Chapter 1430: First Battle Victory

*Bang bang bang! *

Ceremonial cannons exploded, and ribbons danced.

"Please welcome both contestants to the stage!"

The player tunnel door opened, and All Baimu was the first to be exposed to the sunlight, enjoying the cheers of thousands of audience members.

"The second of the Masters Eight, the first Champion of the Orre region, Contestant All Baimu!"

"Since signing up for the World Championships, he has won every battle and conquered every obstacle. He arrived riding a pitch-black Rayquaza and is the most eye-catching contestant in this tournament! We look forward to his performance!"

The host paused, and the door on the other side opened. Leon, wearing a thick cape, walked out slowly. "And welcoming Contestant All Baimu is—

"The undefeated king known to all, the target of longing for Pokémon Trainers worldwide, the first of the Masters Eight! Galar region Champion, Contestant Leon!!"

*Cheers! *

Wyndon Stadium was worthy of being Leon's home field; the audience's enthusiasm far exceeded any previous match.

Countless gazes focused on the two who walked to their respective seats, releasing infinite anticipation through their eyes.

Leon couldn't help but clench his fists. "This tension... is great."

The scene of his first battle inexplicably appeared before his eyes, the battle with his childhood sweetheart, Sonia.

Did he lose? Did he win?

Leon quickly threw it to the back of his mind, a confident smile appearing on his face. Those things didn't matter.

What mattered was the upcoming battle!

The ticket to the finals would definitely be in his palm!

The host's introduction continued: "Both are undefeated contestants. Who can end the other's undefeated record and continue their own undefeated myth? This is truly a peak showdown!"

*Whoosh! *

Leon suddenly whipped off his cape, revealing his upper body wearing a tight outfit, and said loudly: "All Baimu! Finally, I can battle you here!"

"Yeah, I've been waiting for a long time."

All Baimu had started preparing for this day two years ago, holding back from reaching the Master Class in the first tournament just to compete on the same stage with all the Champions.

Now all the visions had been realized.

The most critical, and the last Champion, was now right before his eyes!

"It's absolutely great!"

Leon raised his arms high, the fire of fighting spirit burning in his eyes, and shouted: "I am looking forward to this battle more than anyone else, and the winner will definitely be me!"

"If you can do it!"

All Baimu smiled unexpectedly.

Deng Pei started to read the competition rules at the right time. The big screen presented the half-length portraits of the two, and the six Poké Balls neatly arranged below.

Countless audience members were looking forward to it, nervous and heart-pounding, as if they were the ones about to compete.

"Please prepare both sides to send out their first Pokémon!"

"Three, two, one! GO!"

With Deng Pei's shout, All Baimu and Leon threw the Poké Balls they had already chosen into the arena.

"Go! Cinderace!"

"Go."

*Bang bang! *

Light shone.

The Pokémon that appeared before Leon was Cinderace, which had relied on the unpredictable Libero ability to win all the way during the battle with Diantha.

It jumped lightly, its ears trembling slightly, its eyes full of confidence and composure.

Opposite it was Dragapult, whose body was flickering in and out of sight. The afternoon sun was exceptionally fierce, and it couldn't help but squint its already small eyes.

"Dra..."

"Hee-ya!"

"Hee-ya-ya~"

The Dreepy in the launch ports were excited. They had been slow to evolve largely to be able to appear on the current stage.

Must win!

Must win!

"Dra!"

Feeling the encouragement of the little Dreepy, the somewhat gloomy Dragapult took a deep breath.

It was ready for a quick victory.

This time, it absolutely couldn't return to the Spirit Realm to cry again!

Following the appearance of the two Pokémon, Deng Pei, who was high in the air, swung his arm down quickly. "The match—begins!"

"Dragon Dance."

"Swords Dance!"

All Baimu and Leon gave the order in unison. The first choice was actually both strengthening moves, just to defeat the opponent as cleanly and neatly as possible, leaving no gaps!

Especially the latter; he understood deeply what it meant that opportunity knocks but once, so he desperately wanted his Pokémon to have a chance to one-shot All Baimu's Pokémon.

Otherwise.

The loser would only be his side!

Dragapult acted first. Crimson dragon flames lingered around its body, constantly expanding as it spiraled and climbed.

In an instant, the dragon flames exploded, turning into orange-red light.

