After unleashing eighteen Rage Fist, Primeape knew it had reached a difficult point, and the real show was about to begin.
He had already experienced countless failures with this punch in the first half of the year. This time, facing a formidable opponent, Roy wanted to break through his own limits; he was determined to succeed!!!
The unwavering belief in victory in his mind made Primeape's muscles tense up, even the veins on his head twisted into a grid pattern, and the veins on his fists became clearly visible and ferocious, as if they were about to burst at any moment.
The Nineteenth Rage Fist
It's coming!
The Ghost-type energy stored in Primeape exploded, Roy, seeing this, also gathered his Ghost Power and poured it into Primeape, hoping to help it complete its nineteenth Primeape.
With the infusion of Ghost Power, Primeape's fist, which had previously lost its strength, condensed again, and Roy's Tractor Ghost Power continued to flow into Primeape's body.
Just then, the Black Aura that had been dormant and lifeless on Primeape's body suddenly began to boil like water, and it also began to gather towards Primeape's fist.
When the black gas encountered the Ghost type energy condensed from the Ghost Power and Primeape, it turned into a black hole, continuously drawing out the Ghost Power from Roy's body.
Roy's current level 7 Ghost Power should theoretically be enough to support all of his Pokémon's absorption for a week.
But this Black Aura was like a bottomless pit, endlessly draining the Ghost Power from Roy's body, and it could never be filled.
Roy was powerless against the Black Aura and could only let it absorb the Ghost Power Black Aura had transferred to Primeape. Soon, the Ghost Power in Roy's body was about to be drained, and sweat poured down his head.
However, the Black Aura showed no sign of stopping its absorption, continuing until it had completely absorbed Ghost Power within Roy's body.
Without Roy's help, Primeape knew that the Black Aura was once again devouring the Ghost-type energy within him.
That annoying Black Aura again!
Despite feeling despair, Primeape forced himself to throw the punch, even as the Ghost-type energy within him was drained by the Black Aura.
But reality was far crueler than Primeape imagined; the Black Aura mercilessly sucked away the last bit of Ghost-type energy from Primeape's fist.
The 19th Rage Fist was forced to stop again.
Primeape threw a punch without any added energy, the air was compressed and made a muffled hum, the immense force even creating a Sonic Boom that echoed in the empty Training Ground.
Why!?
Why was it so close, just a tiny bit more!!!
Primeape was completely baffled. He had clearly sensed that surging energy just now, so why was this happening?!
Reason vanished, and a surge of rage from the very blood of the Primeape rose within him.
He doesn't understand!
All I wanted was to bring victory to Roy! I wanted to communicate with Roy!
What did he do wrong!?
As Primeape's anger flared, the Black Aura that had absorbed Roy's Ghost Power and its own Ghost-type energy surged into Primeape's body, inexplicably merging with the anger within it.
Primeape suddenly felt as if it had regained power in its fist. Although the process only lasted for a moment before it stopped, Primeape could still clearly sense the Black Aura merging with the anger in its heart.
He looked down at his palm and was surprised to find a wisp of Black Aura swirling around it.
It should be noted that the previous Black Aura only surrounded him and could not provide him with any help; it only drained the Ghost-type energy in his body and the Ghost Power that Roy had channeled into him.
But the Black Aura from before could actually help him.
Before he could try again, the Ghost-type energy within his body had been completely devoured by the Black Aura, making it insufficient to support him in unleashing 18 more Rage Fist.
Before he could even throw a punch, he had already lost his strength. The weakness made him lean back uncontrollably. Roy quickly stepped forward to catch the Primeape and check its physical condition.
While Roy was examining him, Primeape pondered the strange events that had just occurred, and he felt as if he had discovered where the problem lay.
This Black Aura devours the energy from Roy, but it can also merge with his own rage and provide him with energy.
In other words, he needed to deliver the nineteenth punch with anger, which also meant that he didn't need to consciously maintain his rationality and could completely let go of the restraint he had been keeping in mind.
But... Primeape recalled the first time he used Rage Fist. At that time, he lost his temper and threw a punch at Roy. Fortunately, he came to his senses in time and did not hurt Roy.
That was arguably the memory he least wanted to recall, but if he didn't stay rational, he would still attack Roy with the same Rage Fist he had the first time...
Just when Primeape felt he had found his direction, but was unsure if it was feasible, he suddenly heard Roy's comforting voice in his ear.
It turned out that Roy saw that Primeape was stunned and was worried that Primeape would blame itself for its previous failure. He also understood that Primeape was doing this for him, which was why it was so eager to evolve.
"It's alright, Primeape. Once I raise the Ghost Power to its maximum level and fill your body with the Black Aura, we'll definitely succeed."
Roy's words remained gentle, just as they had been when they first met.
Primeape turned to look at Roy, whose eyes held no blame. From six months ago until today, Roy had never blamed him for not being able to throw the nineteenth punch.
Furthermore, Roy blamed himself, believing that he hadn't provided enough energy.