Chapter 1048

Battle All Baimu?

Everyone looked at Peony, whose face was full of determination, in great astonishment; how much must she not want to think straight!

"Are you sure?"

All Baimu raised an eyebrow; the Zorua in his arms licked its mouth, its fluffy tail wagging like a puppy's.

It was just greedy, not scared by Mega Gengar's combat power!

It stretched out its claws and carefully pulled at him, begging to continue being fed.

Peony looked at Zorua, nodded firmly, "I am also a member of Team Star! I must definitely act according to the rules! And..."

She pressed her hand to her chest, calming the surging emotions in her heart.

Although this battle seemed meaningless, Peony knew she had to fight.

First, as a member of Team Star and as the true boss, she should also retire according to the rules; second, deep in her heart, she didn't want Team Star to end just like that.

Peony needed to borrow All Baimu's strength to eliminate that "self" that was lingering on.

The members of Team Star looked at each other.

"Go for it! Peony! Show the strength of Team Star's true boss!"

Pipper's unhesitating cheering broke the brief silence, and the people who had come to their senses also started encouraging Peony.

That's right.

Peony is also a member of Team Star.

From the five bosses down to countless members, everyone had been battled by All Baimu; how could she, the true boss, stay out of it?

Seeing this, Clavell didn't rush to reveal his identity anymore; he smoothed his pompadour back with his palm in a very flashy way and squinted while watching from the sidelines.

Nemona was both excited and expectant; although Peony didn't look like the kind of very strong Trainer, one shouldn't judge a book by its cover!

If she were really strong, perhaps she could have one more opponent in the future?

Nemona had already started fantasizing about battles with various powerful Trainers.

People are always unsatisfied.

Inside the empty Starfall Street base.

All Baimu dropped Zorua and put some distance between himself and Peony.

"Awoo~ Awoo~"

Zorua hadn't eaten the second Pokéblock and refused to leave, circling his legs, its voice sharp and thin.

Nemona wanted to step forward to hug it, but was mercilessly avoided by Zorua with a small jump.

The black fox with dyed tips knew very well who to please to get food, and All Baimu's actions of touching and hugging it were also more comfortable.

"You're quite thick-skinned."

All Baimu laughed and said: "I'll give it to you after I finish the battle; wait a bit."

Peony in the distance kept taking deep breaths, calming her nervous heart.

She wasn't good at battling, but to draw a perfect period for Operation Starfall, she was willing to make an effort with her cute Eevees.

"I leave it to you!"

Bang!

A small black dog landed; its smooth fur was soaked in the night, and the gold ring patterns flowed with fluorescence in the gloomy forest.

"Eevee!"

Peony is a genuine Eevee fan, from her bag to all her Pokémon being Eevee-evolutions.

Compared to the messy team compositions that generally appear in the anime, an Eevee team that focuses on entertainment in the game is actually more logical.

Of course, the premise is that Peony and All Baimu's strength are similar, and she understands how to bring out the combat power of an Eevee team.

Breeding and battling are two different things.

"Kehehehehe..."

Mega Shiny Gengar poked its head out from the ground; its snow-white body was like a ghost, and with its dead, gray-black eyes and sharp, thin smile, it looked exceptionally creepy.

Atticus shivered unconsciously, and the scene of his Pokémon and Team Star vehicle being easily destroyed flashed through his mind.

The other party's strange power of appearing and disappearing made him fully understand what a ninja truly is; it was absolutely not something he, an enthusiast, could compare to.

"Dark Pulse!"

Peony gave the order fiercely, striking first to gain the advantage.

Umbreon bravely pounced toward Mega Gengar, its forehead ring releasing black-purple light orbs like buckshot!

Bang bang bang!

Grass clippings and dust flew everywhere in the forest.

Umbreon pounced into the smoke and dust at high speed, and Mega Gengar disappeared without a trace as a matter of course.

"Eevee!?"

It looked around in astonishment.

Nemona and Atticus both knew very well why Mega Gengar disappeared, but they tacitly kept silent and didn't take the liberty of pointing it out to Peony.

Fortunately, Peony spoke in time: "Watch out! It can pop out from anywhere! Don't stay in one place!"

Ever since she met All Baimu, she would go to Poké-Tube almost every day to watch his battle recordings, whether they were edited versions or live original trials.

She had never hoped to be able to beat a Regional Champion, but as the true boss of Team Star, she at least couldn't be afraid before the battle started, or battle with the premise of losing!

Umbreon paced slowly, its ears pricked up to observe its surroundings, striving not to let go of any corner.

Peony clenched her fists tightly, sweat appearing on her forehead.

When a gaunt, pale, three-fingered ghost claw suddenly appeared in the sky, she shouted at the first opportunity: "Quick Attack, irregular movement!"

"Eevee!"

Umbreon, like a rabbit being targeted, suddenly exerted force with its hind legs, jumping back and forth in the forest.

