Azure Star is also a Pokémon Master!

The Black Horned Dragon lay quietly on the yellow sand, half asleep and half awake, swaying its tail. Only its scars told the story of countless fierce battles.

Su Yi took a deep breath and shouted, "Solid Stone Strike!"

The scratching bird picked up the rock and hurled it with all its might.

Bang!

The rock struck and shattered, and the Blackhorn Dragon quickly flipped itself to its feet, turned its head to look, and then let out a deafening roar.

"run!"

Without Su Yi even having to shout, the bird turned and ran away.

The sound of running footsteps and furious roars came from the space behind me.

The tarantula burst out of its burrow, leaped with all its might, and jumped far away.

Behind him, at the entrance to the nest, the Black Horned Dragon angrily charged out, but just as it reached the outside, the ground suddenly collapsed, and the Black Horned Dragon fell into it without warning.

"Attack!" Su Yi shouted.

The three main forces, who had been lying in wait on both sides of the cave entrance, unleashed their moves according to the plan Su Yi had told them.

The Anjanath's mouthful of sharp teeth gleamed as it unleashed a bite, pinning the Blackhorn to the ground and attempting to prevent it from escaping.

As the blade flashed by, with a tearing sound, the extremely enhanced Shadow Blade cleaved through the thick carapace, and blood gushed out instantly from the narrow wound.

Meanwhile, the Odogaron bit into the Blackhorn's relatively vulnerable forelimb with its frozen teeth.

Awooo!

The black horned dragon let out a painful howl, then struggled violently with its limbs, beginning to break free of the trap.

The immense force caused the Anjanath, which was biting the Blackhorn Dragon's neck, to sway involuntarily with its violent struggles.

The downside was that the yellow sand underfoot didn't provide much grip. The Black Diablos suddenly swung its head violently, causing the Anjanath to slip and fall to the ground.

After breaking free with brute force, the Black Horned Dragon simply plunged into the large pit below and disappeared underground.

Rumble.

A mud dragon rose from the ground and then charged toward the fallen Anjanath.

"Get up quickly!" Su Yi shouted as he chased after them on his scratching bird, firing sonic grenades at the same time.

Ding-ling!

A piercing explosion reached the ground, the earth rumbled and burst open, and the Blackhorn charged out, while the Anjanath scrambled to its feet and ran away at the last second.

The black-horned dragon, having missed its target, was dizzy and panting.

Without Su Yi needing to say anything more, the accompanying beasts knew this was an opportunity, so they immediately took action.

With a roar, the Anjanath unfolded its nasal crest and heat dissipation membrane, then lowered its body to the ground, opened its mouth wide, and its sharp teeth were wreathed in dragon-attribute energy that flickered like flames. With its powerful hind legs, it propelled its body and rammed into the Blackhorn Dragon like a bulldozer.

Bang!

The powerful force knocked the dazed Blackhorn to the ground, and then the Anjanath bit down hard on the Blackhorn's neck.

The Odogaron bit the Blackhorn Dragon's forelimb again, pulling it and preventing it from getting up, while the Swift Cat slashed out with lightning speed once more, then another!

Phew! Phew!

Blood splattered, staining the yellow sand red.

Chapter 201 Black Horned Dragon: What are they shouting about—friendship and bonds?

They rushed up with words they couldn't understand.

The Black Horned Dragon was at a disadvantage, but Su Yi remained on edge because he knew that this was not the Black Horned Dragon's strongest form.

As expected, the Blackhorn Dragon, whose life was in danger, roared, and a faint red light appeared on its wings, claws, and head.

The violent power broke through the limits. With the Black Diablos exerting its strength, the Anjanath was knocked away by tilting its head back, while the Odogaron was flung away by the Black Diablos swinging its forelimbs.

Roar!

With a roar, the Blackhorn Dragon targeted the Anjanath, using its hind legs to charge and launch a surprise attack with its large horns.

"Jump away!" Su Yi shouted.

Anjanath immediately leaped high to the side to avoid Blackhorn's charge, but Blackhorn immediately used its forelimbs to grip the ground and braked sharply, then quickly turned around and charged again.

Su Yi looked up at the ceiling of the underground space, then commanded the Anjanath, "Run this way!"

The Anjanath immediately took off running, but the Black Diablos was incredibly fast, and they were about to collide.

It's clear that Anjanath's speed hasn't increased significantly despite the enhanced moves.

In fact, Su Yi also discovered that although Pokémon's power-up moves could theoretically increase some of a Pokémon's abilities by up to four times, that could only be done in the game, or rather, that was the theoretical maximum.

In reality, even if a Pokémon uses moves to maximize its abilities, it is impossible to increase its power to a full four times its original value.

