A dense barrage of explosions rang out one after another, detonating on both sides of the field like a string of firecrackers.
Mightyena's clones shattered one after another beneath Swift's precise strikes, dispersing into tiny motes of energy that vanished into the air.
One, two, three, four... By the time the seventh figure was struck and shattered by Swift, Mightyena's true body had already charged to within three meters of Slowpoke.
Dark brown Dark type energy compressed to its limit deep within its throat, then erupted like an ignited powder keg.
"Awooo!!!"
Dark Pulse burst from its mouth, the dark brown energy forming a wave cannon compressed to the extreme as it swept head-on toward where Slowpoke stood.
The remaining golden starlight from Swift was torn apart and annihilated like paper under Dark Pulse's impact. The dark brown beam carved a distorted trail through the air, carrying an instinctively unsettling Intimidate as it surged toward Slowpoke.
Wallace stood on the command platform, his gaze sharpening slightly as his voice rose half a pitch. "Slowpoke, Protect!"
The instant it heard the command, Slowpoke formed a pale green translucent Barrier around itself.
"Boom!!!"
Dark Pulse slammed solidly into the Protect Barrier. Dark brown energy exploded from the point of impact like floodwaters bursting through a dam, sending ring after ring of murky energy ripples outward.
The Protect Barrier shook violently, its emerald glow flashing wildly like a flickering lamp about to be extinguished in a storm.
But in the end, it withstood the attack. Once its energy ran dry, the pale green Barrier dissolved into countless tiny motes of light and slowly faded into the air.
Yet the instant the Protect Barrier vanished, Mightyena had already rushed before Slowpoke.
"Awooo!!"
Mightyena's jaws snapped open, its sharp fangs coated in dark brown Dark