BOOM! BOOM!
Yellow lightning filled Zeraora's eyes, and violent Electric-type energy erupted from its body.
KRAK! KRAK!
Thunderbolts wrapped around it from head to toe, making it look like a god of lightning standing beneath the moon.
"Zera..."
Zeraora let out a low growl and clenched its right fist.
Countless streams of lightning gathered around its hand, compressing into a massive fist of crackling electricity. Arcs flashed wildly, twisting over one another like living snakes.
Plasma Fists.
In an instant, Zeraora punched out with terrifying force.
Its Plasma Fists slammed toward Infernape's Kaio-ken and Aaron's Super Great Ape Sky Attack at the same time.
There were too many attacks closing in.
It could not stop all of them.
So it chose the two most dangerous and crushed them first.
BOOM! BOOM!
Zeraora's Plasma Fists collided head-on with the crimson Kaio-ken punch and the enormous golden-purple energy bird diving from the sky.
"ROOOAR!"
"KREEEAAAH!"
Infernape and the giant energy bird roared together.
Then a terrifying explosion tore through the entire ninth floor.
KRAKOOOOM!
A massive cloud of smoke and fire surged upward, swallowing the battlefield in blinding light.
Shock flashed through Great Ape Infernape's eyes. Its huge body was blasted backward by the force of the collision, skidding dozens of meters across the ground before crashing down.
"GRAAAH!"
Its right fist had been burned black, and wounds from the explosion covered its body. Battered and panting heavily, the Great Ape struggled on the ground and let out a pained roar.
At that moment, Snorlax's Gum-Gum Bajrang Gun arrived.
BOOOOM!
The fist burning with white Sun God flames broke through the lightning surrounding Zeraora and smashed into its body.
Zeraora's eyes narrowed.
Its body was sent flying.
But the assault was not over.
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
As Zeraora flew backward, countless Water Shuriken rained down from above.
In the blink of an eye, before it could even steady itself, a golden-white figure appeared at its side.
Zeraora's pupils contracted.
What kind of speed is that?
Is that really a Pokémon?
The Sage Art: Rasenshuriken in Greninja's hand slammed viciously into Zeraora's stomach.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
A violent explosion rang out.
Zeraora was blasted away again, crashing hard into the side of a mountain. The impact carved out a deep pit, sending shattered stone flying in every direction.
Electric sparks flickered through the smoke.
Aaron flew out of the explosion cloud, the armor over his body already scorched in several places. He panted heavily as he looked toward the place where Zeraora had landed, his eyes sharp.
As expected of a Champion Mythical Pokémon.
It blocked the strongest attacks from me and Infernape at the same time.
And in the end, we were the ones who got hurt.
If this weren't a group fight, we might not have been able to injure it at all.
Just then—
BOOOOM!
From the pile of rocks burying Zeraora, a violent surge of lightning suddenly erupted.
Countless stones were blasted away.
A bolt of electricity shot into the sky and struck Charizard, who was circling overhead.
"GRAAAAGH!"
Charizard let out an agonized roar.
The hard dragon scales covering its body shattered under the impact. Its massive form was blasted down like a cannonball and smashed violently into the ground.
BOOOOM!
A huge crater opened in the earth, and thick smoke billowed upward.
"Charizard!"
Aaron shouted in shock.
The attack had been too sudden.
Too fast.
He immediately looked toward the ground.
Zeraora stood there, battered and bleeding, its breathing slightly uneven. But violent lightning still coiled around its body, and its aura remained terrifying.
Its sharp eyes flashed with dazzling electric light.
Inside the crater, the smoke slowly dispersed.
Charizard lay on the cold ground, unwillingness still visible on its face.
But its eyes had already turned into spirals.
Charizard was unable to battle.
One move.
Zeraora had taken down Charizard in a single strike, even through its dragon scales.
So this was the true strength of a Champion Mythical Pokémon.
Aaron's expression turned solemn.
Now Charizard was down.
Infernape was badly injured too. With its current condition, it would probably be difficult for it to throw another Kaio-ken punch.
At this point, only Aaron, Greninja, and Snorlax still had enough strength to keep fighting properly.
The battle had shifted.
But Zeraora's injuries were not light either.
They still had a chance.
Then Zeraora moved again.
Its body turned into a bolt of lightning and shot toward the badly injured Great Ape Infernape.
Aaron's pupils shrank.
Without the slightest hesitation, he shouted.
"Infernape!"
"Fire Punch!"
"ROOOAR!"
Infernape roared furiously.
Its right hand was already unusable, so it could only raise its left fist. Blazing flames rose around the enormous hand as it punched toward the charging Zeraora.
But Zeraora's entire body was filled with dense lightning. Its cells had been stimulated by the electricity, pushing its speed to an astonishing level.
It leaped lightly.
Infernape's Fire Punch missed.
Zeraora landed on the Great Ape's thick arm, raised its fist, and gathered violent thunderbolts around it.
Then it slammed a vicious Thunder Punch straight into Infernape's face.
BOOOOM!
"GRAAAAH!"
Infernape let out an agonized roar.
Its massive body was blasted away and crashed heavily into the ground, smashing out another huge crater and sending dust flying into the air.
Already severely injured, Infernape could not endure a Thunder Punch from Zeraora itself.
Its enormous body slowly shrank.
The golden fur disappeared.
The Great Ape form faded.
A moment later, Infernape returned to its original form and lay motionless in the crater.
Infernape was unable to battle.
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