Fiore Kingdom.
Deep within the Shandra Forest in the west.
Roar—!!!
An enraged lion's roar echoed throughout the forest, startling countless animals into fleeing. Even the hunters who had originally planned to enter the mountains for hunting hesitated upon hearing the furious roar, and after much deliberation, decided to retreat.
At this moment.
Deep in the forest.
The Gale Lion, its mane on its head writhing like golden snakes, opened its bloody maw and roared as it stared at Elfman, who had transformed into a Machoke.
A hint of confusion appeared in the Gale Lion's ferocious eyes. It couldn't understand why this little thing wasn't intimidated by it; there had never been a creature in the forest that wasn't intimidated by it.
Seeing that its roar hadn't intimidated the Elfman opposite, the Gale Lion began to slowly pace, staring at Elfman and looking for an opportunity to strike.
Meanwhile, the Machoke that Elfman had transformed into also kept a close eye on the pacing Gale Lion. Lisanna hid behind a large tree, her hands cupped around her mouth, softly cheering Elfman on:
"Big Brother Elfman! Go for it!"
Cana looked at the scene in the arena, completely unconcerned:
"The size difference is quite large."
"Can Elfman take it down?"
The Gale Lion opposite, waiting for an opportunity, was already over two meters tall just standing there, much taller than Elfman.
Gar spoke up:
"We'll know if we keep watching."
In the open space ahead.
The Gale Lion saw that Elfman's gaze was following it closely and there was no opportunity to strike, so it no longer hesitated. It opened its bloody maw and aimed it at Elfman:
"Roar—!!!"
Along with the roar, a gust of wind swept through, causing dust to billow. Countless wind blades shot out from the Gale Lion's mouth, rushing towards Elfman.
Seeing the dust approaching, Elfman was forced to raise his arms to shield his eyes.
The next second.
Boom!!!
The ground trembled, startling Lisanna and Cana on the periphery:
"Oh no, it's Wind Magic!"
"We can't see what's happening inside at all!"
Gar raised his hand and hooked his finger upwards.
The dust flying in the arena paused, the surrounding air stopped flowing, and then the dust rushed up to the sky, revealing the scene in the arena.
Using the dust raised by the Wind Magic for a Sucker Punch, the Gale Lion was now pressing down on Elfman, attempting to bite down with its large mouth, while the Machoke that Elfman had transformed into was using both hands to resist the Gale Lion's upper and lower jaw.
That normally invincible biting force was gradually losing to Elfman's arms.
At this moment, Elfman's mind was also a bit blank. Being suddenly attacked like this, he was a little slow to react, but he supported his arms and gradually pried open the biting mouth.
Seeing the scene in the arena, Lisanna and Cana were a little worried.
Gar's eyes, however, glowed faintly, and the Machoke that Elfman had received appeared in his eyes, along with the skills it currently knew. Gar spoke:
"Elfman, use Low Sweep."
Elfman heard this, reacted, and managed to nod slightly, looking at the back legs of the Gale Lion pressing down on him. Following the method of Low Sweep in his mind, he directly swept his leg across.
The Gale Lion, which was pressing down and biting at Elfman, was suddenly hit by this attack. Its back legs lost their leverage point, and it rotated sideways and floated up.
Elfman also exerted force with his hands at the same time, pushing upwards.
Then he immediately rolled and got up, looking at the Gale Lion that hadn't fallen yet. At this moment, Gar's voice sounded:
"Seismic Toss."
Elfman's hands glowed faintly, and a mysterious force surged into his hands.
Gravity?
This word appeared in Elfman's mind.
But there was no time to think. He raised his hands and grabbed the falling Gale Lion, then spun twice and threw it upwards. The Gale Lion only felt a mysterious force that lifted it off the ground, shooting straight up hundreds of meters into the sky, its body stiff.
A look of joy appeared on Elfman's face:
"Big Brother Gar."
He vaguely sensed the correct way to receive and fuse Pokémon, the skills of these Pokémon...
Gar's voice sounded:
"It's not over yet."
Elfman looked up at the Gale Lion falling from high altitude, and various Machoke moves flashed through his mind. Then, before the Gale Lion landed, he suddenly widened his eyes, leaped high, and extended his hands to grab the falling Gale Lion's head:
"Submission!"
The Gale Lion, which was already in freefall from hundreds of meters high, was grabbed by the head by the leaping Elfman and flung with the force of the fall.
It smashed into the ground like a yellow streak of light.
Boom—!!!!
A large crater instantly appeared on the ground, accompanied by the sound of bones cracking.
The Gale Lion's hardest skull was already a bloody mess, only its body instinctively twitching. Seeing this, Elfman quickly jumped into the pit:
"Receive · Lion King Soul!"
The beast soul within the Gale Lion surged into Elfman's body. Elfman's entire body began to transform in the direction of a Lionman, his head became covered in golden-yellow mane, and his body also turned into a golden-yellow Lionman body.
His eyes were slightly glazed, reason and madness intertwined:
"Roar—"
After a moment, reason took over in his eyes, and the turbulent Magic Power around him gradually returned to normal.
Seeing this, Lisanna's face lit up with joy:
"Big Brother Elfman succeeded!"
Cana nodded:
"You did a good job."
Inside the crater.
The Lionman that Elfman had transformed into bent down and grabbed the Gale Lion's tail, dragging its body out. He looked at Lisanna, Cana, and Gar who were walking over, a smile on his face:
"Lisanna, Cana, Big Brother Gar."
"I succeeded."
Gar praised:
"You did a good job."
Cana walked closer and couldn't help but nod:
"This Take Over is much better looking than that Lizardman from a few days ago."
"Those dense scales were really creepy to look at."
Elfman chuckled, scratching his head, and looked at Gar:
"Big Brother Gar, what should we do with this Gale Lion?"
Gar spoke:
"The City is not far. Let's just drag it there and deal with it directly."
Elfman nodded in confusion:
"Okay."
Then he didn't release the Take Over, but maintained his Lionman form, dragging the Gale Lion by the tail towards the small town outside the forest.
Not long after.
The small town outside the forest.
As the group of four entered.
Elfman, in his Lionman form, dragging the body of the Gale Lion, the overlord of the nearby forest, into the City, indeed caused quite a stir. The surrounding praises made Elfman blush a little awkwardly.
Fortunately, the Lionman he transformed into was golden-yellow, so it wasn't noticeable.
Inside the Magic shop that handled the Gale Lion, Elfman dragged the Gale Lion over. The shop owner prioritized processing the Gale Lion's body in Elfman's hands. The others saw this and didn't say anything.
After all, the Magic Beasts in their hands were too small. A Magician who could hunt such a Gale Lion must be very powerful and shouldn't be easily provoked.
Although the Gale Lion's body was very large, this Magic shop, as the professional establishment in the City for processing Magic Beast bodies, plus the numerous staff, visibly cut it apart.
Elfman nodded at the sight, not watching, and walked to the rest area to find Gar and the other two.
At this moment.
In the rest area of the shop, Cana picked up a newspaper, glanced through it, and her eyes suddenly widened:
"Wow! This bounty...?!"
"Five hundred million gold?"
"A method to treat magic power depletion syndrome?!"
"Gar, what is magic power depletion syndrome? Let's go do this quest!"
"There's five hundred million gold!!!"
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