Watching one companion after another from its tribe get roasted by the scorching flames, lose consciousness, and tumble down, this Elite Four-level Scizor understood the situation had reached a point of no return.
Now the only thing it could do…
Was defeat the terrifying, unknown Pokémon in front of it—
And bring this conflict to an end.
It hovered in midair.
A ring of red light flared beneath its feet.
Then, its body began to move rapidly within the circle.
After a moment…
The aura around it clearly surged, becoming far stronger than before.
Those massive pincers—
They looked even more threatening now.
With a single Swords Dance, its Attack rose by multiples.
Scizor stared at Shiko.
Little by little, calm returned to its eyes.
After strengthening itself like this, it should be able to match this guy now… right?
Bzzzt!!
The next second,
a layer of silvery-white light coated its red pincers.
Metal Claw!!
Scizor lunged forward at extreme speed.
Its huge claws swung down—
That momentum and razor-sharp edge felt as if it could cleave the very air apart.
Shiko spat a fireball into the sky—
A massive sphere, like a blazing sun itself.
It exploded.
And once again, it instantly wiped out huge swaths of Scizor in the area.
At that moment,
from the corner of his eye,
Shiko caught sight of the Elite Four-level boss charging straight at him.
Perfect timing!
Battle intent surged in Shiko's eyes.
He crossed both claws in front of his chest.
Sharp, unyielding Steel-type energy clung to them.
And he met the attack head-on without hesitation!
Boom!!
A deafening blast erupted, shaking the air!
Sparks flew everywhere! Lightning-like flashes scattered!
Dragon Claw collided with the giant pincers!
Two completely different streams of Steel-type energy smashed into each other!
GeoGreymon and Scizor locked up, straining in a raw contest of strength!
How is that possible!?
Seeing this,
a flicker of disbelief flashed through Scizor's eyes.
It had never imagined Shiko would choose to take its strike like this—head-on.
Even less had it imagined that—
After boosting with Swords Dance, the attack it unleashed…
Would still be stopped by the opponent!
You have to understand—
What it prided itself on most was an Attack stat far beyond others of its kind.
In its mind,
once its specialty was boosted,
in a pure contest of power and offense, the guy in front of it absolutely shouldn't be able to win.
But it hadn't expected this!
And more than that—
The opponent had blocked it with Metal Claw!
This…
Scizor's thoughts turned chaotic.
And in that chaos, a powerful sense of helplessness rose in its heart.
How could it possibly win?
Could it Swords Dance again!?
No way!
This guy wasn't stupid.
It had managed to steal time and opportunity to boost just now—
But it wouldn't be that easy anymore.
And besides!
This terrifying opponent also controlled Fire-type moves so strong they were downright horrifying!
"That's all you've got?"
Shiko's voice abruptly echoed inside Scizor's mind,
yanking its scattered thoughts back into place.
Seeing Shiko's mocking expression—full of contempt—
Scizor was instantly enraged.
An Elite Four-level Pokémon—one of Mt. Silver's overlords—
And it was being looked down on like this!?
How could it possibly tolerate that!?
"Scizor!!"
Scizor let out a sharp, piercing cry.
A spark of fury burned in its eyes.
All the negativity in its mind was swept clean—in the face of Shiko now, it had only one thought.
Battle!!
Its massive pincers swung wildly.
Metal Claw! Bullet Punch! Double Hit! X-Scissor!
Move after move shifted and changed—
Scizor launched a tide-like assault at Shiko.
However…
That brutal offensive didn't achieve much at all.
Shiko's expression remained calm.
From start to finish, he used Metal Claw to deal with every strike.
Steel-type energy coursed through his entire body.
After mastering such a large amount of Steel-type law,
he inexplicably discovered another use for those laws—
He could redirect energy so it flowed day and night within his body.
Without even relying on specific move techniques,
he could make his body achieve an effect like Iron Defense—like a living iron wall!
Clang-clang-clang-clang!!
After Scizor unleashed a long chain of attacks,
quite a few strikes truly did land on Shiko's body.
But they didn't cause any real damage at all!
(End of Chapter)
[200 Power Stones = 1 Extra Chapter]
[Check out my Patreon to read 20+ chapters ahead]
[[email protected]/Zukooo]
[Thanks for your support!]