Gengar's sudden disappearance left Kyurem momentarily bewildered.
But in the next instant, Gengar materialized on Kyurem's right side, unleashing a Shadow Punch that slammed hard into Kyurem's face.
Never hit a man in the face; it wounds his pride.
The same applied to Kyurem.
It had been inexplicably awakened from its slumber, and before it could fully register what was happening, it was inexplicably punched in the face.
Anyone in its place would immediately fly into a rage.
"Roar!"
A furious roar erupted, and a massive sonic wave swept towards Gengar. However, as a Ghost-type Pokémon, Gengar was completely immune to this Normal-type move.
Seizing the moment Kyurem was roaring, Gengar plunged its hands into the dimensional void.
The next moment, numerous Shadow Balls suddenly emerged around Kyurem. With a wave of Ace's hand, the Shadow Balls fired in a volley, slamming hard into Kyurem before it could react.
"Boom!"
The combined volley of Shadow Balls triggered a violent explosion. Ice crystals shattered throughout the entire space, and falling chunks of ice forced Ace to look up and avoid injury.
But just as Ace was distracted, a momentary lapse in concentration, two blades of energy shot out fiercely from the ashes of the explosion.
Gengar's pupils contracted. It quickly raised its hands, coating its arms in Ghost-type energy. The energy blades struck Gengar's arms, knocking it back a distance of four or five meters.
As the ashes dispersed, Kyurem burst out, its ice wings shattered to reveal linear appendages. It aimed these appendages at Gengar and fired several Ice Beams, which rapidly streaked towards the Ghost-type.
"Dodge."
Gengar moved, swiftly darting away from its original spot. But the Ice Beams, like heat-seeking missiles, tenaciously locked onto Gengar. They changed direction as Gengar moved, quickly chasing after it.
"Shadow Ball."
While maintaining high-speed movement, Gengar rapidly conjured Shadow Balls in its hands, firing them one after another at the Ice Beams pursuing it.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."
The Shadow Balls and Ice Beams collided, instantly neutralizing each other.
Just as the last Ice Beam vanished, Gengar's figure disappeared as well.
"Crack!"
Instantly, a bone-chilling cold erupted from Kyurem.
Ice spread quickly in all directions, freezing the entire area around Kyurem.
"Snap!"
A few gentle Will-O-Wisps hit the ice, causing no significant damage.
"A very good reaction, but its battle strategy is too simple."
Ace smiled. In this moment, Kyurem had essentially shackled itself!
Gengar's form flickered into existence. It looked at the self-frozen Kyurem with a cold smirk, then suddenly raised its hands. A Shadow Ball, the size of three or four basketballs, appeared in its grasp.
Kyurem, frozen in the block of ice, widened its eyes in disbelief.
Even if it could quickly break free of the ice, it wouldn't be fast enough. Gengar swung its hand, and the massive Shadow Ball hurtled directly toward Kyurem.
It was unavoidable!
Kyurem's cold power burst forth again. Since it couldn't dodge, it would increase the thickness of the ice to withstand the hit!
"Boom!"
The Shadow Ball struck the thick ice. The intense explosion created a powerful shockwave that instantly ravaged the space.
Huge chunks of ice shattered and fell. Lapras immediately came to Ace's side, and the ice beneath its feet quickly surged up, instantly forming a pyramid-like structure to shield Ace and Lapras from the falling ice.
In front of Ace, the ice shattered, and Kyurem was flung away.
Before it could land, Gengar, with a pained expression, attached a shadow of a Curse to Kyurem, like a maggot attached to a bone.
"Thud!"
Kyurem landed. The Pain Split connected with Kyurem, instantly replenishing a significant amount of Gengar's health. Gengar gave a wicked smile.
"Snap!"
A crisp sound came from inside Kyurem. The next moment, the shadow of the Curse was ejected from Kyurem's body. Exposed to the air, the Curse instantly dissipated.
"Curse ineffective? No, it forcibly expelled the Curse from its body."
Ace frowned at the sight of the unaffected Kyurem. He then waved his hand at Gengar, and Gengar instantly charged toward Kyurem.
Kyurem coated its hands in Dragon-type energy and then quickly swung them out. Two energy blades of Dragon Claw sped toward Gengar.
"Sucker Punch."
Dark-type energy surged quickly. Gengar disappeared the instant the Dragon Claws arrived. When it reappeared, a fist infused with Dark-type energy slammed hard into Kyurem's lower jaw.
Kyurem staggered, instantly losing its chance to retaliate.
"Shadow Ball!"
Seeing Kyurem stumble, Gengar swiftly concentrated Shadow Balls in its hands. The resulting Shadow Balls were slightly smaller than normal. With a sweep of Gengar's hands, a barrage of Shadow Balls, like a Gatling gun, rapidly pounded Kyurem, giving it no chance to catch its breath.
Kyurem was relentlessly pushed back by the chain of Shadow Balls until it had nowhere left to go, stopping only when its back hit an ice wall.
"Roar!"
Another massive sonic wave erupted. Although it couldn't hurt Gengar, it instantly detonated the chain of Shadow Balls.
Kyurem gained a moment to breathe, but when it looked back at Gengar, it found Gengar had disappeared once again.
"It wants to trick me into freezing myself again? Impossible!"
Kyurem thought silently. It sharply turned its head and fired a Dragon Pulse, destroying a Will-O-Wisp floating in mid-air.
"Heh heh, not bad, but still too naive."
Ace couldn't help but chuckle at the sight.
Kyurem destroyed the Will-O-Wisp and was about to turn to look for Gengar's trace when a figure burst through the Dragon Pulse, and a super-sized Shadow Ball materialized.
Under Kyurem's disbelieving gaze, the massive Shadow Ball slammed hard into the completely defenseless Kyurem's face.
"Boom!"
Another violent explosion ensued, and Kyurem was blasted flying backward.
"Go, Ultra Ball."
Ace seized the opportunity, quickly throwing an Ultra Ball.
The Ultra Ball spun rapidly in mid-air, accurately hitting the still-flying Kyurem.
The next moment, Kyurem turned into red light and was sucked into the Ultra Ball.
The Ultra Ball lost momentum and dropped sharply, but before it could hit the ground, Kyurem instantly shattered it and burst out of its confinement.
"I guessed as much."
Ace looked at the re-emerged Kyurem, completely calm and showing no surprise whatsoever.
The moment Kyurem burst out of the Ultra Ball, Gengar appeared beside it, holding another Ultra Ball, and pressed it onto Kyurem's body.
Kyurem, having been out for barely a second, was instantly sucked back into the second Ultra Ball.
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