Chapter 992

Hum!

Salamence's claws sank into the blue light membrane, coming to a dead stop.

"Happy—"

Blissey's voice was low, as if it were holding up a heavy weight.

Invisible ripples surged.

Suddenly, psychic power and dragon flames engaged in a fierce clash; the brilliant light resembled a rising sun, casting the arena in a pure, deep blue.

Shiratori shouted, "Psychic has once again blocked Salamence's fierce attack! Salamence is in a bad spot!"

Salamence was badly poisoned; the longer the battle dragged on, the worse it was for it.

Bartlas had considered this, which is why he ordered it to use Outrage, a move that hurts the enemy while damaging oneself.

It had no time left!

"Roar!!"

Blood-red light surged in Salamence's eyes; it roared angrily, stood up on its hind legs again, and swung its other claw, suddenly tearing through the light membrane!

Psychic power—

Broken!

Amidst the gasps of countless people, Salamence opened its bloodthirsty maw, mixed with raging dragon flames, and bit down fiercely on Blissey!

Something's going to happen!

Everyone who knew anything about Blissey was well aware of its weak physical defense.

Even with its high HP, once an attack crossed certain thresholds, it would cause heavy damage.

Just at this extremely critical moment.

Blissey lay back very calmly while its small hand reached into its pouch.

"Feed it an egg."

Following this command, Blissey quickly shoved a precious nutritional egg into Salamence's mouth.

The egg's shape fit so perfectly against the inner wall of its mouth that it was difficult for Salamence to exert force to crush it with its teeth, and it couldn't destroy it with dragon flames in the short term.

More importantly.

The nutritional egg had more than one value.

The enraged Salamence swung its claws, and the tips touched the lying Blissey, causing it to roll away extremely quickly.

Both sides successfully created distance.

"Egg Bomb!"

"Ha—ppy—"

The rolling Blissey waved its small hand.

In an instant.

Just as Salamence exerted all its strength to crush the nutritional egg, the latter exploded like a grenade!

Bang!

Smoke shrouded its entire head.

Although Blissey's physical attack was as laughable as its physical defense, the explosion inside the mouth and the Egg Bomb's base power of one hundred still left Salamence dazed.

Even the dragon flames on its body dimmed.

Shiratori shouted excitedly, "Countering moves with moves! Agile dodging! Blissey's seemingly pathetic actions are actually calculated step by step!"

Bartlas shouted, "Wake up!"

"—Roar!"

Salamence's thoughts gradually cleared from the shock; the poison status caused a large amount of purple slime to drip from the corners of its mouth.

But thanks to the Outrage status, it still maintained vigorous fighting power!

"You can still continue! Take it down!"

Bartlas's voice drove Salamence to pounce on Blissey, and the dragon flames erupted again at this moment!

It was like an Infernape that had triggered Blaze, hissing as it fiercely attacked its opponent!

In a hurry.

Blissey, maintaining its lying position, once again raised a pale blue light membrane.

Mud, sand, and grass clippings covered its entire body, and half its face was so blackened it was unrecognizable; it looked as pathetic as could be.

If the psychic shield hadn't been tough enough to block even the erupting Salamence, the audience would have had every reason to believe it was the one losing!

What a bizarre scene!

Shiratori couldn't help but say, "Blissey's fighting style is truly unconventional."

The audience also felt that if they hadn't watched the whole thing, they would really think Blissey was pathetic and Salamence was strong!

This big egg—

It's a total "pink on the outside, black on the inside" character!

Many in the audience sighed, then saw Salamence tear through the psychic shield once again.

It no longer bit or grabbed, but simply collided with all its might.

"Roar!!"

Fall down!!

This time, Blissey had no room to dodge and was fiercely knocked flying!

"Outrage hits! Blissey is knocked flying!"

Shiratori's volume increased.

Salamence quickly chased after Blissey's figure, attempting to deliver the final blow!

Countless audience members clenched their hands nervously; under the Taunt status, Blissey couldn't use status moves—could it take a second Outrage?

The answer was—

The third appearance of the pale blue light membrane.

But unlike the psychic shield, this light membrane was composed of countless hexagons, a honeycomb-like hemisphere.

Salamence's dragon flame assault was blocked firmly outside; even using both claws, it couldn't break through!

Shiratori exclaimed, "Protect! It's Protect! The Taunt status has ended!"

Without a doubt.

Blissey had tried every possible way to tangle with Salamence; even though it hadn't waited for it to be poisoned to death, it had successfully waited for the Taunt status to end.

The gravity field remained.

Simply because the Taunt status duration was much shorter than Gravity.

Seeing Salamence unable to break through Protect, Bartlas's previously flying golden hair instantly went limp and flat.