Because ability enhancement is influenced by many factors, such as proficiency in moves, the Pokémon's inherent qualities, and so on.

Initially, the enhancement effect may be significant, but after reaching a certain threshold that varies from Pokémon to Pokémon, the improvement effect of the enhanced move will become smaller and smaller until it reaches a certain limit.

These are all things that Su Yi observed during the battle.

Just like the Anjanath, its speed is not particularly fast compared to the Swiftcat, which is determined by its own physiological structure.

Even with its speed boosted to the maximum, the Anjanath should theoretically be incredibly fast, but it still can't outrun the Diablos's charge.

The companion beasts' already powerful physical attributes make it even more difficult for their abilities to be greatly enhanced through strengthening techniques.

This is like a protective mechanism, preventing excessive running speed from straining its muscles.

Unless the Anjanath's physical attributes are improved, its maximum speed after the upgrade will be limited, and the same applies to other attributes.

Unlike in the game where stat boosts are only removed when a Pokémon is returned to its Poké Ball, the effects of these boosts also disappear over time, and the rate at which they disappear varies from Pokémon to Pokémon.

These are all very practical things; we shouldn't be blindly confident just because of the benefits brought by strengthening our moves.

"Faster!" Su Yi shouted.

Roar!

Anjanath had a sudden inspiration and forcibly twisted its body, falling to its side.

The Blackhorn Raptor charged past, brushing past the Anjanath.

Su Yi immediately shouted upwards, "Sky Pirates, Steel-Armored Raven, shoot down the stone pillars!"

With two loud thuds, the rock pillar above crashed down, striking the charging Black Horned Dragon squarely.

Boom!

The powerful potential energy was released onto the Black Horned Dragon, causing it to howl and fall to the ground, sliding a distance due to inertia.

At the same time, Su Yi replaced the sonic boom bomb on the projector with a sleep knife, and then launched it at the Black Horned Dragon with a whoosh.

Embarrassingly, the throwing knife bounced off the Black Diablos's hard shell with a clang.

"Aim for the wound!" Su Yi shouted. The Scratcher immediately understood and ran to the side of the Black Diablos, where the wound that the Velociraptor had cut open was.

The Black Horned Dragon roared and quickly got up.

Whoosh!

The sleeping knife successfully pierced the wound, but the dosage was far from sufficient.

Black Horned Dragon turned its head and fixed its gaze on Su Yi. At this moment, the three companion beasts attacked, attempting to stop Black Horned Dragon's actions.

But the Blackhorn Dragon had clearly anticipated the attack from its companions.

It instantly twisted its body, its large horns like halberds and its tail hammer like a war hammer, both swinging simultaneously with the rotation of its body, and the all-around attack instantly struck the three companion beasts.

The Anjanath was unfortunately slashed in the thigh by a long and deep gash from its sharp horn, and fell down howling in pain as blood splattered everywhere.

The Swift Cat was knocked away by the tail hammer, crashing into a rock and collapsing with a mournful howl.

The Odogaron was swept aside by its tail.

In an instant, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse!

Seeing that the Black Horned Dragon was about to chase after the fallen companion, Su Yi gritted his teeth and jumped off the back of the Scratcher.

The launched grappling hooked onto the Black Horned Dragon's forelimb, and Su Yi was pulled over. At the same time, Su Yi aimed the projectile at the wound and fired the sleep dagger again.

Roar!

Sensing something amiss, the black-horned dragon swung its forelimbs violently, throwing Su Yi into the air.

"Bah!"

"I'm here, meow!"

Xiong's apprentice and Lu Cao shouted and rushed forward.

The bear apprentice's fist was wrapped in ice, and he threw a freezing punch at the black horned dragon's right eye, while Dewgrass wielded her elegant katana and used the Fine Snow technique, sending piercing ice crystals flying towards the black horned dragon's left eye.

Roar!

Pain surged through his eyes, and the Black Horned Dragon roared as it retreated, allowing Su Yi to escape.

"Meow!"

"Bah!"

Xiong's apprentice and Lu Cao gave each other a high five in perfect unison.

Looking at the Black Horned Dragon, which was drooling and panting heavily, Su Yi said excitedly, "The Black Horned Dragon is almost out of energy too, give it your all!"

Roar!

After recovering from its pain, the Black Horned Dragon roared in resentment and charged at Su Yi with its large horns.

Su Yi set down a paralysis trap, then launched a grappling hook into the sky. The Steel Crow grabbed the hook and immediately pulled Su Yi up.

The next moment, the charging black horned dragon trembled and was paralyzed in place.

Su Yi immediately released the hook and fell downwards.

"Roar!"

"Maga!"