stonecrandall Chapter 507
Chapter 507
Chapter 507
In terms of pure damage output, Lanlan is actually the most powerful member of Xia Chi's team.
Reshiram's [Azure Flame Judgment] only has the characteristic of percentage-based damage, but it is purely numerically beautiful.
With the support of the [Light - Endless Blade] and [Light - Sharp Blade] equipment, plus the guaranteed critical hit characteristic of the Thorn Vine Staff move.
Even a legendary Pokémon like Necrozma, which is above average, can deal tons of damage with a single hit, if not be completely obliterated.
That's exactly what happened.
With Reshiram holding him back from the front, the Thorn Staff delivered an extremely terrifying amount of damage.
The crystal at the point of impact between the thorny vine and the Necrozma Mirror Armor instantly developed numerous cracks.
Immediately, hundreds and thousands of cracks spread wildly outwards from the point of impact, like a piece of tempered glass struck by a heavy hammer. Although it was not completely shattered, its structure had been completely destroyed.
At the same time, Milton also made a move.
Its purple body crackled with electricity, and its eyes burned with boundless fighting spirit.
Lightning-fast charge!
Milton charged toward Necrozma's other side like a purple lightning bolt.
Its body was enveloped in an intense, almost purplish-white electrical energy, a manifestation of extremely high voltage.
Wherever it passed, the air was ionized, making crackling sounds.
The ionized air left a glowing trail behind Millerton, like the trail of a meteor streaking across the night sky.
boom-!
Milton crashed heavily into Necrozma.
This time, it wasn't completely still.
After that blow damaged the structural integrity of the prism armor, Millerton's lightning charge finally found a breakthrough.
Purple electric currents seeped into the armor through the cracks, wreaking havoc between the crystals.
Necrozma's massive body trembled noticeably for the first time.
Rahiram seized the opportunity.
The turbocharger at the rear emitted a high-pitched roar, and the engine speed increased again!
The turbine-like organ at the tail had even begun to deform, and there were signs of melting at the edges, but she paid no attention to it.
The blue flames within suddenly surged, their color changing from a deep blue to a near-pure white.
The seven halos suddenly accelerated their rotation, eventually merging into one, transforming into a white halo that pierced through the core of the flames.
The Azure Flame completely suppressed the Prism Laser.
The bluish-white pillar of fire, like a divine spear of punishment, tore through the pitch-black laser net.
Then, the beam of light blasted straight at Necrozma's front!
Necrozma clearly hadn't anticipated that Reshiram's firepower would be so terrifying.
In its perception, the white creature's combat power, though formidable, should be within a controllable range.
It only needs to block the front while dealing with the harassment from the two little guys on the side. Once Reshiram's stamina is exhausted, victory will naturally belong to it, whose life force and stamina are almost infinite.
But now, the situation has suddenly taken a sharp turn for the worse.
In the rush, Necrozma could only gather all the prism fragments around her in front of her.
The fragments that were originally spinning around him flew forward like iron filings attracted by a magnet, piecing together into a huge prism shield in a fraction of a second.
boom-
The moment the blue flame struck the shield, the entire world seemed to tremble.
The sky and the sea... even the buildings on Melemele Island in the distance are shaking.
The shockwave generated by the collision of the two legendary forces seemed to shake the very foundation of this space.
But in the end, the power of the Azure Flame was still superior.
The shield, composed of countless prism fragments, began to melt under the scorching blue flames.
As the shield thinned, Necrozma's massive body was propelled backward by the impact.
Its lower body carved two deep grooves in the sea.
The seawater was pushed to both sides, revealing the dark seabed reefs below.
This is the first time it has retreated since it descended from the Ultimate Cave.
It was not a voluntary retreat, but rather a result of being driven by an irresistible force.
Meanwhile.
"Bonnie—!"
The second runner has arrived.
She gave Necrozma no chance to catch her breath.
The thorny vine club crashed down with a piercing whistling sound, its crimson explosive energy and bluish-white flames forming a pincer attack. This time, Egui Peng was using a fire-attribute thorny vine club.
Necrozma in its "Twilight Mane" form is Psychic Steel, which is exactly what makes it weak to Fire-type moves.
Meanwhile, on the other side of Necrozma's body, Milton's second Lightning Strike also arrived at the same time.
Purple lightning cut in from another angle, forming a perfect triangle with the thorny vines of the railing and the blue flames of Reshiram.
