Chapter 430: Actively Triggering Anger Point
"Greninja, Water Shuriken!"
After Shiftry was crushed in the first battle, Koga Kurojo was furious and attacked first.
The Koga Clan truly lived up to its fame as a family renowned for Greninja; their training was indeed impressive.
Greninja on the field moved slightly, and several shurikens formed from condensed Water-type energy flew towards Camerupt at high speed.
The angle of the Water Shurikens was also extremely tricky: three were aimed at Camerupt's eyes, mouth, and nose, while two attacked Camerupt's two front hooves respectively.
"Protect!"
Basalt shouted urgently.
Clearly, this Greninja's mastery of Water-type energy was very formidable, at least much stronger than Alka's Vaporeon. Although Water Shuriken was only a mid-to-high-level move, its power was much greater than Vaporeon's "Hydro Pump."
Although the lava armor covering Camerupt's body weakened attacks, Basalt dared not gamble with its quadruple weakness to Water.
A semi-transparent light shield appeared just in time, blocking all five Water Shurikens.
"Donk~ Roar~"
Although the attack was blocked, Camerupt's pupils contracted sharply, and its face showed a lingering fear. If hit by the Water Shurikens, it would likely be crippled if not killed. After all, eyes, mouth, and nose were vulnerable parts of the body.
The opposing Greninja was too damn sinister and vicious. This was a lethal move!
Thinking of this, Camerupt's fear quickly turned into anger, monstrous anger.
Damn it! Hateful!
Puff puff! Puff puff!
With a gloomy face, the lava from the two hump openings on Camerupt's back began to overflow more frantically, continuously raising the temperature in the battlefield.
At the same time, two successive lights flashed across Camerupt's body. Its aura began to climb steadily, feeling full of power and radiating astonishing heat. Even with normal breathing, two visible streams of smoke emerged from its nose.
"Strengthened again! What move is this?"
Now, not only Koga Kurojo and Aliyang, but even Alka was shocked. Clearly, Camerupt's power had been greatly enhanced. But the problem was, they couldn't tell which strengthening move Camerupt had used!
Or could it be that Camerupt had mastered strengthening skills to the point of using them effortlessly with just a thought? But such a level was rare even for Gym Leader-level Pokémon, usually only seen in Master-level battles.
Seeing this, Basalt thought of a possibility.
In this world, Abilities could be developed deeply. If an Ability was developed to an extremely high level, the effect would be terrifying.
For example, activating Torrent at full health!
Even though the Pokémon had just entered the field, it could actively activate the Torrent ability to boost the power of Water-type moves. Moreover, when the Ability was developed to an extremely high level, the increase in move power could break through the 50% limit, reaching a terrifying 100% or even more. Of course, this level was the privilege of the strong; Pro-level Pokémon basically couldn't achieve it.
But it seemed Camerupt had grasped some secrets of it.
Activating Anger Point without taking damage!
What a talent!
However, the magnitude of the stat boost from activating Anger Point wasn't high enough yet, far from maxing out Attack.
"Greninja, use Double Team to approach!"
Since long-range attacks failed, Koga Kurojo prepared for melee combat. Looking at Camerupt's body size, he knew its agility and turning ability were poor; it was a good opponent for close combat.
However, Greninja had just approached a few steps when it was forced back by the high-temperature smoke from Camerupt's humps. Even the Water-type Greninja couldn't get too close to Camerupt. The closer it got, the higher the temperature in the air.
"Camerupt, Sandstorm!"
Basalt began his counterattack.
Greninja's mastery of Water was outstanding. Although Camerupt's high temperature troubled it, it was too difficult to form an overwhelming advantage just with that.
On the battlefield, Greninja used Surf, easily cooling the lava into volcanic rock, preventing it from approaching within ten meters. Lava couldn't get in. As for the high-temperature smoke, Greninja had mucus to block and weaken it; as long as it didn't get too close, it wouldn't suffer significant damage.
In that case, Basalt decided to add more fuel to the fire.
Shh-shh-shh-shh~
The sandstorm rose and merged with the high temperature, instantly heating the sand to extremely high temperatures, forming the long-absent high-temperature flame sandstorm.
In games, damage from weather moves like Sandstorm and Hail is fixed, but reality is different. In reality, Hail damage is mainly determined by the user's Ice-type mastery and Special Attack. The stronger the mastery and Special Attack, the higher the damage.
Sandstorm damage is similar but depends on the Pokémon's Attack stat instead of Special Attack.
After two "Anger Point" activations, Camerupt's Attack had already increased by several stages. So when it used Sandstorm now, the power rivaled Excadrill, only slightly inferior to Pupitar.
