Cherreads

Chapter 321 - Chapter 321: Protective Barrier

The sudden appearance of the Giant Avalugg left Kalia and William stunned. This Avalugg's size was truly massive, standing over four meters tall, with its width even more impressive.

Its colossal stature instilled fear upon sight, making it clear that this Giant Avalugg far surpassed ordinary Avaluggs in strength.

"It's enormous!" Struggling to lift her head, Kalia gazed at the Giant Avalugg, losing confidence as she realized this might be one of the largest Pokemon in the entire Pokemon world.

Among the Pokemon Kalia knew, Steelix may have been longer but certainly not heavier than this Avalugg; there was no comparison between them.

While the Giant Avalugg appeared merely twice the size of a regular Avalugg, its weight was undoubtedly much greater than just double.

It likely broke records within the Pokemon world, surpassing 999 kilograms. The heaviest Pokemon Kalia had encountered before was Mudsdale, weighing 920 kilograms. Rumors suggested that the legendary Groudon weighed exactly 999 kilograms.

Undoubtedly, there must be Pokemon exceeding 999 kilograms in the Pokemon world. Individual variations can occur, where some near-maximum weight Pokemon might undergo mutations and surpass this limit.

However, none would exhibit such a significant disparity as the Giant Avalugg. Clearly, this extraordinary creature possessed unknown unique traits.

There was no time to delve deeper now, as the battle was imminent. Kalia swiftly issued her command, "Full force! Charizard, take on the Giant Avalugg!"

Going all out became inevitable; initially confident, Kalia's assurance wavered with the appearance of the Giant Avalugg. Its true strength remained uncertain.

Lian focused his attention on the Giant Avalugg, ready to eliminate it promptly. Since today's combat assessment hadn't been utilized yet, if he could defeat the Giant Avalugg first, its data would be recorded in the system space that evening.

He had a hypothesis but needed the Giant Avalugg's statistics to confirm it, making it crucial to resolve this opponent first. If other Avalugg were defeated before it, today's combat assessment wouldn't capture the Giant Avalugg's data. He hoped the remaining Pokemon could hold them off effectively.

However, with Takan's strong Pokemon lineup, consisting of four primary Pokemon, Kalia's two Pokemon, and some wild Forretress, they should have no issue handling the slower-moving Avaluggs.

Since the Avalugg is purely Ice-type without any Rock attributes, Lian felt confident in swiftly defeating the Giant Avalugg. Based on the strength of other Avaluggs, he anticipated that the Giant Avalugg wouldn't be significantly more powerful.

After Kalia gave her signal, Lian immediately charged towards the Giant Avalugg, bypassing the ground-based Avaluggs and weaving through nearby trees straight for his target.

The Giant Avalugg emitted a deep roar, fiercely countering Lian's attack. However, its massive size hindered its mobility, making it relatively slow compared to Lian's agile movements in the air, which appeared clumsy against him.

To combat the Avalugg effectively, one must utilize special moves. Unlike Incineroar, who relied solely on direct attacks and took considerable time to defeat even a single Avalugg, Lian understood the importance of strategy.

Lian maneuvered behind the Giant Avalugg, taking advantage of its clumsiness. The sheer bulk likely made turning difficult, and Lian intended to exploit this weakness fully.

As long as Lian avoids getting hit by any moves, the Giant Avalugg's massive size essentially becomes a stationary target for him.

While Lian prepared his attack, the ground battle had already commenced. Sceptile charged into the group of Avaluggs, having overcome its initial fear of ice-type Pokémon and now able to unleash its full potential effortlessly.

Sceptile continuously utilized Brick Break, while Ninetales' Drought Ability came into play; however, due to the surrounding trees, its effectiveness was significantly reduced, leaving little choice but to adapt.

With Sunny Day activated, the snow and ice on the trees began melting rapidly. Unfortunately, the amplifying effect of Sunny Day was largely negated by the leafage blocking sunlight, rendering it almost insignificant.

Despite the diminished boost from Sunny Day, the overall temperature indeed rose, transforming the freezing environment into a more normal one, leading to a decrease in Ice-type energy around them.

Undoubtedly, Fire-type Pokémon were the main force in this battle, effectively countering the Avaluggs. Among them, Ninetales played a crucial role, given its mastery of Fire-type Special Moves, making it particularly adept at inflicting significant damage on the Avaluggs.

Kalia hardly needed to give verbal commands, as she stood safely, observing the battle unfold. For high-level Trainers, analyzing fights is crucial; constantly issuing instructions only indicates an inexperienced Trainer.

It's simply impossible to keep up with the pace of Pokemon battles verbally. Of course, exceptionally gifted individuals may be an exception to this rule.

The twelve ordinary Avaluggs gathered together, collectively defending against the surrounding Pokémon, demonstrating their teamwork.

Boom!

A loud explosion erupted as another Forretress detonated, marking the uncountable number of Forretresses that have already blown up.

Amidst the deafening noise, Lian unleashed his move—a Fire-type Flame Spiral. He didn't repeat it twice, seeing no need; with double type effectiveness, its power was more than sufficient.

Lian knew well that Avaluggs had alarmingly high defense but equally low special defense.

Effortlessly casting the spiraling flames, Lian didn't even bother watching the Giant Avalugg, quickly following up with another Fire-type move aimed at the group of Avaluggs huddled together.

This time, he used Fan Flames, primarily to assist Ninetales and others, as he didn't want to instantly defeat them all—doing so would leave him without opponents for today's combat rating assessment.

Unexpectedly for Lian, the Giant Avalugg blocked his Flame Spiral with a massive wall that instantly rose, shielding the Avalugg group.

This formidable wall remained unyielding despite the continuous impact of the Flame Spiral, showing no signs of collapse.

Lian was well aware of the power behind his Flame Spiral. Clearly, this wall was not an ordinary move but rather akin to Protect, providing unbeatable defense.

Realizing his initial attack had failed, Lian wasn't deterred. With ample room for error, he simply continued unleashing moves, undaunted by the setback.

Such defensive wall moves cannot be used indefinitely, and even if they could, the Avalugg would never match Lian's speed in executing attacks.

Meanwhile, Lian's Fan-shaped Flames took effect, precisely as intended despite the greater distance.

The scorching flames struck the slow-moving Avalugg, causing immediate damage accompanied by deep roars.

Simultaneously, William's Pokémon seized the opportunity to launch their own offensive, charging together towards the Avalugg swarm.

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