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Beside Carl, the two Pokémon, Winged Eevee and Espeon, one big and one small, remained on high alert after hearing that they were about to face a legendary Pokémon.

After all, Carl's current lineup is not at its full strength, and the two Pokémon, Ursaring and Gengar, are almost no match for legendary Pokémon.

"They're here!" Shaka's reminder reached Karl's ears through the whistling wind.

In fact, without Shaka's reminder, Karl noticed Kyurem's massive gray-blue body the moment it emerged from the clouds.

The moment Kyurem appeared in everyone's sight, the oppressive aura unique to legendary Pokémon swept over them. It simply floated there quietly, giving Karl the illusion of being in a snowstorm.

Even the fire-breathing dragon beneath Karl froze for a moment when it sensed Kyurem's presence.

“Kyurem…” A fiery glint flashed in Shaka’s eyes. “If even the 'shell' shed by the 'Primordial Dragon' has such a terrifying aura, one can only imagine what the 'Primordial Dragon' must have looked like.”

“Since they are legendary Pokémon, then we can only communicate with them by fighting them and gaining their approval, right?” Aldek recalled the two Pokémon he had encountered in some kind of shrine, took off a Poké Ball hanging around his neck, and threw it.

The legendary battle begins here.

Chapter 157 Fighting Kyurem (4k)

Just one minute before the battle began, Kyurem had already sensed the aura that instinctively made it "stir".

However, when Kyurem realized that the owner of that aura was actually a human, Kyurem's feelings were complicated.

As the remains of the "First Dragon," Kyurem has extremely complex feelings toward human senses.

Firstly, the reason it was separated from the "First Dragon" was because the two brothers had different ideologies.

If it weren't for those two humans, it might still be the "first dragon".

As the "shell" shed by the "First Dragon," Kyurem still retains the "First Dragon's" complex feelings towards humans.

Perhaps the purpose of the "First Dragon" leaving it behind was to wait for a "hero" who could simultaneously fill it back in with "truth" and "ideals".

So, with such complex emotions in mind, Kyurem decided to test the "hero" who had stirred its "heartbeat".

As for the other two humans?

In Kyurem's view, it is only natural for "heroes" to have "squires".

As Alder threw the Poké Ball, a large moth-like Pokémon appeared in the air, its upper body covered in white fur, with four small legs and three pairs of orange-red wings on its back.

This Pokémon is none other than Volcarona, the Pokémon that made Alderman famous.

Volcarona, the Pokémon of the Sun, was revered as a symbol of the sun by the local people in some ancient, cold regions because of its fiery body. In some murals unearthed today, it is depicted as the god of fire.

Volcarona boasts a Special Attack base stat of 135, comparable to Wingstrike, and with Quiver Dance, a status move that boosts Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed, it possesses both high attack power and decent bulk.

Of course, the Pokémon that Alder sent out was not his original partner. Carl guessed that this Volcarona was probably a descendant of his original partner.

To be honest, Carl also really likes the Volcarona Pokémon. Unfortunately, in the real world, Volcarona is even rarer than most pseudo-legendary Pokémon. Before today, he had never seen any trainer own Volcarona.

Suppressing his thoughts, Karl focused his attention: "Eevee, use Reflect and Light Screen, Wing Spray, use Calm Mind, Charizard, use Sunny Day!"

Having traveled to the Kanto region, Carl was quite adept at multitasking. Now, however, he was facing a genuine legendary Pokémon, not a newborn "baby" like Mewtwo. He had to be on his toes.

As soon as Carl gave the command, the three Pokémon immediately set to action.

After hearing Carl's command, Alder and Shaka nodded inwardly and then began to command their own Pokémon.

As the clear weather unfolded, the concentration of fire-attribute energy in the air rose sharply. Although Kyurem felt slightly uncomfortable, it did not dispel the weather.

Having spent so many years in the dark and sunless cave, Kyurem doesn't mind basking in the sun. Besides, this level of sunshine wouldn't affect its attacks at all.

