"Rooaar!!"
The white light shrouding him faded away.
Shiko had successfully completed his evolution—going from Charmander to Charmeleon.
His appearance had changed quite a bit.
It wasn't just that he'd grown a full size larger in height and build—
he'd also shed that cute, dopey look entirely,
replaced by an imposing, domineering aura.
At the tip of his tail,
the flames were still burning violently.
Compared to when he was a Charmander,
the fire now blazed even more fiercely.
More than that!
Within the deep-orange flames,
there were faint threads of bluish firelight dancing inside.
One look was enough to tell just how terrifyingly hot it was!
At this moment, Shiko could feel it—
after evolving,
a far more powerful force was flowing through his body than before.
Shiko didn't have time to check his brand-new data panel, or the reward from the Main Quest—
because a new wave of Pokémon had already charged right up to him!
"Giiyaa!!"
Mankey roared.
Its arms crossed in front of its body,
and a white glow rose from its furry forearms.
A Cross Chop slashed straight toward Shiko's soft belly!
Whoosh!!
At the same time, from the other side,
a purple pincer had already reached Shiko's face!
Skorupi's Fell Stinger!
The attacks from the two Pokémon formed a pincer strike—
and in this situation,
Shiko had absolutely no way to dodge!
This is bad!!
Himeko's attention was completely on Shiko right now.
Mankey and Skorupi were coordinating extremely well.
Those two Pokémon were very likely from the same Trainer,
and their combat experience was clearly rich.
Choosing close-quarters combat in that split-second—
it was obvious they were denying Shiko any chance to use Flamethrower.
Without that ultimate trump card,
Shiko—who had no real battle experience—
how could he possibly make the correct response in the very first instant,
and block this attack?
Himeko instinctively wanted to command Shiko—
but before she could even speak,
those two attacks had already landed on him.
It's over!!
Fear flashed across Himeko's face!
She almost couldn't bear to keep watching.
After taking hits that heavy,
Shiko's condition would definitely be terrible!
And behind them, there were still three more Pokémon rubbing their hands together, ready to jump in and attack.
If Shiko couldn't hold them off—
once that combo chain started, Shiko would absolutely lose consciousness!
Clang! Clang!
Two crisp sounds rang out.
Unexpectedly—
Mankey's and Skorupi's attacks were both blocked by Shiko!
Shiko's sharp claws lit up with a white glow,
and a thread of blue energy coiled around them.
At this critical moment!
Shiko decisively used Dragon Claw!
Left and right, he severed both attacks at once!
Power strengthened after evolution!
Plus the boost from the Tough Claws Ability!
That Dragon Claw strike—
even though it was used defensively—
still blasted both Mankey and Skorupi flying!
At the same time,
he lifted his head
toward the three Pokémon closing in from behind,
and spat out a rippling wave of energy—red with a faint tinge of blue mixed within it!
Dragon Breath!!
A fierce aura of energy swept through.
After being hit by the impact,
Machop, Bidoof, and Geodude all felt as if electricity was running through their bodies.
In an instant,
their movements turned sluggish and stiff!
Dragon Breath's secondary effect!
A chance to paralyze the opponent!
An opening!!
Catching their stiffened motions,
Shiko naturally wouldn't let such a good opportunity slip away!
Extreme Speed closed the distance.
His claws curled into a fist, roaring flames wrapping around it!
Fire Punch!!
Shiko slammed his fist down hard onto Bidoof's head.
Boom!!
The crushing force and Fire-type energy
smashed Bidoof's head straight into the dirt!
Even the fur on its head was burned completely clean!
One—down!
Shiko pivoted his body.
He opened his mouth
and bit down savagely on the side of Machop's neck as it rushed in!
Razor-sharp fangs sank in!
Boom!!
Rampaging flames swirled around Shiko's teeth!
"Gaaah!!"
Machop let out a pained howl!
Its vision went black—
and under that Fire Fang attack,
it immediately lost consciousness as well!
Two—down!
Whoosh!!
Shiko didn't stay in place for even a second.
In the next instant,
his shadow flickered—
another Extreme Speed, pulling away and flashing to the side!
Rumble!!
The moment Shiko left,
the ground where he had been standing was pelted with fist-sized rocks!
The earth was smashed open into a deep crater!
Geodude's Rock Throw missed.
When it tried to find Shiko again—
Slash!!
Five streaks of white light carved across its rock-hard body, leaving five deep gashes!
Shiko, who had already predicted its attack,
moved behind Geodude immediately.
A point-blank Slash!
Heavy and brutal!
Third—down!!
(End of Chapter)
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