Alshan Volcanic Range.
Terrifying clashes of moves played out here without end, and the once picturesque natural scenery had been utterly destroyed.
Half the area was covered in pristine snow, while the ground across the other half was riddled with cracks, constantly heaving and shaking as though the earth itself were turning over.
The surrounding hundred miles had become a dead zone. Even the forest overlords that had once strutted about in dominance did not dare intervene rashly in a battle between Legendary Pokémon.
Ancient Sword Leopard had already transformed the environment into one suited to its strengths.
At times, it condensed frost that filled the sky, turning it into countless spinning ice blades and raining them down in a relentless bombardment.
At other times, it unleashed a terrifying avalanche with the force of a collapsing snow mountain, as if intending to bury its opponent alive.
Ting-Lu on the other side was no less formidable.
As a Ground-type Pokémon, standing upon the earth allowed it to easily gather sand and soil to contend against the avalanches, or form solid earthen walls to block the rain of swords filling the sky.
By now, both sides had truly been provoked. Every move was delivered with full force, determined to settle the matter once and for all.
At present, Ancient Sword Leopard held the greater advantage, using its favorable typing to attack in place of defending.
Ting-Lu, meanwhile, had been thrown off balance by the initial disappearance of Forest Plague. In a moment of carelessness, it had suffered deep wounds from Ancient Sword Leopard, and the fierce battle had left it with no time to recover.
But overall, the two could still fight for at least another half month.
After all, no matter how heated things had become, neither had allowed their power