Ugh... cough, cough. No, I didn't get hit with a fourth one.
Caesar exhaled a breath of turbid air, his eyes becoming incredibly focused.
With less than half his health remaining, if he wanted to clear this in one life, he had to be cautious at every step and couldn't afford any mistakes.
Based on his previous analysis, there was a high probability this Blastoise would set up rain and use its Rain Dish ability to wage a war of attrition against him.
When it came to weather, the optimal solution was to let the opponent go first so you could overwrite it with your own.
Sandstorm required mana to maintain. Although he only had one special attack move this time, mana was a resource that should be saved whenever possible.
I'm just waiting for you to set the weather first!
Just as the thought crossed Caesar's mind, the Blastoise opposite him also remained motionless, simply watching him with those steady eyes—
Gogogogogogo... The two sides fell into an eerie standoff.
Caesar was getting a little impatient.
If you won't move, then I will!
His hind legs suddenly exerted force as he leaned forward, boldly initiating a Bulldoze!
Boom!
The Ground cracked upon impact, and spiderweb-like fissures carrying shockwaves spread rapidly toward the Blastoise—!
However, the Blastoise merely slowly raised the two naval cannons on its back and aimed them at the sky.
Boundless water elements converged frantically at the muzzles, emitting a low hum.
Caesar's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition surged within him.
Something's wrong.
This stance... Could he have forgotten some extremely obscure move that Blastoise possesses?
The next second, a terrifying sound of waves, like a deep-sea behemoth stirring the ocean as it surfaces, came from the muzzles.
The water elements gathered at the muzzles erupted instantly!
Two ridiculously thick columns of water shot into the sky. That wasn't some mere Hydro Pump; those were two water dragons forcibly dragged from the sea, roaring as they tore through the air and blasted toward the heavens!
This is... a 150-power ultimate move!
Water Spout!
Kyogre's signature move!
"Wait, how can this thing use Water Spout?!"
Caesar's dragon face was filled with shock.
In his memory, a move of Water Spout's caliber had always been exclusive to marine giants with exaggerated sizes like Kyogre and Wailord.
How could a Blastoise know this move?!
He frantically searched his memories of the games from his previous life, and an entry buried deep in his mind was finally unearthed.
Egg moves!
The Squirtle Family's Egg move pool was extremely rich; it could indeed inherit Water Spout from Remoraid.
As for how Remoraid learned it? By breeding with the Wailord Family, of course.
This was a rare move that required a two-stage inheritance process. Before the ninth generation, you would hardly see a few of them in a normal playthrough!
He had been blindsided by this information gap.
In the moment he was distracted, the aftershocks of Bulldoze had already reached the opponent.
But the Blastoise remained as steady as a mountain. The Water Spout on its back showed no sign of stopping; instead, it opened its mouth and exhaled a blast of frigid wind.
Icy Wind!
At the same time, the two massive streams of water that hit the top of the space turned into a deluge of torrents due to the impact, pouring down from the sky like a torrential rainstorm.
The splashing water met the cold current and froze in mid-air within a few breaths. Ice crystals spread across the Ground, building up a heavy defensive barrier in front of the Blastoise.
Boom!
The shockwave from Bulldoze slammed into the ice wall, only chipping off some shards before being completely blocked.
Mist and cold currents instantly swept across the entire battlefield!
[The current weather has changed to: Rain]
[Time remaining: 5 turns]
The System's notification sounded in Caesar's head.
It was raining.
Caesar never imagined that his 'bro' would actually manage to produce the effect of Max Geyser using just the move Water Spout.
Was it because it had two cannon barrels, making the effect double?
Although he didn't understand the principle, this violent downpour couldn't compare to a proper Rain Dance; he only needed to hold out for five turns.
Therefore, now was not the time to activate Sandstorm!
Caesar quickly adjusted his mindset, opening his mouth to breathe scorching dragon flames onto the spreading layer of ice.
Dragon Breath!
The moment the crimson breath touched the pale ice, large clouds of white steam billowed up.
For a moment, torrential rain, bone-chilling cold, and scalding steam—three completely different weather phenomena—clashed and intertwined frantically, turning the entire world into a pitch-black Chaos where one couldn't see their own hand!
Caesar relied on Dragon Breath to burn a path, shifting his position amidst the mud and mist.
Everything before his eyes was a white blur. He could only rely on the sonar organs on his head to barely distinguish directions in the rain and steam...! In the entire battlefield, it seemed as if only the sound of flood-like discharge from Blastoise's two cannons remained.
The Gabite held his breath and focused, waiting for the opponent to show a weakness.
This turtle's set was completely unknown. That Shell Smash move, hanging over him like the Sword of Damocles, could be activated at any time—
At that moment, the sound of the torrents abruptly stopped.
In its place was a strange 'crack, crack' sound.
Was that the sound of a shell cracking?
Was it using Shell Smash?!
Caesar's heart tightened, and his muscles tensed instantly.
No... that wasn't the sound of a shell cracking.
That was... the sound of a turtle shell rubbing violently against the ice!
The rain hadn't let up, but the Blastoise had already completely retracted its limbs and head into its shell. Its round body began to spin at high speed on the slippery ice.
Rapid Spin!
The powerful cyclone generated by the rotation forcibly tore apart the surrounding ice, and countless ice shards were sucked into it.
The ice spikes on the edge of the shell became even sharper under the washing of the rain. The entire shell turned into a high-speed rotating ice top, grinding toward Caesar's location!
It's actually this move!
Caesar reacted instantly, his body spinning sharply as the scales on his back shot out.
Scale Shot!
Countless sharp scales, like shotgun pellets, pelted the rotating shell head-on.
"Clang, clang, clang!"
A series of crisp sounds like metal colliding echoed.
Just like in the anime, the high-speed rotation formed a perfect defensive barrier. Caesar's scales shattered upon hitting the shell, and some were even reflected back by the immense rotational force!
Seeing the Blastoise kicking up an ice-blade tornado in the torrential rain and about to crash into his face, Caesar repeated his old trick!
Bulldoze!
Boom!
The Ground beneath his feet shattered instantly. The uneven, jagged terrain immediately blocked the path of the rotating shell, and the violent jolting forcibly neutralized the Blastoise's momentum.
The Blastoise seemed to have taken significant damage. Its head emerged from the shell and shook, appearing a bit dazed.
But immediately following that, countless streams of water flowed down the patterns of its shell.
The Rain Dish ability triggered!
A ring of shimmering blue light, carrying the rainwater, covered its shell, slowly smoothing over the damage caused by the impact.
But how could Caesar give it a chance to breathe?
"Sandstorm!"
A roar pierced through the rain curtain!
Yellow sand filled the sky like an awakened ancient beast, suddenly rising dozens of meters high from the shattered earth and colliding violently with the rain pouring from the sky!
Sand and water mixed, turning into a mud-mist that blotted out the sun, instantly enveloping the entire arena completely.
Amidst the splashing mud, Caesar's figure didn't pause for a second, charging directly toward the Blastoise's location!
He had to reduce the opponent's health as much as possible before the next Water Spout!
The power of Water Spout was directly tied to the user's remaining HP. As long as he lowered its health, the power of that world-destroying ultimate move would be drastically reduced, and it wouldn't be able to forcibly maintain the rain!
Without any close-combat moves equipped, the only things Caesar could rely on now were his sharp claws and teeth, and that set of pointed scales!
Rough Skin!
In this mud-mist where one couldn't see their hand in front of them, he was going to have a primitive brawl with this iron turtle—
A claw for a claw! A tooth for a tooth!