'Shit' I mentally cursed before calling out to my Pokémon, "hit and run tactics, quick attack, work as a team!" I yelled as the Giant Rat came barreling down the slope from the upper layer towards us, fangs bared.
I watched as both Cyndaquill and Elekid followed my orders and started flashing towards the giant rodent as I raised my wand and got ready to provide ranged support, only for a flash of movement to catch my eye and quickly moved to the side just in time to avoid a trio of claw like blade coming at me.
With a practiced backwards roll and hop I jumped back to my feet and looked at my attacker only for my eyes to widen as I took in the trio of large humanoid rat monsters, each with glowing red eyes, wearing a red bandana, gray vest shirt and green pants, with a large metallic gauntlet covering each of their left hands with three blades a good foot long each.
"Crap," I cursed as I quickly stowed my wand into my inventory and pulled out my nunchucks from my belt as I read the names and levels above their heads.
{Rat Burglar LV 10}
{Rat Burglar LV 10}
{Rat Burglar LV 10}
'More fucking yugioh card monsters, just what I needed' I complained before I had to quickly back peddle as the trio moved towards me, blades glinting as they slashed at me one right after the other.
Focusing on their claws was all I could do to stay out of their range, back peddling and side stepping as I tried to keep just an inch away from their combined assault as they attacked.
Out of the corner of my eye I caught sight of the Giant Rat which my Pokémon were tag teaming, doing their best to keep it occupied and whittle its health down slowly, but I grimaced as I noticed something else. It's level.
{Giant Rat LV 15}
It was a fucking higher level than the last one, and it took the three of us ten minutes of us ganging up on it to bring the last one down, there was no way that I could expect back up from either of my Pokémon especially with them being tired from the first Giant Rat.
I quickly side stepped another of the Rat Burgallers slashes as it over committed to the attack, and using my chucks like a flail bashed it across the back of the head, just as the second came in with a stab for my gut.
Moving I spun my tonfa around with the long end out and caught between the three blades to block it, before using the momentum to spin me around and deliver another chuck to the back of its head as the third came in with an overhead slash to my exposed back, only for me to duck my head and deliver a mule kick to its midsection knocking it back to give me some breathing room.
I took a quick glance at their health bars, and wanted to grin, my attacks were clearly doing damage, another two or three blows like my firsts would be able to take them each down, with their health each now just about in the orange.
But then I heard Cyndaquil let out a cry and looked over to see my partner Pokémon being caught by the Giant Rat's tail. I felt my gut twist as he was launched hard against the stone walls.
But before I could even try to move to help him the Rat Burglars had noticed my being distracted and attacked again in unison.
I back peddled and tried to go for another block like I had with the second, but when I did the Rat's eye glinted and it twisted it's forearm and with a snap my tonfa broke.
My eyes widened as I let go of my tonfa and tried to move back out of range as it moved to continue its attack, but the other two had circled around and were coming at me from behind now.
Gritting my teeth, I threw myself forward towards the rat in front, it's trio of blades cutting my shirt to ribbons as it caught me and I let out a hiss as I felt the blades catch my skin, but I had committed now and couldn't change course as I threw myself over its weapon and into a roll as I hit the ground and turned once more with the trio of Rats in front of me, with the two still coming at me.
Lashing out with my chuck I hit the first ones weapon as hard as I could knocking it into the seconds and off course for me, I could see their eyes widen as I brought myself up spinning on my right heel and with all the force I could muster drove my left heel into the first one's face in a rising roundhouse kick that was met with a sickening crunch as I watched with glee as I watched it's health bar instantly drop to zero from the critical hit.
'One down' I thought to myself as I spun around to face the other two who were glaring at me with hatred in their eyes that only a rat could have.
Raising my left arm in front of me I spun my nunchuck and caught it under my right armpit and grinned at them, before turning my left hand and gave them the "bring it" gesture, and brought it they did.
Lunging at me with their weapons in front, I watched them come, but now with only two of them I wasn't as hard pressed as I was to dodge, and easily noticed their openings, as the first overreached his thrust yet again I moved. Putting my hand to the side of its gauntlet I pushed it out of the way with my left hand before pulling my right arm around and crossed over its top as I brought my chuck around and into its face with a hard crack knocking it off its feet.
The second one moving to attack me from the left, made me spin around to doge its stabbing motion only for my right heel to meet the back of its head as I delivered another spinning kick, and then a downward heel for good measure to finish it.
I turned expecting another attack, chuck at the ready, but let out a sigh as I saw the first rat had started disappearing, my last blow having apparently been enough to finish it.
"Elekid!" The cry of my other Pokémon quickly caught my attention once more as I turned to look, seeing Elekid looking battered standing over Cyndaquil who was struggling to get up as the Giant Rat approached them, it's back to me.
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