Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

Chapter 559 An insurmountable gap in strength

However, upon closer inspection, one can see that the Lizard King's seemingly steady breathing is actually carrying a barely perceptible rapid pace.

Its chest heaved more noticeably than usual.

Clearly, that earth-shattering strike had taken a huge toll on its stamina.

The Lizard King's powerful strike, which consumed a great deal of his energy, was ultimately countered by nothing more than a casual attack from Lugia, demonstrating just how vast the difference in strength between the two was.

However, the biggest problem now remains how to get close to Lugia before it can react.

Ash's gaze swept back and forth between Sceptile and Lugia in the distance, his mind quickly analyzing the current situation.

At this moment, it wasn't just Sceptile who felt immense pressure; Ash felt the same way.

The Lizard King doesn't have any skills that can be used as surprise attacks, so it seems that the only thing Little AI can do is let the Lizard King fight Lugia head-on.

"The Lizard King."

Ash's voice was clearly transmitted to Sceptile's mind through the power of Aura.

"Pour all your strength into your legs and rush forward at your fastest speed to use Leaf Blade."

At this distance, there is a possibility of success, but even if this Leaf Blade successfully hits Lugia, the Lizard King will definitely be defeated by Lugia in a counterattack.

Ultimately, it was unwise for Sceptile to fight Lugia in this state, Ash knew this, and Sceptile knew it even better.

But the Lizard King still chose to stay, not because it coveted ending the game itself, or simply because it wanted to fight a powerful opponent. What it wanted to do was to gain as much information about its opponent as possible through its own battle.

The Sceptile, with the twig in its mouth, slightly raised the corners of its mouth, as if responding to Ash's trust.

Its sharp eyes burned with a palpable fighting spirit.

The current distance is less than 50 meters, and it would take about three seconds for it to sprint with all its power.

Through the brief exchange just now, the Lizard King knew better than anyone that if he hesitated even slightly, he would be instantly killed once Lugia reacted.

After all, to achieve that sprint speed, one must completely abandon the possibility of defense.

it's fine.

It took a deep breath, as if preparing for a sprint.

The next second, the Lizard King's body suddenly sank down, and the power of its legs reached its peak in an instant, with a powerful force bursting out from its feet.

"just!"

With a low shout, the Lizard King vanished from its spot.

It transformed into an incredibly swift green lightning bolt, skimming along the shattered ground, leaving trails of afterimages. The rubble and dust along its path were whipped up by the airflow generated by its high-speed movement, forming a continuously extending dragon of smoke.

Three seconds.

In just three seconds.

From the moment the Lizard King begins its charge, to the moment its dazzling blade of light condenses on its right arm, until it concentrates its power on a single point and arrives in front of Lugia.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye, within three seconds.

This was the Lizard King's maximum speed, a charge driven by pouring all his combat experience and beliefs into his legs.

The leaf blade that had been fully formed on his right arm unleashed its full power at this moment, and with a twist of the Lizard King's body, it slashed towards Lugia.

However, even though the Lizard King had pushed its speed and power to the limit, and even though it had staked everything on this one strike, it was still a fraction too slow.

Without even Darkdoe needing to give any instructions, the moment the Lizard King disappeared from its spot, Lugia, having recovered, simply flapped its enormous silver-white wings.

From fanning to creating a gust of wind, this simple action took just over two seconds, less than three seconds.

However, this difference of less than a second became an insurmountable chasm between the Lizard King and Lugia.

The leaf blade that the Lizard King swung from its right arm ultimately failed to land on Lugia's body.

The blade seemed to hit some kind of barrier as it slashed down, freezing in mid-air. Meanwhile, the fierce airflow generated by Lugia's flapping wings slammed into the Sceptile King, whose center of gravity was completely forward and unable to maintain its balance.

"just--"

At that moment, the Lizard King could no longer maintain its balance. It was swept away uncontrollably by the howling wind, and the twig it was holding in its mouth broke in two under the enormous impact, slipping from its mouth.

After flapping its wings, it blew the Lizard King away.

Lugia, which had remained calmly in place since its debut, finally spread its wings that blotted out the sky.

Its massive body slowly rose into the air. With a mere flap of its wings, it created a powerful updraft that lifted its majestic form rapidly, quickly catching up with the Lizard King, who was still tumbling in mid-air.

Darko's voice rang out at that moment, cold and devoid of any emotion: "Frozen Beam."

Upon hearing this, Lugia quickly condensed icy blue air in his mouth, and a thick beam of frozen light, like a death ray shot from the polar regions, struck the Lizard King, who was caught in mid-air with nowhere to gain leverage and no way to dodge.

"just--!"

The Lizard King let out a short, painful cry as its body was propelled rapidly toward the ground by the extreme cold and powerful impact of the freezing beam.

With a muffled thud, the Lizard King crashed heavily onto the already shattered ground, kicking up a cloud of ice shards and dust.

Before the smoke and dust had even cleared, a biting chill had already spread, completely freezing the Lizard King and the small area beneath it into a crystal-clear ice sculpture.

The Lizard King has completely lost its ability to fight.

"The Lizard King is unable to fight! Lugia wins!"

This was also an outcome that required no further confirmation; the referee directly declared the Lizard King's defeat.

Although the audience understood that Sceptile alone could not defeat Lugia, they were still surprised that Sceptile, who could easily defeat Regirock, would be unable to put up any resistance against Lugia.

The gusts of wind that can be stirred up with a mere flap of a wing would undoubtedly be fatal to ordinary Pokémon.

"Come back, Lizard King, thank you for your hard work."

Ash reluctantly put Sceptile back into its Poké Ball.

Ash focused his gaze on Lugia, who was even yawning, and he made his own deductions.

He whispered to the Poké Ball in his hand, "Don't worry, your efforts have paid off."

After saying that, Ash took the next Poké Ball from his belt.

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P.S.: After the mid-term quality analysis meeting at 8 PM, I went out for grilled fish with colleagues tonight and didn't get back until after 11 PM. I probably only have time for two updates today, but I should be able to update four as planned tomorrow. —QAQ—