Chapter 168: Su Hao Catches the Eagle from Behind

"Bang!"

A dull sound of flesh colliding with flesh rang out. The female Luxio coming from the south was hit head-on by the male Luxio, and the powerful momentum carried them both "flying" backward.

Even with leaves and damp soil acting as a brake, they still flew a good four or five meters.

Seeing their partner fail, the female Luxio from the east and west, who had been charging electricity on their bodies in preparation to release a Spark move, paused.

As the two Luxio lost their momentum, the moves could barely maintain their form and slowly dissipated, which gave Su Hao an opportunity.

"Still too immature," Su Hao shook his head in his heart.

The muscles in Su Hao's thighs and calves tensed, his strong waist, which had been exerting continuous force, relaxed slightly, and he simulated tiger claws with his five fingers, piercing straight through the dead leaves into the somewhat damp soil. His legs spread slightly at the same time.

On this kind of damp soil, one must anchor oneself to avoid slipping.

Su Hao linked his biceps with other muscle groups, exerting slight force with his arms. The moment his hands pierced the soil, his right leg hooked toward the sky.

Then, his arms, waist, and legs exerted force simultaneously. He sank his arms slightly, and the momentum of his right leg hooking toward the sky drove his left leg.

Su Hao's hands, the abs revealed by his clothes which had dropped slightly due to gravity, and his legs exerted force again, driving his body in a spinning motion. Then, with his legs spread, he used a "sweeping leg" motion to kick the two Luxio, who were still stunned and hadn't reacted, several meters away.

The great force even caused his hands to draw a circle in the soil!

Su Hao had never tried this move before; he had simply realized it based on his impressions from watching martial arts dramas and people breakdancing, relying on his powerful physical fitness.

There happened to be several thin trees in the direction the two Luxio were kicked. The dull sound of flesh hitting obstacles and the cracking sound of trees breaking rang out one after another, and the two Luxio couldn't help but let out painful cries.

Su Hao exerted force again to stand back up. He patted the mud off his palms, thinking he would have to ask Milotic to help him wash his hands later.

"The two female Luxio can't stand up for the moment, and the male and female Luxio who just collided have also adjusted their postures..."

Su Hao closed his eyes gently, and the movements around him were all under his control.

"Then let's drive these two Luxio away first."

To prevent injuries that would affect their survival, wild Pokémon will often run away directly when the situation is unfavorable; everything is for the sake of self-preservation.

Of course, those who are blinded by rage or have reasons they must fight to the death are exceptions.

The two female Luxio had already been hurt by Su Hao and were lying on the ground, unable to recover for a long time; even their expressions held a hint of fear.

The three Luxray were now covered in wounds from fighting Diancie. The only reason they hadn't run away was that their children were still facing off against Su Hao. Their bright golden eyes now flashed with hesitation.

Since the battle on Diancie's side was almost over, Su Hao brought out his second trump card—Aura Sphere.

The power of an Aura Sphere formed by Aura power upgraded to Advanced level was incomparable to the Intermediate stage, both in power and formation speed.

Originally, it took Su Hao two and a half seconds to form a basketball-sized Aura Sphere with both hands, but now, he could form one with a single hand in two and a half seconds!

The Aura shifted from light blue to deep blue; this was a sign that it was gradually gaining attack power.

A swirling breeze brushed past Su Hao's hair. At this moment, he had a basketball-sized Aura Sphere in each hand.

"Meow-ow-ow-ow—!"

The male Luxio, having adjusted his posture, hissed lowly, seemingly quite wary of the Aura Spheres in Su Hao's hands.

The female Luxio beside him followed him in hissing and roaring with insufficient momentum, though her slightly retreating limbs betrayed her.

Although timid, the female Luxio dared not disobey the male Luxio's command even more. Arcs of electricity began to spread from their manes to their bodies. As more and more arcs surrounded them, it meant that golden electricity had completely covered their bodies.

【Quick Attack】 move,

one of the physical moves of the Electric type, a side-effect-free, youthful version of Wild Charge.

This was the move the Luxio were currently most proficient in and most confident about.