Three attacks, three attributes, all hitting simultaneously!
boom-
The prism shield finally gave way.
The first crack appeared in the center of the shield, as thin as a hair.
Then came the second, the third...
The cracks grew exponentially, spreading across the entire shield surface in less than a breath.
then.
boom!
Countless prism shards scattered and flew everywhere, and Necrozma let out a deafening roar.
Real wounds finally appeared on its body, which was made of pure black crystals.
The blue flames burned a charred dent into its chest, and purple electricity leaped and burned between the crystal gaps, continuously causing damage.
Its vitality remains immense.
Even after taking such a blow, the massive amount of blood, like a vast ocean, still hadn't run out.
But it was injured.
The seemingly invincible posture was shattered at this moment.
Only then did Xia Chi breathe a sigh of relief.
His gaze swept across the massive, dark figure on the battlefield, still locked in combat with the three legendary elves.
The cracks on the prism armor continued to spread, and tiny crystal fragments kept peeling off from the charred depressions created by the blue flames.
Necrozma did not continue her attack; her deep blue eyes shifted uncertainly between the facets.
It hesitated.
For Xia Chi, that was enough.
The most terrifying aspect of Reshiram's Azure Flame Judgment is never the explosive power of the first strike, but rather the layered, cumulative power.
"Ignite" effect.
When the "Ignite" stacks accumulate to a certain level, those seemingly minor continuous damages will increase exponentially, eventually turning into a loss of life force that even legendary elves cannot withstand.
It doesn't rely on burst damage to instantly kill, but rather on true damage to slowly whittle down the opponent's health bar.
This is precisely why Reshiram is the best counter to tanky champions like Necrozma.
What good is your immense physical strength if you have no life force?
Before the Azure Flame Judgment, all beings are equal.
Arceus has arrived, and he'll slaughter them all, no matter how many layers they're stacked on.
Now, even before the "Ignite" stacks have fully accumulated, the combined attack of the three legendary Pokémon is enough to repel Necrozma and carve a visible crack in its bottomless health bar.
This means we can win.
As long as the game drags on, the balance of victory will inevitably tip in our favor.
Even in a three-on-one situation, we could barely suppress this guy...
But no matter what, it was a success.
Necrozma is no longer invincible.
However, in comparison.
Xia Chi frowned slightly, and his gaze involuntarily turned in another direction.
On the other side of the coastline.
The rift in the ultimate hole has unknowingly expanded to a suffocating degree.
When it was first opened, the purplish-black hole was only about ten meters in diameter. Although it was strange, it was at least within the "understandable" range.
Now, it resembles a wound torn open from the inside by some force, with purplish-black lightning leaping and twisting wildly at the edges, pushing the crack open inch by inch in all directions.
100 meters? 500 meters?
Xia Chi was unable to make an accurate estimate.
The opening was so large that it occupied half of the sky over the Alora Sea, stretching from the sea level all the way up to the clouds, like a black rift standing on the horizon.
The interior of the rift valley remained a bottomless void.
But in the depths of nothingness, something was vaguely wriggling.
They huddled together, piled on top of each other, like a swarm of insects trapped in amber, struggling frantically to break through that transparent boundary.
A metaphor involuntarily came to Xia Chi's mind: a locust plague.
Black waters poured out of the Ultimate Cave, spreading into a continuously encroaching shadow against the dim sky.
The shadow covered the sea and everything along its path.
Wherever it went, even the seawater seemed to be polluted by some otherworldly law, shimmering with an ominous purplish-black fluorescent light.
Even the participation of Tapu Koko and the other three island guardians could not completely stop the tide from advancing.
The four guardians cooperated seamlessly, their offense and defense in perfect harmony, like four impregnable dams.
But the flood was too big.
There were so many Ultra Beasts that it made one wonder if that other world was a factory that only produced monsters.
For every ten enemies each guardian deity defeats, twenty more emerge from the Ultimate Cave.
The battlefront is steadily advancing towards the four major islands of the Alora region.
Xia Chi withdrew his gaze, his eyes sharpening.
Without hesitation, he reached for his waist with his right hand.
With a flick of the wrist, several Poké Balls simultaneously traced an arc, flashing with light.
Magic Masked Meowth, Dragonite, Winged Beast, Tyranitar, Urshifu... the Pokémon landed on the speedboat deck almost simultaneously.
There wasn't time to give them all the instructions.
