The billowing smoke took a full ten minutes to dissipate. Everyone craned their necks, eager to see the final outcome of the battle. Up on the officials' platform, Sara had already nodded silently.
Gamino was now drenched in sweat. That last attack had taken quite a toll on him as well.
Watching the thick smoke roll before him, Gamino pressed his lips tightly together, then burst into inexplicable, wild laughter.
"Hahahahaha!!!!..."
No one knew what he was laughing about. Once his laughter ended, his face returned to a state of calm. When he looked at Yang Yonggang again, he nodded to him.
"Yang, you really are strong. In all these years, you're one of the few opponents I've ever admired."
Before everyone could work out what had happened, cries of shock rang out one after another.
Looking closely, they saw a crater over a hundred meters across and more than thirty meters deep before them-the product of that Explosion.
Everyone involuntarily sucked in a breath of cold air. Inside the crater, half of Metagross's body was buried in the earth, while Kommo-o had lost consciousness completely. Large patches of scales across his chest had been scorched black. With injuries this severe, he could very well suffer lasting complications if he did not receive emergency treatment soon.
"I look forward to the competition in two months," Gamino said coldly. "I have something to do. I'll be leaving first."
With that, he recalled Kommo-o, slipped both hands into his pockets, and turned to leave.
A deathly silence hung over the venue. Eventually, someone came to their senses and started clapping.
In an instant, the applause swelled like mountains toppling and seas surging. They were applauding from the bottom of their hearts. They had just witnessed an earth-shaking battle. Whether it was the