On the final battlefield, Scizor and Aggron were still locked in combat.
Originally, the two Pokémon had been evenly matched.
Both specialized in overwhelming attack power and heavy physical defense, while sacrificing speed.
The battle had remained deadlocked, until Titan's head was crushed beneath Aaron's foot.
After that, Aggron completely lost control.
It abandoned defense entirely and began fighting like a mad beast, trading injuries blow for blow.
By now, Scizor's armor was covered in dents and cracks. It panted heavily, clearly exhausted and close to its limit.
Aggron's injuries were similar, though slightly lighter than Scizor's.
After all, Aggron's absurd physical defense was no joke. Its steel armor was practically a walking fortress.
Aggron's bloodshot eyes locked onto Scizor.
Meanwhile, Scizor felt wronged beyond belief.
Why the hell are you losing your mind at me!?
I wasn't the one who killed your Trainer!
Go fight that blond lunatic instead!!
Why are you taking it out on me!?
Scizor had already cursed Aggron thousands of times in its heart.
"ROOOAR!"
At that moment, a deafening roar echoed across the battlefield.
Aggron and Scizor both turned toward the sound and nearly lost their minds.
Two giant dragons hovered in the sky amid thunder and flames.
Standing atop Gyarados's head was a blond delinquent wrapped in golden aura.
Black Shinigami hovered behind him.
On the ground stood the giant wooden golem, the massive wooden dragon around its waist radiating overwhelming pressure.
Two more terrifying figures had arrived as well.
Snorlax.
And Infernape.
Their auras were equally monstrous.
Then another figure silently appeared beside Aaron atop Gyarados's head.
Greninja.
Its presence was deep and unfathomable, like a bottomless abyss.
Seven Pokémon… and one human-shaped Pokémon...
Had completely surrounded Aggron.
All of them stared at it calmly.
Like predators looking down at trapped prey.
...
Faced with such a terrifying lineup and pressure, Aggron finally regained a trace of sanity.
Fear appeared in its eyes.
How the hell was it supposed to fight this!?
Sure, Aggron had Rock Head.
Sure, its skull was ridiculously hard.
But that did not mean it could survive getting jumped by all of them at once!
Its head would get beaten crooked!
Could they show even a little sportsmanship!?
Was this really how they planned to bully Aggron!?
"ROOOAR!"
Aggron roared furiously, humiliation written all over its face.
"Aaron... it says if you've got guts, fight it one-on-one."
"No ganging up."
Greninja's voice echoed inside Aaron's mind.
The corner of Aaron's mouth twitched slightly.
Then he smiled faintly and replied,
"Fine."
"Then you handle it, Greninja."
"Teach it how cruel humans or Pokémon can be."
Greninja nodded.
Its figure silently appeared in front of Aggron.
Those mysterious cross-shaped pupils calmly locked onto it.
"Grenin..."
A low frog cry escaped its mouth.
"ROOOAR!"
Joy instantly appeared in Aggron's eyes.
It had not expected this stupid human to actually agree.
What an idiot. Hahahaha...
As long as it grabbed one of Aaron's side and used them as a hostage—
Wait.
This was a Pokémon.
A Pokémon hostage.
Then maybe it still had a chance to escape alive.
Aggron silently praised its own intelligence two hundred and fifty times.
Unfortunately for it, Aggron had no idea what kind of monster stood before it.
It had not seen Greninja nearly cripple Bisharp in a single move.
Otherwise, it never would have thought this way.
...
"ROOOAR!"
Aggron shot Greninja a mocking look and roared, signaling for it to attack first.
"Grenin..."
Greninja calmly stared at Aggron.
The pale red cloak behind it fluttered in the wind.
The white katana in its hand silently disappeared.
Then, a blue-white sphere of spiraling energy instantly condensed in its palm.
"Sage Art: Rasengan."
The Rasengan spun rapidly in Greninja's hand.
The next second—
Greninja vanished like a flash of light and appeared directly in front of Aggron.
"GRHA!?"
Aggron's pupils shrank violently.
How was this frog so fast!?
Aggron had no time to think.
Red energy suddenly erupted across its body as a massive dragon claw formed around its arm.
Dragon Claw!!
It slammed directly into Greninja's Rasengan.
BOOOOOOM!!!
A massive explosion erupted.
Aggron's enormous body was forced backward several steps by the terrifying recoil.
Each step left deep footprints in the ground.
SWISH!
CRACKLE! KRAK!
Before Aggron could even steady itself, a sharp chirping sound echoed beside it.
Greninja had already appeared at its flank.
Lightning gathered in its hand as thunder exploded around it.
"Sage Art: Lightning Release: Chidori!"
BOOOOM!!
"ROOOOAR—!!"
Thunder exploded as Aggron let out a scream of pain.