"Guzzloodrr!"
In the next instant, a dragon roar suddenly echoed.
Accompanied by the opening of the Beast Ball, an enormous black figure appeared in the field.
The main body of that figure was a black sphere. On its upper part, it had a small conical head. Four short, pointed horns formed a ring on its head, while on both sides grew two larger curved horns. From its lower jaw extended two enormous thick tongues shaped like pincers, which could also be considered a second pair of arms besides its claws.
Its whole body was supported by a pair of sturdy legs. In the center of its body, it had an enormous yellow mouth. Its tail extended from the center of its back and had a shape similar to a medieval mace. On both sides of its body, it also had other small wings similar to those of a bat.
"Ultra Beast, Guzzlord!"
Seeing that evil-looking figure in the field, Ethan's face changed slightly.
Guzzlord, among the Ultra Beasts, could completely be considered a brutal existence. Its strength surpassed that of a large portion of the Ultra Beasts.
Moreover, from the energy fluctuation that this Ultra Beast released without reserve, it could be seen that it was a terrifying Elite-level Pokémon.
And as an Ultra Beast, it possessed a life level close to that of a Legendary Pokémon. Guzzlord's strength probably far surpassed that of an ordinary Elite-level Pokémon!
"Hand over the stone!"
After releasing Guzzlord, the man in black clearly no longer intended to hold back, and threatened Ethan.
"The Dark League... I didn't expect it to be you."
Ethan also immediately revealed the other party's identity. At the same time, he released Lucario.
"He recognized me?"
An intense ferocity appeared in the eyes of the man in black.
In the current situation, one of the two sides had to fall.
Afterward, he let out a cold laugh again. From the moment he released Guzzlord, victory was already decided.
With Guzzlord's strength surpassing that of an ordinary Elite-level Pokémon, even if a League Elite came, he had confidence in winning.
"Lucario."
At that moment, Ethan's voice sounded.
Then, they saw Lucario's body release light and directly megaevolve.
In an instant, a powerful force emanated from Lucario's body, vaguely confronting Guzzlord.
Originally, Lucario's normal strength had already reached the Elite level. Now, after megaevolving, its strength also surpassed that of an ordinary Elite-level Pokémon.
"That energy fluctuation..."
The man in black also perceived Mega Lucario's energy fluctuation, and his face became gloomy.
Originally, he had thought that with Guzzlord taking action, he could easily subdue the other party. But who would have imagined that the other party would also be an opponent of the same level as him?
Moreover, Lucario's types were Fighting and Steel, which gave it a type advantage over Guzzlord.
"Guzzlord, go! Use Dark Pulse!"
The situation no longer allowed the man in black to think too much, and he gave the order first.
"Lucario, Aura Sphere."
After Ethan's voice fell, Mega Lucario's figure disappeared from the spot in a flash.
When it appeared again, Mega Lucario was already behind Guzzlord, launching the move Aura Sphere.
Boom!
Under that enormous force, Guzzlord's figure staggered.
By the time it stabilized its body and turned its head, Mega Lucario had already used the move Teleport and disappeared from the spot.
Boom!
Once again, the move Aura Sphere shot out and struck Guzzlord again.
Thus, relying on the move Teleport, Mega Lucario completely held the initiative in the battle.
With the Fighting-type move Aura Sphere, the Dark-type Guzzlord was bombarded until it roared again and again, but it could do nothing to Mega Lucario.
It was evident that, although the Dark League had captured this Guzzlord, at most they had managed to make it obey. Wanting to train an Ultra Beast as ferocious as Guzzlord was obviously impossible.
Therefore, this Guzzlord only possessed Elite-level strength, but not the corresponding combat techniques. It was completely an empty shell!
"Damn it, at this rate I'll definitely lose."
"Guzzlord, use Giga Impact against that human!"
The gaze of the man in black turned cruel, and he directly ordered Guzzlord to rush at Ethan, the Trainer.
Guzzlord's weight was already astonishing by itself. Now, when using a great move like Giga Impact, its power seemed extremely intimidating.
But just as its enormous figure launched toward Ethan, a figure just as tall suddenly appeared in front of it.
Melmetal was released by Ethan at the first instant and, relying on its terrifying strength, directly received Guzzlord's attack head-on.
At the same time, Mega Lucario's figure appeared above Guzzlord's head. The move Focus Punch and the move Focus Blast fused into a single move, and its fist struck heavily against Guzzlord's head.
Boom!
At that moment, the earth trembled violently.
Guzzlord, which had received the attack head-on, had its whole body sink down, lying on the ground.
Melmetal felt its whole body relax. Immediately afterward, its iron fists began to move. The move Double Iron Bash shot out and directly sent Guzzlord flying, smashing it hard against a distant cliff.
When it fell back to the ground, Guzzlord had already lost the ability to battle. It was instantly defeated by Lucario and Melmetal!
"Another Elite-level Pokémon!"
"Guzzlord was defeated that easily!"
Seeing this scene, fear appeared in the eyes of the man in black.
Now, among his Pokémon, only Guzzlord was Elite level. The strength of his other Pokémon was not even up to the mark!
Just as he ordered Salamence to try to escape, he discovered that his whole body could not move.
The figure of Mega Lucario appeared in front of him, and its bright blue eyes were reflected in his.
Suddenly, he felt his eyelids become heavy and fell directly asleep.
"A member of the Dark League. It seems I caught a big fish."
Ethan also walked over at that moment. He looked at the unconscious man in black and smiled slightly.
Afterward, he took the Poké Balls in the man in black's hand and recalled Guzzlord and Salamence, which had lost the ability to battle.
Then he searched through the belongings of the man in black and found a pendant with storage space.
The things inside that spatial pendant were clearly all the assets of the Dark League member. Naturally, Ethan took them without the slightest courtesy.
In addition, what pleasantly surprised him was that the man in black also had a Sparkling Stone. Although the size of that Sparkling Stone was not large, its value was still enormous.
"It seems Sandslash is in luck. After assimilating all these Sparkling Stones, it should be able to enter the Elite level."
Looking at the two Sparkling Stones in his hand, Ethan thought emotionally. As his initial Pokémon, Sandslash was finally about to take that step.
(End of chapter)