Chapter 1413: Perception War

Click click click!

The fine freezing sounds connected into a piece, and even the friction of the wind and sand could not cover it up.

Just like the huge iceberg standing on the left side of the competition venue, and the ice sculpture on the right side that is beautiful and clustered with ice, like long spears pointing straight to the sky, like a giant ice flower.

Ice-type Z-Move—Subzero Slammer.

Facing Cradily's double defense of sandstorm and Stockpile, All Baimu decisively sacrificed one of the systems.

So...

What is the result?

The sandstorm is still raging, and more than half of the venue is covered by yellowish-brown mist. The strong wind and sand and gravel are swirling and flying, hindering people's vision.

All Baimu is directly in front of the iceberg under Shiny Milotic, so he can only wait for the Pokémon's feedback, or judge the opponent's condition through the screens elsewhere in the venue.

"Milotic~"

Shiny Milotic is high on the top of the iceberg, breathing and spitting out large swaths of cold mist, and its expression does not change even when sand and gravel hit its body, its eyes locked on Cradily inside the ice flower in the distance.

One second, two seconds.

Bang!

The iceberg disintegrated, and the ice transformed from Z-power dissipated into nothingness, as did the giant ice flower in the distance.

They are not natural elements transformed directly from attribute energy, and cannot exist in the world for a long time, and will automatically disappear after a period of time.

Through the roaring wind and sand, All Baimu and Shiny Milotic can see Cradily, whose head is tilted and whose body is still standing.

This is because of the existence of 【Ingrain】, and its body itself cannot completely fall to the ground.

Fortunately, All Baimu's eyes are good, and he spotted that the divine light in its bell-like head had been extinguished.

Deng Pei entered the venue through the sandstorm, paused briefly, and raised his right hand to signal.

"Cradily is unable to battle! Milotic wins!"

Wow!

The audience stands echoed with pieces of cheers and shouts.

Defeated in one hit!

The power of the Z-Move is really strong!

Some audiences subconsciously recalled Ash and Pikachu's Z-Move. Hydreigon seemed to be like this, defeated by 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt without any resistance.

Ash was extremely impressed, "Really amazing..."

Hop was also stunned, whispering, "Is this All Baimu's true strength?"

The Z-Move just now can be completely called Shiny Milotic's first "attack" shot. Before this, all moves could only be considered passive defense.

But even so, Cradily, which had double protection of sandstorm and Stockpile, was defeated by Subzero Slammer, which was not its STAB.

Is Steven not strong enough?

No.

It's All Baimu's Pokémon that are too strong.

It's like the battle between Iris and Cynthia. When the strength of the Pokémon of both sides cannot reach a level, such a situation will appear.

The gift from the simulator has undoubtedly pulled All Baimu's Pokémon to the level of rivaling the ace of the old-school Champions, or even surpassing them. This power was experienced in several Champion battles before.

And at this very moment, under the gaze of countless eyes around the world, and against the backdrop of Steven's Cradily, the crushing strength was fully displayed.

It also declared to everyone who knew him or didn't know him that he is the most powerful competitor in the Masters Eight!

Wow!

The cheers of the audience resounded through the clouds, and the hearty shouts made the entire Wyndon Stadium tremble.

The Team Rocket cheerleading trio had already started dancing in the audience stands.

"All Baimu! Best! All Baimu! Best!"

"Super strong! Super handsome! Super amazing!"

"Wobbuffet!"

In the preparation room, An Xin'er smiled like a flower and kept clapping. Diantha snorted, "Isn't it just a little bit amazing?"

"This is not just a little bit." Cynthia evaluated with a smile.

Both of them are "victims" of the main match, and they know very well what kind of monster is battling at the moment.

Steven is indeed very strong, but in the eyes of Diantha and Cynthia, he is also struggling.

People who are paying attention to this match all over the world, such as Orre Academy, Meteor Village, and Ferrum City, all showed happy expressions.

Wallace of the Sootopolis Gym was speechless when he saw this scene, "Became stronger again, really a monster."

Juan didn't speak.

He could be considered to know the current level of Shiny Milotic relatively early, but to be honest, he was also stunned for a long time, only feeling that it was really a bit beyond imagination.

That is level 90!

Juan can be considered an old veteran among Trainers, and he knows very well that after Pokémon reach level 80, they are basically in a state of complete stagnation.

Whether they can continue to improve in the future depends entirely on whether fate favors them, and it has nothing to do with the talent of the Pokémon and the Trainer.

Without a doubt, the era is rolling forward, one wave higher than the other, and future Trainers will inevitably be stronger than they are today, but All Baimu's kind is a bit beyond ordinary understanding.

