allendalepharm Chapter 661 The City of Sirte (7)
Chapter 661 The City of Sirte (7)
The bearded black man now understood why Blaziken, despite being stronger than Leopard, had initially pretended to be suppressed—it wanted to make him underestimate its opponent and then give him a chance to strengthen. He immediately took out a Poké Ball to recall Leopard and sent out his ace, Feraligatr, a mid-Legendary rank.
As soon as Feraligatr appeared, it swept its tail, creating a massive, aquatic tail – a high-level Water-type move called Aqua Tail. Blaziken, using its speed advantage, executed a difficult aerial maneuver to dodge the sweeping Aqua Tail. Feraligatr, missing its first attack, followed up with another. This Aqua Tail possessed overwhelming force; even a mere graze from it would instantly render Blaziken unable to battle, let alone be hit.
Just when everyone thought the situation was settled, Blaziken, which was dodging, suddenly erupted with evolutionary light. Everyone present was shocked; they hadn't expected the girl to possess a Mega Stone. Valza clapped his hands and laughed. Now that he had surrounded these four, their possession of a Mega Stone meant he had one too!
To put this in perspective, these things are incredibly rare. Currently, fewer than fifty Key Stones and no more than 200 Mega Stones have been found across the entire North African Union. Even as the largest warlord, he only possesses a few Key Stones and Mega Stones. Although Key Stones and Mega Stones aren't as valuable as they were when Wang Qiyi initially announced them, a single Key Stone can currently fetch up to 8 million Union Coins at auction on the international market.
"What's the use of Mega Evolution? It's still useless against type advantage!" The bearded black man sneered and commanded Feraligatr to launch a fierce attack. Because of the seaside, Feraligatr's Water-type moves were amplified, and its Surf move brought up huge waves that covered Blaziken in a barrage.
The Blaziken, which had been frantically dodging, suddenly froze, standing still as the massive wave crashed down upon it. Suddenly, a strange thing happened: a flash of green light enveloped the Blaziken in a green glow, and a giant flower bloomed on its head like a crown.
"What is this thing?" Everyone, including the bearded black man, asked. Blaziken, undaunted by the water, strode across the water and delivered a knee strike to Crocodile's chin. Crocodile flew backward, its head tilted back. While still in the air, Blaziken unleashed a Ki Blast, unleashing a burst of green energy that struck Crocodile squarely, sending it flying once more.
"Grass-type energy! What kind of move is that?" They still couldn't understand why the Fire-type Blaziken could use a Grass-type move, and with such great power.
"Titanium crystallization!" Valza was no longer calm. He suddenly stood up and burst into laughter. "You've given me so many surprises today." The news of titanium crystallization had only been released for less than three months, and many places in the world still didn't know what it was. As a warlord, Valza paid relatively more attention to international news, especially information about Pokémon training and battles, so he was the first to react.
Blaziken's unexpected change in type threw Feraligatr off balance. The knee strike that hit its chin earlier caused it to tilt its head back, seemingly twisting its neck. Coupled with a powerful attack from Titanium Burst, Feraligatr was now barely able to get up, but its condition was extremely poor.
Instead of immediately attacking and finishing off its opponent, Blaziken circled around and resumed its bodybuilding and strengthening exercises. At this point, Blaziken had noticeably increased in both height and muscle strength, appearing to have grown considerably.
"It's upgraded to the fourth tier!" The bearded black man noticed something amiss and decisively switched his Pokémon. The third one to appear was Manta Rayquaza, a Water/Flying type, also possessing mid-Legendary-level strength. The bearded black man planned to use Manta Rayquaza's Flying type to counter Blaziken's Grass type.
Blaziken's speed boost combined with its physique-enhancing abilities results in a massive drain on its stamina. Unlike video games where you can reach level six and become invincible, allowing you to fight indefinitely as long as you don't get knocked out, this kind of tactical approach in reality quickly depletes stamina. Burst attacks are the worst thing for a prolonged battle.
Blaziken, ignoring its injuries, charged forward, determined to fight to the death. Since it would have to leave the battle eventually anyway, it might as well take down its opponent as well. In an instant, Blaziken, which was originally a level lower in skill, unleashed a powerful aura that suppressed Manta Rayquaza. After several rounds of attacks, both of them fell.
