A "bang" could be heard.
Although Seadra's speed was astonishing with the Agility boost, this Sucker Punch from underground carried Krokorok's full fury, its power incredibly wild, leaving Seadra no time to dodge.
Krokorok grazed Seadra's rapidly retreating tail, its hard head covered in rock-like scales and sharp teeth still fiercely striking Seadra's side fin!
Seadra let out a painful shriek, its body staggering and tumbling backward from the immense impact.
"Ha! Is that all you've got?" The man in the suit, seeing he had gained an advantage, instantly became arrogant again.
He took a step forward, oblivious to the rain dripping from his meticulously styled hair into his open suit collar, his finger almost poking Chen Kai's face across the field, spittle flying in the rain, "Just lie down obediently! You're trying to have a Pokemon battle in this trashy place? Just close down already! Hahahaha!"
His words drew a chorus of boos from the surrounding crowd.
Chen Kai's lips were pressed into a cold, hard line, rain continuously dripping down his jawline.
Just as Seadra was thrown to its highest point, its body briefly suspended in the air, in that split second of zero-point-something-second hang time before it began to fall, he suddenly looked up, his gaze sharp as lightning, piercing the rain curtain, locking onto the Krokorok that had just completed its attack and was also in a rigid state of old power exhausted and new power not yet born.
"Bubble Beam!"
The command was as short and sharp as a drawn blade!
Seadra, mid-air, endured the intense pain, twisting its body sharply!
Its eyes erupted with a ferocious glint of complete fury!
"You stinky crocodile, you made this lady so miserable!"
It didn't even have time to adjust to the optimal firing posture, relying solely on the astonishing Agility brought by Agility and the accumulated fury within its body, as its body tumbled downward, it aimed its suction-cup-covered fins at Krokorok's still-open, gasping, gaping maw below!
The man in the suit jumped in surprise and quickly commanded his Pokemon: "Use Bite! Interrupt its move!"
Krokorok had just finished a fierce attack and was in a brief state of rigidity.
Subconsciously, almost by reflex, it once again struggled to open its massive, tooth-filled mouth, like the entrance to an abyss, attempting to condense Dark-type energy to intercept or tear apart the incoming attack.
However, it was too late!
Seadra's attack speed, under the extreme boost of Agility, was now too fast for the naked eye to track!
Just as Krokorok's massive mouth opened to its widest, the dark red muscle texture deep in its throat clearly visible—
Whoosh—!
That colorful beam of bubbles, condensed with high-speed rotating water pressure, like the spear of death with eyes, pierced the rain curtain with a sharp whistle, accurately and directly penetrating deep into Krokorok's wide-open throat!
Puff—!
A dull sound of energy impact exploded inside Krokorok's mouth! The high-speed rotating bubbles violently released energy!
"Ugh... Gulp!!!"
Krokorok's violent yellow vertical pupils were instantly filled with pain and shock!
Its massive body was violently thrown upward as if struck by an invisible heavy punch!
All its movements instantly froze!
The fierce glint in its eyes quickly dissipated, replaced by a blank stare.
Its massive body swayed twice, then, like a machine that had lost power, it crashed forward with a dull thud, its huge head slamming into the muddy water, splashing up a large amount of murky water, completely losing its ability to battle and passing out.
After a brief silence, a loud chorus of boos suddenly erupted from all around the area!
Whistles and mocking laughter surged like a tide towards the stiff figure of the man in the suit in the center of the field.
"Yo! Mr. Jing! Did your 'class' fall into the mud pit?" A girl with ripped fishnet stockings and fluorescent green hair shrieked, eliciting even louder laughter.
"Still walking your crocodile? You got sprayed in the face with bubbles by a seahorse and you're done for?" Another young man with a nose ring yelled.
The man in the suit's face turned from red to white, then from white to green, his carefully maintained dignity shattered by this huge failure and the boos from the entire venue.
Rain streamed down his hair, plastered miserably to his forehead, and his expensive suit was splattered with mud.
He suddenly turned around, facing the laughing crowd, veins bulging in his neck, his voice sharp and piercing with extreme shame and anger: "All of you shut the hell up!"
He roared, his finger trembling as he pointed around, "A bunch of lowlifes! Do you know who I am? Do you know how much I'm worth? Huh?!"
His chest heaved violently, then he suddenly pointed at Chen Kai, who was helping Seadra out of the muddy water, his eyes full of venom, "You little brat! You just wait! You got lucky today! I remember you! Money makes the world go round! I have plenty of money to get stronger Pokemon! Sooner or later, I'll flatten this broken place along with you and your broken seahorse! We'll see!"
He practically screamed the last few words, then recalled his unconscious Krokorok from the ground, his face flushed, and amidst the even louder boos and jeers from the entire venue, like a defeated but stubborn rooster, he stumbled through the crowd, crashing into them, and rushed into the deeper rain outside the factory building without looking back.
Chen Kai watched the retreating figure disappear into the rain, shrugging, completely unconcerned.
He quickly ran to Seadra's side, carefully checking the wound on its side abdomen.
"You worked hard, you did great!" Chen Kai's voice held both the joy of victory and a hint of concern as he gently patted his partner's wet head.
Seadra let out a slightly tired but affectionate chirp, rubbing against his hand, the faint blue glow on its dorsal fin, though somewhat dim, still stubbornly shone.
Chen Kai couldn't help but think: He still has too few skills. Seadra only has Bubble Beam and Dragon Breath as offensive skills. This Rain Dance skill was a TM that his grandpa somehow got a few days ago.
However, it was a good thing that Chen Kai had been letting Seadra battle frequently recently, so its level-up was quite fast. Seadra was probably around level 35, close to level 40.
The rain continued to fall, drumming on the corrugated iron roof of the abandoned factory building, the sound hollow and prolonged.
The onlookers gradually dispersed, their discussions and the earlier laughter still echoing in the rain.
The young man with the nose ring walked over and handed Chen Kai a clean cloth: "Wipe yourself off, bro, that was awesome! Don't mind that idiot, what's so great about having money? We 'Gear Ruins' recognize skill!"
Chen Kai took the cloth, wiped his face, and fist-bumped the other person in celebration: "Haha, if he dares to come again next time, we'll beat him flat just the same."
That man in the suit earlier seemed to be a company boss or something, anyway, he had been trying to drive away the people at 'Gear Ruins' these past few days.
Chen Kai just happened to encounter him and exchanged a few words with the man, which then, predictably, led to a Pokemon battle.
It had to be said, the opponent really talked a lot of trash.
And even after being defeated, he still wouldn't admit defeat, even spouting such classic villain lines.
Chen Kai was a bit speechless.
Now he had far fewer concerns, just waiting for the other side to cause trouble, and he had already thought of nine!!!
Nine ways to make the other side lose face!