After all, Juan knows very well that All Baimu's family is not powerful in a single aspect, but everyone is outrageously strong!

Sometimes he is really curious about how the other party did it.

It's just like the evaluation of All Baimu on the internet—life seems to be cheating.

However, what Juan doesn't know is that someone is purely cheating without turning it off, far exceeding the level of ordinary cheating.

The cheers at the competition venue lasted for a long time.

Steven also recovered from his brief daze, his expression calm as he recalled Cradily, "This is really..."

He was naturally very surprised by the result in front of him. Shiny Milotic's output ability far exceeded his expectations, so that the double defense of sandstorm and Stockpile failed to block this attack.

If even a trace of HP was left, Ingrain and Grassy Terrain could have allowed Cradily to recover, not to mention the set of combos after Stockpile and Swallow.

"It seems I have to think of a way."

Steven recalled the fainted Cradily and immediately sent out the next Pokémon.

Bang!

Light flowed.

The Pokémon that appeared in the venue shocked many people.

"Metagross! Steven sent out his ace Pokémon Metagross!" the host shouted.

This steel giant with a disc-like body and four legs standing, pure silver shining, and a golden cross on its face, who else could it be but Steven's ace Shiny Metagross?

Sand and gravel swept, completely unable to shake its body. The cold eyes crossed the half-field and accurately fell on Shiny Milotic, which also had a presence that could not be obscured by the sandstorm.

However, in the blink of an eye, it was recalled by a beam of light, replaced by another light.

The host's voice was loud: "It's here! All Baimu's all-win switching tactic! The Pokémon he chose is—Gengar!"

"Gengar!"

The Pokémon that suddenly rushed into the venue was All Baimu's most mischievous, most dramatic, and most petty gray fat guy.

It grinned strangely and looked at its opponent, not intimidated by the Champion's ace title at all.

Or rather, we fight the elite!

The two Shiny Pokémon met in the sand, looking at each other from tens of meters away, and at the same time, the parts where the Mega Stones were embedded erupted with dazzling brilliance, forming an echo with the decisive Trainers behind them.

The host exclaimed repeatedly: "Tacit double Mega Evolution!"

Changing to before, even Steven, who was known as the strongest Mega user, would not let his Pokémon Mega Evolve at the first time, but would rather fight a few rounds—

This bad habit was thoroughly corrected by All Baimu now.

Given Shiny Milotic's exaggerated output, Steven didn't dare to be negligent about Shiny Gengar at all, only hoping to deal with the opponent in the strongest posture.

Besides, the Shiny Metagross, which also has the Psychic type, is essentially countered by the other party.

Light flowed and the posture sublimated. The two Pokémon obtained brand-new postures in full view of everyone.

Mega Shiny Gengar turned from gray to white, its blood-red eyes were as dead as a black hole at this moment, its withered ghost claws and lower body were hidden underground, and its face was full of terrifying grins.

Mega Metagross hovered in mid-air, growing four thick arms like siege hammers, firmly guarding the front and back, the golden cross on its face turned deep blue, and a long thorn like a ramming horn grew on its jaw.

The two were placed in the venue, each emitting extraordinary momentum, and the swirling wind and sand seemed to be affected by them, becoming slow.

A fierce battle was about to break out.

"Nasty Plot."

"Bullet Punch!"

All Baimu and Steven's commands were drowned in the roaring sand, but the Pokémon still responded accurately.

"Gengar!"

Mega Shiny Gengar let out a sharp screech, and the black-red evil energy around it surged, manifesting a strange question mark on its head.

The moment the orange-yellow light flickered, it suddenly turned its body and sank into the "ground".

The next instant, a silver lightning pierced the sand curtain!

Boom!

I saw Mega Shiny Metagross carrying a deafening sonic boom, letting its four steel claws be wrapped in silver-white Steel-type energy, carrying the impact and sharpness of a bullet out of the chamber, suddenly hitting the sand curtain and creating a huge hole!

The sand and gravel flying along the way were shattered by the airflow, and the sound of the steel claws breaking through the air was sharp and ear-piercing, leaving only the clear silver-white trajectory.

But this swift move didn't hit the opponent. Mega Shiny Gengar had already escaped into another dimension, and ordinary means couldn't see its figure at all, let alone attack.

"Metagross..."

Mega Shiny Metagross stopped its figure, its eyes swept across the surroundings, thinking and analyzing relying on its multi-brain that was said to be smarter than a supercomputer.

Steven's expression was calm, as if he had expected it.

There was much discussion outside the venue.

