Pokémon, you're not allowed to expel me from human form!

But he wasn't the only one who felt uneasy.

The fully armed soldiers around them, despite wearing protective gear that could shield them from the elves' attacks, wielding advanced firearms capable of blowing a person's head apart from a distance with a single bullet, and even having their own elves by their side... were still filled with fear!

It was as if they weren't besieging and killing someone, but were actually facing a natural disaster.

In this situation, they were incredibly tense. Instinctively, they raised their guns, a dense forest of muzzles aimed at Rocco's entire body. They really would fire; they wouldn't allow Rocco, who was putting so much pressure on them, to get too close. Fear could even make them disobey Kro's order to capture Rocco alive, and make them shoot bullets at Rocco's vitals!

but...

This is nothing but a fleeting illusion, like a mirage.

The soldiers' eyes only caught a dark shadow before Rocco became transparent in their sights. By the time their brains realized it was just an afterimage, a noise had already started behind them.

boom!

"Ugh!!"

It's Chloe!

Just moments ago, Rocco was surrounded by them, but now he was standing next to Kro. Kro, on the other hand, was lying under a large tree as if he had been hit by a wild boar. Blood was flowing in all directions from his legs, like bright red chains binding him there.

"We can't let you, who knows the most, get away."

"So blame your bad luck."

Returning to what Kro had said to him, Rocco's figure blurred again before the soldiers' attention could focus on him, causing the rapidly turning gun barrels to aim at empty space.

And he himself... had already plunged into the crowd!

All of this pierced through the gas mask and entered Chloe's eyes.

But as soon as he opened his mouth and uttered the words of warning, the hunt began.

Since Luo Ke transmigrated and acquired the physique of a super rookie, he has never reached his limit.

The martial arts skills that I had practiced intermittently in the past can now be used easily. My greatly improved observation and reaction abilities make those opportunities that were originally only in routines readily available.

Speed ​​surpasses pace, power exceeds stance, and reaction transcends routine!

At the same time, his body seemed to be protected by a mysterious power, so that no matter what kind of attack landed on him, it would not cause any effect other than impact!

This power is immeasurable under normal circumstances.

Therefore, when Luo Ke was testing himself, he only felt that he had achieved great success in martial arts.

But when he was moving among his prey, he felt like... a god!

God among men!

boom!

With just a simple punch, the person hit by Luo Ke flew more than ten meters away, crushing everything in his path!

Snapped!

With just a bend of his body and a sweeping kick to the ankles, he sent several people flying off the ground, completely losing their balance.

If Rocco hadn't been trying to keep the place from looking too bloody, then to him, there would be no difference between fully armed people and figures drawn on paper.

They all shatter at the slightest touch!

This team of nearly a thousand people, along with their elves, managed to stop Roko for less than three minutes, witnessed by Kro!

After witnessing Rocco's move firsthand, Kro felt honored to have been there for at least three minutes.

even...

He vaguely felt that even the oppressive feeling brought by his boss's so-called champion-level Pokémon was far less than that of Roco in front of him!

Having done all this, Rocco emerged from the crowd of people and elves, his expression already somber.

Even Kro could see that his face wasn't flushed and he wasn't sweating at all, which made it clear that creating this exaggerated scene was far from his limit!

At this moment, he is a god, a demon, a monster... but he can never be a human being!

Kro had fully realized his mistake. He began to regret it and to be afraid, but unfortunately... it was all too late!

"Alright, Mr. Unknown—I could faintly hear some sounds coming from the direction Yurika left from just now. It seems that in addition to targeting me, you have also sent people to target that side, and quite a few of them."

"I have something I need you to tell me, but it seems you can only say it on the way."

As he spoke, Rocco walked over to Kro's side, and then, to Kro's utter horror, Rocco's hand landed on his head, grabbed his head, and, laughing, dragged him toward where Eureka was.

At this moment, he could no longer hold back. Pain and fear mingled, and desperate cries escaped his lips uncontrollably.

'Ugh... Ah—!'

...

People often say that war is like an unkillable beast; you can only restrain it, but one day it will break free of its cage, roar back into the world, and reveal its ferocity.

