After Gui Ling stayed at Fu Ye's house for a day, he rode Yveltal and bid farewell to Fu Ye the next morning, flying towards Lumiose City.
Gui Ling now had five Gym badges, and the requirement for the Lumiose City Gym was at least four badges, which Gui Ling had already met.
Although the Lumiose City Gym wasn't the strongest Gym, it definitely had the highest threshold…
Moreover, the real Gym Leader, Clemont, wasn't there, and it was Clemont's assistant, Clembot, filling in, making this Gym seem somewhat underwhelming.
Gui Ling thought to himself that if he fought against that robot, he could get the Gym badge in just a few rounds. But he still wanted to battle strong Trainers, so his target was naturally the siblings' father.
He had a Mega Blaziken!
What would happen if he used Kyogre? But Kyogre's body was too big; it might just burst the Lumiose City Gym…
He needed to plan carefully. As for what could deal with Fire-type…
……………
At the entrance of the Lumiose City Gym, after the robot checked Gui Ling's personal data and opened the door, Gui Ling found Limone and Clembot inside the Gym.
The two were currently moving some machine parts. When Gui Ling walked in, Clembot immediately came up to him and started asking questions.
"Are you a Trainer here to challenge the Gym?"
"Yes."
"Then let's start the Gym battle right away."
Gui Ling shook his head, then pointed at Limone behind Clembot.
"I want to fight him."
"Huh?"
Limone pointed to himself, a bit confused.
"Yes, you. I want to battle a strong Trainer."
Limone smiled. Just as he was about to explain, Gui Ling extended his wrist, revealing his Key Stone.
"Do I qualify now? Clemont's father, I know who you are."
"Hahaha! You recognized me? I've never seen you before, how did you know about me?"
"Haha, well~ defeat me and I'll tell you."
Clembot, standing beside them, was full of question marks, not understanding what the two of them were talking about.
Limone asked Clembot to leave the battleground and not to peek. As a robot, Clembot naturally followed the command and went to Clemont's room to clean.
"Young man, let's do a 1v1 battle. You don't need to defeat me; you just need to earn my recognition!"
"That's exactly what I had in mind. Bring it on!"
"Go, Blaziken!"
"Fire!"
"Go, Greninja!"
"koo-gah!"
"Good kid! Let me see what you've got! Blaziken, Blaze Kick!"
"Aerial Ace!"
The two moves collided, neither giving way. However, Greninja only felt a little hot in its hands… Blaziken also felt a little numb in its soles…
"Flamethrower!"
"Water Shuriken!"
This exchange of attacks was still nullified. The strength of both sides was clearly evenly matched. Gui Ling and Limone looked at each other, simultaneously reaching for their Key Stones.
"Mega Evolution!" x2
"Flame Charge!"
Blaziken stomped the ground with such force that a hollow appeared, rushing towards Greninja almost at flying speed.
"Double Team to dodge!"
Blaziken broke through some of the clones. When it turned its head to look back, it found that Greninja had already used its unique Quick Attack, which was also enveloped in water elements.
"Fire Punch!"
"Pointed Jab!"
Blaziken quickly threw a Fire Punch, but Greninja, along with its clones, used Pointed Jab. Blaziken quickly switched its attack to defense and blocked it. However, two fists couldn't contend with four hands, and it was still pricked.
"It's no use? There are so many clones… Blaziken, Blazing Explosion!"
"Fire!"
"Stick the blade into the ground and block it with water elements!"
Blaziken roared, clenching its fist, and slammed it into the ground. A fierce fiery explosion swept from the ground towards Greninja.
Greninja quickly spun its Quick Attack, holding the blade with both hands, and forcefully plunged it into the ground to control the water elements and block the attack. The damaged battleground was still steaming.
However, this also exposed Greninja's true body.
"There! Blaze Kick!"
Greninja and Gui Ling's movements synchronized. Both simultaneously swung their blades to block the Blaze Kick. They didn't communicate, but their actions were in sync.
"Their movements are actually synchronized? It seems this Greninja has been very well-trained by you!"
"You flatter me."
Gui Ling didn't say anything else, using eye contact to have Greninja use Double Team. The next second, countless clones, along with the real body, rushed towards Blaziken.
Blaziken still wanted to use Blazing Explosion, but all the clones leaped into the air. Greninja absorbed the power of these clones to lengthen its Quick Attack, then gripped the hilt with both hands and slashed fiercely at Blaziken.
