Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 424 Battle against Moltres, Gigantamax Power Punch Unleashed (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

All the spectators were stunned. This giant, flightless "Vulcan Moth" was far too terrifying in close combat, defeating the Poison Skull Frog in one move, especially in an open tournament of this level.

This feeling is strangely familiar...

They recalled that during the Junior Cup, Winged Flying Pokémon also dominated under the sun. Could it be that these Pokémon possess the ability to enhance their abilities on sunny days?

The audience isn't stupid; some of them are professional trainers. After a brief analysis, they were able to conclude that the strength of these Pokémon is completely different depending on whether there is weather or not.

"What the hell are you doing?!"

Olive was furious to see Mary lose one right away. In the battle footage she had given to the other party yesterday, there were two records of Naruyu sending out a Ground Winged Beast to defeat two opponents at the Super Ball level. Once you've seen it, it's impossible for them to be outmaneuvered like that.

Loz, who remained smiling, stood with his belly protruding and hands in his pockets: "This shows that the child also wants to fight based on his own ideas. Such awareness is really good, I admire it very much, but..."

The tone suddenly shifted, and Loz's eyes became noticeably more dangerous as he continued, "I don't need such disobedient subordinates. It's better to get rid of pawns that can't be controlled as soon as possible."

"I see!"

"But let's give her another chance, after all, this battle isn't over yet..."

The two continued watching the game.

At this moment, Mary felt unprecedented pressure. She hadn't looked at the information Olive had given her, and now she was probably found out. If she didn't do something...

After retrieving the poisonous skeletal frog, her palms were sweaty. She bit her lip and finally made a decision: her hometown, Spiketown, was more important than her own honor!

"..."

This time, she didn't shout anything. Instead, she threw out the Master Ball that Olive had given her yesterday. Everyone was incredibly surprised to see that she actually possessed a Master Ball. Even Mingyou couldn't help but frown slightly, sensing that something was wrong.

The Master Ball that was opened released an incredibly evil aura. A ball of black flame appeared in the air in the shape of a phoenix, transforming into a large bird covered in black feathers.

Its red beak is curved, and it has a black and red flame-shaped tail. Its crown and wings are also black and red. The evil aura that ignites when its wings are flapping seems to be able to burn the soul of anyone who looks at it to ashes. Its figure is just like the firebird among the three legendary birds, but it is completely opposite to it!

"Moflame Bird?"

"Is that a Moltres?"

"Is it a burnt roast chicken?"

"Greek milk..."

The audience began to discuss it heatedly, while the members of the Shout Team were completely unaware that Miss Marie actually had such a terrifying Pokémon.

The same thing happened in front of the live stream room. Xiao Zhao, who was watching the live stream with everyone in the studio, couldn't help but frown slightly. Not far away, the Calycanthus looked a little surprised: "Isn't this the silly bird that used to fly over my house every day? How did it get caught?"

"..."

Inside the Palace Arena, Mingyou was also quite surprised to see the firebird, and at the same time, he frowned slightly at Mary's current state. Although they were far apart, he could still clearly see that Mary's condition seemed a little off.

He was certain that this Moltres was definitely not the other party's Pokémon. Galarian Moltres possessed a psychic attack that spread an evil aura, and Marie was probably already affected by the Moltres's ability. He couldn't say for sure what would happen next.

"What a wonderful gift!"

As if sensing something, he glanced in the direction of Lorz, but the battle was more important right now. He pulled himself back to his senses, waved, and shouted.

"Close combat!"

"Create distance, use Air Blade!"

Marie, whose mind was affected by the Moltres, seemed to have become a different person. Her only thought was to defeat Naruyu, even if it meant resorting to any means necessary, even if it meant exposing her panties!

The firebird flapped its wings and took flight. The ground-crawling creature, unable to fly, couldn't even touch it. Then, it was struck by sharp blades formed from the air, which were extremely effective and caused terrifying damage.

But Mingyou reacted quickly, immediately changing tactics and shouting, "Use Sandstorm!"

"Buzz!"

The crawling wings slammed heavily onto the ground, instantly whipping up a violent sandstorm that blocked out the sunlight.

"it's useless!"

Mary raised her hand and shouted, "Use the storm to disperse the sandstorm! Don't give it a chance to hide!"

