Chapter 1446: Sword Slaying the Dragon?

On the field.

Hydreigon was covered in white feathers, recovering the stamina lost from Gigantamax Fairy.

Dust swirled above the shattered ground, and the pink mist dyed both Pokémon, as well as All Baimu and Ash outside the field, with a strange color.

【Misty Terrain】 was still in effect and hadn't been destroyed by Hydreigon's final Max Airstream.

This was undoubtedly quite disadvantageous for it, being a Dragon-type.

Unlike Psychic Terrain, the effect of Misty Terrain was that Pokémon touching the ground would not be affected by status conditions, and Dragon-type move power would be halved.

In other words, Sirfetch'd had an extra Dragon-type resistance, but it could still inflict status conditions like paralysis, burn, and poison on Hydreigon.

This was because Hydreigon's ability was 【Levitate】; unless it stayed close to the ground the whole time, it was destined not to enjoy the status immunity of Misty Terrain...

However.

Sirfetch'd didn't seem to have any moves in its current move pool that could cause status conditions.

Spontaneous inspiration was another matter.

Regardless, the current battle situation was, to some extent, on Ash and Sirfetch'd's side, as long as they could defeat Hydreigon before Misty Terrain disappeared.

Ash issued an order quickly: "Fury Cutter!"

"Ga!"

Sirfetch'd stepped forward quickly, crossing the rubble-strewn field to approach Hydreigon, and the leek sword swung out rapidly in succession!

Swish, swish!

Several continuous and sharp emerald-green sword blades formed an airtight net, slashing horizontally and vertically, each strike precisely landing on Hydreigon's chin, joints, and wing roots, intending to catch it off guard.

But Hydreigon had been eyeing Sirfetch'd's figure for a long time, and the white feathers falling on its body surface instantly transformed into a glowing blue light shield, firmly blocking the emerald-green sword blades outside.

Clang, clang, clang!

The harsh sound like slashing steel continued, and fine sparks flew everywhere.

"Sha-sang!"

Hydreigon took the opportunity to spread its wings and fly high, rotating its body to pull a certain distance away from Sirfetch'd, its blood-red eyes coldly overlooking the opponent.

All Baimu: "Dragon Rush!"

Although Misty Terrain significantly slowed the effect of Dragon-type energy, it was still very cost-effective for Hydreigon.

STAB bonus and move proficiency were one thing, and the extra boost from the held Dragon Fang was another.

The power was certainly not as good as when there was no Misty Terrain, but at least it was stronger than the Dark-type move that was resisted by the Fighting-type.

"Sha-sang!"

Hydreigon suddenly let out a roar that shook the entire arena. Indigo dragon flames ignited on its body, layer upon layer, wrapping around its massive body, turning it into a ferocious flaming three-headed dragon, emitting a muffled sound like a low roar as it rubbed against the air.

Whoosh!

It saw its huge six wings flap downward fiercely, whipping up a violent and biting airflow. The rubble on the ground was wrapped in the gale and scattered, and its massive body dived straight down toward Sirfetch'd!

Ash's eyes narrowed, and he immediately responded, "Sirfetch'd, Detect!"

"Ga."

Sirfetch'd's sharp gaze locked onto the three-headed flame dragon diving down. Its whole body's muscles tightened, and its eyes glowed blue, precisely capturing the opponent's diving angle, force point, and movement trajectory, combining all information to make its body react subconsciously.

Its webbed feet kicked the ground lightly, its body moved sideways precisely, and it raised its leek shield in front of it, perfectly avoiding the core landing point of Hydreigon's dive.

Boom!!

The violent dragon flames grazed Sirfetch'd's leek shield fiercely, crashing into the ground beside it. The earth was instantly smashed into a deep, concave giant pit, rocks flew and collapsed, and cracks in the ground spread crazily toward the surroundings along the edge of the pit.

And Hydreigon, whose dive missed, couldn't stop its momentum in time. Its massive body slid forward several meters due to inertia, its six wings flapping wildly, intending to pull its body away and return to high altitude.

Ash aimed at this moment: "Brick Break!"

Meteor Assault required buildup, and there was no time for that, but Brick Break could work.

"Ga!"

Sirfetch'd, which had been shaken off the ground by the landing of Dragon Rush, took the opportunity to flap its wings, and the brown-red Fighting-type energy was poured into the leek sword, and the blade instantly glowed with dazzling red light.

Its wings swung down rapidly, slashing at Hydreigon's back like a dragon-like sword strike!

Fast, steady, accurate, and ruthless!

Boom!

Hydreigon's back suffered a heavy blow, but it still endured the injury and returned to the high place, a look of wariness appearing in its eyes for the first time.

"Sha-sang..."

