20demayo Chapter 618 The Road to the Championship (12)
Chapter 618 The Road to the Championship (12)
Steelix, confident in its defense, did not immediately launch an attack. It raised half of its body, reaching a height of 30 meters, nearly ten stories high, and looked down at Wang Qiyi's group of Pokémon. Even the massive Gamabunta looked like a small toad in front of it.
"Now! Move!" Ah-Dai seemed to have planned this all along, and with a single command, everyone went about their tasks. Little Red roared towards the sky, and instantly dark clouds gathered, lightning flashed, and thunder roared—a Water-type weather move—Rain Dance. The Rain Dance Little Red unleashed was far more powerful than that of ordinary Pokémon, thanks to the enhancement of the Blue Orb's Water-type natural power.
The torrential rain swept down, instantly reducing visibility; the live stream could only make out blurry outlines. Even the Steelix was shocked by the sheer power of the rain. This level of rain wouldn't have affected it much, but it was astonished that the rain's effect was at the Guardian level.
"Could it be that I underestimated them!" The thought flashed through its mind, and it immediately sensed something was terribly wrong. Just as it looked up at the dark clouds in the sky, the Pokémon below were all making their moves. Hoopa maneuvered its golden ring to various locations on Steelix's body, all of which were key areas that Awful had specifically pointed out.
Jerry unleashed a barrage of seed-gun fire at Hoopa's golden ring, all of which originated from Gamabunta's body. Using Hoopa's spatial technology, Jerry's seed-gun struck a crucial point on Steelix's body. This was the pressure point that Bo had identified as Steelix's fatal weakness; previously, its over 50-meter-long body was coiled up, making it impossible to attack, and the pressure point constantly shifted as it moved, making aiming extremely difficult.
However, at this moment, the Steelix stood upright, completely exposing the pressure points. This was exactly the moment Ah-Dai had been waiting for, and it had already explained the locations of these pressure points to Hoopa beforehand. Hoopa only needed to use the Golden Ring to deflect Jerry's attacks to the marked locations to complete the mission.
These acupoints were located precisely at the joints of Steelix's rocky body. The seed bypassed the diamond shell and got stuck at the joint. Gamabunta immediately activated the Leech Seed skill, and thick vines grew wildly from the joints of Steelix's body.
The parasitic seed quickly absorbs the energy from Steelix to fuel its growth, while simultaneously jamming Steelix's joints, causing it to freeze and become immobile, as if it had been acupunctured.
Steelix knew it had overestimated its strength and fallen into a passive position, but its massive size indicated its formidable stamina, and this damage was insufficient to defeat it. Steelix tried to twist its body to crush the plant vines growing at its joints, but its body wouldn't obey its commands, as if it had been paralyzed.
It struggled to sense its own body and found that its tail could still move, which was enough. Its more than ten-meter-long tail rose slightly and slammed down hard, causing Ground-type energy to ripple outwards. The Ground-type Mega-level move—Earthquake—covered the entire area, damaging all Pokémon on the ground.
However, when the Earthquake move was used, the opponent was already in the air, seemingly anticipating its use. Cinnamon stood on Salamence, while Mewtwo, Gyarados, and Hoopa each used their own methods to fly into the air. Infernape also gained temporary flight ability as a fiery cloud rose from its feet.
On the ground, only Venusaur and Slowking remained. Gamabunta's vines were firmly rooted to the ground, locking it in place, unshaken even by the surrounding earthquakes. Grass-types have double the ground resistance. Slowking stood on Gamabunta's back, having completed its Titanium Crystal form, its entire body enveloped in a Ghost-type coat, wielding a psychic blade formed from psychic energy.
Ah-Dai used the same trick again, plunging the mental blade deep into his own body. Blood spurted out instantly, but he seemed completely unaffected, as if he truly felt no pain.
Suddenly, dark purple runes appeared on the surface of the Steelix's body, quickly spreading across its entire surface. The Steelix stared at its body in disbelief, not understanding what was happening, how these black markings could have appeared on it.
