stonecrandall Chapter 362, Round 2: Battle in the Air!
Chapter 362, Round 2: Battle in the Air!
"Jump into the river!"
Shinji knew that there was still a power gap between his Ursaring and Ash's.
Ash certainly wouldn't give himself a second chance to use Bulk Up, so he had his Ursaring jump into the lake.
"Follow!"
Ash doesn't know what Shinji's plans are now.
But since Shinji has made it clear that he intends to make a move, I should accept it, otherwise I would be letting Shinji down.
"Roar--"
After taking the lead in the first round, the circle bear roared and then hurriedly followed with heavy steps.
With two consecutive splashes, the two circle bears had entered Wise Lake.
Before they reached the deeper parts of the lake, near the shallows, the water only reached their knees.
But Shinji clearly didn't intend for Ursaring to stop there.
"continue!"
"Catch up."
The scene before us presents such a bizarre appearance.
It was as if Shinji and Ash had reached some kind of agreement: one was luring the other into his trap, while the other willingly jumped in.
Soon the lake water had submerged half of Ash's Ursaring body, reaching almost to his chest.
Shinji's Ursaring was already up to its chest in the water.
At that very moment, Shinji finally gave the order to stop.
They then quickly launched a counterattack.
"Splitter!"
"Roar!"
The pent-up anger was unleashed in this single blow.
However, the target of this attack was not Ash's Ursaring, but the vast lake surface.
"boom--"
How big of a wave can be created on a lake by brute force alone?
The Circular Bear's attack truly stunned everyone watching.
As the waves cleaved through the air, they rose into the sky, creating sprays over three meters high.
The surging waves crashed towards Ash's Ursaring, each drop of water carrying an unstoppable momentum.
It was clearly a Normal-type move, but the final effect was like a Water-type Pokémon using a move like Surf.
It turned out to be the case.
Ash finally understood Shinji's thoughts.
"Break it apart."
Xiao Zhi said in a deep voice.
Let alone the waves created by a Normal-type Pokémon.
Even if a Water-type Pokémon uses Surf on the lake, it won't be difficult for his Ursaring to break through the waves.
Shinji understood this, but he still did something that was so puzzling.
Ash found this strange.
But when Ash noticed the other person's movements in the water, he felt relieved.
For a Pokémon of Ursaring's size, with its entire body covered in thick fur, to be able to swing at this speed in the water, it must have undergone special training.
Shinji knew that his Ursaring was inherently slow, and with the added challenge of fighting in an unfamiliar water-based arena, the outcome would certainly be—
"Roar!"
The three-meter-high wave was directly smashed by the Circular Bear.
The instant the wave was shattered, Shinji's Ursaring had already arrived in front of it.
"Full power! Use the arm hammer!"
"Roar!"
This is the opportunity that Shinji wants to seize.
"Block it."
Ash probably already guessed the outcome, but at this moment he really couldn't make any other commands.
This is the limit without the assistance of waveguides.
"boom!"
"Roar--"
Despite the obstruction of the lake water, the hammer still landed squarely on Ash's Ursaring's abdomen.
Two consecutive high-intensity Fighting-type moves were enough to overwhelm Ursaring, even though it was already quite tough. Its stamina dropped significantly in an instant.
As expected of Shinji, I never thought he could come up with such a fighting style.
Even Ash couldn't help but admire Shinji's idea.
Shinji was a member of the tactical faction, just like Kohei.
However, Shinji differs from Kouhei in that Shinji does not reject many highly creative ideas. For him, tactics are simply divided into useful and useless.
Although Shinji is not yet fully grown, his creative thinking has already begun to emerge.
"Keep the pursuit! Use the arm hammer!"
just.
Shinji seems to have forgotten something.
"Grab it."
Xiao Zhi's response was understated.
Just like his circle bear, although it had just been hit by the arm hammer, this time its movements were not slowed down due to its size and the injury it had suffered.
