Barry has been very depressed recently.
This kind of depression does not form overnight, but accumulates bit by bit like boiling a frog in warm water.
If he had to use one word to describe his mood at the moment, it would probably be.
The defense is broken.
The cause of the matter can be traced back to Masters Eight.
As a passionate young man who has determined to become an excellent trainer since childhood, Little Blondie has always been obsessed with confidence in his own strength.
However, Masters Eight proves one thing.
He is nothing.
Xiaoyun won the championship.
He can tolerate this.
After all, he knows the strength of Xiaoyun, that guy has been a monster from the beginning.
He was able to beat his peers until they cried for father and mother when he was a child, and it became even worse when he grew up.
Ash is in the top four.
That hot-blooded guy fought his way through the competition and reached the semi-finals.
Although we lost to Xiaoyun in the end, it was an honor to lose.
I can tolerate this too.
Paul is in the top eight.
Forget it, that cold guy does have two brushes, so I can barely accept it.
What about him?
He didn't even touch the edge of Masters Eight.
Nothing.
Little Blondie The more I think about it, the angrier I get, and the more I think about it, the more unwilling I am.
No, we can't go on like this.
He Barry also has self-esteem!
He decided that he wanted to practice!
Ordinary gyms can no longer satisfy him.
He needs more difficult challenges, stronger opponents, and more cruel training!
A name came to his mind!
Battle Frontier!
There are masters like my father there. If I can practice there, my strength will definitely improve by leaps and bounds!
And the most important thing is that there are no guys who let him break the defense!
Early the next morning, Barry and Ayaka embarked on the journey to Battle Frontier.
Battle Frontier is an independent area located in the Kanto area. It is a special battle facility group managed by famous battle leaders.
The difficulty is far higher than that of ordinary gyms.
The two came to the first stop, Battle Factory!
In fact, Sinnoh also has Battle Frontier, but Little Blondie is not willing to go. The reason is very simple--
My father is Battle Tycoon, what if those war leaders take advantage of Palmer?
What he wants is an upright victory, not false glory obtained through the back door.
(Palmer who is far away from Sinnoh: Let go? No! Facing you, a traitor! I will only greet death! Let him know what social beatings mean!)
The two came to the door of Battle Factory.
This is a huge industrial style building with a tall chimney at the top.
The door was open, and the faint roar of machinery could be heard inside.
"Welcome to Battle Factory."
A deep voice sounded.
Barry followed the sound and saw a burly middle-aged man walking out of the shadows.
He was wearing a red work vest, revealing his Sturdy muscle lines.
The middle-aged man introduced himself, "I am Frontier Brain, Noland from Battle Factory!"
"I am Barry from Twinleaf Town!" Barry stepped forward and said loudly, "I want to challenge you!"
Noland raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a hint of interested smile:
"Interesting, I haven't met such a confident challenger for a long time. Tell me, how do you want to compete?"
Barry said without hesitation, "I want to challenge your strongest Pokémon!"
He wants to make progress so much!
As soon as he said this, Noland raised his eyebrows slightly.
Ayaka covered his face beside him, obviously he had known that this guy would say this.
"Are you sure?" Noland confirmed. "My strongest Pokémon is not that easy to deal with."
"Definitely and definitely!"
Barry patted his chest. "I don't fight the weak, but if I want to fight, I fight the strongest!"
Noland was silent for a moment, then nodded. "Okay, you are ambitious. Then wait a moment."
He turned around and walked to the edge of the field, took out something similar to a flare gun from his pocket, pointed it at the sky and pulled the trigger.
Phew--bang!
A red signal bomb soared into the sky and exploded in the air, forming a striking light.
Barry was stunned for a moment:
"What are you doing? Calling someone?"
Noland didn't answer, just looked up at the sky.
"Bah!"
After a while, a clear cry came from the distant sky.
The sound Growl Infiltrator is extremely powerful, as if it can reach the depths of people's souls.
Barry looked around and saw an icy blue figure flying towards this side at an alarming speed.
It was an ice-blue flying bird, with its long tail feathers dragging a graceful arc in the air, and a cold mist lingering around it.
Wherever it passes, the moisture in the air condenses into tiny ice crystals.
One of Legendary Birds!
Articuno!
Barry's smile froze on his face.
He originally thought that Noland's strongest Pokémon was also a Pseudo-Legendary, but he directly took out a Legendary Pokémon!
Is it so difficult to get up there?
"Is it actually Articuno?"
Ayaka is also a little surprised.
It's quite difficult from the very beginning!
Noland smiled and asked, "How's it going, young man? Do you still think it's easy?"
Barry swallowed.
He suddenly understood why everyone said Battle Frontier was more difficult than the gym.
What the hell, whose Gym Leader directly goes to Legendary Pokémon!
"What? Are you scared?"
Noland smiled slightly, "You can give up if you're afraid, it's okay."
"Who is afraid!"
Barry is not timid at all. "Let's fight! It's not certain who will win and who will lose!"
Noland laughed loudly, "Okay! You have the backbone! Then let's start!"
Barry took out Poké Ball, originally planning to use Empoleon for this battle.
