my pokemon player.

The moment a gambler truly collapses is not when he loses, but when he realizes that he has no chance of turning the tables.

When Soto saw Dragonite easily defeat the Tyrannical Panda, he fell into complete despair.

What they said was that as long as they worked together they would be able to fight, and that the beasts defeated by Dragonite were not their strongest beasts.

These excuses seemed so pale and powerless in the face of the result that Dragonite instantly killed the domineering Panda.

It turned out that the gap in strength between Ryan and them was like a chasm that could not be bridged at all. This gamble was doomed to fail from the start.

As a gambler, Soto's faith completely collapsed. He knelt on the ground, muttering:

"We lost, we really lost, there's no way we could win"

As arrogant and confident as Soto was before, he is as decadent and desperate now.

Karloff and Ball were so angry when they saw Soto kneeling down and admitting defeat.

It was you who proposed the alliance of the three towns and were full of confidence to compete with Ryan, so we got on your chariot and became the enemy of Ryan.

Even though your plans failed time and time again, and you were defeated by Feiyu Town, and even Ryan, whom you looked down upon, brought back two Scourge beasts, we did not give up easily.

Even Ball, who always knows how to deal with things, only complained a few words and still participated in the battle.

The battle isn't over yet, we've only lost one monster, and you're already kneeling down and admitting defeat?
No, the monster that lost its ability to fight is not yours, right? Why are you still broken down?
"Soto, what are you doing? We haven't lost yet, stand up now!"

Karlov didn't even bother to check on the domineering panda's condition, and shouted at Soto.

Bauer also questioned him: "You told me to stop talking about surrender, and then you surrendered yourself, right? Do you want to give up the territory inherited by your family and the face of the nobility?"

The two barons' words did not cheer Soto up. He remained kneeling on the ground, with his head down and silent.

Seeing this, Karlov was furious and said, "Useless! I was wrong about you. Bauer, that wimp, is more of a man than you. I must have been kicked in the head by a donkey to agree to form an alliance with you."

Bauer was immediately displeased when he heard this: "Hey, hey, hey, you can scold him just fine, but can you please not involve me? I don't want to be compared with this shame of the nobility."

"You can't really blame him for that." Ryan, who was watching the show nearby, interjected, "People with a gambler's mentality are like this. When they place bets and gamble, they are full of confidence and feel complacent, thinking that they can't lose."

“Once he loses, he will try every possible way to make another bet, trying to make a comeback with the next one. But when he finds that he has no more bets and can no longer make a comeback, he will be devastated.”

"But it's easy for you to cheer him up. All you have to do is find him another bet that can turn the tables, such as Sombra from the Church of Shadows."

When Soto heard Ryan mention Black Crystal, his eyes first lit up, then dimmed and continued to remain silent.

Ryan saw Soto's reaction and said with some disappointment:
"It seems that you only have a piece of black crystal in your hand, and have no connection with the Shadow Church."

"That's right. If you had reached a cooperation with the Shadow Church, you wouldn't have been unable to take over Feiyu Town in the past two years."

Seeing Ryan's interest in the Shadow Church, Soto finally spoke up.

He looked up at Ryan with hope: "I can tell you all the information I know about the Shadow Church. I am also willing to swear that I will never be your enemy and follow your lead from now on. I just hope you can let Silver Leaf Town go."

"Soto! Are you crazy?!"

"You were just lecturing me, telling me not to take chances, and now you surrender to Ryan. Have you forgotten what you just said?"

Before Ryan responded to Soto, Karloff and Ball started to question Soto.

Ryan frowned slightly and said impatiently: "Shut up! Did the two monsters on the field give you the courage to talk nonsense? Then let's get rid of them first."

"Dragonite, use Mystic Guard, then use Dragon Dive to kill Electabuzz!"

"Hooo!"

Hanhanlong roared, and a spherical barrier with light spots appeared around his body. Then he condensed a blue aura again and rushed towards the electric beast with lightning speed.

Having not received any orders from Soto, Electabuzz didn't know how to respond, so it had to release [Electromagnetic Waves] in an attempt to paralyze Dragonite.

However, all these electric waves were blocked by the spherical barrier around the Dragonite, and the Electabuzz could only take the [Dragon Dive] move headlong.

"boom!"

Accompanied by a loud roar, the electric beast fell to the ground and fainted.

"The fifth one!"

Ryan didn't even bother to lift a finger this time, and continued to command Hanhan Long:
"Super speed!"

Although Ryan did not specify a target, there was only one Swampert left on the field, so Sona naturally knew who to attack.

