Chapter 1120

Moo—

Amidst the surging waves, the reddish firelight illuminated the deep blue seabed.

Boom!!

As the Happy Egg dodged the falling lava bomb rain, the sea surface exploded with a roar, and a piercing sky-reaching fire pillar ignited from the thick white mist of boiling water, a crimson figure roaring as it shot straight toward the heavens!

In an instant.

The smoke clouds swirling above its head suddenly turned crimson, surging and churning like a vast sea of fire, as if molten lava erupted in response to the heavens.

"Happy!"

The Happy Egg wore a solemn expression, its telekinesis broken.

Unlike gravity-based techniques that affect the entire area, telekinesis is directional, so breaking it is relatively simple.

But it doesn't matter.

"Hold firm."

A gleaming cerulean light shield stood before the Happy Egg, directly resisting the onslaught of raging flames, like a super flamethrower camel plummeting like explosive fire meteors!

"High temperature... heavy pressure!"

Huoyan's voice was drowned out by the roaring sound of tearing air.

Afterwards.

Thud!

A heavy, dull roar shook the eardrums, rolling waves of heat surged outward in all directions, scorching everything visible to the naked eye!

The damp air by the coast instantly became as dry as a desert.

A Chao's skin beaded with sweat, yet his eyes remained fixed on the energy fluctuations, unmoving for a moment—

Did it hold?!

What appeared before his eyes was indeed the super flamethrower camel transformed into a massive fireball, blocked by the cerulean light shield, unable to advance even an inch!

A Chao put himself in the situation and realized that if it were the Giant-Tooth Shark facing this move, it would instantly use water jet propulsion to dodge swiftly, even if it had elemental resistance, it wouldn't dare attempt to block.

Yet now it couldn't break through the Happy Egg's defense?

What surprised him even more was that when the flames dissipated and the light shield dimmed, the super flamethrower camel raised its foot at close range to stomp on the Happy Egg, only to be restrained by a pink-purple energy force.

"Happy——"

The Happy Egg's eyes emitted brilliant blue light, the super flamethrower camel was shaken away again, plunging into the sea with a plop.

Second time...

Huoyan's brows and eyes were deep, the release speed of his spiritual will was astonishingly fast, beyond the ordinary.

Of course, this was also greatly related to the super flamethrower camel being close by.

Bang!

The sky-reaching fire pillar evaporated seawater, forming a circular void, the super flamethrower camel again surged upward using the flames jetting from its back.

But it was clear its state had significantly declined compared to before.

And this time.

Baimu also did not choose defense again; having successfully gauged the super flamethrower camel's weight with his Hold Firm, it was now his turn to attack!

"Come on!"

He crossed his arms, revealing the Z-pure crystal on his wrist.

Both performed the same motion, achieving synchronized resonance, drawing natural power to pour into the Happy Egg's body.

In an instant.

Splendid golden light flashed and sparkled, forming an upward arrow.

"Ha——ppy!"

The Happy Egg, its entire body wrapped in platinum radiance, gazed up at the sky, its rounded form leaping from the ground!

【Ultimate Invincible Great Collision】!

Based on destructive light, a standard Z with power up to two hundred showed no weakness in colliding with 【High Temperature Heavy Pressure】!

Boom——!!

Strong light flared suddenly!

The shockwave spread for hundreds of meters, even workers far away could feel a wave of heat approaching.

But that was all.

The bewildering situation left the workers full of doubt; if not for A Quan telling them not to worry, they would have long gone to investigate.

"Could it be the Lava Team came to attack? I see smoke and fire over there."

"Don't overthink it, fighting the Lava Team is already outdated, we're now engaged in a trade war, understand? Snatch all their orders!"

"Oh oh!"

The veteran's teaching made the new member suddenly enlightened.

The Lava Team and the Ocean Team have indeed shaken hands and made peace for years, but open and covert struggles have never ceased.

Just like this current project.

Don't be fooled by the Ocean Team building docks on the outskirts, the Lava Team constructing the core zone on the mountain peak.

In the actual planning diagrams, many underwater facilities are included, with Mount Shuren intending to hand them over to the Ocean Team.

Therefore, in this Nickel Dark Island renovation plan, the Ocean Team is the MVP!

By the coast.

The Happy Egg panted, its pristine body bearing many burn scars from the blaze, while the flamethrower camel lay collapsed sideways in the distance, already unconscious.

"Happy!"

The fire-breathing camel lost its combat ability.

The airborne Rotom lazily announced.

Captain Huoyan's eyes were deep as he recalled the fire-breathing camel into its ball, "Well done... fire-breathing camel..."

Baimu turned his head to Achao and said, "You guys laid a solid foundation, huh? No matter how much we blast, there's no movement."

