Chapter 138 – Evolution After Evolution! Now It’s Your Turn to Be Blasted Away!

Amidst the roar of fire and shifting light, a brilliant flame burst into the sky under the watchful eyes of all.

From within that dazzling radiance, a lithe monkey with blazing flames atop its head leapt out, soaring high—then landed squarely atop Torterra's broad shell.

Facing the Rampaging Bull, it let out a fierce, unyielding roar.

This Pokémon was one of the original three starters who had arrived in this world with Su Bai back when he was just the humble owner of a Pokémon pet shop.

Each one had formed not only a strong bond with their Trainers, but also deep camaraderie among themselves.

Even back in its Chimchar form, this one had always been the type to refuse to back down.

Now that the other two starters had already evolved—Empoleon and Torterra—how could he be the one left behind?

Frustration at being beaten down earlier by Tailless Rampaging Bull now ignited his flame even fiercer.

Under the push of that burning desire… he evolved!

"He… he evolved! My Monferno evolved!!"

Liu Yunlan cried out, overwhelmed with joy at the sight.

Finally—Monferno had evolved!

The trio of starters that had once stepped into this world together had, after countless battles, all reached their final evolutionary forms!

"Yes!" Su Bai clapped his hands with delight. This was exactly what he'd hoped for!

Among the three, the one he most looked forward to completing its evolution had always been Monferno.

After all, its fiery monkey design had reminded Su Bai of a legendary warrior monkey from the stories back on Earth—a fierce, rebellious hero beloved by all.

With a roaring fire blazing atop its head, reddish-brown fur, and white tufts shaped like clothes draped over its lean body, Infernape looked like a true warrior.

Golden spiral armor covered key joints—shoulders, chest, wrists, knees.

But it was the rebellious red markings on its face and that wild gleam in its eyes… that made Su Bai want to shout out loud—"Great Sage Equal to Heaven!"

"All three are fully evolved now!"

Wang Tao laughed heartily, looking at the trio standing tall before them.

"Let's see how cocky you are now!"

Confidence surged in him.

He knew the training levels of their partner Pokémon. Infernape and Empoleon were just about on par with Torterra!

While Torterra may have struggled a little one-on-one against the S-class Tailless Rampaging Bull, the combined might of all three fully-evolved starters working together?

No way they'd lose.

Even the Rampaging bull stopped moving at this moment.

A flicker of confusion crossed its bloodthirsty eyes.

Why did these weaklings suddenly get so powerful...?

Weren't they struggling just moments ago...?

For a brief second, an instinctive sense of dread crept into its beastly mind.

But its berserker nature quickly suppressed the thought.

Lowering its massive head, it charged forward again!

Torterra let out a deep bellow, planting its legs firmly and surging forward to clash head-on once more.

But just as the titans were about to collide again—

A beam of light streaked across the sky.

Ding Yue's voice rang out, filled with elation.

"My Fletchinder evolved too!"

Everyone instantly turned their gaze to the heavens.

There, soaring majestically, was a bird so fierce it looked born of fire itself.

Gone was the cute form of Fletchinder—replaced by a regal and battle-hardened Talonflame.

Its red crest flared proudly from its head, and the feathers around its eyes darkened to black, giving its gaze a razor-sharp intensity.

Its once-small talons had grown thick and deadly. Its tail extended outward, with three bold V-shaped markings spreading across it.

And its massive wings—red and black, spanning wide—radiated overwhelming pressure.

Su Bai's eyes lit up in surprise.

Fletchinder had evolved too?

As expected of a regional bird—their evolution rate really was faster than most other Pokémon.

And Talonflame was no weakling, either!

Unlike the three starters currently locked in a tense frontline, Talonflame had the perfect angle for an aerial ambush.

Before anyone could react, the blazing hawk shrieked and dove like a comet—a streak of red light tearing through the sky.

Talonflame's base Speed stat was 126—much higher than Infernape's 108.

Right now, it was easily the fastest Pokémon present on the battlefield.

And with all the recent intense battles, especially during the siege of the deathbeasts, even Talonflame had gained significant growth.

As it plunged downward, flames erupted from its wings and body, turning it into a burning meteor hurtling through the air.

The fire coalesced into a swirling inferno around it.

Then—

Boom!

It crashed directly into the Rampaging Bull's head, just as the beast looked up!

This was Talonflame's ultimate move—Flare Blitz!

A high-risk, high-power move with a base power of 120, Flare Blitz had long been Talonflame's go-to technique—until Z-Moves took the spotlight.

The devastating fire vortex engulfed Tailless Rampaging Bull entirely. The impact lifted the beast's massive front hooves off the ground—forcing it backward several paces!

Pain twisted across its face for the first time.

Even for a physically-enhanced S-class death beast, that kind of suicidal charge was too much to shrug off.

But it came at a price.

Talonflame, hit by the backlash, was blasted backward by the recoil.

Down below, Infernape caught sight of this and grinned.

With a cheeky swagger, it gave Talonflame a thumbs-up—just like a person would.

Then—whoosh!

In a flash, it vanished from Torterra's back.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A barrage of thunderous impacts echoed out.

Infernape had somehow closed the gap and was now right beside Tailless Rampaging Bull.

Its fists, tough as steel, became a flurry of shadows, raining down punch after punch!

It was using a move once employed by Meloetta to knock an S-class death beast into the air—a devastating close-combat skill.

Of course, Infernape wasn't at Meloetta's level.

But in that single instant, its punches struck with such speed and force that Tailless Rampaging Bull's eyes widened in shock.

The massive beast—was actually blasted off the ground by this blazing monkey!

Wang Tao watched the scene, laughing wildly.

"You bastard! Now it's YOUR turn to go flying! Torterra—go!"

With a sweeping gesture, he commanded the final blow.

And right on cue, Torterra—massive and immovable—slammed forward like a mountain.

He met the airborne Tailless Rampaging Bull head-on, slamming into the beast and halting its flight with full force.

The battlefield shook.