Chapter 97: The Source Of The Turmoil
——Composed entirely of blue-gray steel. The arms are two huge bamboo-shaped cylinders, with eight small jet nozzles at the ends of the arms, and the earlier Flash Cannon seemed to have been fired from the jet nozzles.
The top of the cylinder is a gray helmet, with the chin and mouth exposed below the helmet, an extremely thin neck, and two trisected narrow protrusions on it.
The armor behind the head extends to the legs like hair, protecting the entire back. The lower body has overlapping wide gray-green battle skirts, and the legs are also pitch-black jet nozzles, which seem capable of achieving levitation through energy ejection.
Upon seeing this Pokémon, Zuo Hang immediately recalled the name of this Pokémon in his mind!
——Ultra Beast! Iron Fire Kaguya!
Dual-attribute Pokémon combining Steel and Flying, capable of releasing massive energy from both arms.
Zuo Hang somewhat missed the Black Terminal; he knew very little about Ultra Beasts, but Xingye had tried it that day, and it seemed the terminal didn’t have data on Ultra Beasts—maybe that unreliable terminal knew even less than he did.
Just as this thought arose in his mind, a familiar voice sounded from his pocket.
“I feel offended; you haven’t even used me, so how do you know I don’t know??”
Zuo Hang was stunned. He immediately reached for his pocket.
The pocket that had been empty moments ago now contained a Black Terminal.
“This terminal is very reliable; please do not question this terminal’s authority. I will appear in places you least expect. There must be mutual understanding between humans and machines.”
Zuo Hang ignored what the terminal said and directly opened the Battle Power Test APP.
【Ultra Beast: Iron Fire Kaguya】
Attack: 449
Defense: 448
Special Attack: 440
Special Defense: 438
Speed: 256
Intelligence: 6（Normal human is 10）
Charm: 3
Overall Combat Power: SS+
Combat Power Evaluation: Pentagonal Warrior!
Engagement Suggestion: The opponent is a Pokémon whose stats in all aspects except speed have broken through the base stats limit. If the trainer has no Pokémon with any stat exceeding 500, it is advised not to engage.
Special Note: The abilities of Ultra Beasts will vary to different degrees in different worlds. The data provided by this terminal may have deviations under different conditions; it can be referenced but should not be fully trusted!
Final addition: “I brought you a stone.”
Stone??
Zuo Hang reached into his right pants pocket. Inside was an Evolution Key Stone that he hadn’t been able to find no matter how much he had touched earlier.
“Reliable, little black one!”
“Hehehe~~~Don’t praise me; praising me won’t help. This terminal has always been fair and impartial. Even if you deliberately praise me, I won’t favor you in any direction, hmph~”
The terminal in this maze was somewhat cute.
Zuo Hang temporarily regarded this terminal and Evolution Key Stone as clearance items given to him by Zoroark, after all, this Secret Realm had been modified by Zoroark, and as the controller, creating a Key Stone and Black Terminal with Illusion shouldn’t be difficult.
“Gardevoir!” Zuo Hang grasped the Evolution Key Stone in his hand; his direct rapport with Gardevoir briefly synchronized. The evolution light between the Key Stone and Mega Stone was triggered, and Gardevoir transformed into an elf princess wearing an elegant evening gown.
“Hypnosis!” Zuo Hang’s command coincided with the moment Gardevoir snapped her fingers. “Snap~” The Psychic Type power spread within Iron Fire Kaguya.
Half a breath later, Gardevoir shook her head; Hypnosis had no effect.
Zuo Hang was not surprised at all. If Ultra Beasts could be easily hypnotized, they wouldn’t be labeled as “dangerous.”
“Hey! Pokémon, stop hiding! Hurry up and bring it out!” Zuo Hang shouted toward Lockhart in the distance.
“I don’t have any.” Lockhart glanced at Zuo Hang and said coldly.
The Deathmatch Arena had no Pokémon restrictions. Lockhart had always relied on Zeraora and his own raw strength to fight multiple opponents with fewer numbers, which was precisely why he was famous.
“——Boom~~~~Boom~~~~~~~~” Before the one in front of him was resolved, dull explosions rang out again from the audience seats and the venue.
Countless Iron Fire Kaguya emerged from the black hole, Flash Cannons sweeping indiscriminately across the arena. Gardevoir used Psychic to carry Zuo Hang and Pikachu, constantly leaping around the venue with Teleport.
“Charmeleon! Use Flamethrower!” A trainer with an indiscernible face in the audience seats took out his Poké Ball.
Zuo Hang wanted to remind him to run quickly, but considering this was an environmental maze, he gave up on the idea.
The Flash Cannon easily pierced through Charmeleon’s body, while the Flamethrower didn’t even stir up a speck of smoke.
A strange red glow lit up on Iron Fire Kaguya’s body. “Beep! Beep!” The terminal in his hand suddenly beeped twice.
The Black Terminal switched to the Pokédex on its own.
——Iron Fire Kaguya, Ability: Ultra Beast Boost——Pokémon with this ability will receive a random stat boost after killing any Pokémon.
【Ultra Beast: Iron Fire Kaguya】
Attack: 449（+10+15）
Defense: 448（+5）
Special Attack: 440（+5）
Special Defense: 438（+20+25）
Speed: 256（+10+30+15）
Intelligence: 6（Normal human is 10）
Charm: 3
Overall Combat Power: SSS
Combat Power Evaluation: Hexagonal Warrior!
Black Terminal friendly reminder: “If you don’t have confidence in a sure kill, absolutely do not battle Ultra Beasts. Run quickly, wait for support, or employ a sure-kill tactic.”
Zuo Hang looked around; the audience seats were filled with Pokémon and trainers fleeing in all directions. Their proud personal martial prowess was utterly worthless against 448 Defense.
And the people of this world were mostly Fighting Type trainers. Fighting against Flying Steel has no damage bonus, gaining no advantage in battles against Iron Fire Kaguya.
Before entering this world, Zuo Hang had wondered what force could destroy such a high-martial world. Now it seemed the reason for its destruction had been found.
Iron Fire Kaguya with the Ultra Beast Boost ability would have its stats improve upon killing Pokémon. If this stat boost had no upper limit, Zuo Hang suspected a single Iron Fire Kaguya could directly topple an entire world.
Once stats reach SSS+ level, no amount of SS+ or SSS Pokémon would make a difference.
Iron Fire Kaguya’s Flash Cannons mowing down those Pokémon was like Dynasty Warriors grass-cutting; no matter how many came, they were instantly wiped out.
This was a war with no chance of victory.
A white cone dropped from the sky, with four white tailfins at its end.
This was a warhead.
Zuo Hang knew his maze exploration was over.
He placed his hand on Gardevoir’s shoulder and whispered, “No need to dodge anymore; we should go back.”
The next second, the entire Canghai City fell silent, and Zuo Hang abruptly sat up from the lake surface.
He first reached for the Poké Ball at his lower back to check Gardevoir’s condition. Only after seeing Gardevoir safely lying beside him did Zuo Hang pat his body to check if he had lost any limbs in the earlier explosions.
