dognovel Chapter 437 Burning the Sea and Slaying the God
Chapter 437 Burning the Sea and Slaying the God
East China Sea...
The ocean waves boiled into steam due to the energy clash between Mega Ampharos and Mega Charizard X.
"Hey hey hey~"
Amidst the rising white steam, a frozen Rotom emitted a chilling laugh, hovering beside a refined-looking middle-aged man.
The man in question is Zhang Leiyuan, who was confronting champions from other countries at sea.
Zhang Leiyuan stood on the frozen Rotom steps, his eyes fixed on his opponent like a hawk.
Park Chang from South Korea threw out two Poké Balls, which flashed with blue light and caused visible ripples in the air.
In the instant the blue light exploded, Garchomp descended as if tearing through space, its serrated wingspan reaching a full three meters in length, its dark purple scales shimmering with a liquid metallic sheen.
The shockwave it generated upon landing pulverized the surrounding seawater, the sharp bone spurs on its forehead reflected a cold light, and its amber vertical pupils swept across the battlefield. Its quasi-god-like aura spread out like a tangible force, causing the Gyarados horde watching from afar to instantly sink into the seabed.
"Roar—!" Garchomp raised its head and let out a dragon's roar, the sound waves making Zhang Leiyuan's ears ring.
As its gaze swept over the arcs of electricity swirling around Mega Ampharos and the flames burning behind Mega Charizard X, it exhaled scorching breath from its nostrils and curled its lips into a mocking smile.
In the eyes of this pseudo-legendary Pokémon born with the Dragon type, Pokémon that obtain the Dragon type through external means are nothing more than opportunistic weaklings.
Park Chang's other Pokémon is also a Ground-type Claydol, which floats in mid-air, its stone body swirling with mysterious runes, and its empty eye sockets gleaming with a ghostly blue light.
Kameda sneered, and the two Poké Balls flew out of his hand, exploding in mid-air.
In an instant, emerald green grass-based energy poured down from the sky, weaving a giant net with an eerie glow on the sea.
A Venusaur slowly rose from the energy vortex, its flower bud on its back trembling slightly and oozing a fine purple sap.
Its thick vines burrowed deep into the platform formed by the grass-based energy, and the veins on its leaves glowed with an eerie red light.
Roseradore gracefully treads on floating fluorescent petals, her slender stems swaying gently in the sea breeze. The tips of the seemingly delicate petals are covered with emerald-colored venom, and wherever it passes, the seawater is instantly corroded, leaving charred holes.
Grass-type energy surged and solidified beneath the feet of the two Pokémon, resembling an emerald fortress floating on the sea.
Venusaur let out a low growl, its vines writhing and reaching out like living snakes, while the poisonous mist in the air dyed the sky an eerie dark green.
The entire battlefield was enveloped by this oppressive Grass-type power. The seawater surged violently, and seaweed grew wildly in the distance, entangled fish Pokémon that had strayed into it, and in a short while, only bare white bones remained.
Venusaur and Roserade swept their cold gazes over their opponents. As the flower bud on Venusaur's back swelled up, it seemed as if it would completely devour this sea area in the next second.
In fact, Park Chang and Kameda were under immense pressure. They had already clashed several times, but the newly crowned Chinese champion on the other side had no international etiquette whatsoever and only knew how to launch a relentless attack.
Originally, there were three opposing forces, guarding the three locations where the North Wind God awakened.
However, relying on his fierce personal strength, Zhang Leiyuan launched several fearless attacks, tearing apart their defenses and pushing China's controlled territory forward by ten nautical miles.
The area where the North Wind God awakened, which is the region with the purest water energy, was entirely incorporated into China's defense line and became China's controlled area.
"The new champions of China, now our offense and defense have reversed." Park Chang said in broken Chinese, a sinister smile on his lips.
"Your Electric and Fire-type Pokémon would probably have a hard time even swimming in this vast ocean, wouldn't they?"
The Garchomp behind him swung its tail in coordination, its sharp serrated teeth slicing through the air and emitting a piercing buzz.
With his arms crossed, Kameda slowly added, "There's an old Chinese saying, 'Those who are wise and discerning are the heroes.' Why don't we sit down and discuss the terms, and bring things back to the negotiating table?"
The moment he finished speaking, the bud on Venusaur's back swelled up even more, and purple sap dripped down the leaves, corroding the seawater it came into contact with and producing puffs of white smoke.
It wasn't that the two had the courage and determination to fight Zhang Lei to the death, but rather that their reinforcements had arrived.
The sea breeze suddenly became heavy, and Zhang Leiyuan's eyes shone brightly as he subtly glanced towards the edge of the battlefield.
A scaly bird covered in metal armor hovered silently in the air, and on its back stood a figure wrapped in a one-piece cloak.
