Break Through the Limit! Surpass the Limit! (For Moonlight Guardian

Boss bonus chapter!)

"Garchomp!" That's not right!

"What's not right?"

"Garchomp!" That guy is regulating its breathing!

Garchomp roared. Through the gaps between the fin-blades, it saw that Kommo-o was not, as Heiduo had thought, holding its breath before using [Close Combat]. Instead, it was breathing in and out with an extremely steady rhythm as it threw punch after punch!

Regulating its breathing.

That was the term used by Heiduo and Umbreon, two people who had read too many wuxia novels in their previous lives. Garchomp had been led astray by them too.

More accurately, it should have been called breath control—adjusting one's breathing.

It allowed the lungs to take in enough oxygen and ensured sustained endurance.

It was not some secret martial arts technique. In their previous lives, it had been an "insignificant" trick every athlete knew.

Yujian called it a "breathing technique."

But it was not the same as the Breathing Techniques in Demon Slayer that allowed humans to wield supernatural power.

It was a fighting technique.

—Longxing had most likely taught it. Still, it was simply unbelievable that a Pokémon could learn human techniques.

Pokémon and humans were two entirely different species. Some Pokémon did not even breathe, so for Kommo-o to learn a human method of regulating breathing and make it its own was exceptionally rare.

Then again, human fighting techniques had originally been learned from Fighting type Pokémon. It was not strange for Kommo-o to learn them back.

Maybe that Blaziken capable of using three moves in succession had learned similar techniques too!

Heiduo weighed his options at lightning speed. [Close Combat] would end soon. He had to come up with a countermeasure!

In the end, he realized it would be better to meet it head-on.

At long range, there was [Noble Roar] to worry