Chapter 601: The Grassland Alpha Assembly
The evening breeze on the grassland was very tranquil.
The rustling of the wild grass sounded as if the grassland was whispering to the stars, and also like the wind was lulling the small grass to sleep.
"Nene~ Nene~"
A not-so-harmonious sound drifted into his ears.
"...I say, how long are you going to keep crying, boy?"
Kazuya lay on the grass, looking helplessly at the Goomy crying on his chest.
"Nene! Nene!"
Big Brother! I'm so moved!
Goomy rubbed vigorously against Kazuya's chest, smearing all its mucus onto him.
"..."
Kazuya sighed helplessly, then looked towards the sky.
"The night sky is very beautiful, isn't it?"
Kazuya lay on the ground, looking at the starry sky, and couldn't help but smile.
"Nene?"
Goomy looked up, a puzzled expression in its eyes.
It didn't think there was anything special about it.
This sky always looked like this.
There was nothing good to look at.
"Hehe."
Kazuya pursed his lips and didn't say more.
For a Pokémon living in this era.
This scene must be very common, perhaps even tiring to look at.
However.
In the future.
There wouldn't be this many stars in the sky, and the beauty of the night sky would be far inferior to what it is now.
I really want to bring Cynthia and the others to see this too.
Kazuya muttered in his heart.
He had never forgotten what he needed to do.
Continuously expanding the power and territory of the Dragon Clan.
Was not only for better survival and protecting his younger brother and sister.
But also to borrow the power of the Dragon Clan to strengthen his own power and fulfill his dream.
"Nene."
"Go back to sleep. Without me around, they'll catch a cold."
"Nene."
Big Brother is so gentle.
Goomy smiled slightly, looking at Kazuya with eyes full of love and respect.
He wanted to become a dragon like his Big Brother.
In the blink of an eye.
Three months passed.
The Dragon Clan's purge against the Poison-type Pokémon finally came to a halt on this day.
Currently, one-fifth of the entire grassland's territory.
Belonged to the Dragon Clan.
There were at least a hundred species of Pokémon receiving protection within the safe zone, and even the Pokémon clans that had become vassals numbered seven or eight.
It could be said.
Kazuya was now the Alpha sitting on the most land on the grassland.
As for strength.
Thanks to the all-out war over these past few months.
The entire Dragon Clan, top to bottom, had all been in a state of frequent battles, and the experience gained naturally wasn't small.
Kazuya, along with the other patriarchs, had all reached Lv. 50, which could be considered a small watershed.
Floette and Charizard were also powerful Pokémon at Lv. 44 and Lv. 45 respectively.
Even.
Even the Goomy that had joined later.
Thanks to training hard enough and participating in battles, had reached Lv. 40 a few days ago and evolved into Sliggoo.
He was one step closer to becoming a true pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
Moreover.
This Sliggoo.
Was a Hisuian form Sliggoo.
The second-stage Sliggoo had gained the Steel typing, becoming a steel dragon.
Although its speed truly corresponded to its classification, becoming a literal [Snail Pokémon].
But its tankiness.
Was absolutely unquestionable.
Apart from Fighting-type and Ground-type, other attributes felt somewhat powerless against a steel dragon.
Especially those attributes with a high proportion of special moves; facing the Hisuian steel dragon, they practically experienced muscle weakness.
There was one more thing.
That had to be mentioned.
Kazuya letting the Cyclizar clan join the Dragon Clan.
Was a remarkably correct decision.
Their speed was simply the Dragon Clan's most reliable relief force. Several times they rescued Rampardos or Hakamo-o from encirclements; they were a spear that scattered the enemy's formations.
It had been a year since Kazuya arrived in this era.
He wouldn't have thought back then.
That he would become the Alpha of a massive clan in just one short year.
This was an experience he had never had before.
His brightest moment serving as a Pokémon leader in the wild.
Was merely acting as the regent on Wolf Mountain, managing just over a hundred Mightyena and Poochyena.
Even though.
The strength of the wolf clan was stronger than the current Dragon Clan.
But in terms of territory and potential, it was hard to compare with the Dragon Clan.
Resource abundance, species diversity, racial and attribute advantages...
Setting all these aside and ignoring them completely.
Just speaking of the physique of the Pokémon in this Ancient Era completely crushed the wolf clan of the League Era.
In the Dragon Clan.
The physique of a random passerby Cyclizar.
Was larger than Mother Wolf, the Alpha at the peak of the Elite Four level back then.
Therefore.
The future of the Dragon Clan was worth looking forward to.
And as the leader of the Dragon Clan, Kazuya felt a rare surge of emotion in his heart.
The ambition and grand aspirations of a male to conquer the world.
Under such circumstances, inevitably showed signs of awakening.
Even though.
Kazuya was already an old monster who had lived for over two hundred years.
But looking at it from another angle.
'Old monster' only seemed fitting under the specific condition of treating him as a human.
But for a powerful Pokémon that had mastered Aura Power.
Especially when this Pokémon had dragon genes in its body.
Over two hundred years old.
Counted as prime adulthood.
Exactly the right time to strive and build an empire.
On an ordinary day.
