An abstract trainer who taught Charmander the Incinerate move

Chapter 149 The Speaker Cricket Evolution: The True Speaker Cricket Hero! (Heart-wrenching, AG, prepare to die!)
At this critical moment, a black man wearing a thick gold chain and exuding a rapper vibe stepped forward.

Beside him was a speaker-shaped cricket, which was Thomson and his speaker cricket.

In the battle just now, Thomson was completely infected by Homiga's powerful electronic rock music. The violent and interwoven electronic music was no longer noise, but a war drum that struck the depths of his soul!

He had never had such a powerful spiritual experience before; his whole body resonated with it, and every cell in his body was roaring!
Only then did he realize that the rap he had been pursuing for so many years was nothing but low-class trash music, while rock and roll was the truly soulful sound that could move people's hearts!
At this moment, he was no longer the glib, cowardly former squad leader of the quick-fire gang in Liyong City, nor was he the third-rate rapper who only knew how to bluff.

A burning, sincere emotion he had never felt before washed over him.

That was rebellion! That was defiance! That was the awakening of the rock and roll spirit!

He became Homiga's most devoted follower of rock and roll!
"Fuck yeah!!! This is real music! Can you feel it? My soul is burning!"

Thomson roared, his gold chain rattling violently as he shook his body. He pointed sharply at his partner, his voice cracking with excitement.

"Speaker Guy! Did you fucking hear that?! A top-tier live performance can't be without top-tier hardware?! Unleash your passion, your sonic waves, all of it! Rock & Roll, baby! Follow the rhythm, resonate! Amplify it! Let the whole world fucking hear it!!!"

The next second, the speaker cricket's body began to tremble violently!
Homigana's rock music, brimming with thunder and authenticity, instantly permeated every molecule of it like a high-voltage current!
It's no longer a simple imitation of skills, but a resonance of souls!
Its iconic trumpet-shaped organs opened and closed with unprecedented power, emitting deafening sound waves!

Buzz——!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A wave of sound, stronger, more solid, and more violent than when Homiga played solo, suddenly erupted!
This is no longer just a simple sound wave, but a sonic boom that combines the interwoven electronic music core of Homiga with the life energy of the speaker!
The sound waves swept across the area like a tsunami!
The Poison Smoke team's Pokémon and henchmen were the first to be attacked!

Those thugs who were rushing towards the Poison-type Pokémon were struck in the chest as if by an invisible hammer, screaming as they flew backward, blood seeping from their ears and noses, instantly losing their fighting ability!

The attacking elves suddenly froze, as if instantly paralyzed by a high-voltage electric shock, emitting painful screams, and their offensive slowed down!
Mo Zhen and Cabin's pressure has been greatly reduced!
Even more exciting is that all the poison-type Poison Pokémon that fought for Homiga have received even stronger buffs!

The gas bomb's purple light surged, the centipede king's carapace clanged, and the roar of the dust mountain shook the heavens and the earth!
With the rock music amplified by the speakers, they seemed to be injected with a second dose of adrenaline, their eyes gleaming even more fiercely, their counterattacks becoming even more ruthless, instantly tearing a larger gap in the enemy who had just been stunned by the sonic waves!
however!
"Gugua—!!!"

A croaking sound, extremely violent and intense, tore through the air!
Amidst the shockwave from the Speaker Cricket, the Toad King's massive blue body merely swayed slightly!
Its massive, energy-filled tumors trembled violently, and the high-frequency vibrations forcefully neutralized and dispersed the sonic energy that was invading it!
With the [Free and Easy] ability, its terrifying speed remained undiminished, and its crimson eyes, burning with a destructive will, were still locked on Homiga, the center of the storm!

Its fist, covered in destructive vibrational energy and carrying a hurricane capable of crushing everything, was only inches away from Homiga's head!

Thomson's eyes instantly became bloodshot!

Is it better to be a coward, living a life of humiliation and cowardice, or to be a hero, even if only for a few seconds?
"NOOOO—!!! Move! Speaker, sir! Go for it like a true knight-errant!!!"

Thomson's roar was filled with desperate sobs, yet it contained his last, desperate belief!

At that critical moment!

