Chapter 68: Had enough yet!

Paqila, filled with a dangerous aura, stepped forward; the Heavenly King's aura left the barons and viscounts unable to resist, and they all cheered for him.

He arrived at the opposite end of the battlefield and stood firm.

Paqila slightly raised his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet.

Almost at the same time, the barons and viscounts immediately covered their mouths with both hands and fell silent.

Such influence……

Dawo was somewhat surprised.

At this moment,

Paqila looked at Ash and said, "Do you need a rest? When the time comes, don't say I bullied you if you lose!"

Ash shook his head and said, "Just bring it on!"

To be honest, even if Paqila is stronger than Ailan now, he's not that much stronger.

After all, he's just a Heavenly King, not enough to make Lao Pen take him seriously!

Then I won't hold back!

As he spoke, a red light shot out from the Poké Ball and fell onto the huge bluish stone floor.

A canine body, jet-black fur, two large curved horns on its head, orange front face, light-gray bone-like structures encircling its neck and back, with a grayish-white round protrusion at the center of its neck, plus a long devilish tail resembling an inverted triangle, like a demon dog walked out of hell.

While releasing Houndoom, Paqila subtly conveyed a gesture to Ailan,

Having understood the gesture, Ailan left without looking back.

Ash noticed all of this,

After thinking, Ash decided that Ailan had not yet done any harm to the Blazing Team, and out of respect for the Doctor, he still decided to let Ailan stay.

However,

Before the other party left, Ash still gave a reminder.

Some things can be told to those nearby for reference, so as not to end up being deceived.

Ash thought this way, and so he said it,

"After leaving, remember to go see the Doctor, talk with him, and let him teach you what you should and shouldn't do."

You……!

Ailan, who had intended to leave, suddenly showed anger,

Regarding the Doctor who adopted him, Ailan has always regarded him as his biological father; he doesn't care how others view him, but he absolutely cannot let the Doctor's reputation be affected,

Ash's words,

to Ailan, seemed like an outright threat! —using the Doctor's reputation to retaliate against his rude behavior.

Clenching his fists, closing his eyes, taking a deep breath, then opening his eyes, Ailan sincerely bowed to the people he had previously offended.

Sorry!

Finally, after giving Ash a deep look, he turned and left without looking back.

Seeing this, Ash furrowed his brows,

Ailan now is somewhat overly dislikeable,

Indeed, next time we meet, we might as well just do a real-person PK while battling.

The barons watching this shook their heads, feeling no sympathy, mainly because Ailan's unwilling attitude seemed far from a sincere apology.

"Tch, what's so arrogant? It's not like you weren't defeated by Lord Ash."

"Exactly, exactly!"

"Or we could just send him to prison."

Paqila worriedly rubbed his forehead,

I finally managed to lower your presence a bit!

Fortunately, as a media person, Paqila knows exactly how to divert public attention,

Just need something more interesting to appear, and the wind can be shifted in time.

Immediately, he pulled the Mega Stone pendant from his neck, and as his finger lightly tapped, he shouted the slogan.

"Ignite! Houndoom, Mega Evolve!"

The dazzling seven-colored light spread, resonating with the Mega Stone carried by Houndoom.

In the light, Houndoom, which was 1.4 meters tall, grew ever taller, reaching an astonishing 1.9 meters—taller than most ordinary adults, even taller than a grown bull!

It instantly drew everyone's gaze.

The light faded,

Mega Houndoom appeared, its horns changing from backward-curving to upward-extending like two swords shooting straight to the sky, its neck seeming to bear a bone shield edged with fang-like blades! Its claws became sharper and turned blood-red, and the triangular tip of its tail split down the middle, becoming forked.

Watching Ailan leave in a sorry state,

Ash didn't dwell much on the opponent, then turned his gaze to Mega Houndoom's status screen.

【Pokémon】: Mega Houndoom (♂)

【Type】: Dark+Fire

【Ability】: Solar Power

【Level】: lv91 (Champion Beginner)

【Item】: Houndoomite

【IVs】: HP 31, Attack 29, Defense 31, Sp. Atk 31, Sp. Def 25, Speed 31,

【Base Stats】: Total 600, HP 75, Attack 90, Defense 90, Sp. Atk 140, Sp. Def 90, Speed 115,

……

Mega Evolution changed Houndoom's ability from Flash Fire to Solar Power, and its base stats increased from 500 to 600, reaching quasi-legendary level.

Level 91, even already stepping into the Champion realm,

No wonder it's Pachira's ace.

Unfortunately, your opponent is the Wisdom Spray that defeated Articuno!

"Clear Skies!"

Pachira initiates weather; under clear skies fire‑type power rises to 1.5 times, and with Mega Black Lugia's Solar Power ability, special‑attack output greatly increases.

However,

What puzzles Pachira is that Ash, even without Mega, not only that, but also didn't choose to seize the chance for a strong attack.

Puzzlement aside, the battle must continue,

"Blazing Abyss!"

A special attack with fire‑type power 100, enveloping the enemy in flames for massive damage!

Finally… Ash spoke.

"Great Glyph Blaze!"

Charizard spews scorching terrifying heat from its mouth, forming a giant glyph in the air,

With this move, the temperature within five hundred meters of the battle castle spikes dramatically, as if standing in the scorching heat of a volcano crater.

Great Glyph Blaze descends from above, colliding with Blazing Abyss.

Whoosh!

Great Glyph Blaze mercilessly crushes the flames spewed by Super Black Lugia, and completely devours Super Black Lugia,

Boom!

When the attack lands, the blue stone floor nearly cracks and melts under the searing flames, leaving a glyph‑shaped dent.

The entire process highlights a crushing,

As if asking, "Is this enough?"

Ai Lan, who had left, saw this from afar and froze in place, eyes vacant and mouth agape.

Just now… did Ash actually hold back?

When a person realizes there is a gap with a formidable opponent but it can be bridged, they become jealous and want to defeat the opponent.

But when one discovers the opponent is the strongest in the world and the gap is vast, they often only feel admiration and envy.

Now Ai Lan feels exactly that,

He begins to think he was truly wrong,

Recalling the reckless words he let slip before, Ai Lan feels a wave of utter shame.

Perhaps,

Ash may not be the overbearing type; mentioning the Professor doesn't necessarily mean coercion.

Then… perhaps return to the research institute and discuss one's future path with the Professor.

At the scene,

Having not yet received a mission‑complete prompt, they know the Mega Black Lugia in the ruins hasn't lost combat ability, and Ash continues to issue orders!

"Dragon Wave!"

An energy dragon materializes from Charizard, flies out, and dives toward the ground!

The attack, with a speed beyond reach, devours Black Lugia,

At this moment,

World Nuclear Flattening! A brilliant light illuminates the entire battle castle, causing everyone to turn and close their eyes.