"Cancel!"
Displaying physical abilities heightened by rage and madness, Garchomp attacked Aerodactyl. The less resilient Aerodactyl took tremendous damage, and with the area Polygon Z had slashed, the next blow inflicted more damage than Aerodactyl could bear.
"Another shot!"
Garchomp tried to attack Aerodactyl again. However, Peter was not invincible either. Peter instantly rose beyond the reach of Garchomp's attack and immediately counterattacked.
"Stone Edge!"
Blades of rock assaulted Garchomp, catching him in the opening immediately after his attack. No matter how Shirona's training had taught him to act in a rage without losing his reason, his judgment and precision had still declined. Garchomp could not dodge; Stone Edge came too fast. Aerodactyl's attack power was considerable, so even with Garchomp's defenses, he would normally take heavy damage.
Yes, that was how it should have gone.
"Garchomp!"
Stone Edge struck Garchomp as Cynthia shouted. However, Garchomp used his enhanced physical abilities to strike Stone Edge with a single blow. That attack weakened Stone Edge's power, reducing the damage to a minimum.
However, minimizing the damage left an opening. The wall of Stone Edge briefly halted Garchomp's movements, leaving a tiny gap before he could escape. Daigo did not miss it.
"Aerodactyl! Ice Fang!"
In that momentary opening, Aerodactyl sank fangs brimming with icy power into Garchomp. Garchomp was a Ground-type/Dragon-type, so Ice-type moves dealt quadruple damage. Even though the move did not match Peter's type, combined with Peter's own attack power, it could potentially knock Garchomp out in one hit. Together with the earlier damage from Stone Edge, Garchomp was almost certain to fall.
"Good!"
Daigo was certain he had taken Garchomp out. Garchomp's Rough Skin ability would inflict damage, but knocking out a powerful Pokémon like Garchomp was a tremendous advantage.
However, a moment later, Daigo realized that thought