Pokémon: I just became a Gym Leader, and Cynthia proposed to me.

Chapter 766 Starmie, You Are Both a Pokémon and a Beacon of Light

Li Shuwen and Qi Qilin rushed out of the shop at the same time.

The streets were in complete chaos, with Pokémon running around in a panic. Some ran home, some ran to shelters, and some stood there bewildered.

In the sky, several armored ravens carrying searchlights flew towards the outskirts of the city.

Li Shuwen looked up and saw the monster.

Its height exceeds sixty meters, resembling a moving black mountain.

Its shape is somewhat similar to Tyranitar, but it is more ferocious and terrifying than Tyranitar.

Its entire carapace was as black as ink, with purple patterns dancing on it like poisonous blood flowing in its veins.

Its eyes were two dark red abysses, without pupils, yet they seemed capable of devouring all light.

Its back was covered with sharp bone spurs, and its tail was as thick as a giant python's. With each step it took, a ring of black cracks would appear on the ground.

The dome of Pokémon Castle became dim and lifeless in its shadow.

The sunlight was blocked by its massive body, shrouding the entire city in an eerie gloom.

"Monster...monster..." A Bobo fell from a tree, its wings stiff, unable to fly.

"Run! Run to the shelter!" an elegant cat cried out desperately from a street corner, its voice filled with terror.

"Mommy—!" A little Kangaskhan was so frightened that it collapsed to the ground and cried loudly.

A mongoose rushed over, scooped it up in its arms, and scrambled towards the shelter.

The streets were filled with running figures and terrified screams.

A long-tailed monster was carrying a bunch of bananas. As it ran, the bananas fell off.

He glanced back, then gritted his teeth and kept running.

A Snorlax was jolted awake from its sleep. Still groggy, it got up, saw the monster, and jumped in fright, scrambling into the sewer.

The Qilin, far from being afraid, looked at the monster; instead, its mane stood on end with excitement. "It's here! It's finally here! I've been so bored for a month!"

He turned and rushed towards the aircraft parked by the roadside, shouting to Li Shuwen, "Get in quickly! If you're too late, someone else will get there first!"

Li Shuwen looked at the sixty-meter-tall monster, and then at Qi Qilin's face, which was filled with excitement.

"Are you sure... the security force can stop this monster?"

Qilin patted the storage box on the aircraft with a smug look. "These past few days, Dr. Exeggutor has had me cooperate with his research and gave me a secret weapon! Just you wait and see!"

The two jumped onto the aircraft.

With a throttle input, the Qilin roared into the sky.

The evacuation on the ground continued, and from the air, the Pokémon looked like ants scurrying through the streets.

The lights in the dome lit up one by one, illuminating the city.

Meanwhile, the monster outside the city was walking towards it step by step, each step causing the dome to tremble slightly.

The four captains have already assembled outside the city.

The fire-breathing dragon flew in the sky, golden flames gathering deep in its throat.

Garchomp stood on the ground, its claws glowing with the light of dragon energy.

The Dragon King Scorpion opened its pincers, its venomous stingers gleaming coldly in the sunlight.

Dragonite hovered in mid-air, its wing scales shimmering with the power of light.

"Attack—!" Charizard gave the order, and the four captains attacked simultaneously.

Flame Jet, Dragon Pulse, Sludge Bomb, and Dragon Claw—four attacks simultaneously slammed into the monster Tyranitar.

Golden flames exploded on its chest, purple dragon energy burst from its abdomen, venom splattered on its legs, corroding them and leaving pits, and dragon claws left four deep scratches on its shoulder.

The monster swayed and paused for a moment.

It lowered its head, its dark red eyes looking down at the tiny guards at its feet.

It raised its foot and stomped on the Garchomp.

Garchomp dodged, and its stomp on the ground created a black shockwave that sent Garchomp flying.

Its tail swept across, sending the Charizard flying.

With a swipe of its claws, the Dragonite was knocked down.

Its body slammed into the dragon king scorpion, sending it tumbling several times.

The four captains were like ants in its presence.

The Qilin's flying vehicle hovered in mid-air, watching the rampaging monster, and shouted triumphantly, "Watch my performance!"

"Phantom Scale Armor. Combine!"

A set of red armor appeared out of thin air, with each piece precisely fitting onto the Qilin's body.

Helmet, breastplate, leg guards, horseshoes—every piece of armor was shimmering with golden patterns of light, completely enveloping the Qilin's body.

His aura surged, and his mane burst forth from the gaps in his armor like burning flames.

"This is an auxiliary armor developed by the professor, capable of greatly enhancing the power of Pokémon with strong willpower!"

Qilin's voice came from inside the helmet, echoing with a metallic sound.

He leaped off the aircraft, his four hooves treading on golden light, and charged towards the monster.

