A red gleam flashed through Steelix's scarlet eyes! Steelix stopped holding back!
Terrifying strength erupted from that dark steel body! The almost tangible blue psychic power covering its surface was instantly stretched into strands, then shattered...
Garchomp threw back its head and roared, its savage aura transforming once again. Its Slaughter Force Domain manifested the phantom of a gigantic dragon! Draconic might swept over everything, and purple energy effortlessly engulfed Alakazam's psychic power!
Garchomp swung its arms rapidly, the enormous purple blades extending farther and farther! Razor-sharp energy radiated in every direction!
"Hiss!"
Air suddenly blasted out behind it, and the Pokémon shot through the windblown sand like a jet, soaring into the sky! Beneath its draconic might, a storm surged across the heavens! Two immense sand tornadoes stretched between earth and sky!
For a moment, half the sky and earth were filled with sand, wind, and bloody red!
One half teemed with Thunder, shrouded in abyssal black!
"Heh heh... What remarkable youngsters!"
Saturn's expression was inscrutable. He forced himself upright and said in a low voice,
"Alakazam! Don't let them underestimate you! Psycho Cut!"
"Whoosh!"
Under the tremendous pressure, Alakazam's eyes flickered! It extended both arms, and the spoons in its hands twisted!
Its once-peaceful psychic power suddenly boiled over, surging out toward both Pokémon! The sharp Psycho Cut concentrated its power at a single point, forcibly penetrating Steelix's and Garchomp's minds again! Intense pain and a strange, tearing sensation struck inside their heads!
Both Pokémon's force domains were violently pierced at that moment! They briefly lost control of their bodies! Fortunately, thanks to their force domains, they endured the attack!
The dark clouds overhead were dense and deep!
Two blood-red storms swept across the battlefield, while a mountain pillar of Thunder bore down upon it! Behind them lay