Pokémon: Hoenen Rage

Chapter 409 Cortna’s growth path (710)

"Lei, Uncle Bernardo just sent a message. You may not have heard it, but he called me."

Cortna stepped forward and handed the communicator to Lai.

In the valley, Feinan had cleaned up the battlefield and the group was resting.

"Oh, my illustrated book is in my bag and I didn't notice it. Thank you very much."

Lai took the communicator and put it to his ear.

"Senior Bernardo, is something wrong?"

"It seems that some people don't want us to have an easy time. The workload is going to be a little more, everyone."

After hanging up the phone, lightly scratching his head, Lai looked at the people watching him.

"The Sato family and the Murata family have launched a provocation. Senior Bernardo needs to return to the south to take charge. The affairs here are currently under the responsibility of Mr. Eder and the cooperation of Ms. Benedita."

"Now that Senior Bernardo has left, our burden will be heavier. Let's set out now to deal with another group of bandits, and then we will return to the front line."

"Mr. Feinan, we will take the first step when the time comes, and you will have to worry about the prisoners."

"Let's go, friends."

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One day later, in the mountain people's headquarters camp, four dusty people appeared in the temporary command post.

Yesterday, in just an hour or two, following the same pattern, another group of bandits, although stronger and numbering more than a hundred people, was easily defeated by a lightning surprise attack and overwhelming strength.

After meeting the four people, Edel and Benedita were very enthusiastic. After some pleasantries, they immediately introduced the situation.

After Bernardo left, the advance of the Mountain People was a little slower than that of the other two parties whose elite troops were rushing in. In one day, they fell a little short.

Without Bernardo's absolute strength, facing some stubborn bandits who have some strength and have been operating in the mountains for many years, relying only on the two quasi-king trainers Edel and Benedita, although they can win, they still have to do it. Spend more time.

Now, the four people's timely arrival relieved their urgent need.

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In the camp, Lai and Naqi were packing their things together.

"You seemed a little bored just now?"

Naqi asked while trying to put the two boxes of energy cubes into a corner of the folding space of the backpack.

"Yes, after all, the protagonist is not us, but Cortna. Just take a break and I'll take care of it."

Lai took the space backpack from Naqi's hand, adjusted the internal layout, and made room.

"what do you mean?"

"Senior Bernardo also has good intentions and creates opportunities for Cortna. Haven't you noticed that Edel and Benedita have no idea about Cortna's current strength and Sidoran's affairs?"

"I see, you want her to perform well this time?"

"Yes, the three of us are here to help him set up a stage for Cortana to sing. At the same time, we can help Cortana to avoid any trouble. At this time, we naturally have to talk less."

"oh, I understand now."

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"Sidoran, Lava Storm! Nine Tails, Purgatory! Coal Turtle, Hot Wind!"

The fierce fire brought the doomsday judgment to the bandits who stubbornly resisted on the mountain peak.

Seeing the legendary totem Pokémon Volcano King, most of the gangsters immediately lost most of their will to resist, while the team of mountain people burst out with infinite fighting spirit.

One and the other, it was just a round of assault, and the bandit stronghold that was originally easy to defend and difficult to attack was broken down. "Sidoran, use the Cliff Sword!"

Under the eager gazes of her compatriots, Cortna waved her hand and defeated Boscodora's resistance head-on.

The skills of unknown origin and terrifying performance effects triggered waves of enthusiastic cheers from the mountain folk trainers.

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After the First World War, Cortna's popularity among the most elite trainers in the north skyrocketed, completely overshadowing the well-known senior members of the clan such as Edel and Benedita.

In the camp, wherever she went, someone would take the initiative to say hello to her.

The existence of Sidorane allowed her to win the trust of her compatriots almost without any hindrance.

Edel and Benedita, who were originally kept in the dark, understood the intentions of the leader who was thick on the outside and subtle on the inside from the moment they saw Sidorane.

However, in the face of Xidulan En and Cortna's increasing strength, they were so ashamed that they quickly put down their inner desire for power and taught Cortna some management knowledge step by step.

As the person involved, Cortner herself was well aware of this change. After carefully putting away the two ribbons, she accepted her mission with a sunny smile and devoted herself to her task.

However, during the busy breaks, she would always appear beside Lai and Naqi intentionally or unintentionally, just like when they were traveling together, making jokes and teasing Lai and Naqi with slightly intimate and out-of-the-way behaviors from time to time.

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Through the propaganda of the mountain people and the word-of-mouth spread of the few bandits who were deliberately let go, the reputation of Cortna and Sidorane spread. The bandits who saw her were at the table before they started fighting. Doran lost most of his fighting spirit in front of him.

At first, in order to protect Cortna, Rai, Naqi and Hanayue often had to appear on the front line and eliminate some relatively difficult enemies for her.

As the war situation progressed and Cortna herself continued to grow, within half a month, the three of them had gradually become leisurely.

Siduolan and Nine-Tails sit in the center, the fire-breathing dragon soars in the air, the wind speed dog and the flame chicken maneuver on both wings, the fire-breathing camel and coal turtle rush forward, Cortna's team is like the flames of the wilderness, fighting for all who dare to resist The opponent was sent to destruction.

The girl who was always a bit out of touch and had a bad taste in front of her friends, under the experience of the battlefield, fully showed the rational and calm side of her heart.

Countless victories and the admiration of her tribe gave her a somewhat majestic temperament, and sometimes even Edel and Benedita would feel a little guilty when they kept a straight face.

However, such times are always rare. Most of the time, she is still willing to smile, chew bubble gum, and work in a relaxed atmosphere.

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January has passed.

The large-scale mountain bandits no longer exist, and the few small gangs that roam around and commit crimes are driven out of danger by trainers who screen them again and again.

The reconstruction of Cournoye has entered daily life, and construction of the mainland's east-west corridor named Friendship Road in the direction of Inyu City has also begun.

Building roads across mountains and building bridges over water, with the combined effect of Pokémon and technology from Devon, the difficulties of natural conditions are no longer an obstacle.

Eiyuki Morita and Hideyuki Iketani, who have not been heard from for half a year, were declared missing by the Alliance Council because their bodies have not been found so far.

Hideyuki Ikedani's position as alliance director was taken over by Fumio Nagashima, who also came from the martial arts faction.

With the catalysis of the battle and the support of sufficient resources from the Violet Auction, Cortna's remaining Pokémon have also broken through to Quasi-Kingdom, enough to cooperate with Sidorane in a high-intensity battle.

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Villarrica, in the small manor of the Cortna family.

"Why don't you stay a few more days before leaving? I just came back from the mountains, and it's not even been a week yet!"

Cortner was a little reluctant to leave the two of them. The more than two months they had traveled together had been the happiest and most interesting time for her in the past few years.

"It's almost May, and we have to go to Green Ridge and Liuli. We don't have enough time. However, I will come back to visit everyone after the Caiyou Conference is over."

Seeing the aggrieved Cortna, Lai and Naqi looked at each other, stepped forward, touched the girl's silky hair, and comforted her with gentle words.

(End of this chapter)