Pokémon, Inkaros, my starter Pokémon

"I'm knocking, I'm knocking... what kind of spirit is this??"

"Another elf I've never seen before!"

"So...so beautiful, so elegant...but why do I feel so cold!"

"This aura... could it be an Ice-type Pokémon?!"

"That's right, it must be an Ice-type Pokémon!!"

The commentator was so excited he was almost incoherent: "Shidou has once again sent out an unknown Pokémon, and this time it's... is it an Ice-type?! That chill... there's no doubt about it, it's an Ice-type!! That's a type that's incredibly effective against Dragon-types!"

Xiaochun looked at the Akshia in front of her, which was radiating extreme cold, and her expression instantly became extremely solemn.

She finally understood that Shi Dou's previous composure was not a bluff; his real trump card was the greatest nemesis of her dragon-type team—

Ice type!

Akshia raised her cold eyes, locked onto the Altaria in the air, and let out a clear and battle-ready cry.

When Akhiana's icy blue figure appeared in the arena, exuding a chilling aura, even the elite players in the VIP seats couldn't help but let out a soft gasp.

Yishu: "This is... another elf I've never seen before!"

Lorelei couldn't contain her admiration and excitement: "This is... such pure Ice-type energy... a perfect Ice-type Pokémon..."

As the Ice-type Elite Four member, she has an extraordinary love and perception for Ice-type Pokémon, and the appearance of Axia instantly captured her heart.

Yu Longdu frowned slightly. As a master of dragon magic, he instinctively felt a slight discomfort from the extreme chill.

Pear Blossom, who was standing nearby, keenly noticed his subtle reaction and immediately teased him in a slightly mocking tone, "Oh my? Our great Flying-type Heavenly King, is he... scared?"

"That's not true."

Yu Longdu remained calm and composed as he responded.

Pear Blossom, however, wasn't about to let him off the hook. She continued with a smile, revealing his weakness: "Really? But I remember, before that Crimson monster appeared, someone repeatedly tried to challenge for the championship, only to be completely outmaneuvered by a certain ice-type master each time~~~"

"That's not true..."

Yulongdu continues to vehemently deny everything!

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.

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.

P.S.: I've reached 1.3 today, that's all... I'll update again tomorrow~

Bogarman: Brothers, do I have a chance to survive?

Chapter 105 Akshia: Is Fourfold Restraint a Symbol of Strength?

Before the emergence of Crimson King, the Kanto region had long lacked a champion. This was because the four elite kings at the time were evenly matched and mutually restrained each other, creating a delicate balance.

Lance, with his powerful dragon and flying abilities, can easily overpower the Ghost-type Agatha and the Fighting-type Shiba.

Kiku's Ghost-type Pokémon is unpredictable and difficult to defend against. She can defeat Shiva and Lorelei, but she is wary of Lance's Dragon Might.

Shiba's Fighting-type is powerful and aggressive, but it can't overcome Lance's Flying-type and Agatha's Ghost-type. The only type it can counter is Lorelei's Ice-type.

While Lorelei struggled against Shiba and Kikuko, her powerful ice army was Lance's greatest nightmare at the time, who was widely recognized as the strongest!

Ice-type moves are highly effective against Dragon-type moves, and equally effective against Flying-type moves.

It is precisely this interconnected attribute restraint that makes it impossible for anyone to completely convince the public and ascend to the top of the championship.

Ice-type attacks have become an insurmountable obstacle in Yu Longdu's mind.

At this moment, Xiaochun's face was already a little pale in the arena. As a genius of the Dragon Clan, she knew better than anyone what ice-type meant to dragon-type. Moreover, her Altaria was a dragon + flying type, which meant that it would be four times weaker to ice-type moves!

Four times the restraint...

How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!

A sense of despair almost overwhelmed Tsubaki. Altaria also circled anxiously in the air, its Pokémon instincts instilling in it an extreme fear of the Pokémon below that exuded a deadly chill.

"Tackey Bird!" Xiaochun forced down her panic and shouted to encourage her companions, "Attributes don't mean everything, believe in ourselves! Use Dragon Breath!"

Hearing its trainer's call, Altaria managed to steady itself and unleashed a dark green Dragon-type breath attack with a paralyzing effect, which snaked its way towards Akxia.

