Chapter 74: Shen and Machamp

"Machamp, use Focus Energy!"

Lucario didn't move.

"Machamp, Bulk Up!"

Lucario still didn't move.

Shen's strategy of making Machamp stronger with two buffing moves in a row didn't stop. Frustrated, Shen suddenly burst out in anger, feeling insulted. 

"Julian! I don't need you to go easy on me!"

Her voice echoed through the loudspeaker, reaching Julian.

"666! I like her fiery temper."

"Julian: I was wrong to hold back."

"This wave of moves should make Machamp much stronger"

Julian was also speechless. Didn't the other party swore to let Machamp hurt Lucario just now, but if she wanted to hurt Lucario with Machamp's strength, unless he deliberately held back, it was really impossible.

So if you don't let him stack a few buffs, increase Machamp's strength, and narrow the distance between him and Lucario, how can Lucario be hurt?

"Lucario, Aura Sphere!"

A glowing, football-sized sphere of energy formed between Lucario's hands, the soft blue light comforting to look at but incredibly dangerous in reality.

"Machamp Dynamic Punch blow it up for me"

Instead of dodging, Shen had Machamp meet the attack head-on. Machamp raised all four of its arms, clenching its fists tight as red and yellow energy swirled around them. It charged forward and slammed its glowing fists into the Aura Sphere.

The sphere exploded on impact, sending a cloud of black smoke over the battlefield.

"Now, Brick Break!" Shen shouted.

Through the thick smoke, Machamp rushed out with a roar, charging straight toward Lucario. Lucario moved forward to meet the attack.

"Bone Rush!"

With his hands stretched out, a white Bone Club appeared in his hands, meeting Machamp's Brick Break.

The two Pokémon clashed, trading blows like seasoned martial artists. One swung fists, the other a staff—both showing off their impressive Fighting-type skills.

In fact, some Fighting Pokémon can indeed learn some martial arts of the human world. With their powerful body, its power might even be infinitely magnified.

Of course, there are also many limitations. The first is that the body structure of Pokémon is different from that of humans. Even if there are some human-shaped Pokémon like Machamp, but their internal structure is more or less different.

So there are not many Pokémon who can really learn human martial arts.

Machamp, with its four arms, attacked at lightning speed, so fast that the audience couldn't even follow the movement. Julian, even with his aura powers, couldn't see the exact motions of Machamp's punches either.

"Wham~!"

Lucario, on the other hand, used the Bone Staff very well and blocked all of Machamp's punches.

"Luca!"

Suddenly Lucario let out a soft cry, his eyes flickered slightly, and the long Bone Staff in his hand suddenly turned into two small bone clubs, one for each hand.

The left and right Bone Club protruded above Machamp, shifted slightly under his feet, dodged the opponent's attack, and then the left and right Bone Club slammed the intersection between Machamp's arms.

Machamp has four arms, two on each of his left and right shoulders, and the middle of the two arms is his biggest weak point.

It's like hitting someone's armpit hard enough to temporarily immobilize their arm.

Humans have done a lot of research on Pokémon, some have studied Pokémon moves, some have studied Pokémon evolution, and some have studied Pokémon's weaknesses.

Books like this are sold in bookstores, and there are records of Machamp's weak points in it, but there are only less than 100 kind of Pokémon recorded in this book.

Under the effect of it's weak point being hit hard by Bone Club, Machamp screamed and his four arms drooped like noodles.

These four arms were Machamp's biggest attacking weapons, and losing them would undoubtedly make Machamp lose 80% of his strength.

"Machamp, don't give up! Use Giga Impact!" Shen was like a obsessed madman, at this point she only had one thought in her mind, hurting Lucario.

Fighting-type Pokémon are known for their toughness, and even though Machamp's arms were useless, it still had its legs.

"I'll kill you scumbag"

At this moment, Machamp and Shen seemed to be united in their minds, and the beliefs between the two sides were conveyed to each other, and a new strength emerged from Machamp's tired body.

In the stands, a teacher from the admissions office of a certain college lit up when he saw this scene.

At this time, Shen felt like she and Machamp seemed to have become one, and she was able to see Lucario from Machamp's perspective.

'Illusion?'

'I don't care if it's just my illusion.'

'Machamp, let's give it everything we've got!' 

The light of Giga Impact suddenly magnified, and the surrounding air began to boil with Machamp's energy, the ground cracked beneath its feet. It left a deep trail behind as it raced toward Lucario.

You have to know that this place can only be destroyed by pseudo-Elite Pokémon.

That is to say, at this moment, Machamp in the early stage of Advanced-level is showing strength equal to a pseudo-Elite.

Lucario didn't know why, but it felt two auras in Machamp.

The final impact will definitely be powerful, but it can be avoided with its superior speed, and just as it was about to do so, Julian's voice came.

"Protect!"

Although it was not clear why Julian gave such an order, Lucario did it without thinking.

An aquamarine protective cover shrouded it, and the next second Giga Impact, emitting a strong white light, hit the protection like a meteor hitting earth.

"Boom!"

The sound of the collision echoed across the arena as a shockwave burst out, though it was stopped by the stadium's protective barrier. Even so, the noise roared through the speakers.

"Machamp, crush it" Shen shouted.

Through Machamp's eyes, Shen saw that the barrier blocked the final impact. But her voice spurred Machamp on, filling it with relentless determination.

"Crack~!"

Machamp roared, pushing harder. Its feet dug into the ground, veins bulging from the strain. Under the pressure, Lucario's Protect started to crack.

Lucario stared in surprise as its shield finally shattered.

"Boom!"

Another explosion came, and Black smoke enveloped the two Pokémon. Many viewers couldn't help stretching their necks, as if they could see through the smoke.

"This is amazing!"

"I got so excited, I accidentally kicked my girlfriend!"

"Machamp, who usually moved bricks at the construction site, turned out to be so powerful"

As the smoke cleared, Lucario stood on the field, arms crossed, with the unconscious Machamp at his feet.

The winner was obvious.

But at this moment, many viewers showed disappointed expressions. Just now, Machamp and Shen chose to fight hard regardless of the strength gap, even though they were clearly outmatched.

That kind of spiritual resonance made them hope that Machamp might somehow pull through.

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