Who needs a girlfriend when you have Pokémon?

Last time, he managed to take the meteorite by surprise, but this time, the roles have been reversed. He's gone from being an opportunist to a defender, so the situation is completely different...

Success or failure hinges on this wave...

Chapter 156 Cadres in the Underworld

Over there, most of the twenty or thirty men who came to stop them were already lying on the ground. They had only fought seven or eight rounds, and it was almost as if Luo Wei could take them down one by one in a single round.

"...So strong."

Although these elite members of the Lava Team understood from the beginning that they were no match for Rowe's side, their mission was to come up and buy time.

However, once you actually get to know them, after a few rounds of competition, the difference in skill becomes quite obvious.

Regardless of Aysa, she is still a Gym Leader. Even the weakest Gym Leader is definitely much stronger than an average elite Trainer.

However, Luo Wei's strength was beyond their comprehension, and in terms of the number of kills on both sides, Luo Wei's side was actually stronger than Ya Sha's.

"Hmm, that's pretty impressive..."

Luo Wei raised his chin and began speaking so earnestly that he instantly left the other person speechless...

After all, the opponents they had encountered before were all weaklings, not even as good as ordinary trainers. They could basically take down a whole group in one move. However, at this moment, these elite members could at least symbolically exchange blows with Rowe.

In terms of performance, it's already much better than the previous weaklings. Although the improvement is still limited, it's at least better than the average trainer.

It can only be said that although they were selected from the Lava Team's underlings, they did manage to find some gems among the trash. However, it's a pity that this level is not enough to make Rowe and Aysa show their true strength.

After all, they still had to deal with the big boss later, so Luo Wei and Ya Sha were deliberately holding back their strength. Even so, they were already at a level that these elite members could hardly handle.

"...Let me be clear, your actions are undoubtedly criminal. If you move aside now, you might be given a lighter sentence for attempting to stop the crime...That's what I wanted to say, but you don't seem to care at all."

Luo Wei helplessly spread his hands. Just as he said, although he didn't want to waste time arguing with these nameless extras, they were unexpectedly loyal.

Luo Wei never understood how these evil organizations cultivated loyalty. No matter how down on their luck the villains were, their underlings would still tirelessly provide the protagonist with experience and equipment.

It seems that he must have been paid a lot of social insurance and housing fund on a regular basis, otherwise there would be no way to explain his loyalty. But Luo Wei still felt that it didn't make sense. Clearly, in this world, as long as you have hands and feet and are willing to find a proper job, you won't be short of social insurance and housing fund.

So, we can only conclude that, besides money, there are other things that attract these people even more, such as...

...faith~

"...Impossible! You people would never understand the great aspirations of Team Lava!"

"To be honest, I really don't want to understand..."

After all, Lowe, who knew the script, really couldn't understand the Lava Team's idea of ​​causing trouble. As mentioned before, the power of the gods is not something that mortals can control. What kind of consequences would it cause if it got out of control? These people seemed to have never thought about it.

"..."

As they were talking, Luo Wei's side successfully took down two more people, and now, looking around, there were less than ten people left standing on the other side.

With only seven or eight people left, they obviously posed no threat anymore. But just as Luo Wei was preparing to launch a full-scale attack, a dozen fireballs suddenly rained down from the sky...

"..."

Loew raised his hand and snapped his fingers. Gardevoir raised his palm... and a ball of crimson light condensed in his hand, rising rapidly and colliding with the fireball flying down.

For a moment, explosions echoed in mid-air, but Luo Wei's gaze continued to wander around.

"Generally speaking, this should be a bluff..."

After all, the enemy's best technique is to combine gas with open flames to cause an explosion. However, the reason they succeeded the first two times was because the first time was inside a mine tunnel and the second time was in a large cave, both in relatively enclosed environments.

This time, the location was a mountain path with ventilation on all sides, making it impossible for a large amount of gas to accumulate in a short period of time. Therefore, Luo Wei believed that the other side was just using a large flamethrower to distract him.

As Rowe's gaze shifted, a sharp, piercing shriek seemed to shatter eardrums, but Rowe, Aysa, and Lillie were completely unaffected.

Over there, Sylveon was surrounded by a crimson-purple light, having already created a soundproof barrier with its psychic powers.

"This time it's ultrasound. If we keep using this method, we can't keep getting infected every time, can we?"

After determining the location, Masked Cat flashed to Rowe's side, raised its paw and gathered a ball of pink light, directly blocking the flying Crobat with one paw. Then it flew up and delivered a knee strike to the opponent, sending it flying.

Having dealt with the sneak attack, Luo Wei calmly shrugged, "You always resort to sneak attacks, don't you have any straightforward methods?"

As soon as he finished speaking, two figures walked out from the left and right, and they were indeed acquaintances.

The short, stout young man, Huocun, and the young woman, Huoyan, had met Luo Wei before, but this time the situation was completely different from their last encounter in the mining area of ​​Kanaz City.

"...He is indeed much better than when we last met."

Huo Yan's tone swept away the previous dejected feeling, and the corners of her mouth turned up in an exaggerated arc, so much so that Huo Cun next to her couldn't help but take two steps back.

"Fire Goose, do you remember what the boss just told us?"

"Don't worry, don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

"...Your expression is completely unconvincing!"

Despite the complaints, with the addition of Huocun and Huoyan, those elite soldiers who were already on the verge of collapse finally had a chance to catch their breath.

"..."

Although the area no longer has the signature combo explosion skill, it is now essentially under a prolonged period of clear weather, which enhances the power of all fire-type skills, effectively creating a permanent field effect.

Firegoose sent out the same Torkoal they had faced before, while Fire Village, after recalling Crobat, sent out Camerupt and Weezing.