Mega Shiny Gengar was not the first time to show this ability. There had been discussions on the internet about how to deal with it, but there had never been an accurate result.

After all, if a Pokémon wants to go to another dimension, it must rely on the move Phantom Force, and it cannot stay for a long time.

This guy is different. As far as it looks now, it belongs to the exaggerated situation of wanting to stay as long as it wants, completely beyond ordinary understanding.

Fortunately, when Mega Shiny Gengar attacks, it still needs to appear to solve it. How will Steven solve it?

Countless eyes looked forward to this strong and amazing man.

Steven's response strategy is—

"Gravity."

"Metagross!"

Mega Shiny Metagross's eyes lit up, and invisible pressure descended on the entire venue in an instant, and even the flying sand and dust were affected by this terrifying power, falling to the ground one after another.

The host shouted, "Gravity takes effect! Is Steven trying to block the space!?"

Without a doubt, it is just as he said.

Since Mega Shiny Gengar can appear from multiple angles in all directions, then just block the space.

Let the battle be limited to the ground, greatly reducing the uncertainty of Mega Shiny Gengar's coming and going, and at the same time adding a bit of accuracy to Mega Shiny Metagross's calculations.

Mega Shiny Gengar, who couldn't hold back, quickly popped its head out.

But Steven was like a prophet, instantly locking onto Mega Shiny Gengar, which was located under the lower abdomen of Mega Shiny Metagross and was sending out a ghost fire with its claws.

"Psychic!"

"Metagross!"

Mega Shiny Metagross's pupils moved down naturally, blue light was released from them, forming an energy field film close to the body surface.

The moment the ghost fire touched it, it was suddenly lifted away. The ghost fire was forcibly distorted and thrown away, exploding in the sand in the distance, turning into blue fire sparks and dissipating.

At the same time as resolving the ghost fire, Steven decisively launched a strong attack: "Catch it!"

The huge mental power was released instantly, like a big net catching the ghost claws extended by Mega Shiny Gengar.

It's just that the latter sent the ghost fire fast, and shrank itself faster.

In the blink of an eye, the ghost claws had already shrunk back into the other dimension, leaving only a ripple that could not be seen in the air.

Steven's eyes moved slightly, finding that the mental power couldn't be extended into it. Mega Shiny Gengar "closed the door" too fast, and he continued to order Mega Shiny Metagross in his heart.

So, the Psychic that should have been gathered spread out again, like a densely intertwined big net covering the entire venue.

Mega Shiny Metagross is worthy of being Steven's ace. Its mental power can be said to be endless, not weaker than Diantha's Mega Gardevoir.

All Baimu could vaguely perceive the situation, but his expression didn't fluctuate much, "Ghost fire missed... then forget it, let's start the war!"

"Gengar!"

The air rippled.

Mega Shiny Gengar appeared tens of meters away. The moment it popped its head, a purple-black light wave quickly condensed in its mouth.

A dark purple energy ball with a huge volume and deep color quickly took shape. The pure and violent power made it as unfathomable as a black hole, and it kept pulsating and distorting the air.

Steven: "Close the net!"

Mega Shiny Metagross's eyes lit up, and the mental net covering the earth tightened quickly, intending to entangle Mega Shiny Gengar's body.

But the moment the mental net successfully entangled the opponent, the dark Shadow Ball sprayed out, easily breaking through the illusory mental power and heading straight for Mega Shiny Metagross's face.

Mega Shiny Gengar used this breakthrough to break through the invisible blockade and disappeared into the air. Seeing this, Steven could only change his words, "Meteor Mash!"

"Metagross!"

Mega Shiny Metagross's thick four arms closed, and silver brilliance like a meteor suddenly lit up in front, and intensified in its lateral rotation, forming a sharp and bright cross-shaped energy light flow!

When the Shadow Ball approached, Meteor Mash tore through the sky-filling wind and sand with majestic force and collided head-on!

The next moment, the Shadow Ball and the steel meteor collided fiercely.

The two exploded in the center of the ground like a meteorite hitting the earth. The violent energy shockwave spread crazily, lifting the surrounding sand and dust fiercely, forming a short-term sand-free vacuum area.

The protective device in the front of the audience stands lit up, blocking the strong light and impact generated by the fierce confrontation of moves.

But the offensive from Mega Shiny Gengar did not end.

The usage of dimensional shuttle can be like a mouse hiding in the dark to sneak attack, or it can be like Doraemon's Anywhere Door, constantly moving to confuse the opponent's perception.

Now what it wants to do is the latter, and defeat the regional Champion's ace with strength, just like Chansey! ===== CHAPTER 1414 =====