Ash's Pokémon were not as easy to solve as imagined, especially this Sirfetch'd right now.

The opponent's sword swinging and the speed of operating type energy were so fast that it almost didn't run away, performing even better than in the semifinals!

Why?

"Ga!"

Sirfetch'd raised its head proudly, the leek sword and leek shield in its hands particularly dazzling.

The host took the opportunity to speak: "What a fast sword! Sirfetch'd's equipment seems to have received a major update!"

Compared to the previous sword and shield, the sword and shield at this time were undoubtedly excellent, and compared to Sirfetch'd's native leek, it could be called the difference between blue gear and orange gear.

A Pokémon's strength would be affected by held items. Although the leek sword and leek shield didn't give it the magical effect of doubling Attack like Marowak's Thick Club, there was no problem with boosting it a bit.

"Sha-sang..."

Hydreigon subconsciously looked at the Trainer in the distance, and All Baimu nodded slightly.

Since the timing, location, and people were all on your side.

Then...

Avoid the sharp edge for now!

"Dragon Pulse!"

"Roar!"

Hydreigon adjusted its breathing and took a deep breath, its chest and abdomen bulging high, and at the same time opened three large mouths. Rich indigo, azure, and scarlet dragon flames gathered and compressed rapidly in each mouth, finally turning into three giant flame orbs.

The next instant, the domineering and biting dragon flames formed a terrifying colorful giant dragon as they converged, gathering a low, piercing hum as they cut through the air, charging at high speed toward Sirfetch'd's direction!

Rumble!

This Dragon Pulse contained Hydreigon's ultimate fury. Where the violent flame dragon flew, the air was slightly distorted by the pressure, and the dust on the ground was kicked up by the airflow.

Ash shouted without hesitation: "Detect!"

"Ga."

Sirfetch'd's eyes glowed blue again, and its five senses, brought to the limit, allowed it to see through the flight trajectory, speed, and final landing point of Dragon Pulse.

Its footsteps were flexible, its body dodged precisely to the front-left, it raised its shield in front of it, perfectly avoiding the direct bombardment of the beam.

Boom—!!

The three-colored flame giant dragon suddenly bombarded its original standing place. The violent explosion kicked up a large amount of rubble, the already shattered ground was quickly scorched with charred marks, and rolling shockwaves spread out, triggering the protective device outside the field.

Sirfetch'd, which was extremely close to the center of the impact, naturally didn't have it easy either.

Even with a sufficiently powerful leek shield, the violent impact still caused its body to slide back a long distance.

"Ga."

Sirfetch'd let out a muffled grunt.

There was quite a bit of disbelief in its eyes.

Did Dragon Rush and Dragon Pulse after being weakened by Misty Terrain still have this level of power?

It couldn't imagine if there were no restrictions of the terrain, whether its Detect could still take the attack like this.

Ash understood this point as well, sweat overflowing from his temples due to the urgency.

The host shouted: "Quite a powerful Dragon Pulse! Can't believe Hydreigon has been fighting for so long!"

First fighting Pikachu, then clashing with Dracovish, and just now using Gigantamax and Gigantamax Gengar to clash, any other Pokémon would find it hard to do after three rounds.

Perhaps only a Champion's ace could barely compete with it, right?

In the lounge, Leon's expression was strange, and he suddenly wanted to send out Charizard to fight the Hydreigon below.

He turned his head to look at Cynthia, and sure enough, he saw the same light in her eyes as his.

The two looked at each other.

Everything was understood without words.

Powerful, fearless Dragon-type Pokémon can always make people's blood boil.

And Hydreigon on the field had no idea how much attention its persistence had attracted.

It just wanted to exert all its power to take down this hateful duck below.

All Baimu: "Dragon Pulse."

"Sha-sang..."

"Dual Wingbeat!"

Just as Hydreigon took a deep breath to prepare to repeat the old trick, Ash suddenly opened his mouth and shouted, and Sirfetch'd threw its leek shield toward the sky without hesitation, making it spin like a dart.

Black-red light lingered on it, rushing straight at Hydreigon's neck!

"Roar!"

Its core head roared and sprayed dragon flames, bombarding the spinning leek shield, while the other two heads aimed elsewhere.

All Baimu's prompt sounded, "Above your head!"

Hydreigon looked up without hesitation, spraying the remaining dragon flames toward the top of its head, and this was exactly what Sirfetch'd had intended.

This move of its was a split-body technique.

Part was performed by the leek shield, and the other part was performed by the leek sword, intending to share the damage of Dragon Pulse.

Because it wanted to break away from the protection of Misty Terrain and approach Hydreigon to knock it down from the air!

Rumble!!