Kyurem slightly flapped its wings, and dense ice energy surged from its body, transforming into an overwhelming blast of cold air that swept towards the three of them.

Carl and his two companions were all highly experienced trainers. They recognized Kyurem's move as an Ice-type Special Attack move called "Ice Wind" at a glance.

Contrary to the three's understanding of the freezing wind, this move, in Kyurem's hands, had an effect comparable to the powerful ice-attribute move "Blizzard".

"Vulcan Moth, Heat Wind!"

As Alder's command rang out, the Volcarona hovering in front of him immediately flapped its wings, and with the blessing of the bright sunshine, the hot wind, hot enough to distort the air, blew straight toward the freezing wind released by Kyurem.

While theoretically fire is superior to ice, except for dragons and fairies, and generally ghosts which are completely immune to fire, the premise of elemental advantage is that the strength of the two sides in a battle is similar.

While the Volcarona sent by Alder was quite powerful, it was not Alder's original partner. The hot wind it released could barely offset the freezing wind that Kyurem casually released, and that was only with the blessing of a sunny day.

Fortunately, Carl never placed his hopes on the champion who had lost his initial partner. The moment the hot wind countered the freezing wind, the radiance of attribute enhancement appeared on the surface of his body.

"Roar! (I'm going in!)" The Winged One's blood-red eyes were fixed on the Kyurem not far away, its eyes filled with undisguised ferocity.

In Zhenyifa's view, the "big guy" in front of him was the "prey" worth hunting.

"Go! Wings out!" Karl shouted.

Upon hearing Karl's words, Zhenyifa used its stealth attack to disappear from the spot.

The next moment, the figure of the Winged One appeared to the side and rear of Kyurem, and the dense fairy-type energy in its mouth had been gathered and sprayed straight towards Kyurem.

However, Winged Wing's attack failed to work. Kyurem flapped its broken wings and dodged the lunar power released by Winged Wing with agility that did not match its huge body. Then it swung its huge tail at Winged Wing.

Facing the oncoming giant tail, Winged Wing once again launched a stealth attack and disappeared from the spot. With Ancient Activity activated, Winged Wing possesses a reaction speed far exceeding that of most Pokémon.

After dodging Kyurem's attack, Winged Hair reappeared in Kyurem's blind spot. This time, instead of using Moon Power, which has a narrow attack range, it used Magic Shining, which can cover Kyurem without any blind spots.

Seeing this, pale blue Flying-type energy emerged from Kyurem's body. The next moment, the entire Pokémon shot vertically upwards, drilling a circular hole in the clouds. Then it burst out from the other side of the clouds and rushed straight towards the location of Wingfire.

Seeing this, dozens or even hundreds of shadow orbs formed from ghost-type energy appeared around Zhenyifa and shot towards Kyurem.

Kyurem neither dodged nor evaded, charging headlong into the barrage of Shadow Orbs towards the direction of the Winged Strike.

The shadow orbs struck Kyurem's hard body, leaving only dark spots and causing no real damage.

In the blink of an eye, Kyurem arrived in front of Winged Hair, and the chill emanating from its body instantly enveloped Winged Hair's body.

This time, Zhenyifa did not launch a surprise attack to leave. Instead, he released fire energy to cover his body, temporarily blocking out the cold air, and then spat a scorching line of fire at Kyurem.

Unfortunately, Kyurem, being an ice/dragon type, is not weak to fire, and coupled with the ice energy surrounding it, the magical flame unleashed by its flapping wings did not cause any damage to Kyurem.

Seeing that his attack had failed, Zhenyifa decisively used the Stealth Strike and disappeared from the spot, not giving Kyurem any chance to retaliate.

The exchanges between Zhenyifa and Kyurem were extremely fast, and in the back and forth, there was no opportunity for Shaka and Adek to intervene.

"So strong."

This is the shared sentiment of Shaka and Alder. Even when facing legendary Pokémon, Karl, whose Misdreavus seems to be of some regional form, is still able to handle it with ease.

