Pokémon: Sandstorm Sovereign

Chapter 497 498: War God Mole

"Medi~"

Medicham understood the assignment. It clenched its fist and punched out abruptly. The force of the punch crossed the space with lightning speed and landed precisely on Bronzong.

"Bron~"

With a mournful cry, Bronzong swayed unsteadily and finally fell. Having acted as a shield and taken multiple hits from the Gym Leader-level Medicham, it was remarkable that it had lasted this long.

"Bronzong!"

Basalt felt a wave of desolation in his heart. Without Bronzong, even running away became a luxury. And with Excadrill temporarily losing the ability to use its "Drill Form" (Drill Run), its attack and mobility were greatly weakened. Facing the rampaging Medicham, the situation was grim.

As for Camerupt, although this old fellow wasn't injured, it had released too much lava, causing its body temperature to rise to an unbearable level. It had been panting frantically with its tongue out for a while now. However, its achievements were significant, having defeated several of the Lich Old Man's Pokémon in succession.

"Exc~a~drill~"

With Bronzong defeated and Camerupt exhausted, Excadrill, as the big brother, had to step up. Even without the "Drill Form," it was still Emperor Mole! Emperor Mole never retreats.

"Exc~a~drill~"

Stimulated by the "Sand Rush" ability and having broken through to the Gym Leader level, Excadrill's speed reached an inconceivable level, even without entering drill form. Crossing its claws in front of its chest, a dark purple, gloomy light filled its metal claws. The claws instantly became long and sharp, stabbing like two guillotines toward Medicham, who was posing in a "Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg" stance.

Fast! Very fast!

But... useless!

Because Medicham's psychic power had locked onto Excadrill's every move long ago. And without the "Drill Form," Excadrill's speed had dropped slightly. It was fast, but not fast enough, falling exactly within the range where Medicham could use "Detect."

"Medi~"

Eyes flashing with a gleam, Medicham jumped slightly to avoid Excadrill's attack, then punched out, hitting Excadrill's back lightly.

Excadrill was sent flying, tumbling a long distance. However, the defensive power of Excadrill's bloody fur was no joke. Although not metal, its hardness was no less than metal, like wearing a layer of iron armor. Although Medicham's Fighting-type moves were super effective against Excadrill, it wouldn't be easy to finish it off.

"Exc~a~drill~"

Inserting its dual claws into the ground to slow down, Excadrill pushed off with its feet and charged at Medicham again.

"Medi~"

Medicham was as light as a swallow, leaping directly into mid-air. Seeing this, Excadrill condensed several rock projectiles, covering the opponent like an invisible large net. However, Medicham was too strong; with a flurry of fists and feet, like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, it shattered all the rock projectiles into stone dust in the blink of an eye.

Zzzzt!

The electromagnetic field appeared (Magnet Rise), and Excadrill soared into the sky, fighting Medicham in mid-air. However, Medicham had "Psychic" support and could barely fly as well. As a Fighting-type Pokémon, its body was very flexible, and its combat experience was extremely rich.

Unable to enter "Drill Form," Excadrill couldn't gain an advantage relying solely on brute force and was knocked down time and time again. But relying on its super strong defense, Excadrill was fearless of death. Knocked down again and again, it soared into the sky again and again, like the War God Xingtian who never admits defeat.

There is only an Emperor Mole who dies in battle, never one who flees from battle. As long as it wasn't dead, it would fight!!!

Watching Excadrill's efforts, tears flowed from the corners of Basalt's eyes. But at the same time, his attitude gradually became firm. Excadrill hadn't given up yet; as a trainer, how could he give up in advance?

"Camerupt, right now, use... Stone Edge!" Basalt issued the command.

"Cam~er~upt~"

It wasn't just Basalt who was infected by Excadrill, but Camerupt as well. After a difficult and bitter battle, the timid Camerupt's Attack stat had long reached the MAX level (due to Anger Point). Although Stone Edge wasn't its STAB move, its power had broken through the Gym Leader-level boundary, fully enough to hurt Medicham.

Basalt and the two Pokémon regained their confidence, and the battle restarted. With Camerupt's assistance, Medicham's attacks were greatly restricted. Because it dared not ignore sharp rocks several meters thick! The battle situation strangely returned to a balance.

Suddenly, several more rock projectiles shot out. But one of them secretly separated from the main group and attacked the Lich Old Man on the side.

Capture the king first! Following Basalt for so long, Camerupt knew what to do without Basalt speaking.

"Ah... Help!"

The Lich Old Man was scared out of his wits, a look of terror on his face. But the next second, his terror disappeared. Before the rock projectile hit him, his body jumped quickly like a spirited ape, easily avoiding the assassination of the rock projectile.

The Lich Old Man laughed strangely: "Tricked you!"

"This... how is it possible?"

Basalt widened his eyes. This Lich Old Man looked sixty or seventy years old; how could he have such agile movements? Simply incredible! This skill was not inferior to Wu Kong.

"Kid, trying to sneakily behead me? You're still a bit green!"

The Lich Old Man laughed hey-hey. The "Meditation Method" passed down by their Spiritual Nether Cult could not only strengthen the spirit and delay aging but also stimulate the body's potential, allowing the host to possess powerful strength and speed in a short time. Beheading? Even if there was one, it would be him beheading others!

On the battlefield, the fighting was extremely fierce.

Because Camerupt launched a sneak attack on the Lich Old Man, it was distracted, and the pressure on Excadrill became even greater. It was hit by Medicham's fists and feet successively, its body flying back dozens of meters. However, Medicham was not feeling good either; after fighting for a long time, its stamina was also dropping rapidly.

Excadrill was too damn durable! The beaten mole was fine, but the hitting Medicham's hands were sore! Hard to deal with!

"Medicham, finish off that Camerupt first!" The Lich Old Man ordered coldly.

As long as there was no harassment from Camerupt, in a one-on-one situation, Excadrill was just a dish in Medicham's bowl. Coincidentally, Excadrill was injured at this time and difficult to get up for a moment; this was a good opportunity!

"Medi~"

Medicham flew up and rushed towards Camerupt. And behind Camerupt was Basalt!

"Cam~er~upt~"

Shaking up its spirit, Camerupt stood out without fear. Although timid and cautious, it was not afraid of death! Just do it!

Glancing back at Basalt, Camerupt unhesitatingly stirred up all the Fire and Ground energy in its body and spewed it out with all its might.

Medicham sneered repeatedly, continuing to charge. Just a Pro-level Camerupt; it could crush it with a wave of its hand!