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Chapter 4365 The Malice of the Demonic Coral!

"As expected, it's the Demon Coral."

On the back of the Steel Raven, Masted showed an expression of expectation.

"Sometimes when it gets dark, the Demon Coral will appear on the beach on the east side of Armor Island."

"It will spray out its spiritual power and spread it out, using its own body as bait to attract prey."

Seeing that Dorgon was anxious, Mastedt quickened his pace of explanation.

"That spiritual energy is extremely tempting to Ghost-type Pokémon."

Most of the higher-level Ghost Pokémon can sense that something is wrong and know it's a trap, but they just watch from a distance.

The Demon Coral, unable to move at high speeds, was naturally helpless against them.

But smaller ghost Pokémon are different, such as the Float, Misdreavus, and Spectrum that are being captured right now, as well as Dragapult's mini-Dragonmecia.

Upon sensing the surging spiritual energy, these little creatures will instinctively pounce on their target.

"The coral branches of Coral have a certain curse ability. Once touched, Ghost Pokémon will fall into a state of exhaustion and paralysis, and be firmly stuck to it, unable to leave."

The same applies in battles; you must be extremely careful when using melee attacks on Coral.

"It really is true!"

Ash looked around and, sure enough, saw that the Pokémon on the coral branches were all in a listless, paralyzed state.

"However, it's usually nothing serious."

Masted stroked his beard and offered a word of comfort.

Corsola will only drain the energy of other Ghost Pokémon, and will naturally return to the sea after dawn.

Those little guys whose energy has been completely drained will be left on the beach, where they will recover after a day or two of weakness.

Xiao Zhi smirked.

Ghost Pokémon always drains others dry.

Unexpectedly, this time it was the Ghost Pokémon that got completely drained—

No, his Gengar seems to be drained dry every night.

Sleeping more during the day will help you recover in a day.

However, at this moment, Doronchi was extremely anxious!

"Doryu!!"

It looked at the wilted little Draconis on the coral branch, let out a anxious cry, and before Ash could give it a command, its whole body tensed up and it shot down like an arrow.

Be careful!

Xiao Zhi's expression tightened, and he immediately patted the Spirit Horse's neck:

"Let's go down too, Spirit Horse!"

Lingyouma understood and chased after them, its hooves treading on the ripples in the void.

Xiaoyou looked worried.

Other ordinary ghost Pokémon, once their energy is depleted, can rest for a day or two without much problem.

However, strictly speaking, Draco Messia is not a complete Pokémon.

If they are completely drained of their energy, then there could be serious problems!

In the blink of an eye, Doronchi had already darted to the top of Coral's head.

"Doryu—!!"

It roared, and its usually light and airy body suddenly became a dark purple arrow!

With a swift forward grip, black and purple energy coalesced into two sharp, long claws, which slashed fiercely at the target!

Shadow Claw!

The core of the Demon Coral is always protected by a ring of grayish-white coral branches, and inside it is always a sad and mournful expression with downcast eyes.

"Demon spirit?"

Sensing something approaching in the air, the Coral Spirit immediately steadied itself, and a semi-transparent wall instantly unfolded in front of it.

Reflective wall!

However, Doronchi's body passed straight through the reflective wall without any obstruction.

Characteristic: Penetration!

The next second, the dark purple ghost claw slammed into the face of the Demon Coral.

Whoosh—!

The magic coral, along with its round, shell-like "flower plate" below, was cleaved and slid several meters backward on the beach.

The effect is outstanding!

"Doryu—!!"

Doronchi let out a high-pitched roar, whipping its tail violently in frustration. How dare they kidnap its favorite little Doron Mesia! They're asking for it!

Dorgon pressed down, preparing to pounce and deliver a second Shadow Claw.

However, just as the dark purple claw shadow appeared, its body suddenly froze in place.

As if forcibly severed, the energy of Shadow Claw dissipated, and the move failed to be executed.

"Dorium?!"

Doronchi looked down in alarm at his own claws.

Ash had already landed on the beach. He quickly walked forward and immediately recognized the situation:

"Were you frozen in place?"

Judging from the appearance, the opponent likely possesses the Cursed Body trait.

When attacked by an opponent, there is a certain probability that the opponent will be unable to continue using the move they just used.

"Thankfully, it's not a trait of the 'Body of Destruction'!"

Master Ma and Xiao You landed on the beach a step later, with the former sighing in admiration.

"Destruction Body" is Coral's exclusive ability. As soon as an opponent gets close enough to touch it, both the enemy and the player will immediately enter the countdown to "Song of Destruction".

After three rounds, both died.

Even among Ghost-type Pokémon, this is a rather extreme ability.

Because it is so extreme, most of the characteristics of Coral will still retain the "cursed body" of Coral before its evolution.

Instead of an upgraded version of "Destroyer's Body".

"Demon Spirit."

After taking that blow, the Demon Coral did not immediately retaliate; instead, the coral branches on its body glowed with a pale white light.

On the branch, the small Pokémon that had been attracted to it simultaneously let out low moans.

The body of the polka doll was visibly deflated.

Immediately afterwards, a healing green light emanated from the Demon Coral, and the injuries inflicted by the Shadow Claw were instantly healed.

"Absorb the energy of those Pokémon?"

Xiao You frowned, which meant that she had several health packs attached to her body at the same time during the battle.

What a terrible personality!

Come to think of it, Galar-like sun corals are not as lively and cute as sun corals from other places.

They, along with their evolved form Corsola, are Pokémon born from drastic environmental changes.

Moreover, most of these are caused by environmental degradation, such as marine pollution and global warming, which have led to a large number of coral bleaching and death phenomena.

They harbored a deep resentment towards humans and other Pokémon.

"Doryu!!"

Seeing that little Doron Mesia also let out a mournful cry, Doronchi became even more enraged, and his whole body was filled with a fierce black and purple light!

However, the Demon Coral didn't care about any of that.

"Demon Spirit—!!"

It suddenly let out a loud cry, and the coral branches on its body shook violently. Several gray-white energy vines suddenly extended from the tips of the branches and rushed towards Doronchi to entangle it!

Then, drag it back onto the coral branch and turn it into a new energy source!

Dorgon raised its claws again, which glowed with a blue light.

Since the Shadow Claw was sealed by the immobilization spell, it wanted to switch to the Dragon Claw and strike hard this time!

"Doraki, calm down!"

Suddenly, Ash shouted:

"Use your shadow clone to dodge first!!"

Draco paused, glancing at Ash out of the corner of his eye. After a moment's hesitation, his expression finally calmed down considerably.

"Doryu!"

With a determined look, Duolongqi dispelled the dragon flames from his claws, and with a flick of his body, more than a dozen afterimages appeared simultaneously in the sky above the beach.

The greyish-white vines lashed out, but only shattered a few shadows; the attack completely missed its mark. (End of Chapter)