Even though it didn't cause any effective damage to Kyurem, it's important to remember that Karl, as the trainer, hadn't even started giving commands yet.

Seeing that his sister had finished warming up, Karl, riding on the back of the fire-breathing dragon, decided to start giving instructions.

Karl was well aware that, based on Kyurem's current performance, it was far from reaching the level of a "third god" in terms of both basic attributes and combat performance.

This may be because Kyurem has just been born and has not fully recovered, but this also gives Kael the possibility of defeating his opponent.

"Winged Hair, come back!" Karl shouted to Winged Hair.

Although it didn't know why its trainer had called it back, out of trust, it used Phantom Strike to return to Carl's side.

Upon seeing the winged creature return to his side, Karl did not hesitate to take out the Crystal Bead and throw it at it.

The translucent crystal bead began to shine brilliantly the moment it reached the top of Zhenyifa's head, and the rich crystal energy condensed into a gem-like crystal shell on Zhenyifa's body.

The moment the concentration of the crystal energy reached its peak, the winged creature enveloped in the crystal energy let out a long howl. The next second, the crystal shell suddenly exploded and gathered on the top of the winged creature's head, condensing into the crystal crown that represents the fairy attribute.

"Is this the terrecticization of the Parthian region?"

Shaka, who was invited by Sylan to participate in the exchange competition, naturally knew that the purpose of this exchange competition was to introduce the unique crystallization system of the Padia region to Blueberry Academy. However, Shaka had not yet seen the scene of Pokémon crystallizing.

Adek then asked, "What's going on?"

“This is an enhancement system similar to Mega Evolution,” Karl casually explained, then shouted to Winged Wing, “Come on, Winged Wing, listen to my commands now.”

"Hoo! (Okay!)"

Although this was not the first time Zhenyi had used crystallization, it was the first time it had used crystallization to face a powerful enemy.

Feeling the surging power within him, Zhenyi believed he might be able to defeat the "big guy" in front of him even faster.

"Use Phantom Assault to dash onto Kyurem's head, then use Strange Light!"

The moment Karl finished speaking, Winged Hair appeared above Kyurem's head, shooting out the strange light that had been prepared beforehand.

Perhaps realizing that the strange light could not harm him, Kyurem did not dodge. Instead, when the strange light was released by the flapping of its wings, it spat out the cannon that had been stored in its mouth.

"Winged Launcher, use Shadow Ball to counter-attack. Solari, use Assist on Winged Launcher," Karl commanded again.

Meanwhile, Shaka and Alder, having regained their senses, began directing their Pokémon to attack Kyurem.

The melee began.

Although all three of them are powerful trainers, in reality, only Carl's Wing Slash was able to inflict effective damage on Kyurem in this battle.

Although Dragon-type Pokémon are super effective against Dragon-type Pokémon, Kyurem, being at the pinnacle of Dragon-type Pokémon, caused all of Shaka's Pokémon to fall one by one in the face of its terrifying oppressive aura and destructive power.

As for Alder, he didn't participate much in the battle. Instead, under the cover of Karl and Shaka, he had the Volcanoes covered in Butterfly Dance.

"Make all your Pokémon step back!"

After the Vulcan moths had finished their dance, Aldek shouted loudly to Karl and Shaka.

Carl and Shaka immediately understood and each sent their Pokémon away temporarily.

After seeing his teammate's Pokémon leave the field, Alder looked at Kyurem, who was staring at the three of them from a distance, and shouted with a long-lost passion: "Vulcano, use Overheat at full power, and unleash your brilliance!"

At Aldak's command, Volcarona's body began to emit a dense fire energy. This energy seemed inexhaustible, and in just a few breaths, the air within a hundred meters of it gradually distorted due to the high temperature.

The three pairs of orange-red wings on its back were now emitting a crimson light, a phenomenon that only occurs when energy is overloaded.

