Master Craftsman of the Elven World

Chapter 359 Riolu: An Unfailing Blow

Hydreigon roared, already quite displeased that its attack had been interrupted by Riolu, while its other "companions" went ahead!
Ghetsis has many Pokémon at his disposal, each of which is powerful, and some even overlap with Alder's lineup.

For example, this "blob with an afro" hairstyle!
This guy unleashed the Afro Assault, a powerful signature move!
Boom!
The afro slammed violently into a wall of copper and iron!

"Moo?" The afro-haired buffalo's pupils shrank. It didn't expect there to be a Pokémon that could withstand its attack. And the true identity of the silver-white steel wall blocking the afro-haired buffalo was none other than Duraludon!

"What is that?" Quixote was also taken aback.

Lightmoss: "Duraludon! This Pokémon has a shock-resistant structure; ordinary attacks can't even budge it!"

"Throw it out!"

The aluminum-steel dragon roared, its alloy claws clamping down on the afro-headed buffalo. The strong creature tried to lift the aluminum-steel dragon, since the steel dragon's characteristic was "light metal," meaning it was actually quite heavy.

You want to throw me out? I'll throw you out first!

That's what the frizzy-haired buffalo was thinking, but the aluminum-steel dragon's eyes suddenly lit up!
I haven't even used any moves yet!
As for the Alloy Claw from earlier, that's just the name of my claws, not a move.

Boom! A violent metallic explosion slammed into the afro-headed buffalo at point-blank range, causing it to let out a piercing scream.

"Broken rocks".

Aluminum Steel Dragon's single-handed downward slash, a low-powered Secret Move called Rock Smash, is extremely effective against the Afro-haired Water Buffalo!
The Aluminum Steel Dragon, which digs through ruins and eats garbage in the futuristic city, has mastered the Rock Smash move to perfection.

The Death Coffin of Quixote quickly crawled over, opened its lid, and was about to devour the Lightmoss. It was very confident that it was a ghost-type creature, and that ordinary human attacks were ineffective against it!

"Secret attack on key points."

A sharp blade of light flashed, and a deep gash was cleaved in the lid of the Death Coffin. The creature screamed, but even more ferocious slashes followed like a storm!
A sneak attack on vital points, a sneak attack on vital points, and another sneak attack on vital points!

After the cold steel knight's light blade struck, the Death Coffin fell to the ground, covered in cuts and wounds, and lost its ability to fight. But even so, the Iron Warrior was still not at ease. She picked up the Death Coffin and used "Throw"!
With a loud crash, the Coffin of Death smashed into the Toad King, which was hiding in the shadows, causing massive damage!
"You have more than six Pokémon in your hand that you've never seen before!"

The last person to carry more than six was champion Ardek!

Quetzs looked quite surprised, while Lightmoy chuckled: "I'm not an officially registered trainer, that's the advantage of not using the storage system!"

"So!"

As roars rang out one after another, Swirl, Torterra, Missco, and Flamethrower that spewed fire everywhere appeared one after another, suppressing all the Pokémon that pounced on Ghidorah!

Before the Commander of the Cleave could see anything, the slender and elegant slash arrived in an instant. After a close-quarters battle, his body stiffened, and the steel blade was cleaved in two by the gleaming blade!

It tried to turn around and fight back, but the ripples bit its head and then a point-blank flame jet illuminated the entire area, instantly killing the cleaver commander.

As for King Toad and another Eel King, they were controlled by Torterra and Flamebug. King Toad has almost no weaknesses, and Eel King is a Pokémon with zero weaknesses. However, the only weakness of the former is its Grass type.

King Toad, who is four times weaker than Grass, almost passed out after being hit by Torterra's Wood Hammer. The difference in strength between the two was not that great to begin with, and after Torterra activated its Ancient Power, it gained a slight advantage.

"Damn it, use Rock Blockade!"

Ghetsis commands Eelking, this Pokémon with zero weaknesses, to gather rocks and launch them at Burning Bug.

For a Burning Bug that is four times weak to Rock, Rock is practically useless against it.

However, the little insect condensed a green light, and after a powerful burst, it shattered the incoming rocks.

The move just now was "Solar Beam"!
There were two Pokémon in the team that could use Solar Beam, and Bug had already learned this move. After that, Bug's eyes sharpened.