"Where is your last Pokémon?"

Luo Wei looked at Huo Yan, who calmly took the last Poké Ball from her waist. "Don't worry, don't worry, there's no going back this time. Please let me fully experience your passion~"

Having said all that, there was no need to say more. Gardevoir activated its Psychic Barrier, and a beam of light enveloped Meowth. Clad in armor formed by the Psychic Barrier, Meowth charged directly at its opponent...

Chapter 157 Bodhidharma the Baboon

With the two cadres included, the scene finally became somewhat presentable...

...Speaking of which, this is not the first time that Luo Wei and Huo Yan have clashed. To be precise, this should be the third time. Apart from the first battle in the Kanaz City mining area, they also met once not long ago at Meteor Falls.

However, at that time, Huoyan was just passing by and didn't actually have any direct confrontation with Luo Wei.

By this third meeting, the positions of the two sides had clearly diverged dramatically.

When they first met, Firebird was definitely stronger than Rowe. Although her Torkoal was defeated by Rowe, she still had one last Pokémon she hadn't used yet.

If that Pokémon is an even stronger trump card than Torkoal, then if Firebird sends out that Pokémon, Lowe will undoubtedly lose.

However, Fire Goose retreated under the orders of Crimson Pine. This was not Fire Goose's fault; it was simply that the situation had changed, and there was no need for her to stay and continue fighting.

However, at this moment, the situation has clearly reversed. After experiencing this series of battles, as his Pokémon team has been strengthened and continuously evolved, his strength has been steadily increasing.

When they parted last time, Huoyan said she hoped that Luowei would be stronger when they met again...

Now, her wish has come true, so...

"...Then, come and experience the full force of your big sister's enthusiasm~"

With her lips curving upwards to an exaggerated angle, this girl, who originally seemed lazy and quiet, transformed in an instant into an incredibly wild one. This was her true nature; even she herself knew very well that she was a troublesome person who, once she got carried away, became uncontrollable.

So, she usually tries to control her temper, but now she's clearly losing control.

Even Huo Cun, who was traveling with Huo Yan, couldn't help but subconsciously take two steps to the side. This short, chubby young man, who was clearly a typical corporate slave, was the complete opposite of Huo Yan.

"...Oh no, we're doomed to fail to meet our KPIs."

While muttering these complaints, he also sent out his Pokémon, Camerupt and Weezing, while on the other side, Flamewaker brought out her last, third Pokémon...

Within the white light, a Pokémon with a body as blue-gray as a stone appeared. It sat on the ground with its arms wrapped around its knees, looking like a roly-poly toy.

"that is……"

Lowe recognized the Pokémon at a glance, and at the same time, Meowth flashed to the front, its body flashing with Gardevoir's special psychic armor. Without the slightest hesitation, it raised its foot and slammed it down.

Then came a dull thud, as if the kick had landed squarely on the roly-poly Pokémon.

"……broken"

Luo Wei couldn't help but mutter a complaint...

The next second, the Pokémon, which resembled a roly-poly toy, slowly opened its squinted eyes a crack, and then its entire body quickly faded from gray to a bright crimson!

As its two eyebrows suddenly burst open and transformed into two blazing flames, the Pokémon, which had just resembled a roly-poly toy, was now completely "alive"!

"Dharma Baboon, this is your trump card..."

With two thick arms and a body that looks like a short, chubby dumpling, but is actually made of solid muscles, this Pokémon awakens with such terrifyingly high temperatures that the air around it becomes abnormally distorted!

"Come back quickly!"

Luo Wei immediately gave the command to Masked Cat. Masked Cat obviously knew something was wrong and immediately prepared to retreat. Meanwhile, the Daruma Baboon on the other side grinned and revealed an exaggerated smile that was not exactly the same as Huo Yan's, but rather almost identical...

Then, its entire body erupted with dazzling golden-red flames, and its fiery body charged forward like a cannonball. For a moment, all that remained in everyone's sight was an incomparably brilliant golden light.

Masked Cat immediately retreated, barely managing to dodge the attack by narrowly missing its opponent's movements with its high speed. Even so, the terrifying flames still shattered a small portion of Masked Cat's psychic armor upon contact.

Just as the Damo baboon charged forward aggressively, crimson psychic energy condensed into ripples, rapidly spreading out and forcefully stopping its attack.

"Haha, this kid is just like me. Once the blood in his veins is ignited, he can't calm down without enjoying a thoroughly enjoyable battle. That's why I usually keep him in 'Dharma Mode' to suppress the blood in his veins~"

However, it's like a spring; the tighter it's compressed, the stronger the rebound will be once it's released.

The Dharma Mode wasn't used to control the Dharma Baboon's volatile personality, but simply to forcibly suppress its passion. At this moment, the spring that had been suppressed to its limit was released.

Then, the power that is unleashed is enough to make people's hearts tremble!

This effect is similar to the principle behind Lowe's initial practice of preventing Masked Meow from evolving and suppressing its evolution through weighted training; both aim to achieve the liberation of that moment when breaking free from the cocoon and becoming a butterfly.

Heaven knows how long Fire Goose's Daruma baboon suppressed its power. Perhaps under normal circumstances, its Daruma baboon strength is not enough to threaten Luo Wei, but at this moment, by releasing it in an instant after a long period of suppression, its strength can increase several times in a short period of time!

In this way, she gained enough power to make Rowe feel troubled!

More importantly, the Dharma Baboon is not fighting alone!

Fire Goose's Coal Turtle was also coordinating with Daruma Baboon's attack. With its short, thick limbs stomping on the ground, a bright yellow energy fountain surged out. However, this burst of earth power was not intended to attack Rowe's side.