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Chapter 272 The Fist of Fury Erupts, a Skill Surpassing Godhood
Chapter 272 The Fist of Fury Erupts, a Skill Surpassing Godhood!
Since they met, the Abandoned Monkey has been hit by the opponent's psychic attack once, while Alakazam has been hit by the Abandoned Monkey's sneak attack and tile-breaking attack once.
Under normal circumstances, Alakazam should have taken more damage, since Phantom Dance is a skill that counters Alakazam, and with the damage from Brick Break, given Alakazam's fragility, it would probably be unable to fight by now.
However, since Alakazam has Reflect, the damage from Phantom Dancer is only half. Although Brick Break can ignore the effect of Reflect, the damage dealt to Alakazam by Fighting-type moves is still halved.
In contrast, Alakazam's Psychic not only has a restraining effect, but also adds a damage effect through Meditation. The strength of Abandoned Monkey lies in its attack and speed, but its defense is a very weak point. Being hit by Psychic directly takes away more than half of its health.
If he tries again, his debut performance will likely end in failure.
"Alakazam, the opponent is already on his last legs, finish him off in the next move!" Gary's eyes shone brightly as he saw the panting Abandoned Monkey. Could it be... today?!
I wouldn't say I could beat Ash, but I should at least be able to defeat one of Ash's Pokémon! If I could defeat even one of Ash's Pokémon, that would be making history!
Because so far, whether it's battling Ash or at the Indigo League, none of Ash's Pokémon have ever been unable to battle, including when he sent out two teams of Pokémon to battle.
When Ash sent out two teams of Pokémon to battle, he used rotation and various tactics, giving his opponents no chance to defeat his Pokémon.
Now, Primeape has just evolved into Forsaken. Given Ash's temperament, it's impossible for him to take Forsaken back. It's not Ash's nature to have Forsaken go back so soon after evolving without even defeating a single enemy.
Moreover, this would also damage the confidence and morale of the abandoned monkey, so Ash would definitely want to win this battle directly, which gave him the opportunity.
As long as Ash doesn't recall Abandoned, given Abandoned's current state, he might still be able to win!
"Alakazam, Psychic Beam!" Gary planned to use the same trick again, first using Psychic Beam as a feint to see how Forsaken would react, and then counterattack accordingly.
"Sneak Peek." Ash's expression turned serious. He had his Abandoned Monkey use Sneaky again. This move allows the user to slip into the void, not only dodging the opponent's attacks but also ignoring the opponent's barriers to hit them.
While Abandoned Monkey's condition is certainly not good, is Alakazam's condition any better?
Without Reflect, if Alakazam is hit by a Phantom Assault, it will sleep until nightfall, since Abandoned Monkey's attack stats far exceed its current level.
The Abandoned Monkey's figure disappeared into the shadows. Alakazam's illusionary beam struck the ground, creating a sizable crater, but it didn't even touch a single hair on the Abandoned Monkey's head.
"Reflect Wall!" Xiao Shi knew that defending against the surprise attack of the Spirit was useless. The only way to defend was to use Reflect Wall. As long as the opponent's attack was halved, and then a counterattack was launched, the opponent could be defeated!
"Huh!" Blue light emanated from the spoons in Hudi's hands, and transparent, reflective walls appeared around him.
The next second, Forsaken popped up from the ground and punched Alakazam in the chin!
His fist was halved in force as it passed through the Reflector, and the Ghost-type power attached to it was also reduced, but Alakazam was still sent flying into the air.
"Alakazam, switch sides!" Alakazam was hit, but Gary didn't panic at all. This was something that could have been expected. The effect of Reflect was evident at this moment. Even with the surprise attack from Phantom Dancer and the powerful attack from Forsaken, Alakazam still couldn't be taken down.
With his remaining strength, Alakazam used the Swap Field technique, instantly swapping positions with Abandoned Monkey. Now, Abandoned Monkey was in the sky, while Alakazam lay on its back below.
The abandoned monkey, who had been swapped to the sky, was momentarily stunned. The emptiness beneath his feet and the weightlessness in the air left him somewhat bewildered.
