Chapter 96: Encountering Gardevoir
The news of the Deathmatch Arena starting registrations was only on the second page of the Newspaper. And the Newspaper’s front page was news of Spatial Tremors occurring in various places around the world【Spatial Tremor】.
【Spatial Tremor】, it sounds like a name related to the destruction of the world.
“Can I have this Newspaper?” Reta（Zuo Hang） asked.
“Hahaha” Old A laughed twice, “Gonna use it to line your bed again?? Fine, here you go, it’s getting colder, cover yourself with a few more Newspapers when you sleep, don’t freeze to death.”
Zuo Hang chuckled lightly: “You should be happy if I died, finally no one stealing from your Vending Machine.”
“Don’t say that…… I wish you could steal for a few more years, and besides, this Vending Machine isn’t even mine.”
Old A appeared nonchalant on the surface, but the worry in his eyes was caught by Zuo Hang.
Even after switching to Reta’s body, Zuo Hang’s sensitivity to line of sight still remained.
According to Reta’s memories, the city he lived in was called Aileze, basically suburban level, nothing Black Technology, no rich people, a place where a group of society’s bottom rung huddled together for warmth.
Canghai City was very far from here, the measurement units of the two worlds were different, Reta wasn’t much of a cultured person either, so Zuo Hang only knew Aileze was very far from Canghai City, but exactly how far was unknown.
If he really had to go to Canghai City, starting over from the lower Battle Arena, he really wouldn’t know when he’d get back. Maybe he’d go straight from First Year High School to Second Year High School.
Thinking in his mind about how to break this Maze, the scene before his eyes began to change again.
Cheers from the audience rang in his ears, the silver “Limiter（Armguard）” reappeared on his double arms.
The dirty Pikachu landed on all fours, glaring viciously at the humanoid Pokémon opposite him, while Doublade floated behind him.
Zuo Hang reached for his lower back, where there was now a Poké Ball, and it was a Great Ball.
Delighted in his heart, Zuo Hang threw the Poké Ball from his lower back.
A red flash, and a familiar figure emerged from the Poké Ball.
“Sha la~” Gardevoir turned back to look at Zuo Hang, she was also a bit surprised by her manner of appearance, clearly she had been lying flat in the stream water, yet upon coming to this world she was in the Poké Ball.
Zuo Hang felt his pocket, there was no Evolution Stone inside, it seemed this world had banned his Mega Evolution, Gardevoir originally wasn’t Reta’s Pokémon either, letting her appear in the Deathmatch Arena was already an exception.
——The Mazes in the Secret Realm were all modified by Zorua or Zoroark’s Illusion. In the original world’s progression, Reta seemingly didn’t reach the final Elite Four’s Deathmatch either, this should be a fictional world that didn’t occur in world history.
Zuo Hang looked around, perhaps due to the distance, he couldn’t see the faces of the audience in the Audience Seats clearly, the Stars overhead also seemed familiar.
“Ah~”, the false starry sky of Secret Realm No. 448 at night hadn’t even been changed, directly copied over.
At this sight, Zuo Hang could confirm it. This was indeed an Illusion segment that didn’t exist in world history.
The sturdy man standing opposite Zuo Hang should be the original Deathmatch Heavenly King, and the Pokémon Pikachu was facing off against was the Mythical Pokémon Zeraora.
Electric Type against Electric Type, evenly matched in terms of Attribute, but Pikachu’s opponent was Zeraora, if Zuo Hang remembered correctly, this Pokémon’s Ability should be Static Electricity—no Damage from Electric Attribute attacks, instead Recovering life.
Pokémon with this Ability would only get more energized the more electricity they take, Pikachu not only got no advantage, but was completely suppressed.
“——Boom~~~~~~” A sudden explosion rang out outside the Venue.
“——Boom~~~~Boom~~~~~~” Explosions one after another.
The AT Force Field at the edge of the Deathmatch Arena was swallowed by a black spherical object, providing no Defense effect at all, the faceless audience in the Audience Seats began fleeing in all directions.
Zuo Hang recalled the Newspaper he saw a few minutes ago, which seemed to have a report on this black sphere—Spatial Tremor.
This situation didn’t start with this Deathmatch, but had been appearing successively in various places around the world for months already.
And this Deathmatch seemed to be the beginning of the world’s destruction.
Black Lightning flashed on Zeraora’s right arm, Electric Current shining with Quick Attack on its body, no matter how the world shook, this Deathmatch wouldn’t end because of it.
Deathmatch Heavenly King Lockhart was an extremely stubborn man, he became Deathmatch Heavenly King for a reason.
——Battle! The only word in his mind, also the meaning of his Existence.
“Moonblast!”
Gardevoir gathered false Moonlight in her hands, the lunar power condensed in this moonless starry sky collided with the black Lightning!
The shining Moonblast was continuously swallowed by the Plasma black electricity.
Black Lightning Zeraora’s signature move—Plasma Fist!
“Retreat! Psychic Terrain! Pikachu! Iron Tail!” Zuo Hang shouted the commands just as Gardevoir was about to be swallowed by the Plasma black electricity.
Gardevoir Teleport jumped to the edge of the Venue, pressed her palms together, Psychic Type power erupted in the field—Psychic Terrain!
“Pika!” The Electric Mouse’s Jump Kick Iron Tail whipped towards Zeraora’s shoulder.
“——Boom~~~~~~~” A tiny black hole suddenly burst between the two Pokémon’s bodies. Pikachu and Zeraora were forced to retreat.
The black light ball expanded in an instant, Gardevoir Teleport jumped to Pikachu’s side, grabbed his neck, and forcibly yanked him back from the edge of the black hole.
Zeraora on the other side punched the black hole.
“Ora!!!!”
He quickly paid the price for his recklessness—his entire right arm was swallowed by the black hole, the stump of his arm still had some black particles remaining, a bit like the dark matter produced when using the Skill “Darkest Lariat”, also a bit like the Beast Boost produced when using “Hyper Beam”.
Gardevoir casually tossed a Dew of Life at Zeraora, the Water Type Energy full of vitality spread at the wound on Zeraora’s arm, the eerie black Energy slowly faded with the Water Type Energy, Zuo Hang seized the opportunity to speak:
“Resolve the situation at hand, and our Deathmatch can continue!”
Before Lockhart could answer, dozens of white light cannons shot out from the black hole.
Like Gatling gun rapid fire, ten followed by hundreds! This seemed like Flash Cannon, Steel Attribute Special Attack with 80 Power!
Gardevoir opened Light Screen in front of herself, threw a Moonblast, using the thick smoke from the explosion to retreat backwards. The one-armed Zeraora had a layer of Aura appear on its body, using Aura to block one light cannon, then Agility to quickly retreat.
“Dazzling Gleam! Thunderbolt!”
“Plasma Fist!”
Two commands with different tones.
The shine and Lightning were simultaneously blocked by a light screen like an AT Force Field, this was the Skill Wide Guard!
The Pokémon in the black hole slowly revealed its form.
——Its entire body composed of blue-gray Steel.
