Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game

Xia Chen was filled with mixed feelings and his mind was in turmoil. Lie Kongzuo, on the other hand, was not surprised by this scene. On the contrary, it confirmed its original guess.

It whispered a reminder: "Stop thinking about it. Do you still want to rescue her? Although this thing is a false god, it is related to that great one, and it is not easy to deal with!"

Lie Kongzuo's words instantly snapped Xia Chen out of his daze. Now was not the time to think about such things; the most urgent task was to rescue Xianbu.

He didn't have time to contact Mikuri, so he immediately took out Deoxys's Crystal Core.

"Sorry to trouble you again."

Deochis responded to Xia Chen with a gentle wavelength.

Without further hesitation, he skillfully integrated his spiritual power into it, and a stream of energy also emerged from the crystal core, the two merging together seamlessly.

A long-lost, strange sensation enveloped my entire body, and long, slender limbs stretched out from my torso.

Deoxys, appear!

Just as Xia Chen transformed into Deoxys, Rayquaza and Guleton were not idle either, and had already launched an attack on Arceus.

A powerful beam of cyan-gold energy surged from Rayquaza's mouth, its signature dragon breath.

Although its power was significantly less than that of the Super Rayquaza's attack that day, it still possessed extremely strong destructive power.

However, this offensive did almost no damage to the giant rock Arceus.

Xia Chen frowned slightly as he watched this scene unfold. This guy... is incredibly chubby!

Could it be because its main body is a meteorite?

Just then, a crimson light, like a flame, suddenly flashed in the already somewhat dark sky, and it was seen that Guleton in the air was folding its wings and transforming into a halo of light.

Full speed ahead!

Chapter 337 A Blessing in Disguise: Fairy Cloth's Super Evolution! (1 words)

In the twilight sky, a crimson flame shone brightly.

Below it is a nearly ten-meter-tall "Arceus" that radiates seven-colored light. To be precise, it is the Arceus that was transformed after the giant rock swallowed the fairy cloth according to legend.

This Arceus lacked any elven vitality; its movements were stiff and clumsy, and it was covered with mysterious, vine-like plants.

The cross-shaped object on his waist was an eerie blood red, and the blood red color was even more vivid where the four beads were originally embedded.

At this moment, the vines tightly wrapped around the lower half of the giant rock Arceus, and the blood-red light on the orb shone brightly.

Clearly, this was a defensive counterattack action made subconsciously by the creature itself.

Four enormous, blood-red energy beams shot out from the orb. One beam was aimed at the oncoming light wheel, while the other three were aimed at Rayquaza, Xia Chen, and Gardevoir, respectively.

Xia Chen frowned, quickly transformed into Speed ​​Mode and flew to Gardevoir and the others, then swiftly switched back to Defensive Mode to take the hit head-on.

The energy of the beam did not seem to belong to any type of energy, but the terrifying impact still made Xia Chen feel the power of the false god.

Fortunately, Deoxys in its defensive form is all about being extremely tanky, and neither he nor the Pokémon behind him took much damage.

On the other side, Rayquaza, the strongest of them all, was in a similar situation to Xia Chen. However, Guleton was struggling. Its body-transformed halo was locked in a stalemate with the blood-red beam of light. But in terms of physical strength and techniques, Guleton was clearly at a disadvantage.

At the critical moment, Liekongzuo stepped forward to help, transforming into a streak of blue light that swept across the battlefield, piercing towards the giant rock Arceus like a sharp sword.

The strategy of "besieging Wei to rescue Zhao" was very successful. Perhaps sensing the sudden attack of Rayquaza, the blood-red beam of light used to resist Guleton suddenly weakened.

At the same time, the vines on its body grew wildly, quickly covering its entire body and blocking the two attacks that came one after the other from Rayquaza and Guleton.

The vines receded, revealing the almost unharmed body of the giant rock Arceus.

Its eyes flashed with an eerie, blood-red light devoid of any emotion. Then, an even more violent energy erupted, blasting Rayquaza and Guleton, who were close by, away.

"Om-"

The boulder emitted strange sounds of unknown meaning.

…………

Xia Chen knew that this battle was beyond Gardevoir's control, so he quickly told them to retreat to a safe place.

At the same time, he was also rapidly recalling information about the boulder and its potential weaknesses in his mind.

In the anime, Zygarde initially fought against the strongest Pokémon of top trainers such as Steven, Karney, Ash, and Alain without being defeated. Its strength was no different from that of ordinary legendary Pokémon, and even slightly better.

In the end, it was only the Zygarde Gundam form, created by combining the softy and Z2, that could defeat it.

It's worth noting that Zygarde in its complete form has a base stat total of over 700, making it a formidable character theoretically a level above most cover gods in the game.

Only in this way could they defeat Zygarde the Stone, demonstrating the latter's formidable strength.

The giant rock Arceus before them was undoubtedly even stronger. As Rayquaza said, anything associated with Arceus, even a fake, was something that ordinary legendary Pokémon could hardly match.

After only two rounds of fighting, Xia Chen was able to understand from its displayed combat power that the Giant Rock Arceus was even stronger than the Mega Rayquaza from that day!

Moreover, because its main body is a meteorite, its defense and durability will only be stronger.

Perhaps the only weakness it can be called is its simple thought process and its limited offensive and defensive methods?

Following this line of thought, Xia Chen quickly devised a theoretically feasible battle strategy in his mind.

"I'll draw its fire, you guys attack first. I'll try to deplete the boulder's energy on me, so watch out for opportunities!"

