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Driven by this energy fountain, Darmanitan was given even greater kinetic energy. Its body accelerated a second time like a cannonball, breaking through Gardevoir's psychic blockade and rushing in with a rolling heat wave!

There are no fancy tricks, just a simple and straightforward Flash Charge!

With the enhanced version of Sunny Day now amplified, the power of this Flame Charge has been amplified to an astonishing level...

"Gardevoir, Masked Meowth!"

Luo Wei also became serious. This trump card was incredibly powerful. By suppressing and accumulating power over a long period of time, it could be exchanged for a data enhancement several times over in a short period of time. This tactic was indeed a surprise attack...

...It enabled Fire Goose, whose original strength was slightly weaker than that of the gym leader, to unleash a fighting power comparable to that of a top gym leader at that moment!

Faced with such a fiery goose, Luo Wei naturally couldn't use his previous conservative fighting style. Even if he fought with all his might here, the outcome of the battle afterward was uncertain, but there was nothing he could do...

"If I don't defeat you, I can't move forward. So, here I come!"

Chapter 158 Waking Up on Your Own and Being Waken Up

Luo Wei pondered to himself that Darmanitan usually has two abilities, and the one he uses most often is "Forced," which allows him to sacrifice additional effects of a move in exchange for increased move power.

In addition, the Daruma baboon already has a terrifying 140 physical attack stat, and when enhanced with methods such as Belly Drum, Sunny Day Orb, its Flame Charge move can be described as mindless brute force that overwhelms all other attacks...

However, the characteristics of the Fire Goose's Daruma baboon are clearly not forced, but rather a "Daruma mode" that allows the Daruma baboon to change its form.

Who knew that Fire Goose actually thought of using this characteristic to change form and suppress and seal the power of the Daruma Baboon, thus suppressing its strength in this way and then releasing it all at once, in exchange for a burst of power that was instantly several times stronger in a short period of time.

This style of play may result in a six-month slump after a single game, completely unsustainable, and an awkward situation where, after a short burst of brilliance, one has to sit on the bench for a long time.

But it must be said, at least in that instant, the burst damage was truly astounding...

Huo Yan used this technique to elevate her strength from being inferior to Luo Wei to a level that Luo Wei had to take seriously.

Of course, Rowe didn't come alone, but his companion, Aysa, was currently being held up by Fire Village and all the remaining Lava Team elites.

This situation is actually quite absurd. Himura's strength is not as good as the gym leader's. He immediately backed down after encountering Dujuan last time.

However, it was a one-on-one fight between Du Juan and Ya Sha, and Du Juan's strength was significantly greater than Ya Sha's, not only in terms of strength but also in terms of mentality.

In addition, both Team Magma and Team Aza use Fire-type Pokémon, so they are more familiar with each other's methods. Furthermore, Fire Village has a group of subordinates to help them this time.

His mission wasn't to win, but simply to delay as much as possible within his capabilities and wear down Aysa's fighting strength. Therefore, given the different circumstances, he naturally had the confidence to stand here.

Of course, an even more important reason might be that Himura doesn't really want to fight alongside the current Fire Goose, a point that even the Lava Team's underlings have shown.

They all tacitly chose to go to a battlefield where they couldn't see the other side at all, and some of their underlings even whispered among themselves.

"Oh no, the rumors were true. Is this really the kind of personality Sister Fire Goose has?"

"Nonsense, otherwise why do you think everyone is afraid to joke with Miss Fire Goose? Everyone dares to tease Fire Village and the Boss, but if Miss Fire Goose gets into a good mood, someone could really die!"

Perhaps the death of someone is just artistic embellishment, but at this moment, Huo Yan let out a wild laugh that sounded exactly like a villainous young lady. With the power of the earth combined with the Flame Charge, she completely suppressed Luo Wei's offensive for a time.

On Loewon's side, both Meowth and Gardevoir chose to defend, because the opponent's attack power was indeed unreasonable at the moment. A mere graze almost broke Gardevoir's psychic shield, and if it were to collide head-on, Meowth's not-so-tough little body would most likely not be able to withstand it.

This isn't even a matter of attribute advantage or disadvantage anymore; it's practically a complete data crushing...

Of course, not fighting back when attacked has never been in Luo Wei's nature. He was indeed actively thinking of a strategy to deal with the situation, and seventeen or eighteen ideas flashed through his mind.

