Pokémon: When the World Changed

Chapter 600 595: Dark Absol

"Abbssss!"

Just as Ethan was reflecting, he suddenly saw Absol let out a sound.

"Absol, do you want to go out and fight?"

Ethan's heart stirred. In truth, after being apart for so long, even he was not entirely sure what Absol's true strength was now.

According to the data from the Pokémon ranking battles, Absol's strength was only below that of his seven main Pokémon.

"Abbssss!"

Absol nodded.

"Then, I'll leave it to you."

Ethan smiled slightly; at that moment he perfectly understood Absol's intention.

Before leaving, it wanted to fight for him once more.

"Abbssss!"

After hearing Ethan's words, Absol let out a low roar.

In the next instant, a black energy suddenly began to gush out from its body.

As that dark energy appeared, Absol's face showed pain, but it endured it with all its strength.

Within the swirling darkness, a violent force suddenly erupted from its body.

"That is... the Dark Force!"

Seeing that scene, Ethan was startled.

Although President Beckett had already told him that Absol could control the Dark Force, he did not expect it to be able to use it directly in battle.

"Are you alright, Absol?"

Involuntarily, Ethan began to worry.

Boom!

As if it had heard his words, Absol suddenly opened its eyes.

The black energy surrounding it suddenly contracted and began to merge into its body.

After absorbing it, Absol's originally snow-white fur turned ink-black, and its aura once again increased violently.

"As I thought... an Absol that can perfectly master the Dark Force!"

"This is, without a doubt, the most perfect sacrifice! With this Absol, I will be able to completely control the Dark Force!"

Seeing this, the man in black's eyes shone with fervor. His reason for infiltrating the environment of the Pokémon hunter exam was precisely to capture this Absol and master the Dark Force.

Shh!

Shh!

Shh!

While both of them fixed their gaze on Absol, its figure suddenly moved.

It took a step.

And its silhouette instantly disappeared.

When it appeared again, Absol was already in front of the professional-level Mightyena. The horn on its head was wrapped in dark energy and it launched a brutal slash.

Mightyena's reaction was not slow either: dark-type energy gathered in its mouth and it used the move Crunch.

Boom!

With a loud explosion, before the disbelieving eyes of both...

Mightyena was sent flying by a single blow from Absol!

"What strength!"

The two of them were stunned.

After completely releasing the Dark Force, Absol's strength had clearly surpassed that of a professional-level Pokémon.

"The Dark Force... truly is the most powerful force in this world!"

The man in black showed a fanatical expression.

But when he saw that his Mightyena had been instantly suppressed, his face immediately changed.

With a Quasi-Elite level Absol joining the fight, his Pokémon had clearly fallen into an absolute disadvantage.

"Mightyena, fall back and protect me!"

"Hydreigon, go face Absol!"

With a tense face, the man in black was forced to send out his strongest Pokémon: Hydreigon.

"Hyydrreegg!"

Hydreigon roared, and its three heads began launching attacks relentlessly toward Absol.

"Future Sight!"

Following Ethan's order, Absol activated its perception to the maximum.

Its figure moved swiftly across the field, dodging every one of Hydreigon's attacks.

Roar!

Dark energy gathered in its horn, transforming into a black slash that shot forward.

Boom, boom, boom!

In an instant, the two dark-type Pokémon clashed violently.

Although Hydreigon pressured Absol throughout the fight, thanks to the dark power and the perception of the move Future Sight, Absol retreated while fighting, managing to hold Hydreigon back!

"It blocked him?!"

The man in black was stunned once again.

Hydreigon, as his trump card Pokémon, was much stronger than his other two Quasi-Elite level Pokémon.

And yet Absol could withstand it, which meant that it had also entered the Quasi-Elite level.

Thanks to the reinforcement of the Dark Force, Absol had directly jumped two levels of power. The Dark Force was truly terrifying!

"Absol..."

Looking at Absol completely enveloped in darkness, Ethan gently closed his eyes.

When he opened them, his gaze became extremely sharp.

