Aaron's expression shifted.
A powerful wave of energy surged from his body.
His hair and eyebrows turned gold. His thick hair lifted slightly, shining with a golden light, while the muscles across his body tensed and swelled.
A pale golden aura erupted around him. Lightning coiled through the air nearby, crackling with sparks.
That was right.
Aaron had activated Super Saiyan 2!
The sudden transformation startled the old man beside him so badly his heart nearly gave out.
A moment ago, Aaron had been glowing like he was about to evolve!?
And now his hair had suddenly turned gold!?
What was that aura around him? What was that overwhelming energy!?
Was this kid human, or was he secretly a Pokémon!?
The old man stood frozen in place, his head buzzing.
Right now, he felt like a complete fool. None of this made any sense.
...
Aaron transformed into a Super Saiyan.
BOOM!
A crater burst open beneath his feet, and his figure vanished.
The next second, he appeared behind Beedrill, caught it, and carried it away from the battlefield.
A deep wound ran across body. Its internal organs were almost visible.
Without Spiritual Pressure Infusion boosting its defense, that slash might have cut it clean in half.
Beedrill was fast and hit hard, but its defense and HP were simply too fragile.
"Beedrill... hang in there."
"I'll heal you right now."
Aaron steadied Beedrill while taking out a healing spray.
"Bzzzz..."
Beedrill let out a weak buzz.
Hssss...
The spray landed on Beedrill's wound, and the injury began closing at a visible speed.
Luckily, the healing spray Aaron had bought was the advanced version. It cost ten times more than an ordinary healing spray, but the effect was immediate.
Before long, Beedrill's wound had closed.
Its stamina, however, could not recover right away. Aaron fed Beedrill a few Energy Cubes and let it rest for now while slowly regaining its strength.
...
At the same time, Greninja had already activated the Tailed Beast Cloak and Sage Mode.
Its pupils turned cross-shaped. Mysterious markings appeared around its eyes, and a faint red energy cloak covered its body.
Seeing Beedrill seriously injured by Bisharp, Greninja's gaze turned ice-cold.
With a thought, dozens of shadow clones appeared around it, densely filling the battlefield.
"Greninja... some of the clones, use Work Up!"
"The rest, Water Shuriken!"
"And you—Rasenshuriken!"
"Target... Bisharp!!"
A cold edge entered Aaron's voice as he gave the command.
"Grenin..."
All the Greninja let out low cries.
Their pressure surged across the battlefield.
Countless Water Shuriken shot toward Bisharp.
Meanwhile, the real Greninja raised its right hand. Terrifying energy gathered in its palm, forming a massive spiraling sphere.
Blades of wind spun around it like fan rotors.
The condensed power inside was terrifying, like a storm compressed to its absolute limit.
The rapidly spinning Rasenshuriken seemed to shred the surrounding air into threads, leaving thin strands of light in its wake.
...
Bisharp swung Metal Claw, smashing apart the Water Shuriken fired by the shadow clones.
But it failed to notice that even after the shuriken shattered, the frog marks attached to them did not disappear.
They drifted down around Bisharp.
Bzzzz...
At that moment, Bisharp's pupils contracted sharply.
A fatal sense of danger hit it again, so strong that even its steel-armored head seemed to break out in a cold sweat.
What the hell is going on!?
These weaklings... why do they keep making me feel like I'm about to die!?
In that instant, a figure appeared behind it, holding a massive windmill-shaped energy projectile.
If Bisharp had a scalp, it would have gone numb.
A deadly sense of crisis filled its chest.
"Bisharp..."
Bisharp did not hesitate.
It had no time to hesitate.
Silver energy covered its only remaining arm as it turned and guarded its vital points.
It did not even have time to launch a move.
Greninja was too fast.
There was no chance to dodge.
This was the terror of Greninja at full power.
Flying Thunder God, combined with Greninja's absurd reflexes, pushed its speed to an unbelievable level.
BOOOOM!
Rasenshuriken slammed into Bisharp's arm.
A massive explosion tore through the forest.
BZZZZ!
A terrifying blast of energy spread like a shockwave, forming a huge destructive zone that swept out in every direction.
A large stretch of the forest Sceptile had created was instantly destroyed.
In the distance, Sceptile's mouth twitched.
"Frog Boss... could you maybe hold back a little?"
"Your buddy Sceptile here can barely keep up!!"
"My forest arena..."
Sceptile could only draw on its stamina and life energy again to repair the forest battlefield.
At this rate, it would be drained dry. It was already panting heavily.
Fortunately, it could absorb life energy from the surrounding flowers, plants, and trees through its roots, and it also had the item Life Seed continuously replenishing its life energy.
Otherwise, it would have been drained dry long ago.
After all, it had just used the immensely powerful Wood Golem.
That move consumed a huge amount of energy.