"just!"

The mollusk let out an extremely sharp and unpleasant cry and flapped its wings violently.

Just then, the ground-crawling wing stood up in the sandstorm, spread its wings, aimed at its direction, and like an anti-aircraft missile, fired a destructive ray that pierced through the sandstorm and accurately hit the firebird's body.

Meanwhile, the sandstorm dissipated.

The struggling wing was instantly consumed by the black flames whipped up by the angry flamingo...

For the first time in so many matches of the Youth Cup, Mingyou had a Pokémon lose, and the terrifying strength of Moltres also gave the audience a sense of inexplicable fear.

Seeing this, Olive finally smiled.

That's how you should play!

No! This is the only way to fight!

Back in the diamond mining country, Mingyou's four-in-one combo left me speechless, but this is a competition. Under the rules, no matter how skilled the opponent is, they must abide by the rules. That's the mechanism, a mechanism that exists among them!

Mingyou retracted his crawling wings. The current situation was completely unexpected, but it wasn't without a chance of winning. Victory was secondary; what he wanted to do more was... fulfill his promise to Wu Mali.

He took out a Poké Ball, looked at the incredibly arrogant Moltres in the sky, and muttered, "Don't laugh, I'll break your wings soon!"

With that, he threw the Poké Ball.

A flash of red light appeared, and Melmetal's massive body appeared on the field. Faced with this Pokémon they had never seen before, the audience showed surprise again, but compared to Moltres, this one felt more familiar.

"Miracle!"

Melumet clenched its fists, incredibly excited. This was its first time fighting, and it had finally seen its companions beat someone up. Now it was finally its turn.

However, the audience expressed pessimism, saying that the reason why the crawling wing lost was because it couldn't fly, so why send out a heavyweight?

"Why is that...?"

Mingyou chuckled and waved his hand, shouting, "Let's fight! Steel Fist Double Strike!"

"Miracle!"

Merota swung her fists, spinning around, outmaneuvering the air. Mary didn't understand what she was doing, but no matter if her opponent made a fool of herself, she was determined to win.

"Burning with rage!"

"just!"

The firebird emitted an evil aura like a raging pillar of fire, sweeping down from the sky. But in that instant, Melmet's fists, which she was swinging with all her might, suddenly... broke!

That's right, it was a true case of the arm breaking off at the joint nuts. But the severed fists didn't fall to the ground; instead, they shot straight into the sky like rocket punches, piercing through the evil aura and slamming heavily into the firebird, causing considerable damage.

"Miracle!"

Melumet retracted its fist. Its body was made of liquid metal connected by magnetic force. Once it became proficient, it could naturally control its body at will through magnetic force, and even change its shape to avoid attacks.

Moltres, struck on the head, was instantly enraged, and even Marie was affected. Mingyou took out a Poké Ball and recalled Melmetal. It was time to deliver a heavy blow to this bad bird!

"Could it be...?"

Seeing his actions, everyone guessed what would happen next.

Meanwhile, in the audience aisle, Xiao You arrived late. Behind her, Dan Di, whom everyone called the strongest king, looked half-dead, almost lying on the ground.

He rushed from his hometown early in the morning to watch Mingyou's match, but he got lost near the Palace Arena. Heaven knows how he ended up in the sewers. It took Xiaoyou a long time to find him.

"But it looks like we made it in time!"

Dan Di went to the railing again, looking at the dark purple light curtain covering the arena. His expression gradually turned to shock, and he exclaimed, "Hey! What's that?!"

At that moment, a colossal Cyclops stood on the earth. Melmeta had transformed into a gigantic giant. The original dark gray hexagonal nuts were now embedded in his hands as fingers, two in his feet, two below his shoulders, and two large golden decagonal nuts connecting his shoulders.

A silver hexagonal nut is located between its legs and chest. The tail, which was originally wire-like, appears behind its chest. The head is shaped like a knight's helmet, with a smaller gold hexagonal nut inside, as if this is the real body, piloting this "Gundam". A glowing red-gray sphere floats inside the head, surrounded by three red clouds.

The giant from mythology in a distant land, Gigantamax Melmet... has arrived!

