Chương 116: It is my honor to award you this badge.

"Haha, the challenger sent out their Pokémon first? Looks like they're really confident in their Garchomp that one-shotted Gardevoir. Well then, I'll have to get serious too!"

Seeing Lu Sha take the lead, Iwasaki laughed heartily without a care and threw out a Poké Ball: "Golem, go!"

"rumble!!"

With a muffled roar, a Pokémon resembling a lizard trapped inside a stone landed heavily on the ground, its sturdy body causing the entire battlefield to tremble three times.

Lu Sha slightly raised her eyelids and glanced at the other person.

Quasi-King-level Rumble Rock.

In terms of sheer strength on paper, he is still four whole levels ahead of him.

But he's not the same person he was back then.

"Come on! My Golem is no weaker than that Gardevoir. Let's have a high-octane collision and let the rocks catch fire! Hahaha!"

Iwasaki swung his arm down with overwhelming force: "Grenadier, use Roll!"

"Takashi!"

The rumbler roared and retracted its limbs into its thick rock shell, transforming into a giant rock ball. Instead of immediately crashing into the sand, it spun wildly at the edge of the field, constantly accumulating rolling kinetic energy and power.

On the other side, Lu Sha twisted his neck, opened his mouth full of sharp teeth, and revealed an arrogant shark smile.

He is completely different now than he was when he fought in the exchange battle.

hum!!!

As Cattleya waved her hand lightly from the sidelines, Lu Sha felt a surge of pure energy, almost tangible, instantly fill his entire body.

This was the first time that Gadriya had given him a full boost in actual combat after she gained control of the energy source.

The sheer magnitude of this power far surpassed the effect of his own combined two rounds of Soul Dance Sonic Boom.

What he was blessed with was the genuine power of a Heavenly King!

Lu Sha vaguely understood.

No wonder the Pokémon of Goose Armor and Mustard Bamboo were able to unleash such terrifying power on the battlefield.

Now that he has the boost from the original attribute, he is in no way inferior to those two!

This is the power of bonds!

"Now, Golem, crush him!"

When the rolling speed of the golem reached its limit, with each rotation bringing a deafening roar and a strong tremor to the ground, Iwasaki finally gave the order to attack.

Faced with the rumbling rocks that seemed to be crushing down like a thousand-ton steel coil at full speed, Lu Sha didn't even lift an eyelid.

"Young Miss, quick! Command me to block them!"

This time, Shaq will experience the power of "blocking"!

"Stop them!"

Cattleya smiled faintly, her eyes full of indulgence, letting him run wild.

As Lu Sha raised his shark arm, the superpowers that Cattleya had bestowed upon him reached their peak, transforming into a tangible halo.

"Click!"

boom!!!

The rolling attack, carrying sixteen times the extreme power, slammed into Lu Sha's arms like a meteorite from outer space.

Amidst the deafening roar, the rocky ground beneath Lu Sha's feet crumbled inch by inch.

However, Lu Sha, who was only of elite level on the surface and had not even activated his self-amplification skills, actually managed to stop the raging rock sphere with his arms.

Unmoved.

"Are you... are you kidding me?!" Standing on the referee's stand, Hyota was stunned.

"Iwasaki-sensei's full-scale roll of the Golem was actually caught?! How is that possible?!"

As a seasoned and experienced gym leader, Iwasaki immediately saw through the deception and uttered a few words in a hoarse voice: "Heavenly King level..."

He originally thought that the exaggerated reports about Cattleya in the media were more or less exaggerated, just like Cynthia back then.

After all, when Cynthia came to challenge him, she only defeated the gym assistant and did not fight him.

But now, he realizes he was terribly wrong.

A sixteen-year-old superhero, his talent is simply terrifying!

Even a roll with sixteen times the power could be stopped by bare hands, so the outcome of this battle was already decided from the start.

Lu Sha didn't even use any special skills; he simply nudged the shark's head and hurled a psychic hammer imbued with powerful superpowers.

boom!

The massive body of the golem was slammed to the ground, instantly losing its ability to fight.

"Click!"

Lu Sha stood in the center of the cracked ground and let out a long, exhilarating roar.

That's incredible! I feel like Shark is ridiculously strong right now!

With the young lady joining forces, we are invincible under the Heavenly King.

"I lost..."

Looking at Lu Sha, who was full of fighting spirit in the arena, Iwasaki's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, and the words of surrender were already on the tip of his tongue.

The gap in strength is too large.

