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Chapter 16 - Chapter 16: First Victory

"Roar!!!"

Even Meloetta's singing could not calm Hydreigon down; instead, the opponent became even more aggressive.

Tri Attack struck again, but Meloetta was not flustered in the slightest. Swaying its body, it waved its small hands, and a brilliant light filled them. Then, with a wave of its hand, countless glowing stars poured out.

The countless stars seemed imbued with life, precisely intercepting the opponent's fierce attack. In the blink of an eye, they overwhelmed the opponent's attack, and countless fireworks exploded across the battlefield.

Many stars even bypassed the firepower and struck Hydreigon directly.

Despite the pain, it did not stop. The three heads gathered flames in their mouths and spewed out a raging inferno, an offensive that threatened to completely engulf the enemy's small figure.

Meloetta stopped moving, its momentum undiminished and the fierce glint in its eyes unchanged. It opened its cherry-like mouth once more and took a deep breath.

With a flash in its eyes, power surged from its mouth. A deafening sound wave, as if intending to shatter the air, erupted and easily blocked the opponent's move.

No matter how hard the opponent tried, it could not break through the skill.

Meloetta increased its output, and the Hyper Voice instantly dispersed the scorching flames. The sky cleared up in an instant, and all attacks vanished, as if nothing had happened.

Hydreigon, however, remained reckless, completely disregarding the drain on its stamina. It frantically gathered energy throughout its body into its mouths, and three purple lights appeared, illuminating the ruined surroundings and dyeing them in shades of purple.

Hydreigon concentrated almost all of its remaining power into this final Dragon Pulse.

Meloetta's expression also began to turn serious, seemingly understanding that this would be the opponent's final strike.

With the charging complete, Hydreigon's three heads simultaneously launched the final attack, the three majestic dragons pouring out in full force.

These three terrifying energies suddenly concentrated together, finally transforming into a purple dragon dozens of feet long. It roared, unleashing its powerful strength, with violent energy flowing around its body.

The dragon instantly shot forward like an arrow from a bowstring, vowing to mercilessly destroy everything in front of it.

Meloetta glanced at it and then ignored it, charging straight ahead, because it trusted Fei Xiao.

Fei Xiao also noticed this earth-shattering blow, but there was no fear in her heart.

As Meloetta advanced, she had already put away her gunblade and once again raised that familiar bow in her hand.

Even the people behind her couldn't help but worry about Meloetta charging forward, but in the end, they chose to trust Fei Xiao.

Fei Xiao's eyes narrowed, and the aura around her suddenly changed. All her strength gathered into one, her white hair fluttering in the wind. She created a dreamlike figure, so beautiful it was intoxicating, like the brightest star in the night sky.

Wind elemental energy swirled around Fei Xiao, the green air currents turning into a powerful storm that swept through the surroundings. Everything nearby was turned into dust by the storm, leaving only those at the eye of the storm unscathed.

She raised her hand and conjured an arrow made of wind energy out of thin air, nocking it onto the bowstring. As the power rapidly fused, the arrow grew in size, poised like a rocket ready to tear the surrounding air to shreds.

Although Meng Xi and the others wouldn't be harmed, the powerful storm almost swept them away; a moment of carelessness would have sent them flying.

At this moment, Fei Xiao's cyan eyes shimmered like stars. She glared fiercely at Hydreigon's final strike, a flash of blood-red shadow passing through her pupils. Her aura continued to rise, and the cloak behind her seemed to shine with a brilliant light.

Her originally serious expression softened into a slight smile.

"Victory is assured."

Whoosh!!!

This cyan arrow sped away in an instant, moving as fast as lightning, but in the end, it was unsurprisingly swallowed by the giant dragon with ease.

Just as everyone was about to worry.

Cracks appeared all over the purple dragon, and then the cracks rapidly expanded, covering its entire body in an instant, after which cyan light poured out from all the cracks.

The dragon roared at the sky, as if to express its dissatisfaction, but it couldn't change the outcome.

Bang!!!

The giant dragon was completely destroyed, and the astonishing shockwave spread rapidly. Even in the distant city, one could clearly feel a palpitating sensation, as if the heart had stopped for a moment.

Before the dust had even settled, that arrow shot out of the Haze, cutting through the air without having been affected in the slightest by what came before. Finally, the cyan arrow struck Hydreigon in the air without any obstruction.

Hydreigon had lost its reason, yet it felt fear in its heart. A threat of death swept through its brain, giving it a sliver of clarity.

However, this rationality soon dissipated again.

Facing this shocking strike, the powerful Hydreigon had no ability to resist. It was knocked dozens of feet away in an instant, and finally slammed hard into the rock wall of the small mountain.

The wind elemental energy contained in the arrow generated a huge vortex that kept devouring everything, and Hydreigon, which had already lost consciousness at the center, could no longer feel the excruciating pain throughout its body.

Following the second explosion, everyone present, including the Pokémon, was completely stunned.

An energy storm slowly rose on the small mountain, the earth seemed to feel threatened and trembled violently, and a violent booming sound echoed in their ears.

Meng Xi and her friend embraced tightly, not daring to separate at all.

The Pokémon in the forest were also fleeing in panic.

At this moment, everything felt like the end of the world, and everyone's heart was filled with fear and anxiety.

...

After the storm and earthquake stopped, the world seemed to return to calm, and the surroundings were filled with tranquility. Every sound in the environment was so clear, as if everything was cherishing this sudden peace.

"Xiao Meng, are you okay?" the girl asked, trembling as she stood up.

"I'm fine, how about you?" Meng Xi replied simply, checking on Little Fire's condition.

"Yeah, thanks to you."

It turned out that when the explosion sounded, Meng Xi had hurriedly pulled her best friend to the ground as a precaution.

But their hearts were still pounding, and as they looked up and surveyed the surrounding environment, their pupils dilated in shock again.

The surrounding environment looked as if it had suffered a natural disaster; the earth had cracked, trees had collapsed, and not a single spot remained intact.

They were in a safe zone within a meter or two of Fei Xiao. They had thought it was luck, but now they realized it was likely the latter who had protected them from harm.

The original small mountain had been almost half cut away, and one could barely see the monster from before lying on the rugged rock wall, now covered in wounds and unable to rise again.

Meloetta, and even Fei Xiao, were more than a little shocked.

Meloetta looked terrified.

Originally, the plan with its master was for it to charge to the front to attract attention, and after the latter found an opportunity to clear the path, it would close in and defeat the opponent in one move.

But this power... is it really something a human can achieve?

It seemed... it had underestimated its master's ability again?

...

Fei Xiao also felt puzzled at this moment.

It was just that perhaps even Fei Xiao didn't know exactly how big of a commotion this had caused.

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