The dog-like Pokémon landed smoothly, then directly blocked Li Ganjun and Hydreigon.
This Pokémon was covered in deep black fur, with large, curved horns on its head, and light gray bone-like structures encircling its neck and back, along with a long tail resembling an inverted triangle.
After seeing the Pokémon clearly, Li Ganjun said, “Houndoom?!”
Roar—
Charizard let out a draconic roar, and explosive Fire-type energy gathered in its wings. With Charizard’s flapping, a fierce wind carried the explosive Fire-type energy towards the enemy.
In the past, the surging air current, imbued with violent Fire-type energy, would instantly engulf any object daring to block its Avance Trail, charring it to ashes with its extreme heat, leaving no trace behind.
However, the seemingly all-destroying air current suddenly changed direction, as if pulled by some mysterious and special force, surging directly towards Houndoom’s location.
Incredibly, facing such a massive air current impact, Houndoom showed no fear. Instead, it stood steadily in place, opening its mouth wide and freely absorbing the continuously incoming Fire-type energy.
As time passed, the once surging Fire-type energy was completely absorbed into Houndoom’s body, disappearing without a trace.
As for Houndoom itself, having absorbed this massive amount of Fire-type energy, its black fur began to faintly emit a strong Fire-type energy, like a small burning furnace.
“Tsk, an annoying ability—Flash Fire.”
Li Ganjun immediately made this judgment upon seeing the scene, as being a Fire-type Trainer, he was perfectly clear on what countered Fire-types.
Flash Fire is one of Houndoom’s regular abilities. Its effect is that when hit by a Fire-type move, it takes no damage and instead absorbs the flames, and its subsequent Fire-type moves are powered up by 1.5 times.
The middle-aged man riding Mandibuzz in the air also leaped down directly from a height of three meters.
He spoke in broken Chinese, “Li Ganjun, could you give us a way out? We will immediately withdraw from Hua country’s territory.”
Li Ganjun brushed the dust off his clothes, speaking with extreme disdain and authority: “Withdraw? Has years of bandit life made your mind unclear, Liziji? When did Hua country’s territory become so desolate that you bandits can come and go as you please?!”
“Li Ganjun, I have no intention of opposing the Hua Country Alliance. It’s just that the Pokémon our Water Blade Gang was chasing ran into Hua country’s territory. Our organization paid a huge price earlier, so we can’t just give up halfway.”
“Heh heh? Pokémon that come into my Hua country’s territory are my country’s Pokémon, including all the Pokémon you are currently carrying.”
“So, there’s no room for discussion, Li Ganjun? If we start a battle here, you might not gain the upper hand.”
Li Gusi, who had been in a state of frenzy, found his backbone after his father arrived and slowly regained his composure, immediately saying to his father, Liziji: “Father, quickly kill him! If we kill a Hua country champion within Hua country’s borders, we will gain more attention in the international community and make a name for our Water Blade Gang.”
Upon hearing this, Liziji immediately shouted angrily, “Shut up! Hurry up and heal Hydreigon.”
Li Gusi’s pampered young master character immediately showed: “What does it matter? It has already lost one head. Although it’s not the main head, its potential will inevitably drop significantly. It’s better to sell such a Pokémon for a good price.”
And Hydreigon, lying on the ground in agony, heard its master say such words, and merely trembled like a sieve, no longer moaning in pain as before, feeling a sense of despair greater than sorrow.
Zhang Heng also helped Zou Tianwang use a special shark-skin vest to create a rib brace. He could only lie flat now, waiting for the Hua country rescue team to arrive and transport him away.
When Zhang Heng finally had time to pay attention to the battlefield, he heard Li Gusi’s remarks, which showed no awareness of being a Trainer.
Li Ganjun was about to shout in anger, but Zhang Heng beat him to it, because Zhang Heng felt that Li Xingeng, as a Champion, scolding these uneducated Indonesian monkeys would be too undignified.
Zhang Heng: “So, do people like you really qualify to be a Trainer? You’re just a suckling infant protected by your elders, that’s all.”
Upon hearing this, Li Gusi also began to seriously look at Zhang Heng. The two were of similar age, but one was from a prominent family and the other was the son of a poaching organization leader. Both had different influential backgrounds supporting them, so the two were at loggerheads.
Unfortunately, the Pokémon Zhang Heng currently had were not yet able to participate in battles above the quasi-Champion level.
Li Ganjun also interrupted, “Zhang Heng, stand behind Chandelure and don’t speak. You can leave the rest to me.”
Liziji, seeing his good-for-nothing son, was also furious and had no patience to waste time with Li Ganjun here.
He said directly, “Li Xingeng, if you want to fight, I’m not afraid of you. Now your South China and East China Champions are not in the country. You alone guarding three major regions are simply stretched too thin. You only have Charizard as your main Pokémon, right?”
“Oh? Do you think you can challenge me with just this newly Champion Houndoom?”
Liziji was originally known for his ferocity. With the conversation reaching this point, there was no need to continue talking. He immediately took off the Water Blade Gang badge he wore on his chest; a Mega Evolution Keystone was embedded on its back.
And a Houndoom ite was also hanging around Houndoom’s neck.
The Trainer’s key and the Pokémon’s held ite instantly emitted dazzling light. These lights, like tentacles, touched and merged with each other, finally forming an eggshell-like light screen that enveloped Houndoom.
Howl~ Only Houndoom was heard howling towards the sky within the light.
The light dissipated, and from within emerged a Mega Houndoom, like a hellhound. Its horns, once curved, now extended upwards in a jagged manner. Around its neck hung a bone-like structure with two pairs of protrusions and three pointed teeth-like objects at the ends. Its claws became sharper and blood-red in color. The base of its tail was encircled by spiky bone-like structures, and its tail became forked.
“So, this Mega mongrel is your trump card, right?”
Li Ganjun loosened his tie, revealing the necklace hanging around his neck—it was also a Mega Evolution Keystone!