svetikya Chapter 544 Aura Activated! Infernape VS Darkrai
Chapter 544 Aura Activated! Infernape VS Darkrai
The moment the words fell, almost simultaneously, Ash and Darkrai raised their arms and swiftly threw their Poké Balls.
Two beams of red light drew graceful arcs in the air before crashing heavily onto the field!
"Come out, Darkrai!"
Dacto's choice was no surprise.
As the red light faded, that familiar yet unsettling figure reappeared.
A black body, white ribbons like scarves, and a single azure eye radiating a cold light—an invisible sense of oppression instantly enveloped the entire arena.
Ash's Pokémon sent out to face Darkrai was—
"It's your choice, Incineroar!"
As the red light faded, a Pokémon with off-white fur and black metal rings on its limbs appeared on the field.
Its feet were slightly apart, its knees bent, its thick fists clenched and held in front of it, its eyes sharp as knives, filled with primal and ferocious fighting spirit.
As soon as it appeared, its angry eyes locked onto Darkrai in mid-air, and it assumed a fighting stance ready to pounce at any moment.
Darko looked at the Infernape opposite him, but his face did not show much surprise.
After all, this Primeape had appeared in previous match recordings, so Darkrai immediately guessed that this Primeape might be Ash's weapon to deal with Darkrai.
Its Enthusiasm ability grants immunity to sleep, making it the only Pokémon in Ash's current team that can effectively counter Darkrai's Black Hole move.
"Oh."
Darkrai's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile, carrying a hint of condescension, as he shouted at Ash opposite him, "If you think you can just rely on Primeape's 'Enthusiasm' ability to fight against my Darkrai, then you're being far too naive."
These words sounded familiar, but due to the enthusiastic atmosphere on the field, no one paid attention to them.
Ash on the other side did not respond to Darkrai's words, but silently watched the situation on the field with a calm and focused gaze.
However, the Infernape in front of him, upon hearing Darko's clearly contemptuous words, instantly turned even redder in its already burning anger. It snorted out two thick breaths, its rage intensified, and its clenched fists made a cracking sound, as if it was about to burst out and tear its opponent to pieces at any moment.
Ignoring the verbal exchange between the competitors, the referee, after confirming that both sides were ready, immediately announced loudly: "The match begins!"
"Darkrai, a black hole!"
Despite having a certain assessment in mind, Dakdo was always cautious. Just in case he was wrong, Dakdo chose to test the waters with a black hole first.
Darkrai's eyes narrowed slightly, and a deep, ominous ball of energy quickly condensed in his palm. The energy ball twisted and expanded as if it had a life of its own, emitting a chilling dark aura. Darkrai then hurled it forcefully at the Infernape on the ground.
Ash seemed surprised that Darkrod would choose to probe like this at the start of the match, but this gave him an opportunity.
Just as the black hole's energy began to spread, Ash's calm voice rang out: "Primegas, Bulk Up!"
"O!"
Infernape let out a low growl, ignoring the dark energy that was spreading toward it.
It exerted force with both arms, and all the muscles in its body seemed to be activated. A faint red glow appeared on its body surface, and a feeling of power arose spontaneously. At this moment, its attack and defense were significantly enhanced.
The next second, the black hole's energy engulfed Infernape like a tidal wave.
However, the dark energy that was enough to plunge any Pokémon into a dream state vanished silently the moment it engulfed Primeape's body, like an ink droplet thrown into water, without having any effect on it.
The drive trait is real; it's definitely not just Ash bluffing.
Now that the probing is over, there's no need to waste any more time.
Darkrai's eyes turned cold, and he immediately commanded, "Darkrai! Dark Pulse!"
Darkrai responded swiftly, and the energy in front of him condensed once more. This time, it was no longer an invisible darkness, but a substantial energy fluctuation composed of countless black and purple energy rings.
The Dark Pulse, carrying immense destructive power, roared towards the Infernape on the ground.
The wave of evil moves extremely fast, arriving in an instant.
Surprisingly, Ash stood still in the face of this fierce attack, without any reaction, as if he hadn't seen it at all.
A hint of doubt also flashed in Dakdo's eyes.
Just as he was wondering why Ash wasn't giving the command, the Dark Pulse that was about to hit Primeape seemed to have deviated and just missed it.
wrong.
Although Infernape didn't seem to make any special movements, Darkrope did see Infernape's body move slightly, only shifting half a step to the left with an extremely small amplitude.
This seemingly insignificant half-step caused the fierce wave of evil to miss its target immediately, striking the ground behind it and blasting out a small, charred crater.
Dacto's pupils constricted slightly.
He suddenly realized that Ash wasn't unresponsive; rather, he had switched to silent command mode after giving the command to build up strength.
.....
At this moment, on the opposite side of the field.
Through the power of aura, Ash and Primeape's senses are closely connected.
Shared vision, mutual understanding.
Ash no longer needs to communicate his intentions through language. There is almost no time difference between issuing and executing commands. As soon as a thought flashes by, Primeape's body reacts.
The power of waveguides.
This is one of Ash's true trump cards.
Dakdo's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.
Silent command is rare, but not impossible to deal with.
"Darkrai! Use Dark Pulse!" Darkrai's voice carried a hint of coldness.
Darkrai immediately adjusted its attack method, gathering Dark Pulse once again and using a sweeping attack to block all possible evasion routes of Primeape, covering the ground.
However, faced with this attack from high above, Infernape displayed amazing reaction speed and dodging skills.
Like a seasoned boxer, it dodged and weaved through the onslaught of Dark Pulse. Darkrai was aiming with all its might, but Primeape was as relaxed as if it were playing with a child, each dodge achieved with minimal movement.
The figure, leaping and bounding with uncanny gait, left afterimages amidst the sweeping barrage of Darkrai's attacks, managing to dodge all of Darkrai's overwhelming barrage.
"This guy..."
Darkrai's face was ashen.
It was thought that Darkrai could easily defeat Primeape with its ranged attacks.
But looking at the current situation...
It was clear that everything the other person did was telling him one thing—
Never think about taking down Inferno Monkey unscathed from a distance.
To achieve victory.
Let's face it head-on.
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P.S.: Thank you all for your gifts and support! I really can't add extra chapters right now; maintaining 4 words a day is my limit. Since I've just started writing an original book, my current daily writing output of 8 words is truly capped, making it difficult to add more, but it won't be less either~ QAQ~