"Now! Focus your mind and finish him off!!" Xiao Mao shouted excitedly.
Throughout this match, Xiao Mao had been waiting for this opportunity. If he could hit the Abandoned Monkey just once, he would win the match!
"Abandoned Monkey, Fist of Fury!" Ash's voice rang in Abandoned Monkey's ears at this moment, injecting a powerful reassurance into the somewhat flustered monkey. Abandoned Monkey adjusted its body in the air, facing downwards.
With his fists swung out like machine guns, the Fist of Wrath was not just a single punch. The more damage the Abandoned Monkey suffered, the stronger the Fist of Wrath would become, and the interval between the Abandoned Monkey's use of the Fist of Wrath would also decrease.
However, the power of the Fist of Wrath depends on the number of times the Abandoned Monkey is attacked, not the amount of damage it suffers. Otherwise, with the current stamina of the Abandoned Monkey, it would definitely be able to maximize the power of the Fist of Wrath.
Even so, after being enhanced once, Fist of Wrath was upgraded directly from a low-level skill to a high-level skill!
Each punch of his fury possesses power second only to the Great Flame Burst!
And now the Abandoned Monkey has thrown more than ten punches!
Alakazam on the field unleashed an invisible psychic force that shot towards the sky, while the furious punches unleashed by Abandoned Monkey in the sky rained down like raindrops. The two forces collided in mid-air, creating a violent explosion!
"Bang bang bang!!"
"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!"
The collision of the two forces in the air unleashed a series of powerful shockwaves, the spreading shockwaves causing the surrounding spectators to instinctively raise their hands to protect themselves.
The clash between the two forces on the field had come to an end. The black fist shadow directly dispersed the invisible spiritual energy and then struck Alakazam on the ground!
"Boom!!" A huge sound exploded once again in the arena. Xiao Shi's eyes were slightly dazed. Although the arena was filled with smoke, everyone already knew the result of the match.
The abandoned monkey landed lightly from the air, and the fog on the field dissipated, revealing Alakazam, whose body was somewhat tattered from being bombarded.
Alakazam was in a terrible state at this moment. Not only had it lost its ability to fight, but parts of its body had also become flattened. If it were a human instead of an elf, it probably wouldn't have survived.
But for an elf, this is a very serious injury, and there's nothing that can be done about it.
When Abandoned Monkey unleashes its fury, there's no way it will hold back. So even though it knows that Alakazam would lose its ability to battle if it gets hit once, Abandoned Monkey still unleashes its full power, or even more than its full power.
"Alakazam is unable to battle, Fire... Abandoned Monkey wins!" The referee waved his flag, declaring Abandoned Monkey the winner. Because he wasn't used to the name Abandoned Monkey, the referee almost mispronounced it at first.
Gary quickly recalled Alakazam. Inside the Poké Ball, the Pokémon's condition is maintained. Whether it loses its ability to battle or is seriously injured, the Poké Ball can prevent its condition from worsening.
Otherwise, Xiao Mao wouldn't continue the next match; instead, he would rush to the Pokémon Center to treat the critically injured Alakazam.
"Thank you for your hard work, Alakazam. You've done a great job... Don't worry, I won't let you down!" Gary said firmly to the Poké Ball in his hand, then put the Poké Ball away and took out the next Pokémon.
"It's your turn! This time, we'll win with speed!" As Gary threw the Poké Ball, a majestic red dog appeared on the field.
Arcanine!
This is also one of Gary's signature moves. In previous battles, Gary's Arcanine demonstrated extremely powerful speed, saving Gary from danger many times.
Besides Blastoise, Arcanine is the biggest contributor to Gary's journey here.
"Arcanine... watch out, Forsaken, this Arcanine is really fast." Ash's expression turned even more serious when he saw Arcanine.
The Abandoned Monkey has very little stamina left. If it gets hit by the opponent even once, it will basically lose its ability to fight.
So the current Forsaken is living on the edge, and it's actually very difficult to deal with fast Pokémon like Arcanine. But Ash still wants to try and see where Forsaken's limits are.
