Rather than a beam, this massive silver-white energy wave could more accurately be described as a "pillar of light."
It was considerably thicker and more powerful than the Dragon Head Flame Art that Zeno Zoldyck had once used to send off Netero and the Ant King.
The visual impact was undoubtedly overwhelming!
In that instant, the blinding white light illuminated people's faces, revealing a myriad of expressions.
Even without daytime eyewear, they could clearly see this unexpected attack.
"BOOM!"
Steelix's eyes widened, and its rigid tail, as flexible as a serpent, slammed fiercely into the ground.
The Black Tremor Rock ground was as fragile as paper, easily cracking with clear fissures under a casual swipe of Steelix's tail.
Then, countless streams of Aura surged violently from Steelix's golden body, gushing forth like a spring.
The overwhelming Aura seemed endless, making one feel insignificant, as if gazing upon an immense ocean.
Perhaps due to its shimmering nature, Steelix's Aura was also dotted with dazzling golden stars.
Within the nearly transparent, pure Aura, countless radiant golden pentagrams flickered in and out of sight, breathtakingly beautiful.
In an instant, this extraordinary Aura rapidly condensed into an all-encompassing barrier, enveloping Steelix and the others inside.
The Normal-type move, Protect!
Since Steelix lacked speed, evading directly was difficult.
Even after using Autotomize to increase its agility, Steelix still wasn't fast enough.
Facing an attack with unknown effects, enduring it head-on was clearly the least wise choice.
Thus, deploying the foolproof Protect was the best option.
"BOOM!!"
The wildly thrashing silver dragon collided precisely with the pale-green barrier.
Like a missile striking the ground, it unleashed a tremendous impact!
The silver dragon was unstoppable—yet it had met the "absolute protection" of Protect.
The terrifying beam exploded upon contact with the barrier, its powerful shockwaves sweeping through the surroundings.
The shockwaves, normally invisible, took shape as they churned the thick dust in the environment.
Visible to the naked eye, layers of grayish-yellow dust were scattered and gathered repeatedly by the violent winds, cycling endlessly.
But this wasn't the most attention-grabbing sight.
Where the beam had struck directly, faint cracks appeared. Though the barrier hadn't shattered, something bizarre occurred.
A portion of the beam's silvery-white energy clung to the barrier, spreading like a persistent parasite.
Everywhere the energy touched turned into brittle, grayish-white rock.
It felt as though a single poke with a finger would cause those petrified sections to crumble into fine dust like weathered stone.
Rock Beam: A unique ability of the Stone Giant species, usable only by Silver Giants and higher-tier Stone Giants.
By channeling their rocky energy into a beam, they could petrify anything it struck into fragile stone.
Sometimes, when Stone Giants encountered food they disliked, they would use Rock Beam to turn it into rock before consuming it.
This ability reminded Akira of a certain creature.
Medusa from Greek mythology!
A gorgon with serpentine hair, whose gaze could turn living beings to stone—just like the Stone Giants' Rock Beam.
"CRACK!"
A crisp sound rang out.
The barrier shattered piece by piece, dissolving into nothingness midair, leaving everyone unharmed.
The Silver Giant opposite them tilted its head, seemingly surprised by the invaders' survival.
It had expected them to turn into fragile stone under that attack—that would have been the correct outcome.
"Thud... thud... thud..."
Before anyone could catch their breath, several more heavy footsteps echoed from behind the Silver Giants.
The chaotic rhythm made it clear—there was more than one!
Thanks to their night-vision goggles, they could see plainly: two even more bizarre-looking Giants had appeared!A body of silver-white, yet covered in peculiar orange-red patterns.
Like chains wrapping around its form, or fragmented fissures, as if it might shatter into countless pieces at any moment.
Within those patterns surged immense energy, giving off a violent impression.
Explosive-Type Silver Giant: Originally an ordinary Silver Giant, it mutated into a variant Stone Giant by chance.
Having consumed Blast Stones over time, it gained their properties on top of its original traits.
Any part of its body could be used as a high-powered explosive, and it could fire highly concentrated blast beams.
The other was even stranger—completely shrouded in deep purple, exuding an eerie violet glow.
Such intense purple clearly indicated terrifying toxins, with every step leaving corrosive marks on the ground.
Purple bubbles rose, bursting midair, releasing pungent white smoke.
At the sight of this Stone Giant, everyone couldn't help but think of the Purple Forest—it seemed to have emerged from within.
Despite the overwhelming violet glow, a closer look revealed flickering silver beneath.
Thus, this too was a Silver Giant.
Toxic-Type Silver Giant: After ingesting a special toxic ore, it mutated into a Toxic-Type Silver Giant.
It could transform its solid body into a liquid state, manifesting as venom, and launch venomous attacks.
It could unleash boiling venom, attacking with toxic white smoke—extremely lethal and scalding hot.
Its beams were violet, corrosive and horrifying, capable of reducing objects to pools of toxic liquid in moments.
Both newly appeared Silver Giants were variants!
Watching these increasingly terrifying giants, Beyond's lips twitched, dark lines forming on his forehead.
Clearly, their knowledge of these Stone Giants was still shallow—much remained to be learned.
The others lacked the Pokedex Ability, unlike Akira, who had fully grasped the Stone Giants' details.
And time was not on their side.
The two new giants joined the previous one, glaring at the group with equal hostility.
It seemed mutation also affected temperament to some extent.
The Explosive-Type Giant's gaze was aggressive, exceptionally fierce and volatile—a volcano on the verge of eruption.
The Toxic-Type Giant's eyes were icy cold; a single glance felt like being targeted by countless hissing vipers.
One trait was shared:
Their auras were overwhelmingly powerful!