The speaker received Thomson's call for "chivalry"—a call that was willing to sacrifice everything, even life and death!
In the ultimate resonance of Homiga's frenetic rock, driven by Thomson's resolute, all-or-nothing will—

"hiss--!!!"

A burst of emerald green Bug-type energy, like a burning flame, instantly enveloped the forelimbs of the Speaker Krill!
It abandoned its continuous sonic output, its small body bursting with speed beyond its limits, transforming into a green lightning bolt, and resolutely blocking the Toad King's destructive fist and Homiga!

Cross Chop!

With its arms crossed, the Bug-type attack, imbued with the essence of life and the will to "protect," blatantly met the massive, shaking fist carrying immense power, accompanied by a tragic arc of light!
*Pfft!* *Boom—!!!*
The crisp sound and the muffled sound erupted almost simultaneously!
There are no miracles.

The enormous difference in level and power was fully demonstrated at this moment.

The Bug-type energy on the forelimbs of the Speaker Krill burst like a soap bubble. The pair of proud "tuning fork" forelimbs were twisted and deformed by the terrifying vibration force the moment they made contact!

The enormous blue fist slammed into its fragile body without any resistance!
"hiss--!!!"

With a short, almost inaudible wailing sound, the Speaker Cricket's small body, like a broken speaker being blasted with all its might, instantly deformed, spraying out bodily fluids and broken parts, and shot backward like a kite with a broken string!

It slammed hard against the pile of abandoned containers behind it, making a sickening metallic creak, before sliding softly to the ground, leaving a glaring trail in the filthy mud.

Its body twitched a few times, then lay still, with only the slowly spreading liquid beneath it proving its existence.

Dead silence.

The noise inside and outside the warehouse seemed to have been paused.

Immediately following was a burst of malicious laughter from the members of the Poison Smoke Team!

"Hahahaha! What is this? This is it? This is it!"

"This is ridiculous! I was almost fooled! What kind of knight is this?!"

"You don't understand. Recently, it's become popular in the United States to add the 'hero' gimmick to all sorts of things. This thing can have 'hero' added to its name too!"

"A piece of trash with a base stat total of less than 400 dares to block the way? Does he really think he's something?"

One of them, a guy named AG, was the loudest.

"Speaker Cricket, I laughed just reading that. Speaker Cricket, do you look like a knight? Do you look like a hero? You call yourself Speaker Cricket Hero? You're a million miles away! Evolve a bit more before you try again. What can Speaker Cricket do? Become a hero? You need to have the ability to be a hero first. You don't even have muscles. Look at Dolphin Hero's muscles, they're incredibly developed. See? Attack power is 160! Your attack power, even doubled, isn't higher than his. To be honest, can Speaker Cricket's attack power reach 160 even if it's doubled? No, right? It seems like it can't..."

The mocking remarks were like cold steel needles, piercing Thomson's heart and also the faces of everyone on Mo Zhen's side.

Carbin was trembling with rage and shouted angrily in Thomson's direction.

"Thompson! You idiot! I actually had a shred of hope for you?! Take your garbage speaker and get the hell out of here! Stop embarrassing yourself!!!"

Thomson stood frozen in place, his gold chain hanging limply in front of his chest.

He looked at the small, broken figure in the muddy water, and the world seemed to lose its sound, leaving only the deafening sound of his heart shattering.

Memories flooded back like a tide...

The streets of Liyong City are dark and damp.

The thin Thomson huddled in the corner, with only a few coins left in his pocket.

Several vicious thugs grinned and surrounded them, raining down punches.

In my hazy consciousness, a faint yet powerful rhythm began to play from somewhere...

Immediately afterwards, an orange figure rushed into the crowd like lightning, desperately blocking with its not-so-strong forelimbs!

It's that speaker cricket wandering the streets, also pursuing its musical dreams!

Its chivalrous spirit sensed the boy's inner cry for "music" and "rebellion" when he was on the verge of collapse!

The dilapidated underground passage in Liyong City.

Thomson held his newly written lyric book, with the speaker perched on his shoulder.

They walked towards an underground rap battle arena full of anticipation, only to be kicked to the ground by the thugs guarding the entrance.