He was no longer the impetuous, reckless youth he once was. Faced with such a one-sided and overwhelming defeat, there was no need for his old buddies to go up and take the beating unilaterally.

However, just as he was about to concede, he caught a glimpse of Piao Tai standing on the referee's bench.

Seeing his apprentice's stunned and bewildered expression, still immersed in the shock of Golem's crushing defeat, Iwasaki suddenly grinned and laughed silently.

We can't accept this defeat!

If he were the only one standing here today, this battle could indeed have ended here.

But right now, the next generation of the Black Gold Gym is still watching!

"Charge, City Guardian Dragon! Unleash a powerful charge!"

Iwasaki hurled the Poké Ball, his booming voice echoing through the gym: "Let the newly crowned Elite Four members on the other side take a good look at the Rock Will of our Black Gold Gym!"

"roar!"

With a dull roar, the guardian dragon crashed to the ground.

Without pausing for a moment, its massive body surged forward with unstoppable momentum, hurtling toward Lu Sha.

Lu Sha naturally noticed Iwasaki's little action, and his shark mouth unconsciously opened into a slight smile.

"Click! (Then I'll grant your wish!)" This time, he did not choose to wait in the same place.

Lu Sha suddenly exerted force with both legs, shattering the already broken rock slabs beneath his feet, transforming into a deep blue afterimage, and launched a counter-charge head-on against the city-guarding dragon.

A tremendous amount of superpowers naturally gathered at the top of his head.

Click!

Mind Hammer!

Boom!!

The dull thuds of flesh colliding echoed throughout the venue.

The heavily armored city-guarding dragon, which stands three meters tall, was knocked off its feet by Lu Sha's simple headbutt. Its massive body carved a deep trench in the ground, and it immediately lost its ability to fight.

Looking at the fallen guardian dragon, a trace of heartache and reluctance flashed in Iwasaki's eyes.

But his action of recalling the Pokémon was swift and decisive. Then, he pulled out his last Poké Ball and roared out his final, passionate command: "Go, Tyranitar! Use Giga Impact! Burn away our last bit of rock will!"

"roar!"

Amidst a ferocious roar, Bangilas, resembling a green Godzilla, descended upon the arena.

Its massive body shot out like an arrow, stirring up a violent gust of air, and launched a suicidal charge towards Lu Sha.

At this moment, Piao Tai, standing on the referee's bench, was completely stunned.

This was the first time he, a man of peaceful nature, had witnessed such a tragic battle.

In his memory, Iwasaki-sensei was always a cheerful uncle who was always happy and would occasionally play a little trick.

But now, faced with an absolute difference in strength, the teacher's moth-to-a-flame passion has completely overturned his understanding.

Standing opposite them were Cattleya and Lu Sha, who were like two insurmountable mountains, so powerful that they inspired despair, and so dazzling that they were impossible to look directly at.

Boom!!!

Another earth-shattering roar.

Even Tyranitar, who is also a quasi-god, was unable to withstand Lu Sha's Mind Hammer under the absolute crushing power.

Amidst a cloud of dust, the massive green body collapsed to the ground, completely incapacitated.

"Bang... Bangiras is unable to fight. Challenger Cattleya wins this match!"

Piao Tai swallowed hard, his arm holding the signal flag trembling slightly, and announced the final result loudly in a slightly trembling voice.

Iwasaki silently recalled Tyranitar, gently stroked the Poké Ball, and then looked up.

He ignored the still-shocked Piao Tai, and instead resumed his usual carefree and cheerful smile, striding up to Cattleya and Lu Sha. He pulled a badge with a gleaming black sheen from his pocket: "Investigator Cattleya, you are truly formidable. I wish you a speedy ascension to the throne of Heavenly King! It is my honor to personally present you with this Coal Badge!"

"Thanks."

Caldelia nodded slightly, took it with both hands, and solemnly placed it into the empty badge box.

This is the first gym badge she and Lu Sha have won together, and she will remember today's experience.

"Cut! (Come on, look at the camera!)" Lu Sha grinned like a shark and squeezed through the crowd, expertly raising his phone.

Against the backdrop of the Black Gold Gym battleground riddled with holes, the game freezes the image of the aloof and stunning young lady, the hearty-laughing Uncle Iwasaki, and the game's own handsome shark-like face together.

"Snap!"

As soon as the group photo was taken, Lu Shalian immediately tossed it into the [Gible's Mutual Aid Hut].

Such a memorable moment deserves to be shown off!

I got my first Coal Badge!

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