Pokémon cross over into the real world

Chapter 674 Silver Feather (5)

The delegations from various countries almost forgot about the powerful Elven Church. They were the common enemy of humanity. While competition or hostility between human nations was an internal matter of the Human Alliance, the Elven Church was a force outside the Alliance. Under no circumstances could they be allowed to seize the divine resources.

It's important to understand that these god-tier resources were all discovered by human trainers over 100 years through exploration and excavation in secret realms around the world. The number of people and Pokémon sacrificed, and the resources invested by the League, are immeasurable. Furthermore, the League is giving these god-tier resources to various countries with the aim of enhancing the strength of human trainers' Pokémon to combat the impending world-class secret realm.

The Elven Church's attitude towards humanity is currently ambiguous, and it's uncertain whether they will stand on humanity's side in the impending crisis. How could we possibly hand over divine resources to them? This was a requirement that President Parker had long ago given to the heads of various countries: no matter how much competition exists between nations, no resources should be allowed to fall into the hands of the Elven Church. Faced with the challenge from the Elven Church, everyone must unite as one.

Zapdos's entrance was imposing, and the burst of lightning made everyone squint.

"It's gotten stronger!" Wang Qiyi muttered to himself. Back in the World Masters Tournament, Pikachu, with the help of a group of legendary Pokémon, defeated this Zapdos, but that Zapdos didn't seem this strong back then. Could Mewtwo really be an exceptionally skilled trainer? Does it have a way to take Zapdos, already at its peak, to the next level?

The battle between Zapdos and Braviary was truly epic, a clash of super-powerful moves, simple and brutal. Since both Pokémon were wild and untrained, they lacked the strategic depth and variety of moves available. It was a head-on collision, thrilling the viewers in the live stream. Of course, aside from the humans who had learned to train Pokémon, everyone in the world was cheering for the Eagle Kingdom.

Judging from its power level, Braviary seems to be slightly stronger than Zapdos, befitting its status as a totem-level creature from the Eagle Kingdom. However, Zapdos, with its Electric and Flying types, completely outclasses Braviary, leaving it somewhat overwhelmed. Adding to this, the previous battles, especially Wang Qiyi's Salamence's final Z-Move, while seemingly effortless, actually took some damage from Braviary.

The two battle raged for nearly an hour, practically shoveling up the entire surface of the battle island with their skills. Brave Eagle became sluggish and its skills stalled, a result of being paralyzed by Zapdos' Thunderbolt. Once afflicted with a negative status effect, the tide of battle completely turned in Zapdos' favor.

"Damn the Elf Cult!" President Logan of the Eagle Kingdom slammed his fist on the chair. The Eagle Kingdom had brought 11 guardian spirits, among which the Warrior Eagle ranked third in strength. Sending it was tantamount to declaring that the Eagle Kingdom had secured the first resource. Now, however, they had been humiliated by the Elf Cult.

“We are the reigning champions, and we have the right to challenge first in the next round. Although this Zapdos won, it was also greatly weakened. We'll take it down ourselves,” Logan said, turning to the elders behind him.

When the Warrior Eagle was rendered unable to fight, the medical personnel and healing spirits of the Eagle Kingdom immediately intervened, casting healing spells on it. Even as the Warrior Eagle regained consciousness, it was still unwilling to accept defeat and wanted to fight again. However, the four Capu brothers, who were in charge of the battle rules, all appeared, and it had no choice but to admit defeat and leave the arena.

As soon as the Warrior Eagle left the field, the challenge light from the Eagle Kingdom immediately lit up again, along with those from the Dragon Kingdom and the Bear Kingdom. According to the rules, the Eagle Kingdom had priority in challenging, so their guardian spirit was brought out again this round. A giant standing a full 8 meters tall rose from behind the Eagle Kingdom's delegation—a Ghost/Ground type Pokémon named Claydol.

It is an elf subdued by humans during the Second War of the Elves in the Eagle Kingdom. The person who subdued it was Brandy, the fifth guild master of the Eagle Kingdom's alliance. It had already reached the legendary level 80 years ago. The Clay Giant is gentle and friendly by nature and has always maintained a friendly relationship with the Brandy family.

