Pokémon: Simultaneous time travel, this Ash is too versatile!

Chapter 281 A Candle in the Wind? Flame Charge! Flame Charge! Continuing with Flame Charge!
The evolved Infernape has a long, ever-burning flame atop its head. Its body is predominantly reddish-brown, with white fur covering its head, chest, lower legs, and feet, while its shoulders, chest, backs of hands, and knees are covered in golden, swirling scales, giving it an incredibly majestic appearance.

Compared to Infernape, Infernape is less mischievous and more composed, and its body is also stronger.

After evolving, the burn marks on Infernape's body have disappeared. Although this does not mean that the damage caused by Magmortar has been completely removed, it is certain that Infernape's condition is much better than before.

Furthermore, the intense flames that were just raging on Infernape are no longer visible on it. All the audience can see are the long, flowing flames on Infernape's head.

This is not because Infernape's Super Blaze disappeared, but because that flame transformed into the power of its evolution, completely integrated into its body, and remained dormant within.

Previously, the flames on Infernape's body looked very imposing, but in reality, they would quickly deplete Infernape's stamina. Even if Infernape activated with 50% stamina, it would still be quite deadly for Infernape.

Now that it has evolved into Infernape, the power of Blaze still exists, but it has been completely absorbed back into its body and will only be released when needed. This greatly reduces the amount of power Infernape needs to consume.

Compared to its pre-evolution form, Infernape has significantly improved its energy control, and its overall strength has also made a leap forward, jumping from Elite Beginner to Elite Advanced in one go, directly advancing two stages.

With Ash's Aura power and its own Mega Eevee, Infernape finally has the strength to go head-to-head with Magmortar!
"Evolved? So what? With the meager stamina that evolution brings, it will be exhausted in the blink of an eye, and your defeat will still be inevitable." Shinji was slightly surprised by Infernape's evolution.

Evolving in dire circumstances and breaking through unavoidable needs seems to be Ash's signature strategy, and Chimchar is always the main character.

However, the situation is different now than before. Chimchar evolved into Infernape when it had plenty of stamina, which is why it was able to win that battle.

Even though Infernape has regained some stamina due to evolution, it's still not much different now. It went from collapsing after just one touch to collapsing after two touches.

The outcome will not change because of Infernape's evolution.

"Mammoth, Flamethrower!" Shinji changed his attack strategy, choosing to use a powerful fire-type move, Flamethrower. This is a special attack move, which is less powerful than Flamethrower and has a slower casting and attack speed.

However, the advantage is that there are no side effects. Flame Charge is a move that hurts the enemy a thousand but also hurts yourself three hundred, while Flame Burst does not have that kind of side effect.

The Magmar aimed its two gun barrels at Infernape, and scorching flames accumulated in the barrels. The next second, an unparalleled raging fire erupted from the barrels, and the flames from the two barrels combined to form a single, enormous flame.

The flames transformed into a large "大" shape, fiercely pressing down on Infernape.

"Infernape... Flare Charge!"

"What?!" Ash's command once again surprised and shocked Shinji.

With Infernape's current stamina, using Flare Blitz would be tantamount to suicide.
Even if Flame Charge hits Magmortar and damages it, he will never be able to finish it off. Instead, he will be injured by the backlash from Flame Charge, eventually causing him to lose all his strength.

Therefore, for Infernape, this is a situation where it will lose its ability to battle regardless of whether it succeeds or not.

In reality, this approach is the most suitable for the current situation. Infernape has very little stamina left, so it might as well use its strongest move for a final gamble. Even if it loses its ability to battle, it can still inflict considerable damage on its opponent.

Given Infernape's current state, this is definitely the best way to maximize its stamina, but this method... doesn't suit Ash.

If Shinji were to make this choice, it would be perfectly normal. He would squeeze out every last bit of value from the Spirits to prepare for the upcoming battle. This is Shinji's fighting style.

As for the spirits' feelings and thoughts, none of that matters. Only victory is the most important thing. If you lose, then everything is over. Therefore, Shinji is the kind of person who will stop at nothing within the rules.

Ash is the complete opposite of Shinji. Even if he knows that a certain approach is the best approach, he will not do it if it will harm the Pokémon or damage its feelings.

Using Flamethrower on Infernape, whose stamina was already at rock bottom and who was also quite injured, was completely out of character for Ash, which is why Shinji was so surprised.

Regardless, Ash had already given the command, and Infernape began to burn with intense flames, which quickly covered its entire body and changed color from crimson to azure.

Azure flames!

"Blue flames? This is a color change that can only occur when the temperature of the flame reaches extremely high levels. Ash's Infernape has actually increased in strength to this extent after evolving?! However, Flame Blitz is a move that inflicts a thousand damages on the enemy but also three hundred damages on the user. Even if Infernape hits the opponent, can it withstand the backlash from Flame Blitz?!"

The unexpected evolution of Infernape caused the host to freeze for a moment, but his professionalism allowed him to quickly recover and continue the commentary.

Although Infernape's evolution was quite unexpected, his view was the same as Shinji's: evolution alone cannot reverse the entire situation, not to mention that Infernape also used a move like Flare Blitz. After using Vanilla, Infernape didn't even need Magmortar to attack; it was already defeated on its own.

The scorching flames pressed down on Infernape in a large, V-shape. Infernape, its body engulfed in azure flames, pushed off with its paws and shot into the sky like a firework.

