Sure enough.
Under Glalie's full-powered assault, Garchomp was affected almost immediately.
Although Garchomp continued flying at high speed, Shiko's eyesight allowed him to see the situation clearly.
A thin layer of frost had formed along the lower edges of Garchomp's wings under the influence of Icy Wind.
Its flying speed had been greatly reduced.
As Garchomp slowed down, Icy Wind became increasingly capable of striking it.
Even more unexpectedly, Glalie's energy reserves were truly astonishing.
It had already been attacking at full strength for quite some time, yet it could still maintain the move.
"ROAR!"
Garchomp released a fierce roar.
By this point, an entire layer of ice had formed over its wings.
Garchomp landed.
Its arms and wings began radiating dazzling white light.
It was the telltale sign of Slash.
The next moment, the ice covering its wings was instantly shaken apart.
Garchomp launched itself forward in the blink of an eye.
"Use Ice Beam!"
Whitney issued another command.
Glalie's eyes lit up.
The next moment, an intensely cold blue beam shot straight toward Garchomp.
Garchomp twisted its body with remarkable agility and calmly evaded the attack.
However, the assault was not over.
Glalie's reserves of Ice-type energy were genuinely astonishing.
Even though the first Ice Beam had missed, Glalie did not stop to gather energy again.
It continued firing Ice Beam, sweeping it across the arena toward Garchomp.
The spectators immediately erupted into cheers.
They had never expected this young competitor, who had kept such a low profile during her first two rounds, to display such formidable fighting strength after encountering Shiko.
Her Aggron might have performed poorly during the first battle, but that could not truly be blamed on her.
Who could have expected Shiko to suddenly produce yet another Pokémon that had never appeared before?
Even though Aggron had lost, Whitney's tactics and preparations had still earned the spectators' admiration.
Her performance during the second battle was even more surprising.
Glalie's performance had far exceeded their expectations.
Even when facing a pseudo-legendary like Garchomp, it had not fallen behind.
On the contrary, it appeared to have placed Garchomp at a considerable disadvantage.
Could Glalie actually win?
Everyone stared intently at the battle arena, waiting to see what would happen next.
Then, in the following instant, Garchomp made a move that no one had anticipated.
It slammed both hands heavily against the ground.
A massive crater instantly exploded open beneath them.
Immediately afterward, Garchomp's figure flashed and disappeared from everyone's sight.
Whitney froze.
She quickly focused on the crater and discovered a tunnel roughly one meter wide at its bottom.
This is bad!
Whitney's mind went blank for a moment before she realized what was happening.
"Quickly, dodge!"
She shouted toward Glalie.
However, Glalie was still firing Ice Beam.
Combined with its lack of agility, it could not immediately react.
A large hole suddenly opened directly beneath Glalie.
With a thunderous explosion, a dark-blue figure burst out of the ground.
"CLANG!"
Garchomp's Slash struck Glalie with tremendous force.
The overwhelming impact sent Glalie flying through the air.
Garchomp immediately pursued it.
It opened its enormous jaws and bit down fiercely upon Glalie.
After following Slash with a vicious Crunch, Garchomp knocked Glalie unconscious.
Glalie crashed heavily onto the ground.
Spirals appeared in its eyes.
It had lost the ability to battle.
The entire venue instantly fell silent.
The spectators had originally believed that Glalie possessed a considerable advantage during this battle.
It might not necessarily have been capable of winning, but it should at least have been able to severely injure Garchomp.
The opening stages of the battle had seemingly confirmed their expectations.
However, reality soon proved them utterly wrong.
Garchomp had defeated Glalie with astonishing ease.
It had won with only two attacks.
Once again, everyone clearly understood the overwhelming power of a pseudo-legendary.
An expression of intense anguish appeared on Whitney's face.
She had never expected defeat to arrive so suddenly.
(End of Chapter)
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