Seventy years ago, it was captured a second time by a promising descendant of the Brandy family and became his Pokémon. It followed the young man on his campaigns for over 40 years, until he retired and returned home to live out his old age, and Claydol also entered old age. It was thought that Claydol's life had come to an end, but unexpectedly, when it witnessed its trainer's death for the second time, the power of that grief caused it to break through and advance to the Guardian level, extending its lifespan once again.

It vowed to protect the Brandy family for life, which made them a top-tier noble family in the Eagle Kingdom. A descendant of the Brandy family used its special Poké Ball to capture the Golem, then boarded the flight control platform and flew towards Battle Island.

In the battle between the guardian-level Golem and Zapdos, the Ground-type Pokémon was almost immune to Zapdos's unreasonable lightning attacks. Why almost? Because Ground-type Pokémon can channel lightning into the earth to avoid damage, but that's only effective against ordinary lightning. While Golem can also channel the current into the earth with Zapdos's Mega Lightning, the powerful current still raised its body temperature to a burning level.

Claydol's fighting style isn't as ferocious as Brave Eagle's; it was raised by human trainers. It's a seasoned veteran, having mastered many tactics and transformation skills taught to it by human trainers. Although no one can command it now, it can still execute many tactical maneuvers based on its past battle experience.

Zapdos is a higher-level Pokémon than Claydol, but its fighting style is too simplistic and brutal, resulting in huge energy expenditure. Moreover, Zapdos was already injured in its previous battle against Braviary. After a half-hour battle of attrition, Claydol launched a counterattack, and Zapdos was ultimately defeated.

“The Eagle Kingdom has defeated the guardian deity of the Elf Church. The international alliance must remain united against the Elf Church, so we cannot challenge the Eagle Kingdom now,” Li Shining suddenly said. “If the Elf Church does not challenge us again, the first round of divine resources will have to go to the Eagle Kingdom.”

Wang Qiyi nodded. He understood what Elder Li meant; it was essentially politically correct. The Eagle Kingdom had defeated their common enemy, and attacking to weaken their guardian deity would be tantamount to internal strife. All eyes were on the Elf Cult; if they didn't send more elves, the first day's battle for the guardian deity would end there.

With a "ding," the challenge light in the direction of the Elf Cult lit up again, and everyone in the Eagle Kingdom tensed up. From their ranks flew a giant blue bird, its wings, as blue as crystal, shimmering brilliantly in the sunlight—Articuno.

Ice-type is super effective against Ground-type, and just when everyone thought Claygoo was doomed, it unleashed the power of Titanium Crystal, transforming into a pure Ghost-type. It seems the Land of the Eagle also prepared Titanium Crystal transformation power for it. Without type advantage, the battle became a stalemate, with both sides trading blows.

However, Articuno's level was similar to Zapdos's, while Claydol was clearly inferior. As time passed, the balance of the battle gradually shifted in Articuno's favor, and Claydol ultimately lost. By this point, the Eagle Kingdom had used up their three challenge opportunities, and even if they wanted Silver Feather again, they could no longer use it.

The battle had barely ended when the Dragon Kingdom pressed the challenge button, and Wang Qiyi once again stepped onto the command platform. With the Eagle Kingdom withdrawing from the competition, he was determined to secure this first god-level resource. This was for Egg, who had now reached the legendary level and needed this top-tier resource for further improvement.

"Pikachu, I choose you!" Wang Qiyi turned his sun hat around, and Pikachu on his shoulder jumped out with a "whoosh." Standing on the field, Pikachu, which was dozens of times larger than Articuno, had tears streaming from its eyes.

It wasn't fear, but excitement. Because in its memory, this Pokémon battle, held in such a formal setting, was still like the arena a thousand years ago, surrounded by the deafening roar of the crowd, with a passionate young man in a sun hat standing behind it, proclaiming: "Pikachu, I choose you!"

Wang Qiyi sensed Pikachu's inner emotions, smiled slightly, and shouted, "Ready? Pikachu, let's begin!"

"Pikachu!"