The bearded black man felt the same way he had felt at the wooden tower – he couldn't believe his opponent had defeated him three times in a row, even though he was much stronger. Looking at his opponent, he saw he still had two Pokémon left, while the black man, though still with three, was losing confidence.
Li Yaoyao's second Pokémon was Flame Marowak. Her opponent once again sent out a Water-type Octopus Barrel to try and counter it with a type advantage. As a result, Marowak transformed into Titanium Crystal again. However, this time, Titanium Crystal's original type Ghost was removed, making it no longer afraid of Water.
Flame Crackling was enveloped in a purplish-black halo, and the bone club that had been burning with green flames was suddenly shrouded in shadow. The fire attribute characteristics receded like a tide, leaving only pure ghost-type energy flowing within its body. Facing Octopus Bucket's Water Gun attack, it neither dodged nor evaded, but instead swung its bone club, its feet dancing mysterious steps, and a burst of sword energy emanating from its body to help defend against the water gun.
"Another power-up move—Swords Dance!" The bearded black man commanded calmly, "Octopus Barrel, Black Mist!" Black Mist, an Ice-type status move, can obscure vision and remove all positive and negative buffs from Pokémon on the field. Octopus Barrel spewed out jet-black ink, transforming it into a cloud of black mist that enveloped the battlefield.
Li Yaoyao hadn't expected her opponent to have such a hidden move; the buff from Sword Dance would be removed. She decided to unleash a powerful attack before it was removed: "Bone Club Boomerang!" This was Marowak's signature move. It hurled its bone club with all its might, the club enveloped in Ghost-type energy. This wasn't just a simple Bone Club Boomerang; it was a combination move, incorporating the Shadow Bone skill.
The bone club spun as it charged into the black mist, tearing through the air with a sharp whistling sound and locking onto the Octopus Bucket. The Octopus Bucket's body contracted, its cartilaginous form suddenly shrinking, the bone club missing its target and grazing past. The Octopus Bucket quickly expanded back to its original size, aiming at the now-boneless Crawling. This was its Water-type exclusive move—Octopus Bucket Cannon. Unlike the Water Cannon move, Octopus Bucket Cannon fired spherical projectiles one after another. While the water volume wasn't as large as Water Cannon, the projectiles were faster and could explode to expand the attack area.
Crawling Crawling crossed its arms to protect itself from two water bullets. It didn't dodge because the bone club it threw would return to this position. Octopus Bucket didn't notice that the bone club it had just dodged was coming back behind it. Caught off guard, it was hit in the back of the head, and the water bullet that had just hit the muzzle exploded.
Shadow Bone possesses the Ghost-type's unique "Psychic Blast," sending Octopus Bucket reeling and rolling on the ground like a ball. Crawling Crawling leaped to catch the returning bone club, twisting its body and spinning in mid-air. The bone club traced an arc, and shadow energy condensed into a massive shadow blade.
Shadow Bone's new move - Ghost Bone Strike! The shadow blade slashed down with the power to devour light. Octopus Bucket hastily raised its tentacles to defend, but the shadow blade severed one of its tentacles in the process, and it used the momentum to roll backward and create distance.
"It's already badly injured, give it the final blow!" Li Yaoyao shouted, and with a clatter, she used the same trick again, her bone club transforming into a shadow blade as she attacked her opponent.
"You underestimate me!" the bearded black man shouted, and the Octopus Bucket suddenly transformed into a black shadow and darted out. Li Yaoyao was startled, "How can it be so fast!" Before she could react, Marowak had already been hit. The Dark-type energy entered its body, causing Marowak to scream in agony, while the Octopus Bucket stuck to its back.
The Dark-type mid-tier move, Pursuit, in the game deals double damage to any Pokémon that has already taken damage in the current turn. In reality, this move is a damage lock-on, targeting the opponent's injured area and attacking the same spot to inflict additional damage.
The bearded black man has his own unique training methods, combining this technique with the octopus barrel's limb regeneration ability. The severed limbs can help lock onto the opponent's vital points, and the main body can instantly teleport to the locked location upon summoning the severed limbs. Therefore, the limbs that were just severed by the octopus barrel's shadow blades were part of its tactic.