An abstract trainer who taught Charmander the Incinerate move

Chapter 155 The Spirit of Motorcycles, Origin Fluctuations

"Fire! Tear it apart!"

"Kill that blue dog!"

"For Lord Akromma!"

Colt's roar was like a death knell, instantly igniting the already taut fuse of slaughter!
boom--! ! !
Inside the warehouse, the symphony of death suddenly reached its climax!

Crimson pillars of fire, exploding venom, and whistling physical projectiles converged into a destructive torrent of metal and energy.

They swept away Lucario in an instant with overwhelming force!

"Do not--!"

Carbin closed his eyes in despair, unable to bear watching any longer.

"Fuck! Blue-skinned dogs are really going to be out of style now!"

Thomson held the degraded speaker, trembling all over.

The handsome man held the unconscious Homiga tightly, appearing fearless in the face of danger, but his crotch inadvertently became wet...

A cold, deathly silence filled everyone's hearts.

However, right at the heart of this devastating storm—

"Oh my god, oh ...

A roar imbued with an iron will pierced through the roar of gunfire!
Luca's eyes suddenly flashed with a resolute gaze that seemed to pierce through the void!
The steel bloodline originating from the energy city within his body suddenly awakens in the face of desperation!
That layer of jet-black metallic luster was no longer a cover, but rather seemed to burst forth from the depths of every cell, instantly solidifying on its surface!
[Iron block]!!!
Bang bang bang bang bang-! ! ! !

The bullets struck it, producing a metallic clang and sending up tiny sparks, but they couldn't harm it in the slightest!

The energy beams struck it, but it was like a mud ox entering the sea, only creating ripples of energy before disappearing without a trace!

It is like an ironwood tree that has been rooted for thousands of years in the storm, no matter how fierce the wind and rain, it remains unmoved!
That seemingly thin layer of black metallic luster was like a spatial barrier separating another dimension!

"impossible!!"

"What...what kind of monster's defense is this?!"

"An iron wall?! This is an iron wall?!"

Exclamations rose and fell, and whether they were traitors or despairers, their faces were filled with incomprehensible horror and blankness.

Akromma's composure and control completely crumbled.

He lunged at the railing, his pupils behind his glasses contracting to their limit in shock.

"No! This is impossible!"

He pointed at Luca in a fit of rage, his voice shrill with disbelief.

"Lucario! Its base stats in both Defense and Special Defense are only 70! Iron Defense only raises its Physical Defense by two hits! Its Energy Defense bonus is negligible! This doesn't fit the data model! This violates the law of conservation of energy! This... this is blasphemy against science! I don't have any cases like this in my database! Absolutely not!"

His pride in his calmness, rationality, and absolute control based on data was shattered at this moment by Lucario's dark, abyss-like steel body!
Only Luca's heart was filled with unparalleled pride!

Prisoner...did you see that?

It cried out silently in its heart, its clear eyes sparkling with an almost foolish piety and pride.

This is the power of our energy city! Flowing with the noble blood of engine oil! A steely will fueled by unwavering gazes! Unbreakable, indestructible! The defenses of our motorcycle clan are invincible!
However... despite his pride, Luca soon discovered a trivial... technical problem.

Huh? Wait... why... can't I move?
It tried to lift its leg and found that the entire leg was like a steel pillar welded to the ground.

It wanted to throw a punch, but its arm felt as heavy as if it were filled with molten lead.

This "iron block" is effective, but it has some significant side effects.

It was as if it had been granted a golden body, completely frozen in place and unable to move!
Now it can only stand there like a live target, stupidly standing in the hail of bullets, passively taking hits, unable to even move a toe!

"Ho...ho?"

For the first time, a hint of bewilderment and a naive sense of "this script doesn't seem quite right" flashed in Luca's resolute eyes.

Just when Luca was in this awkward situation of "being able to withstand attacks but not to fight back".

On the high platform, Akromah had quickly regained his senses after his initial collapse of scientific faith!

His glasses, like a scanner, locked onto the deep black metallic sheen of Luca's skin.

"Energy spectroscopy analysis... high-density metal energy reaction... peak characteristics... steel-based energy! It's steel-based energy coverage!"

Akromah abruptly adjusted his glasses, the lenses reflecting a cold light, instantly reconnecting the logical chain of a scientist!

"I understand! No matter how outrageous the increase in defensive power is, its energy essence is still steel! And steel... is most afraid of—fire!"