Surging water elements assailed Blaziken head-on. Blaziken had no time to think and immediately gathered all its strength to unleash a Fire Punch. With a clang, a large amount of steam was instantly produced, turning the entire Gym misty.
When the steam dissipated, Blaziken lay on the ground in a disheveled state, its eyes swirling.
Even though it had fully concentrated its Fire Punch just now, Greninja's attack was beyond Blaziken's imagination. Not only did it break its own hand, but if Greninja hadn't held back and shifted the trajectory of its blade, it would have nearly…
"Not bad, young man, I acknowledge your strength!"
Limone nodded, recalled Blaziken to its Poké Ball, and after a moment, picked up the Voltage Badge and handed it to Gui Ling.
"Thank you, Blaziken Mask, but for now, I'll still call you Mr. Limone."
"Hahaha! I hope you won't tell anyone else."
"Of course, doing righteous things is naturally good. I won't tell anyone else."
"Young man, what's your name?"
"Gui Ling, I am the Trainer of the recently famous Yveltal."
This time, Gui Ling even knew how to anticipate, as almost every Gym Leader who asked him would say this…
"So it was you! You truly are young and accomplished! This battle was very enjoyable for me, thank you!"
"Mhm, goodbye."
Gui Ling now had 13 Pokémon and six Gym badges. He didn't even know how he was supposed to lose this upcoming tournament.
Except for Servine and Gible, who hadn't evolved into their final forms, everyone else had the strength to battle, not to mention the two gods present.
This was also a problem Gui Ling was thinking about: how to evolve Gible? Although battling was the best way to gain experience, he found that recently, no one dared to challenge him anymore.
The reason was that he had already made headlines and newspapers… Who would be so idle as to come and get abused? Even if Gui Ling wanted to find others for Pokémon battles, they would just make up an excuse and run away.
So Gui Ling thought of another method: challenging wild Pokémon in the wilderness.
However, the idea was beautiful, but reality was cruel. Although Gible confidently walked into the forest, the next second it was chased and attacked by a swarm of Beedrill. It was Yveltal who used Death Wing to petrify a few of them to drive them away.
This incident almost traumatized Gible. After everyone's encouragement, Gible regained its confidence and re-entered the forest.
But Gui Ling was also quite curious. He clearly watched Gible carefully, but when he turned around, Gible was gone, and the next second it would be chased and attacked by other Pokémon.
What Gui Ling found even more puzzling was that even very friendly Pokémon, like Diglett, would chase Gible and attack it, which left Gui Ling utterly bewildered.
Until he was helping Gible find an opponent in the forest, he inadvertently glanced over and saw Gible spot an Ursaring, and the next second, it bit its butt…
Alright, case closed.
Just as Gui Ling commanded Gible to defeat this Ursaring, Gible finally welcomed its evolution, becoming a Gabite.
Needless to say, its path to evolution was practically being chased and beaten… This wasn't experience accumulated from battling; it was experience from being chased and beaten!
Although Gabite had evolved, its habits still hadn't changed. No matter what it saw, it would take a Bite first, even a beehive…
However, this time it wasn't chased by Beedrill. Instead, it fought back directly and even won, which showed its growth. But that swarm of bees suffered…
Servine, on the other hand, didn't care. It either slacked off or loafed around, sometimes hiding in a spot to sunbathe, sometimes hiding on Trevenant's head.
Every time Gui Ling wanted to find Servine for training, Trevenant had to cover for Servine. But over time, whenever Gui Ling wanted to find Servine, he just had to grab Trevenant by the head.
Until this day…
Gui Ling watched the entirely electrocuted Gabite cry a river of tears, clinging tightly to Gardevoir.
Then he looked at the angry Zapdos in the sky, clutching its butt, and fell into deep thought…
"I know you like to eat chicken, but biting a Zapdos is a bit exaggerated, isn't it?"
Zapdos was also quite speechless. It was originally sleeping soundly in a hidden cave, but then a sharp pain shot through its butt. It turned its head and saw Gabite biting its butt with its eyes closed, looking utterly confused.
Gabite was also quite confused. Why did this chicken have no seasoning? And why was its whole body bristling? The next second, it was electrocuted…
Gardevoir immediately understood what had happened. However, since it was a child she had watched grow up, she still patted Gabite's back to comfort it.
After Gardevoir wiped Gabite's tears, Gabite's smile returned. But this infuriated Zapdos. Seeing Gabite still grinning, it couldn't stand it and unleashed another 100,000 Volts.
