"What?! What is this?!" Tobias could no longer maintain his look of assured victory. Bewildered, he scanned the snowy battlefield before him.
Articuno was completely concealed within the hailstorm, flying dozens of meters above Glaceon on the solid ice. There should have been no way to attack Articuno!
And although Glaceon's figure was hard to distinguish in the snow, Glaceon was clearly nowhere near invisible. Glaceon had never touched Articuno, much less used any mysterious tricks!
Yet the inexplicable was happening right before his eyes. Some unknown means of attack had been affecting Articuno this entire time, leaving the Legendary completely on the back foot!
"Sound, or some special long-range attack..." Tobias pondered for a moment, then quickly gave up on finding the cause. The situation left him no time. "Articuno, Ice Beam!"
His best option now was to capitalize on Articuno's advantages and use offense as defense. Once he drove his opponent into a corner, none of this would matter!
His voice swiftly pierced the blizzard and reached Articuno, calling forth freezing rays that rained from the sky. Beams flashed like spears of ice from the dark clouds, bitter winds, and swirling snow, plunging deep into the frozen ground before bursting into sharp blades that flew in every direction!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—!!
In an instant, countless icy swords and knives bristled across the entire frozen battlefield...
This was a frozen hell!
At that moment, the spectators inside the protective barrier involuntarily hugged themselves, as though they could feel the bone-piercing chill rushing toward them.
Especially when those gleaming blades struck the barrier—their terrifying edges were mere inches away, enough to make anyone's heart pound!
"Articuno..." Danshu's eyelid twitched. "Truly worthy of being called a Legendary Pokémon..."
Caution filled Danshu's eyes. Of all the Trainers in the stadium, the Steel-type