Facing Hunter J's petrification beam—
prepared in advance, Red swiftly dodged to the side.
But the ground where he had been standing—
Had already turned from soil into pale stone.
Seeing this, Red felt his scalp tingle.
"That thing is terrifying…"
Seeing him evade, Hunter J clicked her tongue in disappointment.
"What a pity. If you had just obediently turned to stone, it would've saved me a lot of trouble."
Facing the infamous Hunter J, Red didn't dare be careless.
He immediately released all his Pokémon.
"Looks like tonight is going to be a tough battle."
Hunter J sneered .
"I'm not a trainer."
"My goal is simply to capture Pokémon."
"Move in!"
Following her command—
More than a dozen heavily armed poachers poured out from the aircraft, surrounding Red .
"Your Tyranitar is strong."
"But as far as I know, it's your only Pokémon with real combat ability."
"So if I keep it occupied…"
"Do you think you still stand a chance?"
"Go—Salamence!"
Riding Salamence, Hunter J descended in front of Tyranitar.
Looking at it, Red frowned.
"Why does it feel like Champion-level Pokémon are being mass-produced these days…"
[Pokémon: Salamence ♀]
[Level: 65]
[Talent: Perfect]
[Evaluation: A Champion-level Salamence. Extremely powerful and bloodthirsty—a true battle maniac!]
While Salamence and Tyranitar faced off—
The poachers didn't stay idle.
They threw out their Poké Balls one after another.
"Go! Ariados, Mightyena, Weezing…!"
Dozens of Pokémon appeared .
Although their average level was only around 30—
There were simply too many.
At a glance—over thirty.
Seeing this—
Marshtomp, Larvitar, and Castform beside Red all tensed up.
The situation was overwhelming.
To win—
Each of them would have to defeat multiple opponents far above their level.
Clearly unrealistic.
"Shiny Larvitar?! A uniquely colored Marshtomp?!"
The moment Hunter J saw them—
Her lips curled upward uncontrollably.
"I've struck gold!"
"Not just the target—so many valuable Pokémon!"
"I really should thank you, dear Gym Leader."
At that moment—
A special Poké Ball at Red 's waist shook.
Ninetales' voice sounded in his mind.
"Master, if things get bad, let's retreat."
"My condition isn't great, but I can still use Teleport a few times."
"We can regroup. Give it a few years, and you'll crush them easily."
Red smiled.
"Retreat?"
"Don't forget—this is Songzao City."
"My territory."
At that moment—
From the Gym's backyard—
Poliwrath, Vulpix, Horsea, and Lombre rushed over after sensing the disturbance, standing beside Red .
"Thunderbolt!"
A stream of water and a bolt of lightning struck the enemies.
At the same time—
Two figures rushed out.
Gary and Ash, with their Pokémon, joined the battle.
Ash was still in his pajamas—
But his fighting spirit burned fiercely.
"Master! Let's go all out!"
Even Gary, who had been tense, regained some confidence.
"That's right! As long as we hold them off, we win!"
Elsewhere in Songzao City—
Xiaowen ran toward the Gym from her villa.
"Seriously… no peace at all…"
...
Seeing more and more people gathering on Red 's side—
Even Hunter J frowned.
"This is getting troublesome…"
"If I gave you a few more years, I wouldn't dare come."
"But right now—you're still too inexperienced."
Without hesitation—
She threw another Poké Ball.
A Level 50 Ariados appeared .
Seeing the growing enemy force—
Red 's expression turned serious.
"All out tonight."
"You two—use whatever trump cards you have."
At this point—
He could no longer worry about exposing Mega Evolution.
He took out the Keystone.
"Go—Tyranitar!"
The familiar rainbow spiral light erupted once again.
The next moment—
An ancient, monstrous aura burst forth!
Tyranitar roared —
A violent sandstorm engulfed the entire battlefield.
Seeing Tyranitar evolve again—
Even Hunter J widened her eyes.
"It can evolve again?!"
Having witnessed it firsthand—
She could clearly tell this transformation was tied directly to Red .
"Grr…"
She suddenly noticed—
Salamence beneath her was trembling slightly, letting out a low growl.
It felt fear.
A deep, instinctual fear—
As if facing a creature on a higher level of existence.
This was the first time Salamence had ever felt this way.
"Salamence—Dragon Pulse!"
Facing the unknown, Hunter J chose a ranged attack.
Red quickly calculated Salamence's altitude.
"Tyranitar—Ice Beam!"
Mega Tyranitar opened its jaws—
A freezing beam shot into the sky!
In midair—
Dragon Pulse collided with Ice Beam.
But the result—
Was completely unexpected.
Instead of a stalemate—
Mega Tyranitar's Ice Beam overpowered it!
The Dragon Pulse was frozen solid—
Then shattered as the Ice Beam continued forward!
Even though Salamence reacted quickly—
Frost still spread across its abdomen.
"That's impossible!"
"According to the intel, Tyranitar should still be a physical attacker after evolution!"
"How is its special attack this strong?! Dragon Pulse even has STAB!"
"Was the intel wrong? Is Mega Tyranitar actually a special attacker?!"
Facing this unknown opponent—
Even Hunter J felt a headache coming on.
What she didn't know—
Was that Tyranitar was still primarily a physical attacker.
But after Mega Evolution—
Its Special Attack stat reached 95—
Higher than many so-called special attackers.
Combined with:
50% Special Defense boost in sandstorm+100 total stat increase from Mega Evolution
Mega Tyranitar had become—
A true stat monster.
A perfect hexagonal warrior.
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