Chapter 88: Bond Evolution! Ash‑style Greninja Appears!

Walking out from the Mega Evolution ore vein,

Ash's group, together with Kekebu'er and his grandchild, returned to Stone Forest Town.

From afar, the old mountain-climbing man saw everyone's return.

His gaze fell on the Mega Stone held in Keerni's hand, and his mouth twitched.

So… what exactly did Kekebu'er have him come over for?

Kekebu'er led the way over to the old mountain-climbing man, saying, "Thanks to you, things are progressing smoothly!"

"Huh?"

Everyone looked doubtful, their puzzled gazes going back and forth over the two.

The mountain-climbing man looked even more embarrassed.

"Actually, aside from taking a group photo for them, I did nothing, and I'm still completely confused……"

Kekebu'er: "……"

Then how did they get into the cave?

Kekebu'er's doubtful gaze fell on Keerni.

"Sorry to say this, but the group photo you took for me was accidentally burned by fire."

"No problem, I'll print you another one later."

"By the way, Grandfather, do you two know each other?"

Keerni looked doubtful, sizing up Kekebu'er and the mountain-climbing man.

"We've been old friends for a long time; to help you smoothly find the trial site, I specially asked the other side to give you hints here."

"But in the end, I didn't help at all."

"It's Ash, right!"

Kekebu'er's gaze instantly locked onto the black-haired youth at the center of the crowd.

Keerni heard that, a faint smile flashed on her face, one hand supporting the Mega Stone,

the other hand slipped around Ash's arm, linking with him, her head leaning on his shoulder, her face full of a happy smile, completely unaware of any impropriety.

"Yes, we searched all over town at first and found nothing; thanks to Ash we managed to get a clue."

Serena: "I dislike boundary‑less beautiful girls,"

Nana: "×2!"

However, upon closer look, Serena could also see that,

Keerni's actions came from genuine happiness deep inside, with no other ulterior motives.

Precisely for that reason,

Although she felt resentful, Serena didn't really get angry at Keerni.

Kekebu'er: "As expected of my granddaughter, well done!"

After the old mountain-climbing man reprinted the photo and handed it to Keerni,

everyone, following his guidance, found a relatively open square suitable for battle.

Because the town's residents and visitors are few, the group's appearance didn't draw too many onlookers.

Lucario and Greninja stood respectively in front of Keerni and Ash, eager to try.

"Come on, Ash, let's have another match!"

"Lucario!" Lucario couldn't wait any longer.

"This time the victory will still be mine."

"Gurgle!"

"Lucario, Mega Evolve!"

Brilliant seven‑colored light streams quickly burst from the Key Stone on Keerni's glove and from the unfinished Lucario Evolution Stone in her hand.

The two streams of light merged into one, swiftly surging toward Lucario on the field and enveloping his body.

Worth noting,

Keerni's Lucario already stood far above the standard height of 1.2 meters,

measuring a full 1.4 meters tall, and after Mega Evolution it grew even higher, reaching an astonishing 1.7 meters.

The light faded, revealing Mega Lucario's form: many black stripes appeared on its body, the hair at the back of its head grew thicker, its skin darkened, its feet turned red, its thighs became thinner, and more spines sprouted on the backs of its hands and its soles.

Lowering its head to examine its new body, it felt the explosive power building within.

Mega Lucario couldn't help but start throwing punches and kicks; each motion sent a powerful Waveguide surging outward, kicking up a strong gust.

This nearly caused Keerni and Serena to have a wardrobe malfunction, but the two girls reacted quickly, pressing their hands down on their skirts to keep them from flying up.

"Lucario!"

With this explosive power, he felt even more confident about defeating Greninja.

Keerni watched this in delight, silently nodding, "Great, full of spirit!"

"Lucario, go! Bullet Punch!"

At the same time, a burst of black smoke exploded on the other side, completely cutting off everyone's visual perception.

However, this trick was useless against Lucario, who commanded Waveguide Power.