The Dragon Clan finally entered a period where they could rest with peace of mind.
The Rampardos and Hakamo-o rarely stopped messing around and were quietly taking an afternoon nap.
Seeing this scene, Kazuya nodded with great satisfaction.
"We should have a long period to rest well now."
Kazuya lay spread-eagle on the ground.
His entire dragon body formed the shape of the character '木' (wood/tree).
"Flo-ette."
Floette nodded in agreement.
However, in a place unseen by the Dragon Clan.
In the central and southern regions of the grassland.
The Alphas of various clans began to hear that there was a massive clan in the northern grassland, and the clan boss was a Charizard.
In reality.
Kazuya establishing the Dragon Clan.
Was something that happened over half a year ago.
However, in this Ancient Era where communication was inconvenient, and it could even be said that Pokémon clans had no communication and were even wary of each other.
To spread a reputation across this grassland within half a year.
Was already a remarkably incredible feat in itself.
This showed.
Kazuya already possessed a certain degree of influence on this grassland.
At least in the mouths of those wild Pokémon without a clan, he was mentioned with quite high frequency.
If it were another Pokémon.
No one would care about him.
But he just happened to be a Charizard.
Then the problem was huge.
The biggest enemy of the entire grassland was the Charizard clan from the volcanic mountains.
At this moment.
Over a dozen Pokémon, all over ten meters tall, gathered together in the center of the grassland.
Arcanine, Azumarill, Granbull, Tinkaton, Feraligatr, Swanna...
At first glance.
Unexpectedly, not a single Pokémon was of the same species.
They.
Were all powerful Alphas who dominated a part of the grassland.
It was precisely by these Pokémon joining forces that the Charizard clan was unable to run rampant on the grassland.
And now.
They were holding an Alpha Assembly—something that might not happen even once in several years—specifically targeted at a Charizard.
"What do you all think about those two fire dragons in the north?"
Arcanine asked first.
On this grassland.
In terms of strength.
He ranked first.
Without Arcanine, no one on the grassland could stand against that Charizard Overlord.
After all.
This Arcanine clan was the Hisuian form of Arcanine.
The Rock and Fire attribute combination.
Absolutely had nothing to do with being good.
But it just happened to perfectly counter the Charizard clan.
4x resistance to Fire, 2x resistance to Flying. If it had the Flash Fire ability, it could directly nullify Fire-type damage.
It was precisely relying on this powerful attribute advantage that Arcanine could forcefully stall the Overlord Charizard as an Alpha.
Decades ago.
The Charizard clan was able to snatch the volcano from the Arcanine clan not because their leader was stronger.
But because the Charizards were numerous enough and could fly.
For the Hisuian Arcanine, who excelled in physical attacks.
Long-distance combat was not a style they were good at.
So facing the flying Charizards, their offense was very weak, and over time, they were defeated.
But the strength of the Arcanine clan was still powerful.
So the Arcanine Alpha's voice also carried the most weight on this grassland.
Everyone relied on him and trusted him.
"We listen to you."
Tinkaton carelessly tapped the massive hammer on her shoulder.
Their clan only had females.
They looked pink, tender, and incredibly cute, and they cried very easily.
But if someone wanted to bully them because of that.
Eating a hammer strike would make them honest.
In the League Era.
A 0.7-meter tiny Tinkaton needed to carry a hammer weighing at least 100 kilograms to feel right.
And now this Tinkaton was a full seven meters tall.
How heavy that hammer on her shoulder was.
Was already immeasurable.
Moreover.
The Tinkaton clan was not some muscle-brained, simple-minded species.
They had bold personalities and were remarkably intelligent.
Among over a thousand Pokémon, they were one of the very few to receive the four-character evaluation of [High Intelligence] in the Pokédex.
Tinkaton didn't express an opinion, completely following Arcanine.
This also showed how respected Arcanine was.
"Fight."
Feraligatr quietly spat out one word.
This one was truly a character with a brain full of muscles.
He didn't think that much at all.
He just wanted to fight Charizards.
"I also think we should fight, before they fully grow. Otherwise, we'll be attacked from both the north and south later, how could we withstand that?"
Swanna's opinion surprisingly aligned with Feraligatr's.
But she had her own considerations.
She didn't just say that without thinking.
"Agreed."
The one seconding the motion was the Dragon Slayer, Azumarill.
The Water and Fairy-type Azumarill was a true 'Dragon Slayer Hero' against Charizards.
The Azumarill clan was also a major main force against the Charizard clan.
Their status on this grassland was similarly very high.
"What do you guys think?"
Arcanine turned his head to look at the remaining Alphas who hadn't spoken.
Most Alphas actually didn't have much of their own opinions.
After all, everyone was just an ordinary Pokémon trying hard to survive in this world; they wouldn't think that much at all.
Whatever everyone else did.
They would do.
Follow the crowd.
And at this moment.
Florges, whose face had struggled for a long time, spoke up:
"I think we should personally make contact first before making a decision."
After saying this sentence.
Florges suddenly let out a heavy sigh of relief.
Thinking of her daughter, who represented bad luck, she sighed inwardly.
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