Though not yet S+-rank, they were clearly stronger than the ordinary Silver Giant.
Three S-rank Silver Giants stood as insurmountable barriers—indomitable, towering mountains!
For a moment, everyone's faces stiffened, as if struck by collective paralysis.
Even Ging and Beyond, facing them one-on-one, couldn't claim certain victory.
Akira took a light step forward—and in that instant, a blinding white light erupted across the battlefield!
A sphere of white light rapidly expanded in the blink of an eye, soon dwarfing the Silver Giants!
"ROAR!"
A roar echoed as the light faded!When people squinted their eyes, they were met with the sight of a massive blue-black figure as towering as a small hill.
The heroic and handsome figure stood proudly before the enemies, not a trace of fear on its face.
Its agile body brimmed with immense energy, capable of causing tremendous destruction with every movement.
A faint layer of dark red glow shimmered across its body, adding a touch of mystique.
Like a mist of blood.
The three giants immediately felt a sense of oppression—it was the first time they had encountered a creature taller than themselves outside their own kind!
It was none other than the Dynamaxed Lucario!
With its power reaching S+ rank, the Dynamaxed Lucario could easily handle these three giants.
Lucario's eyes suddenly sharpened, locking onto the giants as the Aura around its body instantly surged to a boil!
The Explosive-type giant, like ignited dynamite, erupted with a brilliant red light, sending a blazing orange beam straight toward Lucario's face!
It was a pillar of flames, its scorching heat making the air itself sear, leaving mouths parched.
Lucario showed no fear. The four sensors symbolizing its Aura floated up, its body brimming with blue light.
With a single stomp, the earth trembled, and then thick, jagged bone spikes erupted from the ground!
These bone spikes, formed from Aura, were razor-sharp, their tips gleaming with a chilling cold light.
With just a casual step, the battlefield had transformed into a forest of bones!
Lucario spread its hands, and an especially radiant bone staff appeared in its grip, also imbued with the glow of Aura.
"Whoosh—BAM!"
In Lucario's hands, the massive bone staff moved as effortlessly as a light branch.
It effortlessly shattered the air—and the incoming beam along with it—scattering countless sparks across the ground.
Thankfully, this wasn't a grassy plain but a barren underground area, or else these flames alone could have sparked a wildfire.
Seeing this, the three giants felt a surge of fear and immediately unleashed their most powerful attacks.
The Explosive-type giant charged forward, its markings flashing as if ready to detonate at any moment.
A nameless flame suddenly ignited across its body, amplifying its menacing aura.
The ordinary Silver giant raised its hands again, attempting to repeat its Rock Beam assault.
The Toxic-type giant's actions were the most surprising—it split into multiple smaller bodies, all lunging toward Lucario.
Each of these miniature Toxic giants was a concentrated mass of deadly toxins; even a single touch would surely be fatal.
Without the advantage of size, they could only rely on their unique abilities to the fullest.
Lucario remained composed, gripping the bone staff in its right hand while its left hand curled slightly, a blue light flickering within.
In an instant, the blue light rapidly expanded, forming a massive spherical object that spun continuously.
At a glance, it resembled the Rasengan from Naruto.
The Fighting-type move—Aura Sphere!
And not just one, but countless!
The Aura Spheres unleashed by the Dynamaxed Lucario were exceptionally large. Using its Aura power, Lucario split them into numerous smaller orbs.
Each tiny Aura Sphere contained terrifying energy—and an even more terrifying effect.
Aura Spheres never miss!
One after another, the blue spheres flew unerringly toward the toxic masses, as if guided by an invisible homing system.After finishing his task, Lucario turned his attention to the explosive-type giant before him.
In just that brief moment, it had closed the distance, the red glow on its body growing even more intense.
It gave the impression that it would explode in the next instant!
The explosive-type giant grinned, as if already envisioning Lucario being blown to smithereens.
It paused, then forcefully extended its arms. Like a robot, its arms detached cleanly at the shoulders.
But they didn't simply fall to the ground.
Flames at the base of the arms acted as thrusters, propelling two massive explosive stone missiles straight at Lucario!
Yet the explosive-type giant's grin had barely formed before vanishing without a trace in the next moment.
"Grrr!"
Lucario bared his teeth as his Aura erupted completely!
It was an aura that filled the giants with despair!
Azure like the ocean, the Aura dyed the entire battlefield, as if they were submerged in the sea.
Yet all of this was the power of Aura!
Countless waves of Aura were born, manifesting not just around Lucario, but also enveloping those two detached arms.
Lucario held his bone staff like a conductor's baton, giving it a light flick. The arms wrapped in Aura immediately changed direction.
Heading straight back toward the explosive-type giant!
Seeing the arms that had just separated from its body, the explosive-type giant felt fear once more.
It knew its own body well.
The terrifying explosive power was its sharpest "weapon," but also its greatest weakness!
The explosive stones were extremely volatile. Even as a silver giant with formidable defenses, this flaw remained.
They just weren't as easy to detonate.
But this meant that with enough force, its body would explode just like the stones!
It couldn't be sure about other attacks, but the explosive power of its own two arms...
It was certain—this was enough to make it blow up!
Behind them, the toxic-type giant ignored its explosive counterpart and the poisonous liquid currently being annihilated by Aura Spheres.
Instead, it fixed a cold, sinister gaze behind Lucario, a sly grin curling its lips.
At the same time, several smaller, darker poisonous liquid blobs appeared behind Lucario, their hue so deep it was nearly black!
They hovered in the air, flying toward him.
The toxic-type giant was clearly more intelligent.
It understood the tactic of "creating a diversion."
It hadn't pinned its hopes on its allies or even the poisonous liquid on the ground.
The real killing move was these highly concentrated, airborne toxic blobs!
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