Chapter 221: Hard Clash

The second-stage impact of Dig carried Onix's massive body, and the moment it broke through the ground, gravel splashed, smoke and dust filled the air, and the entire ground trembled.

Onix's head, covered in craggy rocks, was like a heavy cannonball, slamming straight into Aerodactyl's abdomen!

With a muffled "thud," the Aerodactyl that had been hovering steadily in mid-air was instantly sent flying. It flapped its wings in a panic, and only then managed to stabilize its figure in the process of rapid falling, letting out a miserable wail, its wingtips brushing the ground and bringing up a piece of dust.

"Good!" Xiao Gang clenched his fists abruptly, unable to help cheering for this precise and ruthless sneak attack by Onix, his eyes full of approval.

"Powerful!" Huo La stared at Onix, who had landed back on the ground and still had undiminished momentum, his brain running at high speed, instantly deciding on a combat tactic, "Aerodactyl, circle around Onix, release Supersonic!"

Aerodactyl roared, spread its wings abruptly, brought up a strong wind, and its figure moved rapidly around Onix, while constantly opening its mouth to emit sharp Supersonic waves.

Invisible sound waves surged toward Onix layer by layer, and the latter's massive body instantly twisted uncontrollably, even the ground was swept out of shallow marks by its tail, clearly being tortured by Supersonic.

"Circling to seal positioning while still being able to continuously release Supersonic, indeed a good idea!" Xiao Gang couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, then quickly issued a command, "Onix, use sound to counter sound, Screech!"

Onix endured the dizziness brought by Supersonic, swung its long body abruptly, and its sturdy tail rubbed rapidly against the hard ground, instantly emitting a sharp noise that made teeth ache.

This Screech collided violently with Supersonic in the air, forming a mixed sound wave, frantically spreading toward the surroundings.

The Pokémon around the camp covered their ears one after another, even Vulpix, who was curled up on the rock, frowned and moved behind the rock crevice;

Huo La and Xiao Gang were even more dizzy, their heads buzzing, even standing a bit unsteadily.

But this move also successfully interrupted the release of Supersonic, and Aerodactyl was affected by the mixed sound waves, having to stop the release of Supersonic.

"Onix, stop, this move is too noisy, even we can't hold it!" Xiao Gang shook his dizzy head, hurriedly calling to stop.

Onix immediately stopped the friction, and that disgusting noise in the field gradually dissipated.

Huo La rubbed his throbbing temples and smiled bitterly at Xiao Gang: "Xiao Gang, the tactic of sound interrupting sound is really wonderful, but the price is too high, we are almost dizzy."

Xiao Gang also shook his head, looking lingeringly: "This move really can't be used easily, it's too damaging to the enemy and oneself."

As soon as the two finished speaking, Huo La turned his head immediately and ordered Aerodactyl in a deep voice: "Don't relax, Aerodactyl, use Rock Slide!"

"Then we won't be polite either, Onix, use Rock Slide too!" Xiao Gang's command followed closely, his tone carrying a few more points of seriousness.

As the words fell, Aerodactyl vibrated its wings abruptly, let out a roar at Onix on the ground, and with a wave of its wings, several sharp rocks the size of millstones whistled down from mid-air;

On the other side, Onix was not to be outdone, condensing countless sharp rocks in front of it, rushing straight toward Aerodactyl's Rock Slide.

The two groups of rocks collided violently in mid-air, gravel splashed, smoke and dust shrouded the battle area again, and the roaring sound shook the leaves in the forest until they fell.

Before the smoke and dust dissipated, Huo La's command had already pierced the battlefield: "Aerodactyl, Ancient Power!"

Aerodactyl roared toward the sky, carrying the breath of the ancient times, pale golden rock energy rising around its body, and several giant rocks shimmering with the mottled traces of time condensed out of thin air, smashing toward Onix with heavy pressure.

"Onix, Dragon Breath counterattack!" Xiao Gang's response didn't have any hesitation.

Onix's sturdy neck raised abruptly, opening its mouth to spit out a pale purple Dragon-type energy torrent. Dragon Breath and Ancient Power collided violently in mid-air. In the deafening explosion, gravel and energy debris splashed like raindrops, and even the ground trembled slightly from the aftermath.

"Aerodactyl, Sandstorm!" Huo La pursued the victory, trying to use the harsh environment to compress Onix's activity space.

Aerodactyl flapped its wings violently, rolling up a sky full of yellow sand. In just a few seconds, a sandstorm that covered the sky and the sun shrouded the entire battle area. Onix's massive body only had a blurred outline in the sand screen, and even its movements began to become sluggish.

"Want to trap with Sandstorm? Onix, Sand Tomb!" Xiao Gang's voice penetrated the sand screen, still steady.

Onix's sturdy tail slammed into the ground, only to hear a "boom," the solid land collapsed instantly, forming a rotating sand vortex. The yellow sand in the sandstorm was all rolled into the vortex, not only dissolving the sandstorm's offensive but also laying a step-by-step trap in the center of the field.

"Aerodactyl, Wing Attack close combat!"

"Onix, Bind to seal positioning!"

Both sides came and went, the connection of moves airtight.

Onix relied on the tacit understanding with Xiao Gang for decades to play the cooperation of Ground and Rock-type moves to the extreme, several times wrapping its body around Aerodactyl's wings, almost dragging it into the quicksand;

While Aerodactyl relied on level advantage and flight maneuverability to move flexibly, constantly tearing open the restraints with claws and wings, finding opportunities for counterattack in the cracks, actually fighting to a standstill for a time, the roaring sounds and the roars of Pokémon in the forest rising and falling one after another.

After holding on for a full quarter of an hour, Huo La finally seized the gap of Onix's move switching, a flash of light in his eyes, and shouted in a deep voice: "Aerodactyl, grab the flaw, Iron Head!"

Aerodactyl instantly folded its wings, gathering all its strength on its hard head, like a cannonball out of the chamber, rushing through the obstruction of the quicksand, slamming fiercely toward Onix's vital point.

"Thud!"

With a muffled loud sound, Onix let out a painful muffled groan, its massive body swayed, and finally collapsed to the ground powerlessly.

Red light flashed, Xiao Gang recalled Onix into the Poké Ball, his gaze sweeping over Aerodactyl, who was panting but still standing tall, and suddenly opened his mouth: "Your battle style is really changeable."

"Not only is there the yin-soft attrition and wretched pulling of a Poison-type Trainer, but when it comes to a head-on Rock-type duel, you can also play such formidable intensity and hard-hitting offensive." He paused, carrying a hint of curiosity and pursuing, "Is this planning not to follow the route of Poison-type Pokémon specialization anymore?"

Huo La shook his head with a smile, reached out and patted Aerodactyl's wings, his tone firm: "Poison is still my core specialization attribute, but..."

Halfway through the words, he suddenly stopped, just glancing meaningfully at the Pokémon of various forms around the field.

Xiao Gang followed his gaze and swept over the partners of different attributes such as Venusaur, Nidoqueen, Kingler, etc., and instantly understood his unfinished words.

Ordinary Trainers are limited by rules and can carry at most six Pokémon, but Huo La can bring partners far exceeding this number, which is the "special advantage" that others cannot copy.

On the surface, he claims to specialize in Poison-type, making opponents fall into guard against Poison-type moves first;

But secretly, he can control Pokémon of various attributes, flexibly switching tactics according to the battle situation. If he doesn't make a move, he won't make a move, but once he does, he makes people unable to figure out the routine.

This kind of "information gap" brought about by confusion and suppression is not the battle principle of Poison-type "concealment, unexpected, attack the heart first." ===== CHAPTER 222 =====