Chapter 276: 2v2 (Part 2)
"Keep using Dragon Dance!!!"
Namgung Xi ordered.
In the air, Dragonite continued its rhythmic dance.
"Luxray! Wild Charge!!"
"Typhlosion!!! Flamethrower!!"
Clearly, to stop Dragonite's dance, they had to get past Arbok first.
So, Luxray and Typhlosion turned their focus, launching a pincer attack on Arbok.
Luxray charged in for melee combat, while Typhlosion provided ranged support.
Facing the dual assault, Arbok didn't even spare a glance at Typhlosion's attack. Instead, it rushed straight at the charging Luxray.
"Breaking Swipe!!!"
Wrapped in electricity, Luxray charged recklessly at Arbok.
Simultaneously, Arbok raised its tail high and lashed out at Luxray.
BANG!!! —
In the next instant, Luxray was sent flying. It flipped in mid-air, landing on its feet to absorb the impact.
At the exact moment Arbok knocked Luxray away, Typhlosion's Flamethrower arrived.
A pillar of fire as thick as Arbok's body slammed into the snake.
Facing the inferno, Arbok completely ignored it.
FWOOSH!!!! —
The raging fire engulfed Arbok entirely.
Watching the attack land, Ahmet frowned deeply. Looking at the dark silhouette within the flames, a strong sense of unease rose in his chest.
Suddenly, the silhouette expanded. A black figure burst out of the fire column unscathed.
It was Arbok, wrapped in a dark, dragon-shaped aura.
Dragon Rush!!!
"Chaa!!!! —"
Arbok roared. The moment it broke free from the flames, the pattern on its chest shifted instantly from the Fire-Immunity Pattern to the Speed Pattern.
With the pattern change, Arbok's speed skyrocketed. It turned into a black bolt of lightning, crashing toward Luxray.
Facing the oncoming Arbok, Luxray's fur stood on end. Instinct screamed that taking this hit would be extremely dangerous.
"Protect!!"
A pale green barrier materialized in front of Luxray.
Arbok slammed into it with a deafening crash.
After a brief stalemate, the dragon phantom of Dragon Rush faded, and Luxray's Protect barrier shattered.
Breaking through the shield, Arbok didn't pause. It lunged forward, giving Luxray no time to breathe.
It opened its maw and bit down with Poison Fang.
With no room to retreat, Luxray countered with a Thunder Fang, aiming for Arbok's neck.
Using the terrifying agility granted by the Speed Pattern, Arbok twisted its long body, dodging Luxray's frontal bite and sinking its fangs into Luxray's abdomen.
And in the split second before biting down, the pattern on Arbok's chest shifted again—from Speed Pattern to Attack Pattern.
"Lux!!! —"
For most Pokémon, the abdomen is a weak point. Luxray was no exception.
Add to that the Attack Pattern boost and the STAB bonus on Poison Fang...
Luxray let out a pained wail as Arbok's venom-dripping fangs sank deep into its belly.
Simultaneously, Arbok coiled its body around Luxray, binding it tight and preventing any escape.
Then, Arbok's body writhed violently.
Scales shot out from its skin like shrapnel.
Scale Shot!!!!
At point-blank range! Countless scales turned into deadly projectiles, piercing Luxray all over its body.
"Lux!!!"
Under the combined assault of Scale Shot and Poison Fang, Luxray couldn't hold on. It fainted cleanly, losing consciousness.
Only after Luxray went limp did Arbok uncoil and release it. Its cold vertical pupils scanned Typhlosion nearby, but it didn't attack immediately.
Xu Fei and Ahmet wore grave expressions.
When Arbok shrugged off the Fire Spin earlier, they could have dismissed it as Fire Spin being a weak, utility-focused move.
But just now, Typhlosion's Flamethrower was a high-power attack.
yet Arbok had tanked the entire blast like it was nothing.
It looked more like Arbok had taken a warm bath than an attack.
Does this Arbok have Flash Fire or something??!
Ahmet screamed internally.
Xu Fei, on the other hand, was shocked by Arbok's terrifying burst speed.
It had closed the distance and instant-killed Luxray in a single fluid motion, without any wasted movement.
"It's the pattern on its chest. Arbok's pattern keeps changing."
"There's something strange about that pattern."
Xu Fei stared intently at Arbok's chest and spoke solemnly.
The changes in the pattern weren't overly obvious, but in a high-stakes battle, even subtle details didn't escape a Gym Leader's eyes.
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