"No switching? That's certainly your style, Ash. But you underestimate my Arcanine. Finish this quickly, Arcanine. Don't let it drain your stamina too much. Go all out from the start! Use Extreme Speed!"
Gary was both surprised and unsurprised by Ash's decision not to take back the abandoned monkey, because that's just Ash—sometimes he's very rational, but most of the time he's emotional.
Even knowing it would be disadvantageous, he would still choose to continue fighting that way out of consideration for the elves' feelings.
Therefore, Ash will choose to let Forsaken continue fighting.
But this is also Ash's weakness. If he seizes this opportunity and takes Abandoned Monkey away without getting hurt, then the balance will still be maintained!
"Extreme Speed? Extreme Speed shouldn't be effective against Forsaken, didn't Gary see that?" In the audience, Brock was puzzled after hearing Gary tell Arcanine to use Extreme Speed.
Ash should have already figured out that Abandoned is a Ghost-type Pokémon. After all, Ash said something after Abandoned evolved, and any trainer with even a little battle intelligence should have been able to tell what Abandoned's type was.
But why would Gary let Arcanine use Extreme Speed?
"Just watch, this is a power that Gary created for his own Pokémon, which he hasn't been able to use in previous matches," Professor Oak said with a chuckle, seemingly very confident in Gary's unique skill.
"Unique skills?" The group looked at the arena with puzzled expressions.
Arcanine used Extreme Speed and vanished from its spot, leaving its shadow scattered all over the field, making it impossible to tell where it had moved to.
Ash's eyes kept darting around, as if Arcanine's figure couldn't escape his sight at all.
He didn't know what tricks Gary was up to, but he knew that Gary wouldn't just let Arcanine use Extreme Speed. He wasn't that stupid; there might be some kind of conspiracy involved.
"Now! Use Flame Blitz!" Gary suddenly shouted a few seconds later, and Arcanine appeared in front of Forsaken in the blink of an eye, its body already engulfed in flames!
Swiftness + Flame Charge? Fusion Technique!!
This is similar to when Ash had Pidgeot use U-turn and Brave Bird, which is an extremely difficult combination move.
The skill Extreme Speed is designed to unleash a speed beyond one's own limits. If a Pokémon's speed is 100, then Quick Attack can boost its speed to 200 in a short time, while Extreme Speed can reach 400 or even faster!
This is a move that relentlessly squeezes all of one's power to supply speed, making it virtually impossible to use other skills under such circumstances.
Forget about lightning speed, even combining lightning with other moves would be difficult. This isn't like drawing a circle with your left hand and a square with your right, which requires multitasking. It's like having your body running to the left and then to the right at the same time.
That's right, simply put, it was something that was absolutely impossible, but Arcanine did it, or rather, Gary did it.
This is also why Professor Oak smiled without saying a word. How could he not feel proud that his grandson could perform such a precise fusion technique?
With this fusion move, Gary's Arcanine can even fight against Gym Leader level Pokémon without any problem. However, while this combination move is powerful, its drawback is that it cannot be used for a long time or many times. Otherwise, his body will not be able to withstand it before the opponent can even make a move.
But that doesn't matter now, because as long as this move hits the Abandoned Monkey, it can take the Abandoned Monkey away directly. Even if the Abandoned Monkey manages to dodge the move, or even blocks it with Guard, Shigeru has already thought of the next countermeasure.
"Come on, Ash, let's see how you handle this. Will you dodge? Or will you protect me...?"
Under the watchful eyes of countless people, Ash's choice was... neither to dodge nor avoid, letting Abandoned take the hit head-on!
"Use Hold On!" As Ash's voice rang out, a white light appeared around Abandoned, and Abandoned crossed its arms in front of it.
"Boom!!" Flame Charge crashed directly into the Abandoned Monkey, unleashing unparalleled flames that shot straight up into the sky, breaking through the clouds, and the immense force was also applied to the Abandoned Monkey.
The terrifying power relentlessly eroded the little strength the abandoned monkey had left, yet in its final moments, it was impossible to completely destroy it!
(End of this chapter)