webnovelfull Chapter 421 Swamp Monster
Chapter 421 Swamp Monster
As the light faded, a giant swamp monster, pale purple in color with a white belly, appeared before Zhang Heng.
Swampert has outward-spreading ear-like structures and light brown patchy markings on the sides of its cheeks and the joints of its limbs.
Its posture is one of leaning forward and prone, as if it is ready to act at any moment; the posture is unique and easily recognizable.
The Swamp Monster slightly bent its knees and gently pressed its forehead against Zhang Heng's chest, its damp skin rubbing against the boy's clothes.
Its trembling hand hovered behind Zhang Heng's back, hesitant to fall, until it felt the strength of the other's arms around its neck, then it carefully tightened its arms, holding the person firmly in its embrace.
"Swamp..." The Swamp Monster whimpered, its palm gently stroking Zhang Heng's cold back, as if trying to make up for the warmth it had missed when it lost control.
Before Zhang Heng could react, the giant swamp monster's thick arms passed through his knees and back, easily lifting him over its head and placing him steadily on its shoulder.
"Swamp Monster, we've gotten stronger again."
Zhang Heng sat on Swampert's broad shoulders and patted Swampert's head, knowing that Mudkip, which used to be able to only perch on his head, had evolved into a Swampert capable of standing on its own.
The Swamp Monster gently set Zhang Heng down. Zhang Heng walked to the opposite side of the monster, and as their eyes met, a burning light shone in their eyes. It was trust after overcoming a life-or-death ordeal, and the joy of transforming side by side.
The champion beside him nodded in satisfaction. For this young trainer, it was already a difficult task to give his Pokémon the right guidance.
He then spoke up to remind Zhang Heng, saying, "After receiving the blessing of its own type's legendary beast, Swampert should have acquired a unique skill."
Zhang Heng was also somewhat tempted upon hearing this. He wondered what kind of skills Swampert could possess. Skills like Duan Guanjun's Gallade's Holy Sword and Li Guanjun's Charizard's Blast Flame would bring significant power boosts.
While pondering, he used the system's capabilities to check on the Swampert's condition.
Pokémon Name: Swampert (Shiny)
Attributes: Water, Earth
Level: 41 (Gym-level strength)
Potential: Master
Titanium Crystal Properties: Water
Features: Torrent
Held Item: Swampert Mega Evolution Stone
Skills learned: Water gun, mud shooting, freeze punch, earthquake, arm hammer, yawn, rockfall, waterfall climbing???
Looking at the Swampert's attribute panel, Zhang Heng still had many questions.
He thought to himself, "The sonic fist is getting hyped up, but what about these two secret weapons?"
Zhang Heng was still somewhat puzzled, so he issued the command.
"Swamp Monster! Sonic Punch!"
Upon hearing Zhang Heng's command, Swampert quickly began to gather Fighting-type energy. The previously light and swift Fighting-type energy transformed into a heavy and powerful force, condensing on Swampert's massive arm.
"Swamp???"
Swampert was also puzzled. Why had the speed advantage that the moves used to bring disappeared? But these Fighting-type energies were clearly more violent and more powerful.
"roar~"
Swampert roared and slammed its arms, imbued with Fighting-type energy, down hard, causing spiderweb-like cracks to spread across the ground and debris to fly everywhere.
Duan Guanjun stood by, answering Zhang Heng's questions.
"This is a hammer, not a sonic punch. Swampert has forgotten how to use the sonic punch."
Zhang Heng turned to look at Duan Guanjun, still full of doubt, and asked, "Duan Guanjun, what's going on?"
In Zhang Heng's original world, he knew that a Pokémon only had 4 moves.
However, in reality, Pokémon's skills seem to have no upper limit. Once they learn a skill, they find it hard to forget it and it stays with them for life. The higher the Pokémon's potential, the more skills it can remember.
Duan Guanjun said, "The Sonic Fist I learned before was under the blessing of the Bear Apprentice's divine beast. At that time, they did not have the same attributes, so I could learn skills from the Bear Apprentice's skill pool."
