Boom!
Dust billowed, and countless Dragon Pokémon hesitated.
They let out hoarse growls, watching the center of the battlefield with fear or uncertainty.
There stood two mountains of unconscious dragons piled high. The reigning Dragon King and its strongest challenger faced each other across the field, neither making a move.
The brutal tactic of attacking each other's allies had knocked every other Haxorus and Hydreigon out of the fight—
No.
Sakurako's Hero was still hanging on.
It wasn't that Hydreigon had shown mercy, or that it hadn't joined the attack on Hero. Hero had simply dodged fast enough to escape Haxorus's wild spinning assault.
"Rrgh..."
Hero panted hard, unease filling its heart.
It was trapped between threats. Apart from the three of them, every surviving Dragon Pokémon belonged to another group, and they were spread all around.
They eyed the trio hungrily, poised to launch another attack together.
They had to take down the Dragon King and the most dangerous dragons first if they wanted any chance of winning!
The Shiny Haxorus?
Against all of them at once, it was just fodder!
By this stage of the melee, dragons with strength but no brains had largely been eliminated. Those left had sharp battle instincts and knew how to work with others.
Fighting among themselves was pointless. They needed to recover their strength while they could!
With the Dragon Pokémon holding back, silence gradually settled over the canyon. A bleak wind swept through, lending the scene an eerie air.
Fight?
Hold back?
And if they fought, how?
Similar thoughts crossed every Dragon Pokémon's mind, but none dared attack first.
As if the slightest move would get them eliminated on the spot.
"..."
The dragons exchanged glances, each with its own calculations.
Up on the cliff, a spectator stared in surprise. "Is