Kyurem seemed to sense the immense power of the attack that Volcarona was about to unleash, so it also mobilized its ice-type energy to prepare to release its signature move, "Frozen World".

Although in the game, Frozen World is just an Ice-type special attack move with a base power of 65, it can be said to be the least impressive among most exclusive moves.

However, in the game's storyline, Kyurem, under manipulation, used the Frozen World to freeze most of the Unova region.

Therefore, it can be said that the frozen world is terrifying in reality.

Seeing the ice energy constantly emanating from Kyurem's body, Karl was certain that the move Kyurem was about to unleash would definitely not be like most ice-type moves on the market.

After all, most ice-type moves have very short wind-ups. Considering the opponent's identity, Karl realized that Kyurem was probably about to unleash its signature move, Frozen World.

The thought of how the Frozen World manifested in the game's storyline made Karl uneasy. If Kyurem were to release the Frozen World here, it would likely affect Blueberry Academy.

At this point, Karl was unaware that Kyurem's purpose in fighting them was merely to test whether he could become its "hero." Therefore, Kyurem would not allow the frozen world to affect the surrounding natural environment.

"Wings of Fury! Use the full power of Crystal Burst to interrupt Kyurem!" Karl commanded rapidly.

"What?!" Shaka was stunned by Karl's command. He thought that even Kyurem, as a legendary Pokémon, might not be able to withstand the overheating after six Quiver Dances, let alone Wingfire.

Upon hearing Karl's command, Zhenyifa unhesitatingly used the Stealth Strike to reach Kyurem's side, unleashing the Crystal Burst by fully mobilizing the energy within his body.

A second before Volcarona unleashed its overheating power, a pink glow representing the burst of the Crystalline shone around Kyurem, successfully interrupting Kyurem's release of Frozen World.

The next second, Volcarona unleashed its overheating attack, its strongest move, endless light and heat, engulfing Kyurem and Winged Hair together.

Chapter 158 Return to Perfection

After unleashing its full power to overheat, Volcarona, which had been floating in the air, lost its momentum and plummeted straight into the sea below.

Seeing this, Adek immediately took out a Poké Ball to recall Volcarona, then looked at Carl riding on Charizard's back with a worried expression.

Even though Volcarona's Overheat attack was aimed at Kyurem, the Overheat effect stacked with Butterfly Dance still had immense power even in its aftershocks.

Due to the dense fog formed by the collision of the fire energy represented by the overheating and the ice energy surrounding Kyurem, none of the three could see the specific situation of Kyurem and Winged Hair.

Seeing this, Karl ordered in a deep voice, "Charizard, use Hurricane to blow away the thick fog."

Karl's Charizard immediately flapped its wings, and guided by Flying-type energy, a gust of wind blew towards Kyurem's location.

As the thick fog was blown away by the storm, Kyurem's massive body reappeared in everyone's sight.

Although Kyurem appears to remain unchanged on the outside, its listless aura is enough to prove that the overheating effect, enhanced by a full stack of Butterfly Dance and a sunny day, is indeed quite powerful.

Even Kyurem, the legendary Pokémon of the Unova region, suffered considerable damage from this attack.

However, the sharp-eyed Karl noticed that Kyurem, for some reason, was holding Winged Hair tightly in his arms, and Winged Hair did not seem to have suffered much damage.

Shaka and Adek noticed this as well, and they both subconsciously looked at Karl, their faces showing a hesitant expression.

What exactly is going on?

"Huh? I'm not hurt?" Vibrating Wing opened its eyes, which had almost been blinded by Volcarona's light. Protected by Kyurem, it didn't feel that it had been hurt.

Immediately afterwards, Zhenyi realized that he seemed to be protected in the arms of that "big guy".

'Huh? What's going on? Aren't we the enemy?' Zhenyifa didn't know why Kyurem had protected it just now.

Zhenyifa was very clear that even if the Volcano Moth's target was this "big guy" next to it, it would not be in good condition even if it did not lose its fighting ability on the spot.