“You’re all going to die sooner or later, so what’s wrong with me crushing you?”
The person chasing closely behind him, constantly cursing and taunting, was none other than Li Xingeng, the Champion of the Hua Country Alliance. Currently, Li Guanjun looked exactly like an idle street loafer, completely lacking the demeanor expected of a master; he just kept chasing, taunting, and cursing.
At this moment, Li Guanjun, while relentlessly pursuing, secretly pondered, “This isn’t right. As the saying goes, even a cornered rabbit will bite. I’ve been chasing this guy for so long; by all accounts, he should at least have some thought of fighting me. But now, he shows no intention of confronting me directly. Could it be because he recognized my identity?”
Thinking of this, Li Guanjun couldn’t help but feel a surge of confusion. After all, this person, even when facing a life-or-death situation, would rather abandon his subordinates’ lives to escape, seizing every second. Such caution and cowardice were truly perplexing.
The young man in front, wearing a half-mask with a ripple pattern, was now sweating profusely from his back. He wasn’t unwilling to bother with the curses coming from behind him; rather, he couldn’t afford to. Once he turned back, the best outcome would be capture, but it was highly probable he would be brutally killed.
Charizard spread its huge, strong wings and sped through the air with great effort, its speed like a burning flame streaking across the sky.
However, compared to it, Hydreigon also displayed astonishing speed, even though Charizard’s base speed stat was only a negligible two points higher than its opponent’s.
Charizard continuously flapped its wings, each beat creating a powerful airflow that propelled it forward. But Hydreigon was not to be outdone, nimbly weaving through the clouds, skillfully using the wind to maintain its distance from Charizard. In such a speed contest, Charizard painstakingly narrowed the distance between them little by little.
“Hydreigon, use Tailwind.”
Roar—!
Accompanied by an earth-shattering Dragon roar, Hydreigon’s massive and mighty body suddenly flapped its pair of wings, which were as huge, sturdy, and powerful as thick tree trunks. In an instant, strong winds howled, and air currents surged rapidly.
Behind Hydreigon, an endless stream of Flying-type energy surged like turbulent waves, intertwining and merging, finally converging into an extremely violent gust of wind that swept over with immense power.
Driven by this gust of wind, Hydreigon’s already extremely fast speed instantly received a tremendous boost, surpassing its previous limit in the blink of an eye, more than doubling its speed. At this moment, it was like a bolt of lightning streaking across the sky, leaving only a blurry afterimage in its wake.
“Encore, Dragon Dance!”
The young Deputy Leader decisively issued the command. Before his words fell, Hydreigon’s normally calm indigo Dragon-type energy around its body suddenly boiled violently like an ignited powder keg. These Dragon-type energies quickly condensed and coiled, gradually forming a lifelike dragon-shaped phantom around its body.
This phantom, composed of pure Dragon-type energy, tightly encircled Hydreigon, effectively helping it resist the immense air resistance generated during high-speed flight.
At the same time, the Dragon-type energy continuously permeated Hydreigon’s body, further stimulating its latent abilities, causing its speed to soar again, increasing by a full tier.
Dragon Dance, a Dragon-type status move, can raise the user’s Speed and Attack by one stage. It is a very practical boosting move.
“No… he’s really putting all his effort into escaping.”
Li Guanjun and Charizard also lost the motivation to continue chasing. Although Li Guanjun’s Charizard had reached the Champion level, this Hydreigon’s performance should already be at the General level of combat power.
This terrifying speed boost instantly made the already disadvantaged Charizard feel despair; no matter how hard it tried, it couldn’t close the distance even slightly.
Seeing the gap widen, the Champion decisively gave the order: “Charizard, land and rest for a while. Ahead is the Core area of Lake Heart Island; they have nowhere to run and will eventually fall into our hands.”
Upon hearing the command, Charizard, though slightly unwilling, still obeyed its master’s arrangement, slowly descending to the ground, panting heavily, its eyes still flickering with the fire of battle.
Li Guanjun casually recalled Charizard into its Poké Ball, allowing it to rest briefly.
“Chandelure. You’ve already recorded their scent, right? Lead me to them.”
No sooner had he spoken than a strange light began to emanate from the shadow beneath his feet, rippling gently like water. A figure glowing with mysterious blue light slowly rose from the shifting shadow.
This Chandelure floated lightly beside Li Guanjun, and after a slight nod, it led him into this world shrouded in night. Their figures gradually receded, disappearing into the vast darkness.
With Hydreigon’s help, the young Deputy Leader successfully reached the Core area of Lake Heart Island, the very place where the Divine Beast Field had previously formed.
“This is it. Land, Hydreigon.”
Upon hearing this, Hydreigon slowly descended to the ground, panting heavily. The long period of high-stress escape had severely depleted its physical and mental energy. Although it was a Quasi-Legendary Pokémon, it couldn’t endure such a prolonged chase.
Upon hearing the commotion, Cui also slowly emerged from the concealed jungle.
“Isn’t this our esteemed Water Blade Gang Deputy Leader? I followed the Leader’s arrangement and came here, already injuring the Divine Beast. I’m waiting here for you to enter that independent space and capture it,” Cui’s sarcastic voice echoed.
Hydreigon, upon hearing this, also became angry, turning its three heads towards this insubordinate subordinate.
At this moment, the Deputy Leader emerged from his near-death experience, not showing much anger, but rather an unusual calmness. He first reached out and stroked Hydreigon’s main head, then took out some Evil-type Pokémon’s favorite energy cubes and fed them to it.
He first looked at the entrance to the independent space, then turned his head to look at Cui: “All our actions have been known to the Hua Country Alliance, including the information about the Divine Beast. Although I don’t know if you betrayed the organization, the only way for us two to survive now is to join forces.”
Cui laughed, “Join forces? Is your Hydreigon, borrowed from your father, enough to contend with the Hua Country Alliance?”