frightfiction Chapter 430 Successive Battles ①
Chapter 430 Successive Battles ①
Lu Renjia's pupils shrank as he looked at the three surging water curtains behind the Swamp Monster.
His Adam's apple bobbed with difficulty: "How is this possible..." He quickly shook off his shock and shouted, raising his hand.
"Wheelball, Venom Trap!"
"Prologum, Speed Wheel!"
The Promlum cylinder roared with a piercing sound, its steel body spinning at high speed, leaving a silver-gray afterimage. Sparks from the friction of the metal parts ignited the toxic fumes in the air.
In an instant, twelve steel wheels gleaming with purple light materialized around it, each edge covered with serrated poisonous blades, like a deadly meat grinder.
Speed Wheel, a Steel-type physical attack move with 100 power, but it greatly reduces speed after use. This move is also exclusive to the Prompom family.
Meanwhile, the wheel-shaped ball floated in mid-air, its dark purple patterns twisting like a living thing, frantically absorbing the poisonous mist scattered throughout the arena.
Thick venom seeped from between its tire treads, spreading into a spiderweb of purple ravines on the ground, eventually converging into a giant toxic pool ten meters in diameter, its surface churning with corrosive bubbles.
The first waterfall, accompanied by a sharp, piercing sound, crashed into Promlum. At the same time, the twelve steel wheels burst forth with dazzling purple light, and the steel energy collided violently with the torrent of water.
The moment the poisonous mist and water burst open, the impact caused Promlum's fuselage to shift half a meter, but the serrated steel wheels continued to spin stubbornly, tearing the waterfall into fragments.
However, the second waterfall roared in immediately afterward, the water waves hitting its exposed power core precisely. Prompom let out a piercing mechanical groan, its levitation height plummeted, and even the toxic mist spewed from the cylinders became murky.
"Now! Swampert, unleash your full power!"
Swampert's water energy surged threefold, transforming into a final waterfall as tall as two people, crashing into the teetering Proomom like a silver dragon emerging from the abyss.
The steel wheel groaned as it came into contact with the water curtain, the purple light shattering into pieces and scattered by the water flow.
Promlum was thrown out and crashed heavily into the energy barrier. The metal shell was dented and cracked, and he lay slumped on the edge of the arena, emitting black smoke.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Heng couldn't help but sigh. Swampert was only at the level of a beginner gym leader, about 7-8 levels lower than Proom on the other side.
The fact that a Pokémon could reach such a level by using only one skill demonstrates that the divine power of the so-called "false god" is beyond the reach of ordinary Pokémon.
Before the swamp monster could finish its attack, a strange purple light suddenly appeared on the ground.
The venom trap of the Wheel Ball was finally complete—a purple vortex with a diameter of five meters rose from the center of the poisonous pool, and the viscous venom transformed into a giant python, baring its fangs and claws as it coiled around the giant swamp monster that was charging at high speed.
The water curtain and the venomous python collided violently, the corrosive venom frantically devouring the water energy, emitting a sizzling burning sound.
The Swamp Monster grunted, its thick arms flailing wildly in the poisonous mist. Its scales were corroded by the venom, leaving fine pits, and the wounds turned an ominous bluish-black.
"They've been poisoned?!"
"it is good!"
Lu Renjia stared in disbelief at the Swamp Monster trapped in the venom trap. Its pink body was unusually conspicuous, but purple patterns were constantly spreading around it.
The main purpose of the poisoning tactic is to put the opponent into a poisoned state, and he didn't expect to succeed on the first try.
"The advantage is on our side! Cheer up, Proomb!"
"Use Venom Impact with Wheelball!"
Zhang Heng was completely bewildered, thinking, "The advantage is yours? In my doubles, one of my teammates is just coasting along."
"Guka~"
The engine on Promrum's body hummed, his whole body trembled violently, and the venom gushing from the gaps in the metal condensed into a giant poison ball in front of him, emitting an eerie purple light.
The wheel-shaped ball spun rapidly, its dark purple patterns gleaming brightly, and the venom it sprayed spiraled around Promlum's poison ball.
The two merged into one, forming a torrent of venom several meters in diameter, carrying a pungent, fishy stench, which surged toward the Swamp Monster.
Venom Impact, a Poison-type Special Attack move with a power of 65. Its power is doubled against poisoned opponents.
Both attacks, each with a power of 130, are combined using the Venom Impact skill.
Wherever the torrent of venom passed, it corroded deep trenches into the ground, and the billowing toxic fumes distorted the air itself.
Swampert tried to dodge, but the paralysis caused by the poison made it slow to move and it could only wave its arms in an attempt to defend itself.
The venomous impact slammed into the Swampert's massive body, and the highly corrosive venom instantly spread throughout its body, causing the poisoned state to double the damage.
Swampert! Mega Evolution!
The Swampert's poisoned body trembled violently, and a pearly white light suddenly shone from beneath its wet skin, as if liquid starlight was flowing through its veins.
The light burst forth from the depths of its body, growing brighter with each muscle twitch, making the previously festering wounds shine.
At the same time, the Evolution Keystone in Zhang Heng's hand burst out with the same dazzling white light. The two beams of light intertwined in the air like magnets attracting each other, transforming into a spiraling band of light that rose like a double strand of DNA.
