Chapter 386: Still Too Young, Too Far Away
The lava snail seemed to be enraged by this attack, and it let out a low roar, preparing to launch the next round of attack. Sakaki took the opportunity to command the giant bee to launch a counterattack:
"Big Needle Bee, use venom impact!"
The giant hornet spread its wings and vibrated them violently at an extremely fast frequency, making a buzzing sound as the wings rubbed against the air.
At the same time, the poison needle at its tail flashed a heart-pounding blue light.
Suddenly, a thick, pungent liquid mixed with toxins spurted out from the tail of the Beedrill like an arrow, heading straight towards the lava snail not far away.
The venom was so fast and powerful that it drew a green trail in the air and headed straight for the target with a fierce momentum.
Faced with the fierce venom attack, the lava snail showed amazing reaction speed.
It quickly retracted itself into its extremely hard shell in an attempt to resist the impact of the venom.
Although the lava snail's shell is indestructible, the venom of the giant hornet is too powerful.
When the venom hits the lava snail's shell, there is a loud "bang" and the venom splashes everywhere.
Although most of the venom was bounced off the shell, some of it still stubbornly penetrated through the gaps in the shell.
As soon as the venom came into contact with the lava snail's body, it immediately produced a strong corrosive effect, causing it to feel a tingling pain like a needle prick.
The stinging pain instantly spread throughout the body, causing the lava snail to suffer excruciating pain.
"Harden!" Xia Bo's eyes lit up and he once again ordered the lava snail to strengthen its defense.
A faint glow appeared on the shell of the lava snail, and it became even harder.
At the same time, Beedrill also launched a counterattack. It used the insect bite technique, and its sharp double needles hit the shell of the lava snail like sharp blades.
However, the shell of the lava snail was too hard, and the bite of the giant hornet only left shallow marks.
"Jet flames!" Xia Bo was not willing to be outdone and commanded the lava snail to launch an attack.
A stream of blazing flames gushed out of the lava snail's mouth, heading straight for Beedrill. Beedrill rolled rapidly in the air, narrowly avoiding the flame attack.
"Lava snail, don't let it run away, use rockfall!" Xia Bo quickly commanded.
The lava snail reacted immediately, and huge rocks fell from the sky and hit the Beedrill like meteorites.
Although Beedrill is agile, it is difficult for it to completely avoid such dense rock attacks.
It barely dodged a few large rocks, but was still hit on the wings by some debris, causing it to cry out in pain.
Coupled with the constant burning, its characteristics are fully activated!
Seeing this, Sakaki felt nervous, but he knew that this was the time for Beedrill to show its true strength:
"Giant Beedrill, sharpen!"
Beedrill quickly adjusted its state and entered the sharpening state.
Its eyes became sharper and its aura gradually grew stronger.
Sakaki knew that this was Beedrill preparing for its next attack.
Sure enough, after the sharpening state ended, Beedrill rushed towards the Lava Snail and used a combo move.
Its wings were like sharp blades, drawing silver tracks in the air, and every strike carried a deadly threat.
Although the Lava Snail tried its best to resist, it gradually fell into a disadvantage under the fierce attack of the Beedrill.
"Lava snail, use self-regeneration!" Xia Bo was not willing to be outdone and tried to help the lava snail recover from its injuries.
Sakaki had already anticipated this, and he quickly commanded Beedrill to use the Poison Spike technique, covering the battlefield with sharp poisonous stingers.
The lava snail accidentally stepped on a poisonous spike during its self-regeneration process and immediately let out a painful roar.
Sakaki took a deep breath and issued a final command: "Get rid of it! Missile Needle!"
Countless tiny needles poured down like a rainstorm, covering the entire body of the lava snail.
Then, there were continuous explosions.
The lava snail let out a painful roar and its body began to shake.
Seeing this, Xia Bo also became ruthless.
"Break the shell! And destroy the light!"
Under Xia Bo's firm instructions, the lava snail made a surprising decision.
It struggled to mobilize all its strength, and fine cracks suddenly appeared on the hard shell. Then, the cracks spread rapidly, as if the entire shell was about to be broken by this force.
"Bang!" With a deafening noise, the shell of the lava snail finally burst open, revealing its soft body shining like lava.
This is not only the lifting of defenses, but also the release of power.
"Destroy the light!" There was unquestionable firmness in Xia Bo's voice.
The energy that had been accumulated in the lava snail for a long time reached its peak at this moment. A beam of extremely dazzling light burst out from its cracked shell, pointing directly at the giant bee in the sky.
This ray of light was as hot as the sun. Wherever it passed, the air seemed to be ignited, leaving behind a trail of charred marks.
Faced with this sudden devastating attack, Beedrill reacted quickly and tried to dodge at an extremely fast speed, but the speed and power of the destructive light were beyond imagination, and it was ultimately unable to avoid it completely.
The light brushed past one of the Beedrill's wings, instantly igniting it, and a pungent burnt smell filled the air.
"Hiss--" The Beedrill let out a shrill hiss, and its body staggered in the air. The flames on its wings made it lose its balance, and it fell heavily to the ground.
The battle is not over yet. Although Beedrill is seriously injured, there is still an unyielding light in its eyes.
It endured the severe pain, used up its last bit of strength, flapped its wings again and took off, heading straight for the lava snail that was also severely injured and had no strength left.
"In that case, the final blow, a fatal needle piercing!!" Sakaki's voice sounded.
The giant hornet flashed and rushed towards the lava snail like an arrow.
Features all enabled!
Its double needles suddenly became extremely sharp, as if they could penetrate everything.
"Sizzling beer!"
Before the lava snail could react, the deadly needle had already hit its vital points.
Lava snail, defeated!
Xia Bo did not take it back, even though there was a risk that the lava snail would be seriously injured and might not recover for a long time.
Because it's respect for the fight.
Although the Beedrill won, it was a victory achieved by several of its brothers together, so it was a collective victory.
Sakaki took back the Beedrill and patted a few Poké Balls, thanking him for his hard work.
Then he smiled and said to Xia Bo: "It seems that this gym challenge has failed."
Xia Bo wanted to go through the motions, "Your strength has surpassed most gym-level masters. If you attack together, you can really beat my two Pokémon."
Sakaki shook his head, "If you lose, you lose. You have to admit it."
Although we lost, the gains were still quite great.
After Xia Bo finished praising him, he said to Sakaki, "But your combat experience is still too immature. Sometimes, your judgment of combat and use of techniques are far from perfect."
Sakaki nodded, "I understand."
Xia Bo immediately thought of a compromise, "How about this, you train with me for a month, and then we'll fight again after a month?"
Sakaki's eyes lit up, "I couldn't ask for more!"