Servine and Trevenant immediately used Frenzy Plant and Vine Whip to block the lightning. Zapdos became even angrier when its attack was blocked. The next second, the entire sky was covered in golden lightning, indicating Zapdos's extreme rage.
However, Zapdos didn't know why it felt a chill behind it. It angrily turned its head, only to see something unforgettable at that moment…
An eagle-shaped Pokémon several times larger than itself, radiating an aura of death.
And a whale-like Pokémon, countless times larger than itself. Its weather influence was forcibly suppressed by Dark Aura.
Zapdos's demeanor changed because it recognized who the two Pokémon in front of it were…
"Zap… Zapdos?" Translation: "Big brothers… have… have you eaten?"
"…………… (Haven't eaten yet~ Don't feel like grilled fish today, how about grilled bird? Kyogre, what do you think?)"
"Whoosh—~"
Kyogre rubbed Yveltal's wing. Yveltal had recently gotten used to Kyogre's clingy nature, which made Zapdos even more bewildered.
The next second, Zapdos was bitten by Kyogre. Zapdos instinctively used 100,000 Volts to shock Kyogre. Yveltal saw Kyogre get shocked and became displeased. Although Kyogre didn't feel much, it let go after hearing Yveltal's words.
Zapdos thought its attack was effective, but just as it thought it had narrowly escaped, Death Wing had already arrived before it…
…………
"I'm sorry, our Gabite biting you was indeed our fault."
Zapdos was released from petrification, sitting in front of Gui Ling with a terrified expression. But Zapdos dared not make any rash moves, because Kyogre and Yveltal were behind it, staring intently.
"Zapdos Zapdos!"
"Master, he says it's fine, just be careful next time."
"Mhm, yes, next time we'll manage Gabite better! But… you electrocuted our Gabite, shouldn't we settle this score too?"
"Zap… Zapdos?"
At this moment, behind Zapdos, two kinds of red and blue lights had already lit up…
Because the scene was too brutal, Gardevoir covered Diancie's eyes. Gabite looked, then copied Gardevoir, covering Gardevoir's eyes.
Greninja and Noivern were still fighting over comic books with Ceruledge and Darkrai. The four of them weren't interested in Zapdos.
Servine and Trevenant listened to Gengar and Banette's suggestion and began to think. Then, Trevenant, with Servine on its head, slowly walked over.
"Trevenant!"
"…………… (What's wrong? We were having fun beating him up.)"
"Whoosh—?"
"Servine Servine~"
Zapdos found it somewhat laughable. A small snake dared to tell two Legendary Pokémon to move aside. This was probably the biggest joke it had ever heard.
But the next second, Yveltal and Kyogre actually slowly retreated, leaving the scene to Servine.
Servine stood on the severely injured Zapdos, extending its Vine Whip and hitting Zapdos repeatedly.
Gengar and Banette's intention was to let Servine deliver the final blow, defeating this Legendary Pokémon. Perhaps it could make Servine evolve into Serperior.
"Servine!" (That's for electrocuting Gabite!)
Slap!
"Servine!" (That's for scaring me with thunder!)
Slap!
"Servine!" (That's for fighting back!)
Slap!
"Servine…" (That's for… uh…)
Slap!
"Zapdos!" (What's it for now! You at least have to give me a reason!)
"Servine!" (Mhm, just because I don't like you.)
"Zapdos!" (If it weren't for those two big brothers! You wouldn't be standing here telling me what to do!)
"Servine~" (I just love how you can't stand me but can't do anything about it~)
In the end, Zapdos wasn't knocked out; it was fainted from anger. Servine also successfully evolved into Serperior. When Trevenant saw Serperior's much larger size, it was a bit sad, thinking its good friend wouldn't rest on its head anymore.
But Serperior coiled its body around Trevenant's head. Trevenant didn't feel it was very heavy and carried Serperior to watch the others fighting over comic books.
Gui Ling, on the side, burst into laughter. Was Zapdos hitting a brick wall, or was Zapdos just plain unlucky?
However, in a desert, a person riding a Braviary slowly flew towards a ruin…
"I'm stunned! Thanks to Fufu's salary card, Boss's God-level authentication! Extra update today! Wishing the boss continuous golden light!"
"No more drafts on hand… Another busy day~"
"The next chapter is a divine battle. I'll go brainstorm the plot."