Chapter 1179: Dao Heart

Inside the studio, the commentator smiled and turned to ask.

"Miss Diantha, how do you view this battle?"

"Excellent tactics combined with powerful Pokémon, I can only say I look forward to competing with All Baimu on the same stage in the future!"

Diantha smiled shallowly, but inwardly she was muttering 'another one'.

Her emotions also went from initial excitement, later curiosity, to numbness now.

She gradually began to get used to All Baimu being like a treasure chest, continuously pulling out one Pokémon after another that was exaggeratedly powerful.

Will there be a third one?

Diantha's eyes were full of curiosity, and she didn't even have the heart to pay attention to Caitlin.

In the field where gray-white smoke was rising.

The rain curtain brought by the Shiny Milotic still hadn't stopped, and the continuous rain turned the broken ground into a mud puddle, washing the bodies of the two Pokémon.

Blissey wiped the rain off its face, recalled the content it had just heard, and its expression gradually became relaxed.

"Happy!"

Although it was already level 90, it still wasn't very confident in its own output.

That's why it launched a continuous Thunder attack.

It's a pity that 【Thunder】 was neither a STAB move nor did it restrain the Psychic-type Gothitelle, plus Protect offset part of the power, so it took a full three shots.

Otherwise, according to All Baimu's estimation, two shots were actually enough—

Even with Caitlin's extra psychic power amplification, the final result wouldn't be much different.

He said: "Continue."

"Happy~"

Blissey responded with high spirits.

The only remaining Mega Metagross on the opposite side was a physical attacker; Blissey's physical defense couldn't occupy an advantage against it, but that was without gravity!

Gravity still existed, and Mega Metagross could at most hover close to the ground, and its mobility would be greatly reduced.

In this way, Blissey could completely withstand its attacks.

In the distance, Caitlin was like a drowned rat.

Her once soft and elegant hair was now knotted into several strands, looking not very graceful.

Only because the barrier formed by psychic power dissipated at some point, causing the water mist shaken up by Thunder to cover her.

"..."

Amidst the noisy sounds, Caitlin slowly came back to her senses.

She barely recovered from the paralysis of the thunder, her gaze locked on the muddy Gothitelle.

Defeated?

She seemed to have lost a small segment of memory.

But with the loop playback on the big screen not far away, she realized something.

Indeed, she was defeated again.

Blissey's three consecutive Thunder hits left Gothitelle unable to dodge, and the light shield of Protect was also shattered by it; she took out a Poké Ball and took it back.

Then she opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Only a long silence remained.

This important battle was already halfway through, and only Mega Metagross remained as her partner.

Fortunately, Mega Metagross possessed her strongest combat power at the moment.

Unfortunately, there were three opponents with states close to full health waiting for it to defeat to achieve a comeback.

Could she make a comeback by herself?

If the first two rounds had been fierce enough, Caitlin wouldn't have had this doubt.

Carefully recalling the previous few minutes, she found that she hadn't been able to cause any damage to the Shiny Milotic and Blissey at all.

Only at the very beginning did Reuniclus use a Thunder on Milotic.

The effect was negligible!

Even when battling Diantha, Caitlin hadn't felt as frustrated as she did now.

Because when she occasionally battled some of Diantha's main forces, she could win once or twice.

Even if she couldn't win, she definitely wouldn't be like this.

So Caitlin had confidence in herself.

She wasn't afraid of losing, really.

Really...

The huge sense of disparity made Caitlin's mind blank at this moment.

The increasingly surging psychic power also turned into a calm dead lake, unable to stir up half a ripple.

Caitlin's confidence was completely shattered.

"Ha..."

She let out a long sigh.

If the iron wall of the Galar Corsola made her feel depressed, then Milotic and Blissey made her experience despair.

Why did these two, who clearly walked a similar path to Corsola before, suddenly have such high output?

She specifically chose Reuniclus and Gothitelle, just wanting to compete with All Baimu in their excellent defensive segments.

Who knew the opponent would show such superb destructive power, directly piercing through the defenses of two Pokémon!

Let alone stretching the rhythm of the whole battle like Corsola, making the opponent's attacks unable to work.

Even standing on the field continuously became a luxury.

Caitlin didn't know how to continue the battle.

All the tactical plans she had prepared just now seemed to have turned into a joke.

Prepare to end it.

She manipulated her psychic power, only to find that she couldn't mobilize it at all.

"Heh..."