The ground was struck by lightning and bombarded by magma bombs, yet not even a small crater formed—on a regular battlefield, it would have been shattered long ago.

Achao hehehed and said, "Quanjie said this is C200 concrete, and even Queen Leiguanwang's attacks can't crack it!"

C200!

Baimu fell into silence.

Was this dock built to withstand nuclear bombs?

How are we supposed to drill holes for streetlight bases later? Even an impact drill might not get through!

Bang!

The soft click of the Poké Ball opening redirected his attention—right in front of Happiny, the Coal Turtle reappeared.

Since the intense sunlight had not yet ended, its ability had not been triggered.

Happiny's approach was very straightforward.

"Mental Strike."

"Happy!"

Blue light grabbed the Coal Turtle and hurled it toward the sea.

However, unlike the overly heavy and uncontrollable Mega Fire Camel,

the Coal Turtle, upon entering the water, immediately used 【High-Speed Spin】, breaking free from the Mental Strike's control and flying back at extreme speed.

Boom!

It slammed into Happiny, violently knocking it away.

"Happy!"

Happiny let out a muffled grunt.

The reflective wall significantly reduced the damage, allowing it to rise quickly.

Captain Huoyan continued giving orders.

"Tackle..."

"Clack!"

The Coal Turtle spun as it charged toward Happiny, brownish-red smoke drifting.

Happiny's eyes gleamed.

Just as Captain Huoyan and Achao thought the Coal Turtle would be blown away again, it was Happiny itself that took flight.

"Happy!"

It looked down at the missed Coal Turtle, and as it fell into the distance, its eyes gleamed again.

... Nothing happened?

"Clack?"

The Coal Turtle noticed nothing abnormal and continued its fierce charge!

Who knew that at the moment it drew near, a surging water blast suddenly struck its face!

Pfft!

Water surged!

The intense pain distorted the Coal Turtle's tackle, and Happiny swiftly dodged.

Captain Huoyan looked up at the sky, "Intense sunlight... ended..."

The sky suddenly cleared completely, with nothing else in it.

"Hiss!"

The Coal Turtle quickly activated its ability—

No reaction!?

It dazedly tilted its head toward the sky.

Captain Huoyan immediately said, "High-Speed Spin..."

Baimu: "Once more, Water Pulse."

Splash!

The energy bullet formed from the water stream shot toward the Coal Turtle; after the intense sunlight faded, the restored Water-type move shattered its spinning motion.

"Pfft!"

The soaked Coal Turtle spun dazedly.

Captain Huoyan said, "Stone Edge..."

"Alright, Destructive Light."

Buzz!!

A thick black-purple light pillar pierced the air, blasting the Coal Turtle that had been shooting out countless flying stones.

The flying stones vanished instantly, and the Coal Turtle was engulfed by the Destructive Light.

Boom!

Smoke billowed!

Achao belatedly realized, "Ah! Is it Ability Exchange?"

The Coal Turtle failed to trigger its sunlight ability—the problem was that Happiny had swapped its ability with the sunlight above.

While it made such a judgment, it also discovered that clear skies were about to end.

Having learned Clear Sky, its sensitivity to weather was in no way inferior to that of the Coalossal capable of triggering Clear Sky.

The latter, of course, also noticed, but at that time it was using a pounce attack on Happiny and had no spare opportunity to attend to the light sphere above.

Moreover, before Happiny used Water Pulse, Clear Sky had already lost much of its utility for Coalossal.

Who would have thought that the dissipation of Clear Sky would instead give the opponent an opportunity?

"Coalossal has lost its battling ability, Baimu Trainer wins! Based on this battle, the rankings in the Pokémon World Championships will change!"

The drone Rotom loudly announced, hastily flying toward the sea.

Off work, off work!

The Pokémon Blocks given by Baimu were certainly tasty, but compared to getting off work, they were truly inferior by far.

Within a few seconds, the drone Rotom's figure had shrunk to the size of a speck of dust.

The Dexphone sneered: "Hmph! This work attitude! Truly befitting of Rotom!"

The Ditto always viewed Rotom through colored glasses.

Baimu didn't mind, being quite satisfied with his new ranking—Super Class 674.

He looked toward the opposite side where Captain Huoyan silently recalled her Coalossal.

The young lady's face showed little dejection; instead, she had a sense of fulfillment from finally realizing her wish.

"I will……challenge……you……Champion~"

Captain Huoyan, her face flushed, bowed slightly and said: "I will……take my leave first."

She walked up the mountain with cheerful steps.

Achao said: "Suspicious, huh? I've always thought she was suspicious, weird."

"……Not really."

Baimu could well understand the other's unconventional thought process, possibly due to being well-informed and experienced.

In the Pokémon World, individuals with distinct personalities are everywhere.

Happiny brushed off the burnt fur on its body, trotted to the trainer's side, and said, "happy~happy!"

