Metamorphosis

"Sha!!"

Arbok used the "stone steps" above to move quickly, and it also threw the nearby stones as close to Beedrill as possible, in order to reduce the area where Beedrill could dodge to the smallest possible size.

Strangely, the Beedrill didn't do anything more, but instead continued to fly upwards through the gap.

At this moment, Dian calmed down and began to carefully observe the battle situation.

Masamune continued to give his commands with whistles, fully focused on this long-awaited battle.

The sweat on his forehead, his serious attitude, and the energy he seemed to have regained in his youth—this complete immersion, oblivious to his surroundings, even made Cheng, who was watching the battle from afar, feel a sense of perseverance.

"Bud!"

The six Ledyba beside her were the same, their black eyes closely following Arbok or Beedrill's movements, completely absorbed in it.

Sudden.

Masamune shouted, "Now! Arbok!"

"Aber!"

The moment Masamune shouted, Arbok had already moved above Beedrill and sealed off its surroundings. The only way out was now below.

It raised its tail high, and a bright Silver Light enveloped Arbok's entire tail. Then you could see Arbok's whole body tense up.

Bang!

The steel tail Rage ripped through the air, leaving a swift Silver Light as it sliced downwards.

"Well done, Arbok!"

The middle-aged man waved his hand excitedly, surprised that Arbok, which hadn't fought in a long time, could still perform so well.

Suddenly, he clapped his hands in regret. This was supposed to be a training exercise; had he gone a bit too far?

"Rage."

A calm voice suddenly rang out; it was the palace's command.

The Beedrill flapped its wings, watching the silver Lightning shooting towards it from above. Could it not dodge them?

How could that be!

How could it, which was constantly practicing Agility, not dodge this obvious trap?

Can't it pinpoint Arbok's location?

Completely immersed in the Swarm Ability, even when Arbok is using Dig to hide underground, it knows the opponent's location and can completely disrupt the opponent's tactical layout the moment it lands.

But!

Why do this?

It is true that it wins by speed, but after so much training, it still knows that its strength does not lie entirely in dodging, but in the power and aggression of that moment.

Now is the time to demonstrate our strength!

It wants the world to know that even Beedrill is not much weaker than other Pokémon in terms of power, or rather, it is even more powerful!!

Instead of dodging downwards, Beedrill flashed a red light in its eyes, flapped its wings and launched a Rage counterattack upwards. As it made contact with Silver Iron Tail, its entire body shone with a dazzling Red Light, and its power, which had already been enhanced by Swords Dance, surged once again.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The Beedrill, glowing Red Light, was fiercely battling Arbok. The rocks nearby, whether cut by the silver light or touched by the red light, were pulverized and crushed into pieces.

"This is bad!"

Masamune watched the seemingly evenly matched battle, but his heart sank.

Arbok was above, taking advantage of its high altitude. If the situation had reversed, it would probably have been knocked to the ground by now.

Moreover, the surrounding rocks are also... rocks!

"Whoa!!"

He seemed to have thought of something and quickly blew his whistle.

Arbok only looked around after hearing its Trainer's whistle warning it to be careful.

Upon seeing this, it felt a chill run down its spine. Unbeknownst to it, a large area around it had been cleared away; in other words, it now had nowhere to lean on.

Just then, its vision blurred, and the red figure that had been attacking it disappeared. At the same time, a strong sense of threat came from above.

"Fury Attack!"

The order from the palace rang out once again.

Bang!

Arbok, facing a critical moment, barely managed to block Beedrill's first attack from above, but unfortunately, it couldn't withstand the subsequent attacks.

Bang!

Arbok was blasted off the plane by Rage, Fury Attack.

However, Beedrill did not stop there. Instead, it left a trail of afterimages and appeared below Arbok at a speed even faster than Arbok's descent. Then, a black light flashed on its Poison Sting, and it unleashed an upward Dark-type move, Pursuit.

Beedrill surprisingly learned how to use the Dark-type Pursuit during the battle.

Arbok was prepared to use its Iron Tail to strike the ground and reduce its injuries, but it didn't expect that the opponent had no intention of letting it land on the ground at all, and instead chose to finish it off in the sky.

Arbok, a master of aerial tactics, ultimately fell in the sky—could there be a greater irony?

But for Beedrill, it was a perfect victory.

For a moment, Arbok was like a helpless ball, toyed with by Beedrill's Agility and Fury Attack.

Arbok...

Cheng clasped her hands together, looking worriedly at Arbok, which was gradually becoming more and more battered. Although she did not like snake-shaped Pokémon, it was, after all, a Pokémon that had grown up with her. Although it was not a relative, it was closer than a relative.

She suddenly shouted, "Go Arbok!"

"Bud!!"

"Thunder! Thunder!"

The Ledyba at her feet also started shouting.

"Sincere..."

Looking at his daughter, Masamune was deeply moved; this was exactly what he had wanted!

He took a deep breath. Although he had achieved his goal, it didn't mean he was willing to admit defeat!

Arbok!

Masamune simply shouted, confident that after so much time and understanding, Arbok definitely understand what he meant.

"Sha!!"

Arbok, while trying to defend itself against Beedrill's relentless and Fury Attack, exchanged a glance with Masamune.

It instantly understood what "Masamune" meant.

Just as Beedrill suddenly attacked it from below, Arbok completely abandoned its defense and instead let out a piercing Growl, using its Screech attack to make Beedrill pause for a moment.

While Beedrill in its Focus Energy state can ignore Glare, it cannot block out sound.

Just as Beedrill paused, Arbok suddenly raised its head and sprayed out a massive amount of Toxic. In the end, it abandoned the Bind and used its most effective Toxic attack.

"Finally, it's here."

Dian breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Arbok Spit Up its Toxic venom.

He had already inquired beforehand and found out that the Pokémon Center was nearby, so this time he planned to use Arbok's Toxic to stimulate Beedrill to complete its metamorphosis.