Even on Shinji's home turf, it actually managed to do exactly what Ash said: grabbing Shinji's arms before Shinji could unleash his arm hammer attack.
"Roar--"
An angry groan echoed across the lake.
Shinji stood there stunned for a moment, but he quickly realized the reason.
Arm hammer.
If the hit is successful, the speed will decrease.
My own teddy bear moves a little faster, but only to a limited extent.
Initially, both sides used their arm hammers to hit each other simultaneously, so there was no change in speed.
However, during the battle in the lake, his second arm-hammer swing from his Circular Bear directly changed the course of the battle.
The speeds of both sides are now almost equal.
Even in water.
"Disrupt the light!"
"?! Destroy the light!"
The sudden turn of events slowed Shinji's reaction by a beat.
Even with its hands restrained, Ursaring still had the ability to break free by using the Destruction Ray.
But he watched helplessly as this opportunity slipped through his fingers—
"boom--"
"Roar!"
The sound of the destructive beam exploding and the howl of the circle bear rang out simultaneously.
But this time, it wasn't Ash's Ursaring that suffered the damage.
The instructions were given in advance, and the unique characteristic of the circle bears—that their tempers rise and their strength increases the more they fight—made them even stronger.
Ash's Ursaring was almost three seconds ahead in condensing the Hyper Beam and successfully launching it.
A dazzling white light exploded on the lake's surface.
The lake surface appears to be divided in two between the two circled bears.
Countless water droplets splashed into the air and then scattered onto the lake surface, like a light rain.
Shinji's Ursaring bent over, and was rendered unable to fight by the raindrops.
Shinji's Ursaring is unable to fight!
Seeing this, Lei Si did not hesitate to announce the end of the first round of the match.
"..."
Shinji paused for a moment, looking at the bear standing on the water's surface, which hadn't fallen even after losing its fighting ability. But in the end, he didn't say anything and just recalled it.
"I was careless."
Xiao Zhi said.
Both of them knew what the other meant, but apart from Lei Si, no one else realized just how much weight those words carried in this competition.
Shinji did not refute this.
After all, he already regretted it when he made the final move.
Moreover, the loss in the first round is nothing; the subsequent matches are more important.
"Come back, Circle Bear, you've worked hard."
Seeing that Shinji had already taken out the second Poké Ball, Ash also recalled the Ursaring that was still soaking in the lake.
This time, he did not choose to let the Circular Bear continue fighting to the end.
"..."
Seeing that Ash's Ursaring had already left the field, Shinji remained silent.
"Making use of the rules is the only fair way, right? And you probably want to battle other Pokémon, don't you?"
Shinji: "......"
Ash has already said that, so can Shinji still say that his goal is to wear down Ash's Ursaring as much as possible before relying on other Pokémon to defeat it?
Ugh.
That's it.
"Raven Leader! Come out and fight!"
"Starhawk, it's you I choose!"
Land warfare.
Battle on the lake.
Both of these places have already been attacked.
Next up are the air combat fighters.
"Mmm—"
"GA!"
The moment the Starhawk and the Raven Chief appeared was just like the moment the two Circly Bears appeared.
Both sides glared at each other, and as rivals of the same type, their competitive spirit was naturally much stronger.
"A flash of lightning!"
This time, Ash didn't talk to Shinji about teamwork anymore.
He seized the initiative in the game.
However, Shinji never intended for the crow leader to fight over it.
"The swallows return."
"GA!"
Two pure white arcs chased each other in mid-air.
A flash of lightning struck straight towards the position of the crow's leader.
Faced with this lightning-fast attack, Shinji simply gave the command to use Swallow Return.
The lightning bolt, which can only strike in a straight line, naturally doesn't have much of an advantage when facing the more agile swallow's return.
This resulted in Starhawk being walked like a dog in the sky, with Crow Leader leaving it behind with its agile movements. Even though Starhawk had changed its attack direction and used Quick Attack again to try to catch up, Shinji's Crow Leader did not need Shinji to give any orders.
