The light spots were still scattering in mid-air when the Volt Tackle landed heavily on Regice.
"Boom!!!"
This explosion was more violent than any previous ones.
The entire pyramid shook as if hit by an earthquake, and even though Mewtwo's barrier blocked the aftershock, the tremors still transmitted outside, making the entire pyramid sway precariously.
The exterior was like this, let alone the inside of the barrier?
The violent shockwaves spread everywhere, and Thunder exploded throughout the area, hitting not only Regirock but also the barrier.
Crunch—"
A tiny crack appeared on the barrier.
In the stands, Misty's pupils suddenly constricted. She hadn't even had time to be shocked by Pikachu's terrifying power before the sound scared her heart almost to a halt.
The barrier set up by Mewtwo actually cracked?
One must know, that's Mewtwo—the Intermediate Divine Realm Mewtwo!
The barrier she set casually couldn't be shaken even by a full-force attack from a Champion Peak Pokemon. Yet now, the aftershock of Pikachu's strike had caused a crack on the barrier?
"Crunch, crunch, crunch—" Cracks spread visibly in all directions, covering the entire barrier like a spider web!
Mewtwo's expression changed slightly inside the Pokeball, Come on, are you kidding me? Is this even possible to withstand?
The next second, Mewtwo emerged from the Pokeball, extending her hands, releasing all her power without reservation, finally halting the cracking of the barrier.
Upon seeing this, Mewtwo also breathed a sigh of relief.
This barrier formed using superpowers cannot compare to Protect, just take the barrier she exerted herself to create after coming out of the Pokeball as an example.
It only required a full-force strike at Primary Divine Domain Level to create a crack, while a casual strike at Intermediate Divine Realm level could break it.
Pikachu's current power probably isn't inferior to hers—what exactly is happening here? Why did Pikachu's strength suddenly surge to this horrifying level?
But now is not the time to think about these matters. The most important thing right now is to fully maintain the barrier, or else it would not just be a problem within the venue, but there would also be significant issues outside!
The dark golden Thunder Light lingered at the center of the venue for a full three seconds before slowly dissipating. After the light faded, everyone finally saw the scene on the field clearly.
Pikachu was on all fours, standing at the center of the crater, his body still trembling slightly, with golden arcs lingering on his surface, occasionally making "crackle" sounds.
His cap was tilted to one side, revealing sweat-drenched fur underneath, his chest heaving strongly with each breath as if exerting all his strength.
Clearly, Pikachu now was already a flickering candle light in the wind. If the pillar of ice had blocked that strike just now, the victor of this battle would have been clear.
What's the state of the pillar of ice now?
Before Pikachu, Regice lay in a giant crater, its whole body unrecognizable from its original form.
The cross dots on its chest had dimmed, that ice-blue glow flickering like a candle, ready to be extinguished at any moment.
The ice blocks comprising its body had almost entirely shattered, leaving only a few fragments barely connected, maintaining its final form.
No doubt, the pillar of ice now had lost the ability to battle, and it's not just losing the ability to battle, but entering a near-death state.
If this kind of Pokemon isn't immediately sent to the Pokemon Center for treatment, it would soon die.
But Regice, after all, is a legendary Pokemon, extremely robust in life force, as long as there's a breath remaining, death doesn't worry it.
Even so, seeing Regice beaten like this, it was the first time for Brandon.
A trainer for so many years, he had experienced countless battles, big and small, including battles against Champion Level trainers.
However, a Pokemon as freakishly strong as Ash's Pikachu, he had never encountered! Never once!
What does it mean for an Elite Peak level Pikachu to one-shot a nearly full physical strength and using Protect legendary Pokemon, the pillar of ice?
Is this reasonable? Is this right?!
"Pikachu..." Misty's voice trembled slightly. She wrapped her arms a bit tighter around Togepi, which wasn't much to Togepi, only causing it to look back at Misty with confusion, wondering why Misty suddenly exerted more force.
Of course, the reason was because of Pikachu's miserable state—the pillar of ice was in a near-death state, but Pikachu's condition also looked pretty poor.
Even though surpassing levels to battle, bursting out combat power beyond its level was already a common occurrence for Pikachu and Ash, this time was clearly different from before.
The power Pikachu erupted with could even shake Mewtwo's barrier, showing how much power Pikachu had unleashed beyond its own level.
Theoretically, that little electric mouse couldn't possibly exert such power from its body.
Having miraculously displayed such power, what kind of damage would this do to its body?
On the other side, Ash wasn't in a good state either, half-kneeling on the ground, breathing heavily—as if his Aura Fusion hadn't occurred, but his body's strength felt drained.
It's only now that he recovered from the previous battle, even Ash himself didn't know how Pikachu unleashed that burst of power.
During a critical stage of the battle, he obviously couldn't use the Eye of Insight to check Pikachu's physical condition.
So he also didn't know that miracle-representing power had already been used by Pikachu.
"Pika...chu..." Ash half-opened his eyes towards Pikachu, a blurry message appeared before him.
[Pikachu (Third Transformation)]
[...]
Third Transformation? How did it become Third Transformation? It was Second Transformation during the battle, what actually happened?
This was the last thought fleeting through Ash's mind, and the next second, he lost consciousness.
Pikachu also fell on the field.
"Ash!!"
...
After an unknown amount of time, Ash slowly awoke to Misty's worried pretty face.
Ash turned his head slightly, realizing he was resting on Misty's knees, enjoying the lap pillow treatment.
"You woke up, Ash! You scared me to death! Do you know how worried we were?" Seeing Ash awake, Misty's worried words spilled out, with a lingering fear on her face.
When Ash fainted just now, her heart almost stopped jumping, it was her first time seeing Ash faint during a battle.
"Don't worry, I'm fine, just drained a bit. By the way, where's Pikachu?"
"Pika Pika~~"
As Ash's words fell, Pikachu responded to him, lying in Serena's arms, completely devoid of any strength.
Seeing Pikachu safe, Ash also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Glad you're okay... Sorry Mr. Brandon, a little accident happened." Ash propped himself up from Misty's lap and moved aside to apologize to Brandon standing nearby.
This was probably the first time Brandon saw a battle where a trainer had lost consciousness.
"It's alright, boy, you won this match."
"Did I? I thought Pikachu also fell at the end..."
"Yes, Pikachu did fall, but you still have Gardevoir and Charizard, so the victory of this battle belongs to you." Brandon nodded, speaking candidly.
The two other Pokemon of Ash were just lacking in combat power, not losing consciousness, whereas his own three Pokemon had all lost the ability to battle entirely, so despite Ash's fainting incident, the victory of this battle was still Ash's.
"Did you hear, Pikachu, we won!!" Ash excitedly wanted to wave to Pikachu, only to find it difficult even to lift his hand.
This time, his physical stamina was far more depleted than he'd imagined!