This battle...
From the beginning until now...
After several rounds of fierce exchanges...
Piedmon had completely taken the upper hand.
In fact...
Even Ho-Oh, a top-class First-tier Legendary, had not gained the slightest advantage in front of Piedmon.
On the surface...
It was clearly Ho-Oh who held the advantage.
Every kind of heaven-destroying, earth-shattering, powerful move and technique had been fully unleashed.
From beginning to end, Piedmon had only been dodging.
But!
That was precisely what was truly terrifying.
He had merely been passively defending.
He had not even taken the initiative to attack.
Yet Ho-Oh had already ended up in such a miserable state.
If Piedmon truly attacked with his full strength...
Then what kind of situation would that become?
At this moment, Ho-Oh's firm belief in victory began to waver.
The opponent before him...
Was placing more and more pressure on him.
Can I really win?
However, in the very next second...
The instant that thought appeared...
The anger in his heart was instantly ignited.
The innate superiority and arrogance of a First-tier Legendary...
Made him feel incomparably ashamed for producing such an emotion.
After that shame...
The anger that burned up again was fiercely directed toward Piedmon.
He was a First-tier Legendary!
How could he show weakness before this evil, unknown Pokémon of unclear origin?
This was trampling upon his noble bloodline!
Screech!
He let out a cry!
The anger mixed within that clear, resonant sound could not be hidden at all!
Ho-Oh beat his wings and soared upward.
He gathered his momentum.
He prepared to launch the final strike that would decide victory and defeat.
"Boring!"
Down below, Piedmon saw this scene.
He shook his head contemptuously.
That expression was like a child who had grown tired of a toy.
He raised a hand and snapped his fingers crisply.
The black space of Masks Square cracked apart inch by inch.
The sunlight outside poured down once again.
Ho-Oh felt even his injured body recover quite a bit.
An endless sense of power surged from within his body once again.
This guy!
He absolutely understood my intention!
He exposed the battlefield under conditions that were unfavorable to himself?
Ho-Oh looked down at Piedmon below, somewhat surprised.
This decision...
Looked stupid to the extreme.
But after thinking about it for a moment, he understood.
If not for absolute confidence, Piedmon would never have done something so foolish.
In other words...
In the other party's eyes, his attack was not worth mentioning!
Damn it!
Ho-Oh, feeling humiliated and looked down upon...
Instantly grew furious to the limit.
Endless Fire-type energy surged.
Ho-Oh's multicolored body...
Turned into a dazzling crimson in an instant.
It was like a blazing sun, glaring and scorching hot.
Piedmon raised his head and looked at this firebird.
Then, he reached out toward him and clenched his fist.
Crack!!
Four enormous playing cards descended from the sky.
They abruptly surrounded Ho-Oh from all sides, trapping him within.
Then, in the next second...
Before anyone could react...
The four swords behind Piedmon shot out explosively.
Slice!!
A crisp tearing sound rang out.
The four Trump Swords pierced through the playing cards!
They pinned Ho-Oh straight through!
Screech!
A painful wail rang out.
Crimson blood splattered across the white playing cards!
(End of Chapter)
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