The perfect moment.
Almost.
Almost.
NOW.
Mizuchi's tail whipped.
CRACK!
Hit Pie dead center.
But—
Pie's body tightened.
Compressed.
Hardened.
The impact exploded.
BOOM!
Shockwave rippled outward.
Water and lightning erupted.
Sparks everywhere.
The tail pushed.
Driving Pie down.
Toward the ground.
Faster.
Faster.
Ten meters.
Five.
Pie's body vibrated.
Pressure building.
Then—
Vines shot out.
From his base.
Stabbed into the tail.
Hooked.
Twisted.
Spun his body.
Mid-air.
Rotating.
His bottom facing Mizuchi now.
Dash activated.
BOOM!
Pie launched.
Not away.
Toward.
Straight at the serpent's head.
Like a cannonball.
Mizuchi's eyes widened.
Too late.
WHAM!
Impact.
Massive.
The sound cracked through the arena.
Thunder.
Mizuchi's head snapped back.
Body whipped.
Slammed down.
CRASH!
Hit the ground.
Hard.
Stone cracked.
Actually cracked.
Spider-web patterns.
Dust exploded up.
The entire arena shook.
Trembling.
