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The two sides did not exchange words, each observing the other as if trying to see flowers blooming on their opponent. Before long, the rules were announced.
Both sides released their Pokémon.
Without a doubt, when facing a Psychic-type opponent, Li Xiang had no other choice. Nor was there anyone more suitable to take the field than it.
"Roarr!!!"
The red-and-black tiger landed, flames surging upwards from its feet, followed by a terrifying roar!
The sound vibrated through the air, kicking up dust and sand from the ground, transforming into a fierce gust of wind that swept outward!
Intimidate activated!
On the opposite side.
A humanoid Pokémon that resembled a figure wearing a black gothic dress landed. It had four white bows on the front of its dress, one at the back of its head, and what looked like curled hair buns on either side of its head.
—The fifth-generation pure Psychic-type, Gothitelle, nicknamed "Auntie".
Competitive activated!
While Gothitelle's Attack dropped, its Special Attack rose sharply!
'Good grief! She actually dared to send out Auntie!'
Li Xiang was shocked by Gothitelle's fearlessness and shouted, "Charge! Fake Out!"
"Roar!"
Incineroar let out a low growl, its relatively short but incredibly thick legs pushing off with force as it sprinted forward at high speed!
"Miracle Eye!"
The opponent was well aware of their weakness, so they quickly used a move to compensate while the distance between them was still considerable.
Gothitelle's eyes glowed blue, and the phantom of giant pupils flashed behind it, allowing it to deal damage to Dark-type Pokémon.
"Telekinesis—"
Smack!
Just as Gothitelle was about to use its second move, Incineroar had already entered effective range, its large, fan-like hands clapping together fiercely in front of it!
A bright white light flew into Gothitelle's body with lightning speed!
Gothitelle immediately fell into a dazed state.
'So fast!'
Could Incineroar run that fast? Had it specifically trained in that aspect?
The opponent frowned slightly, softly calling to Gothitelle, trying to wake it from its flinching state.
Seizing this opportunity, Li Xiang immediately commanded, "Bulk Up."
Li Xiang glanced at the Gothitelle frozen in place, roughly estimating its capabilities.
"Roar..."
Incineroar responded in a low voice, its muscles tensing and bulging, instantly becoming as hard as marble.
Countless wisps of dark smoke rose from its body, connecting like the ribbons of a celestial being.
'Strengthening complete—Prepare to sweep the team!'
Incineroar revealed a fierce grin.
Not far away, as if timing it perfectly, Gothitelle regained its senses upon its trainer's call and instinctively used Telekinesis to lift itself into the air, putting distance between itself and the now Bulk Up-enhanced Incineroar.
"Psychic!"
Pink-purple light waves shot toward Incineroar like overlapping ocean waves.
On the ground, Incineroar crouched slightly on one knee, arms spread wide as if opening for an embrace, looking at the Gothitelle in the sky with utter disdain.
"Darkest Lariat."
Then, twin crimson flames abruptly ignited in its palms!
Black currents madly gathered!
Incineroar straightened up, its entire body beginning to spin rapidly like a top!
In an instant, a black tornado formed, sweeping toward Gothitelle's location!
The Psychic waves came attacking, colliding violently with the black tornado!
Boom!
The ground shook slightly, thick smoke wildly spreading in all directions, but a moment later, it was swept away by the black storm, vanishing without a trace as if it had never existed!
"What!"
The opponent's eyes widened slightly. She had thought Psychic would clash with Darkest Lariat, but it hadn't even managed to disperse the outermost layer of the black storm!
It still maintained its full power!
Was the Special Attack boost from Competitive fake?
Following that, something even more unimaginable happened. Facing an enemy high in the air, the black storm actually leaped five meters into the air!
Moreover, its scale increased slightly further upward!
"Protect!"
She shouted, but Incineroar wouldn't give it that many chances to act. Long before Gothitelle could start, the storm had already swallowed it whole!
Then, it flung Gothitelle out violently like a centrifuge!
Boom!
Gothitelle's body flew over ten meters, crashing into the horizontal guardrail!
One hit was enough!
The black storm dissipated mid-air, revealing Incineroar's body.
Taking advantage of the moment before its body completely fell to the ground…..
"Roar!"
Incineroar roared angrily, a black-red energy ball shooting out rapidly, exploding mid-way and transforming into countless dark sound waves that poured down onto the weakly falling Gothitelle!
Snarl!
Bang!
Pale gray smoke exploded once more, completely submerging Gothitelle!
Super effective!
Without a doubt! An instant knockout!
Everything seemed to flow seamlessly from start to finish, taking less than three minutes, maybe even shorter!
The opponent's body was completely stiff, her neck turning creakily like rusted metal. She stopped turning her prayer beads, staring blankly at the fainted Pokémon in the smoke, her pupils gradually contracting.
"What was that? What did I just see?"
Outside the field, someone voiced the question for the opponent.
"You saw a one-hit KO."
The person next to them said quietly.
