Pokémon Heart Journey

Chapter 288 Xiaozhi vs. Marie (3)

As the referee finished speaking, Mary's fingertips had already brushed over the button of the second Poké Ball.

A white light exploded, and the poisonous skull frog fell to the ground with its knees bent. The poison sac in its chest swelled, and purple-black venom dripped down its claws onto the scorched earth, emitting pungent white smoke.

It raised its head, its scarlet pupils locked onto the Infernape, and its hoarse growl sounded like a war drum urging its death.

Xiaozhi raised his arm to wipe the dust off his forehead. The flames made his eyes brighter. "Infernape, can you still fight?"

After relieving the discomfort caused by the side effects, Infernape grinned, and the flames on its head shot up three feet high, and its tail flame swung out a tongue of fire in the air as a reply.

"The game continues—!"

"Poison Skull Frog, poison attack!"

"Sonic punch!"

The two figures disappeared almost at the same time.

The Poison Skull Frog kicked hard with its hind legs, corroding deep pits in the ground, and its claws wrapped in thick purple poison tore through the air; the Infernape turned into a stream of red light, with its fists wrapped in incandescent fire, and it arrived first!

boom--!

The sonic punch struck the Poison Frog's right shoulder, sending its fighting energy flaring instantly. The Poison Frog was flung sideways three meters, smoke billowing from its shoulder, but it used the momentum to spin around, its left venomous claws slicing through Infernape's ribs.

The Infernape retracted his fist and retreated quickly, but was still hit by the poisonous claws. Three dark purple blood marks were immediately left on his waist, and his snow-white fur turned black at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Spray flames!"

The Infernape opened its mouth, and a column of blazing fire like a dragon roared and swept across.

"Sludge bomb!"

The poisonous skull frog folded its arms, instantly condensing a ball of venom and hurling it out. The pillar of fire and the ball of poison collided mid-air, and with a "bang" a rain of purple fire and toxic mist erupted from the sky.

The poisonous rain fell on Infernape's shoulders, making a corrosive hissing sound. It gritted its teeth and stumbled. The Poison Skull Frog was also thrown back by the heat wave, rolling twice, steadying itself with its palms pressed to the ground. The poison sac in its chest swelled even more violently, as if ready to burst at any moment.

Xiaozhi clenched his fist: "Charge forward, Flare Charge!"

Mary's eyes flashed: "Mud wave, covering the entire field!"

Infernape's flames once again glowed azure, its tail elongated like a meteorite streaking through the sky. Toxic Skull Frog slammed its paws into the ground, its venom erupting in a massive, fan-shaped wave that instantly covered half the field. The charred earth corroded into a purple swamp, bubbling and gurgling.

Flame Monkey walked on the waves. Wherever fire and poison came into contact, the venom evaporated into a large amount of poisonous mist. However, Flame Monkey's momentum was also corroded and sparks flew everywhere. The outer shell of the flame was dimming at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Jump up and dig a hole!"

The Infernape leaped up, pounding the ground with both fists, its body burying itself in the scorched earth. The poison wave missed, and the Poison Skull Frog arched its back slightly, scanning the ground with its pupils.

One second, two seconds——

boom! !

Infernape broke out from behind Toxic Skull Frog and punched him in the back with his flaming iron fist!

The Poison Skull Frog seemed to have anticipated this. It kicked back with its hind legs, spun halfway, and grabbed the Infernape's wrist with its venomous claws, leveraging the force to swing it—

boom!

Infernape was thrown heavily into the poisonous swamp, and the venom instantly submerged half of its body. The flames were extinguished with a "sizzle", and large areas of its fur were corroded.

The poisonous skull frog took advantage of the situation and pounced forward, its venom sac swelled to its limit, its claws raised high—

"Poison attack, put an end to it!"

The purple-black poisonous light caused the Flame Monkey's pupils to shrink. It gritted its teeth, braced itself on the ground with its arms, and the remaining flames on its body suddenly retracted, concentrating on its right fist.

"Sonic punch!"

boom! ! !

The two figures collided again.

The poisonous claws of the Poison Frog stopped an inch in front of Infernape's eyebrows, and its claws trembled; Infernape's sonic fist sank deeply into the Poison Frog's abdomen.

Infernape immediately seized the opportunity, with flames surging from its mouth and blazing white fire energy passing through its body, creating a circular wave of fire behind it.

The poisonous skull frog's pupils suddenly contracted, and its venom sac let out a whine like it was leaking air, and then—

boom!

Flames exploded from its body, evaporating its venom into a pervasive purple mist. The poisonous frog flew backward like a rag, slamming heavily against the outer wall before sliding to the ground. The poison sac in its chest deflated, and a purple mist curled up.

The referee's flag fell, and the sound was drowned out by the explosive cheers from the audience:

"The Poison Skull Frog has lost its ability to fight!"

