Champion

"Close Combat!"

Longxing shouted, her expression grave!

Heiduo was startled by Longxing's voice. What? You could use other moves while in Outrage too?

But when he looked closely, he realized that was not the case!

Kommo-o was actually using [Outrage] like [Close Combat], its arms firing punches like twin machine guns at the Garchomp charging it with [Dragon Rush]!

Boom boom boom boom boom boom—!!

Countless blasts of force erupted before Kommo-o. Its all-consuming Dragon Flame collided with Garchomp's Dragon Flame, stubbornly resisting—no! Attacking the ferocious-looking Garchomp!

"Roar!!!!!!"

"Garchomp!!!!!"

The two giant beasts refused to yield, roaring as they charged forward!

Dragon Flame exploded once more!

Boom—!!

Like a thunderclap, the tremendous impact and smoke blasted both of them away for the second time!

Yet after landing, they howled as they burst through the thick smoke and crashed viciously into one another again!

And so came the third explosion!

In their respective trainer areas, Heiduo and Longxing were both remarkably calm. They knew the next blow would likely be the one that finished the other!

They would not stop until victory was decided!

"Close Combat!!!"

"Dragon Rush!!!"

"Roar!!!!"

"Garchomp!!!!!"

Four voices roared wildly at the same instant!

The Dragon Flame around Garchomp, shaped like an energy dragon, had originally only been five or six meters wide. But with nothing held back, it expanded several times over in an instant, becoming nearly as large as half the field!

At first glance, it looked like a real flying dragon baring its fangs and claws in the arena!

Across from it!

Kommo-o refused to be outdone. It lowered its center of gravity, and its vicious dragon eyes seemed to have been washed clean, turning resolute. Dragon Flame shot skyward from both fists, seeming even fiercer than Ho-Oh's fire atop the distant platform!

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