"The match continues!"
As soon as the commentator finished speaking, Beedrill tilted its head slightly, gazing at Fearow in the sky. An invisible sharpness began to spread slowly across the entire field.
"Fearow—"
"Beedrill, Twineedle!"
Beedrill's eyes flashed, and countless afterimages of its body appeared in the air. Row after row of silhouettes flickered and vanished so rapidly that the audience felt their eyes couldn't keep up. In an instant, Beedrill had completely vanished from their sight. Fearow was equally impressive, showing no signs of weakness.
"Fearow, Drill Run!"
"Fearow!"
Fearow locked onto Beedrill with its Keen Eye. With a flap of its wings, it kicked up a gale and began to rapidly spin its body. Its sharp beak glowed with a silver light, turning its rotating body into a high-speed conical drill. Its speed was beyond imagination.
The two Pokémon closed the distance rapidly, yet a clear gap in performance existed between them—like the difference between a standard sedan and a supercar. Beedrill appeared above Fearow's head like a bolt of yellow lightning. Its needles swung out, covered in white energy that sliced through the air with invisible sharpness. Even though Fearow relied on the momentum of its rotation, Beedrill was on another level. The razor-sharp twin needles pierced straight down.
Bang!
In the next heartbeat, Beedrill flickered to another side of Fearow, stabbing out once more. Fearow was completely helpless to defend itself. Sharp pain surged through its body, and the Drill Run was forcibly interrupted.
"Fearow!"
It stopped spinning and began to fall. The audience could clearly see fresh wounds appearing on Fearow's body.
"Beedrill, Fury Attack!"
Just as Fearow tried to spread its wings to stabilize, Beedrill surged to a diagonal position above it. Its needles blurred, delivering ten stabs in a single instant. The power was unparalleled. Fearow let out a miserable cry, overwhelmed by the agonizing pain. It lost consciousness instantly and crashed heavily into the ground.
Bang! Bang!
Debris flew as a shallow crater formed with Fearow lying at its center.
"So fast... How can it be this fast?!" Shida gasped in shock. This speed was incredible. He had thought Eichi's Scizor was fast, but compared to this Beedrill, it was lagging far behind. Fearow couldn't even see Beedrill's shadow; it was being treated like a common target dummy.
"Beedrill, Pin Missile!"
Beedrill's eyes emitted a red glow as energy spread through the sky. Under Beedrill's control, countless energy particles condensed into light needles out of thin air. They were densely packed, filling every inch of the sky. As if possessing a will of their own, they all fired simultaneously toward Fearow.
Fearow lifted its head from the ground and shook it violently, finally regaining consciousness. However, as it looked up to see the infinite rain of light needles descending, a wave of primal fear washed over it. It already sensed its impending doom. Its eyes widened just before the barrage of light needles struck.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Fearow!"
The sound of the needles hitting home was accompanied by Fearow's tragic cries. After ten seconds, the barrage ended. Fearow's head and neck wobbled before slumping lifelessly to the ground. Its body was covered in wounds. In its fading consciousness, Fearow was left wondering: Who am I? Where am I? What was I doing? Then, it blacked out, completely losing the ability to battle.
The stadium fell into a dead silence. From start to finish, the clash had lasted less than three minutes. The audience hadn't even processed the action before the fight was over. They had expected a one-sided slaughter by Fearow, but the reality was the exact opposite. Some spectators were still blinking in confusion. The battle had started—no, it was already over.
"Fearow is unable to battle. Beedrill wins!"
On the electronic screen, Fearow's portrait dimmed instantly. As soon as the referee spoke, the audience finally reacted.
"Unbelievable! Shida's Fearow actually lost to Eichi's Beedrill!"
"So strong! Eichi's Beedrill is beyond our imagination—it's incredibly powerful!"
The commentator was also wearing a look of disbelief; he was internally reeling from the shock. In the stands, Ryuichi, Rex, and Mumu looked at each other.
"Is that really the same Beedrill I know? How can it be this strong?" Mumu asked, her face full of surprise.
"Eichi was hiding his cards too deep. I think he's been concealing his true strength all along," Rex remarked with a smirk.
"Agreed. With this kind of power, no wonder the guy said he had a thirty percent chance of winning," Ryuichi laughed.
In another section of the stands, Lorelei's eyes lit up as she watched Beedrill. She was starting to find this Pokémon very interesting.
"This Beedrill is way too strong!" the middle-aged man exclaimed.
"Dammit!" Shida cursed. He hadn't expected this; he shouldn't have been so careless. He immediately regretted recalling Blastoise. However, he could still salvage this—he still had his ace. He pulled out Blastoise's Poké Ball and threw it.
In a flash of white light, Blastoise appeared on the field once again. Eichi looked at Blastoise, noting that Beedrill didn't have a level advantage. Therefore, he had to push Beedrill's speed to its absolute limit. Other Pokémon might struggle against a top-tier defensive powerhouse like Blastoise—that shell was incredibly annoying. It looked like this would have to be a battle of attrition.
"The match continues," the referee announced.
"Beedrill, Agility!"
Beedrill instantly charged at Blastoise. Its flight path was chaotic and irregular, moving much faster than it had against Fearow. The audience could no longer track its movements at all, seeing only faint, ghostly afterimages.
"Blastoise, Hydro Pump!"
"Blastoise!"
Blastoise still looked somewhat disdainful of Beedrill. It deployed the cannons on its shoulders, rotating its body slightly to track Beedrill's position. Its eyes darted rapidly, finally locking onto a predicted landing spot. Two massive pillars of water erupted toward a position on the right.
The attack was fast, but the water pillars missed their mark. Blastoise blinked in surprise. In the next second, Beedrill appeared directly in front of its face, needles swinging out.
"Brick Break!"
White energy gathered on Beedrill's twin needles as it slammed them hard against Blastoise's face. Blastoise's massive body tilted to the side from the impact.
Bang! It fell heavily to the ground.
"Perfect!"
"Beedrill, Hidden Power!"
Beedrill struck and immediately retreated, flying high above Blastoise. Its entire body began to emit electrical currents, which converged at its center into a massive bolt of lightning. The bolt crashed down toward the fallen Blastoise.
Crackle!
Blastoise fired its Hydro Pump at the ground, using the recoil to launch itself into the air while throwing its body backward with all its might.