The two Luxio, wreathed in electricity, charged toward Su Hao with an unstoppable momentum. Unfortunately, they only had the strength of just entering the Elite level; they were too weak.

"Aura Sphere!"

Su Hao threw his hands forward, and the two Aura Spheres were like bullets with tracking hacks; no matter how the two Luxio jumped up and down or dodged left and right, they still followed them relentlessly.

Unable to care about attacking Su Hao, the Luxio could only flee in a sorry state to avoid the Aura Spheres. Their wild instincts told them that if they were hit by this, it would be over. During the escape, the Luxio couldn't care about their pride and let out miserable cries for help.

Su Hao closed his eyes and called out to Diancie in his heart.

Diancie instantly understood Su Hao's meaning. She gently dissipated the "storm" formed by countless swirling sharp rocks. The three Luxray, who had been trapped inside and unable to escape, panted, their eyes lighting up. Hearing their children's cries for help, they looked at Diancie with wariness.

Seeing that Diancie had no intention of attacking, the three Luxray lowered their tails and, with a few leaps, arrived in front of the two Luxio being chased by the Aura Spheres, using their bodies to block the attacks.

"Ow-ow...!"

The Luxray, in pain from blocking the Aura Spheres, dared not act out. The three of them each did their part, picking up the female Luxio, then letting the male Luxio follow, and fled into the distance.

"Ka-ow?"

Incineroar touched his head and walked over, looking confused.

He was asking Su Hao why he had let this group of kittens go.

"It's fine, scaring them away is enough. If they still want to keep fighting, that's another matter." Su Hao shook his head; he didn't have a strong desire to kill.

If he beat these Luxray and Luxio into critical condition, they certainly wouldn't survive in the wild.

Unless necessary, he generally wouldn't strike ruthlessly.

Of course, he wouldn't hesitate when it was time to strike.

"Fuu~"

Milotic obediently condensed a water ball and came to Su Hao, letting him wash his hands.

Su Hao, feeling his hands were full of mud, didn't touch her head, just smiled and said thank you.

"Su Hao, it seems the commotion just now attracted something..." Diancie looked toward the sky.

While washing his hands, Su Hao had temporarily turned off his Aura. After all, several Pokémon were surrounding him now. Hearing Diancie's words, he turned his Aura back on and looked toward the sky.

Between the daylight, it was exceptionally conspicuous: a jet-black bird Pokémon was diving down toward them!

"Damn, I was wondering where a four-eyed bird Pokémon would come from..." Su Hao opened his eyes wide and said.

This bird Pokémon, which was a full three meters tall with a six-meter wingspan, had the exact same characteristics as what Ophelia and Smith had described!

"Small crimson eyes and large, bright cyan-blue eyes, so that's it!"

Appearing above Su Hao's head was another Braviary, somewhat similar to the Normal+Flying type Braviary from the Unova region!

Its name was the Hisuian form of Braviary—Hisuian Braviary.

The crest feathers on the Hisuian Braviary's head were different from those of a normal Braviary; they were burning, flame-like crest feathers, which meant it was a Psychic+Flying type Pokémon. The Hisuian Braviary's mental power was contained within those crest feathers!

"And... these red eyes are clearly a symbol of a Totem Pokémon. Plus the jet-black feathers and the color of its crest feathers, I can conclude that this Hisuian Braviary is also a shiny!"

A normal Hisuian Braviary's crest feathers are composed of purple, light pink, and light blue, while a shiny Hisuian Braviary's crest feathers are composed of light blue, bright cyan, and white!

The left side is the normal color, the right side is the shiny, and the flame crest on top of its head will burn.

"Wow, such a large size plus red eyes and shiny, I've gone from unlucky to lucky and encountered a shiny Totem!"

Su Hao rubbed his hands together like a fly, very excited.

As the shiny Totem Hisuian Braviary got closer, Su Hao saw its panel...

And then, Su Hao, who hadn't had enough fun fighting, had

a bold idea.

"Diancie, Incineroar, and Milotic, you protect Dreepy well. Let me, Su, capture this shiny Totem Hisuian Braviary myself!"

First there was Wu Song fighting the tiger, and now there is me, Su Hao, catching the eagle!!

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Hisuian Braviary, Crobat