A cold and confident smile curved his lips, as if he had regained control of the chessboard.

"Team Poison Smoke, listen up! All Pokémon, switch to Fire-type attacks! Flamethrower, Fire Blast, Heat Wave, give it your full coverage! Team Quickdraw, Hellfire! Don't stand still! Turn your flamethrowers to maximum power! Burn it to scrap metal with the intense heat!!!"

The order was like a bucket of ice water poured over their heads, instantly plunging Carbin and his companions, who had just begun to glimmer with hope, back into an icy abyss!

"Fire element! Oh no!"

Cabin's face turned deathly pale.

Hellfire grinned maliciously, and the flamethrower on his shoulder roared deafeningly, its nozzle instantly turning from orange-red to blazing white!

A terrifying pillar of fire, as thick as a giant lava python, carrying an intense heat capable of incinerating everything, slammed into Lucario!
Meanwhile, the remaining Fire-type Pokémon on the field.

The baboon spews out scorching flames.

The Duckbill Fire Beast unleashed a [Large-Character Explosion] from its arms.

Even some Magma Bugs that had just been released from Poké Balls swelled up and spewed out sparks!
All the flames, like a school of piranhas attracted by the smell of blood, converged into a devastating sea of ​​fire that completely engulfed Lucario!

Zila——! ! !
The flames instantly engulfed Lucario!
The terrifying heat instantly pierced through the seemingly indestructible black metallic sheen!
"Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh!!!"

Luca let out a painful roar, his consciousness beginning to fade.

As the saying goes, true gold fears no fire...

But it's just a damn block of iron!

Even the hardest iron block can't withstand being thrown into a steelmaking furnace and burned as scrap iron.

At the brink of life and death! Consciousness sank into a state of burning pain!

It remembered the profound principles of GSD's wave theory, and the surging life energy within its body! Water... I need water!!
It forcefully suppressed the [iron block]'s hold, and the muscles instantly regained control!
Just before the flames were about to completely consume it, it made a resolute choice!

Storm Kick - Full Power!!!

Om-! ! !
His right leg transformed into the Ultimate Wave Sword, and began to vibrate at a high frequency!
At the same time, the [Life Water Drop Technique] was pushed to its limit!
The life energy within the body is like a fire hydrant valve that has been opened. Under the precise guidance of waveguide power and high-frequency vibration, it is forcibly transformed, compressed, and condensed at an unprecedented speed!
One drop, two drops, ten drops, a hundred drops...

The water-based energy, brimming with vibrant life force, was forcibly condensed within it, then violently vibrated and stirred at extreme frequencies by the power of waveguides, and then…

It burst forth!

Whoosh—!!!
A pale blue column of water containing high-frequency, violent fluctuations suddenly burst forth!
Wherever the water jet passed, scorching hot steam hissed!
【Water Pulse】—One of only three Water-type moves Lucario can master besides 【Life Drop】. (Yes, this is true, verifiable in literature, absolutely authoritative.)
The principle behind this move is not based on innate water affinity.

Instead, it uses highly concentrated waveguide power to transform the life energy within the body into water-based energy with a strong vibrational effect, and releases it in the form of shock waves.

However, although its power is limited by its non-STAB type, its unique wave-like characteristics can cause strong internal shock damage upon contact!
However, faced with the blazing inferno composed of dozens of elves and hellfire flamethrowers, this hastily formed [Water Pulse], though powerful, was like a drop in the ocean!
Zizzi——! ! !
The water jets collided violently with the flames!
The force of the fluctuations continuously counteracted the energy of the flames, but the range was being compressed and eroded by the flames at a visible speed!

Luca's body was exposed to the high temperature again, and his skin began to char!
Ughhhhhh—I can't hold on any longer!

At this moment, the instinct for survival caused everything from the past to flash before Luca's eyes like a revolving lantern, as he searched for the answer to life.

Quickly, think about it: in this life of wandering, what is still capable of propelling us forward?
Just as the oil was running out and his consciousness was about to be consumed by the flames!

Suddenly, a stirring melody with a strong electric guitar distortion effect exploded in Luca's mind!

My heart is pounding because love is like a raging fire.

You're laughing at me, the crazy one.

Love, like fire, warms the heart.

I saw the flame of love flickering.

It's "Love Like Huo"!!!
In its mind, the crazy music video shooting scene flashed by like a revolving lantern!

General Red Dragon has returned like a hero!

