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

Unfortunately, cheaters are unreasonable.

…………

boom--

Another punch came with astonishing speed, but the electric wood didn't fly away in humiliation like a baseball being hit before.

It wasn't that Zeraora held back; rather, it cleverly adjusted the direction of its strike, using an upward-downward angle that perfectly turned Electric Beam into a tree—

Half of its body was smashed into the ground by Zeraora's tile-breaking attack, so it turned into a tree.

Xia Chen was amazed. This guy was really tough; even when the ground cracked, it didn't crack.

It seems the effort was still insufficient.

"Use more power punches and finish it off quickly."

After noticing the extraordinary speed displayed by Zeraora, Xia Chen decisively abandoned his hands-on command style.

The time it takes to say one sentence is enough for Zeraora to use two moves, so giving more detailed instructions would only slow down the battle rhythm of her own Pokémon.

Xia Chen's words immediately made the slightly confused Zeraora understand. It stopped worrying about which move to use to attack and instead used all of its Speed ​​Force, mixing it into its two paws.

At the same time, it pressed its body against the front of the electric beam tree.

Enhanced Fist, activate!

The next instant, Zeraora, who had gotten into position, unleashed a powerful punch enhanced by the Speed ​​Force... no, perhaps "Shadowless Fist" would be a more accurate description.

Having fully grasped Xia Chen's intentions, Zeraora immediately attacked with both hands, striking the inconspicuous head of the Electric Tree with incredible speed, so fast that even the naked eye of an ordinary human could not see the afterimage of the fists!

Xia Chen was dumbfounded. Good heavens, is Zeraora a disciple of Ip Man of Wing Chun or Jotaro Kujo?

Even more exaggeratedly, as Zeraora unleashed its infinite combo of enhanced punches, the orange light surrounding it grew even more intense.

Xia Chen knew what this meant—Zeraora's attack power was constantly increasing!

Digging deeper, every single punch Zeraora throws... to be precise, every few punches is a genuine power-up punch!

At first glance, it seems rather ordinary, with nothing particularly shocking about it, but upon closer inspection, something is definitely not right.

…………

As we all know, moves are formed by the condensation of energy, and the time it takes for a Pokémon to condense energy is the "casting time" of the move. In other words, if you condense energy fast enough, theoretically it can perform an infinite combo similar to that in fighting games.

However, such a situation will not occur in reality. Although the speed of energy condensation can be improved by increasing energy intensity and through training, it can never be reduced to zero.

Let alone zero, it's impossible to even get infinitely close to zero. Xia Chen has the opportunity to come into contact with the most powerful Pokémon in his daily life, so this data of Leton can only be shortened to about half a second.

Of course, this is under the condition of releasing the move normally, and the situation where the speed is reduced at the cost of the move's power is another matter.

In other words, there will be a half-second "cooldown period" between every two normal uses of a move by Guleton.

If Leighton is in such a state, Zeraora will only take longer.

But what about now?

In just two seconds, Zeraora used her Enhanced Punch to max out her attack power—

According to official research by the Pokémon Association, a Pokémon will reach the maximum potential of its stat boosts after using Swords Dance three times or Power-Up Punch six times.

Six enhanced punches in two seconds... If this news gets out, who will want to play with you anymore?

Compared to other top-tier enhancement methods, while Belly Drum can indeed enhance an attack to its maximum level within the duration of a single attack, its cost is quite significant: half of one's life force. This is the price of power.

Let's not even talk about hatching; they're all just little brothers. And the likes of Butterfly Dance are even less worth mentioning.

Perhaps only Xerneas's signature move, Earth Mastery, can rival it.

But the key issue is... Zeraora doesn't necessarily have to be used for enhancement!

To put it bluntly, if an opponent of equal skill level were to unleash six Plasma Lightning Fists in two seconds, who could withstand that?

Of course, you might say that in real combat, no fool would stand still and let you hit them.

This is true.

But nuclear weapons are always most effective when they are not being launched. With such a deterrent, which adversary would dare to show any weakness?

The consequences of revealing a flaw are evident in the electric bundle tree planted in the ground.

It can be said that when facing such a Zeraora, the opponent's margin for error is almost zero.

As for why it uses "almost"... if the opponent is someone like Guruton or Rayquaza, who is more than one level above it, it's pointless.

…………

Xia Chen was spreading outwards along the new traits that Zeraora had shown, and this one-sided beating of the unruly elf path was nearing its end.

Zeraora stopped, panting, while Electric Wood swayed its head, looking up at the sky in a daze.

Who am I? Where am I? What just happened?

This was the only thought that remained in its mind. Then, its head tilted to the side, and Electric Wood completely lost consciousness.

From the moment Zeraora launched his energy ball attack, the entire battle lasted only one minute, less than a tenth of the time it took for Zeraora to fight Gluttony.