The Infernape knelt on one knee, panting like a cow. The poisonous wounds on his waist and arms had turned black and blue, and only a faint flame remained on the fire.

Xiaozhi rushed into the field, leaned over to support it, and said in a low but firm voice: "Thank you for your hard work, come back and rest first."

He looked up. Mari's fingertips had already landed on the next Poké Ball, her black hair fluttering in the wind, her eyes as deep as a cold pond.

"Since Marie has already lost three Pokémon, we're entering halftime!"

.........

He took the water bottle handed to him by Serena and drank it down quickly, glancing across from the corner of his eye.

Mary's fan club also prepared drinking water for her and was obviously encouraging her. Even though I was standing so far away, I could still feel the enthusiasm over there.

"We've already gained a big advantage. If we keep it up, we'll definitely win."

Xiaozhi nodded, agreeing with Sundae's words, but his expression did not relax at all. From the beginning to now, the opponent has been using all King-level Pokémon, and their strength is also quite balanced.

The next battle will definitely not be easy!

.........

Break Ends

"Please send Pokémon from both sides at the same time!"

Mary raised her arm, and the Poké Ball drew a sharp parabola.

"Please, stop the bear."

The white light landed, shaking the entire quartz arena slightly. The blocking bear planted its feet on the ground, its shoulder muscles twisting like twisted steel cables, its exaggerated "blocking arms" slamming down heavily, creating two cracks with a "bang."

"Go ahead, Iron Bundle!"

Xiaozhi's ball rolled almost flat on the ground. The iron bag landed on the ground with a thud, and the curling stone on its back sprayed out a cold mist, like a freezing engine that had just started.

The referee flag fell——

"The battle begins!"

"Iron baggage, electrical field!"

"Block the bear, provocation!"

As the arc of electricity rose, the blocking bear opened its bloody mouth and let out a low, mocking roar. The lightning energy in the iron bag faltered mid-flow, the blue light of its mechanical eyes flickered, and the movement of its hands was forced to stop.

"Close combat!" Mary's command was as short as a knife.

Dulanxiong crushed the ground with one step, and suddenly swung his right fist that was dragging on the ground. His arm muscles bulged like siege stakes, and with a fighting light, he hit the iron bag's abdomen directly.

The iron bag had no time to retreat and was swung off the ground. The ice shell made a teeth-grinding "crack" sound and rolled in the air.

"Ice gravel!" Xiaozhi shouted anxiously.

The iron bag was forced to adjust its center of gravity in the air, and the curling stone spurted out high-pressure cold air with a "crackling" sound, and dozens of sharp ice gravels shot out like a shotgun.

Blocking Bear crossed his arms in front of him, and the rubble hit his arms wrapped in leather hands, shattering into ice crystals all over the sky, but only leaving faint white marks.

"Continue the close combat!"

The blocking bear charged forward with great strides, leaving footprints half a foot deep on the scorched earth with every step.

"Fly up and use the water cannon!"

"Block it!"

After a sudden ascent, a jet of azure water shot out from the mouth of the pot, slashing like a knife at the Dulan Bear's chest. The Dulan Bear crossed its arms, its dark energy forming a shield that deflected the water, transforming it into a mist. Before the mist dissipated, it was already treading the water, its right fist once again igniting a red glow of fighting.

"Close combat!"

Seeing this, Iron Bag launched a reverse turbo, sending the curling stone slid along the ground, trying to create distance. However, Blocking Bear suddenly accelerated, and fighting energy exploded under his feet.

The opponent actually punched the ground with both fists and used the reaction force to jump in front of the iron bag.

"Split the tiles!"

A powerful punch landed, striking the edge of the curling stone. The iron bundle was lifted off the ground by the immense force, its spherical form spinning in mid-air. Cold mist and sparks erupted from the cracks. By the time it landed, the curling stone was covered in spiderweb-like cracks, and the spout emitted a hissing sound of leaking air.

"Ice gravel!" Xiaozhi shouted urgently.

Iron Bag struggled to stand up, and dozens of sharp ice boulders shot out from the mouth of the pot, blocking the Dulan Bear's path like shotgun shells. Dulan Bear didn't dodge, sweeping his left arm, and a fist wrapped in black light shattered all the ice boulders. His right arm gathered power, and the red light of the battle became more and more blazing.

Mary raised her hand and said in a short voice: "Double return!"

The blocking bear stomped the ground and leaped up, his right fist lashing out like a battering ram. The iron bundle, at full power, was unable to lift off, and could only watch helplessly as the fist shadow expanded in his field of vision.

boom! !

The fighting energy passed through his body, and the iron bag rolled over and smashed the guardrail, sliding out of the field. The pot body was emitting electric sparks and slowly stopped.

"The iron bundle has lost its combat capability!"

The audience erupted in cheers, and the screams of Mary's fans almost blew the roof off.

Dulanxiong slowly retracted his arms, his chest heaving violently, with unmelted ice still remaining on his arms.