But if the opponent's Articuno.
"Regieleki! Get ready to fight!"
Bang!
White light flashed, and a Pokémon made of electric current appeared. The inside of the body flashed with dazzling Spark, making a sizzling sound of electric current.
Regieleki! Regieleki!
This time it was Noland's turn to be surprised.
"Regieleki? You actually conquered Regieleki?"
Barry put his hands on his hips proudly. "Of course, I am also a Legendary Pokémon person!"
Ayaka rolled his eyes silently from behind.
She knew that once this guy had the chance to get his hands dirty, he would never let it go.
Noland became serious:
"Okay, then let me see how much your Regieleki weighs!"
"Bah!"
At the same time, Articuno spread its wings and flew high, hovering in the air and making a clear chirp.
Two Legendary Pokémon, confronting each other in the air.
"Next is the duel between Battle Factory leader Noland and Twinleaf Town Barry! The competition rules are one-on-one! If one party loses the ability to fight, it loses! Now, the competition begins!"
With the referee's order, the battle officially begins!
"Articuno, Ice Beam!"
Noland took the lead in ordering.
Articuno opened its beak, and an icy blue beam of light roared out, shooting towards Regieleki with a biting cold air!
"Regieleki, use Thunder Cage!"
Barry shouted.
"Elle!!"
Regieleki stretched its arms forward, and countless electric currents surged out of its body, intertwining into a huge Electroweb in the air!
Sizzle!
Ice Beam hit Electroweb, making a harsh sound!
Ice-type energy and Electric-type energy collided fiercely, causing ripples visible to the naked eye in circles in mid-air!
After a moment of stalemate, Ice Beam's energy was exhausted and dissipated in the air.
Regieleki closed its arms, and the dazzling Spark condensed on its chest, forming a huge Electro Ball!
Phew!
"Freeze-Dry!"
Articuno opened his mouth Spit Up and an icy blue air flow spread rapidly in the air, directly freezing the entire Electro Ball!
Click, click, click!
A frozen Electro Ball stagnated in the air for a moment, and then fell to the ground, shattering to pieces!
"What? You can still play like this?"
Barry's eyes widened.
Although it is said that Freeze-Dry has extremely strong freezing properties, but the freezing moves...
Isn't this Articuno's control too strong?
"Blizzard!"
Noland takes advantage of Pursuit and does not give Barry a chance to breathe.
"Bah!"
Articuno Dual Wingbeat waved, and the terrifying Blizzard took shape instantly!
The wind and snow were like a white wave of death, sweeping towards Regieleki overwhelmingly!
"Thunderbolt!" Barry shouted through gritted teeth.
"Elle!!"
Regieleki's whole body electric current burst out, and the golden Flash suddenly shot out, facing Blizzard head-on!
Boom boom boom!
Flash collided with Blizzard, the two forces intertwined wildly, and neither one was willing to give in!
"Overlay! Hurricane!"
Noland continues to add more money.
Articuno flaps its wings again, and Hurricane envelops Blizzard, doubling its power instantly!
Regieleki's Thunderbolt began to retreat steadily under the double attack of Blizzard and Hurricane!
"Magnet Rise!"
Barry In desperation, wisdom arises.
Regieleki's body flashed with electricity, and he used Magnet Rise's ability to transform into a Spark, shuttling back and forth in the field.
Although Blizzard is powerful, it is useless if it fails to hit the target of Agility.
Noland couldn't help but admired. "What a fast speed! It is indeed the rumored Regieleki, the speed is indeed well-deserved!"
"It's not over yet!"
There was a hint of pride in Barry's voice, "Regieleki, Extreme Speed rush forward!"
Regieleki turned into Spark and accelerated suddenly, drawing a Z-shaped trajectory in the air, bypassing the main body of Blizzard, and then made a sharp turn and appeared above Articuno!
"Thunder Cage!"
Barry's voice echoed throughout the audience.
"Ai!!"
Regieleki stretched his arms forward again, and a huge thunder and lightning net fell from the sky, shrouding Articuno!
"Light Screen!"
Articuno A cubic wall made of light instantly appeared in front of him!
Boom!
Most of the current was bounced off by Light Screen and scattered around. Only a small part of Infiltrator passed through and hit Articuno, but the damage caused was minimal.
"Tsk, Light Screen, it's really troublesome..."
Barry gritted his teeth, with a look of displeasure on his face.
"I'm Frontier Brain after all. If I'm knocked down by you in just a few hits, what's the point?"
Ayaka said leisurely from the sidelines.
"Tch! I don't believe you can really prevent it! Give me more strength! Zap Cannon!"
Barry decided not to hold back anymore and directly used his ultimate move!
"Elle!!!"
The current in Regieleki's body surged, and Spark condensed on its chest, forming a huge Zap Cannon!
Boom!!!
Light Screen made a crisp cracking sound under the bombardment of Zap Cannon! Cracks spread on the surface of Light Screen like Spider Web!
And then-boom!
Light Screen is completely broken!!
Zap Cannon has unabated momentum and continues to blast towards Articuno!
