Normally, his speed should have been sufficient to strike it, but something felt off after the teleportation.
Though the difference was slight, given his strength, he could detect even the slightest change in his body.
Everything had been fine before...
This subtle alteration occurred after that strange rock fell!
Jin's expression darkened as he grew increasingly certain that his speed had been affected by the enemy.
And indeed, Jin's speed had slowed slightly due to the effects of the Rock Tomb that had just been cast.
Had he teleported away a moment earlier, he wouldn't have been affected.
But he had chosen to wait until the rock fell to teleport, thinking he could use the visual obstruction to maximize the element of surprise.
Even without the Rock Tomb's effect, however, his ambush wouldn't have dealt much damage to Tyranitar.
"Cough!"
Jin forcibly suppressed the pain wracking his body, though his face was already contorted beyond recognition.
Tyranitar's brutal strike, fueled by rage, had landed squarely on Jin's waist.
Even with his formidable defenses, Jin struggled to endure it.
A sizable hole now marred his right waist, showing signs of shattered rock with traces of oozing mud.
His once radiant golden body had dulled considerably, reflecting his current weakened state.
While the right waist bore the brunt of the injury, it wasn't the only area affected.
The powerful impact had also damaged his internal organs after breaching his defensive outer layer.
In human terms, Jin had suffered internal injuries—his vital organs had been severely jolted by that punch.
Damn it! I should've been more cautious!
If I hadn't channeled so much energy into my blade, that punch wouldn't have dealt such critical damage!
Regret flooded Jin's mind, his face involuntarily twisting with remorse.
I acted too hastily. I didn't expect such a minor effect to influence me.
I wasn't careful enough!
Among his entire species, Jin, as their leader, had the broadest experience and knowledge.
Thus, he understood better than anyone how terrifying this world truly was.
Without exaggeration, survival here demanded strength above all else.
And second only to that—caution!
One either needed overwhelming power or extreme vigilance.
Typically, only creatures possessing both could thrive on this continent.
That's why he found his earlier actions so unacceptable—he'd been too focused on maximizing the element of surprise.
He failed to consider that his opponent's attacks might carry strange secondary effects.
But it's not too late to correct this!
No more delays—the longer this drags on, the worse it gets!
As this thought formed, an orange-red figure suddenly materialized before him, charging forward with devastating momentum.
Jin's pupils contracted.
Gripped by tension, he unconsciously tightened his hold on the nearby rock fragment.
As expected, those extremely hard rocks were as fragile as tofu in Jin's hands, easily leaving clear finger marks with just a light squeeze.
They crumbled into a pile of stone dust, scattered around like bean dregs.
Jin gathered his strength, his thoughts calming in this moment, entering a certain ethereal state.
The next second, Jin vanished from his spot again!
"Boom!!"
Tyranitar, like an enraged bull, its steel-like body wrapped in intense orange-red Aura, suddenly crashed into the Jin.
In an instant, the previously unshakable, sturdy Jin collapsed under the terrifying impact, countless rocks reduced to dust.
The Aura surged into the stones, the immense energy wantonly destroying everything around, filling the air with flying stones.
Akira frowned slightly, then turned his gaze toward Jin, who was in the corner of the cave chamber, frantically devouring Gemstone Power.
Did he use his teleportation ability again?
Jin, who had just been at the rock wall, had appeared in the opposite corner in the blink of an eye—clearly, he had used teleportation once more.
He hadn't teleported when Tyranitar was about to hit him earlier, but only later when Tyranitar was relentlessly pressing him?
Akira's brow furrowed, then relaxed.
If he wasn't mistaken, Jin's teleportation ability likely had a time restriction, or perhaps each use consumed a significant amount of energy.
This meant he couldn't use it repeatedly in a short time and needed some cooldown.
It was like the cooldown in games—if he could teleport endlessly without pause, that would be far more formidable.
From this perspective, Jin could teleport, but he was far less skilled than Psychic-type Pokémon like Gardevoir.
At the very least, their teleportation required little to no cooldown, allowing near-continuous use.