"Roar—"

One burst of energy, then a second, then a third, and it was exhausted.

The dragon flames on Salamence's body slowly extinguished; the Outrage that supported its attack had ended.

The two deadly statuses of confusion and poison devoured its remaining stamina.

It collapsed powerlessly.

Blissey slowly stood up, shaking its round body to shed the mud, and smiled happily when it saw the referee confirm Salamence's status.

Not because it had defeated its opponent, but because it had successfully stood until the end.

Compared to its companions who increased defense for output, Blissey followed a fighting logic of increasing output for defense.

Everything was for the sake of staying on the field!

"Salamence is unable to battle, Blissey wins!"

"Happy!"

Its sincere smile was imprinted on the big screen, and its face, not yet dried of mud, drew pity from countless people.

Even Shiratori praised it a few times.

As for Salamence, who had truly been knocked down...

Few cared.

On the internet, someone evaluated Blissey—"This is a strange Pokémon that seems to be shouting 'don't hit me, don't hit me,' but then turns around and knocks you unconscious."

It was dubbed, along with the drama-queen Gengar, as "Crouching Dragon and Fledgling Phoenix."

This made everyone increasingly curious about All Baimu's training policy; how did he train such Pokémon with such distinct fighting styles?

However.

That was a factor outside the arena.

At this time, because Bartlas had lost three Pokémon, the arena began to rotate.

Both Blissey and Salamence were recalled into their balls.

A loud mechanical sound rang out.

The muddy marsh descended, and rising in its place was a forest arena surrounded by numerous trees.

Both Light Screen and Gravity disappeared due to the significant change in the arena.

Everything returned to the starting point.

The forest arena wasn't initially among the tournament's choices.

At that time, Orre had more wasteland than trees, and every tree was worth cherishing; no one dared to suggest wasting a forest of trees.

Until Zacian greened the region.

And so.

Under Shanren's final decision, some trees that had been imported and transplanted were planted in the Championship Tournament arena.

To fulfill their final value.

Shiratori: "A vast forest! Does Trainer Bartlas have a chance to turn the tide, and can Trainer All Baimu continue his myth! Everyone, please look forward to it!"

Clap, clap, clap—

Applause erupted.

The Mawile fan club began to wave flags and cheer.

In their predictions, All Baimu would have Mawile enter the fray before the finals, just like when he participated in the Ever Grande Conference.

In other words.

The second half would be dominated by Mawile!

Those who had seen Drake's battle records wouldn't doubt Mawile's strength!

Bartlas was equally clear about what he was about to face.

"Let's settle this!"

He looked at All Baimu in the distance.

Both sides threw their balls onto the field at the same time.

Bang, bang!

Light flashed.

Sure enough, landing in front of All Baimu was Mawile, with a bright red rope tied behind its head and a light posture.

"Chee-doh~"

It looked at its opponent in the distance.

A boss-type Gyarados over ten meters long, quite similar to Steelix!

"Roar!!"

It roared at Mawile, and uncontrollable water splashes sprayed everywhere from the air.

【Intimidate】 triggered!

Mawile frowned, shrouded in the blue light of lowered attack.

The opponent actually had the same ability as Salamence; it looked like it was prepared specifically for Mawile.

All Baimu's expression remained unchanged.

He took out his Key Stone and said softly, "Dance of the leaping battle, Mega Evolve!"

In an instant.

The crystal-clear Key Stone bloomed with radiance!

Chains of psychic energy resembling lightning flew out, connecting to each other while bathing Mawile in the light of evolution.

Boom!

Uncontrollable high-energy fluctuations kicked up a gale.

Surrounding the rapidly transforming Mawile, it pulled weeds and dust from the ground all the way outward, and the surrounding trees rustled as if attacked by a storm!

Before long.

Under the expectant gaze of the audience, Mega Mawile made a grand entrance.

Shiratori shouted, "Trainer All Baimu has initiated Mega Evolution! Mega Mawile has arrived!"

Wow!

The audience quickly became excited.

Mega-evolved Pokémon might not be as good as legendary beasts, but they are creators of grand scenes.

And Mega Mawile's past performance.

It wouldn't disappoint them!

The fan club members were especially excited; they had guessed right—All Baimu's idea of choosing Mawile first was to let it dominate the arena!

"Chee-doh."

Mega Mawile, in its shrine maiden attire, looked up at the Gyarados circling to close the distance and tapped its toes sharply.

Bang!

The ground suddenly sank.

Mega Mawile turned into an afterimage difficult to distinguish with the naked eye, relying on the blessing of exaggerated power to apply terrifying instantaneous acceleration to its forward movement!

