Chapter 415: Aura Guardian
"This is... troublesome!"
Watching Bronzong being continuously cut and swept by the terrifying storm on the field, Jiang Jun couldn't help but furrow his brows. Like Basalt, he had sensed something wrong the moment Xatu appeared.
As for the Saints Club players, they were all sighing. Conversely, the Golden Armor Club members were beaming with pride. Gan Lin's fans were the same, while the cheers from Basalt's fans were instantly suppressed, unable to lift their heads.
But soon, as the head coach, Jiang Jun noticed something strange. Although it missed several times in a row, Bronzong tirelessly used Charge Beam. This didn't fit Basalt's usual style.
"Could it be..." Jiang Jun's eyes rolled, thinking of a possibility.
Just then, a sudden change occurred on the field. Enduring the pain of the Hurricane's cuts, Bronzong counterattacked with Charge Beam again. As before, air currents whistled under Xatu's wings, allowing it to easily perform various high-difficulty aerial maneuvers and smoothly dodge the opponent's attacks.
But as the electric current approached, this time Xatu's body suddenly paused, as if a machine had jammed. And it was this momentary jam that finally caused it to lose the optimal time to dodge.
Boom! Crack!
The golden electric current hit Xatu, scorching its body and making it teeter in mid-air.
Conversely, Bronzong's body emitted a bright light, and its aura began to rise steeply. This was the secondary effect of Charge Beam; hitting the opponent had a high probability of increasing the user's Special Attack.
"How can this be?" Gan Lin was shocked, his face full of disbelief. He didn't understand why Xatu dropped the ball at the critical moment.
On the contrary, the head coaches of both clubs, with their richer experience and keen eyes, saw through the trick.
"It's the Speed Swap move!"
Both head coaches' eyes were full of shock: "This Bronzong could actually multitask, using the extremely difficult Speed Swap move while using Charge Beam?"
"It's over; Gan Lin is sure to lose this round!" The Golden Armor head coach looked at the electricity-covered Bronzong on the field and sighed inwardly. After Speed Swap, Xatu couldn't even dodge a regular Charge Beam, let alone now that Bronzong's Special Attack had increased.
"Success!"
On the field, watching Gan Lin's bewildered face, Basalt grinned.
Basalt let Bronzong take so many hits for free: first, to let Bronzong understand the opponent's flight evasion habits; second, to make Xatu complacent with repeated successful dodges; and third, to silently accumulate power. Because simultaneously using Charge Beam and Speed Swap was indeed very difficult. To ensure a one-hit kill, Basalt had to wait silently for the opportunity.
Fortunately, in the end, he succeeded.
Zzzzz!
Charge Beam appeared again. This time, the electric current's momentum was significantly greater than before, covering a wider range and moving much faster.
Xatu had nowhere to hide!
"Xatu~"
In mid-air, the critically injured Xatu looked pale.
But just then, black mist suddenly dissipated from under its wings, carrying a chilling coldness.
After a scream, Xatu fell from the sky and crashed to the ground.
No one was surprised by this result. However, when the black mist touched Bronzong on the ground, Bronzong's aura immediately began to decline.
"Xatu, thank you for your effort!" Gan Lin recalled Xatu, whispering softly to the Pokéball.
Haze, an Ice-type move that resets all stat changes of all Pokémon on the field. Recognizing defeat was inevitable, Xatu made a final effort. Not seeking to drag Bronzong down with it, but striving to weaken Bronzong's abilities as much as possible to lessen the trouble for the next Pokémon.
With the first round decided, Basalt's fans turned the tables, shouting and cheering as if injected with adrenaline. In contrast, Gan Lin's fans either sighed or cursed Basalt for being insidious.
Before long, Gan Lin looked up sharply, regrouped, and threw his second Pokéball.
"Go, Lucario!"
Lucario resembles a dog in reality, with a majestic appearance, a spike on the back of each hand and chest, a slim upper body, and a stronger lower body.
"Aura Guardian?" Basalt raised an eyebrow, unsurprised.
Gan Lin had two ace Pokémon: one was the flexible all-rounder Lucario, and the other was the extreme physical attacker Haxorus. Both were very powerful.
