Chapter 833: Eight Demon Gods
Beneath a small waterfall in the Coastal Biome of the Terarium.
Kazuya was unilaterally abusing Lucario.
Whether it was cultivation in the domain of Aura or techniques in the domain of Fighting, the latter was at least a hundred years of practice behind the former.
So even though their levels were the same.
The battle turned into a one-sided crushing situation.
This kind of situation had been the norm since Kazuya's fourth life; even when he was just a Piplup, he was able to achieve the title of "invincible among the same tier".
Now in his eighth life.
It went without saying.
They didn't know how much time had passed since they arrived at Blueberry Academy.
Anyway, for this long period, Kazuya and Lucario had basically been sparring constantly, just to accelerate the speed at which they broke through to the Master tier.
Just then.
A song that brought an intense sense of unease suddenly wafted over from the distance: "Melo~"
The oppressive and mysterious melody caused Kazuya and Lucario to stop simultaneously, turning their heads towards the source of the sound.
The figure of a Demon God came into view.
The God of Melody, the God of Song and Dance—Meloetta.
And that song was the Normal-type ultimate status move—Perish Song.
"Looks like it's time for us to leave this place."
Kazuya unhurriedly listened to Meloetta sing, simultaneously turning his head to look at the dog beside him.
Meloetta coming to find them.
He wasn't surprised.
This God of Song and Dance was inherently a native god of the Unova region.
And also hid underwater near the eastern continent, which was inherently closer to them.
So it wasn't surprising that Meloetta was the first to come knocking.
Instead, Meloetta's appearance served as a reminder.
They had stayed at Blueberry Academy long enough and it was time to leave.
Otherwise, the next one to arrive might be Kyurem.
"Yeah, what a pity. This is truly a nice place, why aren't there humans living here? Why don't the People of the Vale come?"
Lucario was also unpanicked, letting Meloetta sing.
He muttered his confusions to himself.
"Once the People of the Vale leave the land of Unova which possesses Dragon Veins, their special constitution becomes ineffective. Plus, they are a traditional people; they wouldn't be willing to leave their homeland even in death."
Kazuya knew the reason, then pointed at the Meloetta opposite them. "I'll handle this guy, watch closely."
"Yes!"
Lucario answered aloud.
Immediately, Kazuya's figure disappeared from his side.
Almost simultaneously.
That pitch-black shadow materialized in front of Meloetta.
"Melo?!"
Meloetta was startled, and the casting of Perish Song was interrupted.
It changed forms immediately.
Transforming into the Pirouette Forme, which is more adept at close combat.
And this was exactly Kazuya's goal.
He originally intended to provoke Meloetta to make It actively choose close combat.
Firstly.
Close combat would allow Lucario to learn more.
Secondly.
The Aria Forme Meloetta excels at sonic attacks; that kind of invisible attack method is hard to dodge and rather troublesome.
The Pirouette Forme Meloetta was easier to deal with in Kazuya's eyes.
Of course.
There wasn't actually much difference.
Meloetta itself is a Mythical Pokémon leaning towards entertainment.
Its combat capabilities are not strong.
Kazuya was very clear about this.
After all, the Meloetta in the second world was friends with him and Cynthia.
Meloetta's greatest strength...
Probably lay in Its ability to summon three bodyguards—the Forces of Nature.
This was also why Kazuya didn't let Lucario fight.
With him fighting.
He could guarantee ending the battle within ten minutes.
Minimizing the probability of the Forces of Nature appearing as much as possible.
The Forces of Nature.
Although only second-tier gods, they were still combat-oriented second-tier gods.
Among them, Landorus's combat power was considered upper-middle among second-tier gods, comparable to the Lunar Pokémon Cresselia; dealing with Him still required giving some face.
If he underestimated the trio too much.
He would more or less have to endure the pain of shadow energy corruption for a while.
"Melo!"
Meloetta glared with red eyes, Its slender lower leg kicking straight towards the Darkrai beside It.
Kazuya originally wanted to raise his hand and grab it, trading injury for injury.
But considering he had to teach Lucario, he chose a slightly more troublesome method.
Azure Aura wrapped around his hand like flowing water.
Kazuya waved his hand, parrying along the direction of Meloetta's kick.
The latter overexerted Itself, spinning 180 degrees on the spot and ending up with Its back to Kazuya.
A golden, radiant Focus Blast materialized.
And was instantly slammed onto the side of Meloetta's face by Kazuya's hand.
Screech—!
The sound of compressed air was incredibly piercing.
Meloetta sustained massive damage and was instantly deafened.
Losing hearing causes a significant weakening of perception for Pokémon, especially for a Pokémon like Meloetta that heavily relies on echolocation.
Kazuya didn't use Teleport.
Just a simple Extreme Speed dash, and Meloetta couldn't even detect his approach.
Hone Claws, Extreme Speed, Focus Punch.
Bang!
Another punch.
Smashed into the other side of Meloetta's face.
