How was this possible!?
The moment Moltres saw what had happened, it was completely stunned.
It had already suspected that it might lose in a direct clash of attacks.
After all, its opponent's strength had now reached the level of a Second-tier Legendary.
That was an entire tier above Moltres.
Losing would have been perfectly understandable.
But never in its wildest imagination had Moltres expected—
To be crushed so overwhelmingly.
Its flames were revered by humans as a sacred flame!
And yet now—
That very sacred flame had simply been swallowed whole by the golden torrent unleashed by its opponent!?
For a moment, Moltres practically began questioning everything it knew.
It had never imagined something like this could happen.
And while Moltres was still dazed—
Phoenixmon naturally had no intention of letting such an opportunity slip away.
Its next attack arrived immediately.
Crimson Flare!!
Its golden beak opened.
A terrifying torrent of flames erupted forth.
It was fire energy compressed to an extreme degree.
The blazing crimson flames—
After being refined and compressed—
Had transformed into a deep crimson color.
The instant this attack was unleashed, its sheer might was even more terrifying than the Fire-type attacks Moltres had used earlier.
The entire sky was dyed a dark crimson.
The heat radiating from it—
Even caused the surrounding space to distort slightly.
The spectators at the venue—
For a moment, they felt as though they had suddenly been thrown beneath the blazing midday sun at the equator.
The scorching heat bore down on them.
Sweat immediately began pouring from their bodies.
Even Moltres's previous all-out attack—
Had never produced this level of power.
In other words—
Judging purely by the intensity of their flames—
Moltres had completely lost to Phoenixmon.
Moltres itself could feel that clearly.
But after realizing it—
Not even the slightest hint of fear appeared in its emotions.
Aside from shock and disbelief—
What it felt most deeply was rage.
Yes!
Rage!
Earlier—
The flames Moltres had always taken such pride in had already been completely overwhelmed by Phoenixmon.
That alone had infuriated Moltres.
And now!
This guy actually dared to use a fire attack against it?
Wasn't that basically saying it didn't take Moltres seriously at all?
Moltres immediately flew into a rage.
Without the slightest hesitation—
Its entire aura suddenly withdrew inward.
However—
Deep within its body—
The flames covering it dimmed for a single second.
Then—
They erupted with explosive force!
At this moment—
Moltres's entire body was completely engulfed in flames.
Only now did it truly look like the legendary bird of fire it was supposed to be.
In the next instant—
The fire energy that had been compressed and accumulated to its absolute limit—
Was blasted from Moltres's mouth.
BOOM!!
An enormous pillar of fire—
Shot directly toward Phoenixmon.
The blazing red flames instantly dyed the sky scarlet.
At this moment—
Half of the sky was dark crimson.
The other half was blazing red.
The boundary between the two was perfectly distinct.
The sight was extraordinarily spectacular.
But spectacular or not—
The spectators at the venue were suffering terribly.
Phoenixmon's attack alone had already made them feel as though the blazing sun was directly overhead.
Sweat had been pouring endlessly down their bodies.
Now, with Moltres's attack added on top of it—
The temperature throughout the venue rose sharply once again.
Of course—
When the stadium had originally been constructed—
Situations involving extreme temperatures had been taken into consideration.
But nobody had ever imagined—
That a Legendary Pokémon would actually take the field and battle here!
Because of that—
The stadium's heat insulation was practically useless against a battle between beings of this level.
Every single spectator felt as though they were taking a scalding-hot shower beside a vat of boiling oil in the middle of summer.
Sweat poured from them like rain.
They felt as though they were about to be cooked alive.
Even so—
The spectators forcefully endured the unbearable heat.
Then—
One after another—
They raised their heads.
They stared at the magnificent sight unfolding in the sky.
And at the two bird-like figures facing each other overhead.
Everyone desperately wanted to know—
After a collision like this—
Which one of them would ultimately emerge victorious?
(End of Chapter)
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