It is rumored that Lucario possesses the ability to detect the Aura emitted by all things. By detecting the opponent's Aura, it can read their thoughts and movements, understand human language, and sense the emotions of opponents even a kilometer away. Not only that, relying on Aura perception, Lucario can sense even invisible opponents. It manipulates the power of Aura to hunt, a power capable of shattering even huge rocks.
"Lu~ca~"
The blue dog struck a cool combat pose, and the power of Aura loomed, covering the entire venue.
"Go Lucario! Go Gan Lin!" Lucario's appearance boosted the mood of Gan Lin's fans. It was clear that this Lucario was very popular, and Gan Lin's fans trusted it deeply.
Basalt remained noncommittal. He communicated telepathically: "Bronzong, prepare Gravity!"
Lucario excelled in both Attack and Special Attack, as well as Speed. Coupled with a rich move pool, it was a jack-of-all-trades like Bronzong. For such an enemy, a head-on clash was the only way. Although Bronzong didn't have much stamina left, withstand one priority move like Bullet Punch or Vacuum Wave shouldn't be a big problem. And once Gravity took effect, whether Lucario could win was uncertain.
Soon, the match resumed.
The moment the referee announced the start, Lucario suddenly vanished.
Basalt rubbed his eyes, thinking he saw wrong. When he opened them again, Lucario reappeared. Only it wasn't in its original spot but above Bronzong's head, using its entire body as a weapon to crash into Bronzong.
"Extreme Speed!" Basalt was shocked.
Extreme Speed was a very high-level move, even harder to learn than Swords Dance or Skill Swap. Why? Because Extreme Speed was too broken; not only was its power immense, but its priority was higher than ordinary priority moves, and it had no side effects or restrictions.
Unexpectedly, Gan Lin's Lucario knew even this move!!! Crucially, this move wasn't in Lucario's data. This meant it was a long-hidden trump card.
Indeed, handsomeness was just superficial; both Basalt and Gan Lin... were damn shady!!!
"Bronzong, Protect!" Basalt shouted anxiously.
A transparent white energy shield appeared, covering Bronzong. Lucario crashed into the energy shield, unable to advance an inch.
"Impossible! How could Extreme Speed be blocked?" Gan Lin's face was full of disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost.
This was the ultimate speed move, "Extreme Speed," a trump card he prepared for the First Division League. How could it be blocked? Even if blocked, it shouldn't be blocked by Basalt and Bronzong! This was too unscientific!
He didn't know that after absorbing Celebi's elemental energy, Bronzong's psychic activity and spirituality had greatly increased, making its move execution swifter. Unfortunately, this meant Bronzong couldn't concentrate its psychic power for offense, and the Gravity skill was also forced to interrupt.
"Lu~ca~"
Just as Basalt breathed a sigh of relief, Lucario looked coldly at Bronzong. At the same time, it spun rapidly like a peerless martial arts master, cupping its hands in mid-air, instantly condensing a pale blue energy ball and pushing it gently.
Aura Sphere!!!
And just then, the "Protect" energy shield above Bronzong began to dissipate.
Lucario's timing was perfect! It was the exact moment when Bronzong's old force was spent, and new force had not yet generated.
Boom!
A thunderous explosion rang out on the flat ground. The center of the venue was instantly filled with flying sand and stones, covered in thick dust.
When the dust settled, a large crater had appeared in the center of the venue. In the middle of the crater was Bronzong with swirling eyes.
"Aura, truly troublesome!" Basalt sighed inwardly.
Aura was a special energy that could read the opponent's thoughts and actions. Although limited by strength, Gan Lin's Lucario could currently only read actions; reading thoughts in battle was likely impossible. But even so, it was terrifying.
"Gan Lin! Gan Lin!"
With Bronzong defeated, Gan Lin's fans cheered.
Seeing this, Basalt sighed secretly and recalled Bronzong. Then he threw his second Pokéball.
"Dorong-ss~"
With a low, angry roar, the massive and muscular Excadrill arrived in the center of the field. Its blood-red bristles stood out like hedgehog quills. Its head was slightly lowered, the metal cap covering its eyes but not hiding its fierce and domineering gaze.
"Excadrill, the opponent is strong, don't let your guard down!" Basalt warned.
"Dorong-ss~"
Hearing this, Excadrill nodded imperceptibly. At the same time, its legs spread slightly, its body lowered into a crouch, all fours touching the ground.
"Lucario, Extreme Speed!"
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