(Let me think, how should I solve this?)

The best approach is to wear it down, since the opponent's current state cannot be maintained for long. If you keep trying to wear it down, you'll eventually have to wait for it to "burn out" on its own.

However, this played right into the opponent's hands, because their intention was to stall for time. If you try to outlast them, you're just helping them stall.

If we delay any longer, the Earth God may awaken a fraction of the time ahead of schedule. Even if it is not the Earth God's true form that awakens, but merely the release of a portion of the Earth God's power, it could directly trigger an anomaly of celestial and terrestrial magnitude.

Luo Wei certainly couldn't afford to gamble, so he had to find a way to finish the battle quickly and then stop Chi Yan Song's actions.

We must not let him awaken the God of the Earth, or at least we must not let him awaken the God of the Earth now!

Although, according to the script, the awakening of the Earth God was unstoppable, because even without Chi Yansong's actions, the Earth God would have slowly awakened anyway. Chi Yansong's actions were more like putting a giant alarm clock next to the Earth God who was already about to wake up.

However, the difference between waking up normally and being woken up by someone is naturally completely different.

You can let it wake up normally and then figure out a way to deal with it, but if you wake it up directly, there will be no way to fix the situation.

As for preventing their awakening, there's really nothing that can be done. Gods are the embodiment of natural laws, and to be honest, sealing a god is already going against the will of heaven.

Therefore, the awakening of the Earth God and the Ocean God is an inevitable event, and it is difficult to stop it no matter what methods are used; at most, it can only be delayed.

Just like the spring theory mentioned before, the more you try to suppress this natural law, the stronger its rebound will be.

The solution to the problem, or rather, the way to permanently resolve the disasters brought by the gods of earth and sea, cannot be achieved by simply sealing them away...

The deities must be guided onto the right path, so that they can restrain each other and form a balance...

Where there is light, there is shadow. In this universe created by the God of Creation, theoretically, every deity who embodies the rules has a corresponding counterpart. As long as these corresponding deities restrain each other, a balance can be formed...

(Wait a moment……)

In a flash of inspiration, Luo Wei seemed to have found a way to break the deadlock.

(...a balance between them can lead to a long-lasting existence, but if the balance is broken and extremes are taken, they will quickly perish. Okay, I have a way to break this situation~)

The attack of the Damo baboon on the other side showed no signs of abating. Who knows how long it had been suppressing its power to accumulate strength? Judging by the standard that the longer the suppression, the stronger the accumulated power, it is estimated that it may have accumulated power for more than a year.

Such a long period of accumulation, bursting forth in such a short time, can indeed generate astonishing power, but such power is certainly not easy to control.

In fact, Fire Goose didn't use any sophisticated power manipulation, or even any other superfluous skills. It just let the Daruma Baboon use Flash Charge from beginning to end.

It's probably because she herself knew that her Daruma baboon couldn't perform any precise maneuvers in this state, so she could just rely on brute force and use sheer power to send bricks flying.

If that's the case...

"...Let me add fuel to the fire!"

Chapter 159 Adding Fuel to the Fire

Luo Wei has already figured out a way to break the deadlock...

His training emphasizes a gradual approach, just like when he trained New Leaf Cat. It took him a full six years to solidify his foundation before he could evolve and transform into a butterfly in one step.

Gardevoir and Sylveon followed the same path, planning their foundations step by step to control the timing of their evolution.

However, in contrast, the Daruma Baboon of the opposing Fire Goose took an extreme approach, clearly abandoning everything else and pushing all points to the limit in one go. Although it was also weight training, and the underlying training logic was the same as Luo Wei's, the final results were completely opposite.

Luo Wei's approach can be described as biding his time and conserving his strength, solidifying his foundation by suppressing evolution. On the other hand, Huo Yan's Damo Baboon forcibly suppressed its violent temper, waiting for the moment when it could no longer be suppressed to unleash its powerful destructive force.

This situation arose after different results were achieved at this step.

If that's the case, then the way to break this deadlock is to take this step...

After considering it for a moment, Luo Wei realized that there were two ways to solve the problem. One way was to launch a frontal assault and crush the opponent with superior strength. In other words, if you are stronger than your opponent, you can crush them.

This is a universally applicable principle; might makes right.

