Water Absorb [Third Update]

"How is this possible?"

Nauplius was greatly astonished by Volcanion's condition.

"Didn't I cool down your heat source? Without the power of fire, how could you still be so energetic? No, you've recovered far more than before. What is going on?"

Yet how could Volcanion possibly give him an answer?

Leaving aside the fact that Volcanion could not speak, even if it could, it would never explain something like that to an opponent in the middle of a battlefield.

Both Volcanion opened their mouths.

Volcanion's response had come far too suddenly. Nauplius, who had intended to rush in for a close-range attack, no longer had time to flee.

"Steam Explosion!"

Steam Explosion was Volcanion's signature move as a Mythical Pokémon. Even though Ye Ting's Volcanion was not a Mythical Pokémon, the Steam Explosion it unleashed was still extraordinarily powerful.

An explosion far more terrifying than Fire Blast erupted.

This explosion came from extremely compressed steam. The scorching steam was suddenly released from compression, its immense power like a missile, producing a thunderous roar.

The deafening blast instantly blew a huge crater into the ground. Thick steam swept across the entire area, once again blocking the spectators' view.

When the dense mist finally dispersed, everything was already over.

Compared to the brothers Idas and Lynceus, Nauplius had died far more gruesomely.

The violent explosion had nearly blown him into 310 pieces.

Perhaps due to his divine bloodline, Nauplius was far tougher than an ordinary person. That was why, after taking Volcanion's close-range Steam Explosion, he had not been blasted into dust.

But that was all.

His status as a demigod had not spared Nauplius from death. It had only allowed him to be blown into slightly fewer pieces.

The other Argonauts were both appalled and unable to believe the outcome.

"How...