"What the hell? Bringing a cricket to rap? Get lost!"

After facing setbacks everywhere, Thomson and Speaker Crab joined the Quick Gun Squad, an organization of low-level illegal immigrants in the downtown area who banded together to survive. Relying on Speaker Crab, Thomson worked his way up through the ranks and, after many years of hard work, finally rose to the position of squad leader.

The other team members, looking at Thomson's speaker, would always offer their suggestions with troubled expressions.

"Boss, this thing's base stats are too low, its potential is limited, I think we should get a different one."

"Yeah, even a Lada would be better than it, at least it can run and fight."

But Thomson stubbornly persisted and never gave up on his old friend.

"No! It's my trump card! It's the true hero! One day, we'll prove it to everyone!"

Yes, they were lost.

He worked his way up in the gray areas of the quick-draw team, doing things against his conscience in order to survive.

But deep down, the boy who was saved on the street by a tiny, weak cricket never truly died!

The speaker that the cricket was protecting was not only Thomson, but also his most primal yearning for music and for "chivalry"!
And today, right here!

On this battlefield of blood and fire, to protect the true spirit of rock and roll, for that faint glimmer of "righteousness"...

Without hesitation, the speaker cricket charged towards an invincible enemy, fulfilling the ultimate chivalry of its life!

It leaves no regrets!

Just as Thomson's tears were about to spill, at the peak of Carbin's tirade and the enemy's mockery—

A sudden change occurred!

In the muddy water, the nearly lifeless remains of the speaker cricket suddenly burst forth with a soft yet incredibly resilient pure white light!

do you know?
Krillin, this seemingly unremarkable Bug-type Pokémon, does not reach its evolutionary end after a single evolution.

Legend has it that there is an entirely new evolution beyond the Speaker Cricket.

However, the conditions for evolution are too demanding. Out of ten thousand Speaker Crickets, perhaps only one can meet those almost legendary evolutionary conditions.

—It must become the core carrier of the background music (BGM) that ignites the soul and shakes the world in a "heroic event" concerning beliefs.

—It must possess a pure and flawless heart, a chivalrous heart willing to sacrifice itself to protect others.

—It must, at that most crucial moment, for the sake of the "righteousness" it upholds in its heart, perform a chivalrous act with all its might and without regret!

When these three points are achieved simultaneously, even the most insignificant insect can become a truly great hero!
At that moment, everyone was stunned!
"What?! The Speaker Cricket's appearance... seems to have changed!"

The white light of evolution rapidly enveloped and reshaped the body of the speaker cricket, and within the light, its outline rapidly expanded and changed!
"What the fuck?!"

Akromma's usually indifferent face contorted instantly, and her pupils behind her glasses shrank to pinpoints.

He screamed incoherently, his voice filled with horror and absurdity at the subversion of his scientific beliefs.

"No! Impossible! This absolutely violates the fundamental theories of life! The Snorkel's genetic sequence determines its maximum base stats! It's just a trash Pokémon with less than 400 base stats! Its evolutionary chain has long since ended! There's absolutely no way it could evolve again! This...this is an illusion! It's some kind of unknown energy interference! Quick! Stop it!!!"

However, the light of evolution cannot be stopped!

A burst of white light erupted!

A brand new Pokémon stands proudly in the center of the battlefield!
Its body became taller and stronger, with smooth and powerful lines, like a warrior wearing armor.

On its chest, two enormous resonant cavities, resembling top-of-the-line audio equipment, replaced the original speakers, shimmering with metallic luster and flowing energy, as if containing boundless sonic boom power!
The arms were no longer fragile tuning forks, but transformed into two long, sharp sonic blades that gleamed with a cold orange light—weapons that perfectly fused insect-type energy with sonic boom power!
A powerful aura, a blend of chivalry and overwhelming force, suddenly erupted, instantly silencing the clamor of the entire arena!

It is no longer the Kricketune.

It is—Kricketune Maestro!
Base stats? Limits? Rules?
Faced with the ultimate beliefs of "chivalry" and "protection," and amidst the resonant rock music played by burning life, those cold numbers are completely shattered and reconstructed!
Its base stats, infused with this miraculous power, doubled, climbing to an astonishing height that left all trainers speechless—768 points!
This is a terrifying power that transcends the mundane and enters the realm of legend!
“Hiss—ha!!!”

