Chapter 452: Riding the Dragon of the Sky
With an exhale, a massive energy cluster, like a meteor, swelled in the wind, transforming into a giant meteor shower that exploded in the air.
The fragments then scattered and fell, crashing towards the ground with the force of a meteor strike.
The moment Draco Meteor exploded, the Meowstic's Shadow Ball and Psychic also landed on Latias.
Amidst the dust from the energy explosions and the frantic rain of meteors, one Meowstic failed to dodge in time. It tried to shatter an incoming meteor with its psychic power, but another meteor was about to hit the other Meowstic. Helplessly, it had to redirect its psychic energy, choosing to deploy a Light Screen to protect its partner.
When the dust settled, the male Meowstic was already injured.
On Latias's side, because it had used Draco Meteor, it couldn't put up a Protect barrier. The two attacks landed squarely on its body.
The Shadow Ball, in particular, left a deep, dark mark on its back.
Hikaru's heart tightened at the sight. He hadn't felt this way even when Greninja was injured earlier.
Ultimately, it was because when Latias was with him, she always appeared as a young girl.
Greninja, on the other hand, sparred with Charizard every day and had suffered countless minor injuries.
Moreover, this was only the second time Latias had been injured while with him.
Yet, after taking two such hits, the Latias flying in the sky still did not fall. Instead, it looked seriously at the two Meowstic opposite it.
One of them had been considerably injured by the Draco Meteor, but it was still capable of battling.
Two against one, with her own strength still slightly insufficient, was a difficult situation even for Latias.
"Meowstic, Future Sight!"
Latias, caught in the Trick Room, found both her energy mobilization and her speed weakened.
She could only watch as the opponent's psychic energy surged into the void, like a deadly viper waiting for the right moment to strike.
"Play Rough!"
"Latias, Waterfall!"
With no chance to dodge, Hikaru could only choose to defend forcefully.
After seeing its partner block an attack for it, the dismissive smile on the female Meowstic's face gradually turned into a triumphant grin. Under Hikaru's Aura, he could feel its emotions soaring.
Protected by psychic energy, it leaped towards Latias.
At that moment, a surging current of water formed a wall in front of Latias, then pressed towards the opponent like a tsunami.
"Meowstic, Sucker Punch!"
Before the first attack was even blocked, the second Meowstic had already finished casting Future Sight and was now rushing from behind with the Dark-type move, Sucker Punch.
"Protect!"
Attacked from both front and back, Hikaru had no choice but to have Latias use Protect.
But against two consecutive super-effective moves...
Crack!
A hastily formed Protect barrier simply couldn't withstand it. The Play Rough Meowstic in front broke through the water current like a madman, frantically clawing at the barrier. With a shattering sound, the Meowstic behind it turned into a dark shadow and slammed viciously into Latias.
Hikaru trembled, and the unique connection of Mega Evolution was abruptly severed at that moment.
After the three-way clash, the previously Mega Evolved Latias had reverted to her original form, panting in small gasps.
Hikaru, on the other hand, was panting heavily, his whole body drenched in sweat.
Consecutive Bond Phenomenon and Mega Evolution were a huge challenge to a trainer's constitution.
No wonder in the anime, battles generally only allowed one Pokémon to Mega Evolve.
Looking at the two Meowstic landing gracefully, Hikaru wiped his face and sighed, "Can't win, just can't win..."
Two Champion-level Pokémon.
Pitting the current Greninja and Latias against them was really pushing it too much.
And what's more, the opponent's two Pokémon were so perfectly in sync.
"Nyuun?" (I can still fight, you know?)
Latias called out questioningly from above. Although she was injured, she felt she could still battle.
"That's enough, Latias. Come here..."
Hikaru beckoned for it to come closer. He looked at the injuries on her body, the two most severe being from Shadow Ball and Sucker Punch, marring her once smooth skin.
He couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache. "Go back and rest well for now. I'll treat you in a bit."
After recalling Latias, Hikaru looked up at the Gym Leader above. "Thank you for the guidance, senior."
Although he didn't know what had gotten into her to suddenly challenge him to a battle, it was best not to anger this moody Psychic Gym Leader right now.
He would come back for a rematch when he got stronger.
"You will become an excellent trainer."
Mu Min waved her hand, a rare expression of concern appearing. "Go and treat your Pokémon now."
Hikaru didn't waste any more words. After saying goodbye once more, he hurriedly left the Gym.
"Meow?" (What a strong trainer! And so young...)
"Meow..." (So this is the trainer the Gym Leader said would ride the Dragon of the Sky in the future? Hiss, it hurts a bit. It's so strange, he hasn't reached our level yet, but why is that Latias so destructive...)
After seeing Hikaru leave, the two Meowstic relaxed. The injured male Meowstic moved its arm that had been grazed by Draco Meteor and winced.
"Meow." (It's not just the Dragon of the Sky...)
"Meow..." (Riding the Dragon of the Sky, facing countless.....)
...
After coming out, