Pokémon cross over into the real world

Chapter 671 Silver Feather (2)

As soon as the lava snail appeared, orange-red magma seeped from its rocky shell, scorching the ground around it, and even the air seemed to be on fire. It slowly shrank its body, hiding its soft belly inside its shell, leaving only two eyes burning with flames, like a small volcano about to erupt.

Watching plumes of white smoke rise from the ground within a kilometer radius, distorting the air and causing all the plants on the ground to spontaneously combust, turning the grass withered and carbonized in an instant, Wang Qiyi believed that the ground temperature was probably several hundred degrees Celsius. If a person fell on it, they would be instantly scorched.

The lava snail appeared to be making no movement, but it was likely using some kind of enhancement skill, while simultaneously transforming the area into its own lava domain. Dracula spread its wings and hovered in the air; the ground temperature was too high for it to land, and its steel-type body certainly couldn't withstand the heat.

"Dragon Breath." Wang Qiyi gave the order. He was very proficient with Dracula's Dragon Breath skill. He would use this move to test the Lava Snail's special defense. This guy had no mobility at all, so dodging attacks was impossible. He could only rely on defense.

With a series of "boom boom boom" explosions, three dragon breaths struck the lava snail squarely. As the smoke cleared, a layer of light was visible on the lava snail's body, indicating that the dragon breath attack had not broken through its defenses at all.

"I see! The super-power transformation skill—Instant Amnesia, greatly increases Special Defense." Wang Qiyi recognized this move immediately, having seen it used by A'Dai before. Lava Snail already had high defenses, and now, with the added bonus of the Instant Amnesia skill, all special attack skills would deal even less damage to it.

"Lava Snail, Lava Storm!" commanded Sakumoto, the trainer from the Sakura Kingdom.

The lava snail suddenly opened its shell, unleashing countless lava projectiles that caused the earth to boil, followed by a deluge of volcanic ash. The once flat land bulged slightly upwards, transforming into a small volcano. The lava projectiles fired into the sky exploded in mid-air, turning into a rain of fire, while the volcanic eruption's steam swirled upwards, forming a black and red tornado-like column of smoke.

The power of this lava storm was so terrifying that it left people speechless. The command console, which housed the human trainers, sensed the energy fluctuations and quickly moved away.

Dracula flapped its wings, its body suddenly rising higher, but the black tornado was too fast and still swallowed it whole. Its steel-type body was being scorched in the high-temperature lava, causing it unbearable pain. It could only forcefully use its Flying-type move—Gale Force—to create a wind ring around itself to block the lava storm's onslaught.

"I never imagined that the Lava Snail from the Sakura Country would have such strength." President Jiang exclaimed, looking at the black plume of smoke forming on the distant island. "The Bloodwing Dragon can use the Water Cannon skill, right? The Lava Snail is a Rock and Fire type, and it's four times weak to Water. Doesn't Wang Qiyi's Bloodwing Dragon have any Water-type skills?"

Li Shining shook his head: "Probably not. Wang Qiyi's Bloodwing Salamence has fought against my Dragonite before and didn't use any Water-type moves. It's more skilled in Dragon and Fire-type moves. But don't worry, this kid won't be defeated so easily. Don't you remember how he defeated my Dragonite back then? That world-destroying Dragon Star Cluster, I still remember it vividly."

President Jiang also recalled the apocalyptic scene of the meteorite crash. That Z-Move from back then likely possessed the power of a guardian deity; even with its strong defense, this lava snail shouldn't have been able to withstand it. Since Wang Qiyi hasn't used that move yet, it seems he hasn't reached the point of exhaustion.

The rumbling of the lava storm blocked the trainer's commands; the trainer, flying at a distance, was now completely unable to control their Pokémon. This is typical of high-level Pokémon battles; trainers rarely have the opportunity to get close and give commands. It all depends on the Pokémon's own combat prowess, or on the trainer's pre-prepared tactics.

Wang Qiyi, however, activated his Aura to create a mental resonance with Dracula. Dracula was immediately enhanced by the Aura and received Wang Qiyi's command: Dragon God Dive towards the ground, then unleash an earthquake. Fire and Rock types are also four times weak to Ground types, but the high temperature of the ground will also damage Dracula. This is a trade-off strategy, it's a matter of who can withstand the damage first.

