Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 138 World Line Convergence

After taking a hit from a 100,000 horsepower attack, Heatran did not fall. His body, made of molten steel, was exceptionally tough, but it was still difficult to withstand such an effective attack.

"To be able to launch an attack while enduring a lava storm, that truly surprises me..."

Dak praised the action, noting that most people trapped in a lava storm would prioritize getting out to avoid further heat damage, but continuing to attack despite the storm was something he had never seen before.

"It's not over yet!"

Ash responded with a smile, then waved and shouted, "One more time, 100,000 horsepower!"

"Gambit!"

Snorlax continued charging forward through the Lava Storm, but Darkroc wasn't stupid. Since Fire-type moves weren't working well, he figured he might as well try something else.

"lap!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Heatran strode forward with his powerful body and crashed into Snorlax in the storm. The impact of the collision directly dispersed the lava storm, and the flames flickered in the wind.

All the spectators held their breath, eagerly anticipating who would ultimately emerge victorious in this contest.

Unfortunately, while Snorlax had superior stamina, its attack power was still inferior to Heatran's. After barely holding on for five seconds, it was knocked away by Heatran's pounce and crashed heavily to the ground.

However, neither side is in good shape right now, and Ash has no intention of exchanging Pokémon; instead, he plans to take a gamble.

"Now! Destroy the light!"

"Gambit!"

The moment Snorlax stood up, it immediately opened its mouth to gather energy, but unfortunately it was a step too slow. Sharp stones suddenly emerged from under its body and hit its vitals directly. Under the sudden sneak attack of the sharp stones, Snorlax lost its ability to battle.

"..."

Seeing Snorlax fall, Ash's expression turned serious. He had really done his best, but fortunately, the opponent was also on its last legs... So he made a very decisive move and sent out Infernape.

The team he chose to use today was based on Mingyou's tactical analysis of Dakdo, and he made the decision himself.

Infernape gained many fans during its previous battle with Shinji. Many viewers were happy to see it appear, especially the Team Rocket trio, who didn't even hear others asking to buy things.

"Sonic Fist!"

Ash immediately gave the command, and Infernape instantly created a gust of wind with its fist, arriving in front of Heatran and delivering a powerful punch to its head, with excellent results.

Even so, Heatran persisted and did not fall. He even unleashed a powerful earth-based attack that hit Infernape before finally losing his ability to fight under the onslaught of his second Rapid Punch.

It's fair to say there's a huge gap in raw strength. Without Snorlax's attrition, Infernape has absolutely no chance against Westlord...

"The second one... He's only defeated two Pokémon already? No wonder he's a finalist!"

Darkrope recalled Heatran as before, and then seemed to hear people in the audience calling him by the strange nickname "Legendary Pokémon Man," as if they were expecting him to send out another legendary Pokémon.

"There aren't that many legendary Pokémon for me to catch..."

He shook his head, then took out his third Poké Ball, which was his last one. He really wanted to assemble a team of legendary Pokémon, and although the idea was good, he had already achieved half of it.

He looked up, smiled, and said, "If you can defeat it, then the victory in this final is yours, because I only brought three Pokémon to the competition each round when I registered my Pokémon!"

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, the audience was all surprised. Who is this person? This is an all-out battle, not the preliminary rounds. Why did he only bring three Pokémon?

"What does this mean?"

Xiao Guang didn't understand this, but Xiao Gang, who was standing next to him, saw what he meant and said, "I'm afraid he wants to collect a team with all the legendary Pokémon, so this last one must be his ace."

"If it were an ordinary person, they would definitely be treated like a fool, but he'll only be seen as confident—that's real ability!"

Mingyou said softly that even if Ash won in this situation, it would not be an unfair victory. In fact, it could be said that he had already proven himself to everyone from the moment he defeated Darkrai.

On the field, Ash looked at his opponent. Although he hadn't sent out any Pokémon yet, he already felt a strange pressure. This Pokémon was definitely stronger than Darkrai and Heatran!

"bring it on!"

"Since you're already prepared..."

With that, Darko threw the Poké Ball.

A flash of red light, accompanied by a long cry, and a streamlined figure transformed into a blue light from the Poké Ball, suddenly bursting out and sweeping past below at an almost touching-the-field angle. Finally, just before crashing into the audience seats, it swiftly ascended and stopped in mid-air.

At this moment, everyone present finally saw its appearance clearly. Mingyou also smiled and looked at the "Latias" above, which seemed to be painted blue, with an expression of "I knew it".

[Latios: The Infinite Pokémon, with a rather aloof personality. It never holds back in battle and trusts its trainer implicitly. To gain its favor, one must conquer it with strength.]

"Waaaa?!"

When Latios appeared, she was extremely surprised. Although he was not her brother, he had indeed startled her for a moment. She thought her brother had been captured by humans.

Mingyou had already guessed it. It was when the other party said they wanted to catch Latias to pair up with it. What Pokémon could be paired with Latias? Of course, it was Latios!

So he mentioned this to Ash, as a precaution, so that they wouldn't be caught off guard when Latios appeared...

At the same time, Ash was also very surprised that Naruto had actually guessed it. He simply didn't know how to describe it.

Although he had been given precautions and made some preparations, he still had to rely on himself from then on.

"Sonic Fist!"

Regardless, let's get close using preemptive moves first.

But just as Infernape leaped up to punch Latios in the sky, Latios simply stared down at Infernape with wide eyes, and Infernape froze, then slammed heavily onto the ground.

When the smoke and ash cleared, Infernape was already unable to battle, instantly defeated by Latios's psychic powers. It was completely overwhelmed by sheer strength and couldn't even put up a fight...

"Waaah..."

In the audience, Latias instantly discerned the opponent's strength. She knew Latios too well; without a doubt, although this Latias was no match for her own brother in terms of strength, it could easily defeat her, not to mention that it had a trainer directing it.

Hearing her surprise, Mingyou reached out and patted her head, teasing her softly, "It's because you're a little idiot, too bad at the game, that's why you can't beat others. So if you're bad, practice more. Don't just think about playing all day long. If your brother comes to ask me for his sister one day, he'll probably cause me trouble if he sees you like this."

"Waaah!"

What do you mean? Who's the idiot?

Latias pouted, her expression both fierce and adorable, looking like she was about to bite someone.

Mingyou smiled and stopped teasing her, continuing to watch the match. At that moment, Heracross, who had reappeared, was also defeated.

Before it had even woken up from the hypnosis of the Dark Hole, it was easily defeated after only managing to hit Latios with a Super Horn Strike while in its sleep.

The situation reversed almost instantly. Ash had only two Pokémon left, while his opponent only had one, but it was the strongest one!

"As expected, they're incredibly strong..."

Ash took out a Poké Ball, looked at Latios above, and then sent out his fifth Pokémon, Swellow, which was currently his strongest Flying-type Pokémon.

The battle between Swellow and Latios felt like a convergence of timelines, and for some reason, Ash had this strange feeling that he might even lose...

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(End of this chapter)