The light bands swirled and became denser, eventually condensing into a giant white eggshell with a diameter of several meters, each line absorbing and releasing water-based energy.
Lu Renjia's pupils contracted sharply. Just as he was about to command the Wheel Ball and Proomum to take advantage of the situation and attack, spiderweb-like cracks suddenly appeared on the surface of the eggshell.
"Click——"
With a deafening cracking sound, the eggshell exploded, and the Mega Swampert, accompanied by towering waves, soared into the sky.
The patterns on its carapace flow with liquid starlight, and wounds caused by poisoning heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The azure water energy spread outwards, completely evaporating the remaining venom into nothingness.
When Lu Renjia saw the Mega Swampert appear, a hint of panic flashed in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by determination. He suddenly drew the Z-Bracelet from his waist, which was inlaid with a Poison Z-Crystal.
He shouted, "Balloon, it's time! Use the Poison-type Z-Move - Acidic Extinction Rain!"
The dark purple patterns around the wheel-shaped ball burst forth with unprecedented light, and it began to spin rapidly, causing the surrounding poisonous mist to form a huge purple vortex.
The Z-bracelet in Lu Renjia's hand resonated strongly with the poisonous Z-crystal of the wheel ball, releasing a powerful Z-force.
He performed a series of complex and fluid movements in the air, first crossing his arms in front of his chest, then quickly extending them to the sides while rotating his body and shouting, "Let the poison overwhelm everything!"
The purple vortex of the Wheelball grew increasingly violent, and countless drops of strong acid gradually emerged from the poisonous mist, converging into thick columns of poison that sprayed wildly towards the Mega Swampert.
These poisonous pillars seemed to be alive, twisting and turning flexibly in the air. Wherever they passed, the air was corroded and hissed, and the arena floor was riddled with countless deep holes.
"Mega Swampert! Waterfall!"
"boom!"
Mega Swampert's water-type energy exploded, transforming into three giant waterfalls connected end to end.
The two waterfalls at the front, like two palms clasped together, tightly clamped the Poison-type Z-Move's strong acid pillar, and the corrosive white smoke from the collision of the water and venom shot straight into the sky.
Lu Renjia's veins bulged: "Hold on! Wheelball!"
Before the words were even finished, the third waterfall enveloped Mega Swampert as it broke forward, its thick arm, wrapped in water, tearing through the poisonous mist and shattering the core purple poison pillar with a single punch.
The splashed venom was washed away by the rushing water before it even hit the ground.
"Earthquake!" Zhang Heng's roar pierced the battlefield.
Mega Swampert slammed its palms into the ground, and earthy-yellow Ground-type energy spread like a spider web. Just as Wheelball was about to bounce and dodge, three ravines suddenly appeared in the arena, trapping it.
As Swampert slammed its arms down, the entire arena trembled violently. The Wheelball was slammed into a crater more than ten meters deep, and the armor on the Bug-type Pokémon exploded amidst the poisonous mist.
Proomom attempted to escape by ejecting steam into the air, but was grabbed by Mega Swampert, its mechanical body arcing through the air before crashing heavily into the crater where the Wheelball was.
Amidst the clanging of metal and the cries of the Pokémon, the two Pokémon fell completely still in the dust. At the edge of the arena, the Rotom drone raised a red flag, and an electronic sound rang out.
"Wheelball, Promlum is incapacitated! Victory—Zhang Heng!"
"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother Passerby A."
"You're welcome, junior brother. If you represent Goose City Academy in the South China University League, I hope you achieve great results."
After Zhang Heng shook hands with Lu Renjia, the Rotom drone's urging voice sounded again.
"The winner, please proceed to court number 7. Your next opponent is already waiting for you."
Zhang Heng was taken aback when he heard this. So that's what consecutive matches meant. After winning, you would be immediately arranged to enter the next elimination round.
Zhang Heng strode to venue number 7, where he met another senior from the same year as Lin Yue, a recent graduate who excelled in general subjects—Long Tao.
Long Tao lightly touched the glasses on the bridge of his nose with his index finger, and also sized up Zhang Heng.
At this moment, the drone Rotom returned to the center of the arena and announced the rules of the match.
An electronic voice announced: "This is a 3v3 singles match. Pokémon that appear in doubles matches will also be counted in this round of singles."
"Tsk."
Zhang Heng frowned slightly. This rule meant that the two Pokémon that appeared in the doubles match would also take up a spot in this singles 3v3 match.
"The poisoned Mega Swampert and the slacking Haunter each occupy two singles spots."
"Junior, please give me your guidance!"
As he spoke, Long Tao threw out a Poké Ball.
"Bang!" A flash of white light streaked across the sky.
A Pokémon with mostly brown fur and grayish-yellow ears and belly has appeared—Kangaskhan!
It has several protrusions on its shoulders and legs, and its baby marsupials are in the pouch on the front of its belly.
"Go, Mega Swampert!"
Left with no other choice, Zhang Heng once again deployed the Mega Swampert, which was in a state of poisoning.
Zhang Heng now trusts Swampert more than the unreliable Haunter.
Mega Evolution can be returned to the Poké Ball and will not revert to its Mega Evolution form unless the user loses the ability to battle or actively cancels it.
"Kangryo, Power Up Punch!"