Chapter 157: Mutual Annihilation

A Ju slowly pulls out a Pokeball, fingertips gently rubbing the ball's surface, eyes sharply fixed on Huo La: "I'll attack first. Come out, Weezing!"

A red flash, and a massive Weezing appears on the field; the "Gas Ball" on both sides of its body continuously expands and contracts, emitting a faint purple mist.

Huo La looks at the Weezing, not panicking at all, but smiles and tosses the Pokeball in his hand: "Then I'll use it to fight. Come out, Venusaur!"

"Venusaur~" Venusaur lands steadily on the ground, the bud on its back gently swaying, a verdant Vine Whip quietly coiling at its side.

A Ju sees Venusaur, his gaze flickers imperceptibly for a moment, clearly not expecting Huo La to send a Grass-type Pokémon first, but quickly regains composure: "Grass-type is countered by Poison Type; using Venusaur, what were you thinking!"

Huo La's eyes sweep over the Weezing, its various stats instantly crystalizing in his mind.

Pokémon: Weezing

Gender: Female

Level: Lv40

Su Xing: A

Status: Healthy

Nature: Calm

Type: Poison

Ability: Chemical Change Gas (this ability causes surrounding Pokémon to become ability‑less.)

Height: 1.3 m

Weight: 10 kg

Carried Item: None

Moves: Toxic (mastery 88%), Sludge Bomb (mastery 71%), Same Fate (mastery 45%), Poison Gas (mastery 65%), Trash Shot (mastery 74%), Flamethrower (mastery 27%), Illusion Beam...

Improvement Count: 0

"Type counters aren't universal, and besides, my Venusaur also has a Poison type!" Huo La meets A Ju's gaze, his tone resolute as he retorts.

"Heh, then show me." A Ju's voice remains cold, without a ripple, "Weezing, use Poison Spike and Poison Gas!"

"Gas~~" The two "heads" of the Weezing act simultaneously, one scattering sharp Poison Spikes at Venusaur's feet, the other spewing dense purple Poison Gas, instantly shrouding the entire battle arena.

The two moves release in sync, linking flawlessly.

"Can two heads launch different attacks simultaneously?" Huo La's pupils narrow, a hint of surprise flashing in his mind—ordinary Weezing, though having two body parts, rarely achieves such "dual‑use"; could this Weezing have undergone special modification?

But there's no time to ponder; he immediately says in a deep voice, "Venusaur, Vine Whip with Flash, sweep the field!"

"Venusaur~" Venusaur instantly complies, two thick Vine Whips protrude from its sides, their tips flashing a blinding white light—dispelling the Poison Gas before it and precisely locking onto the target.

The Vine Whips whip sideways with gusty force; after two muffled "boom boom" sounds, the Weezing's wail erupts, clearly having taken two solid hits.

"Interesting, using Flash with Vine Whip to break the visual block." A Ju's eyes flash with a hint of approval, then revert to cold hardness, "Weezing, Flamethrower, ignite the gas!"

"Gas!" The Weezing hidden within the lingering Poison Gas erupts a massive flame, instantly igniting the unspent gas in the air—"Boom"—the entire battlefield is instantly engulfed in raging fire, the heat wave even reaching the audience area, causing Xiao Gang to involuntarily step back two paces.

"This reckless tactic… seems similar to Huo La's final battle against Miss Li Jia?" Xiao Gang squints and mutters to himself.

Back then, when Huo La fought Li Jia, he was busy buying perfume, didn't see it himself, and later heard that Huo La used an extremely risky tactic, also the gas‑igniting method.

"Venusaur!" Huo La looks at the Venusaur amid the flames, exclaiming with worried surprise.

The flame already counters Grass-type, and the high heat burns, causing the leaves on Venusaur's back to curl slightly, clearly uncomfortable.

Fortunately, the burning Poison Gas quickly ran out, the fire in the arena gradually waned, and visibility reopened.

Huo La seizes the fleeting chance, immediately ordering, "Venusaur, charge forward!"

Though Venusaur's condition is poor, it still bursts with speed, its massive body like a small tank, barreling straight toward the Weezing.

"Want to melee?" A Ju's mouth curves a cold arc, "Weezing, Same Fate!"

"Bad!" Huo La's face changes abruptly—this is the skill he feared most! But now it's too late to stop; Venusaur's body has already collided with the Weezing.

The Weezing is knocked back, flying away, and after landing remains motionless, clearly having lost combat ability.

But the next second, a strange energy drifts out from its body, landing precisely on Venusaur—Venusaur's body suddenly stiffens, its limbs go limp, and it also collapses, likewise losing combat ability.

"Mutual destruction… you really are ruthless." Huo La stares at A Ju, his gaze turning cold.

"A Ninja's mission is to complete the task; defeating you is my and my Pokémon's mission today," A Ju says evenly, as if the ruthless move was routine, "As long as the result is what I want, the process and tactics don't matter."

"Heh… since you're playing that way, I should change tactics too." Huo La steps forward, pulls a Great Ball from his waist, presses the ball lightly with his fingertip, "Go, Muk!"

A red flash, and the deep‑purple Muk lands on the field with a "thud".

Its sticky body slowly wriggles on the Stone Tablet, slime still dripping down, the intense foul odor instantly overwhelms the lingering smoke in the arena, causing A Ju to subconsciously grimace.

But upon close inspection, this Muk's eyes are lifeless, lacking the usual Pokémon vitality, resembling a "machine" that only passively follows commands.

The moment A Ju sees it, his pupils sharply contract, the coldness in his eyes replaced by surprise—this Muk's condition is clearly that of a specially modified test subject.

He never imagined Huo La would send such a Pokémon to battle.

"Seems you know it?" Huo La catches the shift in A Ju's gaze, raises an eyebrow, his tone tinged with curiosity.

A Ju lifts his eyes toward Huo La, remains silent for a few seconds, then a cold smile curls his mouth: "Don't know it. But since you dare bring out this 'thing', I have no need to hide it."

He pulls out another Pokeball, hurls it forcefully, "Come out, Weezing!"