This was just the raw intensity of the sandstorm. Considering the high temperature and flame enhancement, the power was definitely not lower than Pupitar's. The fusion of high temperature and sandstorm resulted in an effect far greater than one plus one.
Soon, the water created by Greninja evaporated completely. The slippery mucus on its body dried and cracked, and its body began to turn red rapidly.
Greninja was finally burned!
"Greninja, use Taunt, then Haze!"
Koga Kurojo hadn't figured out Camerupt's Ability issue yet, thinking the opponent used strengthening moves, so he decisively used Taunt. Black light flew into Camerupt, immediately sealing its status moves.
Then, Greninja circulated the Ice-type energy in its body, trying to create an ice mist that could reset all stat changes on the field, suppressing Camerupt's enhancements.
Unfortunately, in front of the high-temperature flame sandstorm, the Haze was absorbed and evaporated as soon as it was created. Both flames and sand were experts at absorbing and neutralizing ice mist.
Greninja's Haze failed directly.
"Played enough? Now it's my turn to counterattack!"
Watching Koga Kurojo's flustered commands, Basalt snorted coldly, "Camerupt, Earthquake!"
"Donk~ Roar~"
Hot steam sprayed from its nostrils; Camerupt exerted force, and the ground instantly shook violently.
After suffering a loss with Shiftry's aerial stagnation, Koga Kurojo decisively chose Protect for defense.
"It seems Basalt won again!"
A smile appeared on Alka's face. Even back as a Numel, Basalt's Camerupt's Earthquake lasted a long time. Now fully evolved, the Earthquake would definitely last longer.
Protect? Can't protect against it!
And the outcome was exactly as Alka predicted. Greninja's Protect shield lasted only a few seconds before dissipating. But Camerupt's Earthquake lasted for a full seven or eight seconds.
"Bakana!" (Impossible!)
Koga Kurojo's eyes widened in disbelief. This duration of Earthquake was foul play, right?
After evolving, the power of Camerupt's Earthquake was also greatly enhanced. So even without type advantage, Greninja fell unwillingly. After all, Greninja's defenses weren't outstanding. And Camerupt's Attack had been boosted by three stages.
One-shotting you is reasonable and logical!
At this moment, Koga Kurojo's hands began to tremble. Consecutive defeats had devastated his confidence. Crucially, he lost even with his ace Greninja; what could he win with?
Moreover, Camerupt had completed its strengthening, which was the basis for sweeping a team. Under these conditions, even someone a level stronger than Basalt would find it hard to defeat Camerupt.
However, as a disciple of the Koga Clan, he would never allow himself to surrender without a fight. This concerned family honor! You can lose, but you can never surrender!
So, Koga Kurojo trembled as he took out his third Pokéball.
But just then, a round of crisp applause rang out, shocking everyone.
In the corner of the venue, unbeknownst to them, a man wearing exactly the same attire as Koga Kurojo appeared. He looked between thirty-five and forty years old, gentle and elegant.
"Kurojo-kun, you have already lost. Step down!"
The middle-aged man spoke Japanese, but with translators, everyone understood.
"Hai!"
Koga Kurojo quickly bowed and retreated.
"Master Koga, when did you arrive?"
Aliyang looked bewildered.
The person before them was the newly promoted Master of the Japanese Alliance, the heir of the Koga style, Koga Hayato. But this was an enclosed battlefield with doors tightly shut; how did Koga Hayato get in?
"I've been here since Kurojo-kun sent out Greninja!"
Koga Hayato smiled and didn't explain further. Instead, he looked at Basalt and smiled, "You must be Basalt-kun? I've heard about you from Prince Abdul."
"Truly worthy of the super genius cultivated with full effort by the China Weather Bureau, reaching this level at such a young age. In terms of strength and talent, you are not inferior to the 'Qianli Ma' (Winged Steed/Young Talent) of my Koga family. Your future achievements are destined to be limitless."
After speaking, Koga Hayato showed a modest smile, making people feel swayed.
But hearing this, Basalt couldn't help but frown, because he heard the implication in Koga Hayato's words.
Koga Kurojo wasn't the most outstanding disciple of the Koga family. Defeating him was nothing special!
"Master Koga praises me too much; I still need to work harder!"
Basalt's brows relaxed as he chuckled, "After all, I'm not considered outstanding in China. My alma mater, South River University, doesn't even rank in the top three universities in China. Tragic... unlike Master Koga and Brother Kurojo, coming from the Koga family, the number one wealthy clan in the Japanese Alliance..."
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