The host's excited voice echoed throughout the venue once again, "Let's congratulate Xingtian on his sixth consecutive victory! His next opponent is Pangolin!"
The Pangolin Trainer was a dark-skinned, cheerful middle-aged man. He entered the arena and threw out his Poké Ball.
"Come out, Sandslash!"
A flash of red light appeared, and a Sandslash covered in spikes appeared on the arena, brandishing its claws.
"Kuga~"
Combusken also jumped from the wrestler's platform onto the ring, looking at his opponent with a somewhat serious expression.
The middle-aged man in casual clothes looked at the Sandslash on the field and said with a smile, "This is going to be tough for Xingtian's trainer. The spikes on Sandslash's back are naturally effective against close-range attacks. It won't be easy for him to finish this quickly."
"Hmm, this pangolin is an old hand here, and its strength is quite good," said the burly man with the thick beard.
While the two were chatting, their match began.
" Sandslash, the opponent is very strong, don't be careless! Use Rollout!" The Pangolin fighter waved his hand, giving a crisp and decisive command.
The Sandslash instantly curled into a spiky ball, rolling menacingly towards the Combusken with a heavy crushing sound and kicking up dust.
"Boom!"
Although its speed is not extremely fast, the sphere covered with hard spikes exudes a powerful Intimidate, and any flesh and blood that comes into contact with it will find it difficult to escape unscathed.
Xinhai's eyes narrowed, and he immediately ordered, " Combusken, Quick Attack to dodge, then use Flame Burst!"
The Combusken glowed white and darted diagonally backward like an arrow, dodging the spiked ball's Tackle while taking a deep breath and Spit Up a ball of blazing fire at Sandslash.
Seeing the golden flames Spit Up by the Combusken, the Pangolin trainer's expression changed, but knowing there was no way to dodge the attack, he roared, " Sandslash, break through the flames!"
The surface of the spiky ball suddenly glowed with an earthy yellow light. The Sandslash charged towards the flames, scattering the incoming ball of fire. Sparks flew everywhere, but the Ember did not go out.
The Sandslash quickly rushed out of the burning area. Feeling the unbearable heat on its back, it broke free from its Rollout sphere and controlled the sand covering its back to lower the temperature.
"Kuga Kuga!"
Xinhai, who had been waiting for this moment, immediately gave the order, " Combusken Quick Attack to charge forward and use Double Kick!"
The Combusken transformed into a streak of white light and rushed forward almost the instant Sandslash dispelled its Rollout state.
Upon witnessing this, the pangolin trainer turned pale and quickly ordered, "Use Crush Claw!"
Upon hearing this, the Sandslash ignored the Burn sensation on its back, its claws suddenly covered in a layer of white light, and its sharp claws, accompanied by the sound of wind cutting, grabbed at the Combusken.
However, the Combusken is faster. The reason why Xinhai did not command it to use the Flame Charge at the beginning was because he was afraid that it would become a protracted battle and thus put a burden on its body.
Although it lacks the Flame Charge, its semi-controllable Speed Boost has boosted Combusken's speed to an astonishing level over five consecutive battles.
(The reason why the Speed Boost is said to be semi-controllable is that the Speed Boost will automatically increase speed during continuous movement, and will not increase when there is no movement, which is a controllable aspect.)
(But as long as you exercise, the Speed Boost will continue to increase your speed until it reaches a point where your body can no longer support it, causing great damage to your body, and then it will stop. This is uncontrollable.)
Just as it was about to rush towards the Sandslash, the Combusken looked at the sharp claws swinging towards it and thought of the extension of kicking techniques that Xinhai had told it yesterday.
Without hesitation, the Combusken lightly touched the ground with its right foot, then took a step with its left foot and kicked out hard with its right foot.
"Call out!"
The side kick, accompanied by a whooshing sound, landed precisely on the Sandslash's chest.
This Combusken didn't use any special skills; it simply concentrated all its explosive power, the potential energy from the Quick Attack, and the reaction force from its foot strike, all of which were now converted into the kinetic energy of this attack.