At least until their Aura was completely depleted.
Other Pokémon aside, S-rank Psychic-types like Gardevoir, as long as they weren't teleporting over extremely large distances constantly, could sustain teleportation indefinitely with their slowly replenishing Aura.
It could be likened to a game where mana regeneration outpaced mana consumption, allowing Gardevoir to teleport endlessly.
Still, teleportation itself was already an incredibly powerful ability, and Jin having it made him even more formidable.
If he were facing a different Nen user and their Aura Beast, choosing to teleport directly to the Nen user for a surprise attack would likely end the battle instantly.
Unfortunately, Jin didn't know Nen and wasn't aware that defeating the Nen user would make the Aura Beast disappear.
Moreover, the Nen user he encountered was Akira himself—even if he tried a teleportation ambush, it wouldn't succeed.
After all, the Legendary and Mythical Pokémon Akira carried with him weren't just for show.
After glancing at Jin a few more times, Akira shifted his focus to the pile of objects in front of him.
Originally, Akira had thought they were just particularly dazzling diamonds, but judging from Jin's actions, it seemed they were more than that.
At this moment, Jin was voraciously shoving one Gemstone Power after another into his mouth.
Even as some fragments fell to the side, he didn't bother picking them up, instead stuffing his face like a starving ghost who hadn't eaten in centuries.
Pokédex ability activated!
Gemstone Power: Ore transformed by Diamond Spirits from ordinary rocks, possessing exquisite ornamental value.
Each piece surpasses the beauty of the world's seven greatest wonders, with higher-quality transformations occurring from more advanced Diamond Spirits.
They contain abundant earth energy, which can increase the probability of rare ores appearing in the surrounding environment, making them the best food for stone giants.
Consuming them can enhance the strength of stone giants, with a small chance of triggering mutations.
Diamond Spirits: They have no names among themselves, only rankings of superiority. They possess unique racial abilities.
They emit a radiant glow that can transform ordinary soil and rocks into Gemstone Power, which contains immense energy.
There is a small chance they can give birth to new members of their kind, the only way their race expands.
Diamond Spirits do not need to consume food normally—absorbing the essence of the land is enough to sustain them.
Their members are ranked from lowest to highest as Diamond Spirits, Diamond Guards, and Diamond Spirit Kings.
Diamond Spirits possess the intelligence of a child, while Diamond Guards are nearly as intelligent as adults.
As the leaders of their race, Diamond Spirit Kings surpass adult intelligence and are the strongest among their kind.
Diamond Spirit Kings possess abilities other Diamond Spirits lack.
As long as a Spirit King exists, the entire race can unleash formidable combat power.
...
Akira lowered his head slightly, murmuring in a deep voice before raising an eyebrow.
"Diamond… Spirits?"
Through his Pokedex Ability, he learned that the diamond Jin had consumed was something called Gemstone Power, not an ordinary diamond.
It had the effect of enhancing a Rock Giant's strength.
So, Jin was "cramming at the last minute."
But was there even enough time?
How much could its strength really improve in such a short span by consuming these so-called Gemstone Powers?
Aside from the information about Gemstone Power, the Diamond Spirit that had emerged alongside it provided him with new insights.
It even helped him solve a question that had been puzzling him all along—
The reason for Diancie's birth!
Originally, he had assumed that because this place was rich in ores, it had given rise to Diancie, whose background was tied to rare minerals.
He wasn't entirely wrong—Diancie's birth was indeed related to the ores here, but specifically to those Gemstone Powers.
Now, Akira finally understood why Diancie had been born here.
But this led to another question.
These Gemstone Powers were created by a race called Diamond Spirits.
So, were there Diamond Spirits here?
Glancing at the small mountain of Gemstone Powers carelessly piled up in abundance,
Akira concluded that Diamond Spirits were most likely present here.
While Akira was lost in thought, Jin continued devouring the Gemstone Powers with a ravenous, unstoppable momentum.
Just like the rocks it had crushed earlier, though the Gemstone Powers were much harder, they were no different in Jin's grip.
