Chapter 68: Chapter 68: Obliterated
"That's right, let's continue!"
Lt. Surge furiously threw a Poké Ball and roared, "Discharge!"
The Poké Ball opened, and an Electrode burst out. In an instant, electricity crackled everywhere, and chaotic currents rapidly spread across the entire arena!
Ace quickly dodged a bolt of electricity, while Lt. Surge stood calmly in place. The current hit him, but Lt. Surge was unharmed.
"Clothes made entirely of rubber, huh?" Ace frowned slightly, watching Lt. Surge ignore the electricity.
As for the sailors surrounding the arena, they clearly couldn't be like Lt. Surge. Facing the current, they all dodged, not daring to resist at all. Victreebel, on the other hand, endured the Discharge, but no one noticed that Victreebel had plunged its vines into the ground, and the current that hit it was quickly channeled underground.
The Discharge itself caused virtually no significant damage to Victreebel.
"Acid!"
Victreebel's mouth leaves opened, releasing an even stronger scent. A stream of Acid sprayed out, heading straight for the discharging Electrode!
Electrode rolled, dodging the Acid attack in what seemed like the blink of an eye. The Acid hit the ground, which immediately corroded with sizzling sounds.
Ace's expression hardened. Compared to Victreebel, Lt. Surge's Electrode was moving astonishingly fast!
"Return, Victreebel."
Without hesitation, Ace recalled Victreebel and threw another Poké Ball. Lapras landed on the ground.
"Blizzard!"
"Thunderbolt!"
Seeing Ace send out Lapras, whose typing was at a disadvantage, Lt. Surge grinned ferociously.
Lapras opened its mouth and exhaled a freezing wind. A blizzard instantly swept across the arena, transforming the previously warm summer day into a harsh winter in an instant!
Immediately afterward, Electrode's Thunderbolt struck Lapras. Lapras instantly showed a pained expression, but the blizzard from its mouth didn't stop; instead, it intensified.
"Water Gun!"
As the blizzard subsided, Ace immediately changed his attack.
"Slowpoke, Electrode, dodge and continue with Thunderbolt!"
Facing Ace's seemingly ineffective attack, Lt. Surge burst out laughing.
But soon, Lt. Surge couldn't laugh anymore.
Electrode rolled desperately, but the ground had just been swept by the blizzard and was covered in a thin layer of ice. Electrode trying to use rolling to dodge attacks was simply impractical!
"Wham!"
Water Gun successfully hit Electrode, sending it rolling backward. At the same time, Electrode's body was soaked with water.
"Ice Beam!"
Ace's attack didn't stop. Lapras opened its mouth and fired an Ice Beam straight at Electrode.
Lt. Surge frowned slightly and immediately told Electrode to counter with Thunderbolt.
Thunderbolt and Ice Beam collided. In an instant, electricity sparked everywhere, current striking the icy surface, while the Ice Beam also splashed across the ice.
And since Lapras had previously soaked Electrode, the Ice Beam touched the water, which rapidly froze, simultaneously spreading towards Electrode.
"Damn it! Electrode, Self-Destruct!"
Seeing the ice rapidly spreading to Electrode, Lt. Surge roared. Electrode's body instantly erupted with a bright light.
"Boom!"
An explosion sounded. Ace immediately shielded his head with his arms, then a violent shockwave hit, pushing Ace back uncontrollably.
When the explosion ended, Electrode lay scorched in the open ground. Lapras wasn't faring well either; many shattered pieces of the ground hit Lapras, and trickles of blood slowly seeped from its body.
"Return, Lapras."
Ace immediately recalled Lapras. Fortunately, it was just superficial wounds and didn't require a perfect body repair to heal. Under Ace's healing aura, Lapras recuperated inside its Poké Ball, its HP recovering every second.
Ace breathed a sigh of relief. After so many experiments, the healing aura's effect was that as long as Ace's Pokémon stayed inside their Poké Balls, they could receive healing. While it didn't provide a bonus during battle, it was still a very good ability.
"It seems your Lapras won't be able to battle for a while."
Lt. Surge watched Ace recall Lapras and smiled slightly. Then he threw a Poké Ball and said, "Alright, for the last one, if you can defeat it, I'll give you the badge."
"I hope so," Ace said calmly. He glanced at the Magneton Lt. Surge sent out, then threw a Poké Ball, and Happiny landed in front of Ace.
"Hahahaha, such a tiny thing, are you trying to surrender?" Lt. Surge couldn't help but burst out laughing at the Happiny Ace sent out.
Ace couldn't help but smile faintly: Foolish Lt. Surge, you have no idea how terrifying Dragon-Slaying Egg is!
Pokémon: Happiny (Mutant)
Gender: Female
Level: 15
Abilities: Natural Cure / Huge Power
Shiny Ability: Type Synchronization
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HP: 69
*Attack: 69 (2)
Defense: 69
Special Attack: 69
Special Defense: 69
Speed: 69
At only level 15, Happiny, boosted by its Huge Power ability, had an absolutely terrifying physical attack of 138! Perhaps some people don't understand what this means. To give a few simple examples, Slaking, a Pokémon whose attack rivals that of a legendary, would need to be in its late twenties or nearly level thirty to reach an attack stat of 138.
And our Dragon-Slaying Egg is only level 15!
This is the terror of Dragon-Slaying Egg!
"Thunder Wave!"
Facing the small Dragon-Slaying Egg, Lt. Surge grinned ferociously. He planned to thoroughly torment this tiny creature as a warning.
Magneton pointed one of its magnets at Dragon-Slaying Egg, and a faint electric current rapidly shot towards it.
"Mega Punch." Ace smirked coldly, then spoke.
Dragon-Slaying Egg charged forward. Cracks instantly appeared on the ground beneath its feet. Dragon-Slaying Egg directly broke through the Thunder Wave and, under Lt. Surge's almost disbelieving gaze, rushed in front of Magneton.
Its small fist raised high, a straight punch, it fiercely slammed into Magneton!
"Boom! Crack!"
Dragon-Slaying Egg's Mega Punch was a true Mega Punch. With just one strike, the moment Dragon-Slaying Egg's small fist touched Magneton, cracks spread across Magneton's entire body. The punch's wind immediately followed, hitting Magneton. The already cracked Magneton instantly shattered, its fragments scattering, and with the lingering force, it was torn apart!
In just one blow, Magneton was utterly obliterated by Dragon-Slaying Egg!
"How is this possible?!"
Watching Magneton shatter into pieces, Lt. Surge's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. He simply couldn't believe his Magneton had been instantly defeated by the tiny thing opposite him!
Lt. Surge's momentary distraction allowed Ace to seize the opportunity.
Glancing at the two-thirds completed mission, Ace recalled Happiny, then sent out Aerodactyl.
Aerodactyl grabbed Ace's shoulders, flapped its wings, and immediately soared into the sky!