Chapter 175: Anger Point!
"BANG!!!—"
The hastily activated Protect barrier stood before Krookodile. As the close-range Leaf Storm hit, the terrifying impact sent Krookodile flying, barrier and all.
The violent storm formed by countless swirling leaves bombarded the pale green barrier in front of Krookodile, creating a cacophony of clashing sounds.
"Crack... Crack..."
Gradually, cracks began to appear on the Protect barrier. It looked as if it would shatter at any moment under the bombardment of the Leaf Storm.
The battlefield fell silent, save for the sound of the Leaf Storm clashing against the Protect barrier echoing through the arena.
"BANG!!!—"
Finally, under the frenzied assault of the Leaf Storm, the Protect barrier was breached, shattering into pale green fluorescent specks.
Without the obstruction of the barrier, the Leaf Storm faced no further obstacles. It slammed directly into Krookodile, sending it flying backward.
"Krook!!!"
Krookodile cried out in pain. At that moment, that familiar black aura erupted from its body once again, just like when Bai Bai first battled Kenji.
This mass of black energy naturally stemmed from Bai Bai's special ability. By stimulating the Dark-type energy within the Pokémon, she could grant her Dark-type Pokémon special effects like damage resistance and attack enhancement for a short period.
Back then, relying on this black aura, Krookodile had tanked a X-Scissor from Kenji's Beedrill and still held onto a sliver of health.
Naturally, taking a Leaf Storm head-on was survivable with this aid.
"KROOK!!!!—"
After taking the Leaf Storm, Krookodile slowly lowered its hands. Its eyes had turned completely red, and it let out a terrifying roar at the sky.
This was...
Bai Bai's face lit up with joy, while opposite her, Zephyr's expression did the exact opposite—it turned ugly.
Anger Point!!!—
"It's Anger Point!! It seems Contestant Bai Bai's Krookodile has the Anger Point ability!! Contestant Zephyr's Mega Sceptile's Leaf Storm actually landed a critical hit on Krookodile! Thereby triggering Krookodile's ability!!" Above, commentator Forrest shouted in excitement.
This dramatic turn of events instantly reversed the situation on the field. On one side was Krookodile, who had triggered Anger Point, maximizing its Attack stat.
On the other side was Mega Sceptile, with its Attack lowered by two stages, Special Attack lowered by four stages (due to Leaf Storm), and stamina severely depleted.
The scales of victory tipped in an instant.
With its Attack skyrocketing, Krookodile had transformed into a truly lethal, savage sand crocodile. A single hit would be enough to defeat Mega Sceptile.
Of course, given Mega Sceptile's proud speed advantage, if it adopted kiting tactics to wear Krookodile down from a distance, Krookodile would be helpless.
But the worse news was that between maintaining Mega Evolution and using Leaf Storm just now, Mega Sceptile had almost no stamina left.
The battle had to end immediately.
"KROOK!!!!—"
While Zephyr was thinking of a countermeasure, on the field, Krookodile glared with scarlet eyes. Its entire body suddenly flashed with red light, and a tyrannical aura surged around it.
Outrage!!!
Krookodile actually used Outrage!!
Although Krookodile usually learns Outrage naturally upon reaching Level 58...
This Krookodile was only Level 53, yet it had comprehended the move in the middle of battle.
After unleashing Outrage, Krookodile completely lost its reason. The entire crocodile turned into a bloodthirsty, ferocious tyrant of the sands. It dropped to all fours and charged rapidly toward Mega Sceptile, crawling with both hands and feet.
On the other side, facing a Krookodile using Outrage with maxed-out Attack, Mega Sceptile could only temporarily avoid the brunt of the attack. While retreating backward, it used Razor Leaf, sending sharp leaves flying toward Krookodile in an attempt to stop its advance.
"BANG BANG BANG!!!—"
Krookodile raised a claw and, facing the incoming leaves, simply swiped. It easily shattered them and continued charging at Mega Sceptile without slowing down.
Mega Sceptile's stamina was running on empty.
Facing the charging Krookodile, Mega Sceptile remained motionless, staring intently at Krookodile's movements.
Finally, Krookodile closed in.
"BANG!!—"
Krookodile raised its claws and pounced on Mega Sceptile.
Just as Krookodile's attack was about to hit, Mega Sceptile suddenly dodged at a nearly impossible angle.
Detect!!!—
The effect of Detect is similar to Protect; both can block a damaging move from an opponent.
However, one mobilizes internal power to erect a barrier for defense, while the other mobilizes all mental energy to focus on the opponent's movements, predicting the attack trajectory to dodge.
As Krookodile's attack missed, Mega Sceptile swung the leaf blades on its arms once again, slashing toward Krookodile's face.
Facing Mega Sceptile's attack, the berserk and irrational Krookodile didn't dodge at all. Instead, it chose to seize the opening during Mega Sceptile's attack and whipped its tail around.
There was no hesitation in its movement.
"BANG!!!—"
Two Leaf Blades successively hit Krookodile's head—landing critical hits once again.
Simultaneously, Krookodile's tail lashed out. The terrifying force sent Mega Sceptile flying.
Mega Sceptile rolled several times on the ground. By the time it stopped, its Mega form had automatically deactivated, and it lay on the ground, unconscious and unable to battle.
On the other side, having taken a combo of Leaf Blades, Krookodile's stamina was completely ground down. After struggling for a moment, it too collapsed on the ground, unable to battle.
"Mega Sceptile and Krookodile are unable to battle! This round is a draw!"
"Contestant Bai Bai's three Pokémon are all unable to battle! Contestant Zephyr wins the match!!!"
In the end, Mega Sceptile had managed to complete the difficult feat of a 1v3 sweep. Both sides recalled their Pokémon into their Pokéballs.
Zephyr rubbed the Pokéball in his hand, a flash of heartache in his eyes. Ignoring the cheers from the arena, he walked off the battlefield.
After the result was announced, Bai Bai turned and left, her face showing neither sadness nor joy.
In the Metropolis Academy lounge, the atmosphere was somewhat heavy.
Everyone knew that aside from Kenji, Bai Bai was indisputably the strongest student at Metropolis Academy.
The only one who could wrestle with Bai Bai, Xie Mu, was a Psychic-type specialist, which was perfectly countered by Bai Bai, a Dark-type specialist.
But now, Bai Bai had been defeated by Zephyr using only one Pokémon.
And in the end, she barely managed to take that one Pokémon down with her.
"Ding-dong! Ding-dong ding-dong!!"
Kenji's phone, placed on the table, started ringing incessantly. He opened it to see messages from Tyson Tang.
Tyson Tang: "Destroy this Zephyr for me!!"
"Avenge my little sister!!!!"
"This kid better not come to challenge the Metropolis Gym, or I'll beat the crap out of him..."
"Stupid Imperial Academy..."
Kenji's eyelid twitched. It seemed Tyson had watched the live broadcast of his sister getting thrashed by Zephyr. Although the siblings usually looked like they had a superficial relationship, in reality, Tyson was a huge sis-con.
However... if Kenji remembered correctly, although Tyson Tang was now the Gym Leader of Metropolis Gym, he had graduated from Imperial Academy.
Too lazy to roast him further, Kenji comforted Tyson with a few words and promised to help win back Bai Bai's honor.
Tyson didn't send any more messages; he had likely gone to comfort Bai Bai, who had finished her match.
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