Enveloped in flames, GX's aura surged, transforming into a fiery meteor that crashed violently into the Mama Eel King!
Eat my Flame Charge!

"It's not over yet, Rotom, Super Transformation."

"Go help Deoxys!"

Lightmoss patted Device C, and Rotom, who had just been electromagnetically locked down, jumped out in dissatisfaction!
Rotom, transform!

Washing machine mode, rinse Rotom!
Rotom, transformed into a washing machine, charged into the battlefield carrying a water hose, and fired a water cannon shot that sent a cleaver that was attacking Deoxys flying into the air.

"Iron Warrior, I'm counting on you too."

[Order received, execute.]
After defeating the Death Coffin, Iron Warrior also joined the battle against the Dark Trio. With his fairy and fighting attributes, Iron Warrior's light blade is more powerful than the Slashing Commander's steel sword, and he almost instantly killed one of them as soon as he appeared!
After all, she's a robot from the future, so her initial level is quite high!
"Sigh!" The three-headed dragon began to roar impatiently. It hadn't expected its companions to be so weak, which was nothing like the "army that destroys everything." So it decided to do something to save face for its master.

Its opponent was nothing more than a defeated foe it had unintentionally defeated before.

There's nothing scary about unevolved Pokémon!

"That's not necessarily true."

The three-headed dragon was quite disdainful of the moss's words.

Is that so? Then give it a try! If you were afraid of fighting, you would have been defeated long ago. Sometimes, don't be too superstitious about attribute compatibility!
Even among fighting Pokémon, there are differences in strength and power!
The three heads of the three-headed dragon simultaneously unleashed three different energies: fire, lightning, and ice—a "triple attack"!
Boom! Three streams of elemental energy tore through everything in front of them. Their power was so great that even the moss had to dodge. In the midst of the three torrents of energy, a small blue figure had already dodged the three sweeping energy streams and was moving around inside with incredible speed!

Riolu's eyes were shining!

Open your mind!

The silver-white fist struck first, and the bullet fist hit one of the three heads of the dragon with the speed and force of a storm!
The three-headed dragon has only one real head; the other two are fake, but it can still eat, roar, and use attacks.
While looking at Shaka's Hydreigon, Riolu wondered if breaking off one of its heads beforehand, and then breaking off the second one, would effectively limit Hydreigon's energy output.
Quixote roared, "Power of the Earth!"

He no longer cared about the impact of the earth's power on the underwater ruins!

Whether the ruins collapsed or the king's relics were buried...
All I need is to get the ancient crown!

Upon hearing the command, Hydreigon activated the earth's energy, and Riolu, crackling with lightning, soared into the sky!
Electromagnetic levitation!

The Earth Power missed, and Riolu's Thunder Punch hit the central dragon head, which roared back and made a "loud sound" as a counterattack!
A terrifying sonic wave shattered the air, sending the blue-haired puppy flying. Then, the dragon head on its left hand rose, unleashing a Dragon Pulse! Riolu's eyes flashed, and after dodging Hydreigon's attack, it countered with a Dragon Pulse of its own!
"Damn it!!! How did this guy manage to dodge my attacks?"

Not only was Quigish roaring, but the three-headed dragon was also roaring, their voices overlapping and howling at that moment.

The injured dragon head also rose up, and to Riolu's incredulous expression, an unusual energy accumulated within the dragon head.

Flame vortex!

The twisted, enormous flames dragged Riolu into the inferno. The Hydreigon roared with glee. Bound and unable to move, it was about to subject this annoying lowly creature to the most terrible torment!

boom!
Before the idea could be put into practice, the vortex of flames was suddenly torn apart, and a "Comet Fist" slammed the fire-breathing fake head in half!
"Awooo!!!" The three-headed dragon let out a painful howl, filled with disbelief.

It burst out of the vortex of flames—no, it didn't even touch it!

"Whoosh!" Riolu's eyes gleamed, and its hands contained an invisible power, its eyes blazing with intense light!

The mind is also capable of "seeing through"!
See through it, and completely block the opponent's attack!

Then, infused with the power of flames, he struck with unstoppable force!
Riolu has learned the "Flame Kick"!

