After Jiang Chen finished his call with his father, the battle had already begun. When enemies met, their eyes turned bloodshot.
This Zapdos was indeed the same Zapdos that had severely injured Articuno before.
High above the clouds, Articuno and Zapdos collided using Brave Bird. Articuno's terrifying aura was somewhat frightening.
Articuno stared fixedly at Zapdos, its eyes filled with killing intent.
If it hadn't been lucky enough to survive back then, it might have died in Zapdos's hands. So Articuno truly wanted to kill Zapdos.
"Whoosh~!"
With a cry, Zapdos used Thunderbolt to attack Articuno. The Thunderbolt formed a lightning net, completely enveloping Articuno.
Articuno's body was filled with icy power. Protected by this icy power, it broke through the lightning net formed by Zapdos's Thunderbolt.
Flapping its wings, a Blizzard blew towards Zapdos.
"Why is it suddenly snowing?"
"The weather's too weird. Lightning, thunder, and snow. Didn't the weather forecast say it would be sunny today? This wouldn't be some kind of 'zero-nine-zero' caused by a Pokémon, would it?"
"Impossible. Look how vast the thundercloud's range is. How strong would a Pokémon have to be to cause such a weather change?"
The people of Black River City also noticed the unusual weather, and a sense of oppression descended upon them.
This oppressive feeling was actually the intimidating aura emitted by the Legendary Pokémon. Even at a height of ten thousand meters, the people below could feel the pressure.
Actually, a part of it was being blocked. Otherwise, this oppressive feeling would have made them unable to stand steadily.
"Are you cold?" Jiang Chen asked Ling Wanqiu and Xiao Luoxue.
"Not really."
Although she said "not really," Ling Wanqiu couldn't help but shiver. Wild winds raged, and snowflakes fell from the sky. How could it not be cold?
"Come out, Charizard."
Jiang Chen called out Charizard.
"Let the flames on your tail burn even brighter."
The flames on Charizard's tail surged. The icy aura disappeared, and the surroundings warmed up.
At this moment, Charizard also understood why Jiang Chen had called it out. It had originally thought Jiang Chen wanted it to come out and battle, but he wanted it out for warmth.
"Can Articuno defeat that Zapdos?"
Ling Wanqiu and Xiao Luoxue were a little worried.
They knew Articuno was severely injured by Zapdos. Can Articuno defeat Zapdos now, in another battle?
"The current Articuno is different from before. Its strength has improved a lot. It should be able to win."
Jiang Chen couldn't be too certain, as he hadn't seen that Zapdos and didn't know how strong it truly was.
Even if it really couldn't win, it wouldn't matter; there was still a backup plan. No matter how strong that Zapdos was, it was definitely no match for him.
With a safety net, Jiang Chen was completely unfazed.
What's more, Articuno might not even lose. Jiang Chen wasn't clear about the situation of the battle between the two Pokémon high in the sky, but he knew.
Seeing him so relaxed and carefree, it was clear that Articuno was definitely not at a disadvantage.
If Articuno couldn't win, even if Jiang Chen didn't say anything, he would go help.
At a height of ten thousand meters, Articuno was not only not at a disadvantage, but it was even chasing and attacking Zapdos. The current Articuno was no longer its former self.
The previous Articuno couldn't defeat Zapdos. Now that its strength had improved, Articuno finally had the chance to personally get its revenge.
"Swoosh—!"
Zapdos let out a sharp cry. Ice and snow covered Zapdos's body. Articuno directly attacked with Absolute Zero.
Probably knowing it couldn't be avoided, Zapdos, which had been dodging, gave up dodging and used Brave Bird.
Zapdos, using Brave Bird, had not yet reached Articuno when it was frozen by ice.
Legendary Pokémon were Legendary Pokémon after all. Even if Absolute Zero could leave the opponent near death in one blow, a one-hit knockout move, it still couldn't make Zapdos lose its combat capability. When the frozen Zapdos fell from the sky, a bolt of lightning shattered the ice encasing it. After breaking free, Zapdos retaliated with a Thunderbolt. The lightning strike was too swift. Articuno was almost hit, barely dodging the attack.
