Chapter 384: Full Firepower
In the monitoring room somewhere in the Secret Realm.
The stout person in charge of the assessment, Director Luo, dressed in a white uniform, watched the surveillance video with a hint of dissatisfaction on his face.
In just the few dozen minutes from entering the Secret Realm to the adaptation phase, nearly 10% of the candidates had already been eliminated.
Some were besieged and defeated by underwater Pokémon, some were unlucky enough to land in Pokémon nests, but most were eliminated by the surprise attacks from the examiners.
These examiners were military trainers with rich wilderness experience. They had plenty of practical experience and knew countless ways to catch someone off guard.
Since these candidates were mostly rookies, the tactics worked exceptionally well, even though the examiners were actually holding back.
This was why this stage was the hardest part of the entire assessment!
"Huh?"
Just then, a uniformed staff member exclaimed in surprise.
"What is it? Why are you making such a fuss?"
Director Luo glanced at the staff member with dissatisfaction. The staff member quickly pointed to a screen. "Sir, this Bronzong's psychic power actually immobilized the ambushing Sharpedo!"
"What? A Dark-type Sharpedo immobilized by psychic power?"
Director Luo was slightly surprised and quickly looked at the screen. It was indeed true.
"This Bronzong's psychic power level is quite high!"
Director Luo stroked his chin, intrigued.
Then followed the scene where Bronzong and Pupitar worked together to defeat Sharpedo.
"He even has a Pupitar? What's this kid's background?"
Director Luo's interest deepened instantly.
Crucially, the range of Pupitar's Sandstorm was enormous, almost approaching that of a Gym Leader-level Sandstorm setter.
"This kid is a talent!"
Director Luo's eyes lit up.
Weather teams, due to their large area of control, were one of the most suitable systems for group battles.
And the military often encountered group battles, so they had a fondness for large-scale crowd control Pokémon systems.
Basalt's control range was outstanding among his peers, so it would be strange if Director Luo didn't like him.
The only pity was that Basalt specialized in Sandstorm weather, which wasn't suitable for their navy.
But Basalt had definitely piqued Director Luo's interest.
The battle on the screen ended, but Basalt didn't disperse the Sandstorm.
Seeing this, Director Luo raised an eyebrow and laughed. "What an arrogant kid! But... I like it!"
Seeing nothing major happening, Director Luo continued to watch Basalt's actions until the swarm of wild Pokémon attacked.
...
In the center of the Sandstorm, Basalt stood with his arms crossed.
Why wait for crises to come one by one? That's too much trouble.
Besides, there's no reason to be on guard against thieves for a thousand days.
Why not just lure all the dangers out, settle them all at once to gain recognition, and then pass safely?
That was Basalt's true thought.
Buzz buzz buzz! Buzz buzz buzz!
Basalt's ears were suddenly filled with the sound of insect wings vibrating, sharp and chaotic.
Looking into the distance, Basalt saw a massive swarm of Beedrill charging aggressively toward him.
"Sending themselves to their doom in such a hurry!"
Basalt smiled.
Beedrill were widespread and reproduced quickly, but limited by their species' natural talents, it was hard for them to improve their strength under natural conditions. At best, they reached the Advanced-level.
To break through further, they would need a miraculous encounter or a good trainer!
"Meteor Shower!"
Once the Beedrill swarm entered attack range, Basalt waved his hand and gave the order decisively.
"Broonz~"
"Dorong-ss~"
A super gravity magnetic field appeared, and the Beedrill swarm was instantly struck as if by lightning, falling from the sky one after another like fallen leaves.
Then, terrifying rock projectiles fell from the sky, indiscriminately attacking the Beedrill swarm, continuously reaping them.
Especially since Excadrill was nourished by the Soft Sand, the Rock-type energy in its body seemed endless, allowing the move to last a very long time.
Although the Beedrill were numerous, they couldn't withstand this kind of onslaught.
After the vanguard all lost their ability to battle, the Beedrill behind them who hadn't entered the gravity field scattered like birds and beasts, turning around to flee.
Can't mess with him! Can't mess with him!
"A combination move of Rock Slide and Gravity? This power is a bit excessive!"
In the monitoring room, the corner of Director Luo's mouth twitched slightly, but the more he looked at Basalt, the more pleased he became.
"Where are the other Pokémon?"
Defeating the Beedrill swarm didn't bring any surprise to Basalt's face.
If he couldn't even handle Beedrill, Basalt wouldn't need to explore the wild in the future.
Bronzong responded quickly: "They have entered attack range."
"Then let's take them all out in one go!"
Basalt clenched his fists and cracked his knuckles. "Numel, Fire Sand High-Temperature Domain!"
"Dooom~"
At Basalt's command, hot magma immediately surged from the humps on Numel's back.
Numel itself turned into a small sun, radiating infinite light and heat.
Seeing this, the other Pokémon quickly retreated to keep their distance.
Basalt was also shielded by Bronzong and moved to the side.
Shh-shh-shh~ Shh-shh-shh~
The Sandstorm continued, but the heat of the sand was rising rapidly.
Originally, when the sand hit the vegetation, it would at most strip away the leaves.
But as the temperature of the sand continued to rise, even the branches of tall trees began to shrivel rapidly, becoming wrinkled and dry.
Because the heat of the sand was too high.
Being in the high-temperature Fire Sand was no different from being stir-fried in a furnace.
"Ari-ados~ Ari-ados~"
"Pin-sir~ Pin-sir~"
Painful screams immediately rang out from within the high-temperature Fire Sand.
"It's Ariados and Pinsir!"
The corners of Basalt's mouth curled up slightly.
Just now, dealing with the Beedrill swarm, a Fire Sand attack could have wiped them out, but Basalt didn't do so.
Because Basalt's real targets were Pinsir and Ariados.
Pinsir, as one of the Bug Kings, had a very strong physique. If it came to close combat, it would cause Basalt quite a bit of trouble.
Ariados had average individual strength, but its poison was very troublesome, especially with a group of five. The threat to Basalt was even higher than that of Pinsir.
Fortunately, they were all Bug-type Pokémon, naturally weak to Fire and Rock.
And "High-Temperature Fire Sand" was a combination of Fire and Rock, so its lethality against Bug-type Pokémon was exceptionally fierce.
The moment the high-temperature Fire Sand touched the Ariados and Pinsir, these two types of Pokémon immediately rolled off the trees, screaming in pain, and instantly lost their ability to resist.
They could withstand a Sandstorm, but they really couldn't withstand high-temperature Fire Sand!
Without needing any extra moves, these few Bug-type Pokémon slowly fell silent, lying motionless on the ground with swirls in their eyes.
In the monitoring room.
Director Luo's eyes were practically popping out of his head.
A combination of Fire and Sandstorm—unheard of, unseen before!
After a long time, he calmed down and muttered, "Isn't it a pity for such a pillar of the nation not to join the army and fight for the country?"
(End of Chapter)
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