Its speed was very fast, but unfortunately, no matter how fast it was, it couldn't be faster than light.

Swish!!

Blinding white light, like the rising morning sun, was released from the center of the ghost claw, dazzling Umbreon and Peony's eyes.

"This is... Flash!?"

The onlookers were also hit; only Clavell, who wore tea-colored sunglasses, Atticus, who only revealed one eye, and Nemona, who had been prepared early, were spared.

"Dig! Hide underground!"

Peony focused her attention on her ears, trying to identify the position by sound.

However, this kind of skill hadn't been specially trained, and wanting to master it was usually impossible.

Mega Gengar laughed strangely, revealed its figure from the void, flew down rapidly, its whole body erupting with pastel-colored intense light, and grabbed Umbreon, who was trying to dig underground to dodge.

"Dazzling Gleam!"

Hum~!

A terrifying sharp screech echoed in the air, and with Mega Gengar falling to the ground, a loud bang was heard!

While Peony and the others recovered their vision.

Umbreon was already lying on its side on the ground, fainted.

"Kehehehehe~"

Mega Gengar laughed proudly, rolled forward, and disappeared into the void again.

Atticus felt sorrowful; his Pokémon were also easily defeated like this, with no room to fight back.

"Return, Umbreon!"

Peony sighed, took another deep breath, and threw out the second Poké Ball, "Go! Vaporeon!"

Bang!

The "book-version king" Vaporeon entered the field, looked up and cried out, summoning a large dark cloud.

Rain fell, drizzling.

The forest was peaceful, not at all like a battle; Mega Gengar huddled in another dimension, not feeling at all that bullying the small and "playing dirty" was shameful, looking like it was letting Vaporeon power up.

Peony wasn't polite either and gave the second command.

"Acid Armor!"

"Vaporeon~"

Vaporeon leaped, suddenly turned into a puddle of water, and hid in the drizzling rain.

Hiding against hiding, let's see who can hold their breath!

Peony undoubtedly underestimated All Baimu and Mega Gengar's observational ability.

Never mind a forest in the rain; even if Vaporeon melted in a pool of water, finding this guy who could melt its body but not its eyes was a piece of cake!

"Thunder."

"Kehehehehe——"

Mega Gengar suddenly appeared under the dark clouds, its ghost claws raised high to summon thunder, and with a loud rumble, it triggered a thunder dragon to fall straight down!

Crack——Boom!!

The gloomy forest was illuminated in an instant!

Amidst the deafening thunder, the onlookers covered their ears, and their vision was blocked by the smoke and dust raised by the falling lightning.

A few seconds later.

The smoke dissipated under the pouring rain; only Vaporeon, with blue smoke rising from its body, was seen lying motionless in a scorched shallow pit opened by the lightning.

In the blink of an eye, the second one was defeated.

Peony's breathing became much faster.

"Return! Vaporeon! Go! Jolteon! Thunder!"

She didn't want to waste this rare opportunity.

Bang!

The third "sacrifice" entered the field.

The frizzy yellow dog looked up, and the first time it saw Mega Gengar, it played the sound of thunder, shouting and shooting a bowl-thick electric current!

"Jolteon!"

Hiss!!

Who would have thought that there would be a Pokémon in the world faster than lightning; it rolled backward and disappeared without a trace.

The missed lightning struck the tree trunk, exploding into a sky full of wood chips.

Peony knew very well that the other party was going to repeat the same trick; she bit her lower lip and pondered for a few seconds, then shouted: "Calm Mind!"

Jolteon closed its eyes, its heart peaceful, its five senses gathered; while its Special Attack and Special Defense increased, its own observational power reached its peak.

Rustle...

The wind blew the treetops, people breathed, birds and beasts chirped.

Is it coming?

It didn't come.

Jolteon was helpless; it couldn't maintain a state of high mental concentration forever.

Is playing like this too dirty?

Just the moment it relaxed, Mega Gengar popped out from beneath it and swallowed it in one gulp!

"Jolteon!"

Jolteon panicked and wanted to release lightning, and Peony also shouted the command.

Attacking from the inside can cause huge damage, right?

The Team Star members were full of expectation.

But the ending was destined to disappoint them; when Mega Gengar popped out again, its appearance hadn't changed at all; it opened its mouth eerily, spat out the fainted Jolteon, and disappeared again.

Leaving behind only a long string of laughter.

The Team Star members were horrified, "This Pokémon... is a bit scary."

"It clearly wasn't like this last night."

Ortega had even played games with Gengar last night, and Giacomo had made DJ music with it and filmed short Poké-Tube videos.

Now that its appearance changed and its color changed, the ghost wasn't the original ghost anymore!

Peony was dumbfounded.

"Jol, Jolteon, return..."

The third Eevee was defeated, still failing to last a few rounds; there were still three Eevees left in her pocket, but the high spirits before the match had completely vanished at this moment.