Although Dark-type did indeed counter Psychic-type, and Incineroar had a favorable matchup against Gothitelle, that Psychic earlier was still a Competitive-boosted Psychic with Miracle Eye's assistance; its damage shouldn't have been insignificant.
Yet it hadn't affected Incineroar's attack in the slightest.
There was only one explanation for this situation.
—A difference in strength.
This was the simplest and most straightforward answer. It didn't need flashy tricks, nor did it matter about Miracle Eye or flying.
You are weak against me, so you're already dead. It's that simple.
But the more it was like this, the more it could shake people's hearts!
Because Li Xiang's opponent in this round wasn't one of the low-tier opponents he faced in the first three rounds. This sixth-grade female student was a veritable seeded contestant!
Her strength was witnessed by many, and she had defeated numerous Dark-type opponents before.
The reason she dared to send out Gothitelle was also because she had confidence in its offensive power.
But she never expected...
'So this is the true strength of his ace?'
Everyone looked at the Incineroar standing there, sneering contemptuously, their hearts filled with indescribably complex emotions.
In the arena.
"Go!"
After recalling Gothitelle, the opponent decisively sent out her second Pokémon.
She refused to believe that Incineroar could one-hit KO the fragile Gothitelle and also one-hit KO this one!
"Slow~ bro~"
A pink hippopotamus with dazed eyes landed, a large gray snail on its tail.
"Oh ho, switching to a physically defensive Pokémon, huh."
Li Xiang's expression didn't change upon seeing Slowbro; he merely snapped his fingers lightly.
The Incineroar in front of him immediately pounced toward Slowbro!
"Surf!"
The opponent shouted. Slowbro immediately let out a long cry, a whirlpool forming behind it before transforming into a huge wave that came crashing down on the charging Incineroar!
The momentum was terrifying!
However, Incineroar completely ignored the giant wave, neither dodging nor using Protect. Its hands formed into blades glowing with a bloody light, black currents continuously swirling around them as it thrust them forward and split them apart!
Like tearing paper, the water wave was easily split in two, flowing to either side, with only a small portion splashing onto its body.
But it wasn't even enough to make it frown!
Even the dazed-eyed Slowbro couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb upon seeing this. It hurriedly swung its tail in front of itself, silver light gathering on it—
Too late!
"Roar!"
Incineroar growled lowly, leaping forward to appear right in front of Slowbro, revealing a ferocious grin at it.
Simultaneously, its right palm was enveloped in a dark light.
'I'll let you—Surf!'
Incineroar slapped Slowbro right on the head with its palm!
Boom!
Smoke exploded!
Slowbro's face made intimate contact with the ground!
"Use Whirlpool to push it away!"
The opponent shouted anxiously, but Slowbro couldn't respond to her at all because Incineroar's assault was far from over.
It struck left and right, punching and kicking continuously, attacking Slowbro's main body relentlessly, displaying the move Throat Chop to its fullest extent!
Under its assault, Slowbro resembled an innocent student being bullied by a school bully, fleeing in disarray!
At this moment, the Pokémon battle seemed to have turned into a schoolyard brawl, appearing somewhat comical.
But no one present could laugh because Slowbro tried multiple times to counterattack or put up a shield but never succeeded, always ending up like a drowned rat, being kicked and beaten by Incineroar, utterly disgraced.
The scene was extremely brutal.
Finally, it was kicked onto the edge wire fence.
"Roar!"
Incineroar shot out another black-red sphere!
Snarl!
Bang!
The heart-wrenching sound of an energy explosion!
Spectators outside the field averted their eyes, looking as if they couldn't bear to watch anymore. Anyway, they didn't need to look to know.
Slowbro had met the same fate as Gothitelle. It was done for.
"Tch."
'Is that all?'
Incineroar looked disdainfully at the smoke-emitting, white-eyed
'Slowbro… Brother Incineroar was just warming up!'
'So fragile! A bunch of rookies.'
Incineroar's amber eyes swept over the surrounding crowd, giving them a sinister smile.
Then, it extended its right thumb and drew it sharply across its throat.
Its arrogant attitude was unmistakable!
It was challenging everyone!
"Roarr..."
'Wait for your death.'
A suffocating pressure erupted from Incineroar!
Its vicious face was deeply engraved in the hearts of every onlooker.
Even though it was a non-human roar, they felt as if they could understand its words, unable to help but swallow nervously.
"This guy... is it really a Pokémon?"
"I felt like it was going to eat me just now."
"...Same."
"How did Li Xiang raise it?"
"Damn, Incineroar is so freaking cool."
"I can't, I'm getting goosebumps. I can't watch anymore. It's just a one-sided beatdown anyway. Not watching, not watching."
The crowd murmured among themselves, but not one dared to meet Incineroar's eyes directly.
If they did, they would automatically look away.
'Heh. Trash.'
Incineroar couldn't help but withdraw its gaze, focusing on the current opponent with renewed interest.
'Next... what kind of entertainment will you bring out?'
It couldn't resist licking its pale white fangs.