But just when Zap Cannon was about to hit, a green light lit up on Articuno.
Protect!
Zap Cannon hit the light of Protect and was blocked again.
The corner of Barry's mouth twitched. "It's Protect and it's Light Screen again, how can we fight like this?"
Noland's voice sounded, "It's time for us to fight back! Freeze-Dry!"
Articuno opened his mouth, and an icy blue air flow Spit Up again!
This time, Freeze-Dry is more powerful than before, and the cold air is even more severe.
"Thunderbolt!" Barry is not to be outdone.
Regieleki once again released the golden Flash, colliding head-on with Freeze-Dry!
Boom bang bang!!!
Ice chips and Spark splashed around, and steam rose into the sky!
The two sides are evenly matched again!
But at this moment, a red light spot appeared on Regieleki.
It's Lock-On!
Barry's expression changed instantly.
At this time, use Lock-On, and the next move will definitely be...
"Sheer Cold!"
Noland said lightly.
"Bah!!!"
Articuno opened its beak, and an even more terrifying cold air condensed in its mouth!
The cold air was so cold that even the surrounding air began to condense into ice crystals!
Click, click, click!
Then... an icy blue beam of light suddenly shot out!
"Use Magnet Rise to avoid!"
Barry shouted urgently.
Regieleki quickly activated Magnet Rise, dodging left and right, trying to avoid the fatal beam.
Sizzle!
But Sheer Cold seemed to have eyes. No matter how Regieleki hid, it followed closely behind it, and the distance got closer and closer!
"Can't you beat even Regieleki's speed?" Cold sweat broke out on Barry's forehead.
Noland has a calm voice:
"Give up, Lock-On is a sure hit! No matter how fast you are, you can't escape Lock-On!"
"It's a sure win, right?"
A trace of determination flashed in Barry's eyes, and he made a bold decision. "Regieleki, Wild Charge! Rush towards Articuno!"
"Eller!"
Regieleki's whole body electric current burst out, turned into a dazzling golden Flash, and rushed towards Articuno!
It was like a real Flash piercing the sky!
"Do you want to use me as your support?"
Noland Detect realized the intention of Barry:
"Articuno, Blizzard!"
Articuno Dual Wingbeat waved, and the terrifying Blizzard broke out again!
Hoo ho ho!!!
The wind and snow are like white Barrier, lying across the path of Regieleki!
The current of Wild Charge began to be consumed rapidly under the obstruction of Blizzard.
He was about to rush in front of Articuno, but Wild Charge's energy was almost exhausted.
Sheer Cold behind him is also approaching, and he is about to hit Regieleki!
At this critical moment...
"Now! Use Extreme Speed!"
Barry's voice was like thunder!
Regieleki suddenly accelerated!
It did not continue to rush forward, but suddenly pulled upward at an almost ninety-degree right angle!
Articuno is exposed!
Barry never intended to use Wild Charge to die together with Articuno.
His real goal is to let Regieleki use Extreme Speed to avoid it and let Sheer Cold hit Articuno!
Sheer Cold, treat everyone equally.
Even Articuno himself is no exception.
"Eh?!"
Articuno watched helplessly as the icy blue beam of light flew toward him, his eyes full of horror.
It wanted to escape, but it was too late.
Click, click, click!
Soon, a brand new Articuno ice cube was freshly baked and fell from the sky.
"Articuno loses the ability to fight! Regieleki wins! Therefore, the winner is challenger Barry!" the referee announced.
"Yes! Successfully won!"
Barry Raise your arms high.
Ayaka stood on the sidelines, looking at Barry's complacent look.
The command just now smelled like Xiaoyun.
But being able to apply what you learn is also a skill.
"Eller..." Regieleki fell to the ground and his body shook slightly.
The continuous rapid movement and the release of ultimate moves exhausted its physical strength.
"Thank you for your hard work, Regieleki, come back and rest."
Barry took back Regieleki, and then looked at Noland.
Noland took back Articuno and walked up to Barry. There was a smile of recognition on his face and his eyes were full of appreciation.
"Yes, boy, you do have a few tricks up your sleeve."
Noland patted Barry on the shoulder, almost making Barry stagger.
"I haven't met such an interesting challenger for a long time. Your tactical thinking is very good, especially the right-angle turn of Extreme Speed at the end, which is very creative."
"Of course! I am Barry!"
Barry is extremely proud.
(Actually, he learned that operation from watching Xiaoyun, but he would never admit it even to death.)
"Have ambition."
Noland nodded, took out a Badge from his pocket, and handed it to Barry.
"This is proof of your victory over me, a symbol of knowledge. Take it."
"Thank you Mr. Noland!"
Barry bowed to Noland, a rare moment of seriousness.
"No need to thank me, you deserve it."
Noland waved his hand, then turned and looked into the distance. "Go ahead, the next levels will be difficult too, I wish you good luck."
Barry clenched Badge in his hand and nodded vigorously.
"I will definitely pass all levels! I, Barry, will do what I say!"
Ayaka The corner of his mouth raised slightly.
Although this guy is usually unreliable, he will definitely do what he sets his mind to.
As for her?
Then just stay with me.