Pokémon: When the World Changed

Chapter 583 578: The Choice

In the air, the two attacks collided.

Next, it could be seen how the dragon heads of energy condensed by Hydreigon executed the move Crunch.

Boom!

With a loud explosion, one of the dragon heads bit directly into the sand dragon.

Accompanied by a violent clash of energies, both were locked in the air!

"It stopped it! Hydreigon, after activating the Outrage move for the second time, has managed to halt Vibrava!"

Seeing this, the dragon messengers opened their eyes wide. That incredibly powerful sand dragon... had been stopped!

It was easy to imagine how terrifying Hydreigon's strength had become after releasing its ferocity to two hundred percent with the second use of the Outrage move.

Boom, boom, boom!

Afterward, the two Pokémon engaged in an extremely violent exchange on the battlefield.

With every furious roar from Hydreigon, the sand dragon began to tear apart continuously, scattering sand across the sky and covering the scene with a yellowish cloud.

"The sand dragon is being destroyed!"

"Hydreigon with the second use of the Outrage move is too strong!"

The dragon messengers exclaimed again in shock.

However, the sand dragon was nothing more than an embodiment of sand. Although its body kept breaking apart, that was not enough to stop its offensive.

Moreover, Vibrava only needed to make the sand dragon sweep across the ground once: all the scattered sand would rise back into the sky, reintegrating into its body.

Under those conditions, the sand dragon was practically immortal. As long as Vibrava did not fall, the sand dragon could not be destroyed.

But Hydreigon's situation was different. After using the Outrage move, although it still retained its reason, its body was under an enormous burden.

"In these conditions... Hydreigon is still destined to lose."

A dragon messenger stared at the aerial battle without blinking.

It was clear that just a moment of distraction would be enough for the battle to end.

"We have to find Vibrava's real body."

Another dragon messenger nodded, searching with his gaze inside the sand dragon, trying to locate Vibrava hidden within it.

"It's useless. Right now Hydreigon still retains some reason, but that little bit of lucidity no longer allows it to search for Vibrava."

Another dragon messenger shook his head. Moreover, judging by Kevin's expression, it seemed he had no intention of doing so either.

The observers also understood the method to break this sand dragon technique: locate Vibrava with some kind of detection method and defeat it directly; then the sand dragon would collapse on its own.

"How is Kevin going to respond?"

Just when everyone was asking that question, Kevin gave the answer.

"Dragon Rush!"

With Kevin's shout, Hydreigon roared in the air.

Its entire body was covered in intense Dragon-type energy, which condensed around it to form a draconic silhouette.

But that was not all: the terrifying energy that enveloped the two dragon heads on its arms began to flow and slowly cover the silhouette created by the Dragon Rush move.

Under everyone's astonished gaze, the entire silhouette turned pitch black, as if it were a demonic dragon, emanating a terrifying fluctuation of energy.

"Is this the final attack?"

"Vibrava, let's also use the final one!"

After hearing Ethan, the sand dragon began to move with greater intensity and, in the end, started spinning violently in the air.

Suddenly, gusts of wind wrapped around its entire body, transforming it into a terrifying sand tornado shaped like a dragon.

In an instant, the demonic dragon and the sand dragon collided. Energy exploded violently and sand flew in all directions.

With a roar that shook heaven and earth, it seemed as though even the world itself changed color.

At that moment, everyone held their breath, staring without blinking at the two Pokémon on the field. They knew the result would be decided in that single blow.

"So? Has the winner been decided?"

As the sand completely covered the battlefield, everyone watched nervously.

Fuuu...

Suddenly, a strong gust of wind passed through, and the cloud of sand slowly began to dissipate.

Then, above the devastated ground, a figure appeared floating in the air.

"That's... Vibrava!"

Upon seeing the green figure, everyone froze in shock for a moment, and then an uproar erupted.

In the final clash, Vibrava had won! And judging by its appearance, it was completely unharmed!

That was no longer just a victory: Vibrava had not suffered a single scratch during the entire battle!

At that moment, the whole place went wild. No one had imagined that Vibrava could win, much less with such an overwhelming victory.

It was Vibrava, a Pokémon that had not even completed its final evolution! Many even began to doubt whether it might be possessed by a legendary Pokémon; it was simply unbelievable.

Before the battle, everyone had already assumed Ethan's defeat. No one believed a Vibrava could defeat a Hydreigon, but reality delivered a brutal slap to the face.

Not only the humans were beside themselves; even the Pokémon were, especially the Flygon clan. They almost dragged it away by force to make it their king!

"That last attack... it seems Vibrava separated from the sand dragon ahead of time. What a terrifying technique. An Elite-level Pokémon Researcher? Perhaps, besides the field of evolution, he is also top-tier in move development."

Master Morland smiled with satisfaction, and a faint trace of anticipation appeared in his eyes.

...

The battle ended in a way no one had anticipated.

After the Dragon Messenger Battle concluded, the moment naturally arrived when the Pokémon chose their partners.

"So in the end, I'm the only one going back empty-handed?"

Seeing the other dragon messengers chatting enthusiastically with their new partners, Ethan smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Well, arriving a bit later doesn't matter. I'm sure Hakamo-o won't disappoint me."

In Ethan's hand was a black dragon scale.

Recalling the agreement he had with Hakamo-o, he smiled to himself.

During the final phase of choosing partners, Hakamo-o did not even hesitate and withdrew directly, blocking the other Pokémon that were eager to compete. That left him quite helpless.

The most frustrating thing was that, although Hakamo-o had chosen him, it still could not leave with him yet.

Its training had not finished: it still had to complete the trial of defeating Garchomp.

Between them there was a promise: when Hakamo-o successfully evolved into Kommo-o, Ethan would come to take it.

(End of Chapter)