It's a Fire-type Legendary Beast, and a single powerful Fire-type move could probably defeat you! Go!"

Metagross nodded and quickly joined the battlefield, facing Suicune directly. With its typing, it would naturally be better to deal with Raikou. But the battlefield was ever-changing. Things wouldn't always go the way Leaf and Metagross wanted, especially when facing second-tier Legendary Beasts like the three of them. As long as it wasn't the worst option, they could grit their teeth and accept it.

Metagross had spent a lot of time with Legendary Pokémon, and being Groudon's subordinate, it had indeed looked down on the three Legendary Beasts before. But after the exchange, it immediately fell into a disadvantage, feeling bitter in its heart. Legendary Pokémon, indeed, were Legendary Pokémon. They were far from comparable to their pseudo-legendary selves.

At this moment, Suicune was just toying with it, occasionally shooting out sharp water arrows, not in a hurry to clash head-on with Metagross. With Metagross's physical strength, even if an Elite Four-level Pokémon used Hydro Pump, it would at most make Metagross take two steps back and wouldn't even cause it pain. But Suicune's casual attacks were really causing Metagross great pain. It suspected that if an Elite Four-level Pokémon were to come over now, its body would probably be pierced through!

On the other side, although Darkrai wasn't as tragic as Metagross, it was also struggling considerably. If it were facing only one Legendary Beast, Darkrai could barely contend, and might even gain an advantage with its speed. But at this moment, Darkrai was facing two Legendary Beasts. Entei and Raikou both had extremely volatile tempers, and relying on their Legendary Pokémon bodies, they desperately launched powerful moves. If Darkrai was hit, it would lose half its life. So Darkrai kept dodging, unable to find even a single gap to launch an attack.

Crack!

This was troublesome!

Leaf naturally saw the problem. Gritting his teeth, he immediately spent two million points from the system to exchange for a Steel-type Y-Crystal.

"Metagross, open your mouth!"

Leaf's sudden command startled Metagross. But when it sensed that familiar scent, looking at the Steel-type Y-Crystal Leaf threw over, Metagross suddenly opened its large mouth and swallowed it in one gulp.

"Hatcha—"

An earth-shattering howl rang out. Metagross's size suddenly increased, expanding by a full third before stopping. Moreover, the alloy on Metagross's surface, which looked smooth before, was actually a bit rough upon closer inspection. After swallowing the Steel-type Y-Crystal, the alloy skin on Metagross's surface immediately became smooth and translucent, and its defense visibly increased dramatically.

Suicune was also startled by Metagross's sudden change. When it reacted, all it saw was Metagross's fist. This Bullet Punch wasn't an order from Leaf. Having just absorbed the Steel-type Y-Crystal, Metagross needed to vent, so without thinking, it directly punched Suicune to the side.

"Metagross, not bad!" Darkrai was taken aback, starting to feel a bit more confident.

Just as it was planning to perform well and not lose to Metagross, Leaf's voice rang out again.

"Darkrai, catch! Eat it quickly!"

Darkrai didn't expect to get one too. Entei and Raikou had also observed the battlefield on Suicune's side. They wanted to stop Darkrai from catching the crystal, but their speed wasn't good enough, and they couldn't stop it at all.

Watching Darkrai successfully swallow the Dark-type Z-Crystal, Leaf breathed a sigh of relief.

"Gaga ga—"

Its aura surged. Darkrai's black mist was already dense, but now it gave people the feeling that the black mist had a life of its own.

The situation finally began to improve. The three Legendary Beasts, who had just been suppressing Darkrai and toying with Metagross, immediately found themselves only able to defend, and sometimes they would even get injured due to momentary carelessness.

Leaf then left the battlefield to Darkrai and Metagross, and he began to draw prizes! He had been waiting for a critical moment to use the remaining three Lucky Draw Wheel spins. Today was that moment!

Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits.

Please let me draw something useful!!

Communicating with the system, Leaf began to draw.

Beep—

Congratulations to the host for obtaining one Master Ball.

What! A Master Ball? I already had one of these a long time ago! Leaf frowned tightly. He didn't think this Master Ball was anything good!

Before, in the Sinnoh region, he had visited Poké Ball shops and seen all sorts of Poké Balls. Except for Master Balls! And the name Master Ball sounded very powerful, but the Poké Ball shops had Premier Balls, Luxury Balls, Safari Balls... These sounded much more impressive than Master Balls. But Cynthia had explained to Leaf at the time that these were just flashy gimmicks and told Leaf not to buy them.

Helpless, Leaf, not believing he could be so unlucky, reluctantly drew again.

Beep—

Congratulations to the host for obtaining one Master Ball.

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