Before the afterglow of evolution had faded, the pair of enormous acoustic resonant cavities inside the Speaker Squirrel's chest cavity had already begun to frantically absorb and compress the interwoven electronic rock energy that Homiga was spreading throughout the entire battlefield!

Like two giant magnets attracting iron sand, the violent power of thunder surged, resonated, and sublimated within its body!
Homiga's electronic music is the spark, Thomson's belief is the fuel, and Speaker Squirrel's chivalrous heart is the furnace that ignites everything!

"Go, Speaker Scratcher, end it!!!"

Thomson, tears streaming down his face, roared with all his might.

That wasn't a command, it was a resonance! It was a cry from the soul!

With his twin blades crossed in front of his chest, the massive speaker chamber, like a particle cannon at full power, was aimed at the Toad King, who had just regained his footing from the sonic shock and whose eyes showed horror for the first time!

Sonic Boom Finale - Golden Suppression!
There was no warning before any sound was emitted.

The dazzling light produced only when air is compressed to its extreme, distorted, and ionized at ultra-high frequencies!

Immediately afterwards——

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM——! ! !
A terrifying sound pillar, visible to the naked eye and almost tangible, mixed with high-frequency shockwaves, destructive sonic boom energy, and interwoven electronic sound cores, erupted violently from the dual speakers on the chest of the speaker-wielding hero, just like the Landlady's ultimate lion's roar in "Kung Fu Hustle" to suppress the Fire Cloud Evil God!

Space was torn apart! Time was frozen!
The sound beam struck the Toad King's massive body with perfect accuracy!
"Coo-quack?!!"

The toad king only had time to let out a short, terrified cry.

The vibrating tumors on its body that could counteract ordinary sound waves were instantly shattered and disintegrated like paper in the face of this ultimate sonic boom, which contained multiple supreme laws of "chivalry", "protection", "rock resonance" and "racial breakthrough"!
With its base attack stat of 170 after evolving, Speaker Scout's tough skin cracked inch by inch, and its muscle fibers disintegrated under the ultra-high frequency vibration!
The massive body, like a rag doll struck by a giant hammer, was slammed away by this unparalleled force, completely out of control!
boom! boom! boom! boom!
It crashed through several layers of reinforced metal walls on the side of the warehouse!
Bricks, steel bars, and cargo boxes were tossed and pulverized like toys!
Finally, accompanied by a distant and muffled thud, and a loud "plop" as a heavy object fell into the water, the three-characteristic Toad King was blasted out of the warehouse and disappeared into the cold, dark waters of Liyong Port! Its fate is unknown!
A shockingly large, shimmering hole remained in the warehouse wall, its edges melted and twisted, emitting wisps of smoke! The icy night wind and the salty, fishy smell of the sea rushed in!

Dead silence.

Absolute silence enveloped the entire battlefield.

The toxic smoke team members' maniacal laughter froze on their faces, turning into boundless fear.

Carbin's angry rebuke stuck in his throat, turning into an incredulous gasp.

Akroma staggered back a step, his glasses askew, muttering repeatedly, "Impossible...the rules...the gene lock..."

His scientific worldview completely collapsed at that moment.

All eyes were filled with indescribable awe and shock as they focused on the figure standing proudly amidst the aftershocks of the sonic boom, the hum of the speaker on his chest gradually subsiding.

Its body may not be towering, but the belief in "chivalry" and "protection" that it represents at this moment is as heavy as a mountain and as awe-inspiring as thunder!
It is not a divine beast, yet at this moment, with the humblest insect body, it unleashed a miracle that transcends the mundane and rewrites the rules!

Speaker Hero – A true knight-errant, a hero on the battlefield!
After it forcefully blasted down the Toad King with the strongest musical rhythm, its eyes, radiating the light of a powerful being, immediately locked onto that bastard named [AG].

Who just said my attack power multiplied by 2 is still less than 160?!
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Hand over your monthly pass! It's almost the end of the month, keeping it is useless, just hand it over now!
(End of this chapter)