“Arrogant! A bunch of weaklings think they can dance?”
Those overbearing words, like a sharp dagger, pierced straight into the taut nerves of these desperate outlaws!
As the saying goes: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad! At this moment, Li Guanjun was skillfully employing this strategy, attempting to provoke this ragtag group with his arrogant and domineering rhetoric.
Because he knew deeply that if he revealed his true strength too early, these timid fellows would likely scatter like startled birds.
After all, the opposing side had a large number of people. Although it wasn't difficult for him alone to fight ten enemies, if he had to chase ten people by himself, it would be impossible unless he could learn the legendary Substitute technique.
Just then, the Water Blade Gang’s three Pokémon had already begun to gather strength, preparing to unleash a fatal blow.
Among them, a huge Shadow Ball, emitting a dark purple glow, gradually converged in Honchkrow’s chest; Mandibuzz vigorously flapped her wide wings, continuously stirring the surrounding air, drawing Flying-type energy into her body; and Bombirdier’s entire body shimmered with strange light, as several enormous rocks rapidly condensed around him.
As the three Senior Cadres of the Water Blade Gang gave the command simultaneously, the battle instantly began!
“Honchkrow, unleash Shadow Ball!”
“Mandibuzz, use Air Cutter!”
“Bombirdier, perform Rock Tomb!”
In an instant, three astonishingly powerful moves erupted simultaneously. A fierce wind, carrying huge rock chunks, followed by a pitch-black Shadow Ball, rushed towards Charizard’s location like roaring dragons.
Facing such a fierce offensive, Li Guanjun remained unperturbed. A slight smile played on his lips, revealing a confident expression, and then he loudly commanded: “Charizard, use Fire Blast!”
Fire Blast, a Fire-type special attack move with 110 power, burns the opponent with a large, character-shaped flame. It has a 10% chance of leaving the opponent with a burn.
The flames at Charizard’s tail surged upward like a volcanic eruption, burning fiercely and releasing extremely intense heat.
This area seemed to instantly transform into a furnace, with scorching heat permeating the air. Even the surrounding air was distorted and deformed by this terrifying high temperature, presenting a surreal and hazy sight.
“Hey, hey, hey, that’s enough, old buddy! I’m still on your back, you’re going to roast me if you keep this up!”
Li Guanjun shouted loudly, gesturing frantically, and at the same time, he didn’t forget to gently pat the Charizard beneath him, trying to make him rein in his overly excited emotions a bit.
However, Charizard seemed to disregard Li Guanjun’s warning, and instead, somewhat displeased, he “tui”ed a small puff of flame in response.
Immediately after, he gave a powerful flick of his thick, strong Dragon Tail, and a fiery orb, dazzling like a meteor, whistled forth, flying straight ahead.
The fireball flew rapidly through the air, continuously absorbing surrounding energy, and in the blink of an eye, it expanded into a giant “Fire” character with a diameter of five meters!
A deafening roar sounded— “Boom~” This giant “Fire” character collided fiercely with the three incoming moves! In an instant, flames soared, rocks scattered, and wind blades raged... various elements intertwined and violently collided, erupting in a series of dazzling lights.
The three Senior Cadres of the Water Blade Gang, who were originally full of confidence, now showed dramatic changes in their expressions.
They initially wore ferocious expressions, believing they could easily defeat their opponent with their powerful strength, but upon seeing the shocking scene before them, their faces instantly turned somewhat pale, and their eyes were filled with disbelief.
Because the collision between the moves did not unfold as expected. They had thought three powerful moves would directly break through the Fire Blast and then fiercely strike Charizard’s body, but in reality, the Fire Blast was like a huge net of fire, swiftly and precisely enveloping these three moves within it!
“Puff——” With a muffled thud, the astonishing combined force of the three moves instantly erupted under the heavy encirclement of Fire Blast.
However, what was surprising was that despite this power appearing so strong, when it collided with Fire Blast, it only created a small ripple, and then, like a stone sinking into the sea, it vanished without a trace, not even managing to stir up a wave!
The Senior Cadres who had initially advocated for retreat immediately reported to the Deputy Leader: “Deputy Leader, the distance is too far, the person is still behind Charizard, and we can’t see his face. Our team should disperse and finally regroup at the center of Lake Heart Island.”
Another Senior Cadres, who favored battle, scoffed at this act of cowardice, saying: “Tsk, you can leave first. The opponent is at most a quasi-Champion level combatant. Our three Elite Four Pokémon will defeat him in a group battle.”
This young Deputy Leader, eager to earn merit and capture a legendary Pokémon, did not want to waste time on the Hua Country Alliance’s arrival.
His voice carried a hint of impatience: “Alright then, the rest of you continue towards the center of Lake Heart Island. The three of you continue to surround and kill the intruder. Make sure to eliminate him and prevent our information from leaking.”
After issuing the command, the Water Blade Gang’s ten-person team split into two parts: three continued to surround Li Guanjun, while the remaining seven proceeded towards the central area of Lake Heart Island.
He saw those three weaklings, oblivious to their own limitations, blocking his path, foolishly attempting to hinder his advance. Seeing this scene, he couldn’t help but find it somewhat laughable, thinking to himself, “These three insignificant fellows dare to try and stop me? Overestimating themselves!”
However, one of the weaklings arrogantly shouted: “Hand over your Pokémon to us, and perhaps we can leave you a way out.” This arrogant demeanor made it seem as if they truly had some ability to trap Li Guanjun.
Li Guanjun loosened his tie, looked up at the scorching sun in the sky, and then said to Charizard: “Old buddy, it’s a good day. Let’s show them what we’ve got.”
Charizard took a deep breath, two vortices of air spewing from his nostrils. His eyes Lock-Oned the three obstructing Pokémon in front, and he spread his wings, gradually absorbing energy from the sunlight.
The Senior Cadres on the other side also looked up at the scorching sun in the sky, reacting quickly: “Not good, Charizard is charging up.”
“Mandibuzz, Brave Bird.”
“Bombirdier, Brave Bird.”
Whoosh, whoosh~ Two sounds of piercing the air barrier came, as two Pokémon, imbued with fierce Flying-type energy, unleashed their ultimate Flying-type physical attacks, diving towards Charizard with the force of thunder.
“Excellent! Charizard! Solar Beam!”