At this moment, whether it was the audience at the scene, the viewers in front of the live broadcast room, or Rose and others... they were all shocked by Melmetal's Gigantamax form. What kind of monster was this? Its size was almost twice that of a normal Gigantamax Pokémon!

The firebird flying in the air was like a mosquito that could be easily swatted in front of Melmetta. Then, it swung its arm, bringing with it a fist wind that Melmetta could not escape.

"Max Fighter!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Moltres was knocked to the ground by Max Punch, its body slamming heavily into the ground. But this was just the beginning. From the hole in Melmet's abdomen, a terrifying electric beam capable of vaporizing everything was instantly released.

The Dynamax Lightning struck like a thunderbolt, hitting Moltres directly in the body. Electric Field covered its feet, and Melmetal's power was enhanced once again. Having consumed too much equipment from Future Pokémon Explosion, it now also passively possesses some Quark Charge effects.

If this attack hits again...

Some inexplicable thoughts began to appear in Mary's mind, and under the influence of the flaming ram's rage, her thoughts gradually became chaotic.

No matter how she thought about it, the evil aura would always guide her to victory, and the only way to achieve victory now was... She looked up in the direction of Mingyou.

No, absolutely not...

But we must win...

Mary's expression gradually revealed a hint of pain, but just then, from the area where the cheering team was located in the audience, a familiar voice mingled with the shouts of the audience and reached her ears.

Looking in the direction of the voice, a man dressed somewhat flamboyantly, with a Morubeck on his head, was looking this way: "What are you doing? The little guy said you're acting a bit strange. I canceled rehearsal to come here specifically. Can you be serious?"

"elder brother……"

Looking at her brother Nie Zi and Morbeco, Marie seemed to be getting better, and her expression gradually changed. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly, while the firebird's expression flashed with a hint of fear. It inexplicably sensed that some kind of danger was about to descend.

Seeing this, Xiaoyou guessed the truth, shuddered, and murmured, "Mari-chan's angry face is much scarier than this bad bird."

"Have you finally gotten rid of the evil aura?"

Mingyou smiled calmly. Since that's the case, then he'll take care of this bad bird!

"Gigantamax Punch!!!"

"Miracle!"

Melmeta raised her right hand, and liquid metal surged up like waves, melting and coalescing into an enormous metal fist. With a swing, Gigantamax Liquid Metal Strike crashed down...

boom--

The entire arena shook violently, and the shockwave forced even the Aegislash protecting the audience to activate its King's Shield to block the impact. Rotom was also blown around wildly, almost causing the live stream signal to drop.

As the smoke cleared, Melmet had returned to its original form, though it seemed to have suffered severe exhaustion. Moltres, on the other hand, had lost its arrogance and was lying on the ground, looking disheveled and unable to fight.

Seeing this, the audience cheered with great excitement. They had actually won! Xiao Zhao in front of the live stream breathed a sigh of relief. However, the Queen of the Raiguan seemed to notice something but did not say anything.

In the audience, Nie Zi smiled calmly, but did not continue watching. Instead, she turned and left.

Marie recalled Moltres. Looking at the Master Ball in her hand, she was surprised that she had almost been completely controlled by such a thing. That woman... was probably deliberately using her to get rid of Naruto here through an accident, and then make her take the blame.

There was no need for the match to continue; she wanted to reveal the truth.

Just as she raised her hand to concede defeat to the referee, Mingyou smiled and said, "The match isn't over yet. Are you really willing to be forced to fight me like this? There's still time. You can still make the most of this match and leave no regrets!"

"..."

Mary stared at the other person, momentarily stunned.

Yes, the competition isn't over yet.

She still has a chance to defeat her opponent, not by being used, but by relying on herself and her Pokémon!

Her face remained impassive, but her heart was filled with joy. She finally understood why the other person was so popular, and thought that if she could learn from them, perhaps she could too…

She took a deep breath and took out her last Poké Ball, while Mingyou recalled the severely weakened Melmetal and chuckled as she also took out her last Poké Ball: "Indeed, this child is more suitable as your best opponent for this final battle!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a red light flashed.

The long-haired troll roared and joined the battle, while Ponpo, holding a thorny vine club, smiled and was ready for the final battle!

"Mmm~"

……

(End of this chapter)