But for this world, war is too far away.

The alliance began in ancient times, becoming the dawn that separated the ancient from the modern.

Large-scale wars occurred mostly in ancient times, and so far in modern times, no war has broken out that has affected an entire region.

Even minor conflicts occur in remote, sparsely populated areas, a stark contrast to the lives of ordinary people who have lived in cities since childhood.

So this was Eureka's first glimpse into the microcosm of war.

Nearly ten thousand elves formed an army that covered the sky, the earth, and the rivers; their numbers were as numerous as the sands of the sea.

Individually, even the stronger ones are far inferior to Eureka's companions. Even with so many Pokémon working together, and Eureka's companions having all their attributes significantly reduced and facing attacks that are super effective against them, they can still overwhelmingly secure victory in one-on-one combat!

There are just too many of them.

They defend against wide-range attacks as a group, and their long-range attacks come like raindrops. Even if hundreds or even thousands of Pokémon fall, their offense and defense do not weaken in the slightest, and the surrounding area remains a dark mass.

This is why Laurent felt that 'formal competition' was just child's play.

Because in war, the role of an individual can be reduced to negligible value, the strength of a group is the true strength!

but...

Yurika, who had been sitting on the back of the Tanabata, had calculated all the factors for victory during this time, even though it was her first time fighting against such a large-scale army.

at the same time......

The stage needed for 'Sky Dance' has been set up!

......

20. Sky Dance (1)

At the confluence of three streams whose destinations are unknown and the Huajiang River, most of the once thriving vegetation has been bulldozed.

The usable land was teeming with all sorts of Pokémon. The large ones occupied the main positions, while the smaller ones were everywhere, some even climbing onto the backs of the larger ones. Those responsible for defense were constantly gathering their strength, while those responsible for attack held their heads, tails, or claws high, each one looking incredibly majestic. They were the main force at this stage.

The water wasn't empty either, but many of the spirits hidden in the water didn't show themselves. Instead, they looked up at the sky from underwater, waiting for their chance to strike. If Eureka dared to let her spirits fall, these creatures would swarm them.

The troops in the sky suffered the most and the most losses, because even when the ground troops were firing at full force and applying enough pressure, Eureka's elves could always dodge and weave through tiny gaps, and in the process, shoot down elves along the way, clearing a space for them to better avoid attacks from the ground.

Although there are only six of them, they are the true rulers of the sky!

"Wow, although the commotion suggested there were quite a few people here, I didn't expect that the one besieging Eureka would be an entire elven army. You're very well prepared; no wonder you dared to attack her, the strongest Elite Four member."

From a higher vantage point with a wider view, Luo Ke gazed at the distant battlefield, a hint of excitement in his eyes.

"uh-huh......"

Kro, who had been left aside, had his hands and legs twisted off as well. He was half-dead and could only respond to Roco with soft groans. Clearly, he had been tortured on the way.

In the process, Luo Ke obtained the information he wanted.

Those who besieged him were from Company Z. Klo was the leader of this team and one of the senior executives of Company Z. He was mainly responsible for scientific research and was not good at fighting.

They didn't know Victini, but their equipment accidentally captured the scene of Victini appearing and giving power to other Pokémon, helping them out of trouble.

After that, they captured the spirit that had been given power by Victini and studied it carefully. They discovered that the spirit had been given power beyond its limits, and the source of the power was an enormous amount of energy!

This gave Kro, who knew that headquarters needed a lot of energy, an opportunity, and he prepared to seize the opportunity to give Bictini to his boss.

That's why he gathered people here and searched for Bictini's whereabouts day and night.

During this process, they spotted Victini several times, but failed to seize the opportunity. The machine that Kro developed during this time, capable of tracking Victini's energy, also lacked sufficient data, so it could only confirm whether Victini was still nearby, but could not pinpoint its exact location. As a result, they still do not know Victini's exact location.

The fact that Victini could generate energy was something Kro deduced by observing that no resource in the vicinity had disappeared in large quantities during this period, yet Victini was still able to give power to other Pokémon.

