Could it be that a Pokémon of that level was considered very strong in the Daleron League?
"That Vibrava is the first one?!"
Among the trainers present, some dragon messengers like Kevin also recognized it, and their pupils contracted.
Especially Kevin.
The impression that Vibrava had left on him was far too deep.
Back then, even his Hydreigon, after using the move Outrage for the second time, had been defeated with overwhelming force.
It was absurdly powerful!
While the entire stadium was discussing, the battle began.
Because Harry had previously heard from Thomas about the strength of the three Pokémon Ethan had used in the dragon messengers' battle, he naturally did not underestimate Vibrava.
"Emboar, use Flame Charge!"
As soon as the battle began, Emboar's body was wrapped in flames as it charged straight toward Vibrava.
The move covered its entire body with fire to attack the opponent while gathering energy and increasing its speed.
As it ran, one could clearly see its speed increasing more and more, practically becoming a streak of fire.
"Vibrava, Sand Tomb!" Ethan ordered at that moment.
Vibrava shook its body and the ground beneath it began to crumble into sand, quickly transforming into a huge quicksand pit that expanded outward, trying to devour Emboar.
"Flamethrower!"
Seeing the ground turn into sand, Emboar quickly stopped and gathered a flame in its mouth, firing it toward Vibrava, who was controlling the sand from the air.
Just as the Flamethrower move was about to hit, Vibrava suddenly flapped its wings.
In an instant, a sand tornado rose from the ground, directly blocking the fire-type move.
"Sand Dragon!"
Ethan's voice rang out again.
The sand tornado around Vibrava absorbed all the sand created by the Sand Tomb move.
As Vibrava ascended into the sky, the sand transformed into a gigantic dragon of wind and sand that lunged toward Emboar.
"Is that the Sand Dragon?!"
"No... it's not exactly the same. That size is still not the complete version. But after merging with the wind, the power of this sand dragon is still terrifying!"
Some who were familiar with Vibrava's techniques exclaimed in surprise.
Clearly, during that time Ethan had improved the technique "Ryū: Odoshi," allowing it to be used even in its normal state.
BOOM!
On the field, the sand dragon collided with the Flame Charge move.
Under everyone's astonished gaze, the sand dragon violently destroyed the flames and completely swallowed Emboar.
"That move... is terrifying!"
"Has the battle been decided? Was Harry's Emboar defeated?"
All the spectators stood up.
No one had expected that Vibrava would be so powerful.
Suddenly, a figure shot out from the tornado and fell heavily onto the ground.
"It's Emboar!"
"Emboar was defeated in a single blow by that sand dragon!"
The stadium erupted in shock.
Such a powerful Emboar had been defeated with a single attack.
But it wasn't over.
The sand dragon in the air suddenly spun and transformed into a gigantic tornado that continued roaring across the field, showing no signs of dissipating.
One could even see how the ground around it was continuously turning into sand, which was being absorbed by the tornado, making it grow larger and larger.
"This is bad! Come out, Samurott!"
Harry's expression changed as he threw another Poké Ball.
Samurott appeared, a Water-type Pokémon with four legs, the appearance of a blue sea beast, and cream-colored armor.
"Go, Sand Dragon!"
As soon as Samurott appeared, Ethan gave the order.
The tornado rose from the ground and once again took the form of a sand dragon, lunging toward Samurott.
"Use Waterfall!"
Samurott reacted immediately.
It struck the ground with its front legs and a massive jet of water shot into the sky, crashing against the sand dragon.
But just like before with Emboar's attack... the jet of water was completely devoured.
With unstoppable momentum, the sand dragon crashed into Samurott.
BOOM!
The force of the sand exploded, raising a gigantic cloud of dust.
"Did Samurott... withstand it?"
The spectators watched nervously.
Suddenly, another sand tornado rose from the ground.
The scattered sand was absorbed again, forming another huge vortex. Not far away, Samurott's body lay on the ground, unable to get up. Clearly it had lost the ability to battle.
"Another instant KO!"
"What the hell is wrong with that Vibrava?"
"That level of attack is too terrifying!"
The spectators could no longer remain seated.
With the power that sand dragon displayed, not even Harry's third Pokémon seemed capable of resisting it.
In the competitors' area, the participants of the Federal League stared at the tornado with contracted pupils.
"What a powerful attack... Harry's strength was already very close to the Quasi-Elite level. And yet Ethan defeated him three against one. That Vibrava definitely has Quasi-Elite level strength, and it's even quite strong within that level."
One of them looked toward Stefan.
"It seems he's responding to your challenge."
Stefan narrowed his eyes and smiled.
"Interesting. Now I finally have some expectations."
If all the opponents were too weak, what would be the point?
At that moment the announcer picked up the microphone.
"Harry's three Pokémon have lost the ability to battle!"
"The winner is competitor Ethan Black!"
Meanwhile, the most shaken were the students of Harvard Pokémon University.
"T-this can't be..."
When Ethan had swept through Harvard Pokémon University, they had sworn to take revenge at the world championship.
But now...
When their own star student, Harry, faced Ethan...
What the hell was this one-sided massacre!?
Ethan was only 20 years old.
Harry was already 22, and moreover an outstanding student of Harvard Pokémon University.
So... how could he have lost in such a crushing manner!?
(End of Chapter)