Both temples were severely injured, Meloetta's eyes bled, and Its condition was already quite terrible.
The outcome of this battle was already decided.
It just depended on how long Meloetta's durability could hold out.
If It had chosen to fight in Aria Forme from the start, Kazuya might have suffered some injuries.
But.
A Demon God's thinking capacity is insufficient.
Meloetta clearly didn't realize this.
It only knew to follow its body's instinct—when an enemy gets close, switch forms to fight.
Five minutes later.
"Melo——!"
Accompanied by a wail from Meloetta.
This battle came to an end.
Hearing this lingering wail, Kazuya couldn't help but frown, turned his head, and said, "Lucario, gather everyone immediately. We need to hurry to the surface. My intuition tells me the Forces of Nature are coming."
He wasn't afraid of the Forces of Nature.
But they couldn't fight in this Terarium.
The clash between their power and the Forces of Nature's power would be enough to destroy the entire Terarium.
When that happened, countless magical beasts under the sea would swarm in.
Even Samiya might be attacked.
Although Kazuya could use the power of the Sea Crown to take everyone away quickly, it would still be somewhat messy.
If it could be avoided in advance, it should be avoided.
No harm in that.
"Yes!"
Lucario dashed off.
The group of Pokémon arrived very quickly.
In just fifteen minutes.
Kazuya and his party boarded Samiya and headed toward the surface.
Splash~
Breaking through the surface.
The moment the six Pokémon's feet touched the ground, multiple Champion-level auras appeared around them.
Looking up and scanning the surroundings.
There were actually a full seven Demon Gods gathered around them!
Counting the Meloetta that had already died in the Terarium, they had actually run into eight Demon Gods today.
"Why did these guys all come together?"
Scizor frowned, but wasn't panicked.
There was nothing to panic about.
There is also a gap between Demon Gods.
If it were first-tier gods that came, they could simply throw their pride on the ground and run for it.
But the ones that came were just seven second-tier gods.
They didn't take them seriously at all.
"They heard Meloetta's dying call. These seven Unova native gods more or less all have a bit of the 'Meloetta's bodyguard' identity."
Kazuya raised a hand and rubbed his neck and shoulders, looking relaxed.
The ones that came were the Forces of Nature and the Swords of Justice.
All were quite famous gods in the Unova region.
The arrival of the Forces of Nature was within Kazuya's expectations.
What was unexpected was that the trio were all in their Therian Formes; in this state, the trio were full of wildness and their combat style was more primal.
The arrival of the Swords of Justice.
That was completely beyond Kazuya's expectations.
And they were all in their Sacred Sword activated states.
But Kazuya didn't really care.
After all, the combined threat of these seven second-tier gods wasn't as great as a single first-tier god.
Landorus and Keldeo were on the same level.
Roughly at the Lv. 86 tier.
The other five were on the same level.
Around Lv. 83.
"Lucario, do you have the confidence to take them all out by yourself?"
Kazuya tilted his head and looked at the dog beside him.
"...Yes."
Lucario's pupils shrank slightly, and he answered solemnly.
"Good, you go alone. None of us will interfere."
Kazuya nodded.
Then he retreated with the other five Pokémon, leaving only Lucario in the encirclement of the seven Demon Gods.
The seven Demon Gods didn't know what they meant by this.
But They still retained a tiny bit of intelligence.
They knew that seven against one was definitely easier than seven against six.
So They attacked Lucario without hesitation.
The battle erupted.
Even if Kazuya looked down on these seven second-tier gods.
He couldn't deny that They still possessed a certain level of threat and combat power.
Even with Lucario's high level and extremely rich combat experience, being ganged up on by seven second-tier gods would inevitably lead to a tough battle.
There is ultimately a gap between gods and ordinary Pokémon.
At the same level, for an ordinary Pokémon to defeat a god requires multiple conditions such as rich combat experience, accumulated hard work, and skillful tactical coordination.
In most cases.
Many Trainers can compensate for the lack of these conditions.
But wild Pokémon without Trainers have to perfect these aspects themselves.
Especially for those Pokémon who previously had Trainers but later lost them, this deficiency would be magnified.
After all, they didn't need to consider these things in the past.
And they hadn't developed the mindset and habit of considering them.
Lucario was of this type.
Having lost Riley, his consideration in certain aspects was clearly far inferior to Scizor's.
Even though Kazuya had taught him a lot over the years.
Learning it normally didn't mean he could definitely apply it in a life-or-death battle.
Just like right now.
Lucario's unfamiliarity in this aspect plunged him into a tough battle.
"Master, why aren't we helping him?"
Scizor watched Lucario's battle become increasingly difficult and asked somewhat anxiously.
Despite their frequent bickering normally.
The relationship between the mantis and the dog was still quite good.
He naturally didn't want to see him injured.
"Lucario needs a difficult environment to stimulate the growth of his mindset. Only after growing can he break through to the Master tier."
"In this battle, if Lucario can resolve it alone, then after it ends, he should be able to become a Master-tier Pokémon."
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