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Faced with the questioning looks from Kamado and Cyllene, Chris honestly explained what had just happened without reservation. He even mentioned that Regigigas had given him massive Pokémon items.
Before entering, they'd established profit distribution regulations.
This kind of reward obtained individually didn't need to be shared with everyone.
"So we'll have to wait another hundred years if we want to receive Regigigas's blessing again?" Cyllene looked at the dust-covered stone door and frowned.
It wasn't that she felt regret about not receiving the blessing, but rather that she was questioning the credibility of Chris's words.
After all, anyone would find it hard to believe when it involved a legendary deity-level Pokémon that had moved continents.
"Yes." Chris spread his hands. "If you don't believe me, you can open the door to the underground palace and ask Regigigas yourself."
If... you're not afraid of being attacked by it.
Of course, Chris didn't say this last part out loud.
"I still believe what Brother Chris says. Such a massive underground palace in Snowpoint Temple couldn't have been built by ordinary people." Kamado was quite easygoing. "The covenant between humans and Regigigas—this is important. I'll send people to inform all the leaders across the continent."
"As for the blessing, it seems I can only leave it to future generations."
After saying this, Kamado's eyes suddenly fixed on Chris, with fighting spirit rising in his gaze.
"You just said that two of your Pokémon received Regigigas's blessing?"
"How about it? Let's have an exciting battle!"
Compared to the blessing, Kamado cared more about battling with Chris.
Whether it was Commander Kamado's recognition, Sabi's report, or Chris's performance throughout, he was deeply curious about Chris's strength!
Cyllene on the side couldn't help but roll her eyes when she saw Kamado's reaction.
Here we go again.
But then she also pulled out her Poké Ball.
"I also want to join this match!"
Trainer disputes would ultimately have to be resolved through Pokémon battles.
Chris naturally accepted all challengers, and Slaking needed the experience anyway.
"How about we go up first? The environment of the underground palace doesn't seem suitable for fighting," Chris suggested. If they fought here, with the combat power of his Pokémon, Snowpoint Temple might be demolished.
It would be bad if they angered Regigigas.
"Okay!" Kamado and Cyllene agreed.
Everyone immediately began their return journey.
Because there were markers along the way to guide them, and all the Regi golems had been cleared out by Chris, everyone quickly returned to the first floor of Snowpoint Temple.
At this time, the wind and snow outside Snowpoint Temple had stopped, and the sun once again illuminated the earth with warm sunshine. So the three of them decided to simply clear a battle area at the entrance of Snowpoint Temple for their match.
"I'll go first, Cyllene—you come after!" After Chris took his position, Kamado strode forward excitedly, eager to battle first.
"No, I'll go first, and you come after," Cyllene was also unwilling to lag behind.
She wanted to see Chris's true strength too. If Chris still needed to rest and heal his Pokémon after Kamado finished fighting, that would be problematic.
"It's better if you both come at once," Chris suddenly said boldly.
Kamado and Cyllene immediately looked at Chris simultaneously, their eyes sharp, as if to say: Are you looking down on us?
Normally, Chris would give Kamado and Cyllene some face.
But sorry—this was a Pokémon battle.
Strength was king!
As long as you had the strength, what was wrong with being a little bold?
What's more, if Slaking hadn't just received the blessing and wanted to test its own power, with its Truant Ability and personality, it really wouldn't want to fight this battle.
With the Diamond and Pearl Clans' level, their Pokémon really weren't enough for it to bother with.
Chris didn't explain—he just threw his Poké Ball into the air first.
Slaking jumped out of the Poké Ball, landed on the ground, and picked its nose with one hand. It looked uninterested and still appeared lazy.
"Who wants to try first?"
Seeing Chris's confident look, Kamado and Cyllene exchanged glances.
"Then let me give it a try!" Kamado was one step ahead and stood on the Trainer spot opposite Chris.
He wanted to see where Chris got the confidence to challenge both him and Cyllene.
