A water-type trainer who specializes in dragon-type water.

Chapter 438 Gigantamax and Dynamax

South China Sea…

The Martial Arts Bear Master tightened his arms suddenly, carrying Zhang Heng and Ai Wen, and plunged headlong into the vortex of the Giant Nest with a whooshing sound.

Within the channel formed by the flow of energy, dark purple light surged like liquid metal. Suddenly, a silver-gray afterimage flashed before Zhang Heng's eyes—it was the flashing Doronmesia hidden in his shadow!

The little guy's tail trembled violently as it struggled frantically against the flow of energy.

"hey-hey?"

Gastly's body also separated from Zhang Heng's shadow, eerily elongating, its scarlet tongue twitching uneasily, and the next second it transformed into a purple shadow and followed Doromecia away.

"Wait! Where are you going?!" Zhang Heng reached out to grab, but only grasped at nothingness.

Zhang Heng and Martial Arts Master Xiong were unaware that a crack had appeared in the space, and that something was observing them.

However, this naturally unique Draco Messia sensed the energy fluctuations in that space and sped towards it, with Gastly following closely behind.

The martial arts master, unaware of the disturbance behind him, continued to fall, carrying the two of them with him.

"Boom~"

When they finally landed, a deafening roar came from all directions, the dark red sky cracked open with spiderweb-like patterns, and a scarlet lightning bolt struck down, blasting a charred crater in the ground.

"This nest is actually a self-contained space, and... the Dynamax energy concentration exceeds the standard by 300%!"

Evan frowned as he looked at the equipment he was carrying. He held the detector up in front of the two of them, and the values ​​on the screen jumped wildly, with the red warning light so bright it was hard to open one's eyes.

The air in this space felt like solidified magma; every breath was scorching. From the rolling energy mist in the distance, the roar of a colossal beast could be faintly heard.

Zhang Heng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and scanned his surroundings: the dark red earth was covered with vein-like patterns.

The giant hexagonal crystal that protruded from the ground continuously emitted dark red energy.

In the very center of this space, the figures of the two original starter Pokémon are locked in a fierce standoff—Gigantamax Blastoise is as large as a small mountain, its deep blue body covered by a thick shell, with 31 jets of varying sizes gleaming with an eerie light, and the main cannon in the center is terrifyingly thick.

It stood firmly on its two legs, its short and thick upper limbs slightly raised, exuding an aura of overwhelming power.

However, the one on the other side was only a Dynamax Charizard, not a Gigantamax one.

However, it is also enormous, surrounded by flames, and its orange-red skin is even more dazzling under the firelight. The flames on its tail are like a huge torch, swinging wildly with its movements.

"Roar!" Charizard was the first to attack, condensing a huge ball of flame in its mouth and shooting it towards Blastoise with a rolling heat wave. The air in its path was ignited, making a "crackling" sound.

This move, Max Fireball, is incredibly powerful and carries an unstoppable momentum.

The jets on the Dynamax Blastoise's body activated simultaneously, shooting out streams of water like arrows. The central main cannon fired a giant water column as thick as a bucket. All the water streams converged to form an indestructible water curtain, colliding head-on with Charizard's flames.

"As expected, Gigantamax is much more powerful, and the energy column of Max Water Stream is clearly thicker!"

"Boom!"

The collision of flames and water produced a deafening roar, and the resulting energy storm swept outwards.

The Dynamaxed Charizard was forced back by the immense force of the water flow, and the flames on its wings dimmed somewhat, clearly indicating that it had lost this round of combat.

Crimson energy surged into a vortex in the dome, where two Dynamax Pokémon, as large as mountains, stood facing each other, their every collision shaking the space beneath their feet.

This was the first time Zhang Heng and Aiven had witnessed a battle between Dynamax Pokémon, and the shock they felt was beyond words.

However, compared to Ai Wen, Zhang Heng had already mentally prepared himself for the worst.

Although I had seen this scene before in a handheld game console, the real battle was even more exciting.

But Evan saw only fervor in Zhang Heng's eyes and couldn't help but ask, "Will battles in the future Pokémon world all look like this? With such gigantic scenes, it seems that future arenas will need to be planned to be even larger."