"I know, let it stay, it's fine."

Baimu stroked Happiny's head.

If Mew is willing to stay, let it stay there—this creature is clever and mischievous, and no one knows what it intends to do.

The reason it came over was likely also being attracted by Miltank and Roar.

The battle ended.

Achao led Baimu around, letting this future principal deepen his understanding of his school.

The passing workers saw him and finally understood the source of those sounds.

"Champion!"

"Damn! I just didn't bother to take a look!"

"Is Achao the Big Brother battling the Champion? What a pity!"

Wails of lamentation spread everywhere.

Baimu's popularity in the Ourei region is unquestionably high; belonging to him, openly expressing his desire to serve as League President, his support rate directly exceeds 99%.

What? Shanren unwilling?

He has only been in office a few months, certainly not unwilling; in two years he'd rather step down, devoting himself wholeheartedly to developing in the battle world.

Just as he conveniently threw the Champion position to Dawu for Mi Ke Li to facilitate his own stone mining.

Noon.

Baimu ate together with the Ocean Team.

He also learned from Bosukodora and other Pokémon the specific details of what happened on Platinum Silver Mountain.

Upon hearing that the Three Evil Dragons had been literally exhausted to the point of being unable to battle further, Baimu gloated with laughter.

"Hahaha! Deserved, deserved!"

He rubbed the aggrieved head of Husky Dragon, "Do you know how long that guy has lived? Hundreds of millions of years? Tens of billions? Hundreds of trillions? In any case, with your current strength, you cannot defeat it!"

Mew is very likely level 100.

Given its playful and mischievous nature, its level absolutely cannot be low.

The surrounding Pokémon stared wide-eyed in surprise.

Hundreds of trillions of years?

They could not possibly imagine how vast that number truly is, or how formidable that fellow who looks like he deserves a beating actually is.

Baimu comforted the surrounding Pokémon, "But also don't lose heart too much—you will eventually stand shoulder to shoulder with it! Hmm! I believe in you!"

I also believe in the simulator.

Afternoon.

Huocun, hearing the news, rushed over to invite him to go up and take a look.

Baimu had this intention, so he followed to the "crater" atop Nickel Dark Island to visit another construction site.

"What are you planning to build?"

"A battle field and a teaching building."

Huocun presented the blueprints to him.

Nickel Dark Island has two volcanic eruption points, blocked at the base by Queen Leiguanwang and Lugia, and subsequently filled in to become flat ground.

The plan is to construct buildings along the mountainside, like Master Master Dui Zhan Shan.

The difference is that Master Master Dui Zhan Shan remains an active volcano, while Nickel Dark Island was directly severed.

Prevent students from being blown away by surging magma during class.

Baimu was very satisfied, and at the same time Huoyan brought him into a research room, smiling and pointing at a certain spot, saying: "New lava gear……champion custom edition……"

Not far away, a black suit slightly different in appearance from the one he was wearing came into view.

He simply looked as if he had seen the Bat-suit and Iron Man's armor.

"New, lava gear?"

"Can be externally linked……freely……change appearance……defensive ability……doubled!"

Huoyan pressed a certain button, the suit turned into a hoodie and pants, then into a jumpsuit, then again into thick protective gear, happily saying: "Gift……congratulations……you……have become champion……"

Baimu was stunned and speechless.

Huoyan is the chief scientist of the Lava Team, there is no doubt about it, the lava gear came from her hands, which truly surprised him.

But he never expected Huoyan would actually give him a gift.

Moreover, it seemed she had prepared it for a long time, never having the chance to personally hand it to him.

"Thank you."

Baimu sincerely expressed his gratitude.

How could he have imagined that, having met Huoyan only a few times, he would be bestowed such a great gift?

The multi-sided phone flew over, curiously examining the clothing.

"What is this material? Nanotechnology?"

"No……is……" Huoyan explained the raw materials and design method of this new lava gear to the multi-sided phone.

The multi-sided phone didn't understand or didn't know, anyway Baimu didn't understand either.

He put on the new equipment, using the Multi-beast II to change the clothing's appearance, making it into a simple shirt and pants.

"Pretty good."

Baimu was very satisfied.

The previous lava gear was good in every way, just not casual enough.

Even if later they gave him a casual version besides the suit, but the protective ability was reduced.

Now this gear makes his combat power surge!

Feels like he could single-handedly take on a fantasy-level opponent!

That night.

Baimu stayed at the mountain peak.

After A Quan found out, he glared at A Chao with resentment, saying: "You were supposed to look after the champion, yet you just let him run off?"

"The champion had to go to the Lava Team's territory, I had no choice!"

"You won't follow him?"

"I'm not going to the Lava Team's territory!"

"You! You've made me furious!!"

(End of chapter)