The man's hat brim was pulled down very low, his face hidden in the shadows, only his cold eyes, like those of a lurking predator, were fixed on the battle.
This was South Korea's hidden trump card—a mysterious champion skilled in Flying-type Pokémon. He hadn't made a move from beginning to end, yet Zhang Leiyuan dared not relax his guard in the slightest.
“Sure, just step over my dead body.” His voice was strong and resonant, echoing across the sea.
Inspired by this, Mega Ampharos and Mega Charizard X unleashed deafening roars, their electric arcs and flames illuminating the entire sea.
Park Chang and Kameda's faces instantly darkened. "You won't listen to reason, so you'll have to suffer the consequences!" Park Chang roared, suddenly pulling out a Mega Evolution Stone that emitted a ghostly blue light.
Not to be outdone, Kameda's evolution stone emitted a strange emerald green glow.
The two evolution stones gazed at each other in the air, and in an instant, they resonated violently, with brilliant light shooting into the sky and converging into a huge energy egg above everyone's heads.
"Garuda! Mega Evolution!"
"Venusaur! Mega Evolution!"
With two loud shouts, the energy eggshell exploded, and in the blinding light, the Mega Garchomp and Mega Venusaur, whose size had increased dramatically, made a powerful appearance.
Garchomp's wings grew even larger, its scales shimmering with a dark purple metallic sheen, and it constantly breathed out dragon breath containing deadly poison.
Mega Venusaur's flower bud fully bloomed, revealing countless venom sacs inside. Its thick vines writhed wildly like giant pythons, causing the seawater to boil and poisonous mist to spread wherever they passed.
The air pressure on the entire battlefield plummeted, and an even fiercer battle was about to erupt.
"Mega Charizard X, slayed the opponent's pseudo-legendary! Sacrifice the flag!"
Mega Charizard X was the first to react. The blue flames on its neck suddenly flared up, and its crimson pupils instantly contracted into dangerous vertical lines.
This behemoth, possessing both a violent fire attribute and powerful dragon-type strength, cannot tolerate provocation.
The Garchomp's gaze was still fresh in its mind; if it hadn't been given a command by its owner, it would have already rushed up and torn it to pieces.
It suddenly flapped its wings and took off, the flames burning on its claws condensing into the shape of dragon claws, and a suppressed roar came from its throat, the air around it twisted and deformed due to the high temperature.
"Mega Garchomp! Let him see what a pseudo-legendary Dragon-type is like!"
"roar~"
Mega Charizard X and Mega Garchomp, two Dragon-type Pokémon, unleashed a deafening dragon roar.
The figures transformed into two intersecting afterimages in mid-air, and the collision of the dragon claws and tail produced a series of explosions.
As the two Pokémon's dragon claws collided, a tremendous recoil force was released, pushing them back to a safe distance.
"Mega Charizard X! Get it! Don't embarrass me!"
"Mega Electro Dragon! Don't just stand around, you take on three of them!"
Mega Charizard X launched the first attack, its wings whipping up blazing air currents, and its claws, wreathed in crimson flames, aimed straight for Mega Garchomp's face.
Mega Garchomp launched a fierce counterattack, its dark purple tail sweeping like a steel whip. The Dragon-type energy bursting from its scales collided violently with its claws, instantly distorting the air and creating spiderweb-like cracks.
The deafening roar shattered the clouds, and Charizard X used the force to fly backward, flapping its wings to unleash three wind blades formed from converging Flying-type energy, each afterimage tearing the sky to shreds.
Instead of retreating, Garchomp advanced, its serrated, scythe-like arms spinning as it slashed down, splitting the seawater in its wake.
Mega Charizard X has an exceptionally clear speed advantage, since Mega Charizard doesn't slow down during Mega Evolution!
Instantly, the dragon-type energy gathered to form a giant indigo dragon surrounded by flames, which charged towards Mega Garchomp.
"roar~"
Garchomp also unleashed astonishing Dragon-type energy, gathering it between its scythe-like arms, and swung its dragon claws upwards to face Charizard X.
The two giant beasts clashed and crashed into the sea. Garchomp used the bone spike on its forehead to press against Charizard X's throat, attempting to lock its opponent in place with its tail.
Charizard X suddenly opened its mouth, spewing out a concentrated dragon breath mixed with flames. Garchomp rolled to the side to dodge, the force of its sweeping tail creating a vacuum in the seawater.
"roar~"
Charizard X seized the opportunity to unleash a double claw attack, tearing open the scales on Garchomp's right wing with a series of claw strikes, staining the entire sea red with blood.
At this moment, no one paid any attention to the two Pokémon that had fallen into the deep sea, because Mega Ampharos had already begun its operation.