Faced with this probing attack, Shi Dou's lips curled up slightly, and he commanded, "Axia, Ice Blade."

Akshia didn't even move. It simply raised its head slightly, and several sharp-edged ice crystal blades that gleamed with a cold light instantly condensed in front of it!

As Akshia thought, the ice blade shot out like an arrow, quickly cutting through the incoming dragon breath and hurtling towards the Altaria in the air with undiminished momentum!

"!!!"

Faced with the icy blades that froze the air, the Altaria cried out in fright and hurriedly flapped its wings, barely managing to avoid the deadly ice blades with a clumsy side somersault. The ice blades grazed its feathers as they flew past, and the chill they brought made its whole body stiffen.

In just one simple exchange, the absolute superiority of attributes and the psychological fear had already put the Albirex at a great disadvantage, and fine beads of cold sweat appeared on Xiaochun's forehead.

Xiaochun desperately wanted to replace Altaria, who was in dire straits, but she clutched the Poké Ball containing the ace Dragonair, her palms sweating profusely.

Her next Pokémon is Dragonair, also a Dragon-type, and she is equally wary of this powerful Ice-type Pokémon.

If Hakron falls here, then she will have failed completely. Therefore, she has no choice but to grit her teeth and let Altaria continue fighting, hoping to create even the slightest miracle and consume just a little bit of her strength.

"Aladdin, use Flamethrower!"

Xiaochun tries to exploit the other side of type advantage by unleashing a fire-type move to counter ice.

Despite its fear, the Azure Bird opened its beak and spewed out a blazing pillar of fire, striking Akshia on the ground with lightning speed.

"Axia, protect yourself with ice."

Akshia nodded, let out a cry, and instantly a layer of crystal-clear ice shield condensed around its body!

【Frost Armor】This move can block fixed damage.

Although Flamethrower is doubly super effective against Altaria, it is not Altaria's STAB move, so its power is reduced. In addition, Altaria's excellent Special Defense means that the fierce fire pillar that struck the ice shield failed to completely shatter it. It only left the ice shield full of cracks, while Altaria itself was completely unharmed!

"what?!"

Xiao Chun's pupils contracted...

Even the jet flame didn't work?

"Mystic Ice Arrow".

Just as the pillar of fire dissipated and the ice shield shattered, Shidou's order was given. In an instant, Akshia's counterattack was launched. Several Xuanbing Arrows, which had been waiting for a long time, shot towards the Tanabata, which had been briefly stunned by the release of a skill, with a chilling aura.

"Get out of the way!" Xiao Chun shouted anxiously.

The Qixi Bluebird fought hard to dodge most of the ice arrows, but one of them still managed to hit the base of its wing.

"laugh--!"

The extreme cold spread instantly, and the wings of the Tanabata bird that were hit were covered with a thick layer of frost at a visible speed, freezing it!

The bluebird let out a mournful cry, its flight instantly spiraling out of control. It plummeted a short distance from the sky, barely managing to steady itself with a single cotton wing, but by then its movements had become incredibly clumsy and painful.

The commentator gasped and exclaimed, "That's incredible! Shidou's Ice-type Pokémon is no ordinary Pokémon!! With just one hit, Altaria is already severely injured, its wings are frozen, and its mobility is greatly reduced!"

Xiaochun gritted her teeth, feeling utterly powerless.

This ice-type Pokémon's ranged attacks are incredibly powerful!

There's no chance of winning a ranged attack!

That being the case!

It would be better to go all in and use close-quarters combat.

Xiaochun immediately shouted, "Altaria, unleash all our power and use Dragon God Dive!!"

Altaria let out a heart-wrenching cry, transforming all its pain, resentment, and bond with its trainer into power. Its body erupted with blue-purple Dragon-type energy once again, transforming into a giant energy dragon!

Despite having one wing frozen in ice, the Altaria, with its astonishing willpower, dragged its broken body and, with a desperate attitude, swooped down madly toward Akshia.

This is the final struggle of the Tanabata, gathering all of its power!

Faced with this tragic final blow, Akshia's icy blue eyes reflected the figure of its opponent for the first time. It lowered its body slightly, and the jagged ice crystal spurs on its back instantly emitted an even more dazzling, cold light.

"Akshia, end it... the frozen wasteland."

"hope--!!!"