It rushed towards Swampert at an extremely fast speed, and Ball could only let Swampert use [Rock Slide] to try to block Dragonite's attack.

Pieces of rocks rained down on the Hanhan Dragon, but in the face of its powerful attack force, the originally hard rocks seemed to turn into foam and were smashed one after another.

Seeing that Rock Slide couldn't stop Dragonite, Ball shouted in panic:

"Quickly use guard!"

"Lagu!"

Swampert crossed his front paws, forming a white shield.

Since the impact force of the Silly Dragon was weakened by the continuous rocks, the shield actually blocked its attack.

When Ball saw that Swampert successfully resisted Dragonite's attack, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but before he could finish his breath, Ryan's voice came again.

"You're quite good at blocking. Can you block this move?"

"Use Destruction Ray!"

Spartan opened its mouth and fired an orange beam at Swampert.

"Hide quickly. No, keep using it and hold on!"

Faced with the [Destruction Beam] that could kill Bulbasaur in one move, Ball was too nervous and actually changed the command temporarily.

This also resulted in Swampert not having enough time to condense a shield in such a hurry. The white shield was easily penetrated by the thick beam of light as soon as it was formed.

"boom!!"

Explosions were heard again on the field. Swampert, who already had old injuries, could not withstand Dragonite's attack and, like the previous monsters, fell to the ground and lost his ability to fight.

"The sixth one, we're done."

Ryan said calmly, as if he had anticipated the result.

"Come back, Dragonite. You fought well in this battle. I'll give you a snack when I get back."

"Hooo~"

When Hanhanlong heard that there was a snack, he immediately flew back and showed off his performance to Elder Kuailong. Elder Kuailong also praised him, and then changed the subject and talked about the mistakes he made in the battle.

The smile on Hanhanlong's face froze instantly, but he didn't dare to complain. He could only listen to Elder Kuailong's teachings with a sullen look on his face.

Ryan didn't listen to the conversation between the two Dragonites, and he didn't understand it either. Xiao Luo ran to another battlefield to shoot videos and record his exploits. While filming, he shouted:

"Oh my god, Loto, why did you cut off their heads and ears? This is too evil."

"Lord Ryan asked us to do this. Xiao Luo, do you have any objection?" a player responded.

"Well, of course I have no objection, Loto. Master Ryan's decision is really wise. This is the way to deter the enemy. What are you waiting for? Keep cutting, Loto!"

Xiao Luo was cheering for the players and had no time to help Ryan translate.

However, Ryan was not in the mood to listen to Elder Kuailong's lecture on the younger generation. He turned his attention to Bauer and Karlov and said in a cold tone:
"Now you can be quiet."

Seeing their monsters being annihilated, Bauer reluctantly untied the sword from his waist and threw it to the ground:

"Of course, no problem. You are the ultimate winner, so you have the final say."

Karlov sighed, a wry smile appeared on his lips:
"I was really looking forward to this battle. I was even prepared to die. I wanted to have a wonderful battle with your Calamity."

"Now it seems that I thought too much. I overestimated my own strength and underestimated the destructive power of the natural disaster."

"Luckily, I saw a higher view, which made me give up the idea of ​​dying. I was unwilling to stop here, so."

Karlov also took off his sword and handed it to Ryan with both hands:
"We lost this battle. I am willing to dedicate the ruling power of Wudou Town to you. I only hope that you can meet my small request and not take my magic beast away and deprive me of the opportunity to fight."

"If you are worried, I can exile myself and leave your territory. You don't have to worry that I will contact other nobles. I will leave my family members in Wudou Town."

Hearing what Karlov said, everyone present showed surprised expressions.

In order to keep his chance of fighting, Karlov actually gave the fighting town and his family to Ryan, which meant that Karlov could never turn the tables.

Even if he wanted to contact other nobles to counterattack, Ryan only needed to find a family member to take over Wudou Town, and then they would have no reason to send troops.

Ball and Soto were cursing Karloff in their hearts. Was this guy an idiot? Why did he hand over all the power?

Especially the latter, he wanted to kill Karlov. He wanted to show weakness to Ryan and use the information of the Shadow Church and his own servility in exchange for a chance to save Silver Leaf Town.

But compared with what Karloff said, it was almost impossible for Ryan to agree to his request.

As expected, Ryan first looked at Karlov with interest. He felt that Karlov was not lying and that the other party really wanted to give up everything in exchange for future battles.

Perhaps it was through the battle just now that Karlov realized that in the face of powerful strength, so-called power is not worth mentioning.

Or maybe Karlov just loves fighting and doesn't want to be an idle nobleman.