Dracula often challenged Goku to self-harm and damage-resistance training, a style of fighting that he loved most. Without a word, he swooped down towards the intense heat of the ground. In the dark column of smoke, a green figure, enveloped in blue energy, tore through the smoke and crashed into the boiling ground.

This fearless and resolute spirit even startled Samoto, who was watching from afar; he hadn't expected his opponent to be so ruthless.

With a deafening roar, the Dragon God swooped down and struck the Lava Snail squarely, slamming it into the ground. The small volcano that had risen from the ground now had a huge crater in the center. Dracula also sank deep into the ground, the surrounding lava soaking him in. His entire body sizzled, his steel-like body turned a deep red, and his surface showed signs of melting.

The pain caused Dracula to roar, his voice echoing across the heavens. At the same time, the earth trembled, and violent seismic waves emanated from Dracula. Ground-type Super-Rank Skill—Earthquake.

Samoto's pupils contracted. Activating an earthquake skill at such close range would undoubtedly severely damage the lava snail, which was four times weaker than the ground. He now desperately wanted to order the lava snail to use an earthquake as well. Since they were going to die anyway, he might as well go down with it, trading one life for another. His original mission was to come up here and wear down Wang Qiyi.

Unfortunately, the lava snail couldn't hear his commands, but it still put up a fight, launching a lava splash attack that continuously sprayed magma at Dracula, causing him excruciating pain.

The earthquake waves spread throughout the entire island, and the surrounding waves became turbulent. A small tsunami began to appear on the nearby observation island where the various delegations were located, with seawater rushing inwards. Suddenly, a little girl sitting on the podium with Chairman Parker transformed into the mythical beast Tapu Fini and flew out. She pointed a finger at the sea, and the small tsunami immediately subsided and receded.

In a short while, the battle on the island had already been decided. The Lava Snail couldn't withstand the earthquake damage and lost its ability to fight. However, Wang Qiyi's Bloodwing Wyvern was also badly burned and looked like it was on the verge of death. It seemed that the champion was about to give up.

When the countdown for the reigning champion started again, the people below began to discuss it again. Everyone believed that the next round of challenges would definitely defeat the Bloodwing Dragon. However, less than 20 minutes of the 12-hour arena time had passed, and everyone was considering how to defend the title and which Pokémon to send up.

What no one noticed was that Dracula's injuries were healing at a visible rate. Having consumed the rainbow energy cubes for a long time, it had accumulated a vast amount of energy within its body. Now, severely injured, it was using its Feather Perch skill to rapidly replenish this energy, achieving a super-recovery effect and helping it quickly increase its strength.

Dracula followed the motto: What doesn't kill me makes me stronger.

"That Bloodwing Wyvern is using its Feather Perch skill to recover!" Finally, someone noticed something through the live stream on the big screen, and a member of the Eagle Nation delegation immediately stepped forward to challenge it. The appearance of a major power clearly sent a signal that they intended to seize this resource.

Representing the Eagle Kingdom is the legendary trainer Tyson. Wang Qiyi recognizes him because he was a famous boxing champion in his youth, known as a humanoid Pokémon. He once challenged and defeated the elite-level Hitmonlee on a global live broadcast. He can be considered the pinnacle of human combat power.

Tyson is also an excellent Fighting-type Pokémon trainer. His strongest ace, Kommo-o, is a Dragon/Fighting type. The Eagle Kingdom sent him out because Salamence is currently in a Steel-type state, and Fighting is super effective against Steel. In addition, with Salamence in its burned and severely injured state, winning this battle should be easy.

As Tyson's command post flew towards the battle island, betting opened on the outer betting platforms, with only three minutes allotted for placing bets. Those buying large amounts of betting tickets quickly placed their bets.

Jiang Zining glanced at Jia Wencheng's phone and saw that he was paying for a bet, betting 100 million Alliance Coins on the Bloodwing Wyvern to win. Jiang Zining was dumbfounded: "Young Master Jia, didn't you say you didn't participate in gambling?"

“Relying on luck is called gambling, while a sure-win situation is called investment,” Jia Wencheng said confidently. “These people don’t understand Wang Qiyi’s strength at all. Dracula, you look miserable, but you’re far from your limit. The Eagle Kingdom even sent a Fighting-type Pokémon, which is like sending them to their deaths.”