Akshia let out a long roar to the sky, and in an instant, an absolute zero, seemingly emanating from the core of the far north ice field, erupted from Akshia.

An endless icy wind swept across the entire arena in an instant, freezing the moisture in the air and turning it into countless sharp, icy snowflakes. The ground temperature plummeted below freezing, and even the solid rock arena was covered with a thick layer of ice.

This is not just a simple snowy weather event, but a devastating blow that has turned ice-based energy into a domain!

The dragon of energy that swooped down was like a viscous swamp filled with deathly cold the moment it entered this icy and snowy territory!

The blue-purple dragon-type energy was frozen at a visible speed. The energy dragon let out a silent wail, its diving speed slowed down sharply, and the energy on its body surface cracked inch by inch, revealing the terrified and desperate true form of the Altaria inside!

Finally, under the shocked gazes of everyone, the Azure Bird, along with its final dragon-god dive, was completely frozen in mid-air, turning into a lifelike ice sculpture that shone brilliantly in the sunlight, yet remained in its diving posture, unable to move forward even an inch!

Akshia slowly ceased its roar, its cold eyes sweeping over the ice sculpture. Then, Akshia gracefully turned away, no longer giving it another glance.

"Crack... Bang!!"

The ice sculpture, having lost its energy support, fell from the sky, crashed onto the ice, and shattered into countless crystalline ice shards, while the eyes of the Tanabata had turned into spiral shapes.

The referee paused for several seconds before announcing in a trembling voice:

"Seven, the Altaria is unable to fight! Akshia wins!"

The whole audience was in dead silence!

Only the bone-chilling cold that permeated the entire arena, and the proud Aksia standing in the center of the field like an ice goddess, silently testified to the unparalleled power of that attack.

After a brief silence, the commentator's almost broken voice broke the stillness.

"Instant kill... Instant kill!!! Akshia's icy wilderness instantly killed Altaria!!! This... This is simply overwhelming power! The fourfold super weakness of Ice-type against Dragon and Flying-type was on full display!"

"Whoaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

The audience, finally recovering from their initial shock, erupted into a tsunami of gasps and murmurs.

"My God! It froze completely and then the Tanabata just shattered?!"

"This ice-type skill is terrifying! Its power is at least at the level of a blizzard, right?"

"This isn't just an ordinary blizzard. Look, even the ground is hailing. It's not only powerful but also has weather-related properties."

"I never imagined that the powerful Altaria couldn't even get close!"

"Just how many unknown, powerful Pokémon does the Gym Leader possess?!"

In the audience, the section dedicated to Shidou's supporters erupted in cheers. Mei and Bu Miao hugged each other excitedly, jumping and shouting:

"We won! We won again! Akshi Asia Pacific is elegant and beautiful."

A barely perceptible smile appeared on the corner of Naz's mouth.

……

Far away at the Pokémon Center in Fuchsia City:

Xiaoxia opened her mouth wide, and it took her a long time to close it.

"Ice-type Pokémon are just too elegant, they're practically the bane of Dragon-types. Miss Tsubaki's Altaria just lost like that..."

Misty dreams of becoming a Water-type Pokémon Master, but most Water-type Pokémon are associated with Ice-type Pokémon. Therefore, Misty's second favorite type is Ice-type, and her idol is Lorelei, the Ice-type Elite Four member of the Kanto region.

Seeing Akshia's elegant, beautiful, and powerful presence today is truly captivating.

"That Akshia's power is terrifying; it feels like the entire arena has been turned into an ice field. It's not just about type advantage; its control over ice-type energy has reached an extremely high level. Xiaochun's Dragon-type Pokémon is not easy to deal with."

Xiao Gang analyzed.

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Crimson Lotus Arena Guest Seats:

The shock on the faces of the several Heavenly Kings lingered for a long time.

Yishu shook his head and sighed, "Such mastery of ice-type techniques...it's practically made to counter dragon-types. With this move, [Ice and Snow], the Altaria will lose ten lives."

Pear Blossom laughed so hard she almost shook, then nudged the slightly dark-faced Dragon Crossing beside her with her elbow and teased with a smile, "Oh dear, Crossing, seeing this scene, does it remind you of some unpleasant memories? Like the fear of being dominated by someone's ice army?"

"That's absolutely not true..."