"What kind of skill is this? What happened to Steelix?" someone asked in the live stream.
"It's cursed, it's a cursed move," the knowledgeable trainer explained. "Slowking uses Titanium Crystallization to change its type to Ghost, and then casts a Ghost-type curse move."
"I understand curses, but can a Guardian Spirit be cursed? Didn't a Guardian Spirit invade Shanghai a while ago? Buzzwole, I don't know if you guys saw the news. At that time, the Shanghai Alliance sent more than a hundred spirits to besiege it, with all kinds of attributes. Among them was a cursed army composed of cursed dolls, who collectively cast curses on Buzzwole, but it had no effect. It was completely unaffected."
"It's related to the difference in their cultivation levels," someone explained. "Skill proficiency also plays a role. The difference in cultivation levels between the two elves is too great to be compensated for by sheer numbers. To be able to impose the power of a curse on a guardian deity, one's own cultivation level must be above legendary, and skill proficiency must be perfect."
The cursed Steelix suddenly became enraged. From the moment it entered the arena, it had been completely on the defensive. Despite being significantly higher level than its opponent, it couldn't even harm a single Pokémon. It opened its massive jaws and roared towards the sky, its furious howl echoing throughout the entire secret realm. The sound waves spread outwards as if they were tangible, even dispersing the thick, dark clouds in the sky. As it roared, its body trembled, and countless grains of sand surged forth, instantly creating a fierce wind that sent the sand flying everywhere.
Weather Skill - Sandstorm! Xiao Hong's rain skill was instantly covered by a sandstorm, and even the fine sand that had been soaked by the rain was swept into the sky by the gale. The torrential rain that had just fallen had created puddles on the ground, and now even these puddles had turned into tiny water droplets and were mixed into the sandstorm.
From the air, Wang Qiyi couldn't see anything in the sandstorm below. He only saw the massive body of the giant steel snake standing immovably amidst the sandstorm. The sandstorm was like a frantically blending juicer; an ordinary person inside would be instantly ground into mincemeat by the sharp sand.
Just as Wang Qiyi was worrying, he suddenly received a telepathic message from Adai: "Qiyi, Mega Evolve Gwenta, Z-Move - Advent of Trees." Without hesitation, Wang Qiyi immediately did as instructed.
The live stream was very blurry due to the sandstorm, but everyone still managed to see Wang Qiyi assuming the Z-Move prayer pose on Togekiss's back. Everyone got excited—was he about to unleash a powerful attack?
A rumbling sound came from below, and then the blurry figure of Steelix rapidly expanded, even changing its entire shape, leaving everyone bewildered. However, they quickly saw the live stream clearly as the sandstorm suddenly subsided. The battlefield was now covered in vegetation, and Steelix was being frantically entangled by countless thick vines. Trees sprang up from the ground, their leaves growing wildly, and the abundant vegetation blocked the wind, causing the sandstorm to shrink instantly.
The frantically struggling Steelix's eyes were blocked by countless rocks, which were being hurled at it by Mewtwo's Rock Seal. These rocks were stuck to Steelix's head like pieces of chewing gum, its paralyzed body preventing it from shaking them off.
The giant steel snake attempted to slam its entire body to the ground, using its "Mount Tai Slam" skill to shake off the annoying vines and rocks. However, it found itself controlled in mid-air by a massive amount of plants, unable even to lie down. Its joints were also pinned down by parasitic seeds, preventing it from curling up. It had truly become a pillar, completely at the mercy of others.
Steelix struggled for a while before suddenly calming down. Having not battled for years, it was unfamiliar with the various tactics devised by human trainers, which was why it had suffered losses. However, its greatest strength lay in defense. Despite its opponent's various tricks, they weren't actually doing much damage. The opponent couldn't break through its defenses, so it could only rely on Leech Seed to drain its energy and curse moves to wear it down.
Leech Seed and Curse might be very effective against Pokémon below the Guardian level, but it can withstand them. It only needs to focus on defense to remain invincible.