Growing through battle, learning from clashes of techniques, and progressing with the boost of special abilities, the blue-haired puppy, wreathed in flames, delivered a powerful blow to the three-headed dragon, grabbed its right head, and hurled it away with tremendous force!
Throw!

The three-headed dragon's eyes are filled with evil energy, and its power is greatly enhanced at this moment. This is one of its tactics!

Trick, dragon dance, and then
Hydreigon was thinking this when it discovered that Riolu on the other side also had the same ability boost effect.

It's "self-suggestion"!
"Snarling!" The dragon was truly enraged. It began to roar, feeling the pain in the two false dragon heads. The left dragon head seemed to be broken, and the right one was dislocated. That lowly elf was nothing but a defeated opponent, a thing that had not yet grown up!

It was furious that it had been subjected to such terrible torment.

It's going to destroy everything here!
As Quicheth laughed heartily, a cosmic rift appeared in the sky, and scorching, glittering meteorites fell from the other side of the rift!
"Aww."

Are they here, meteor shower?

Riolu guessed that since all three of the Gym Leader's Hydreigon knew this move, there was no reason why the enemy in front of it wouldn't. So, it also prepared a theoretical method to deal with this move, and now, all that was left was to put it into practice.

It began to concentrate its energy and communicate with the moss in spirit.

Seize the opportunity; you only get one chance.

The words of the blue-clad martial artist echoed in Riolu's mind.

To overcome the strong with the weak, and to make the finite infinite!

As a barrage of meteorites rained down and bombarded the underwater ruins, Riolu's eyes shone brightly.

With keen insight, one can see through the meteorite's trajectory, avoiding the energy ripples and interference amidst the barrage of attacks. Simultaneously, wave missiles are used to destroy the falling meteorites, and then, a "double" is added.

Every falling meteorite, every bombardment of energy waves, only hits a substitute.

Using a Stand the instant one is hit weakens one's own life force to evade impending danger, making it appear as if one is immune to an attack.

The Stand can only be used a maximum of four times, so I carried a Yuzu Fruit to replenish my stamina.

And so, in the instant they closed in on their opponent—

"Close combat? Do you think you can succeed so easily!" Quixote laughed loudly. "I've already seen through your actions! You inferior creature!"

"Vicious pursuit!"

The power of a move used after the opponent has been injured will suddenly double, and this so-called "injury" also includes the creation of a "stand-in"!
Using a Stand to get close to Hydreigon? It's certainly a good idea, to carve out a path to survival in a meteor shower, but it's also to be expected.

Unfortunately, the three-headed dragon wields "dual swords"!

Not only are their special attacks incredibly powerful, but their physical attacks are equally astonishing!

The invisible blade of evil slashed past him, striking the charging blue-haired puppy precisely, but at that moment, the blue-haired puppy gathered an aura.

The immense power gathered higher and higher, and a bright "Spirit Bomb" burst out from Riolu's chest!

A "true energy blast" released at almost zero distance!
If the wave missiles aren't powerful enough, then there are even more powerful attacks.

The ultimate technique obtained from the Four Heavenly Kings of the Fighting attribute is almost impossible to hit at long range, but it is the strongest skill that can decide the outcome of a battle with one blow at close range!
Compared to the True Qi Fist, the True Qi Bullet has one advantage, which is...
Even if attacked, the momentum will not be interrupted, and this move will not fail!

As the three-headed dragons fell with a scream, the eyes of the battered blue-haired puppy shone brightly, and it proudly raised its paws!

No one wins all the time; the defeated heart will pick itself up and then overcome that insurmountable wall!
My "life" will start anew from this moment, and I will become a new hero!
Help Riolu complete his fateful duel.

【mission completed】

[Released Jade x10, Unknown Medal x1, Unknown Badge x1, Ancient Fighting Gem x5, Trial Reward x1.]

[Hero Medal: An honorary award given to heroes, granting them a temporary invulnerability effect when in dire straits.]

[Proof of the Hero: A badge proclaimed as the hero who defeated the dragon, granting +100% Courage and +50% to all stats.]

[Ancient Fighting Gem - can greatly enhance energy perception and power associated with fighting attributes.]

[The reward for the trial—a random skill learning slot!]

(End of this chapter)