After recalling the fallen Arcanine, Flint gritted his teeth.
"Houndoom! Rapidash! Burn Up!"
The two Fire-types circled around Bond Milotic, bypassing her entirely and charging straight toward Mega Metagross, who was still locked in a psychic stalemate with Alakazam and Espeon.
Two streams of devastating flames roared forward.
Mega Metagross' eyes flashed in alarm.
At the critical moment—
Mega Aggron stepped in.
"Rock Blast!"
Massive boulders erupted upward, forming a crude but effective barrier in front of Metagross.
The Burn Up attacks smashed through layers of stone—
But never touched their target.
The next second—
Mega Metagross' crimson eyes flared.
Its psychic output surged violently, completely overwhelming Alakazam and Espeon in raw mental force.
Then—
All four of its arms gathered Fighting-type energy.
Hammer Arm.
But the target—
Was not the Psychic-types.
Alakazam and Espeon teleported away instinctively.
Behind them—
Houndoom and Rapidash froze in horror.
Too late.
Four crushing blows landed simultaneously.
They were sent flying across the battlefield.
Mega Aggron followed with a searing Flash Cannon barrage.
Flint's Fire-type forces collapsed again.
Ding!
Metagross and Aggron defeated Rapidash and Houndoom.
Gained 2,900 EXP.
Metagross leveled up → Lv.71.
At this point—
Flint had only two Pokémon remaining.
Infernape.
Magmortar.
And even together, they were struggling against Bond Infernape alone.
One against two—
Yet Aiden's Bond Infernape was steadily gaining ground.
It was only a matter of time.
Above them—
Mega Pidgeot seized the opportunity.
"Brave Bird!"
The high-speed strike slammed directly into Flint's Infernape.
Bond Infernape capitalized instantly.
Drain Punch.
Magmortar was blasted backward, crashing into the League walls.
Flint staggered.
The Sinnoh League staff watching from a distance were speechless.
"Who… is he?"
"He defeated Aaron and Bertha's main forces… and now even Elite Four Flint is collapsing…"
"Is Lucian the only one left who can stop him?"
Then—
Someone recognized him.
"Wait… I know him!"
"He's Aiden Flint! The Hoenn Conference Champion this year! The youngest Champion in history! Hoenn is already promoting him as the next Elite Four challenger!"
A ripple of shock spread through the crowd.
"What?! He's from Hoenn?!"
"Then why is he attacking our Sinnoh League?!"
"Is Hoenn declaring war?!"
"Lucian! Defeat him!"
"Trying to test himself here before challenging Hoenn's Elite Four? How arrogant!"
Lucian adjusted his glasses slowly.
So that was the situation.
If the Sinnoh Elite Four were crushed by a Hoenn challenger—
The humiliation would echo across regions.
But—
Even with all six of his Pokémon still standing—
The battlefield momentum had already shifted.
Then—
A roar echoed.
Bond Infernape's flames intensified.
From its hands—
Fire condensed into a tangible staff.
A blazing flame rod.
It spun with terrifying force.
Then—
CRASH.
The flaming staff struck Flint's Infernape squarely.
One blow.
Flint's ace collapsed.
Ding!
Bond Infernape defeated Infernape.
Gained 3,000 EXP.
Level up → Lv.78.
Mega Pidgeot immediately followed with Hyper Beam.
Magmortar fell.
Ding!
Mega Pidgeot defeated Magmortar.
Gained 2,937 EXP.
Level up → Lv.77.
Now—
Only Lucian remained.
The head of the Sinnoh Elite Four stood alone against Aiden and his seven empowered Pokémon.
Lucian pushed up his glasses.
"If you are also part of the Pokémon League… why attack the Sinnoh League? Are you taking advantage of Champion Cynthia's absence?"
His tone had shifted.
Measured.
Strategic.
He knew continuing head-on combat would end badly.
Aiden merely scoffed.
"Twisting the narrative already?"
"And don't bring Cynthia into this."
"If she were here—this fight wouldn't have happened."
His gaze sharpened.
"Enough talk."
"Beat you first. That solves everything."
Behind him—
Mega Sceptile's blades gleamed.
Mega Metagross hovered ominously.
Bond Milotic coiled like a white sea dragon.
Bond Infernape's flame staff blazed brighter than ever.
The Sinnoh League Headquarters trembled.
One man.
One team.
Forcing the entire Sinnoh League to its knees.
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