Although Absol now seemed incredibly powerful, all of that was the result of forcing the Dark Force.

Throughout the entire process, Absol did not show any obvious signs of suffering, but Ethan knew it was enduring it by force.

Such a powerful energy... how could it possibly not have side effects?

Because of that, Ethan decided to end the battle as quickly as possible, even if he had to reveal all of his hidden cards.

"If I act here, they shouldn't discover me, right?"

Ethan reflected briefly and stared at the man in black while speaking in a low voice.

"Not be discovered?"

"Hmph! Even if you ask for help, no one will come to save you."

The man in black was stunned for a moment, then smiled with disdain.

He had chosen this place precisely for that reason.

"That's good. I must finish this battle as soon as possible."

With those words, Ethan removed the recording device from his shoulder and stored it in his spatial ring.

Then, before the astonished gaze of the man in black, he took out another five Poké Balls and gently threw them.

In the next instant, five beams of white light appeared simultaneously: Shuckle, Lucario, Magmortar, Litwick, and Rhyperior appeared on the field.

"How is this possible?!"

"Why can you still release more Pokémon?!"

The man in black was completely stunned.

It was common knowledge that a trainer could only release six Pokémon.

But Ethan, after already releasing six, brought out five more!

"Lucario, Aura Sphere!"

"Magmortar, Explosive Bullet!"

"Rhyperior, Rock Wrecker!"

"Shuckle, Hidden Power!"

In the next instant, the four Pokémon launched direct attacks at the man in black.

The explosions rang out without end, and a torrent of energy completely engulfed him.

"Mightyena, block them!"

The man in black's face changed completely.

On the field, his Pokémon were being held back one by one by Ethan's.

At his side, only Mightyena could protect him.

Boom!

Mightyena charged without hesitation.

It faced the combined attacks of the four Pokémon head-on.

Thanks to its professional-level strength, it managed to block them.

But before the man in black could feel relieved, he felt absolute terror.

A flame suddenly appeared in front of him.

The flame completely filled his field of vision.

A piercing pain exploded in his mind.

Then, everything turned black... and there was nothing more.

At that instant, the entire field fell into a deathly silence.

The man in black's Pokémon stopped, staring blankly at the flames still burning in the center of the field.

"It's over. As for you all, go back and rest peacefully."

Suddenly, Ethan's figure appeared beside the flames through Slowking's Teleport move.

Inside the fire, Litwick floated, and beneath its covering several Poké Balls remained suspended in the air.

While speaking, Ethan took several Poké Balls and pressed the recall button, launching beams of red light toward the Pokémon on the field.

Pokémon such as Houndoom and Mightyena closed their eyes, as if resigned, and were returned to their Poké Balls.

However, Honchkrow and Hydreigon, both Quasi-Elite level, resisted strongly and managed to break free from the red light.

But in the next instant, the other Pokémon pounced on them, attacking with superior numbers.

Soon after, Honchkrow was suppressed and captured.

Then Vibrava joined Absol and the others to launch a final assault against Hydreigon.

Finally, amid roars filled with frustration, Hydreigon was also returned to its Poké Ball, marking the official end of the battle.

"It finally ended..."

Ethan let out a deep sigh.

He would never have imagined that the greatest danger this time would not come from the mysterious environment itself, but from another human being.

Surely, that man in black would never have imagined that he would be defeated by a trainer who was only participating in a professional exam.

Normally, a trainer with three Quasi-Elite level Pokémon would be invincible against a professional-level trainer.

But he had the misfortune of encountering Ethan.

Whether it was the fusion of Sandslash and Meltan into the "WarGreymon" form, the Vibrava that, combined with Tyranitar's sandstorm and desert, used "Ryū: Odoshi", or Absol, who reached the Quasi-Elite level after releasing the Dark Force... none of that had been in the calculations of the man in black.

And what he least expected, without a doubt, was Ethan's ability to release double the number of Pokémon, leaving him without even the time to organize a proper defense.

(End of Chapter)