"Bang!"
With a dull Tackle, the massive body of the Sandslash was sent flying into the air as if struck by a heavy hammer, crashing heavily into the energy barrier at the edge of the arena, kicking up a cloud of dust as it fell.
The Sandslash's body twitched slightly, and before it could even utter a cry of pain, it completely lost consciousness.
Where it was kicked in the chest, a clear dent of claw marks appeared on its hard carapace, surrounded by Spider Web -like cracks.
Everyone clearly witnessed this terrifying scene: the Combusken didn't use any skills, but relied solely on its own strength to kick Sandslash, which was known for its physical defense and strength, into incapacitating it.
For a moment, the entire Intermediate arena fell into an eerie silence.
Countless eyes widened, mouths agape in disbelief as they stared at the Combusken in the arena, who had let out a long breath and whose eyes were sharp.
"Hiss..." The burly man with the thick beard gasped, nearly dropping his drink. "Damn it, this... this is Double Kick?!"
"No... it's not a skill!" The middle-aged man in casual clothes spoke with unprecedented tremor. He stood up abruptly, leaned forward, and stared intently at the Combusken.
"This attack had no energy fluctuations! It was pure physical force! Pure speed! A strike unleashed from pure combat instinct and power generation technique!"
The trainers next to him were equally horrified.
They had seen countless powerful kicks from Fighting type Pokémon, but rarely had they witnessed such a "simple" yet "violent" strike!
The burly man with a thick beard looked at Xinhai and Combusken on the field with a complicated expression and said, "This kid must be Fighting type! Otherwise, how could he have delivered such a blow?"
"The... Sandslash has lost its ability to fight!" The host's voice finally rang out, trembling noticeably and filled with unbelievable excitement.
"Unbelievable! An earth-shattering kick! Xingtian's Combusken ended the Sandslash's winning streak with just one pure kick! Seven consecutive wins! Xingtian Xingtian now achieved seven consecutive wins, it seems he's really going to achieve ten consecutive wins!"
The Pangolin trainer was visibly shocked. He rushed into the arena and looked at his unconscious Sandslash.
The footprints on its chest were clearly visible. It looked up at the Combusken in the arena with sharp eyes and imposing presence, its lips moved, and finally turned into a bitter sigh.
He silently retracted the Sandslash, nodded to Xinhai, then lowered his head and quickly walked off the stage.
The Combusken stood still, feeling a slight soreness in its legs and a great sense of accomplishment.
Even it hadn't expected that the kicking technique extension that Xinhai yesterday, combined with its own speed boosted by its Speed Boost, could unleash such terrifying power.
At first, Xinhai told it to hold back when using this move, otherwise it might seriously injure someone else's Pokémon, but it didn't believe him.
But now it believed it. The Combusken turned to look at Xinhai, its eyes gleaming with excitement.
Xinhai was equally shocked by the effect of the attack, but he quickly recovered and hurried over to Combusken, asking with concern, " Combusken, how are you feeling now? That kick must have put a lot of strain on your legs, right? The Speed Boost is still boosting your speed, be careful your body can't handle it!"
"Hah!" (No problem! Feels great!) Combusken nodded vigorously, indicating that there were no problems.
However, Xinhai still keenly Frisk that the Combusken's right leg was trembling slightly.
"Don't push yourself!" Xinhai immediately took out Pokéblock and handed it to the Combusken, then massaged its right leg. "Quickly replenish your energy. If you feel your body is nearing its limit in the upcoming battle, tell me immediately!"
While rapidly replenishing its energy, the Combusken enjoyed Xinhai's massage, its eyes fixed firmly on the arena.
The host's enthusiastic voice rang out again, attempting to ignite the audience who were somewhat speechless from the shocking scene just now. "Seven consecutive wins! Xingtian and his Combusken are unstoppable! Now, the eighth challenger, a boxer, please step onto the stage!"
The fighter was a rather composed-looking young man. He smiled at Xinhai and Combusken, stepped onto the ring, and threw out Poké Ball: "Go, Breloom!"