I am Giovanni

Chapter 75: Slain

"Meow!" The Persian, not one to let an advantage slip, immediately used the move Sharpen— a faint energy ripple surrounded its body, its claws glinting with a new, deadly edge. Its subsequent attacks would be even more ferocious.

It leaped again, this time using Swift. Countless golden light points shot towards the Magneton like a meteor shower, forcing it to disperse its attention to defend. This Swift was far more powerful than the Meowth's.

Beedrill watched, its own battle spirit boiling with excitement. If not for its insufficient strength, it would have surely gone up to fight.

Seeing this, Gale's face changed slightly. "Golduck, join the battle!" he ordered. His Golduck, a robust and powerful Pokémon, immediately brought a strong sense of pressure to the field. It roared as water elements gathered around its body.

"Use Aqua Tail!" Gale roared. The Golduck immediately swung its strong tail, a stream of water appearing out of thin air and gathering around it, striking at the Persian like a turbulent waterfall.

The Persian dodged nimbly, while not forgetting to counterattack, continuously using Swift. The brilliant light wove into a net in the air, forcing the Golduck to retreat repeatedly.

The Persian seized the opportunity to rush towards the Magneton, the only Pokémon here that could pose a real threat to it. Its sharp claws sliced through the air like lightning, accurately hitting the Magneton's weak point. The floating Pokémon's body stiffened, its electrical energy becoming chaotic as it fell heavily to the ground.

The Persian's tail swung, and surges of Dark-type energy formed a black-purple orb at its tip. It was a Dark Pulse. The move contained extremely strong energy; if it hit the Magneton, it would definitely be severely wounded.

"Golduck, use Disable!" Gale frantically shouted to his other Pokémon. The Golduck's eyes glowed blue, instantly immobilizing the Persian in place. Then, five or six various attacks, all quite powerful, flew towards it.

"Meowth!" the small cat cried out worriedly from beside Giovanni.

"Don't worry," Giovanni told it calmly. "I can tell the Persian has it under control."

Indeed, as a quasi-Elite Four level Pokémon, how could it be restrained by a mere senior-level opponent? It exerted a slight force and instantly broke free from the Disable.

Boom, boom, boom!

Attack after attack landed where it had been, stirring up clouds of smoke and dust.

"Let's see if you're dead now!" Gale sneered. The Meowth was so anxious it was about to rush over, even almost biting Giovanni.

"Relax," Giovanni said, his power of Viridian allowing him to see things more clearly. "Don't you trust it?" The Meowth stopped.

When the smoke and dust cleared, only a large pit remained on the ground. The Persian had used Dig at the last second, dodging their attacks.

"This is impossible!" Gale's face was extremely grim.

Whoosh!

The Persian suddenly darted out from the side, instantly attracting the attention of several Pokémon.

"Meow..." At this moment, the Persian used Hypnosis. Its power was far greater than its younger counterpart's. A strong wave of drowsiness instantly swept over several of Gale's Pokémon, and they tilted their heads and fell into a deep sleep. The Persian turned its head, looking at Gale mockingly, and with a flick of its tail, a Dark Pulse flew towards him.

This was the wild— Pokémon attacking trainers was a common occurrence. Giovanni, if he was a Pokémon, would do the same. If the trainer was dealt with, their Pokémon would be mostly useless.

Just as Gale was about to be finished, his injured Magneton hastily flew over, blocking the attack. With a bang, the battered Pokémon was sent flying backward, its body dented, completely losing its ability to battle. The surrounding magnetic field dissipated, and the signal device in Giovanni's hand finally reacted.

However, Persian was relentless. It moved, instantly appearing beside the fallen Magneton. It pressed down with its sharp claws, using a powerful Slash.

Bang! Bang, bang!

Three consecutive hits, and the Magneton was reduced to a pile of scrap metal, its three heads crushed— a Gym Leader-level Pokémon, just like that, had met its end.

Gale was heartbroken. Petrel had bestowed a large amount of resources upon him to get his Magneton to this level. It was his ticket to becoming Petrel's right-hand man. Now, it was dead. "My Magneton!" he cried.

Before he could grieve, he felt a chill down his spine and a wave of heat on the back of his neck. He stiffly turned his head, only to be met with the Persian's gaping maw.

A crisp crunch.

Gale's neck was instantly bitten through. A large amount of blood spurted from the torn flesh, forming a pool on the ground. His body went limp, and after being shaken twice by the Persian, he was thrown to the ground like trash. His vacant eyes were full of despair.

He who kills shall be killed. Giovanni understood this saying. If that day ever came for him, he would accept it calmly. Looking at Gale's death, he glanced at the Meowth beside him, realizing it had learned its cunning from this Persian.

After killing Gale, the Persian slowly and leisurely killed the Pokémon it had hypnotized, one by one. For wild Pokémon, those captured by trainers were traitors.

It devoured the energy organs from each of them, its fur becoming covered in blood, making it look gruesome. As it ate, its eyes would faintly scan Giovanni, making his scalp tingle, his back instantly drenched in sweat. He didn't dare to move a muscle.

The Persian extended its tongue to lick the blood from its mouth, then walked towards him with a predatory, cat-like stride. The Meowth happily ran towards it, but was swatted aside by its tail.

Beedrill and Machop, though scared, still stood in front of Giovanni, showing no signs of retreat.

Seeing a hint of impatience flash in the Persian's eyes, Giovanni quickly said to his two Pokémon, "Stand down."

They were startled, and though unwilling, they obediently retreated to the side.

However, they still stared intently at the Persian, ready to fight to the death.