There are many reasons, such as the fact that the Electric-Beat Wood is much more fragile than the Devourer King, and this time it was the head that was being smashed down in its vital parts.

Undeniably, the most important reason is the Speed ​​Force.

The ability to increase speed and damage is truly terrifying.

It was so terrifying that even Xia Chen couldn't help but mourn for it when he effortlessly used the Ultimate Ball to encase the Electric Beam.

If you run into someone who's just become a cheat-level Zeraora, you're out of luck...

Of course, this was just a joke. Xia Chen had no pity for these Ultimate Beasts that had intruded into his territory.

Xia Chen casually stuffed the Ultimate Ball into the box and helped Zeraora up, whose legs seemed to be trembling a little.

He asked with some concern, "Are you alright?"

Zeraora shook her head, "Oru—(It's nothing, I'm just really exhausted this time.)"

A glint flashed in Xia Chen's eyes, "This time it's for real." So, what happened when you fought the Gluttonous King? You were just lying to me.

Good, good, now people don't even hide their cheating anymore.

While silently complaining to himself, Xia Chen still said with concern, "Don't push yourself so hard next time. I just said as soon as possible, there's no need to rush."

Zeraora remained silent.

Having just mastered the Speed ​​Force, he was no different from a child who had just gotten a new toy; he was only focused on having fun and for a moment forgot about the huge pitfall that the Speed ​​Force consumed very quickly.

From the moment Xia Chen gave the order to finish the battle quickly, Zeraora had been using Speed ​​Force to assist in the release of her moves.

From the initial power punches to the later close combat, until the energy in the body was completely depleted.

The good news is that once the Speed ​​Force is exhausted, the primal energy within your body will be transferred to it.

The bad news is that the "exchange rate" between the two is quite low, at about ten to one.

So, after only half a minute of relentless beatings, Zeraora's body was completely hollowed out...

Zeraora felt a little down. The Speed ​​Force was good, but it wasn't a panacea. The best way to use it was undoubtedly in a critical moment. Of course, it would be a different story when the energy was plentiful later.

Seeing that Zeraora's mood had inexplicably dropped after its great victory, Xia Chen thought it was affected by its short time, so he comforted it, "It's okay, one minute is already great."

Zeraora: "......"

I understand that you're trying to comfort me, but the way you say it just makes me want to punch you!

Chapter 512 The Dragon God Returns

When Xia Chen met up with Lusamine with the Ultra Ball containing the Electric Tree, she had not yet fully settled the power plant staff and Pokémon.

She was quite surprised to see Xia Chen. "One minute, and it's over already?"

Xia Chen quickly explained, "It's not that I'm fast, it's that Jeraora finished in a minute."

After he finished speaking, he suddenly regretted it; something about what he said sounded rather odd...

How could a woman who is already a mother of two feel embarrassed about such a thing? Lusamine calmly said "oh" and then took the initiative to change the subject, saying, "Isn't this Electric Wood about the same strength as the Gluttonous King from before? Is Zeraora's strength increasing that fast?"

Xia Chen remained silent because he didn't know how to explain this to her.

After thinking for a moment, he laid it all out: "Because Zeraora is cheating."

Lusamine paused for a moment, then made a very girlish gesture, rolled her eyes, and gave a soft "tsk" before replying, "Fine, don't tell me then."

Xia Chen: "......"

These days, nobody believes you when you tell the truth.

Now that the Electric Beam Wood has been contained, and the power plant staff no longer need care, Xia Chen and Lusamine discussed it and decided to return to Etherland to rest.

Zeraora, our main force, is out of energy; we need to go back and recharge it.

On their way back to Etherland on the Dragonite, Xia Chen saw a familiar figure again—

Old friend, Dragon God, Rayquaza!

Whether it was because its eyesight was too good and it spotted Xia Chen or because of some other reason, the Flying Sky Steed flew straight towards Xia Chen.

The dragon has not yet arrived, but its voice has already reached us.

"Brother Xia Chen, I'm here!"

This charming female voice could not possibly have come from the Dragon God; it doesn't have such a perverted hobby.

Instead, it was another good friend Xia Chen made in the Hoenn region, Higana.

It had been a year since I last saw her, and the girl, who was in the throes of puberty, had grown much taller, and her face had transformed from that of a little girl into that of a pretty young woman.

His already wheat-colored skin was even darker, clearly showing he'd been out having a lot of fun.

When Xia Chen was about five meters away from Lie Kong, he jumped directly over Lusamine's body.

This distance was no problem for him, who already possessed a super-true new human physique, and he stood steadily on the dark blue dragon head of the Liekong Steed.

To steady himself, he tugged at the corner of Rayquaza's body. Rayquaza's golden dragon eyes glanced up slightly but did not react.

…………

"Why is it you here?"