Cyllene pursed her lips but didn't say anything in the end.
Staring at Slaking, Kamado didn't find anything particularly special about Chris's Pokémon, or even detect how powerful it was. However, out of respect for Chris as a strong Trainer, he carefully selected the Pokémon he would send out.
"The choice is yours!" Kamado threw his Poké Ball into the air.
The Poké Ball opened in midair, and in a flash of silver light, a large and hefty Pokémon landed on the battlefield.
It was an Emboar!
Thick build, with flames blazing around its neck like a scarf—warm and vigorous!
As soon as it appeared, it brought a touch of summer warmth to the cold Snowpoint Temple.
Its typing was Fire and Fighting. Against Slaking, there was a type advantage.
"It's the captain's Emboar! It looks like the battle just got serious!" Diamond Clan members whispered to each other.
Although Emboar wasn't Kamado's ace Pokémon, it was still part of his main team. By sending out Emboar, it meant that Kamado was going all out!
What's more, there was the type advantage, so maybe this would be a one-sided battle.
"Come on, Captain! Show him what we're made of!" some Diamond Clan members cheered.
The Pearl Clan members were also looking forward to it—they still recognized the strength of Kamado, the Diamond Clan captain who had been their rival for so long.
Of everyone present, only Sabi and Lian, who had witnessed Chris's fighting power, weren't optimistic.
Although they didn't know this Slaking's strength, from what Chris had shown when clearing the fifth floor of Snowpoint Temple...
This Slaking's strength was absolutely extraordinary!
"I just hope the captain won't lose too badly," Sabi sighed. As a Diamond Clan member, she still preferred her captain in her heart.
Chris's eyes lingered on Emboar's status.
Emboar LV78
As he'd guessed about Kamado's strength, his Pokémon's power was probably around level 70-80.
The combat effectiveness was probably not as good as the Heavenly Kings in his reality, and might even be inferior to his senior Alexis.
Chris turned to look at Akari. "Akari, you can be the referee."
"Okay!"
Having followed Chris all this way, Akari also had experience as a referee. She quickly ran to the center of one side of the battlefield and raised her right hand to signal both opponents' attention.
After confirming that the combatants on both sides were in position, she waved her hand in a cutting motion.
"The battle begins!"
"Emboar! Use Flame Charge!"
As soon as the battle began, Kamado immediately launched a fierce attack.
His tactical approach was simple.
The Fighting-type that Emboar possessed could counter Slaking, so all he had to do was get close and use Fighting-type moves. He believed that Slaking, which also used close combat tactics, wouldn't avoid such a collision.
The initial Flame Charge wasn't an attack—it was a charge and speed boost!
Emboar prepared for a face-to-face assault—it would definitely be the fastest and most violent approach!
Facing the Emboar rushing toward him with tremendous momentum, Chris raised his hand to command.
"Slaking, use Pound!"
After receiving the order, Slaking didn't attack immediately but yawned on its own. Then it casually slapped at Emboar in the air, who was still more than ten meters away.
In an instant, everyone felt a strong wind blowing from the battlefield at the entrance of Snowpoint Temple.
On the battlefield, a small tornado suddenly appeared across the entire field, like a nail or a drill, sprinting forward from Slaking's strike.
"Boom!" The tornado's aftermath cut through the ground like a blade, and the drill hit Emboar's body directly.
"Boom boom boom!!!"
Without even a trace of resistance, Emboar was immediately blasted away until it crashed into a snowy mountain a hundred meters away.
Then a huge hole was carved out by the tornado in the middle of the snow mountain.
"Rumble..." followed by a massive avalanche.
Emboar's figure completely disappeared under the cover of ice and snow.
The result was already evident.
"Gardevoir, teleport Emboar back," Chris ordered.
Gardevoir raised her hand slightly.
Emboar's large, hefty body immediately appeared on the battlefield out of thin air. As expected, swirls appeared in its eyes...