Its Attack and Speed were both boosted, and it also reached a high altitude, able to look down at Cinderace, which was condensing a ball of light at its feet.

"Ha-bee!"

Cinderace saw the sky full of afterimages, exerted force with its feet, and with a *bang*, shattered the ground, causing several gravel stones to fly up.

Its gaze was sharp. Its body rotated, precisely kicking the kicked-up gravel!

*Bang bang bang! *

The gravel flew at extreme speed, several flames wrapped around it at an even faster speed, high-temperature flames melting and casting around the gravel as the core, quickly condensing into several giant fireballs, probably a meter in diameter, with red flames surging on the outer shell!

They were like miniature suns, the surface flames raging and rolling, filled with explosive scorching power, rushing straight into the sky to bombard the large group of Dragapult afterimages!

The high-speed flying fireballs tore through the air, leaving long trails of fire.

*Boom——!! *

A violent explosion erupted, and the scorching heat wave instantly spread in mid-air, forming a large area of scorching sea of fire, replacing the lights and sunlight to illuminate the top of all the audience's heads.

The protective device activated, resisting the heat wave rushing toward it, only allowing the audience to experience a slight temperature rise, which still made them scream incessantly.

The host shouted: "Pyro Ball released at full power! The power after Swords Dance is extraordinary!"

Raihan in the preparation room couldn't help but say: "Leon, this guy, seems to have become stronger again!"

When he battled him before, Cinderace hadn't used Pyro Ball to this extent.

Not to mention firing three Pyro Balls at once.

The key was that the reaction was fast, launching the most swift large-scale attack immediately after the afterimages appeared. Dragapult would probably find it very hard to dodge.

The flames rolled in mid-air for a few seconds, and soon dissipated into nothingness.

Along with the dense Dragapult afterimages, they were shattered and broken in the scorching heat of the flames, almost without any ability to parry, leaving only a pitiful two in the corner.

They were one on the left and one on the right, separated by several tens of meters.

"Left one?"

Leon's brows moved. One of these two Dragapult must be fake.

Choose?

He wouldn't choose!

"One more time! Pyro—" Leon had just opened his mouth when a strange tension suddenly arose in his heart.

This was the combat intuition he had cultivated after many battles.

Intuition told Leon that neither of the Dragapult in the sky was quite right!

During his contemplation, the two Dragapult had already rushed toward Cinderace, moving so fast that they didn't give him any time to judge.

Leon didn't hesitate. He decisively trusted his intuition, his gaze leaving the Dragapult above, and his eyes fell on Cinderace.

Looking at this, he suddenly saw the shadow under its feet squirming unnaturally.

Very subtle. For a Trainer immersed in tension, it was easy to miss, after all, there were two Dragapult approaching rapidly above, and the pressure they brought made it impossible to look away.

But Leon was by no means an ordinary person. He saw it!

"Jump and attack! Under you!"

"Ha-bee!"

Cinderace leaped up quickly, its long legs glowing with dark red luster, relying on the acceleration of the surprise attack to strike first, kicking the long tail that suddenly shot out from the shadow!

*Bang! *

Dragapult's figure suddenly appeared. In the gasps of countless audience members, the part where both sides made contact exploded violently!

The splashing energy light waves and shockwaves suddenly sent both Pokémon flying to the side!

"All the Dragapult in the sky are fake!"

The host exclaimed, "The real Dragapult had long since used Phantom Force to hide in another dimension, launching a sneak attack on Cinderace! But it was seen through by Contestant Leon!"

There was no doubt.

When the Pyro Ball attacked the Dragapult group in the sky, the real Dragapult had already relied on Phantom Force to hide in another dimension, preparing to launch a fatal blow when Leon's attention was entirely on the fakes.

Unexpectedly, the scheme was seen through by Leon.

Ash in the audience sighed from the bottom of his heart: "Truly an unexpected strike!"

Dragapult retreated in front of its Trainer and took a long breath. "Dra."

"Don't be impatient, take it slow."

All Baimu wasn't too surprised.

It was too normal for Leon to see through this kind of trick; it would be a problem if he didn't.

If the sneaky way didn't work, go hard!

"Draco Meteor!"

"Dra!"

Dragapult swung its long tail, raised its head, and condensed a massive dragon flame orb in front of its mouth.

Seeing this, Leon immediately shouted: "Keep an eye on it! Use Pyro Ball!"

