Chapter 5: The Dragonite of Champion Tier
Seeing the Dragonite hovering in mid-air, its gaze locked onto her, Jiang Shuying’s heart tightened.
Fortunately, the Dragonite seemed to understand her words, realizing that she had no intention of harming its child. Because of this, it did not attack.
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Whether Dragonite attacked or not didn’t matter much to Chen Nian. With his current strength, defeating a Dragonite wouldn’t be difficult.
But this was Kunlun Mountain—a notorious forbidden zone that struck fear into human society. No one knew what lurked within its depths.
If a battle with Dragonite disturbed some terrifying presence here, the consequences wouldn’t be worth it.
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Seeing that Dragonite had no intention of attacking, Chen Nian relaxed completely.
At this moment, he used his “Eye of Appraisal” to check Dragonite’s stats:
Dragonite
Level: 75
Gender: Female
Potential: Champion Tier
Type: Dragon, Flying
Ability: Multiscale
Moves: Dragon Rage, Dragon Claw, Dragon’s Might, Thunder Wave, Thunderbolt, Hyper Beam…
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A Champion-tier Dragonite… Now that’s tempting…
Chen Nian felt a slight stir in his heart as he read the data. Under normal circumstances, he might have tried to capture it. But now, he chose not to.
After all, this Dragonite had a child. He didn’t want to disrupt their peaceful life.
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After hovering in the sky for a while, Dragonite descended toward the ground.
It seemed she was ready to take her child home.
The little Dratini, seeing its mother approach, visibly brightened with joy. It called out softly, eager to return to her embrace.
Just as the mother and child were about to reunite—a sudden disturbance erupted!
A blinding white light streaked across the sky, striking Dragonite with unimaginable speed.
A shrill cry tore through the air as Dragonite plummeted from the sky!
Then, an earth-shaking roar echoed as a massive creature with fiery red wings appeared in the air!
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Salamence
Level: 70
Potential: Champion Tier
Type: Dragon, Flying
Ability: Intimidate
Moves: Dragon Rage, Dragon Claw, Dragon’s Might, Thunder Wave, Thunderbolt, Hyper Beam…
Salamence?!
Chen Nian’s eyes gleamed as he observed the colossal Pokémon circling above.
Without hesitation, Salamence opened its maw and unleashed another Hyper Beam, this time aimed directly at the Dratini and the humans below.
It seemed intent on eliminating all intruders in its territory!
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In an instant, Chen Nian erected a barrier. But to his surprise, the fallen Dragonite threw itself in front of the attack, shielding them.
A deafening explosion followed, leaving Dragonite severely injured as it crashed to the ground.
Enraged by Salamence’s assault on its child, Dragonite’s once-calm eyes turned blood-red.
To touch a dragon’s reverse scale is to invite death!
Dragonite, now in a frenzy to protect its offspring, completely disregarded its injuries. With a furious roar, it charged at Salamence, slamming into it with enough force to send the opposing dragon reeling.
Salamence, provoked by the attack, retaliated with another Hyper Beam, firing it straight at Dragonite.
Dragonite responded in kind, unleashing its own Hyper Beam.
The two colossal beams collided mid-air, triggering a devastating explosion.
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The shockwaves from the battle between two Champion-tier Pokémon affected even Jiang Shuying. Her face paled, and her slender frame trembled. If not for leaning against Chen Nian, she might have collapsed.
“Chen Nian, run…!”
“I—I’ll hold them off here…”
“You? Hold them off?”
Chen Nian couldn’t help but smirk at her words.
“Two Champion-tier Pokémon are fighting. What exactly can a defenseless girl like you do to stop them?”
“Did you think they’d be distracted by your beauty?”
Seeing him joke at a time like this, Jiang Shuying nearly cried in frustration. She shoved him hard.
“How can you joke around now?! This mess is my fault, not yours! Just go—!”
“I… I’ll stay behind…”
“I don’t have the habit of abandoning girls in danger and running away alone.”
Chen Nian’s expression turned calm again as he looked at her.
“Meeting me today must be fate.”
“After all, a battle like this isn’t something you see every day.”
Jiang Shuying didn’t understand his words, but when she saw him step forward fearlessly, panic surged through her.
She tried to rush forward and pull him back—but Chen Nian had already tossed a Poké Ball.
“Come out, Necrozma!”
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Jiang Shuying stared blankly at the sky.
A creature she had never seen before floated before her.
Clad in pitch-black armor, its mere presence exuded an overwhelming pressure that threatened to make her faint just from looking at it.
T-This is Chen Nian’s Pokémon?!
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Chen Nian glanced at the two dragons locked in combat above and spoke calmly to Necrozma.
“These two are too noisy.”
“Make them calm down—but don’t kill them.”
Following his command, Necrozma teleported high into the sky.
It raised its two fearsome claws—and in an instant, two violet energy blades shot forth.
Necrozma’s attack was something far beyond what mere Champion-tier Pokémon like Dragonite and Salamence could withstand.
In the next second, the two renowned dragon-types were struck down effortlessly.
The already-injured Dragonite lost consciousness immediately, crashing to the ground.
Salamence, however, still clung to a sliver of awareness…