Its Tyrannosaurus Rex-like strong forelimbs, its burning fighting spirit, its majestic figure of supreme masculinity and strength, and the ferocious power that lifts it to the peak of life energy sublimation...

That ultimate experience of being roasted, propelled, and ignited at the source of life is deeply engraved in the depths of the soul like a brand, and it suddenly erupts at this moment!
Red Dragon General... grant me power, oh my god!
A cry originating from the deepest part of life exploded in Luca's heart!

Buzz—! ! ! !

As if echoing this bond and memory that transcends time and space, the [Life Drop Technique] within Luca's body went completely berserk! Surpassing theoretical limits!
The output frequency of the waveguide power instantly soared to a level powerful enough to shatter steel!
The water's ripples, which had been barely maintained, underwent a radical transformation under the infusion of this violent power!

It is no longer the "ripples of water," but rather...

[Root Fluctuation]!!!
Boom boom boom——!!!!

Like a dormant underwater volcano erupting within Luca's body!

An indescribable torrent of indigo energy, immense in size and power, shot into the sky!

This torrent is no ordinary water flow, but is composed of the purest water system primordial energy, containing terrifying fluctuation frequencies that can tear space apart and overturn the rules!
Wherever it passes, the air distorts, light refracts, and all flames seem to have encountered their absolute nemesis!

A torrent of hellfire flamethrowers? Instantly swallowed and annihilated!
The giant letter from the Duckbill Flame Beast was a huge fire? It was easily extinguished like a flame!

All fire-based skills are rendered a joke in the face of this earth-shattering [Root Wave]!
boom--! ! !
The indigo torrent of origin, centered on Luca, erupted outwards in a ring-shaped, crushing manner, like an apocalyptic tsunami!

The terrifying shockwave, carrying devastating shockwave force, slammed into all the attackers!
"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

"puff--!"

"No--!!"

A deafening roar was accompanied by countless shrill screams!
The elves and humans struck head-on by the beam were as if hit by an invisible giant hammer, instantly losing their fighting ability and flying backward!

A fan-shaped vacuum zone, covered with water stains and cracks, was cleared out in the center of the warehouse!
One [Root Wave] clears the field!

"Ouch... Ouch..."

After unleashing this earth-shattering [Root Wave], Lucario was like a sponge that had been completely drained of moisture, its body visibly shrunken.

This time, not a single drop can be squeezed out. Luca, out!!!

The light in its eyes dimmed completely, and it fell straight backward, landing on the same wounded figure lying on the ground—Xiao Huolong, who was as plump as a canned peach.

A drop...

Two drops...

The [Life Drop], containing Luca's last life essence, seeped into Xiao Huolong's scorched and cracked skin like a timely rain in a long-parched desert.

In a subtle way that no one noticed, Xiao Huolong's thick, curled finger seemed to twitch very slightly.

"Haha...hahaha...hahahahahaha!!!"

In the deathly silent warehouse, Akromma's laughter suddenly rang out, gradually rising from a low murmur to a high-pitched, manic laugh, filled with the triumphant satisfaction of having everything under control.

He stood on high ground, looking down at the devastated battlefield below.

Looking at the fallen Lucario, and at the formation of his own side, which, despite heavy losses, still retained its core strength, he finally focused his gaze on Mo Zhen.

"Mo Zhen!"

Akromar's voice carried the mockery and cruelty of a victor.

"Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! This play was truly full of climaxes and breathtaking! The evolution of a dog, the desperate struggle of a lizard, and finally, the dog unleashing such... well, the power of 'art'? It's a pity that the stage must eventually come to an end."

He opened his arms as if embracing the fruits of his victory.

"Tell me, Director Mo Zhen! Your meticulously crafted drama has run its course, the actors have taken their final bows, the props have been exhausted, and even the final 'miracle' has turned into a puddle on the ground... What trump cards do you have left?"

To completely shatter the last possible glimmer of light in Mo Zhen's eyes, Akromar's smile turned incredibly cold, and he elegantly snapped his fingers.

"Oh, by the way. While enjoying your grand performance, I unexpectedly found a... very, very interesting little experiment on the streets of Liyong City."

Upon hearing this, Mo Zhen, who had been completely composed, finally frowned slightly.

Seeing that Mo Zhen had a reaction, Akromma instantly became excited.

"That's it! You'll love it! Now, let's invite our 'special guest' to bring to a perfect close to tonight's performance..."

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.

There might be another chapter tonight. No prize for guessing: who is the mystery guest?
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