Bartlas shouted, "Bounce!"

"Roar!"

Gyarados suddenly exerted force with its tail, leaping high into the air and looking down at the arena from above.

All Baimu didn't speak, just looked up silently.

And Mawile was even more decisive, stepping continuously on a tree trunk like lightning, using the branches as pedals, and leaping up with a boom!

Swoosh!

Its jumping ability was not inferior to 【Bounce】 at all!

Seeing this, Bartlas immediately said, "Good opportunity! Fire Blast!"

Clearly.

He had deliberately waited for Mega Mawile to leap up, just for that moment when it was difficult to change direction while rushing upward!

"Roar!"

Gyarados accumulated flames in its mouth and blasted a fire-shaped flame at Mega Mawile!

Despite being a Water-type physical attacker, its special attack was exceptionally outstanding!

Facing the approaching flames.

Mega Mawile seemed to have anticipated it, spinning its body, and translucent light swords appeared, rotating at high speed with its movements.

Whoosh!

Flames covered the top!

But they couldn't break through the air shield formed by Swords Dance at all and were completely blocked!

Shiratori shouted passionately, "Fire Blast hits, but it's dispersed! What a powerful Swords Dance! Is this the strength of a top-tier Coordinator?"

Trainers from the Johto region were extremely excited.

Bugsy exclaimed, "Isn't this the ultimate technique of Bugsy's Scyther?"

Bugsy.

The Gym Leader of Azalea Gym in the Johto region.

His Scyther was adept at using Swords Dance to disperse Fire-type moves, giving many trainers who wanted to challenge the gym using Fire-types a headache.

Never expected to see a recreation of this move in the Orre region.

Jimmy nodded.

Seeing this now, his previous unwillingness had long since become calm.

Since everyone was equally miserable.

Then the goal afterward could change from bitter revenge to friendly chasing.

He had developed a sense of worship for All Baimu.

Inside the arena.

Bartlas was also seeing this scene for the first time; he signaled Gyarados to dodge to the side.

Gyarados, which has the Flying type, can change direction freely in the air.

As long as it wants to.

Unfortunately, Gyarados's body was just too massive.

"Chee-doh!"

When Mega Mawile broke through the flames with Swords Dance, its status improved significantly, not only making up for the physical attack lowered by Intimidate but also increasing it significantly.

It looked at Gyarados, its small fist slowly retracting backward.

Shining lightning lit up!

Sizzle—

Bang!

Like a bolt of lightning from a clear sky, Mega Mawile punched Gyarados in the abdomen, causing boiling electricity to wrap around its entire body!

"Roar—"

Gyarados screamed madly.

With a four-fold weakness to Electric, it had almost no room to resist against Thunder Punch!

"Taunt!"

Bartlas's brows were full of solemnity as he shouted loudly.

The helpless thing was.

Gyarados had no strength left to resist, allowing Mega Mawile to step on its soft abdomen and forcing it back to the ground.

Thud!

Gyarados's massive body crushed large swaths of tree canopies, also causing two trees to fall with a harsh creaking sound.

On the big screen.

It showed the collapsed Gyarados beside the fallen giant trees, and Mega Mawile stepping on its body.

One-hit knockout!

Shiratori shouted hoarsely, "One-hit kill! Thunder Punch is invincible! Gyarados has lost all room to resist!"

Bartlas's commands didn't even have time to be executed by Gyarados.

The arena was quiet for a moment.

Then erupted into enthusiastic cheers!

Instant kill!

In the Championship Tournament arena, such an incredible scene could actually appear.

Worthy of the Huge Power Mega Mawile!

The referee announced the result.

Under Bartlas's avatar, only one vacancy remained, along with the silhouette of a Crobat.

He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

He thought there would be many opportunities.

Never expected Mega Mawile's strength to have become even more exaggerated compared to last year.

Also.

All Baimu had only used so little time from his rise to now.

It made no sense that after such a long time, Mawile hadn't grown in strength at all.

"Go!"

Bartlas recalled Gyarados and released Crobat.

The plan to suppress Mega Mawile's HP had failed, leaving him with only one choice.

"Tailwind!"

Bang!

Mega Mawile stepped on the tree trunk and pounced toward Crobat at extreme speed!

Crobat flapped its wings in panic, summoning gusts of breeze.

But the next second.

It was hit by Mega Mawile's fist, which was emitting cold air, and fell from the sky!

The stamina that had already been affected by Thunder was instantly emptied.

It fell to the ground, eyes rolling back.

"Crobat is unable to battle! Mawile wins!" The referee's shout drew a mountain-shaking roar!

In just two minutes.

Bartlas was in a desperate situation!

The strongest spear revealed its divine power!