Qilin drew a golden arc in the air, its mental hammer condensing into a golden pillar of light above its head, which slammed into the monster's chest.

boom!

The monster took a step back.

The Qilin landed, its four hooves pounding the ground, and 100,000 horsepower condensed around it into a golden bull phantom, which then rammed into the monster once more.

The monster's claws slammed down, but the Qilin dodged, its iron tail striking the monster's leg.

The monster's body swayed, and Qilin unleashed another powerful mental attack, a golden beam of light striking the monster's head.

The monster merely shook itself, raised its paw, and the black light in its palm condensed into a jet-black energy ball, which it then threw towards the Qilin.

Qilin dodged, and the energy ball exploded behind him, creating a bottomless crater.

The monster's tail swept across, striking Qilin, sending him flying through the air along with his armor. He crashed to the ground and rolled several times.

The light on the armor flickered, and then the armor disintegrated.

The Qilin lay on the ground, its body charred black, half of its mane burned off.

He struggled to his feet, spitting out the dirt in his mouth. "This thing... isn't very sturdy..."

Dr. Exeggutor arrived urgently in his flying vehicle.

All nine heads were trembling, whether from fear or excitement, it was hard to tell.

He jumped off the aircraft, staggered over to Li Shuwen, and shoved a golden Rubik's Cube into Li Shuwen's hands.

"Starmie, you are both a Pokémon and light. This is a gigantification device I developed. Using this device, you can transform into a giant of light."

"Because it's incomplete, you can only grow to gigantic size for two and a half minutes. At the same time, you can use three enhanced light particle attacks."

"Fight hand-to-hand first, then use skills at crucial moments."

Li Shuwen looked at the golden Rubik's Cube, then at the monster approaching the city. "Doctor, leave it to me!"

The doctor paused. "Please, Gem Starfish. Protect our city, protect our families."

Li Shuwen gripped the golden Rubik's Cube tightly and pressed the start button.

"O light!"

"Agul~~~"

Golden light emanated from the Rubik's Cube, enveloping the entire body of the gem starfish.

The light shone like a sun rising from the ground.

The gem starfish's body began to swell.

The forty-meter-tall silver-white body stretched in the light, beginning to take on a human shape, and the core gem changed from azure to gold.

Giant of Light, Gem Starfish, has arrived!

The Pokémon in the shelter saw the golden figure through the window.

Young Kira pressed his face against the window, his eyes wide open. "Mommy, look! What a huge starfish!"

Bangilas hugged the child, his eyes filled with hope. "It's the guards...it's the guards protecting us."

On the street, the Pokémon that hadn't had time to evacuate stopped in their tracks, looked up, and stared at the forty-meter-tall golden figure.

A Pichu peeked out from behind the wall, clenching its tiny fist. "Giant of Light...we're saved!"

The monster Bangiras stopped and looked at the golden figure blocking its way.

Forty meters versus sixty meters, it was still shorter, but the aura it exuded, the power of light bursting forth from the core gem, made the monster hesitate for the first time.

Li Shuwen moved his wrists and feet, feeling somewhat unaccustomed to his gigantic body, and his movements were slower than usual.

But the power surging through every inch of his body made him feel like he could shatter a mountain with a single punch.

He strode forward and charged toward the monster.

His right fist, imbued with golden light, slammed into the monster's chest.

boom!

The monster took two steps back, and a dent was punched into its chest shell.

The second punch swept across, striking the monster's side.

The monster's body swayed, and its claws swung out.

Li Shuwen ducked to avoid it, then lashed out with his iron tail leg at the monster's leg.

The monster knelt on one knee, and a ring of cracks appeared on the ground.

The fire-breathing dragon flew in the sky, watching the giant of light fighting the monster, its eyes filled with awe.

"Gem Starfish...when did it become so strong?"

Garchomp got up from the ground and wiped the blood from the corner of its mouth.

"It's technique. Look at his punches, every single one hits the monster's vital points. That's a skill that takes years of practice to achieve."

The Dragon King Scorpion lost one of its pincers and used the other to support its body.

"Starfish doesn't fight with brute force, it fights with intelligence. Every strike weakens the monster's balance, every strike prepares for the next."

Dragonite landed on the ground, blood still seeping from the wound on its wing. "This is... a true warrior."

The monster stood up and roared angrily.

Its claws glowed with a black light as it slapped at the gem starfish.

Li Shuwen did not take the hit head-on; his body traced an arc in the air.

Swallows return.

Slip through the gaps in the claws and circle around to the monster's back.

The fist, imbued with golden light, slammed into the monster's back.

The monster staggered forward a few steps, breaking several of the bone spikes on its back.

It turned around and spewed out a jet of dark light from its mouth.

Li Shuwen dodged to the side, the beam of light grazing past his body before blasting the small mountain behind him in two.

