Chapter 771

With its current level, plus Mega Evolution, it had already caught up to and even surpassed several seniors like Incineroar!!

Su Hao looked at Lucario, who was covered in a rough coat formed by Aura and whose Aura was higher than ever in his field of vision, and felt somewhat surprised himself.

Originally, he had intended to use Annihilape's pressure to force Lucario, who had rarely suffered setbacks, to break through to the Professional level.

He hadn't expected Lucario to be so outstanding; not only did it break through to the early Professional level, but it also combined the vast life force left behind by the Tree of Beginning in its body with its Aura to create a new special technique!

It truly is a genius, much stronger than the few blockheads in the team!

With the corners of his mouth slightly curled, Su Hao teased Luo Xia: "Perpetual Swords Dance is indeed very useful, especially now that Lucario has promoted to the Professional level."

"Hmph, all you do is talk!" Luo Xia's brow twitched, his tone somewhat strained, with a hint of panic he hadn't even noticed himself. "But it's just that the conditions are equal now; we'll only know who wins and who loses after a real fight!"

"Annihilape, Close Combat!"

With a *whoosh*, Annihilape shattered the ground again and launched an instant attack!

Perpetual Swords Dance was placing a burden on its body every moment; it had to defeat Lucario completely within a limited time!

The muscles in Annihilape's arms and legs bulged, and its soaring speed made it almost turn into wind. In the blink of an eye, it was once again attacking Lucario with its invincible fists!

Boom, boom, boom!!!

What Luo Xia and Annihilape didn't expect was that Annihilape's countless fist shadows exploded continuously on Lucario, yet the opponent had no intention of dodging, letting Annihilape attack while remaining unmoved.

It sounded like five explosions, but in reality, dozens of explosions stacked together burst instantly, and the surrounding arena was dented quite a bit by its strikes, but...

"Holy crap..."

"Did I see that wrong...?"

"Taking this Close Combat and coming out completely unscathed?"

The crowd's gazes turned blank upon seeing Lucario standing in place, calmly taking the Close Combat head-on.

Even the defending champion, He Ming, was slightly shocked, his brain thinking frantically.

If it were him,

or if Machamp wanted to take this max-damage Close Combat, it would take some effort, and this Lucario had only just promoted to the Professional level...

It's simply... a monster!!

Luo Xia's pupils shrank, his face full of disbelief, his brain temporarily stopping its thought process.

It wasn't that his tolerance was insufficient, but that Lucario's actions had completely overturned his understanding.

Subsequently, Luo Xia's thoughts returned. He quickly realized that keeping Annihilape near a Lucario whose current state was still unclear was equivalent to courting death, so he shouted: "Annihilape, get away quickly..."

"Too late!"

By now, Su Hao, who had more and more cards up his sleeve, was already looking composed.

However, he also decided to end the battle quickly.

He was very interested in the Aura coat Lucario had comprehended; he would defeat the opponent quickly, play a few more matches until today's schedule ended, and then go back to study it!

"Convert Perpetual Swords Dance to Work Up, Dragon Pulse!" Su Hao ordered calmly.

Back when it was enduring Annihilape's Close Combat to test the strength of the Aura coat, Su Hao had already let Lucario disperse the Perpetual Swords Dance and switch directly to the more comprehensive Work Up!

Work Up: Praise yourself, raising Attack and Special Attack by one stage.

Lucario, with its soaring momentum, nodded slightly, and the aura around its body surged once again.

Subsequently, the Aura within the Aura coat slowly flowed into Lucario's clasped palms. At the same time, Dragon-type energy gathered rapidly, fusing instantly to become a blue-purple giant dragon that shook the heavens and earth, existing on Lucario's palms.

Lucario tapped the ground lightly and rushed toward Annihilape, who was preparing to retreat, with Extreme Speed, grabbing the energy dragon and throwing it directly at Annihilape's face!

Dragon Pulse is a ranged move, and the rules forbid using it?

As long as the move doesn't leave the hand, it's a melee move, a long-whip weapon—that's what Lucario says!

In its panic, Annihilape could only barely cross its arms in front of its chest, trying its best to resist Lucario's fierce attack.

But the moment it was hit by the Dragon Pulse, Annihilape understood it was wrong—terribly wrong!

Its arms were under immense pressure, and even its tough bones were about to break; it could only unwillingly let the Dragon Pulse "long whip" lash against its stomach.

This lash from Lucario almost knocked the previous night's meal out of Annihilape's stomach.

Immediately after, the Dragon Pulse exploded, and Annihilape, flying backward, was full of grief and indignation: Your weapon even comes with a second stage of damage!?

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Clefable, Fairy-type.

Clefable is a pink, star-shaped Pokémon that walks on two feet and has a curled tail.

It has a pair of long, pointed ears with black tips. There are wrinkles next to its eyes, and the curls on its head are relatively long. Its wings have become larger, with three tips on each wing.

As a Fairy-type Pokémon, Clefable is very alert and usually likes to hide in quiet places.

When it senses someone's presence, it will immediately run away. It can move by jumping with its wings as if flying, and can even walk on water.

It is said that it is attracted by the full moon to play on deserted lakes, strolling across the lake surface in the silent moonlit night.

Legend has it that it listens to the voices of its companions from the moon in the silent moonlit night, as if missing its distant homeland.

Some scientists also believe that the reason it stares at the night sky on full moon nights is because it suffers from homesickness. It is said that if you see a pair of Clefable jumping happily, you can have a happy and fulfilling marriage.