Caitlin showed a bitter expression.

Did 'you' also betray me?

She manually threw the ball after a long time, sending Mega Metagross into the field.

"Metagross? Metagross..."

Mega Metagross was connected to the Trainer's mood and felt Caitlin's defeated fighting spirit for the first time.

How could this be fought?

Let alone not having Caitlin's psychic blessing, how much combat power would it lose.

After the Trainer's fighting spirit disappeared, the Pokémon would also be unable to release the full power of Mega Evolution.

After all, unlike many Pokémon that Mega Evolve on their own, they were bridges established with the Key Stone as a medium; after one end was blocked, how could the other end exert its full power?

On the big screen, Caitlin was expressionless.

It seemed there was no problem, but the sharp-eyed commentator found clues.

"Eh? Why didn't Miss Caitlin use psychic power?"

The external manifestation of psychic power was blue light; as long as you weren't colorblind, you could see it.

Diantha frowned, "This girl..."

"Miss Diantha?" The commentator keenly heard her words, turned his head, but found that the latter still had a faint smile on her face.

As if the words just now were just an illusion.

The battle started again.

All Baimu naturally noticed Caitlin's abnormality, but he wasn't Ash and wouldn't give his opponent time to untie their heart knot in an important battle.

"Skill Swap."

"Happy!"

Blissey's eyes shone slightly, and blue light descended on Mega Metagross, taking away its 【Tough Claws】 ability.

The 【Natural Cure】 ability that replaced it only took effect after swapping out.

But Caitlin had no Pokémon left to swap!

"Metagross!"

Mega Metagross became impatient.

It could feel a huge mountain pressing on its head, making it unable to fly high.

But sticking to the battle wasn't a difficult thing for it, as long as the Trainer could adjust her emotions and reorganize her troops—

"Sss..."

Caitlin barely adjusted her mood.

The match wasn't over yet, she couldn't continue to be dazed, "Hammer Arm!"

"Metagross!"

Mega Metagross was immediately excited, its lower giant arms were less than thirty centimeters from the mud, but it didn't affect its fast charge at all!

Boom!

It crashed through the air and quickly arrived in front of Blissey.

Brown-red light shrouded its four front giant arms, like four combined giant hammers, smashing into Blissey!

Bang!

In the muffled sound, the two Pokémon suddenly flew out a very long distance.

The commentator shouted: "Hammer Arm hit, this should be a very effective blow for Blissey!"

Blissey's low physical defense was well-known.

Even if its stamina was as deep as the sea, it was hard to avoid being dragged down by its extremely fragile physical defense.

Mega Metagross's punch must have—

Thud!

Under everyone's gaze, Mega Metagross, whose body was lit with blue light, suddenly fell to the ground.

Although it was very, very close to the ground, its huge weight also made the ground emit a muffled tremor.

It even splashed a large area of mud.

Following closely, Blissey quickly ran out from its front, ignoring the dirt on its body and running toward the distance.

While everyone was confused, Mega Metagross suddenly started to spin in place, like a car drifting in place.

"Metagross! Metagross!"

Just saw it sway left and right from time to time, roll sideways from time to time, and then circle around one place.

The commentator widened his eyes, "This is..."

Confusion!

Caitlin bit her teeth; how could she not know what happened?

——When Blissey was hit by Mega Metagross, a colorful light film suddenly appeared, blocking great damage for it.

Then when it was pushed to the edge of the field, it forcibly endured the pain and kissed Mega Metagross.

Begging for mercy? Showing love?

It was 【Lovely Kiss】!

If it was Caitlin's peak period, she could completely block this confusion status just like before.

But All Baimu clearly calculated her "poor state" at the moment and deliberately used a similar move again!

Caitlin clenched her fists in embarrassment.

She had to admit that All Baimu's decision was very correct.

She had no way to help Mega Metagross!

Watching Mega Metagross spin in place due to Hammer Arm, and the rain gradually stopped, the dark clouds in the sky slowly dissipated.

Caitlin felt despair again, "Metagross! Wake up!"

She started to call out.

But this didn't possess the will to awaken the Pokémon's heart; the desperate girl didn't have the determination to win, and the Pokémon couldn't respond to her like this.

In a flash, the dark clouds in the sky completely dissipated.

The sun shone on the muddy field, sparkling.

Blissey raised its small hand, "Happy~"

"Fire Blast."

Roar!

Flames surged!