Currently, Luo Wei lacks the firepower to directly suppress the Dharma Baboon. The Dharma Baboon has been suppressing its power for about a year and a half through Dharma Mode, and all of it has been accumulated and released in just a few hours, causing all its attributes to increase several times over. Luo Wei definitely cannot handle this situation at this stage.

Since that's the case, let's add fuel to the fire. Let's put even more pressure on this steel wire that's already stretched taut under immense pressure. Once the final brick that breaks the camel's back falls, we can crush the other side with our own strength.

However, there is a major problem with doing this: adding fuel to the fire will inevitably lead to an even more explosive attack than it is now. If you cannot protect yourself before the opponent is overwhelmed by your own power, doing this could easily lead to your own demise.

In short, this is equivalent to giving the opponent a provocation, adding a layer of physical attack and a layer of confusion, hoping that the opponent will kill themselves because of the confusion. But if the opponent is not affected by the confusion, then helping the opponent increase their physical attack is tantamount to suicide.

In response, Loew quickly shared his thoughts with his companions using Gardevoir's telepathy, and unsurprisingly, he immediately received an affirmative response.

No problem, let's do it this way~

Their trust in Luo Wei led them to believe in his tactics without hesitation, and to accept that Luo Wei would not misjudge the situation.

This kind of blind faith doesn't really make any sense, but if you have to put it in terms of logic, it's simply because of the "bond." And the reason why Lowe was able to improve his strength to the current level in a short period of time is because of his close relationship with his Pokémon.

"……bring it on!"

Lowe raised his hand in a fighting stance, and Sylveon, who had been protecting Lowe, also cast a concerned glance at Lowe for the first time.

Because Loew's plan... was to have Sylveon go up with him.

However, Sylveon has been the trump card responsible for protecting Rowe so far. Her job is to ensure that there are no aftershocks from the battle that could harm Rowe.

After all, this isn't a proper Pokémon battle, and there's no rule against rushing in to fight the trainer.

Luo Wei just fought against those Lava Team elites, taking them down one by one with a single move.

Of course, Lowe knew what he was doing. The man was only knocked unconscious and was not seriously injured. He could just tie him up with a rope and hand him over to the League to deal with.

However, the other side might not be so polite. Of course, the other side's actions were actually quite restrained. Even when Team Magma attacked the mining area of ​​Kanaz City, they didn't actually injure anyone; they just knocked people unconscious.

This proves that at least in the Pokémon world, even among evil organizations, most people don't actually go out of their way to kill people, and the other side isn't there to kill or set fires. In fact, there aren't many cases of people dying because of Pokémon conflicts.

This is why the Rockets are considered so wicked, because the opposing team really goes all out when it comes to killing trainers.

However, even if the opponent doesn't go all out, it's not a situation that the friends want to see if Rowe gets injured. So in this case, Sylveon will usually protect Rowe and ensure his safety.

But this time, Loewy arranged for Sylveon to go up and help. Faced with the little one's worried gaze, Loewy smiled and pinched her cheek.

"Don't worry, don't worry, as long as you follow my plan, we can finish this quickly and decisively..."

"..."

In response, Sylveon could only let out a soft cry before leaping away, choosing to trust Rowe.

With Sylveon entering the fray, the situation is now three against two. The opposing Torkoal is a defeated opponent and not worth mentioning; the troublesome one is that Darmanitan.

The opponent was now enveloped in a bright, dazzling golden-red light, its two flame-formed eyebrows burning fiercely. The flames swirling around it were like a thin veil covering its body, causing a large amount of firelight to emanate from every movement it made...

Without a doubt, this is no ordinary Dharma baboon. It is a third form, unique to this Dharma baboon, existing in addition to its normal and Dharma forms...

...Dharma Baboon - Frenzy Form!

Luo Wei felt that this was probably a variation of some kind of skill, but it was just a further development of the ability. Theoretically, it was somewhat similar to special forms like Mega Evolution, Gigantamax, and Crystallization, except that this special form was entirely transformed through the effect of the ability change...

This proves that the violent potential of its power within it has not yet been fully unleashed, but is instead escalating as the battle intensifies!

Since that's the case, then let's keep heating it up!

With the combination of shadow clones and teleportation, more than a dozen figures suddenly appeared out of thin air on Luo Wei's side, flanking the Damo Baboon from all directions. It was dazzling, with all sorts of skills, both real and fake, being thrown at them.

Faced with this elaborate and elaborate combination, the Dharma Baboon's response was much simpler and more straightforward...