One-hit knockout!
And it was a direct knockout without even making contact!
For a moment, both Emboar's Trainer Kamado and all the members of the Diamond and Pearl Clans watching the match couldn't help but widen their eyes.
They looked at the snow mountain, then at the Emboar on the ground.
One-hit... knockout!
The main Pokémon of Diamond Clan Captain Kamado had been defeated by Slaking in one move!
So... so terrifying!
Did your Slaking learn a Flying-type move?
Kamado couldn't help but want to ask.
The tornado effect and the powerful damage of instantly knocking out Emboar looked like a Flying-type move.
However, he clearly heard Chris's command just now—"Pound."
And since Slaking couldn't fly, how could it possibly master Flying-type moves?
Yet Pound had an effect comparable to the Flying-type move "Twister"...
Just how powerful was this Slaking?
"As expected of someone valued by Team Galactic Commander Kamado, you truly possess power beyond our imagination," Kamado had to admit.
Chris smiled slightly, quite satisfied with Slaking's small demonstration just now.
Pound—this was a relatively low-level Normal-type move that Slaking had mastered. Chris had asked Slaking to use the low-damage Pound as a form of holding back, while also wanting to showcase its power to the greatest extent.
But even so, Slaking's attack had far exceeded what Pound should normally achieve. Chris, who had been focused throughout, had even seen a vague distortion effect in the space on the battlefield.
Simply using physical force to create a space distortion effect.
Remarkable.
Chris didn't even dare to imagine what effect would be achieved if Slaking activated a bunch of stat-boosting moves, then used its strength-based techniques and strongest attack moves.
Chris looked at Cyllene again, who also had a look of shock on her face.
Slaking's strike was truly shocking.
"Captain Kamado, Captain Cyllene, how about it?"
"Can you both come at me together now?" Chris asked with a smile.
Kamado and Cyllene were silent.
Honestly, no matter what methods they used, could their Pokémon achieve the same terrifying lethality as Slaking?
They were afraid it was impossible.
Moreover, they hadn't heard anything about this Slaking from Sabi and Lian. It seemed that this Slaking wasn't even Chris's ace Pokémon.
If they wanted to defeat Chris, they probably couldn't do it alone.
So... they could only join forces?
Kamado and Cyllene looked at each other.
The old rivals who had been fighting for years unexpectedly but not surprisingly understood each other's thoughts.
"Let's join forces," Kamado took the initiative to propose to Cyllene and gave up his position at the same time.
"Don't hold me back!" Cyllene proudly agreed and stood beside Kamado.
The two rarely reached strategic agreement.
They took out Poké Balls to return Emboar, then simultaneously released new ones.
In a flash of silver light, two nimble Pokémon landed lightly from midair, one on the left and one on the right—a ball of fire and a stream of water.
Flareon LV80, Vaporeon LV80.
Almost the same level, almost identical Pokémon.
Chris suddenly remembered something when he saw Flareon and Vaporeon.
In the game "Pokémon Legends: Arceus," the main Pokémon of leaders like Kamado and Cyllene were all Eevee evolutions.
And they were all different Eevee evolutions.
Plus the two were of similar age.
Chris once speculated—would these two eventually become a couple?
"Alright, Akari, please announce the start of the battle again," Kamado called to Akari.
"Okay!" Akari signaled that she'd received it and raised her hand to announce again.
"Wait a moment." Before Akari could announce, Chris suddenly stopped her.
"What's wrong? Brother Chris, do you think it's difficult to fight both of us at the same time? So you've decided to fight just one of us?" Kamado asked.
"Or do you mean that we should team up for a doubles match with you?" Cyllene asked.
"No, no, no."
Chris shook his head slightly, the corners of his mouth suddenly rising as he spoke in an extremely confident tone.
"When I said come together, I didn't mean you each send out one Pokémon—I meant you should send out all your Pokémon at once!"