He glanced at the blasted mountain and secretly felt relieved.

If this blow had hit the city, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

He can't hide anymore.

He must stand in front of the monster's attacks and prevent it from getting any closer to the city.

He condensed his first enhanced light particle attack.

Golden light gathered on the wrists and feet, growing brighter and stronger, like a miniature sun.

He charged at the monster, throwing a punch that unleashed a golden beam of light that slammed into the monster's chest.

The monster opened its mouth as well, and streams of dark light gushed out.

The golden beam of light collided with the black stream of light in mid-air, exploding into a radiant light that engulfed the heavens and the earth.

The two forces remained locked in a stalemate for a few seconds before simultaneously annihilating.

The monster was thrown back several steps by the shockwave, and the gem starfish was also thrown back.

Li Shuwen steadied himself, and the light of the core gem dimmed slightly.

The first enhanced attack was blocked.

The monster gave him no chance to catch his breath.

Its claws glowed black again, spewing forth energy towards the gem starfish.

Li Shuwen only had time to raise his hand to block before he was blasted away by the beam of light and crashed to the ground.

The forty-meter-tall body crashed into the ground, creating a large crater. He was in excruciating pain all over his body. The light particles were eroded by the dark light stream, reducing the number of times Li Shuwen could use the light particle enhancement attack by one.

Li Shuwen quickly got up, and the monster's dark light stream had already sprayed out again.

He dodged with a side somersault, the light grazing his shoulder and blasting a deep trench in the ground behind him.

He flashed again, and a stream of light flew over his head, flattening a small hill in the distance.

The monster is consuming him.

It uses ranged attacks to force the gem starfish to constantly dodge, depleting its stamina and energy.

Once its energy is depleted, it can easily destroy the city.

Li Shuwen gritted his teeth; things couldn't go on like this!

He only has one last enhanced light particle attack left, which he must use at the most critical moment.

He charged forward again and engaged the monster in hand-to-hand combat.

Fist against fist, claw against claw, iron tail against tail.

His body is more agile than the monster's, and his skills are more refined than the monster's.

But the monster was too strong, and each collision forced him to take a step back.

Li Shuwen used the Swallow Return technique, weaving between the monster's claws and punching its joints repeatedly.

The monster's knees were bent from the blows, its wrists went limp from the blows, and its neck was twisted to one side from the blows.

He was gradually weakening the monster and accumulating advantages little by little.

Charizard stared in disbelief from mid-air. "Starmie...using a joint lock?"

Garchomp's eyes widened. "He's attacking the monster's joints, making it unable to exert force."

The Dragon King Scorpion's voice was filled with admiration. "Incredible skill..."

The monster was enraged.

Its body glowed with a black light, and the purple patterns began to throb wildly.

Its claws glowed with black light again, this time much more intense and ferocious than before.

A claw slammed down, and Li Shuwen dodged, but the shockwave from the claw sent him flying.

He crashed to the ground, the core gem's luster already very dim.

Li Shuwen glanced at the timer; he had thirty seconds left.

The final enhanced attack must end the battle within these thirty seconds.

He stood up and took a deep breath.

Swallow Return. His body drew a golden arc in the air, passing between the monster's claws and skimming past its tail.

After circling behind the monster, its tentacles glowed with a golden light, signaling the final enhanced attack of light particles.

Instead of hitting its back, he aimed at the spot where he had already broken the bone spurs.

That spot is the weakest point on its shell.

A golden beam of light erupted from the fist and slammed straight into the wound on the monster's back.

Light seeped into the monster's body from the wound and exploded inside.

The monster let out a deafening roar, and its body began to crack, with black cracks spreading from its back to its entire body.

Golden light shone through every crack, illuminating the monster's body.

Then the monster exploded.

The jet-black fragments scattered and flew everywhere, being purified and evaporated layer by layer in the golden light.

As the last fragment turned into black smoke and dissipated, only that golden figure remained in the sky.

Starmie's body began to shrink and it fell from the sky, where it was caught by Dragonite.

Dragonite looked down at the Starmie in its arms, which was covered in wounds and whose core gem was dull and lifeless, and remained silent for a moment.

"Starfish, you have successfully protected everyone."

A deafening cheer erupted inside the shelter.

Young Cyrus hugged his mother, crying and laughing at the same time.

Bobo hovered in the sky, emitting a clear chirping sound.

Hu Di leaned on his cane, tears streaming down his face.

On the street, the Pokémon that hadn't had time to evacuate huddled together, jumping and shouting.

Qilin limped over, looked at the dying starfish, and grinned.

"Wait, man, you really killed the monster?"

Li Shuwen's core gem glowed faintly. "Just a fluke."

Qi Qilin's lips twitched. Could this be a fluke?

Do you really think he's a fool?

[Thank you for the free gifts, brothers and sisters!]