Xia Chi said in a deep voice, "Go and support Tapu Koko and the others. You must not let those Ultra Beasts break through the defenses and flood into the Alola region."
The cats nodded slightly, and then set off together.
Five figures leaped out of the speedboat's deck in unison, speeding towards the defensive line that was being constantly eroded by the black tide of the Ultimate Beast.
No elf dared to approach the battlefield where Necrozma was located.
Even with its evasion attribute maxed out and known for its agility, the Spinning Rotom dared not approach that area even a fraction of a second.
But the battlefield where Cynthia and the others were located was a different story.
Although it is equally dangerous here, it is at least still within the "tolerable" range.
Even the most ferocious attacks from Ultra Beasts are only physical threats, unlike Necrozma, whose mere existence is a form of harm.
Thus, many figures who shouldn't have been there appeared on this battlefield—
Flying-type Pokémon, with various live-streaming devices hanging around their necks, hovered over the battlefield.
They are broadcasting this battle, which is crucial to the survival of Alora, to every corner of the world in real time.
Among them, the most popular is undoubtedly the Alola League's official live stream.
That was a "photographer team" composed of sniper owls.
Seven Decidueyes were positioned at different heights on the battlefield, aiming their cameras at the trainers and Pokémon who were fighting fiercely.
Seven cameras simultaneously transmitted images to the live broadcast room.
An Alakazam sitting in the command vehicle at the rear uses its superpowers to switch camera angles in real time, presenting the most crucial footage to audiences worldwide.
Whether it's the legendary Alola Guardian Team composed of Pokémon like Tapu Koko, or the Ultra Beasts with their diverse and never-before-seen forms, they all deeply captivate everyone's attention.
The live stream quickly rose to the top spot in popularity across the entire platform.
The server was running under heavy load, and the screen would occasionally freeze briefly, but the technicians would immediately fix it.
The comments scroll continuously on the screen. If the simplified mode is not enabled, the layer of comments on the screen will be so thick that the live content will be completely invisible.
Holy crap... can these things really be called elves?
[This is terrifying! Could it really be creatures from another world? I've watched Pokémon battles for so many years, and I've never seen anything like it before!]
"What else could it be? There's a huge spacetime rift right there in the sky. What else could it be but creatures from another world? Have you ever seen a Pokémon from any region crawl out of that thing?"
I'm a little curious if they can be caught with Poké Balls...
[To the person who said they'd subdue it, are you serious? That monster, which looked like a mountain, swallowed you whole in one bite! Subduing, my foot! Think about how to avoid being subdued yourself first!]
Wow, the legendary guardian spirits of Alola are actually real! I always thought they were just folk tales of the Alola people...
[Of course! The existence of elves in myths and legends from other regions has been confirmed, so why would Alola be an exception?]
[Looking at it this way, the Alolans are the most "lucky." In other regions, at least some bad guys are causing trouble, awakening a few legendary Pokémon, and it's just a few of them fighting over and over again. But here, it's a direct Ultra Beast horde, pouring out like they're free!]
[It's acceptable to talk about "enjoying happiness"; the trivialization of suffering must be prohibited!]
[It's alright, the prison will handle it!]
He's probably still dealing with that most terrifying monster over there, he can't possibly manage things here...
[Wait, they're here! The Dragonite and the others are here!]
[...]
Meanwhile, on the battlefield.
The golden arcs of electricity surrounding Zippert Koko have just completed a full-force release.
The lightning spread out in all directions like a giant fishing net, enveloping more than a dozen four-jawed needleosaurs.
The dragon-bee-like ultimate beasts emitted sharp hisses under the scorching electric current, their translucent wings curled and deformed in the high temperature, and their bodies convulsed as they plummeted towards the sea.
One strike to wipe out the entire area.
But Tapu Komatsu's body also paused slightly.
The golden electric light that had been swirling around it dimmed noticeably after it unleashed its attack.
As the guardian deity of Alola, Tapu Koko possesses stamina and energy reserves far exceeding those of ordinary Pokémon.
But this battle has been going on for far too long.
It has been fighting ever since Necrozma arrived.
Suppressing Necrozma, rescuing trainers, and eliminating Ultra Beasts—they never stopped for a moment.
It needs rest.
Even if it's just a few seconds, even if it's just the time it takes for the current to circulate once more in the body.
But the battlefield didn't give it that chance.
Just as Tapu Koko finished releasing its electric shock, before any new energy was generated...
A dense buzzing sound of wings vibrating came from all directions!