"Go, Tauros!"
Kurose Terumitsu's face was dark as he threw out a Poké Ball and sent out his final Pokémon.
After witnessing Himeko's strength, Kurose Terumitsu could already foresee how this would end.
Right now, he only had one thought.
He did not want to lose too miserably.
If he could at least win one round, then he could save a little face.
However, Himeko had no intention of holding back at all.
"Go, Gardevoir!"
"Raru!"
Gardevoir's white gown fluttered in the wind.
She hovered in midair.
She looked like a sacred, untouchable goddess.
An Elite Four-level Gardevoir!
After sensing that Gardevoir's aura was not weaker than Tauros's in the slightest, Kurose Terumitsu's expression grew solemn.
The Lopunny from earlier had already been that strong.
This Gardevoir was probably even stronger!
"Tauros! Work Up!"
Kurose Terumitsu chose a conservative strategy.
For the sake of victory, it was better to let Tauros raise its stats first.
"Moo…"
Tauros let out a low cry.
Its four hooves kept scraping against the ground.
A hazy red glow rose over its entire body.
Its aura rapidly increased.
Its body even seemed to become a little more muscular.
Even its pair of horns became sharper and brighter.
"Tauros! Megahorn!"
Kurose Terumitsu waved his hand.
"Moo!!"
With a roar toward the sky, Tauros charged out with unstoppable momentum.
Its posture was like a small hill rushing forward at full speed.
"So fast!"
Himeko exclaimed in surprise.
What surprised her was not Tauros's charging speed.
It was the fact that Tauros had completed Work Up and raised its own stats almost instantly.
That speed was more than twice as fast as other Pokémon.
Sure enough.
Elite Four-level Pokémon all had their own strengths and unique traits to some extent.
"Gardevoir! Light Screen! Reflect!"
"Raru—"
Gardevoir's eyes turned pink.
Under her control, Psychic-type energy instantly erected two barriers in front of her.
Bang! Bang!
The two barriers had just risen when two crisp sounds rang out.
Tauros's long horns easily pierced through both barriers.
At a glance, they seemed unable to stop it at all.
However, those two barriers still slowed Tauros's charging speed slightly.
And because of that—
"Psychic Fangs!"
"Raru!"
Gardevoir controlled the surging Psychic-type energy, condensing it into a ferocious giant maw.
Its sharp, pointed teeth bit firmly into Tauros.
The savage maw and Tauros were locked in a brief stalemate.
In the end…
It forcefully stopped Tauros's advance.
"Raru!"
Gardevoir frowned.
Her pink eyes turned blood-red.
She stretched out her hand.
Then she lifted her palm upward.
Tauros, who was caught in the ferocious maw, was lifted straight into the air.
"Tauros! Hurry up and break free!"
Kurose Terumitsu shouted anxiously.
But under Gardevoir's full-powered control, how could Tauros possibly break free so easily?
"Finish it! Gardevoir! Psyshock!"
The ethereal Psychic-type energy gathered together at this moment, constantly becoming more solid.
After being materialized, it slammed fiercely toward Tauros.
Once it enveloped Tauros, it pierced and battered it wildly.
Suspended in midair, Tauros was covered in wounds.
It kept letting out shrill wails.
The next second.
Gardevoir withdrew the psychic force restraining Tauros.
Boom!!
Tauros's massive body crashed to the ground.
A dull, heavy sound erupted.
The entire ground trembled violently.
When the smoke and dust dispersed.
Tauros had already lost the ability to battle.
It had fainted on the field.
"The match is over!"
"The winner is Himeko, from the Great Axia Alliance!"
Seeing this scene, the referee raised his hand high and announced loudly.
The entire venue fell silent for a moment.
Immediately afterward.
A wave of cheers and applause erupted like a roaring sea.
(End of Chapter)
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