socalfunplaces Chapter 675 Silver Feather (6)
Chapter 675 Silver Feather (6)
If someone else's Pikachu were to appear, they would be laughed at by the whole world. A new Pokémon like Pikachu would never appear on the battlefield of the World Guardian Battle. But Wang Qiyi's status is different. If anyone dares to laugh at his Pikachu, then he will become the laughingstock.
Because of the infamous New York terrorist attacks, the news of Pikachu battling Zapdos became a global internet sensation, and almost everyone knew that there was a powerful Pikachu capable of fighting a guardian spirit. Since that incident, many more trainers have been trying to catch Pikachu, almost creating a craze.
Wang Qiyi's Pikachu, or rather Ash's Pikachu, is arguably the longest-lived Pokémon present, besides Mewtwo and the giant Dragonite. While the giant Dragonite has an incredibly long lifespan, it spends most of its time sleeping and rarely battles other Pokémon, exhibiting a gentle and non-aggressive nature. Mewtwo, on the other hand, is born near-godlike; its battles are simple and brutal, relying solely on overwhelming strength, requiring no tactics whatsoever.
Unlike Pikachu, which grew from weak to legendary, Pikachu fought alongside Ash step by step, developing all sorts of strange tactics and moves. Ash also taught it many ingenious battle methods, and Pikachu had encountered and battled almost every type of Pokémon, making it arguably the most knowledgeable and experienced in combat.
When Articuno confronts Pikachu, it unleashes a barrage of Freezing Beams from the air, completely freezing the ground. Pikachu, in turn, transforms into a bolt of lightning, moving at incredible speeds that Articuno cannot detect with its naked eye. Moreover, the island is vast; a tiny mouse like Pikachu can vanish in the blink of an eye.
The two birds chased and dodged, seemingly with Articuno dominating Pikachu. However, after a stalemate lasting more than ten minutes, a large area turned into an ice forest, which greatly depleted Articuno's resources, while Pikachu remained unharmed.
Articuno realized it was wasting its time, so it stopped blindly using its skills and started circling in the air, carefully searching for Pikachu's movements before locking onto it and launching an attack.
Suddenly, a thunderous roar erupted behind Articuno, a Thunderbolt attack striking its back from the sky, instantly charring a patch of its blue, crystal-like feathers. Pikachu appeared out of nowhere, followed by a Thunderbolt, its power no less than that of the lightning Zapdos's earlier strike.
Wang Qiyi's lips curled up as he muttered to himself, "Battles between Pokémon aren't just about bombarding them with skills; it's about seizing the opportunity to win in one fell swoop. This applies to high-level Pokémon as well."
On the viewing island several kilometers away, people could hear the distant crackling of electricity, but all they could see on the live broadcast screen was the dazzling flash of light.
Enveloped in lightning, Articuno let out a sharp, agonizing cry. Suddenly, the surrounding temperature plummeted. Located near the equator, Alliance Island's temperature remained consistently between 20 and 35 degrees Celsius year-round; the concept of cold was practically nonexistent there. Everyone on the spectator island, dressed in summer casual wear, felt a chill assail them, and they all shivered.
"Absolute Zero! What a powerful Absolute Zero skill!" someone exclaimed. Everyone had read about Articuno's move in textbooks. During the First Warcraft War, a powerful, godlike Articuno unleashed Absolute Zero on a human city. The entire city was frozen, hundreds of thousands of people were turned into ice sculptures, and a human mechanized force was also completely frozen inside.
"Could it be the Articuno that froze the human city back then?!" Although those watching the live stream online couldn't feel the Articuno's bone-chilling cold, it didn't stop everyone from having all sorts of discussions and imaginings.
The psychic shield on Wang Qiyi's command platform flickered and rapidly retreated away from the battle island. The entire island was now experiencing a rapid drop in temperature due to the absolute zero effect. Pikachu, at the center of the attack storm, was undoubtedly suffering the most intense impact. Wang Qiyi switched from intelligent to manual operation of the command platform, controlling it to fly back to the island. His companion, Softie, had already transformed into Mewtwo to activate a protective shield for him.