Looking at the Dynamax Pokémon in front of him, Zhang Heng replied, "Following the trend of the times, the widespread adoption of Dynamax will be more suitable for future battles, and tactics will become more widely used. The other two forms of enhancement have certain drawbacks: Z-Moves consume items, and Mega Evolution is selective about which Pokémon to evolve into."

As soon as Zhang Heng finished speaking, a light drizzle began to fall in the dark red space.

This is an added effect of the massive water flow, which changes the weather in the vicinity to rain.

Evan continued, "By the way, what did you mean by Gigantamax being more powerful? Besides Dynamax, are there even more powerful forms of Dynamax?"

Zhang Heng couldn't help but give Aiven a thumbs up for his professionalism; he truly deserved to be a pioneer dedicated to Pokémon research.

"Actually, there are two types of Dynamax: regular Dynamax and Gigantamax."

After thinking for a while, Aiven quickly came up with his own explanation, drawing on some insights he had gained from his previous research on Z-Moves.

"So, Dynamax, like Z-Moves, is divided into regular Z-Moves and exclusive Z-Moves, right?"

Zhang Heng nodded and said, "That's one way to understand it, but Gigantamax is different. Gigantamax Pokémon not only become much larger, but their appearance also changes with unique patterns and shapes."

Evan stroked his chin, savoring Zhang Heng's words, and said, "For example, my Eulop and the Aluminum Steel Dragon you used in the competition?"

"That's right. They will also gain exclusive Gigantamax moves. These moves have special effects. For example, Gigantamax Blastoise's exclusive move can not only deal damage, but also deal continuous damage for 4 turns."

"Roar~" The Dynamaxed Charizard let out a roar of unwilling anger, the sound wave shaking the entire space. The dark red sky seemed to be torn apart by this roar, and countless streams of energy fell like sparks.

Evan adjusted his glasses, which were trembling from the sonic boom, and stared at the screen of the detector in his hand: "It seems to be charging up for the next Dynamax move; the energy fluctuation has reached its peak!"

Zhang Heng suddenly clenched his fist, his knuckles turning white from the force—the fire-breathing dragon's orange-red wings were undergoing a strange change.

The original wing scales flowed and reformed like molten metal, the joints made a teeth-grinding crackling sound, and scorching flames surged wildly along the veins of the wing membrane, even condensing into burning, sharp bone blades at the edges of the wings.

That was not ordinary flame condensation at all, but some kind of energy form beyond our comprehension!

"Get out of the way! It's not gathering power, it's forcibly boosting itself!" Zhang Heng grabbed Ai Wen and pulled him back quickly.

Aiven stumbled as he was pulled, his face filled with shock and confusion: "What breakthrough? Can it become a Gigantamax Pokémon?"

Before he could finish speaking, the flames around Charizard suddenly turned into an eerie crimson red. Zhang Heng stared at the giant flame wings leaping on Charizard's wings, his throat tightening—this was clearly a prelude to the activation of Gigantamax Hellfire, but this Dynamax Charizard wasn't even Gigantamax!

"Why does it look like the Fire-Breathing Dragon of the Pill Emperor? Is it that strong?"

Zhang Heng muttered to himself as the Charizard before him began to overlap with the image of the strongest Charizard he had ever seen in his original world.

"The Fiery Green Beast! A Chaotic Dance of Demons!"

While Zhang Heng was still in a daze, A Min's command suddenly resounded throughout the entire venue like a thunderclap that pierced the space.

Suddenly, a dark shadow seeped into the crimson sky, as if thick ink had been splashed by an invisible hand, quickly turning the battlefield into an eerie bluish-gray.

The ground began to glow with a faint blue light, and countless translucent phantoms struggled to crawl out of the cracks, their twisted limbs leaving phosphorescent trails in the air.

"Yeah!"

A piercing wail shattered the eardrums—it was the vengeful spirits from various regions, echoing the "chaotic dance of demons" of the Emerald Fire Beast, forming a ghostly storm that devoured everything.