As Metagross and Aggron completed their Mega Evolution, the aura they radiated was no weaker than that of peak Elite Pokémon.
Seeing this, the faces of the seven trainers instantly changed.
"Eveyone, don't hold back, if we lose now, it'll be our disgrace!" The Blastoise's Trainer said solemnly.
Even though Mega Metagross and Mega Aggron displayed overwhelming power, they still didn't believe they would lose.
After all, in terms of sheer numbers, they held an absolute advantage.
Even though Julian's double Mega Evolution had certainly caught them off guard, but from another perspective, executing two Mega Evolutions at once was a huge burden on a trainer. The mental and physical strain on Julian had to be immense.
How long could he hold out? Three minutes? Two minutes?
"Strike first! Metagross, Earthquake!"
"Dragonite, Dragon Rush!"
"Arcanine, Fire Blast!"
"Lucario, Aura Sphere!"
"Melmetal, Double Iron Bash!"
"Steelix, Dragon Pulse!"
All Pokémon except Mega Aggron sprang into action.
Mega Metagross slammed its four limbs into the ground, a massive shockwave erupted, the entire battlefield shook violently, as if the world itself was about to collapse.
This was the toughest and most dangerous battle Julian had faced since his debut, so Mega Metagross, pushed its absolute limit, unleashing even greater power than usual.
Among the seven trainers, those with Flying-type Pokémon avoided the Earthquake, but most of the twenty Pokémon on the battlefield weren't airborne.
Earthquake was a wide-range attack—and more importantly, it hit everyone, friend or foe, which meant Julian's own flightless Pokémon, like Arcanine and Lucario, etc, would also be affected.
But Julian would never make such a rookie mistake.
The moment Mega Metagross activated Earthquake, Alakazam, standing guard by Julian's side, used Psychic.
With a flicker of psychic energy, it lifted Arcanine, Lucario, Melmetal, Steelix, and the others into the air.
Even while floating, they could still launch their attacks.
The battlefield was in chaos, some Pokémon failed to dodge in time, and with twenty Pokémon crammed together, they had little room to maneuver.
Dewgong, for example, tried using Water Gun to push itself off the ground, it succeeded—but ended up slamming into Crobat above it.
Although the collision didn't cause much damage to Crobat, but the impact threw it off balance, making its flight unstable.
As Crobat struggled to regain control of its body, Lucario's Aura Sphere had already struck it.
Aura Sphere was a Fighting-type move, but since Crobat was part Flying and Poison-type, it only took a quarter of the normal damage—barely a scratch.
But right after Aura Sphere, Arcanine's Fire Blast and Steelix's Dragon Pulse followed in quick succession.
A high-speed attacker like Crobat had excellent offense and agility, but its fragile defenses couldn't withstand such a heavy barrage.
In the blink of an eye, a mid-Elite Crobat was knocked out of the battle before it could make any impact.
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Blastoise, caught in the middle of the Earthquake, staggered like a drunken man, its footing unstable as the ground trembled beneath it.
Before it could recover, Melmetal's Double Iron Bash came crashing down, with a deafening boom, Blastoise was sent soaring into the air.
And then Dragonite's Dragon Rush dove in like a warplane, carrying an unstoppable force, under the horrified gaze of Blastoise's trainer, Dragonite slammed into its target, sending it crashing into the ground.
BOOM!!
Blastoise hit the dirt hard—but that wasn't the end.
The sheer force of Dragon Rush hadn't fully dissipated, like a meteor impact, it dragged Blastoise across the battlefield, carving a trench nearly a kilometer long before both disappeared from view.
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"Spread out! Everyone, spread out!"
Julian's attack was earth-shattering, leaving the enemy trainers completely stunned. One of them quickly ordered the Pokémon to disperse, desperate to avoid another Crobat like situation.
Meanwhile, Crobat's trainer looked like he was about to cry. The battle had barely started, yet his side was already down one Pokémon.
He was a mid-Elite level trainer, boasting two mid-Elite and one early-Elite Pokémon, but after Crobat fell, he didn't send out another Pokémon right away.
If defeating Julian meant exhausting all three of his Elite Pokémon, then even if they won, what would he be left with?
Without his full strength, he'd have no chance at claiming the Poison-type treasure they were after. Worse, he might not even be able to protect his own life.
So after recalling Crobat, he only half-heartedly sent out a peak pseudo-Elite Seviper.
Even though the seven trainers had agreed to focus on eliminating Julian first, they all clearly had their own interests, and Julian knew that well.
If they had truly been united, Julian would have summoned Mewtwo without hesitation.
One devastating wave of attack later, the others finally launched their counteroffensive.
"Charizard, Flamethrower!"
"Venusaur, Leaf Storm!"
"Dewgong, Ice Beam!"
"XXX!"
More than a dozen attacks came raining down on Julian and his Pokémon. Even if they weren't completely coordinated, the sheer level of their Pokémon was undeniable.
With so many Elite-level moves striking at once, an unprecedented pressure descended upon Julian and his team.
"ROAR!!"
At this moment, Mega Aggron, who had been standing silently until now, finally stepped forward, like an ancient giant mountain, it shielded Julian and the others from the incoming attacks.
While Dragonite and the others had been launching their assault earlier, Mega Aggron hadn't been idle—it had been continuously reinforcing itself with Iron Defense and Harden.
Its ferocious sharp horn, seemed to pierce the sky as it let out a deafening roar.
A torrent of attacks crashed down, including a devastating move from a peak-Elite Pokémon among them.
"Courting death!"
The peak Elite trainer's eyes flashed with coldness as he saw Mega Aggron's reckless move.
A moment later, the battlefield was swallowed by chaos, a massive explosion erupted, engulfing Mega Aggron completely.
A towering black mushroom cloud rose into the sky, the force of the detonation shaking the entire area.
The powerful shockwaves were like dozens of typhoons, destroying everything around them.
The Pokémon present struggled to resist the overwhelming force, even the ones protecting their trainers showed visible strain, their defenses barely holding up. After all, most of them were only at the peak of pseudo-Elite.
And this combined attack, unleashed by over a dozen Elite-level Pokémon, had reached the power of a pseudo-Champion, so even the aftershock alone was nearly too much for them to withstand.
Julian clenched his fists, his eyes locked on the center of the explosion. The violent force of the blast had disrupted the Aura, making it impossible for him to sense Mega Aggron's presence temporarily.
While Alakazam had already formed a protective barrier around him, shielding him from harm.
At this moment, no one chose to continue attacking. If they continued, the explosion would only grow larger, and at that point, even their own Pokémon might not be able to protect themselves.
Not to mention, they were also afraid that the huge impact would affect the Poison-type treasure that was about to be born.
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