The gap between theory and reality was even larger than she had thought.

When watching recordings, I felt "I can do it too," but in reality, after fighting, oh my, my mentality collapsed!

Clearly, she just wanted to persist a little bit and show the persistence of Team Star's true boss, but now it looked as ridiculous as a child throwing a punch at a strong man.

"..."

Peony adjusted her glasses and gritted her teeth: "Continue!"

Compared to the Titan's size, the gap was like father and son.

Persisting to the end became her only belief; Pipper and the others didn't remain silent either, shouting and cheering one after another.

"Gengar..."

Mega Gengar's expression was a bit unhappy.

The massive energy distorted its personality, making its craving for applause extreme.

Winning consecutive battles without receiving praise from anyone other than the Trainer made Mega Gengar look at Peony with some unkindness.

Of course.

Under All Baimu's restraint, it wouldn't have hostility toward Peony herself.

But the Eevees were miserable.

Mega Gengar, having started to play ruthlessly, adopted a "hand-to-hand" tactic, conjuring dark purple energy giant fists out of thin air and beating the Flareon, which had set up Sunny Day, wildly!

Bang bang bang!

The muffled sound of its body being punched continued one after another, and Flareon was beaten flying everywhere.

In the end.

It actually lost its ability to battle without even fighting back.

The gap between the two sides was almost like heaven and earth, leaving the onlookers looking at each other, speechless for a long time.

Charging into the "formation" alone?

Is this the true strength of the Champion!

"Peony..."

Pipper was quite worried about Peony's current state; sometimes losing too miserably can also cause a blow to the heart.

Fortunately, Peony had already started to get used to it.

She recalled Flareon and released the fifth one —

"Leafeon~"

Leafeon stepped on the damp soil, felt the vibrant vitality brought by Sunny Day, and ran forward at a very fast speed!

A faint fragrance was released, hooking Mega Gengar into raising its head to sniff; the distance between the two sides closed rapidly!

Just when Leafeon thought it could attack it.

A sinister arc appeared on Mega Gengar's mouth; it rotated like a rolling wheel and rushed toward Leafeon, which was using its tail as a blade, and terrifying poison was splashed out!

【Sludge Wave】 vs 【Leaf Blade】!

In an instant.

Leafeon fell in mid-air, covered in poison, rolling on the ground endlessly, in so much pain it felt like it was dying; Mega Gengar took a hit, but there wasn't much pain on its face.

The gap between the two Pokémon was fully interpreted.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Peony recalled Leafeon, looked at Mega Gengar, which was still full of energy, and said to All Baimu: "Your strength is impeccable; I have always been glad that I asked you for help in the beginning."

Without this strength, things absolutely wouldn't have gone so smoothly.

She threw out the last Poké Ball and simultaneously took out a Tera Orb, whispering: "Terastallization like the stars... let me transform into the ideal self!"

Bang! Hum!

Sylveon entered the field, its whole body wrapped in crystal light, with a pink heart-shaped crown surrounded by small wings on its head.

"Sylveon~"

It shouted, its whole body glowing with colorful light, summoning a phantom full moon.

Brilliance kept condensing in front of it, turning into a huge, crystal-shining Fairy-type energy light orb!

"Sylveon!"

Sylveon's ribbons fluttered, and the light orb suddenly flew toward Mega Gengar!

This time.

Mega Gengar neither dodged nor used a move to counterattack; a glowing blue spherical light shield rose in front of it.

Boom!!

The massive pastel-colored light wall collided with the spherical light shield, yet it was unable to collapse this seemingly thin shield wall, and they could only consume each other in a stalemate.

Until both sides dissipated.

Was the strongest blow also ineffective?

Peony was relieved, watching Mega Gengar disappear again, pop out from behind Sylveon, grab it at zero distance, and "feed" it endless poison.

【Sludge Bomb】!

Bang bang bang!

Sylveon's four legs went from stiff to limp in less than ten seconds.

The dust settled.

Clavell adjusted his glasses, stepped forward directly, and said: "The outcome is decided; everyone, please listen to me."

The Team Star members were still savoring the battle just now; seeing him speak suddenly, they were all very confused.

Immediately.

Clavell took off his wig, removing his crude but almost unrecognized disguise.

Nemona said: "It really is you! Principal Clavell!"

Giacomo pretended to be as surprised as the people around him, while inwardly he was incredibly relieved; finally, he didn't have to hide the secret anymore.

Peony was so shocked she almost couldn't hold her Poké Ball steady, and said in a lost voice: "Dirge... is the Principal?"

"Everyone, there is something I must say to the members of Team Star on behalf of the academy."

Under everyone's shocked gazes, he bent down with all sincerity and said in a low voice: "I am truly so sorry to you all!

"The harmonious academy style I have seen since I took office was fought for by you with sadness, anger, and courage. If I really expelled you, that would be the mistake of my life as a Principal!"

(End of chapter)