A huge fireball formed in an instant, and after being pushed out by it, it burst open to form the character "Big".

Boom——!!

The flames broke through the air and caused a roar, hitting Mega Metagross head-on without any suspense.

Bang!

Smoke rolled!

But Blissey didn't stop, it continued to shake its small hand, and condensed another huge fireball again.

【Fire Blast】 twice in a row!

Boom——Bang!!

The flames crashed through the smoke and hit Mega Metagross again.

The severe pain of burning and impact awakened the opponent's consciousness; it looked at Blissey and wanted to counterattack immediately.

This guy actually wasn't taken away by two Fire Blasts!

All Baimu felt unbelievable, looked at Caitlin in the distance, and after seeing her cold expression, quickly settled his heart.

"Metagross!"

"Metagross! Metagross!"

Mega Metagross was still struggling.

But how could it maintain high mobility in a gravity environment after Hammer Arm reduced its speed?

It called out the Trainer's name loudly, and the remaining consciousness wanted to get a response from the Trainer.

But only emptiness awaited it.

Caitlin's response was incomparably hollow, without any emotion, and her psychic power was still like dead water.

Mega Metagross was desperate, "Metagross..."

"End it with this move."

All Baimu raised a finger, "Hyper Beam."

Blissey's small hand rotated.

"Ha——ppy!!"

Hum!!

The dazzling black-purple beam of light crossed most of the venue in an instant, violently hitting Mega Metagross.

This should have been the attribute that the latter resisted, but at this moment, it became the last straw that crushed it.

Boom!!

Huge smoke columns rose, slowly spreading in the sky like a mushroom cloud.

Countless audience members looked at this scene in the field, unable to suppress the excited emotions in their hearts, and shouted with all their might for the first time.

"All Baimu! All Baimu!"

"Champion! Champion!"

Unparalleled dominance!

All Baimu fully demonstrated the gap between a Champion and an Elite Four member, letting everyone know exactly how big the gap between these two titles was!

Even the genius psychic girl Caitlin wasn't a match for him.

Dan ignored the smoke and entered the field with Aegislash.

Soon, he saw Mega Metagross, which had returned to its original form in the shallow pit; its bronze-colored surface still had traces of fire burns and impacts.

"Metagross is unable to battle! Caitlin has no remaining Pokémon, the match is over! All Baimu wins!"

Beep!

On the big screen, All Baimu's avatar instantly became larger.

The ranking below the avatar rose rapidly, and in a short while, it rose to 56th place.

"Huh? That's quite considerable."

He looked at his new ranking in surprise.

You have to know that Caitlin's ranking was lower than his, meaning her hidden score was also lower than his, so the score after winning wouldn't be too high.

But he didn't expect it to let him advance so many places.

This time, really, one or two more times, and he could conduct a Master Tier swap battle.

Diantha...

Is there a chance?

All Baimu raised his head to look at the studio, and through the glass, he met the gaze of Diantha who happened to be looking this way.

He was stunned, but Diantha waved her hand with a smile.

"Happy~"

Blissey walked over happily.

All Baimu came back to his senses, squatted down to wipe the mud and sand off Blissey's body, and smiled: "How is it? Is it getting more and more proficient?"

"Happy!"

Blissey nodded vigorously; it had fully adapted to its changed body.

Whether it was energy output or durability, it had reached its current peak level; even Mega Metagross's attack power couldn't cause it heavy damage!

"Rest for a while."

All Baimu took it back into the Poké Ball and looked at Caitlin in the distance.

Don't know why, this little girl had been acting extremely strange since Gothitelle was defeated.

As if she had completely given up resistance.

No way?

She was an Elite Four member of Unova, would she make such a mistake?

All Baimu walked slowly toward Caitlin, and just happened to see the other party walk into the field and take back Metagross.

The hair strands stained by rain stuck to her face.

Caitlin had no heart to care, she glanced at All Baimu, as if she had lost all her strength, and said: "Thank you very much for your guidance."

All Baimu didn't speak, just looked at her unfocused eyes.

"... Why did you give up?"

"..."

Caitlin was silent and turned to walk toward the player tunnel.

Inside the studio, the commentator was about to ask Diantha about her feelings on this match, but the latter smiled slightly and said: "Excuse me, I have something to do."

Afterward, she got up and walked quickly toward Caitlin's position, her brows filled with a sternness of hating iron for not becoming steel! ===== CHAPTER 1180 =====