"Tsk, tsk! Is that thing really a Steelix? What a ferocious attack!"
Kofu covered his mouth in amazement.
"It's completely different from the last time I saw it! It was strong back then too, but nowhere near this level! It left a Pokémon like Dragonite utterly powerless to fight back!"
Scott stroked his chin and agreed.
"Exactly! Argenta's Dragonite couldn't even evade its attacks! That's a rare sight indeed! Yong's Steelix would be hard-pressed to find a worthy opponent in the Gym Class now..."
As the collapsed battlefield on the stage came into view, both men were left even more astonished.
Not a single part of the battlefield remained intact! Even Steelix, the attacker, had a small portion of its body buried in the rubble.
As for Dragonite... only the plump dragon's two little wings poked out through the broken stones, sticking up limply above the ground.
Yong and Argenta stood up.
Looking at the devastation before her, Argenta shook her head helplessly. She turned to the boy across from her and said with a hint of reproach,
"Mr. Yong, your Steelix was far too heavy-handed!"
"Haha..."
Yong scratched his head and gave an awkward laugh before saying apologetically,
"I'm so sorry, Miss Argenta... Maybe Steelix hasn't quite adjusted to its condition after training and used a little too much force... Hahaha..."
Seeing his expression, Argenta couldn't help smiling.
"Never mind! Since Steelix put in so much effort, I won't make you pay for the damage to the battlefield! Let's leave that headache to Mr. Scott!"
Scott's expression changed.
"..."
In the rubble, Mr. Junzhi finally managed to confirm Dragonite's condition. He then cast an inscrutable glance at Steelix, which lay coiled nearby with its head resting on its body. It took him quite a while to compose himself before