Dr. Dov threw his head back and laughed wildly in the sky, his voice brimming with twisted delight.
Without such overwhelming power, someone would have beaten him senseless long ago.
But at this moment, he ruled the battlefield.
With power that had already stepped beyond the peak of Champion level, no one present could stand against him.
As long as no Legendary Pokémon appeared, he was invincible.
"You deserve to die."
Seeing Brutus in such a miserable state, a chilling killing intent flashed in Lilith's eyes.
She looked up at Dr. Dov in the sky and spoke in a voice utterly devoid of warmth.
If she hadn't asked Brutus to face Dr. Dov…
None of this would have happened.
A wave of guilt washed over Lilith.
Her original plan had been simple.
Brutus would stall Dr. Dov while she quickly defeated the four Champion-Class commanders holding her back.
Once that was done, she and Brutus would join forces to face Dr. Dov.
But she had never expected his strength to be this overwhelming.
With a single attack, he had completely crushed Brutus.
"I deserve to die?"
"Hahahahaha!"
Dr. Dov's twisted face contorted with manic laughter.
"I should have died long ago! I was already dead!"
"Now I'm nothing more than a ghost of vengeance that refused to stay buried!"
Lilith knew there was no point trying to reason with him.
Dr. Dov had already become a monster completely consumed by revenge.
Nothing she said would change anything.
Lilith slowly rose into the air as a fierce purple light ignited in her eyes.
"Gardevoir… Psychic Boost."
Her voice was cold.
A graceful figure appeared before her.
Gardevoir.
Violet psychic energy flowed from Lilith's body and poured into Gardevoir.
This was one of Lilith's unique abilities.
She had been born with extraordinarily powerful psychic energy.
Not only could she use psychic abilities herself, but she could also channel that power into her Psychic-type Pokémon.
The more psychic energy she poured into them, the stronger they became.
Gardevoir had originally been at Champion-Class (Late Stage).
But under Lilith's psychic enhancement, her aura began rising rapidly.
Champion (Early Stage) …
Champion (Mid Stage) …
Champion (Late Stage) …
Lilith's face grew paler and paler as more psychic energy poured out of her body.
Then—
A thunderous surge of energy burst from Gardevoir.
Boom!
"Gardevoir!"
She cried out in pain as the overwhelming power surged through her body.
A far more powerful aura burst from her body, surging outward in a violent wave.
Champion (Peak Stage).
Gardevoir's entire body was enveloped in dense violet psychic energy.
Her eyes shone with an intense purple glow. Her strength had now reached the Champion level.
The sheer pressure distorted the air around her.
Meanwhile, Lilith's face had turned deathly pale.
The psychic boost had drained every ounce of strength from her body. Her body began to fall from the sky.
"Gardevoir…"
In a flash, Gardevoir appeared beneath her and gently caught her. She carefully lowered Lilith to the ground, her eyes filled with concern.
"I'll leave it to you… Gardevoir…"
Lilith said weakly.
"Garde…"
Gardevoir nodded softly.
Then she stood and slowly rose into the air.
The warmth vanished from her eyes, replaced by cold killing intent as she faced Dr. Dov.
Her glowing violet gaze locked onto him.
"How interesting."
Dr. Dov looked down with curiosity.
"So this is psychic power?"
"To temporarily raise a Champion-Class Pokémon to the Champion level… truly remarkable."
"I'd love to study your genes…"
His hollow eyes shifted greedily toward Lilith below.
For a brief moment, his gaze lingered over her figure—the graceful curves of her body and the generous rise of her chest, even now heaving faintly as she struggled to breathe.
Such power… and such a fascinating specimen.
He slowly licked his lips.
"Gardevoir…"
A fierce killing intent flared in Gardevoir's eyes.
It was this monster—this creature who had pushed her master to such weakness.
And now he even dared to covet her master's body.
A surge of power erupted from Gardevoir. A blazing flame ignited in her hand.
The fire shot forward toward Dr. Dov.
Mystical Fire!
Dr. Dov let out a cold laugh.
He raised his powerful right hand. Flames gathered around his fist.
The scorching heat warped the surrounding air, sending waves of white vapor rippling outward.
Fire Punch!
BOOM!
Gardevoir's attack was instantly shattered by Dr. Dov's punch.
The flames scattered into countless sparks before fading away.
Gardevoir's pupils shrank.
This man was insane.
But his strength was even more frightening.
Dr. Dov moved again, a sneer curling across his face.
"What a disappointment."
"If that's all you can do…"
"Then die."
His massive fist suddenly blazed with dazzling light, like a miniature sun. He swung the enormous punch toward Gardevoir.
Mega Punch.
Gardevoir's eyes narrowed.
Silver-white light burst from her body.
In an instant, her figure split into more than twenty identical copies.
Double Team!
Dr. Dov's punch instantly destroyed one of the clones.
But the real Gardevoir had already appeared behind him.
Pink psychic energy gathered around her. A large sphere of pink light rapidly formed in her hands.
Faint strands of moonlight shimmered within it.
Moonblast!
The immense power caused the surrounding air to ripple.
Gardevoir hurled the attack straight toward Dr. Dov.
"Pathetic."
Dr. Dov sneered.
Behind him, the tail resembling Salamence's began to glow with metallic silver light. The tail lashed out with tremendous force.
Iron Tail.
BOOOM!
A massive explosion erupted.
Gardevoir's Moonblast was completely shattered by the strike.
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