Although Flamethrower was already very fast, Infernape's movements were obviously even faster with the help of Flare Blitz, and Flamethrower almost grazed Infernape's toes.

After dodging the Flame Burst, Infernape placed its hands on its waist in mid-air and charged down like a cannonball, leaving a dazzling trail of azure flames in the air. In the blink of an eye, Infernape was in front of Magmortar.

"Use Fire Punch!" Even though Infernape had absolutely no chance of surviving the backlash from Flare Charge, Shinji couldn't just stand by and watch Magmortar get hit by Flare Charge.

The opponent's fall is their problem, but if the Magmar loses a lot of stamina because of it, then it's their side that's at a disadvantage. Crimson flames burned on the Magmar's gun barrel; it was more like a flame gun than a flame punch.

Infernape's body plummeted like a meteor, and Magmar's fist met it head-on.

"Boom!!"

Amidst a deafening explosion, crimson and azure flames collided and merged instantly, transforming into a heatwave storm that swept across the entire arena. The engulfing heatwave, like an invisible giant hand, slammed into the audience seats in an instant.

Even though the barrier blocked the spread of the shockwave, the audience sitting in the front row could still vaguely feel a heat coming through the protective shield.

The flame shockwave exploded outwards from the point of impact, causing the ground to crack and spread with fine lines like a spider web. A pungent, burnt smell filled the air, and thick smoke billowed in the center of the arena.

Shinji's face remained as calm as a still sea, as if the battle on the field had nothing to do with him. Unless something particularly shocking happened, Shinji usually maintained a poker face.

On the other side, Ash clenched his fists, a hint of pain showing on his face.

The smoke and dust on the field slowly dissipated. Magmortar remained in a punching stance, while Infernape had passed through Magmortar and arrived behind it. The flames burning on its body had disappeared, and there were some electric currents flowing around its body.

That was the damage caused by the reaction effect of Flame Charge, which manifested as an electric current.

"Thump!" Infernape knelt on the ground, then leaned forward and collapsed completely, seemingly unable to fight. Magmortar turned around with a cold expression, as if Flame Charge had not caused him any harm.

"Is it still impossible... The difference in strength between the two sides is still too great. If we give Infernape another month..." Brock sighed, his words revealing a hint of resentment for Ash.

Ash has always been a player who creates miracles, but this time, miracles don't seem to be on Ash's side. When Infernape evolves into Infernape, even though everyone knows it's impossible, many people still think that Ash might create another miracle, including Brock and his friends.

After all, Ash has created miracles more than once or twice.

But with Infernape falling to the ground, Ash's miracle-making myth came to an end. Of course, this cannot deny Ash and Infernape's wonderful performance in this match, but everyone was still a little disappointed because he is Ash!

"Infernape has lost its battle..."

"Whoa..." Just as the referee was about to announce the result, a faint voice rang out from the arena. This time, even Shinji, who was usually calm and collected, changed his expression.

After taking a Flame Punch and the counter-damage from Flame Charge, how can he possibly stand up? Are you kidding me?!

"That's right, this little difficulty can't defeat us. As long as we have the will to fight, we won't fall here. Stand up, Infernape!!" Ash suddenly straightened his hunched body and shouted loudly.

Infernape braced itself on the floor with its hands and slowly stood up. Finally, it stood on its own two feet, its determined eyes fixed on Magmortar, filled with the words "I refuse to give up."

He stood up!
Seemingly because the result was too shocking, Shinji and Magmortar didn't take the opportunity to attack Infernape for a moment, and Magmortar's eyes were filled with disbelief.

He seemed to vaguely understand why Shinji had such high expectations for Infernape. Putting aside strength and talent, Infernape was almost unmatched in terms of willpower.

With this willpower, Infernape can succeed at anything, it's just a matter of time. At least if the circumstances were reversed, Magmortar believes that it would be impossible for it to stand up again like Infernape.

"Whoa whoa whoa whoa!!" As Infernape stood up, a deafening cheer erupted throughout the arena, but Brock and his friends still looked rather grim, because even though Infernape stood up, the situation did not change because of him.

Infernape's stamina is still at a level of barely hanging on, even worse than before. It's truly in a state of near collapse, as if it would fall over with just a breath.

Ash's only option now seems to be to recall Infernape to prevent it from losing its battle ability.

If Infernape rests in its Poké Ball, it might recover some of its battle abilities and could potentially reappear later.

But would Ash and Infernape agree?
This battle is not only Infernape's fight to prove itself, but also a showdown between it and Shinji's main Fire-type Pokémon. On the honor of Fire-type Pokémon, Infernape will certainly not back down.

As expected, just as Xiaogang and the others had guessed, neither Xiaozhi nor Infernape showed any intention of backing down.

Infernape's eyes shone with a fiery intensity that was completely contrary to its physical condition; it didn't think it would lose.

"That's the power! Infernape, use Flare Blitz again!" Ash's face lit up with joy, and he then chose to let Infernape use Flare Blitz once more!
Now, not only Shinji, but even the Elite Four were completely baffled. In Infernape's condition, let alone Flare Blitz, it was questionable whether it could even use Ember. The damage reflection from Flare Blitz was also out of the question, because the prerequisite for absorbing the damage reflection was that you could actually use Flare Blitz!

With your stamina, what makes you think you can use Flame Charge? Just because you have a loud voice?
"Boom!!" Blazing flames engulfed Infernape, and azure flames rose up, silencing the entire arena.

You actually used it!

No, are you really in a state of near collapse?!
(End of this chapter)