Chapter 114: When Zuo Hang Starts Chanting
Thunder is already ready, two gigantic Kirin looming faintly in the dark clouds.
The supreme electric light fused with Pikachu’s intent will have far greater power than those casually shaped forms!
The battle is already nearing its end. As soon as this Kirin descends, whether it’s Ultra Beast Boost or Dragon-type resistance to electricity, all beings are equal before Pika Kirin.
“——Proud Electric Light Above the Storm, representing the Dual Mad Thunder of Suffocation and Despair, the strongest Electric-attribute manipulator in this place descends to bring annihilation at this moment!——Roar! Pika Maru!” Zuo Hang chanted confidently, victory in his grasp.
“Pika~~~! Chu!!!!!!!!!”
“Roar~~!” Pika Kirin let out a uniquely deep roar. Deep purple and pale white electric light tore the space above the Battle Arena into fragments. A single Thunder Kirin alone occupied nearly a third of the Battle Arena. Hydreigon was the highest-flying Pokémon still remaining in the Venue at this time. When he saw Charizard suddenly flee the battlefield at extreme speed, he already realized something was amiss.
Upon seeing Pika Kirin, he knew his feeling was correct.
He immediately activated Protect. Hydreigon only saw the brilliant dual-colored electric light weaving and dancing wildly before his eyes, then his body was overwhelmed by the pain of Numbness and tearing. The dark golden electric light seemed to have explosiveness far surpassing ordinary Electric-type Skills, while the pale white electric light seemed able to directly break through his Aura of Protect and drill into his bones!
Mega Salamence faced a similar situation. The Kirin attacking Hydreigon was mainly dark golden electric light, while the one attacking Salamence was a pale white Thunder Kirin.
The only one still intact in the field was Garchomp. But after the dark golden Thunder Kirin sent Hydreigon away, it immediately switched its Target to him. In addition, there was a freed-up Mega Gardevoir.
Garchomp felt bitter inside. He had absolute Attribute advantage against electricity, but he couldn’t handle Fairy!
A bright pink Flowing Light exploded in front of his forehead. Garchomp was forced to raise his dual blades, and at the same time, the pale Thunder Kirin engulfed him.
Gardevoir didn’t retreat against the dark golden Kirin. She endured the electric light and landed a Giga Impact on Garchomp’s chest.
Garchomp had no time to wonder why this Pokémon in a white long skirt was so ferocious. The pain from his chest bone and the bone-eroding tearing sensation from the lightning had already deprived him of the ability to think.
Gardevoir, like Darkrai long ago, had also been Pikachu’s sparring partner. She had trained through various Thunderbolt and various Thunder.
Pale white, dark golden, Thunderbolt, Thunder, Thunder Shock, Volt Tackle. Pikachu’s various unnamed Combination Techniques and various Form Changes—Gardevoir had experienced them all without exception.
With Garchomp down, the only one left in the field with combat ability was Mega Salamence.
Ultra Beast Boost’s boost to Special Attack allowed him to clash head-on with Thunder. Breaking Dead Light met the pale white Thunder Kirin. The Beast Boost unexpectedly formed an Illusion of Mega Salamence in mid-air.
This was the Form Change of Beast Boost, not limited to Attribute. The difficulty of mastering it should be somewhat higher than simple Attribute Change.
Pikachu’s big eyes were full of surprise. Among opponents of the same level, he had never seen one who could directly withstand his Thunder Kirin. Every time, his dark clouds gathered, Kirin emerged, and the opponent was directly done.
There might have been one or two Pokémon that could clash with him a bit, but perhaps because too much time had passed, he couldn’t remember what species the last one able to hard-counter his Thunder was.
Although Salamence withstood the first Kirin, the problem was that Pikachu had two. Moreover, Gardevoir and Charizard had already freed up their hands.
Flamethrower and Moonblast smashed toward Salamence simultaneously. The distant Ninjask also commanded all his Shadow avatars to launch a suicidal finishing assault. The lifeless clones revealed their Forelimbs, X-Scissor charging into the energy of Moonblast and Flamethrower.
“——Roar~~!!!” Salamence let out a final prolonged dragon roar. Azure Dragon Pulse broke through the two energy storms and found Ninjask’s main body amid the numerous Shadow clones. Ultra Beast Boost seemed to have also granted him insight comparable to Nasty Plot.
Ninjask had the lowest dual resistance in the field. Being able to hold out until now relied entirely on his own Speed and excellent evasion ability, but Salamence finding his position among the numerous clones was completely unexpected.
Dragon Pulse engulfed Ninjask. Salamence completed an extreme one-for-one exchange in his final moment of retreat.
“Ultra Beast Boost… indeed very strong.” The Smoke from the Skill collision had not yet dissipated when Zuo Hang spoke in the posture of a victor.
“Correct, indeed very strong.” Madame Blood Dragon nodded. “Salamence is my Pokémon. I know how strong he is. By the way, let me remind you: when facing Ultra Beasts… never relax until the very last moment of the battle.”
This sentence seemed to have two layers of meaning.
Zuo Hang frowned.
A fierce storm suddenly rose in the Smoke—this was Salamence flapping his wings within the Smoke.
Eerie red light enveloped Salamence’s Body, and the red glow in his dragon eyes became even deeper than before!
This was Beast Boost! The second Ultra Beast Boost!
Salamence randomly boosted one Stat the instant he defeated Ninjask. From this result, it must have been Special Attack!
Being able to withstand both Moonblast and Flamethrower, his Special Defense Stat must have boosted by a considerable amount!
“If it’s just Special Defense, flipping the battle is still somewhat forced.” Zuo Hang said gravely. “You’ve already proven that Ultra Beast Boost is indeed very strong.”
“Salamence! Roost!” Madame Blood Dragon didn’t respond. She hadn’t given up on this battle yet!
“Iron Tail! Giga Impact! Dragon Claw!” Zuo Hang’s gaze sharpened. He casually named three Physical Attack moves—these were the Physical Attacks he could think of in that short time. As for which one each Pokémon should use, that was for them to judge.
Madame Blood Dragon wanted to flip the battle with Roost, so Zuo Hang naturally wouldn’t give him that Opportunity. If it could still be flipped in this state, then Zuo Hang’s years as a Trainer would truly have been in vain.
Pikachu’s Iron Tail, Gardevoir’s Giga Impact, Charizard didn’t choose Dragon Claw either and also chose Giga Impact.
Heavy punches from left and right, plus a Jump Kick Iron Tail from above, Salamence’s Roost ultimately didn’t get chanted.
Roost is a Skill that can recover a large amount of its own HP. If he managed to use it, combined with the boosts to Special Defense and Special Attack, it might even let him take out three in a row.
