Starting from Galvantula, countless white threads of silk spread across the battlefield. These silk threads, like graffiti pens, rapidly painted the arena white. In just a moment, the silk had already reached Arcanine's feet.
"Boom!"
Seeing the aggressively approaching silk threads, a fierce glint flashed in Arcanine's eyes. Flames surged from its furry limbs, and countless sparks erupted from its body, instantly engulfing it in fire and transforming it into a flame demon.
As soon as the silk touched Arcanine, it was incinerated to ashes in an instant.
Galvantula's pride—its silk—was utterly ineffective against its natural enemy, fire. It couldn't even get close to Arcanine. Seeing this, the Trainers who supported Leo all felt a jolt of unease and grew anxious for Galvantula.
However, Galvantula's own Trainer, Leo wasn't worried in the slightest. Watching the silk burn, he showed no surprise whatsoever.
Ssshh.
The next moment, the field covered in silk threads instantly flashed with golden light, as countless electric currents spread through the silk, turning the ground into an electric carpet. Arcanine took a step, and flames intertwined with the electricity. For a moment, both sides' energies violently held each other in check, neither able to devour the other. Instead, because the flames were coiled around Arcanine's body, it suffered even greater damage.
"Granting it conductivity, then directly using electricity to resist fire." Albus stroked his chin. It was the most straightforward method. Terrance should have anticipated this. So, what will he do next?
"As expected. This Arcanine's coordination with flames is tied to its body. That explains why you weren't able to show your full strength in the fire-type event," Leo observed. In the brief clash, he had already seen through Arcanine's combat style.
He had already guessed what Arcanine's next move would be.
Looking over at Terrance, Leo was momentarily surprised. What gave Terrance the confidence to choose direct confrontation, to let Arcanine confront Galvantula head-on?
At this point, Arcanine's coordination skill was completely restricted by the Electric Terrain beneath its feet.
"Arcanine, Flare Blitz."
Terrance exhaled and looked toward the Galvantula in the center of the Electric Terrain. Whether they could win would depend entirely on whether Arcanine could reach Galvantula successfully!
Receiving Terrance's command, Arcanine immediately burned its accumulated flame energy as fuel. It activated Extreme Speed in advance, maximizing its explosive force. In an instant, the flames engulfing Arcanine became even more intense. As they collided with the crackling electricity in the air, a deafening boom echoed out.
"Delusional."
Leo muttered to himself. Just charging in like that?
Before it could even get close to Galvantula, it would likely be consumed by the endless electricity along the way. Even if the fire resisted the current, Arcanine's body would still have to withstand the aftermath of the energy collision.
That process alone could leave Arcanine heavily injured.
"Letting Arcanine just charge in like that?" Among the master-level Trainers watching, almost none failed to see through Arcanine's combat style. Wallace furrowed his brows. Arcanine's flames couldn't fully suppress Galvantula's Electroweb.
In terms of sheer strength, Arcanine was still inferior to Galvantula.
This resulted in Terrance struggling to have Arcanine smoothly attack under Leo's suppression.
"What are you going to do?"
Despite knowing the immense damage this would cause, Terrance still commanded Arcanine to attack without hesitation. Everyone wondered what gave Terrance such confidence.
"Arc~anine~~~"
A chilling cry came from Arcanine's mouth. Empowered by Outrage, Extreme Speed, and Flare Blitz, Arcanine had now entered its peak condition. Yet, when it felt the clash between electricity and flame, it still furrowed its brow.
At this moment, Galvantula was still able to suppress it.
"Arcanine." Seeing Galvantula begin to control the web on the ground, weaving it into a prison to trap them, Terrance quickly and loudly called out.
"Devour all that electricity with everything you've got!"
"Devour all that electricity with everything you've got!"
Terrance's command echoed across the venue, stunning everyone who heard it.
What kind of joke was this? Arcanine was already weaker than Galvantula. The clash between fire and electricity would definitely cause irreversible damage to its body. In such a situation, trying to devour the electricity? Wasn't that just self-harm?
Moreover, this level of explosive flame wasn't even enough to completely suppress the electricity.
"W-Wait a second!!" Vivian, who was doing commentary, suddenly froze.
At this moment, Arcanine's speed has reached its peak. Just before it took its step forward, a crimson gleam flashed in Arcanine's brown eyes, and at that same moment, Vivian saw it with her own eyes: a pale yellow aura enveloping Arcanine's body!
"Arcanine's body... seems to be undergoing some kind of transformation!!"
Only Arcanine itself could hear the rumble within its body. Raging flames burned inside it. The limits of what its legs and body could endure had been unleashed due to the totem aura, giving it an astonishing boost in power.
The power that surged forth, the even more concentrated flames—these made Arcanine roar loudly, as though to release the sheer excitement it was feeling.
Being able to wield this power felt unbelievably satisfying.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
Each step stomped down on the Electroweb. Even though it was laced with terrifying electricity, the silk was immediately scorched black by the explosive flames. Even the specially constructed ground bore fiery scorch marks.
"Galvantula, control the silk to defend."
The exaggerated transformation of Arcanine made Leo's pupils contract. For some reason, Arcanine's strength had suddenly increased dramatically.
This power now allowed Arcanine, at its full-force explosion, to suppress Galvantula in both destructive power and speed.
The crackling electricity being consumed was the clearest sign of Arcanine's rising dominance. As Arcanine charged like a wild beast, Galvantula accelerated its control of the silk to the limit, not daring to let Arcanine get close.
Countless Electrowebs retracted and converged, forming a shield in front of Galvantula like electric serpents. Facing Arcanine's charge, Leo's expression turned serious. He could tell, this attack likely contained almost all of Arcanine's power.
"To actually mobilize so much power just by using body coordination. What a lunatic!"
Leo cursed inwardly. Who would've thought a Coordinator could fight with such crude tactics?
The shrill screech of friction constantly rang across the battlefield. As the raging flames rose around Arcanine, everything it passed was scorched black. The immense explosive power caused Arcanine's body to endure extreme pressure at every moment.
This limit-breaking power drawn out by the totem aura had already pushed Arcanine's offensive power to a truly terrifying level.
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