Kro was very dissatisfied with the progress of the search, but for Roco, confirming that Bictini was indeed in this area was already a great achievement.

I wonder if those desserts I arranged before have worked?

As Luo Ke thought this, his gaze never left the distant battlefield.

The legion besieging Eureka belonged to a bounty hunter named Laurent.

The other party wasn't from Company Z; they were someone Kro had invited at a high price. After all, he didn't know if Victini could use the immense power within her to fight, so to be on the safe side, he needed a powerful fighter to guard against unforeseen circumstances.

"To be able to fight Yurika for so long without even being at a disadvantage, that's really impressive."

Luo Ke assessed the situation on the battlefield.

At this distance, if he jumped down at his speed, he could reach support in a very short time, so he wasn't in a hurry and didn't go directly to the battlefield.

He roughly understood Eureka's plan by observing what her six fairies were doing.

Just like he could understand what she was saying.

Eureka has her own plans and doesn't need Rocco's support.

Rocco also wanted to take this opportunity to witness the tactics of this world's top trainer.

There is nothing we can do about this.

After all, trainers are not just big stars in this world, but also soldiers and officials... So, it is allowed to watch competitions such as the Elite Four tournament and championship battles live or buy tickets to watch them live, but no videos will be recorded, and private recording is strictly prohibited.

As a result, Rocco could only find the trainer's name and some extremely vague introductions online, which made him even more curious!

There are all sorts of tactics, like the Sand and Stone Upgrade Tactic, the Pit Tactic, the Bush Tactic, the Life Tactic, the Tornado Tactic, the Heat-Up Tactic... a whole bunch of random things, which proves that the trainers in this world are extremely advanced in terms of battles!

It's not as simple as just combining a few effects from skills and traits to crush them.

"That makes sense. After all, this world has lived with elves for so many years, and their battles are more free than turn-based combat. How could they be easily crushed by players who have been playing games for less than a hundred years?"

"They may not fully understand elves, they may think that hard work is more important than talent, their training progress may be slow, or they may not have discovered some things yet—but with such a long history and so many people, even if each person only develops the part they can access, the cumulative effect over time will be terrifying."

Kro had already fainted, and Rocco didn't care about his condition; he was just waiting to see what he wanted to see.

"Eureka's tactics are called Sky Dance. Online sources only say that the core of this tactic is flight and tailwind, but how are these two moves connected?"

“Eureka did tell me before that the airflow created when Altaria takes off is an application of the flight technique, so combining it with the tailwind for acceleration... makes it even faster?”

"I can hardly imagine it. So let me see for myself, Eureka."

...

While Roco was watching the match, Eureka's preparations were already complete.

Of her six Pokémon, some learned Tailwind naturally as they grew, while others were trained by her after she understood Tailwind.

Some elves learned very quickly during this process, while others found it difficult, but in the end, they all learned it.

So while Eureka was thinking, these spirits who were in sync with her were establishing their territory in the sky—using Tailwind!

The trick of taking advantage of the wind is very easy to understand.

It's about creating a strong wind so that the spirits with the wind can gain even greater speed.

In the game, the effect is that the speed of the Pokémon on your side of the field doubles for a certain number of rounds!

For a turn-based game, this move is quite tactically sound.

In reality, the situation would be even more complicated.

After all, a tailwind is a strong wind, so not only will the Pokémon traveling with it be faster, but the Pokémon traveling against it will also be affected. And if your Pokémon rushes out and the opponent's Pokémon dodges and turns around, then the opponent will be traveling with the tailwind!

Therefore, in the real world, the core understanding of tailwind should be the position of the Pokémon.

But Eureka had a different idea.

She took advantage of the fact that Flying moves, when used correctly, allow Pokémon to manipulate air currents to a certain extent, thereby controlling the wind created by the Tailwind move.

By compressing strong winds into a continuous wind tunnel, the speed of going with the wind will be very fast, and the speed of going against the wind will be greatly affected!

Furthermore, because the tailwind thrust is greater in wind duct mode, even after leaving the wind duct, there will still be a forward momentum, and the acceleration will not disappear immediately.