"Now the bear apprentice has evolved into a combo-style martial arts bear master. It also has the water attribute, just like Swampert. So the skills it learned before will be forgotten. Swampert should now have a very strong water-type skill."
Zhang Heng nodded upon hearing this and looked at Swampert. In its attribute panel, there were three question marks after the Waterfall skill, indicating that this skill was very likely enhanced by the Combo Martial Arts Ursa Master and the Blessing of the Divine Beast.
Zhang Heng was about to order the Shiny Swampert to use Waterfall.
The ordinary swamp monster beside him suddenly flew into a rage, slamming its thick limbs heavily onto the ground, sending dust flying, and letting out a deafening roar: "Roar~" The sound was full of anger and dissatisfaction, as if it had been greatly offended.
Zhang Heng and the Shiny Swampert both turned to look at the agitated Swampert, both looking completely bewildered, utterly confused as to why it had suddenly erupted.
The Swampert was pounding its chest with its claws while pointing at the Shiny Swampert, chattering and making increasingly agitated gestures.
Zhang Heng frowned, filled with doubt, unable to fathom its intentions.
Just as Zhang Heng was about to use his water manipulation power to try to communicate with the angry swamp monster, the calm and peaceful voice of the Combo Martial Arts Bear Master rang in his mind: "Zhang Heng, the swamp monster is expressing its desire to return its clan's token to itself."
Upon hearing this, a flash of inspiration struck Zhang Heng, and he suddenly remembered that the Mega Evolution Stone, which was encased in a rocky shell and worn by the Swampert, had been taken away by his Shiny Swampert.
He recalled checking the Shiny Swampert's stats panel earlier and saw that it was carrying a Mega Stone, but now he couldn't find it anywhere on the creature.
Zhang Heng couldn't help but wonder to himself, "Could it be that the Swampert Mega Stone can also be absorbed?" But right now, solving the immediate problem was the most urgent task.
He quickly turned to the still furious Swampert and said sincerely, "I'm sorry, Swampert, we had no intention of stealing the clan's token, but it seems that my Swampert absorbed that evolution stone and can't return it to you. Would you mind compensating me with a Water-type Z-Gem?"
As he spoke, Zhang Heng quickly took out a deep blue, rhomboid-shaped water-type Z-crystal from his satchel and handed it to the Swampert.
However, the swamp monster became even angrier and chattered for a long time.
Although the Martial Arts Bear Master didn't translate for Zhang Heng this time, Zhang Heng roughly understood from its angry expression and body language that the other party didn't care about the water-type Z crystal at all, and only wanted to get back what originally belonged to it.
Just as Zhang Heng was at his wit's end, Bo Dang Shui, who had been standing quietly to the side, suddenly had a surge of dragon-type energy around him. A rich indigo light gathered like a tide, transforming into a majestic dragon that covered his body.
Bodangshui's eyes were fierce, and it assumed a posture ready to launch an attack and kill this wild swamp monster.
"Stop! Stop, the water's rippling!"
Upon seeing this, Zhang Heng immediately roared in anger. In his heart, he always adhered to the principle that a gentleman acquires wealth in a righteous way, and such acts of force and robbery were absolutely not what he wanted.
If the other party were a foreign force with malicious intentions, he would naturally not show mercy, but this giant swamp monster in front of him was just guarding the token of its own kind, which was completely different.
The wild swamp monster was not intimidated by the surging water; instead, it became even angrier.
It stood tall and proud, undaunted, exuding an aura of fearlessness in the face of death.
This made Zhang Heng look at it with new respect and secretly admire its courage.
Swampert rambled on for a while, and the Combo-Style Martial Arts Bear Master explained to Zhang Heng again: "This clan token was obtained by defeating the Swampert Chieftain. If your Swampert wants to obtain this token, you must defeat it head-on."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Heng thought the method was feasible.
He believes that the newly evolved Shiny Swampert needs a battle to test its strength and integrate its newly acquired power.
Before Zhang Heng could even speak, the Shiny Swampert seemed to have read its master's mind, and took the initiative to walk up to the Wild Swampert, steadily assuming a fighting stance.
A thrilling battle is about to erupt.