"How can this be?!"
"That was the nightmare power of the God of Nightmares!"
"The evolved form of that Lucario actually blocked it head-on!"
For most of the spectators present, it was their first time seeing a Legendary Pokémon.
Because of that, in their imagination, there had always been the idea that Legendary Pokémon were invincible, impossible to defeat.
But now, when an ordinary Pokémon had directly resisted the divine power of a Legendary Pokémon with its own strength, everyone was deeply shaken!
"Is that materialization of mental power?"
"That method is too terrifying! Not even some Elite-level Psychic Pokémon could achieve something like that!"
After the initial shock, they began to observe the methods Mega Lucario had displayed, and the more they did, the more they trembled.
In the clash between the power of nightmares and the power of aura, the entire field had been divided into two halves, black and white, as clearly separated as day and night.
And only at that moment had the battle truly entered its most intense phase.
On the field, the power of nightmares and the power of aura began to clash endlessly.
However, to a certain extent, the power of aura truly had an effect of countering the power of nightmares.
Therefore, under everyone's incredulous gaze, Darkrai, the legendary Pokémon, was being suppressed!
Dark Pulse, Dark Void, Dream Eater, and Nightmare!
Without having received systematic training, Darkrai's way of battling was still quite primitive.
And after Mega Lucario suppressed it in the most direct frontal combat through the power of aura, Darkrai gradually fell into a disadvantage.
"Aura Sphere!"
Lucario once again used the Aura Sphere move, fusing mental power and the power of aura.
This time, faced with that terrifying blow, Darkrai finally could no longer resist: its body was sent flying, and it lost the ability to continue battling.
Seeing that scene, all the spectators showed expressions of absolute disbelief.
Although they had already suspected it upon seeing that Darkrai was being dominated, when they actually saw it defeated, they still found it hard to accept.
The Legendary Pokémon... had lost!
No one imagined that, in the confrontation between an ordinary Pokémon and a legendary one, victory would end up belonging to the ordinary Pokémon!
"Darkrai has also been defeated!"
"Why? Why did it end up like this?!"
At that moment, Stefan was completely beside himself!
This first appearance of his as a Divine Envoy was supposed to cause a great sensation.
But now Darkrai had been defeated, and that presentation had ended up turning into a total failure.
No matter how much he thought about it, he could not understand why, after sending out Darkrai, things had ended up like this.
Wasn't it supposed to always happen that, when a Legendary Pokémon appeared, it crushed everything with an overwhelming advantage and fully displayed its power?
The current situation on the field was something no one had considered, nor had they even dared to imagine!
"Lucario is too strong!"
"Ethan is truly too strong!"
"God Slayer!"
"God Slayer!"
"God Slayer!"
In the next instant, the shouts of the spectators from the Daleron League echoed throughout the stadium.
"Well done, Lucario."
A smile also slowly appeared at the corner of Ethan's lips.
Although this was Stefan's first appearance as a Divine Envoy, wasn't it also the first appearance of Mega Evolution?
It was easy to imagine that, after this day, Lucario's name would resound throughout the world.
"It's over, Stefan is going to lose this battle!"
The spectators from the Federal League looked at the score on the big screen with absolute despair.
Counting the Lucario that was still on the field, Ethan still had three Pokémon.
In contrast, after the fall of the legendary Darkrai, Stefan only had one final Pokémon left.
"Maybe Darkrai isn't as strong as we imagined. Otherwise, how could it have been directly defeated by the evolved form of that Lucario?"
"Under these circumstances, perhaps Stefan's sixth Pokémon still has a chance!"
Some spectators spoke uncertainly, trying to convince themselves.
"G... go for it..."
Beside one of them, another spectator said that with difficulty.
Thus, under everyone's tense gaze, Stefan, with a gloomy face, sent out his final Pokémon.
Amid the white light appeared Alakazam's figure.
Then, Alakazam looked at Mega Lucario on the field, and its entire body trembled abruptly.
From Mega Lucario, it felt an oppressive spiritual pressure.
That feeling was like when, together with its other five companions, it had faced Darkrai in the past.
With a grave expression, Alakazam instinctively looked toward the big screen.
In the next instant, it opened its eyes wide: on the screen, it saw that Darkrai's image was darkened.
Darkrai had been defeated!
Alakazam's heart trembled, and absolute disbelief also appeared in its gaze toward Mega Lucario.
"Finish it, Aura Sphere!"
Seeing Alakazam come out, Ethan showed not the slightest courtesy.
"Alakazam, Teleport!"
Stefan also quickly gave the order.
That Aura Sphere could directly suppress Darkrai; he did not dare let Alakazam take it head-on. But just as Alakazam wanted to use the Teleport move, it suddenly discovered that an invisible force was oppressing it, completely preventing it from using it.
And then... there was nothing else.
Under a single attack from Mega Lucario's Aura Sphere move, Alakazam's body was sent flying directly.
Defeated in a single blow!
In Mega Lucario's hands, Alakazam could not even withstand a single attack!
And that completely shattered all the doubts of those present.
It was not that Darkrai was too weak, but that the evolved form of that Lucario was too strong.
So strong that it could compare with a legendary Pokémon!
"What kind of Pokémon exactly is this?"
"Lucario's third evolution... why did its power increase so much?"
"That level of improvement is a bit reminiscent of Magikarp evolving into Gyarados!"
Once again, the spectators directed their gazes toward Mega Lucario on the field and began discussing heatedly.
But before the discussions ended, they suddenly saw a white flash over Mega Lucario's body.
Afterward, under everyone's stunned gaze, Mega Lucario exited its Mega form and returned to being Lucario.
"W... was that a regression?"
"Can Pokémon also devolve?"
That scene left a great many people stunned once again.
The idea of a Pokémon evolving and then going back was something completely unheard of!
"A temporary evolution? Or a failed evolution?"
Seeing that Mega Lucario had returned to being a normal Lucario, a strange expression appeared in the spectators' eyes.
However, Ethan obviously had no intention of explaining it to anyone; he directly took out the Poké Ball and recalled Lucario.
Seeing Lucario returned to its Poké Ball, the spectators froze again.
"Is the battle over?"
"Wait... then that means... Ethan is the champion?"
When they finally reacted, a terrifying silence suddenly fell over the stadium.
At the same time, the referee also came back to his senses. After looking at Alakazam, which lay on the ground without the ability to battle, he finally announced the result.
(End of chapter)