At the referee's command, both competitors slightly nodded to each other as their Poké Balls were swiftly tossed upwards.
"Go, Milotic!"
"Go, Forked Bat!"
As both Pokémon were deployed, the atmosphere at the venue instantly climaxed.
"Hoo~~"
On Lt. Surge's side, a menacing purple Forked Bat emerged; as soon as it appeared, its sonic waves covered the entire field.
"Fwoo~~~"
On Fang Yuan's side, amidst the crystal-clear water light, Milotic's scales shimmered with a faint glow as it floated in the arena, slightly lifting its head to relish the moment of being the center of attention.
The two Pokémon locked eyes for an instant, and the battle commenced with the trainers' commands.
"Quick Freeze Beam!"
Fang Yuan adjusted his cap and took the initiative.
Upon hearing the command, Milotic opened its mouth and concentrated a deep blue ice beam that streaked towards the Forked Bat.
The intense chill of the frosty air seemed to freeze the air around it, shining like a laser, dazzling as it struck its opponent, combining power with grace.
"Is this the Milotic?"
The many spectators who saw Milotic attack recalled the rumors of Fang Yuan's Milotic defeating Heavenly King Ke Na. Could it be true?
"Nice move." From the VIP seats, Ke Na watched Milotic's Quick Freeze Beam and nodded in approval; after all, Milotic's Ice-based Spell had been honed with Ice that never melts in a thousand years and naturally wouldn't be lacking.
If juding by King Level standards, the Quick Freeze Beam was indeed more than satisfactory; even the Gorgeous Master Mikkeli in the audience couldn't find any fault with it.
"Shadow Clone."
Meanwhile, Lt. Surge swept his arm, and the instant the ice beam hit the Forked Bat, the Forked Bat's body became a blur, and suddenly dozens of Forked Bats appeared in the sky.
In a battle of King Level, Milotic's ice beam was impressive, but Lt. Surge's Forked Bat skill had also been honed to a comparable level, easily evading this tentative attack.
"Sweep across." Fang Yuan instructed further; Milotic's ice beam didn't stop, but followed one clone through the sky in a sweeping motion, dispelling one after another in a moment, turning them into wisps of smoke.
However, the Forked Bat's Shadow Clone, just like Milotic's ice beam, was a sustained move; as one clone disappeared, another emerged, and the battle between the two seemed to turn into a war of attrition.
Before the battle, Lt. Surge knew of Milotic's strength and naturally wouldn't engage in close combat; just as he expected, with ranged Moves, Milotic couldn't exert any pressure on the Forked Bat.
As the Forked Bat dodged repeatedly, Lt. Surge laughed heartily and said, "Now, Supersonic Wave!"
Suddenly, more and more Forked Bats appeared, like dark clouds spreading across the sky, numbering at least in the dozens. With Lt. Surge's command, all these Forked Bats emitted a supersonic wave from the air at Milotic!
However, this supersonic wave was different from the traditional knowledge held by the audience.
Under Forked Bat's control, the sonic waves condensed into shockwave needles, carrying neurotoxins, like a purple rain of arrows, instantly covering the entire field—
Seeing this scene, Heavenly King Ke Na pursed his lips, Lt. Surge, this guy, he just used his ace in the hole.
In the audience, Mikkeli saw this move and went "Oh?" as well, playing a special tune with toxins and transmitting it through special vibrations that could cause deep neurological poisoning to any living being that receives the vibrations.
If hit... that would indeed be troublesome.
"It's the Iga-style Sonic Poison Technique." At the same time, far away in Shinnoh, One Tree saw this move and also showed a grave expression. Since sonic waves, this intangible matter, are rarely blocked by any means, Lt. Surge's move had a high hit rate, and Fang Yuan would have to figure out how to counter it.
At this moment, the members of the Relic Conquer Team were all watching the live stream in their chatroom, curious about the strength of this anonymous member of their group chat.
In the video, everyone seemed to see Fang Yuan saying something.
"To transmit toxins through sonic waves, indeed, this is the first time I've seen this..." Fang Yuan found it quite novel on the spot, but now he was more eager to know whether this move could break through the Cleansing Water of Milotic and Tapu Fini!
"Bring it on." Fang Yuan looked at the field and spoke calmly.
In the next instant, as Milotic murmured softly, a thin veil of Cleansing Water formed, covering Milotic's entire body!
The beautiful blue glow made Milotic extremely enchanting. After completing all this, Milotic raised its head, allowing the purple sonic needle rain to fall from the sky.
In the unwavering gaze of countless spectators, the materialized sonic waves coming from all directions immediately touched Milotic, and at that instant, Lt. Surge showed a slight smile, but soon enough, his smile came to an abrupt end.
Because the purple sonic waves dissipated in the atmosphere upon contact with the blue veil of water surrounding Milotic's body, just like rain dropping into the sea, without stirring up the slightest ripple.
"This..." The inexplicable scene left Lt. Surge stunned.
It wasn't only Lt. Surge who was stunned, but the trainers who had fought him were also stunned. The Sonic Poison Technique, completely ineffective?
"Impossible—" Lt. Surge's pupils constricted in disbelief, and he continued to issue instructions, "Toxic!"
The founder of the Iga style was also the creator of Highly Toxic Methods, and in Lt. Surge's hands, this move was honed to perfection, the terrifying toxicity capable of eroding energy, instantly released by Forked Bat in the sky—
However, at this moment, Fang Yuan was somewhat disappointed, because even the poison of the future Poison Elite Four seemed unable to break through a higher level of Cleansing Water. It looked like the Poison series route was not viable for Venusaur to go further without some special opportunity, it might as well focus on training Natural Power.
Toxic descended, and Milotic did not dodge because the poison hadn't even approached it before being instantaneously purified into nothing by the blue mist in mid-air.
For Milotic, even the Poison Moves used by Champion-Level Poison type Elves were no match for the purifying power of Cleansing Water at this moment.
This was a case of elemental mismatch.
Seeing this, Lt. Surge's pupils constricted, and his expression completely solidified.
He had been careless.
The opponent was a battle nurse.
The next second, Milotic began its counterattack, its body dancing, air swirling with Water flow, Frost Power gathering, and a flying Frost Dragon swallowed all of the Shadow Clones in one breath—
Boom!!!!