Without much effort, it could leave clear finger marks on them.
To eat quickly, speed in chewing alone wasn't enough—Jin's hands moved at blinding speed, grabbing one piece after another and stuffing them into its mouth.
Its hands moved so fast there wasn't even an afterimage.
At a glance, it seemed as if it wasn't moving its arms at all, but in reality, it was constantly repeating the motion of grabbing Gemstone Powers.
Not enough! Still not enough!
Jin's face twisted into a snarl, a far cry from the composed demeanor it had shown when first encountering Akira and the others.
It had to admit—this enemy was truly troublesome. Just relying on its first two trump cards wasn't enough to resolve the situation.
It had to resort to the third, and final, trump card!
The so-called first two trump cards referred to the various strange blades stored within its body, the most crucial being the Hundred Slash Blade.
Then there was its spatial ability, which included the pocket dimension inside its body used to store weapons.
But more importantly, it represented its teleportation skill.
In other words, teleportation combined with the Hundred Slash Blade was its usual trump card, something it could use freely under normal circumstances.
But this last trump card—this was the true ace up its sleeve.
By consuming a large amount of Gemstone Power in a short time, it could accumulate vast energy within its body.
Only a small portion of this energy could be converted into actual strength, while the majority remained as temporary power.
It had to be expended promptly; otherwise, the accumulated energy would backlash against itself.
Simply put, this was an extremely inefficient method, as most of the energy would be wasted.
However, using it as a trump card on the battlefield was a different story.
With these Gemstone Powers, its strength could temporarily surge dramatically, allowing it to suppress enemies at critical moments.
At the same time, this energy could also help it recover from previous injuries.
In just this brief moment, the wound on its right flank had mostly healed.
This was its trump card!
"BOOM!"
Tyranitar casually swiped its claws, sending a wave of rubble flying aside as it emerged from the collapsed rock wall.
Its towering, domineering figure was striking, its pair of crimson eyes piercing through the thick dust to lock onto Jin behind.
After venting its fury earlier, Tyranitar's rage had subsided somewhat.
Strangely, it didn't replicate its previous actions by launching another attack on Jin.
Instead, it stood motionless, silently watching Jin from a distance.
Occasionally, it exhaled two thick plumes of white smoke, its aura of regal dominance growing increasingly intense.
This was all under Akira's orders—to have Tyranitar wait until Jin finished eating before fighting.
Why do this?
The answer was simple.
Since the battle was already a foregone conclusion, why not milk it for more experience points?
Thus, the battlefield fell into an eerie silence, so quiet you could hear a pin drop—only the sound of Jin's chewing stood out loudly.
Akira surveyed the devastated field, occasionally glancing at another tunnel entrance in the corner of the cavern, his expression thoughtful.
Tyranitar, meanwhile, kept its gaze fixed on Jin, its Aura expanding outward to form a yellowish-brown circle around it.
This way, if Jin suddenly used its teleportation ability, Tyranitar could react faster and counterattack.
Next time, it would definitely smash that bastard to pieces!
The group behind Akira noticed the peculiar atmosphere on the field—it seemed everyone was preoccupied with their own tasks.
But they didn't say much, letting Akira continue steering the situation.
Not attacking?
Though Jin was busy devouring, it could still sense the energy fluctuations around it, realizing Tyranitar was standing idle.
Despite its confusion, Jin didn't waste this opportunity and kept eating voraciously.
A few moments later, as a particularly large Gemstone Power was shoved into its mouth and transformed into pure energy flowing through its body...
Jin's nearly deranged face twisted into a grin, its hands clenching into fists as its body hunched slightly.
Then, its original aura faltered briefly before an overwhelmingly powerful presence erupted abruptly!
A terrifying, monstrous energy spread across the entire battlefield at blinding speed!
Under the crushing weight of this aura, the ground, walls, and even the ceiling trembled faintly!
This was the aura of an SS- rank!
"Keh heh... HAHAHAHA—!"
Jin burst into maniacal laughter!
It could feel it—power surging endlessly through its body!
They were dead for sure!
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