Upon seeing the change in the Muck Eagle's behavior, it changed its course of action on its own.
Similarly, he used continuous swallow-like maneuvers to ensure that he was always behind the Mk Eagle, creating a chasing situation.
"A wave of evil!"
Seeing that the Crow Leader was only a short distance away from the Starhawk, Shinji finally commanded the Crow Leader to launch an attack.
"Use Shadow Clone Technique like this!"
The situation in the air is temporarily unfavorable for the Mk Eagle.
However, this situation is not difficult to resolve; Starhawk's Shadow Clone can perfectly neutralize this attack.
"Mmm—"
With a long cry, the Mk Eagle produced more than ten identical figures in the blink of an eye.
More than a dozen figures filled the Raven Leader's field of vision, and as the positions of the Starhawks changed, the Raven Leader's evil energy wave also missed its target.
"Tsk."
Shinji's seemingly sure-fire attack was so easily dodged, which made him slightly annoyed.
Moreover, the situation on the field is now starting to turn unfavorable for him again.
"Wing Attack!"
Is something else hidden?
Shinji frowned.
Ash hasn't let Staraptor use any powerful moves yet. Although it's true that the second round of the battle has only just begun, Shinji feels that Ash is deliberately hiding some move that can directly stabilize the situation.
For example--
Close combat or skills like Brave Bird.
Among the Pokémon that have been released, the one with the least amount of information registered is Staraptor.
But since it's Ash's Pokémon and has already undergone its final evolution, Shinji is more inclined to believe that it has successfully mastered both moves.
"The swallows return."
Shinji needed to observe the situation a little longer, so he opted for a roundabout tactic again.
For Pokémon that fly in the air, unless they have an absolute speed advantage or a ranged skill, this Aerial Ace tactic can extend the match indefinitely until one of their Pokémon is completely exhausted.
But Ash didn't want to waste any more time.
The upcoming battles will be just like the first round, a contest of strength and speed between the two sides.
"Scream! Suppress it!"
"Mmm—"
The Mk Eagle let out a piercing, long cry.
Although the level difference isn't that significant, the effect of a move like Growl on disrupting the opponent's Pokémon is very limited, possibly only lasting a second or two.
However, in an aerial chase, one or two seconds is enough.
"Close combat!"
Just as Staraptor got close to Crow's Head, Ash finally unleashed one of his hidden killer moves.
Shinji had already been on guard.
"A sneak attack on a vital point!"
After regaining their senses, a dark mist also gathered on the right wing of the crow leader.
The two Flying-type Pokémon were in mid-air, attacking each other with their wings, feet, and beaks.
What should have been a battle between experts turned into a somewhat comical scene as the two Pokémon entangled in mid-air.
"boom--"
"GA!"
The two birds exchanged blows, but the Starhawk, which was better at fighting, ultimately emerged victorious.
As the Hawk swatted at Raven Leader's face with its wing, Raven Leader's body immediately plummeted downwards.
"Brave Bird!"
With the situation already clear, Ash naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity to pursue, so he unleashed all the cards he had hidden for several rounds.
Swift and efficient in close combat.
The brave bird is swift.
As Shinji watched the Starhawk, now enveloped in a ball of blue and red energy, begin its rapid descent into the sky, he secretly memorized its every move.
After all, the game isn't over yet.
"Divine Bird Strike!"
"GA!"
From the moment Shinji began using Swallow Return, the head of Shinji's crows had already been secretly gathering power.
Even in close combat, the Crow Leader did not recklessly use the power accumulated from the Divine Bird Strike.
Therefore, it can also be said that in close combat versus a sneak attack on vital points, it is a battle.
The latter's failure was actually inevitable.
But what Shinji wanted was to gain more worthwhile material from this failed encounter.
Then--
Fight back in times of crisis!
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