This was the only way Xia Chen could think of to defeat the Giant Stone Arceus in a short time. Just like fighting a boss in an MMORPG, you need a tanky main tank and powerful damage dealers.

Undoubtedly, only Deoxys in its defensive form is capable of performing the first task.

Lie Kongzuo and Gu Leton agreed in unison, and then retreated to the two wings behind Xia Chen, circling and waiting for the right opportunity.

Xia Chen silently transformed into a sharp and aggressive attack form, and then flew towards the giant rock Arceus.

The most important prerequisite for being a good main tank is to keep the boss's aggro firmly locked on yourself!

Suddenly, the energy crystal on its chest burst forth with a dazzling, emerald-green aurora, and an invisible energy wave pierced through the air, shooting towards the blood-red eyes of the giant rock Arceus.

Strong mental focus!

Deoxys in its offensive form was just as powerful as Rayquaza, so the false god dared not be careless and immediately drove its vines upwards to defend itself after sensing the energy fluctuations.

The quantity may be constant; if the vines climb upwards, it means there is emptiness below.

Even without Xia Chen's reminder, Lie Kongzuo and Gu Leton, who were closely watching the battle, noticed the opening and immediately seized the opportunity to shoot out two dragon breaths and dragon waves.

The pure dragon-attribute energies of lapis lazuli and crimson gold intertwined and attacked the lower half of the giant rock Arceus, which had lost the protection of the vines.

Amidst the deafening roar of energy, although no cracks appeared on its legs, the seven-colored light visibly dimmed considerably.

Effective attack!

With the plan working, Xia Chen's confidence grew even stronger, and he continued his relentless attack on the still vine-covered head of the giant rock Arceus.

Undoubtedly, such an attack could not break its defense, but its purpose was not to break the defense, but to prevent the guy from retreating to defend.

Helpless, Arceus had no choice but to use all its energy to cover its entire body, turning it into an armored pupa, a clumsy iron beast that could only passively take hits.

The three Pokémon showed no mercy, continuing their righteous three-on-one battle—

This thing is an energy entity; even if it can't cause effective damage, it will still consume a lot of energy to defend against attacks.

Once it runs out of energy, it will naturally collapse without a fight.

…………

However, despite their good intentions, reality prevented their plans from proceeding smoothly.

Legend has it that the giant rock, as the origin of the super stone, possesses an astonishingly deep and vast energy. After being surrounded and attacked for nearly ten minutes, Xia Chen's energy was almost depleted, but the vines showed no sign of retreating.

The power was borrowed after all. At this moment, he could clearly sense that if the fight continued like this, his body would inevitably separate from Deoxys in less than five minutes.

The Liekongzuo and Guleton are slightly better, but only to a limited extent; how can a mortal body compare to the durability of a stone?

At this moment, the three of them found themselves in a dilemma, caught between a rock and a hard place.

Xia Chen gritted his teeth and said, "You two strengthen yourselves first, I'll stall it for a while!"

Strengthening your Pokémon when you can't break its defenses is the most common tactic in serious Pokémon battles, and in this situation, it's already considered the optimal solution.

Rayquaza and Gullard didn't hesitate and immediately moved aside to enhance their Blade Dance, striving to maximize their damage output in the shortest possible time.

The three-on-one situation turned into a one-on-one fight, and Arceus the Giant immediately realized this and switched from full-on defensive mode.

A strange red light flashed and disappeared in an instant; clearly, it was preparing to retaliate!

A terrifying atmosphere began to brew in the air. Xia Chen, who keenly sensed the impending danger, felt a chill run down his spine, but he couldn't dodge it.

Behind him were Rayquaza and Guleton, who were unconditionally entrusting their backs to him and were fully committed to strengthening themselves.

The sharp shape becomes rounded during the transformation; this is Deoxys' defensive form.

At the same time, he did not hesitate to condense an energy barrier in front of him.

Although it's unknown whether a pure energy entity like Arceus the Giant Stone possesses emotions like anger, it's certain that if one doesn't defend against its next attack with all their might, they absolutely won't be able to withstand it.

The moment the thought arose, a torrent of blood-red, violent energy surged forth from the orb. The extremely agitated energy was so immense that it couldn't even form a regular pillar of light. Instead, it wobbled and twisted, pouring into the energy barrier in front of Xia Chen at a terrifying speed.

boom--

The sound of the energy explosion made Xia Chen, even behind the barrier, feel a slight pain in his eardrums. The air seemed to be distorted and deformed by this unknown and terrifying move.

But the one that bears the most weight is undoubtedly Xia Chen.

This attack, seemingly unleashing all the beatings Arceus had just suffered, was like true divine wrath, causing the protective barrier released by Deoxys in its defensive form to teeter on the brink of collapse.

This is... even the chakra of retribution unleashed by the real Arceus wouldn't be this bad, right?

Xia Chen gritted his teeth and endured it, thinking bitterly to himself.

Fortunately, Xia Chen withstood the pressure and held on until the violent energy outburst ended.

However, the weakening of the energy crystal's luster on his chest also indicates that Xia Chen's Deoxys trial card is about to expire.

Clearly, the power of this move was so terrifying that the excessive energy consumption caused Xia Chen's transformation duration to decrease sharply once again.

However, the sacrifice was not in vain. Behind them, Rayquaza and Gullton had already completed two sword dances.

…………

"Keep going, I can hold on a little longer..."

Xia Chen knew that he probably wouldn't be able to continue fighting in his current state, so he might as well use his last bit of light and heat to buy time for the two of them.

Upon hearing this, Liekongzuo and Guleton hesitated only slightly before nodding, gathering their energy, and once again began to dance with great momentum.