High above, the dark red spiral and dragon flames clashed, and it was Sirfetch'd's spinning sword flower fighting against Hydreigon's breath.

The host screamed: "Sirfetch'd used the shield to attract Hydreigon's attention, but the scheme was seen through! Can it successfully achieve its goal—"

As if the official had set a FLAG for it.

Ash's unique unexpectedness succeeded once again. Sirfetch'd's dark red spiral successfully persisted until the split-head dragon flames were exhausted, and it quickly approached Hydreigon by relying on the momentum of falling and flapping its wings.

Screams rang out in the audience.

Was Sirfetch'd going to succeed?

The answer was negative.

Perhaps Hydreigon was constrained by Misty Terrain and found it difficult to exert 100% of its power, but this didn't mean it couldn't win an air battle against a duck!

The moment the dragon flames were exhausted, its body had already moved quickly to the side, far faster than the speed of Sirfetch'd flapping its wings!

At the same time.

Its three blood-red mouths opened again, and cruel and ferocious colors flashed in its eyes.

This is the chance you gave me!

"Sha-sang—"

The three heads simultaneously mobilized the Dragon-type energy in their bodies with all their might. At this moment, what appeared in their mouths was no longer colorful flames, but some kind of violent energy like high-energy particles.

As if Hydreigon at this moment had mastered the ultimate of flames!

It's just a pity that the particles were quickly replaced by the crazily churning flames again. This time, the condensed Dragon Pulse clearly far exceeded any previous time in power, volume, and explosive power!

A strong sense of crisis made Ash and Sirfetch'd feel numb all over as if pricked by needles.

But they weren't too panicked, as if they had expected it.

"Meteor Assault!"

"Ga!"

A true knight doesn't need any cover.

Misty Terrain seemed to give Sirfetch'd a safe environment, but it also limited its performance, making it unable to have a fair duel with a ferocious evil dragon like a true knight.

Since that was the case, Ash and Sirfetch'd simply forced themselves into a desperate situation, exploding with the potential they had when fighting Garchomp and Mega Lucario Z, and containing all their fighting spirit and energy into one sword!

Hum!

Dazzling golden radiance erupted on the sword, and Sirfetch'd poured all its will and mental power into the leek sword in its hand, making it release a brilliant sword glow several meters long like an unsheathed Excalibur!

Ash looked at the colorful dragon flames boiling in Hydreigon's three giant mouths and shouted loudly without fear: "Go—!! Sirfetch'd——!!"

"Ga!!"

Sirfetch'd roared, its body instantly turning into a golden meteor moving forward without hesitation, charging straight up at the violent dragon flames sprayed by Hydreigon!

Boom!!

The sharp airflow brought by the high-speed assault kept churning around it, the edge condensed by golden brilliance moved forward without hesitation, without the slightest retreat or avoidance, the sword tip precisely pointing at the flaming giant mouth opened by Dragon Pulse, intending to break through this ultimate offensive with a desperate posture!

In an instant.

Two extremely powerful energies collided in the center of the flat arena!

Boom—!!

The deafening violent explosion swept across the entire area, violent energy shockwaves spread crazily toward the surroundings, cracks in the ground below spread crazily outward with the collision point as the center, rubble and dust were instantly kicked up, forming a sky full of dense smoke and dust.

Screams rang out in the audience, the protective barrier flickered violently, as if it were about to collapse!

The power of this move clash was not inferior to a Gigantamax move at all!

In the air on the field, pure golden brilliance and domineering indigo flames clashed crazily in the smoke and dust, and annihilated each other.

Dazzling light flickered constantly, and the violent tremors made the entire arena shake slightly. The remaining rubble around was shattered by the shockwave, turning into dust filling the air.

What an exaggerated performance!

The host couldn't help but say: "Meteor Assault symbolizing determination and Dragon Pulse symbolizing destruction, who can have the last laugh? Is it the indomitable Sirfetch'd? Or the arrogant Hydreigon?"

Smoke and dust shrouded the arena, and time became a bit long.

A few seconds later, the sky full of dust that covered everything visible to the naked eye slowly dissipated, and the scene inside clearly emerged.

Everyone saw a shallow pit sunken downward in the arena. It seemed that because the explosion point was in the air, the sinking depth was less than one meter.

Sirfetch'd was in front of Ash, its wings supporting the hilt of the leek sword, its white feathers covered in dust at this moment, looking black and white, even pitiful.

On the other side in the air, Hydreigon was also panting, white mist lingering around its body, not dissipating for a long time.

But the fact that it was still on the field was enough to make many of Ash's supporters feel desperate.

"Why hasn't it fallen yet!"

"How much stamina does it have!"

"Too outrageous! This Pokémon!" ===== CHAPTER 1447 =====