"Aura Enhancement - Activate!" The aura power connected to Pikachu's consciousness, and Pikachu, which had been completely frozen, suddenly opened its eyes. The electric ball on its neck spun rapidly, enhancing its lightning power.
With a "boom," the ice pillar exploded, and Pikachu jumped out again, its entire body encased in lightning armor, completely unafraid of the absolute zero cold attack.
"I didn't expect this little guy to be so powerful." Mewtwo's usually placid expression suddenly softened with a smile. Cardinal Richardson, who was standing beside it, quickly bowed and said, "Your Excellency, it seems Articuno is no match for us. Shall we still challenge it?"
"Challenge? We're not here to obtain those god-level resources; those things are useless to me. I'm here to train my subordinates and improve their strength through combat. Before, they only stayed on the island sparring with each other, like frogs in a well. This time, I brought them out to broaden their horizons."
"Your Excellency is wise!" Richardson bowed again. "Then next..."
“You decide,” Mewtwo interrupted him.
Richardson considered whether Moltres should be sent out next. However, based on his observation, Pikachu's lightning power was no weaker than Zapdos's, and Moltres, being a Flying-type, was weak to lightning, while fire was not weak to electric-type Pikachu, so it would be at a disadvantage in the battle. Human trainers tend to consider type advantages more, while Pokémon, of course, don't think that far ahead and just go in and fight.
Since the Spirit God had entrusted him with the decision, he glanced back at a legendary-level Excadrill in the group and bowed to it. This Excadrill was second only to the five Guardian Spirits in the Mewtwo Legion. Although it didn't have a Guardian Spirit rating, its combat power was definitely enough to challenge the Guardian Spirits.
The dragon-headed excadrill understood and slammed its two steel claws together, letting out a battle roar. Steel and Ground types completely counter Pikachu, but considering Wang Qiyi's mastery of the all-type Titanium Crystallization, it remains to be seen how he will respond.
Articuno was quickly defeated on the battlefield, and the humans applauded Wang Qiyi. However, their joy was short-lived, as the Pokémon Cult's challenge light came on again. Li Shining even began discussing the next challenging Pokémon with the elders around him. This was the Pokémon Cult's third challenge; if successful, the Dragon Kingdom could win the battle simply by sending out their third challenging Pokémon according to its type advantage.
At that time, neither the Eagle Kingdom nor the Elf Cult will have the opportunity to challenge, and other countries should not launch any more challenges. If they do, it would be an open act of opposing the Dragon Kingdom, which would be too much of a provocation and no country would be that stupid.
Excadrill is also a speed-type Pokémon, but Pikachu is faster. Although it has a type advantage, it can't hit Pikachu in one hit. Pikachu is a famous master of type disadvantage, and Ash used to use it in many battles against type disadvantages.
Its lightning relentlessly struck Excadrill. At first, Excadrill felt no pain, but after several rounds, it felt its entire body burning hot, with burn marks appearing. Steel-type Pokémon are weak to Fire-type Pokémon; if its body temperature gets too high, all of its bodily functions will decline.
Excadrill unleashed its ultimate move, the Great Earthquake, digging a burrow into the ground and unleashing a powerful seismic wave, causing the earth to churn and churn like boiling seawater. This was the second earthquake to hit the island, with seawater rushing in from all around, and the water churning even near the battleground.
Pikachu raced at high speed across the wave-like ground, and suddenly the surrounding seawater was controlled by it, gathering at its feet and lifting it up to form a giant wave that swept towards the burrow where Excadrill was located.
"Surf!" Wang Qiyi had no idea Pikachu could use this Water-type move, so when the earthquake struck, he originally planned to order Pikachu to use Protect or move away from the core area of the battle to avoid being injured by the earthquake. But he didn't expect Pikachu to have its own way; it truly deserves to be called a master of type advantages.
The battle for the World Cup Guardian, the first day of the competition for the Silver Feather, lasted more than 5 hours and consisted of 16 battles. The Dragon Kingdom emerged victorious and won the Silver Feather.