Chapter 356 Z Move
"No, I don't have any special impression," Yang Ming pretended not to know. "Herod is a Pokémon that is not everywhere, but it is not rare either. Is the man you are talking about really that powerful?"
"Awesome?" Heiri had a strange expression on his face. "He is not someone who can be described with just one word 'awesome'."
"Let me tell you this, he had already reached my current level of strength a few years ago."
Yang Ming's face changed slightly. He initially thought that the Ghost Wolf instructor was just an ordinary elite. It was not until the last battle at the Boulder Division that the other party showed a combat power level far beyond that of ordinary elites. But even so, he still underestimated the true strength of the Ghost Wolf.
He was already a quasi-king a few years ago? Then why was he only the head of a small branch?
Yang Ming pondered for a moment and thought of a possibility. That is, all the main Pokémon of Ghost Wolf before had died, and the current batch was newly trained by him.
The strength of a trainer is composed of two parts: the trainer's own training and command level, and the hard power of the Pokémon under his command.
There are trainers whose strength has been greatly reduced due to the death of their original main Pokémon, and Jones, his subordinate, is such a case.
From this perspective, it is not impossible that the Ghost Wolf's strength has been greatly reduced.
"Can you tell me about that man?" Yang Ming tried to ask.
As soon as the Ghost Wolf was mentioned, Hei Ri started talking. It was not difficult to feel a fanatical admiration and an indescribable regret from his words.
From Hei Ri's mouth, Yang Ming confirmed his previous guess that Ghost Wolf - the former League Investigator Sirius's former main Pokémon was not Houndoom, but a Giant Mantis, and the attribute she was good at before was not the ghost attribute like Gengar and Nocturne, but the steel attribute.
"It seems that after he left the alliance, he has decided to completely draw a line between himself and his previous identity." Yang Ming thought to himself.
"In fact, I was just his little brother back then," Hei Ri pointed at the two people at the next table and whispered, "Speaking of which, those two seniors have worked with Senior Sirius before, so they must know more."
Yang Ming quietly looked at the man and woman at the next table. The man was a burly man as big as a mountain, and he was silently finishing the food in his hand. The woman was quite pretty, but judging from the look between her eyebrows, she was probably not someone who was easy to get along with.
Seeing Yang Ming peeking at her, the woman glared at him fiercely. Yang Ming quickly lowered his head and pretended to eat, while giving up the idea of chatting with her.
Just then, Langyan Chaos walked in quietly.
"Boss, we haven't contacted Madam Huarui yet. I don't think she will participate in this mission."
"If you don't want to come, then forget it. In my opinion, the Alliance should not recruit people with such a dirty background." Hei Ri obviously didn't have a good impression of Madam Huarui.
Yang Ming lowered his head to eat. If they knew that Madam Huarui had been killed by him and her body dumped on Whirlpool Island, what kind of expressions would appear on their faces?
After saying goodbye to Hei Ri, Yang Ming went to visit Hala, the king of the island.
He is in urgent need of improving his strength, and although he won't be able to learn Z moves in just a few days, it won't hurt to learn in advance.
"What? You want to learn Z-moves?" Hara looked at the young man in front of him with surprise on his face.
"You know, in the eyes of most tactical authorities, mega evolution is the most superior way to fight, and our Alola region's Z-moves are not taken seriously."
"Young man, are you sure you want to learn Z-moves from me instead of learning mega evolution from that girl Rika? If I remember correctly, that girl should like you very much."
"That's why I'm more interested in Z-Moves," Yang Ming was very frank, and didn't say anything that blindly praised Z-Moves. "There are many strong people in this world who are studying mega evolution. I'm still young and I have the confidence to master mega evolution in the future."
"But there are very few opportunities to learn Z-Moves. I think it's a rare opportunity to meet an Alola powerhouse like you, so I naturally don't want to miss this rare chance."
Hara looked at him deeply, and after a long time, he uttered the word "OK".
"That's right, you're being honest. Although I'm not happy with those experts who belittle Z-Moves and tout Mega Evolution, I have to admit that Z-Moves do have their limitations."
"Compared to Mega Evolution, Gigantamax and Mega Crystallization, the power of Z-Moves is the strongest, but it cannot be used continuously. Only one Z-Move can be used in a battle. This is its biggest disadvantage."
"I'm glad that you can learn Z-moves knowing full well this shortcoming. Of course, I'd be even happier if you could brag about your Z-moves against your will, even if you know they're fake, hahahahaha~"
In this way, Yang Ming began to learn Z moves under the guidance of Hala.
Unlike other moves, Z-moves have strict physical requirements for trainers. Trainers need to shout the skill name when using Z-moves and also need to perform special dances to use Z-moves.
With such harsh conditions, it’s no wonder that so few people learn Z moves.
Fortunately, Yang Ming has been strengthening his muscles and bones for a long time, and his physique and endurance are far beyond ordinary people, so he can easily overcome the initial threshold.
Seeing that Yang Ming completed the physical fitness test required for Z moves in just half a day, Hala became more and more satisfied with this diligent junior.
"You are such a good candidate for learning Z-Moves. If I were a few years younger, I would definitely train you well."
This was the second time he had said this in two days.
After completing a day's training, Yang Ming made another unreasonable request to Hala.
"Senior, I actually have a friend. Can I bring her to learn Z-moves with me?"
Hala was slightly surprised, but readily agreed to his request.
So that night Yang Ming found Feng Lu and wanted to invite her to learn Z moves together.
"No, the opportunity to learn Z moves is so rare. You should give the spot you have fought for to someone who is more important to you." Feng Lu refused to accept it.
"I originally fought for the spot for you, so how can I find someone more important than you?" Yang Ming smiled, "Besides, after I learn the Z-Moves, I can teach my subordinates myself, so there's no need to waste this spot."
"What about me? Don't you want to teach me step by step?" Feng Lu blinked.
Yang Ming sighed: "I always have a feeling that we will be separated soon and won't see each other for a long time in the future, so I will strive for this opportunity."
The two were silent for a long time, and after a moment Feng Lu nodded and agreed to this.
"But I have a condition. You have to treat me to dinner at the most popular restaurant in Yuanzhu City tomorrow," Feng Lu paused, then added, "It's the restaurant where you invited Lihua Tianwang to dinner before."
"No problem, you can bring your sisters too."
"You don't have to spend any extra money on this. It's just the two of us this time, but you have to feed me."
Yang Ming frowned, thinking that the condition was a bit too harsh, but finally gritted his teeth and agreed.
"Okay, but you can't quit the special training halfway."