Sam stared at everything in front of him, unable to understand what was happening for a moment.
Just then, the mirror-image Charizard attacked.
A Flamethrower shot directly toward Sam.
The blazing stream of fire surged toward him with terrifying heat. Sam instantly felt an intense burning sensation.
Could Pokémon attacks actually harm humans in this strange space?
Sam quickly threw himself to the side, barely dodging the flames.
"Damn it…"
He hadn't expected that after being reborn into this world as a Pokémon Trainer, he would one day have to risk his own life in battle as well.
Naturally, Sam wasn't going to sit there waiting to die.
His own Charizard immediately responded with a Flamethrower of its own, launching flames toward the mirror-image Charizard.
(For convenience, Sam's Charizard will simply be called Charizard, while the opponent will be called Mirror Charizard.)
The Mirror Charizard leaped into the air and easily dodged the flames.
"Flying-type movement…"
Sam's eyes narrowed.
As Charizard's Trainer, he understood his partner extremely well. The Mirror Charizard possessed almost identical stats, abilities, and skills to his own.
At that moment, Sam finally began to understand the purpose of the sleep chamber.
This was likely a battle-testing system.
The Pokémon generated inside the system were replicas based on the Pokémon the Trainers brought in themselves.
This was probably the true trial of the third stage.
Although Sam understood the mechanism now, one thing still confused him:
Why would the Pokémon here attack Trainers directly?
If this was merely a test system, there shouldn't be anything capable of harming humans.
But before he could think further, the Mirror Charizard attacked again.
An overwhelming wave of scorching pressure spread throughout the battlefield.
The surrounding area instantly turned into something resembling a furnace. Sam felt as though his body was being roasted alive, and even moving became difficult.
This situation was extremely disadvantageous for him.
After all, the enemy only needed to focus on attacking.
Meanwhile, Sam had to protect both himself and Charizard.
Humans simply couldn't compare to Pokémon when it came to endurance.
"Charizard!" Sam shouted.
Immediately, Charizard rushed over to him.
Using its speed, Sam jumped onto Charizard's back in one smooth motion.
Then Charizard took flight.
The moment he rose into the air, the suffocating heat became much easier to endure.
Since you're attacking me with fire…
Then I'll hit you head-on!
Riding atop Charizard, Sam commanded it to use a diving assault.
Its massive dragon wings spread wide before it shot forward at incredible speed.
Almost instantly, the Mirror Charizard was slammed into the ground.
The terrifying heat pressure vanished immediately afterward.
The burning sensation throughout Sam's body also disappeared.
He knew this was his chance to counterattack.
"High-Temperature Pressure!"
A terrifying blast of molten heat surged toward the Mirror Charizard.
This was no ordinary fire attack.
It contained the power of the Four-Tails fusion and traces of molten tailed-beast chakra.
The skill was overwhelmingly powerful.
Even Sam himself felt shocked by the violent heat released from the attack.
This fusion of Fire-type power and tailed-beast molten energy was practically monstrous.
The Mirror Charizard cried out in pain.
Instantly, horrifying burn marks spread across its body.
And this was a Fire-type Pokémon.
The fact that such devastating injuries could appear on a Fire-type Pokémon showed just how terrifying this attack truly was.
Soon, Sam discovered the key to victory.
The Mirror Charizard did not possess the Four-Tails fusion.
That meant he still had a clear advantage.
"Good!"
Sam shouted excitedly.
"I'll finish this with the next attack!"
At that moment, standing atop Charizard's back, he pointed forward.
"Spiral Flame!"
A massive stream of fire spiraled out from Charizard's mouth.
If one looked carefully, traces of molten magma could even be seen swirling within the flames.
The spiraling inferno wrapped around the Mirror Charizard completely before crushing it within the flames.
Sam watched as the Mirror Charizard disappeared entirely.
Then the surrounding world suddenly shattered and faded away.
When Sam regained awareness, he found himself back inside the secret chamber.
Ash, Misty, Blaine, and Sabrina were all still lying inside their sleep pods.
Clearly, they had not completed their trials yet.
At the same time, some of the mechanisms in the chamber began to activate.
A bright beam of light emerged from Sam's sleep pod before gathering near the sealed stone door ahead.
It seemed that each completed trial would unlock part of the path forward.
Sam walked over to Sabrina's pod.
Her expression looked painful.
A trace of worry appeared in his eyes.
Could Sabrina also be experiencing the same kind of battle where Trainers themselves could be injured?
Although Sam didn't know what would happen if someone were seriously hurt in that mysterious space, one thing was certain—
The pain he experienced there had felt frighteningly real.
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