Facing the overwhelming Pin Missile skill, which assailed him like a fierce storm, Zhang Heng felt as if he were caught in a perilous tempest.
However, Li Guanjun's expression remained calm; despite the slightly passive situation for him, his resolute eyes showed no trace of panic.
He quickly commanded the Chandelure behind him, “Chandelure, use Flame Vortex!”
Yet, how could human speech speed compare to a rapidly accelerating bullet? Almost as soon as he finished speaking, the guy named Li Gusi had already aimed the dark muzzle of his firearm steadily at Li Guanjun.
In an instant, accompanied by a deafening series of gunshots—bang, bang, bang—Li Gusi pulled the trigger three times in quick succession without hesitation.
At the same time, a twisted, sinister grin spread across his face as he laughed maniacally, snarling, “Hehehe, this time no one can block these deadly bullets for you, hahaha…”
With his wild laughter, a long tongue of flame suddenly spat from the dark muzzle, and three extremely dangerous-looking bullet heads, like wild horses unleashed, whistled towards Li Guanjun's direction with astonishing speed.
Just as these three fatal bullets were about to hit their target, something unexpected happened at the last moment!
Suddenly, the entire ground began to tremble violently, as if a colossal beast was thrashing and struggling underground.
Immediately after, the hard rock beneath Li Guanjun's feet seemed to come alive, growing and spreading rapidly. In the blink of an eye, three thick and sturdy stone pillars burst from the ground, like three sharp swords piercing forth.
A series of dull thuds resounded—thump, thump, thump—as the three menacing bullets struck the incredibly solid stone pillars, instantly halted and falling powerlessly to the ground.
Liziji immediately scanned his surroundings vigilantly, fearing that Hua Country Alliance reinforcements had arrived, while the young Li Gusi shouted, “Who is it? Who blocked my bullets!”
At this moment, inside Chandelure’s lamp, flames surged up like a volcanic eruption, burning fiercely and emitting extremely intense heat.
The scorching aura spread, distorting the surrounding air with its terrifying heat, creating an illusory and hazy sight.
A fireball, as dazzling as a shooting star, whistled out. The fireball rapidly spun through the air, continuously absorbing surrounding energy, and in an instant, it expanded into a giant Flame Vortex, three meters in diameter, hovering in the sky.
The Pin Missile skill completely bombarded the vortex formed by the flames. Amidst the clashing skills, flames flew everywhere, and explosive air bursts continuously echoed. Ultimately, the two skills canceled each other out in the sky.
At this moment, a series of footsteps that made the ground tremble slightly echoed from the dense forest, as if a colossal creature was about to appear.
A figure slowly emerged from the dense jungle. This person was tall and robust, with clearly defined muscles, resembling an unbreakable iron tower that exuded a strong sense of oppression.
Even more astonishingly, beside him was a Pokémon, two meters tall, resembling a Tyrannosaurus from the dinosaur era. Its body was gray, with blue stripes on its tail, knees, and neck. White spikes grew on the sides of its head and on its feet, its eyes were red, and it had three toes. Its skull was as hard as iron.
Zhang Heng exclaimed in surprise, “Uncle Luo, you’re here, and Rampardos too.”
Indeed, the newcomer was Luo Hong. The stone pillars that had just burst from the ground were precisely the Stone Edge skill that Luo Hong commanded Rampardos to use, blocking the three bullets for Li Guanjun.
Zhang Heng was also curious about what kind of strength Uncle Luo possessed to be able to participate in such a battle. He used his system ability to check Rampardos's attributes.
Pokémon Name: Rampardos
Type: Rock
Level: 72 (Quasi-Champion power)
Potential: Quasi-Champion
Tera Type: Rock
Ability: Sheer Force (Hidden Ability)
Held Item: A-rank Hard Stone
Learned Skills: Head Smash, Headbutt, Wild Charge, Stone Edge, Double-Edge, Grassy Glide, Protect
After reviewing its skill list, Zhang Heng was even more astonished, thinking, “7 skills, 6 of which are powerful attacking skills, and one Protect.”
Rampardos is a Pokémon with an extremely uneven distribution of base stats. Its base stats are only 495, but its physical attack base stat alone is higher than that of a Mega Evolution Pokémon.
Uncle Luo nodded to Zhang Heng and said, “Xiao Heng, you did very well. Leave the rest to me.”
“Oh, Uncle Luo, here’s Bastiodon back to you. Although it’s a bit injured, it’s nothing serious.”
With that, Zhang Heng pulled out the black Heavy Ball from his waist and flung it with force. The Heavy Ball flew straight towards Luo Hong. Uncle Luo caught the ball steadily with one hand.
Zhang Heng thought to himself, “Uncle Luo’s Pokémon are truly awesome. A resolute northern man, owning an ultimate defensive Bastiodon and an offense-focused Rampardos—this offense and defense represent the ultimate romance of a man.”
Li Guanjun also said to Luo Hong, “Luo Hong, you still came. Then let us relive our days in the organization and fight side by side this time.”
Luo Hong did not speak, but he moved to stand shoulder to shoulder with Li Guanjun.
Liziji saw that only one Quasi-Champion Pokémon and one Trainer had come as reinforcement. The situation was not that bad. If another Champion-level Pokémon arrived, they would have no chance of survival.
Meanwhile, Li Guanjun commanded, “Charizard, use Seismic Toss.”
Charizard was still entangled with Mega Houndoom, and having its tail bitten truly ignited its fury. With a fierce flap of its wings, its entire body, along with the Mega Houndoom clinging to its tail, soared rapidly into the sky.
Upon seeing this, Liziji suddenly snapped awake and immediately gave an order.
“Let go! Don’t let it take you into the sky.”
Upon hearing this, Mega Houndoom quickly released its sharp fangs that had been clamped tightly onto its opponent. Although it and Charizard had already flown nearly 10 meters into the air, such a height was not a desperate situation for a fall.
However, Charizard clearly wouldn't let it off so easily. With a powerful beat of its broad, strong wings, Charizard's entire body skillfully turned around in the air, diving down at an astonishing speed and accurately grabbing Mega Houndoom's tail.
Next, Charizard, like a highly skilled pilot, drew two perfect circular flight paths in the air while holding Mega Houndoom's tail. At the same time, a powerful and surging Fighting-type energy continuously poured from its body, enveloping it in a dazzling glow.
As this energy accumulated, Charizard suddenly exerted itself, using all its might to violently fling Mega Houndoom forward.
At this moment, Mega Houndoom seemed to transform into a runaway, teetering fighter jet, plummeting rapidly towards the ground.