However, this Thunderbolt headed towards Black River City.
Looking at the dazzling lightning, Jiang Chen immediately raised his small hand. This Thunderbolt was blocked.
The citizens of Black River City, who were currently looking up at the anomaly in the sky, still didn't know that they were just one step away from death.
If that Thunderbolt hadn't been blocked, the entire Black River City might have been destroyed by that attack.
That was Zapdos's full-power attack. Destroying a city was truly not difficult.
"Something's falling! It's Articuno," Ling Wanqiu quickly reminded Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen also looked up and saw it. To be precise, it wasn't just Articuno, but also Zapdos.
Just now in the air, Articuno had used Aerial Ace to trick Zapdos, dodging Zapdos's attack, then used Brave Bird to knock Zapdos down.
"Don't be nervous, Articuno's fine. It's Zapdos that's in trouble."
Jiang Chen comforted the nervous Ling Wanqiu and Xiao Luoxue.
Articuno was Jiang Chen's Pokémon, so of course, they didn't want to see Articuno lose.
"Boom!!!"
The ground shook as if an earthquake had occurred. Jiang Chen reached out and supported the two unsteady girls. His gaze turned towards a mountain not far from Black River City.
That mountain was also one of the Cloud Ridge Mountains, but now that mountain had disappeared.
Zapdos and Articuno, falling, had directly flattened the mountain.
"Now issuing an emergency notification. A special situation has occurred in Black River City. All citizens of Black River City are requested to temporarily evacuate Black River City."
At this moment, a notification came through, broadcast directly by helicopter. The residents of Black River City, who had been watching the commotion, also panicked...
Through the earthquake-like tremor just now, they also knew that something unusual had occurred. These people reacted quickly and immediately began to flee Black River City.
Because Pokémon riots had occurred in many places before, they thought a Pokémon riot had happened. Staying here meant death, so who wouldn't run as fast as they could?
"How is Articuno?"
The distance was too great. Jiang Chen wasn't clear about Articuno's condition, but he certainly knew.
"Screech?!"
It told Jiang Chen that Articuno only suffered minor injuries, nothing serious. At least compared to Zapdos, Articuno's injuries weren't severe.
A mountain was directly flattened, and a deep pit appeared. Zapdos lay miserably in the deep pit. Although Articuno had some scorched marks, its condition was far better than Zapdos's.
Zapdos didn't understand. Why had its former defeated foe suddenly become so powerful? Last time it almost killed Articuno. This time, it was almost killed by Articuno.
Articuno showed no intention of holding back. It extended its sharp claws and fiercely lunged at Zapdos.
"Rip~!"
Blood flowed freely. Three new, deep wounds appeared on Zapdos's body, and its feathers scattered everywhere.
Zapdos, attacked, screamed and couldn't help but fight back, unleashing Thunderbolt on Articuno.
The distance was too close, and Thunderbolt was unleashed too quickly. Articuno couldn't dodge. This was Zapdos's Thunderbolt, which directly turned an area of several kilometers into a lightning domain.
The lightning struck Articuno. Articuno endured it. This wasn't the first time it had taken a Thunderbolt attack from Zapdos.
The scorched marks on its body were caused by Zapdos's Thunderbolt.
Enduring the Thunderbolt attack, Articuno's sharp claws once again grabbed Zapdos, carrying it into the air.
Zapdos continued to unleash Thunderbolt. Seeing that Thunderbolt's effect was not ideal, Zapdos simply used Thunder.
It attacked itself as well. Anyway, the damage caused by lightning to Zapdos was almost zero.
Violent energy fluctuations continuously spread in the air. None of the glass windows of Black River City's high-rise buildings remained intact.
Zapdos's Thunder attack was indeed powerful. Articuno couldn't withstand it either. It loosened its claws, allowing Zapdos to break free.
Its fur was scorched black, its blue feathers completely black. Articuno opened its mouth and released cold air, using Ice Beam to freeze Zapdos.
The frozen Zapdos fell from high in the sky. However, just before hitting the ground, the ice shattered, and Zapdos broke free, regaining its freedom, and flew up again. Although badly beaten by Articuno, Zapdos still had the strength to fight.
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