In such a battle, Lucario had not won before. He would not admit defeat, so he would definitely change himself and make himself stronger than yesterday. Because only in this way could he truly excel in combat.
The promise he made at the beginning was to make himself stronger—stronger than his own father.
So under Roy's encouragement, his strength had reached such a powerful level. He was not only the only child left behind by his father, but his strength far surpassed other offspring of his kind. This proved that Roy's ability to cultivate Pokémon was indeed stronger than other humans.
ROAR!
The jagged mouth let out a roar of rage, calling out toward where they were. The huge sound waves almost completely overturned the land and mud behind them.
But Lucario just stood there. No matter how much it roared, his feet remained as immovable as a mountain, and he was not affected at all.
The sound waves that were unleashed didn't even blow out the light red fighting spirit that Lucario radiated, let alone affect anything else.
"Okay, a rival like this will be handed over to you, Lucario. I believe you'll have no problem defeating him!"
Roy reassured Lucario. Although his current strength wasn't overwhelming, at least Roy was very satisfied at the moment. Few Pokémon could be so harsh on themselves.
It was also because of such dedication that one could maximize their growth.
"Master, I will never fail in this battle. I will definitely show you his defeat!"
The blue Aura Force conveyed Lucario's meaning, and Roy's Aura responded to him. Of course, Roy would never believe that his Pokémon would fail. Especially after working so hard, the power Lucario could unleash was imaginable.
This wasn't such a brainless Pokémon. Before, Lucario could only manage a tie, which was considered good luck for Guzzlord. However, Lucario, who had undergone such intensive training, was definitely not the same as he was a few days ago. There was no comparison.
Although the other Pokémon wouldn't participate in the battle between Lucario and Guzzlord, they still had plenty of enthusiasm to watch the battle.
Zeraora leaped onto the largest tree with his imposing, agile figure. This tree was extremely huge—one of the centerpieces of this forest. It would need more than a dozen people to embrace its trunk.
It was basically impossible to push down this enormous tree, but the top of this tree was the best place to watch the battle.
He had wanted to challenge Lucario before but hadn't gotten satisfactory results. Although it was true that he had lost to Lucario because of a small accident, after watching this battle, he would finally understand one thing.
Only when there was an enemy that needed to be dealt with would Lucario show his full strength. If other Pokémon who weren't hostile appeared before him, then he wouldn't display his strongest power.
Lucario directly opened the shackles on his wrists and ankles. The restraints that fell from his limbs sank deeply into the ground. Once this kind of device released all its pressure and fell onto the ground, it was like an extremely heavy but extremely small object producing such a result.
Even very hard and thick soil couldn't bear such weight. When the weights fell to the ground, it was like touching soft tofu—they directly sank several meters underground.
"So this guy's equipment is that heavy? No wonder the shackles I used on myself before were just the simplest ones that had already been used. Now these shackles that appeared on Lucario's body are the latest model and the most powerful force he can currently bear."
While thinking this, Zeraora looked at the shackles with a faint light on his own wrists.
Although they weren't so impressive, they maintained the pressure he could bear.
He really wanted to compare, but when he saw such shackles removed from Lucario's body, they didn't emit any light.
After all, when Lucario could bear any kind of pressure, he had already adapted to that pressure.
Even when they were freed from his limbs, they would never return to the weight they once had. The weight they possessed had canceled all pressure and no longer served as training.
At least after using all these devices, they still maintained this complete pressure situation.
Something that had been used and couldn't bring about any growth effect had exhausted all the value it could provide.
However, what existed on Zeraora's wrists was something that Lucario had already used—the kind of thing that would never be picked up again by him.
"I don't know what kind of method he will use to defeat this rival."
Roy was originally watching from the side, but the system—which hadn't appeared for a long time—unexpectedly showed up again at this moment when battle was about to commence, as if asserting its presence.
A random quest appeared: "Lucario vs. Guzzlord"
Cannot refuse.
If you succeed, you will receive one lottery chance. If you fail, 100,000 popularity points will be deducted.
Roy didn't know what situation this system was in once again. When such a task appeared, he couldn't decide whether to accept it—it directly forced him to accept it. And there was also punishment for failure, which wasn't insignificant.
Of course, Roy didn't think his Pokémon would lose. Last time was considered a tie, but this time Lucario had grown considerably, so there was nothing to worry about. There might be a small accident, but such an accident wouldn't affect the most direct final result.
"I believe my Pokémon won't fail!"