Fine, silvery-white arcs of electricity rippled around Mega Electro Dragon's body, yet the thinnest current shot skyward with the force of thunder.
The instant the electric current ripped through the clouds, the entire sky suddenly twisted and trembled, as if an energy gap had been torn open.
The violent energy of the thunderstorm poured down along the thin line, "Boom—!"
A deafening clap of thunder boomed, and two and a half seconds of silvery-white lightning flashed like the sky collapsing, illuminating the sea surface with crystal clarity.
Three thick, silver-blue bolts of lightning fell to the ground.
The runes around the Claydol were swirling wildly as it tried to use its Levitate ability to rise into the air and evade, but Mega Ampharos's Mold Breaker ability ignored its defenses, and its lightning pierced through its stone body, blasting it into the ocean a thousand meters deep.
Mega Venusaur's massive vines coiled like octopus tentacles into a shield, only to explode the moment lightning touched its venom sac, the purple venom and lightning intertwining to form an eerie mist.
Roserade unleashed a barrage of spores in an attempt to disrupt the flower, but they were instantly vaporized by the electric current. The moment the lightning pierced through the flower stem, the Grass-type Pokémon turned into charred remains and sank into the sea.
The battlefield fell into a brief silence after this attack, with only the Mega Electric Dragon hovering in mid-air, its body wreathed in ever-brighter electricity.
It slammed its claws down, and several bolts of lightning, like chains, bound Kameda and Park Chang's remaining Pokémon, dragging them into the boiling plasma sea.
Kameda said tremblingly, "This... is also a pseudo-divine Pokémon blessed by a legendary Pokémon?!"
Park Chang immediately turned around to look at the other champion who had been standing at the back, and couldn't help but say, "Champion Kim! Support us!"
Meanwhile, in the deep sea, the aftershocks of the battle between Mega Charizard X and Mega Garchomp were still reverberating, and in the dark depths of the sea, crimson and dark purple lights were still colliding wildly.
Garchomp seemed to sense the danger its master was in, and suddenly broke free from Charizard, rushing towards the surface of the sea.
When they took to the air again, the battlefield had become a living hell.
Garchomp's dragon-type energy coalesced into a giant dragon tail, crashing down with an earth-shattering force.
Charizard X folded its wings, compressing its flames and dragon-type power into a crimson pillar of light, and then launched a Dragon God Dive to meet the attack.
Two world-destroying forces collided violently, and the resulting shockwave evaporated all the seawater within a ten-mile radius.
Garchomp grew impatient; its tail crumbled inch by inch in the intense heat, while Charizard X's claws pierced through its chest with unstoppable force.
The quasi-god let out a resentful dragon roar, its massive body crashing into the sea like a meteorite, the resulting tsunami capsizing distant warships.
"roar~"
Charizard X hovered in mid-air, the blue flames on its neck dimmed but still burning hot, and it raised its head and let out a victorious roar.
Charizard X, dragging the tail of Garchomp that had already undergone Mega Evolution, flew in front of Zhang Leiyuan and slammed it down.
At that moment, Cryo Rotom gathered ice-type energy to form a giant icy hand, which firmly grasped the unconscious Garchomp.
"Hmm~ You managed to raise such a powerful quasi-god to be so weak, you've really got something else to show for it."
Park Chang stared at the Garchomp lying limp in his icy grip, his pupils dilating violently. He staggered back half a step, letting out a low, trapped growl: "King Champion! Make your move!"
The cloaked figure, who had been hidden on the armored bird, finally moved. He slowly removed his hood, revealing a sharply defined and cold face—it was none other than Kim Hyun-woo, South Korea's top flight master.
Suddenly, a sickeningly loud squeaking sound came from beneath the ice, and the once-frozen sea surface twisted like boiling asphalt.
A purplish-black figure burst through the hundred-meter-thick ice city, accompanied by a raging tide. The Mega Salamence was surrounded by dark purple energy, like a giant axe drawn from its sheath, aiming straight for Zhang Leiyuan's life!
Charizard X, having just defeated Garchomp, was still not fully recovered, with traces of blood seeping from its scales.
But the moment it sensed the deadly danger, it almost instinctively twisted its body, and the blue flames behind it, which had not yet been completely extinguished, suddenly surged.
Mega Salamence's claws pierced Charizard X's left shoulder. Amidst the sparks from the collision of claws and scales, Charizard X bit its opponent's joint and swung it violently, slamming the attacking pseudo-legendary back into the sea.
"What a clever and secretive maneuver!"
Zhang Leiyuan's eyes flashed with a cold light, and Rotom instantly conjured an ice shard shield around his body.
Mega Salamence seized the opportunity to swoop down, its tail sweeping across the land with purple energy, evaporating the seawater into white mist in its wake…