An abstract trainer who taught Charmander the Incinerate move

Chapter 54 Desperate Situation (If you don't keep reading, you're really going to die)
"Heh, this guy is a Pokémon I recently acquired in the Forest of Oaths. If I hadn't been injured, I might not have been able to defeat it. Centipede King, now let me see your full power! Slaughter them all!"

The giant centipede king stood upright, staring at Mo Zhen with eyes full of astonishment and anger.

That's right, the person standing in front of Mo Zhen was none other than Elder Centipede, who had indirectly caused him to pick cotton before!
After a few days, this old man has actually gotten worse and worse, going from an independent and self-reliant leader of his own gang to a gangster's henchman.

Enemies meet on a narrow road, and their hatred only intensifies.

Upon seeing Xiao Huolong and Mo Zhen, Elder Centipede, who had previously disregarded Jesse's orders, immediately charged over with full force!
If it weren't for those two losers, I wouldn't have gotten beaten up by the black-skinned twin-tailed guy who just happened to be passing by.

If I hadn't been injured, how could I have been subdued by this guy who went to the Forest of Oaths to draw cards?

Roaring and spewing purple poisonous mist, the centipede, now transformed into a hundred-ton king, charged toward Mo Zhen with immense grief and rage!

At this critical moment, Luca leaped and bounded to Mo Zhen, instantly transforming into a traffic police officer and attempting to physically stop the illegally parked vehicle.

Luca gathered azure blue wave power in his palm and unleashed his signature move, Flash of Power!
Luca is a blue-skinned dog who has seen many storms. He can even fearlessly blast down Gyarados, a sea king that is the king of the near sea. A mere centipede king is not intimidating to him at all!

A third of a second later, a tremendous force came from his arm, and Luca seemed to hear the crunch of a KitKat cookie being chewed.

Since all the enemies in the warehouse were poison-type Pokémon, Luca didn't benefit from the [Heart of Justice] buff at all, and its Power Flash didn't have the earth-shattering power described in the script.

In just a moment of clash, Luca was knocked unconscious by Elder Centipede's high-level, high-stat, and high-power [Sacrifice Charge].

A tremendous force surged through his arm, and for a moment, Luca began to fantasize.

It felt it had grasped the essence of "Moonwalk" and was soaring through the air exploring the limits of gravity.

This fleeting illusion lasted less than a second before the cold warehouse floor dragged Luca back to reality, delivering a devastating blow.

"Cuck!"

My claws! I can't feel my claws anymore!

On Luca's furry blue paws, purple toxins spread up the paw pads, slowly eroding its twisted arm.

Elder Centipede's simple and unpretentious [Poison Sting] ability successfully caused Mo Zhen's two melee Pokémon to suffer repeated defeats.

If Lucario has already evolved into Lucario and activated its latent Steel-type Pokémon constitution, then it will be immune to the poison effects of Poison-type Pokémon.

However, it is now so vulnerable.

Lying on the cold ground, Luca's eyes showed resentment, but he was helpless.

But when Luca saw Xiao Huolong fighting fiercely amidst flames, breaking through the encirclement of a group of poison-type Poison Pokémon reflected in its eyes, its heart trembled violently.

It gritted its teeth and struggled to get up.

Damn it, am I only this kind of blue-skinned dog?

If I were to fall in a place like this, what right would I have to be the King of the Navy and protect the justice of the world?
It's just a comminuted fracture of my right arm, plus some neurotoxin causing numbness. I still have my left arm, don't I?!

Get your body moving!

With a powerful slam of his left paw on the ground, Luca struggled to his feet and regrouped.

That's right, that's it. The battle isn't over yet. I'm going to become the King of the Navy...

"Hmphh ...

Before it could even regain its footing, the centipede king's roaring venomous tail had already torn through the air, transforming into a poisoned whip that swept towards it!

The venom shimmering at the ends of those limbs is a lethal dose that would make even a Poison-type Gym Leader write their will overnight.

This blow struck a vital spot, and Luca suffered a comminuted fracture on the left side of his body, in addition to a diffuse neurotoxin debuff throughout his body.

The purple-skinned dog's symptoms were exactly the same as Xiao Huolong's a week ago.