But no matter what the reason was, Ryan was not worried that Karlov would deceive him. No one could escape Gardevoir's perception. He could just go back and let Gardevoir check whether it was true or not.

If what Karlov said was true, Ryan wouldn't mind recruiting him and letting him fight for him.

Anyway, after the war, Ryan's territory and achievements were enough to allow him to move up a level in his title. As a viscount, it was normal for him to have a baron as his subordinate.

If Karlov dared to deceive him, it would be easy.

The damn Shadow Church actually dared to launch a sneak attack on the unguarded Fighting Town and killed Baron Karlov. Ryan will definitely lead the knights of Fighting Town to avenge Karlov!

As for whether the knights of Wudou Town would support him, Ryan didn't care.

He let players fight to their heart's content, on the one hand to satisfy players' need for merit, and on the other hand to reduce the number of knights.

Although the rebellion in Ironthorn Town has always been under Ryan's control, he also feels disgusted with these knights who own fiefs.

Instead of dealing with these knights after the war, it is better to beat them up and scare them in the war, so that they will be afraid of Ryan and the players, and honestly hand over their fiefdoms and become honorary knights.

Therefore, the opinions of the knights of Wudou Town are not important to Ryan. Those who are obedient will stay, and those who are disobedient will only add to the guilt of the Shadow Church.

Ryan did not take the sword offered by Karlov, but turned to Soto and said:
"Baron Soto, look at their sincerity, and then think about what you said. Don't you think you are a little ridiculous?"

"You don't really think I'm a fool with nothing but military power, otherwise you wouldn't have imagined that I could exchange Silver Leaf Town for a few nice words and information from the Shadow Church."

"Not to mention that you have nothing to do with the Shadow Church, otherwise there wouldn't be only one piece of black crystal."

"Even if you do have information about the Shadow Church, so what? They are just a group of Rada who dare not show their faces. Do you think they are worth a town?"

"Don't dream in broad daylight. I still say the same thing, if you lose, you have to admit it. Don't try to be clever here. Doing so will only make me look down on you!"

Listening to Ryan's sarcasm, Soto gritted his teeth and said:
"Silverleaf Town is not yours yet. Even if I lose, the knights and residents of Silverleaf Town will fight to the death to protect it. Without my cooperation, you can never easily occupy Silverleaf Town!"

Ryan sneered and pointed to another battlefield and said:
"Heh, so what you call desperate protection is surrendering to my beast master?"

Soto looked in the direction of Ryan's finger, and saw that many Silver Leaf Knights had laid down their weapons and surrendered to the Beast Masters under Ryan's command.

This cannot be blamed on them. Their morale was already on the verge of collapse due to the blow from the two Dragonites. In addition, the two battlefields were not far apart, and they could see the scene of their lord's tragic defeat.

Seeing that Soto and the other two were unable to fight back, their will to fight completely disappeared.

Since their lords have all lost, it is normal for them to surrender. They don't want to die at the hands of these lowly beast masters.

So most of the knights and militia surrendered, only a few extremely loyal knights and the group of ruffians in Wudou Town were still fighting.

But they couldn't hold out for long under the siege of the players.

Who made the players crazy? They also saw the scene of Ryan defeating the enemy lord and knew that the war was about to end, so they wanted to take advantage of the last time to gain some merits.

Faced with the fearless and fanatical players, even the reckless men in Wudou Town felt a little frightened. They could only fight and retreat, and were slowly surrounded by the players.

"How is this possible!"

Soto shouted in disbelief. The Silver Leaf Knights, who he was so proud of, actually surrendered to the weak Beast Master. Where was the knight's glory that they always talked about? Was it all thrown away? !
Just as Soto was furious, Ryan's words reached his ears:

"Why not? You just knelt down and admitted defeat, so of course they can surrender too."

Hearing this, Soto was stunned.

After a moment, he smiled at himself.

Yes, he himself had abandoned his noble dignity and knelt on the ground to beg for surrender to Ryan. How could he have the face to blame the knights under his command? The fact that they had persisted until now was enough to prove their loyalty.

Soto looked at Torre and the few Silver Leaf Knights who were about to be overwhelmed by the players, and a hint of relief flashed in his eyes.

He took off the sword from his waist and stroked the scabbard nostalgically, from the hilt to the tail of the sword, stroking it bit by bit, and finally pulled his hand away with force, leaving only the coldness remaining on his fingertips.

Soto put his sword on the ground and said in a hoarse voice:
"I, Baron Soto, the lord of Silver Leaf Town, surrender to you on behalf of Silver Leaf Town!" (End of this chapter)