Chapter 384: Victory!
Choosing to pluck its reverse scale at this moment did have its drawbacks for Old Flame—
He had already used up all his move slots.
In the battle against Shuckle, he had used Rock Slide, Dragon Dance, and Will-O-Wisp.
Just now, he had used Dragon Rush and Dragon Claw.
With his last move slot used on Outrage, he would have no skills left to cure the subsequent confusion.
But Arthur didn't hesitate. This was his style, and it was Old Flame's style!
When you need to be tough, you have to be tough!
Go hard!
All the way!
If you back down at a time like this, what kind of ace are you? What kind of professional are you?
Upon receiving the command, Old Flame plucked the reverse scale from under his jaw without a moment's hesitation. With a furious roar, his muscles bulged, his claws and fangs extended, and a ghostly blue energy aura instantly wreathed his entire body!
His wings spread, sparks flying!
He was fired up!
"ROAR!"
A furious roar also came from above. The now-larger Noivern dove down!
At this moment, its appearance had also become ferocious. Its strength surged, and with the force of its dive, it actually managed to tackle Old Flame to the ground.
But in the next moment, Old Flame used the momentum to roll over and get on top, at the same time seizing Noivern's neck.
"ROAR!"
The ferocity of Outrage wasn't just physical; it was mental. At this moment, Noivern was exceptionally fearless. Even with its neck caught, it still struggled, swiping its claws at Old Flame.
Scraaape.
Three bloody gashes were torn across Old Flame's cheek, but he didn't even blink his cold eyes.
The next moment, he put all his strength into one arm, lifted Noivern until its hind legs were off the ground, and then slammed it back down, creating a massive boom!
Then, he clenched his other foreclaw into a fist and smashed it down onto Noivern's face!
The fighting aura exploded, and the ghostly blue draconic energy made Noivern cry out in pain!
"ROAR!"
The two completely berserk dragons were now locked in a bloody struggle.
Noivern, ignoring the pain, got up after the heavy blow and once again lunged at Old Flame. It tackled him to the ground, and they rolled, its massive mouth trying desperately to bite Old Flame's neck.
But Old Flame remained calm in the face of danger. He kept one hand firmly pressed against his opponent's lower jaw, while his other hand drew back to build up power.
Then, another ferocious punch landed on Noivern's head, twisting its neck at a large angle.
Both were seeing red, both had unleashed their beastly ferocity. But even as the two dragons grappled, you could see a clear difference.
Noivern was like a madman, wildly venting its rage and power with crazed roars.
But Old Flame was like a cold-blooded berserker. Even in his rage, the combat skills etched into his very bones were still at his command. Amidst the madness, there was still a method.
This was the difference between a king of the battlefield and an ace of the arena.
In the arena, Outrage is an ultimate move, a final gambit. But on the battlefield, this was just Old Flame's daily routine in the past.
Against adult, peak-power Legendary Pokémon, if you don't go all out, you don't even have the right to face them!
The ace of the arena is indecisive, needing to consider side effects and the subsequent team synergy.
But on the battlefield, Old Flame only ever charged forward, leaving his back to his master and his teammates!
This kind of resolve and fearlessness was something Noivern could never learn.
It had nothing to do with talent or potential. This was a bloodlust that a Pokémon born in a time of peace would never know!
"ROAR!"
After a few dozen seconds of fighting, both Pokémon were bathed in blood.
Noivern, driven even madder by the pain, roared continuously.
But Old Flame roared less and less, his eyes growing colder and colder.
True madness is a cold and resolute indifference to one's own pain in pursuit of a set goal!
After a minute of rage, the energy auras of both dragons burned at their peak!
After another minute, the energy auras began to dim. The stamina of both had been greatly depleted, their condition plummeting like an open floodgate!
At this point, confusion and pain began to appear in Noivern's eyes.
But Old Flame's eyes remained as cold as ice.
Nothing could stop him from achieving his goal!
The master had given the order for a decisive battle, so he must fight to the death!
Three minutes later, Noivern was afraid.
Its movements began to hesitate, its roars began to tremble.
Even the ferocity of Outrage could no longer suppress the pain of its injuries and the fear of its powerful enemy.
But Old Flame remained unchanged!
As Noivern's roars faded and it began to hesitate, Old Flame, who had been biding his time, suddenly let out a heaven-shaking roar.
"ROAR!!!"
As he roared, he grabbed Noivern's neck, flapped his wings to take to the air, and carried his opponent high into the sky. Then he dove down, slamming it into the ground!
A non-skill-boosted Seismic Toss. This time, after hitting the ground, Noivern could no longer get up.
It was so heavily injured by this one blow that it was even forced out of its Outrage state early.
The accumulation of its injuries and the side effects of the move ending made it unable to hold on, and it fainted.
The referee quickly raised his flag—
"Noivern is unable to battle!"
In that instant, the newcomer commentator's excited shriek broke.
"He won!! Arthur really won!! In a direct confrontation between aces, he defeated the long-famous Captain Leo!!"
Although this fierce battle had also left Old Flame on the verge of collapsing.
He was old, after all, not like in his youth, when he could go in and out of battle seven times, using both Dragon Dance and Outrage to fight Articuno seven times in three days!
But no matter what, he had won!
Even if he no longer had the stamina or condition for another fight, by taking out the opponent's strongest, Noivern, Old Flame had lived up to his name as an ace.
After that, Leo was only left with his final captain-level Pokémon: Arcanine.
This time, Arthur played it safe. He was no longer in a hurry to have a direct confrontation between aces.
He was far ahead now. There was no need to rush. A wild fighting style was just a style; it didn't mean he was a reckless brute who only knew how to go all-in.
For the next round, he first sent out the fully-healthy Little Lapras to wear down the Arcanine.
After it was defeated, he sent out Greninja to continue to wear it down.
It wasn't until he had given up two points that he calmly sent out Specter.
Even though Leo had now scored three points and gained an additional mid-battle switch, it was useless—
He was only left with his Arcanine and his Shuckle.
Switching in the Shuckle was pointless. Specter wasn't Old Flame; it didn't have a fatal stamina weakness.
And when facing Specter, Shuckle couldn't carry Leftovers, which would be a major problem for its sustained recovery.
More importantly, among Specter's current move slots was a move that specialized in dealing with this kind of turtle-shell Pokémon—
Perish Song!
After hearing the full song, it would be taken out, ignoring all defenses and resistances!
Unless its raw power surpassed Specter's, making the instant-kill effect invalid, and Shuckle clearly did not meet this condition.
The extremely offensively challenged Shuckle had no way to even harass the levitating, singing Specter.
Singing is such a beautiful thing.
This time, Specter sang to his heart's content!
At the last moment, Leo had no choice but to recall his Shuckle, his face grim as he voluntarily forfeited.
He had no chance…
If he didn't recall it, once the curse from the song erupted, his Shuckle would surely die!
He wouldn't even have a chance to save it…
With Shuckle down, all he had left was his Arcanine, which had already fought two consecutive battles and was now about to face a third.
Even the toughest dog can't withstand this kind of repeated torment…
For it to have defeated the Water-type Little Lapras and Greninja with a type disadvantage was already enough to prove its captain-level worth!
But a dog's strength has its limits…
In this round, it ultimately couldn't withstand Specter's close-range combos.
The dog was down…
Leo was also down…
Arthur had won!
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