Luca, delirious, lay on the ground muttering "Naval King," "One Piece," and "Tatakai"...

Fortunately, thanks to its extreme pulling, Xiao Huolong, who was originally engaged in a fierce battle with a bunch of poison-type Poison Pokémon, finally broke through the encirclement and came to Mo Zhen's side to protect her.

Casting a resolute gaze at Xiao Huolong, Mo Zhen spoke with the impassioned fervor of a shonen manga protagonist: "Xiao Huolong, the time has come! Let it witness the power you've gained after your cultivation!"

"Gah!"

In an instant, Xiao Huolong went all out, transforming into Brother Xiao Ma from "A Better Tomorrow," his eyes blazing with astonishing fire.

I waited a week for this opportunity. I wanted to prove myself, not to show off, but to tell others that I would get back what I had lost!
The fiery claws, burning with intense flames, streaked across the sky with a dazzling light, landing on Elder Centipede like a crescent moon.

The disdain in Elder Centipede's eyes changed drastically the moment it sensed the power of this soul-burning attack.

The claw left a charred mark on its body, and the scorching fighting spirit penetrated its sturdy shell, inflicting real damage.

But...

not enough!
The fiery claws fiercely provoked Elder Centipede, who, like a mad bull pierced by a matador's javelin, launched a furious counterattack.

boom--

The Poison Tail swept across with a gloomy wind carrying the essence of decay. Xiao Huolong was startled and quickly swung his tail to counter with the Divine Dragon Tail Swing!
Boom——

The two tails collided, producing a loud, booming sound. The shockwave ripped off the warehouse wall, revealing a rusted steel frame.

Amidst the smoke and dust, the sound of shattering glass rang out, and fine cracks appeared on the centipede elder's tail.

As expected of a low-level Xuan-rank fighting skill, the Divine Dragon Tail Swing actually allowed Xiao Huolong to cross two major realms and forcefully fight Elder Centipede to a standstill!

Xiao Huolong also suffered a bad blow from taking the attack head-on; he was thrown more than ten meters away, and a sharp pain came from his tail.

Its claws and tail were poisoned by the centipede, and its consciousness was beginning to fade.

Jesse's face lit up with excitement, his eyes bloodshot as he spoke with a manic fervor.

"Hahaha, come on! Dodo, you bastard of the League! My dream is not over yet. Sooner or later, we will overthrow the corrupt order of the League!"

In the distance, Mo Zhen waved her arms at the warehouse entrance, cheering for Xiao Huolong.

"Xiao Huolong, don't give up! Quickly circulate your profound energy! Your Burning Technique battle qi can definitely neutralize the poison!"

Xiao Huolong, his face a deep purple, immediately activated the Burning Technique and loudly shouted out the outline of the Burning Technique.

“Gahhhhhh—”

Fortune changes every thirty years; never underestimate the poor and gifted! Never underestimate the middle-aged and gifted! Never underestimate the old and gifted!
Luca, lying on the ground, also struggled and convulsed, uttering incoherent babbling in his sleep.

"Luka..."

A dog's dream will never end! I'm destined to be the King of the Navy...

Meanwhile, Elder Centipede, dragging his truck-like body, had a hysterical madness in his small eyes.

"Hiss-ha-"

Die, all of you! Die! I'll wipe you all out, and I'll still be the King of the Covenant Forest!

At this moment, everyone was engrossed in their own extremely passionate dreams.

On this stage of destiny, they are all fighting against their respective fates!

At the critical moment, Xiao Huolong, his face a deep purple, suffered a second attack of the poison and collapsed on the cold ground.

Damn it, it's out of control now! Burning Technique, push it beyond its limits!
Even at the very last moment, Xiao Huolong still firmly believed in Elder Chi's words.

No matter how much Xiao Huolong trusted Elder Chi and pushed his Xuan Gong to its limit, the potent poison within his body still could not be neutralized.

In the moment he lost consciousness, Xiao Huolong caught a whiff of the fragrance of roses…

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

I suddenly realized that the novel's plot is mirroring reality! We've reached a dead end; will a miraculous comeback unfold?! Get reading!
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