"It seems your Garchomp isn't much up to the mark."
Seeing that his own Garchomp firmly held the advantage, Kevin smiled again.
Afterward, he ordered again, "Garchomp, use Brick Break!"
Fighting-type energy condensed, and Kevin's Garchomp launched an even stronger offensive.
From the battle, it could be seen that Kevin's Garchomp had long since integrated various moves into its slashes.
And that step was precisely what Ethan's Garchomp had to train next.
"Gaarrcchhmp!"
Ethan's Garchomp also seemed to realize this. While battling, it began to observe carefully.
Although it had fallen into a disadvantage, Ethan's Garchomp did not show the slightest anxiety. It began to use different slashes to resist.
It knew that observing the opponent's slashes during battle would be an opportunity to grow quickly, allowing it to master that technique with greater speed.
"Garchomp, Dragon God Slash!"
At that moment, Kevin's Garchomp changed moves again.
Dragon-type energy spun around its body and quickly sank into the air blades on its elbows.
In that instant, Garchomp's air blades suddenly grew. When it raised its arms, the two air blades seemed to vaguely fuse into one.
With the two air blades unified, a ten-meter-long air blade suddenly condensed. On the blade, an illusory shadow of a Dragon enveloped it as it descended with a fierce slash.
"That is... Dragon Rush!"
"It even integrated Dragon Rush into a slash?"
Seeing this scene, Ethan also trembled.
Dragon Rush was already a great Dragon-type move by itself. Now, turned into the Dragon God Slash, its power was even more terrifying!
There was no doubt that the power of this Dragon God Slash had already surpassed great ultimate moves like Giga Impact and Hyper Beam.
"It's over!"
"This Dragon God Slash is lethal to Dragon-type Pokémon!"
Seeing this Dragon God Slash executed, the spectators directly made their judgment in their hearts.
But in the next instant, a flash of bloody light appeared. Two blood-red blades cut upward from below and directly collided against the Dragon God Slash!
Boom!
As both attacks collided, a terrifying fluctuation of energy directly swept out in all directions.
"It... blocked it?"
Seeing this scene, the spectators opened their eyes wide.
Such a powerful Dragon God Slash had been blocked head-on!
What exactly were those two blood-red air blades?
Not only the spectators, Kevin also looked at that scene in disbelief.
That Dragon God Slash was the strongest slash his Garchomp mastered!
"The battle has only just begun."
Ethan looked at Kevin and smiled.
And just as his words fell, Garchomp's body also began to emit a faint red light.
The move Outrage was activated at the first instant, completely releasing its wild nature.
"Gaarrcchhmp!"
Garchomp roared. The power of the Mega Stone inside its body was completely activated.
In that instant, Kevin's Garchomp seemed to feel something, and its body suddenly trembled.
Vaguely, from Ethan's Garchomp, it felt a pressure belonging to a superior being.
That feeling was like when it was still Gabite and faced its evolved form, Garchomp.
"Finish it, super slash!"
Seeing that Garchomp had activated the power of Mega Evolution, Ethan also spoke.
Afterward, Garchomp's gaze turned directly to its kin in the air. Its figure became a blood-red light and launched upward.
"Garchomp, Dragon Rush!"
Seeing this scene, Kevin had Garchomp take advantage of the situation to use the move Dragon Rush again.
In an instant, an illusory shadow of a Dragon enveloped Garchomp's body, turning it into a flying dragon that dove downward.
For its part, Ethan's Garchomp transformed into a bloody light that rose from below upward. The air blades on its elbows cut following the momentum.
Boom!
The two attacks collided with each other, making all the air tremble.
That tremor in the air also shook the hearts of all the spectators.
Everyone raised their heads toward the sky, looking at the two Garchomp confronting each other with all their strength.
They did not blink, because they knew that perhaps victory would be decided in a single instant.
Crack!
At that moment, the spectators suddenly heard a sound of rupture.
Immediately afterward, under their incredulous gazes, the draconic shadow of the move Dragon Rush was split open by the blood-red air blades!
In the next instant, a bloody light violently rose into the sky, swallowing Kevin's Garchomp together with the move Dragon Rush!
"I... lost."
Seeing that his Garchomp had been defeated, Kevin was completely stunned, unable to accept that result.
Clearly, his Garchomp had always maintained the initiative in the battle, so why had everything changed in the blink of an eye?
With only one attack, his Garchomp had been defeated instantly. Everything had come far too suddenly!
Moreover, that set of slash tactics formed from Garchomp's air blades had been created by him himself.
But now, his Garchomp had been defeated precisely under those same slash tactics.
That proved that Ethan's development of the slash tactics had already completely surpassed his, something that was even more unbelievable to him!
That feeling was the second time he had experienced it.
It was the same as that time with Vibrava's sand dragon. That feeling of helplessness was too great!
"What move was that?"
After quite a while, Kevin's hoarse voice sounded.
"Perhaps we can exchange knowledge."
Seeing this, Ethan smiled slightly.
From the battle just now, it could be seen that Kevin's development of this set of slash tactics was truly very deep. Especially that Dragon God Slash, whose power was truly very strong.
If Garchomp had not already completed its Mega Evolution training, it probably would have been instantly defeated by that Dragon God Slash.
In comparison, his own development of the slash tactics had remained completely on the surface. He only relied on Garchomp's Mega Evolution power and then used the move Outrage to stimulate Garchomp's wild nature.
If he could obtain Kevin's development method for the slash tactics, Garchomp would definitely be able to grow immediately.
Of course, in exchange, he would also have to hand over something. Naturally, he could not reveal the secret of Mega Garchomp, but he would not mind sharing the method of using the move Outrage to stimulate Garchomp's wild nature.
Of course, he also did not believe Kevin would hand over the training method of Dragon God Slash. But methods like the slashes of Brick Break, Poison Jab, or Thunder Punch, he felt he could obtain.
Now what he needed most was the method to transform other moves into slashes. As long as he mastered that method, later he could also develop other types of cuts on his own.
(End of chapter)