"Wonderful, Alice!"
"Miss Diantha is incredible too!"
Although they had teamed up on the spur of the moment, the two top-level trainers had elevated their combined strength to an astonishing level. However high his stats were, he could not easily defeat them when they displayed a combination like this.
"Come on! Let's charge straight through!"
"Yes!"
Haxorus roared as though in perfect harmony with the trainer, while Garnet gave an elegant cry.
"Charizard! Dragon!"
Leon's Dragon Pulse struck the copied Garchomp head-on. Just then, the copied Charizard closed in, but Garchomp pushed the attacker back.
"Stone Edge!"
Garchomp's Stone Edge attacked the copied Charizard. A direct hit could be avoided, but an attack dealing quadruple damage would still inflict heavy injury. The copied Charizard was driven back.
At that instant, Garchomp and Charizard immediately switched positions.
"Garchomp! Gible!"
"Charizard! Air Slash!"
Garchomp's "Gible" and Charizard's Air Slash struck each copy directly. At last, the copied Garchomp and copied Charizard fell.
"Hahaha, you finally went down."
Leon took off his hat and wiped his sweat with his sleeve. Cynthia also let out a heavy breath, thanked Garchomp, and restored some strength.
After completing the bare minimum of recovery, Cynthia turned toward Leon.
"Sorry, Leon. I have a lot of followers."
"I don't mind. Besides, I probably couldn't have beaten these guys alone. Both of you helped me."
"...Thank you."
Cynthia lowered her eyes. Watching her, Leon sank into thought.
Miss Cynthia really wasn't moving well. Compared with when she fought me, she seemed off. She wasn't exhausted by the fighting; she was thinking about what this battle meant. The voltage, until...
Leon was the same; he felt no emotional investment in this battle. The reason I've made it this far is that I have solid abilities that aren't swayed by emotion.