Although the two Pokémon worked together to swiftly eliminate the powerful Rock Slide, the two Elite Four-level Pokémon only managed to defend.
The Steelix's Trainer didn't even put Cheng Feng's Elite Four-level Pokémon in his eyes, but instead turned to command the Palossand in the pit.
“Palossand, Crush.”
A towering pillar of sand emerged from beneath Palossand's body, like a giant hand made of sand, lifting its entire body and throwing it towards the trapped transport vehicle.
Accompanied by a deafening Roar—
“Boom~”
Palossand's massive and heavy body crashed squarely onto the unfortunate transport vehicle like a meteor falling from the sky.
In an instant, dust flew and Rocks scattered! Palossand's entire body completely pressed down on the transport vehicle, even forcing the vehicle itself into the ground. A deep pit instantly appeared on the originally flat and solid road, with a mess inside.
Looking at the transport vehicle again, all four tires were immediately scrapped, deflated into a mess; the wheel hubs were even more overwhelmed, twisted and deformed to the point of being almost unrecognizable.
However, despite such a severe blow, the vehicle's body still stood stubbornly, without falling apart.
This transport vehicle was meticulously developed using special alloy steel from the Alliance, and its sturdiness was beyond imagination.
Its existence was primarily to ensure the safe escort of criminals who committed major crimes, and to effectively prevent any potential hijacking incidents.
The Trainer then ordered: “Sand Tomb.”
“Hmm~”
With a low moan from Palossand, a massive amount of sand emerged from the surrounding ground, tightly enveloping Palossand and the transport vehicle beneath it.
Sand Tomb, a Ground-type status move, is a signature move of the Palossand family. By gathering all the surrounding sand and Rocks and absorbing their energy, it recovers half of its HP. If in a Sandstorm, it can recover 2/3 of the user's maximum HP.
However, in real life, what was originally Palossand's exclusive recovery move has become a trick that can trap enemies.
The vast amount of sand, like a pair of tightly clenched hands, fiercely squeezed the transport vehicle. The immense pressure caused the vehicle's body to tremble continuously, seemingly on the verge of collapsing.
Seeing this, Cheng Feng felt a little anxious and thought, “This is bad, Liziji and the others might escape before the Alliance's rescue arrives. We still lack some conditions to form an effective attack.”
Cheng Feng reached for another Poké Ball on his waist, but then heard the enemy Trainer's electronic voice.
“You still want to resist? I don't want to kill you yet.”
“Don't want to kill me? Don't make excuses for yourself, is it 'don't want' or 'don't dare'? Then let's fight a real battle?”
The electronic voice couldn't detect the change in the other party's tone and said, “Heh heh, wishful thinking that someone will rescue you? I've already set up a signal jammer, so your distress signals can't be transmitted at all.”
“Enough talk, prepare to die.”
As soon as Cheng Feng finished speaking, he threw out a red and white Poké Ball.
“Wooh~” A fox-like whimper sounded. Although it was night, the surrounding Fire-type energy began to grow denser and more active.
A Pokémon with shimmering golden fur and nine long tails appeared. Its entire body was covered in golden fur, and it had a pair of crimson red eyes. Its body was well-proportioned, appearing noble and elegant.
A fierce aura began to emanate from the fox Pokémon, as if igniting a single spark in this space would cause an explosion.
“A Sunny Day Ninetales at the Elite Four level, you're quite good. Three Fire-type Pokémon with decent potential. It would be a pity if they died.”
“Ridiculous, it's just a Ground and Steel-type pseudo-Champion Steelix, double-weak to Fire-type moves. Although it's night, with the Sunny Day ability, your Steelix stands no chance.”
Cheng Feng gave orders to his three Pokémon in a very orderly manner: Ninetales was responsible for setting up Sunny Day in the back, while the two offensive Pokémon went all out against the enemy, aiming to severely wound them.
“Ninetales, Howl.”
“Rapidash, Flame Wheel!”
“Darmanitan, Flare Blitz!”
Owoo~
Howl, a Normal-type status move, increases the user's and allies' Attack by 1 stage through a loud Roar.
The Howl move boosted the physical attack of both Rapidash and Darmanitan by one stage. Darmanitan and Rapidash are naturally physical attack-oriented Pokémon.
At this moment, the flames on Rapidash's head and tail burned and expanded rapidly, enveloping Rapidash's body and turning it into a fireball that charged towards Steelix.
And Darmanitan's momentum was even more exaggerated. The Pokédex states that flames exceeding 1400 degrees Celsius can burn within its body.
It slammed its fists together in front of it, and immediately, the violent Fire-type energy brought by the Sunny Day ability surrounded it like a fiery armor. Its entire body was burning intensely, and Darmanitan's figure was no longer visible, as if it were a rapidly burning meteor crashing down.
Cheng Feng thought, “Darmanitan's Sheer Force ability, which sacrifices secondary effects to boost move power by 30%, combined with the powerful Fire-type physical move Flare Blitz, and under the effect of Sunny Day, is double super effective against Steelix. Although there's a level difference, it won't be a one-hit KO, but it will definitely severely wound it!”
The Steelix's Trainer also didn't want to waste words. He just needed to defeat him. He rolled up his sleeve, revealing the Key Stone wrapped around his armlet.
And a Steelix ite was embedded on Steelix's head.
The Trainer's key and the Evolution Stone carried by the Pokémon instantly emitted dazzling light. These lights, like tentacles, contacted and merged with each other, finally forming an egg-shaped light curtain that enveloped Steelix.
Roar~ Steelix let out a long Howl to the sky from within the light.
As the light dissipated, Mega Steelix's body became even larger, with a ring of floating metal fragments around its neck. Its eye color changed from red to blue, and the three pairs of rod-like protrusions on its body became crystal-like diamond material, with its tail tip also turning into diamond material.
“Mega Steelix, Sandstorm.”
On both sides of Steelix's body, which was as hard as cast iron, there were a pair of dazzling blue hexagonal rings. Suddenly, they began to tremble violently, continuously spewing out large amounts of flying sand.
This flying sand, like a surging torrent, swept over rapidly, instantly engulfing the entire area.
The originally clear night sky was instantly covered by flying sand and dust, and visibility became blurry. Only Steelix's massive figure could be vaguely seen, appearing and disappearing within the dust.
As the flying sand continuously poured out, the surrounding air was filled with dense Rock-type energy.
At the same time, the weather in the sky also underwent a drastic change. The Sunny Day effect originally brought by Ninetales's Sunny Day ability was replaced by a thick sandstorm in the blink of an eye.
The fierce wind howled, carrying countless tiny grains of sand that mercilessly lashed at everything exposed, causing people to feel fear.
Sandstorm, a Rock-type status move, raises a sandstorm for 5 turns. All Pokémon except Rock, Ground, and Steel types take damage. Rock-type Pokémon's Special Defense also increases.