After Mega Evolution, Lucario's speed surged; it was not blinded by the darkness ahead, darting forward and arriving in front of Greninja in the blink of an eye, its silver fist shooting out like a bullet.

"Boom!"

The attack landed, but it passed straight through Greninja's body and hit the ground.

Greninja's body turned into a doll‑like phantom—a substitute!

Because it involved a substitute tactic, Ash naturally couldn't shout out, so he instead used Waveguide Power to communicate secretly with Greninja.

"Exert force! Use Wave Guide to blow away the smoke!"

As Lucario drove away all the black smoke on the field,

Keerni and everyone else finally saw the situation on the field clearly.

At this moment,

Greninja had just finished a Sword Dance boost, its attack power greatly increased!

A flash of electric light!

Bullet Punch!

With the enhancement, Greninja's power surged greatly, and the two sides clashed,

The result was that both sides stepped back several paces,

Even when facing the evolved Lucario, Greninja was only slightly at a disadvantage.

"Lucca! Lucca!" Why did this happen?

Wave Guide Bullet! Sword Dance!

Wave Guide Bullet! Sword Dance!

Since Keerni intended to first use Wave Guide Bullet to interfere with Greninja, then take the chance to strengthen the attack.

Ash naturally wouldn't let them have their way,

Therefore, they chose the same move.

Two blue energy shots rapidly fired at each other, resulting in a violent collision.

Kekebu'er personally saw this scene, and their eyes widened.

Greninja can learn Wave Guide Bullet? Is this legal? How is this possible?!

However, no matter how shocked Kekebu'er felt or how impossible it seemed, the fact remains as such.

As both sides' enhancements finished, Super Lucario's attack +2,

Greninja's attack +4.

In theory, both sides' combat power should remain at a similar level, but in reality it is not.

Super Lucario's stats far exceed Greninja's,

Therefore, the boost from enhancement is also much greater.

Enhanced Punch!

Water Flow Split!

Upon clashing again, the huge disparity in strength sent Greninja flying backward after being struck.

Feeling the violent power within, Super Lucario's eye sockets gradually turned red.

Without Keerni's command, it casually condensed a long bone staff and charged toward Greninja.

After going berserk, the lucario, devoid of reason, completely failed to notice a rock protruding underfoot, tripped midway and fell to the ground, and the bone staff in its hand, like a boomerang, flew off toward a distant hilltop,

Boom!

This blow directly shattered the hilltop, a boulder six or seven meters wide, into pieces.

What terrifying destructive power!

Even more terrifying, the Super Lucario that climbed up from the ground,

was like a corpse infected with a zombie virus, eyes blood‑red, savagely lunging at Greninja,

"Oh no, Lucario, hurry and help!"

Kekebu'er quickly threw out a Poké Ball, summoning their partner to break the siege.

However…

Accompanied by Ash's explosive voice,

"Let them witness our bond, Greninja!!!"

In the next moment, the sight that appeared before their eyes directly left Kekebu'er, Lucario, and everyone present stunned, involuntarily opening their mouths.

A surge of azure water suddenly burst from Greninja's body, a fierce wind rising!

The violent, moisture‑laden gale forced several women to desperately press down their skirts and silently retreat from the battlefield.

The water flow completely surrounded Greninja! Just like a water shield!

【96】 The violent, reason‑less Super Lucario, the bone staff condensed in its hand, upon contacting the water shield, was instantly swallowed whole by this violent water flow,

The violently irrational Super Lucario, the bone staff condensed in its hand, at the moment it touched the water shield, was instantly devoured by this violent water current.

Its entire body shot away like a kite with its string cut.

While blocking the attack, the violent water flow suddenly converged toward the center, completely condensing behind Greninja into a huge water‑hand sword with a diameter of about 1.2 meters.

At the same time,

The bonded‑evolved Greninja's figure appeared,

Its appearance was largely the same as a normal Greninja, except for subtle differences on the head.

This Greninja's head had a red part resembling Ash's cap, and on both sides of the skull also had black hair like Ash's!

Ash‑style Greninja, enter!

Greninja 1

Greninja 2

Greninja 3