*Whoosh—*

The huge dragon flame orb suddenly flew toward the sky, but Cinderace cushioned a gravel stone, kicked it fiercely in mid-air, and shot it toward the high altitude!

*Bang—*

The scorching red fireball collided with the azure-purple dragon flame orb, and both exploded instantly!

Sparse meteors fell everywhere, but there was no doubt they had no power at all, which was truly jaw-dropping.

"Contestant Leon stopped the release of Draco Meteor in advance!" The host shouted, "Predicting the enemy first! This is the undefeated king, Leon!"

Using this method to crack Draco Meteor was truly beyond many people's expectations.

However.

This Draco Meteor wasn't intended to attack Cinderace in the first place!

"Disappeared again, huh."

Leon keenly sensed that Dragapult had lost its trace. As a Trainer of Dragapult, he knew very well what kind of ability this Pokémon possessed.

Cinderace panted, its ears standing high, listening for the sound of the air being stirred.

Because Draco Meteor was crushed by its Pyro Ball, the interference items weren't too many. Relying on its familiarity with Pokémon like Dragapult, it could completely find the trace of the opponent hiding.

"Ha-bee!"

"Found it? Then attack! Shadow Ball!"

Leon gave the order.

Cinderace quickly kicked up a gravel stone, which immediately condensed thick black smoke in mid-air, transforming into a pitch-black energy ball in the blink of an eye, with eerie ghostly purple light flowing in the center, rushing toward a patch of air.

At the same moment, Dragapult's figure suddenly appeared, facing the Shadow Ball shot by Cinderace.

Then—

"Quick Attack!"

*Whoosh! *

Dragapult suddenly transformed into a white light and disappeared on the spot!

The extraordinary extreme speed erupted completely at this moment, at a speed that Leon and Cinderace couldn't react to, arriving at its side.

"Dra!"

*Bang! *

Leon's speed of opening his mouth was a second slow. Halfway through the command for the surprise attack, Cinderace had already been hit like a heavy truck, flying horizontally across several meters.

"Ha-bee..."

Cinderace's body rolled continuously on the ground until it stabilized full of dust, quickly standing up and looking at Dragapult in disbelief.

So fast!

How could it be so fast!

And the force was so heavy, clearly the attribute energy couldn't work, only pure physical impact.

Very wrong!

Leon frowned: "Such powerful strength!"

From the start-up speed to the approach speed, it all exceeded its reaction range. Even the Dragapult he was familiar with was nowhere near this swift.

And this strike wasn't the end of Dragapult.

"Dra!"

It disappeared into the air again, turning into a white light that was hard for the naked eye to see.

"Surprise Attack!"

Leon shouted. Cinderace also quickly turned its body, letting itself kick out dark red whip legs toward the surroundings like a spinning top.

Unfortunately, there was no harvest.

This time, the place where Dragapult appeared was above Cinderace's head. It seemed to be frozen in time, staring at its opponent who was less than a meter away.

In the launch ports, the Dreepy were full of excitement and cruel smiles.

"Hee-ya—"

"Hee-ya!!"

"Dragon Darts."

*Bang bang! *

Ultra-close-range Dragon Darts fired!

The two Dreepy screamed and rushed out, their long tail flames spraying backward, like two micro-ballistic missiles, suddenly slamming into Cinderace's forehead and shoulder, like a giant hammer, smashing down!

*Boom—!! *

In an instant, dragon flames soared into the sky!

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And this strike was not the end for Dragapult.

"Dreepy!"

It disappeared into the air again, turning into white light that was hard for the naked eye to see.

"Sucker Punch!"

Leon shouted this command, and Cinderace quickly turned its body, kicking dark red whip kicks in all directions like a spinning top.

Unfortunately, there was no harvest.

This time, Dragapult appeared above Cinderace's head; it stared at its opponent, who was less than a meter away, as if time had stopped.

Inside the launch ports, the Dreepy had faces full of excitement and cruel smiles.

"Hee-ya—"

"Hee-ya!!"

"Dragon Darts."

Bang-bang!

Dragon Darts fired at ultra-close range!

The two Dreepy shrieked as they rushed out, their long tail flames spraying backward like two miniature ballistic missiles, suddenly slamming into Cinderace's forehead and shoulders, crashing down like a giant hammer!

Rumble—!!

In an instant, dragon flames soared into the sky!

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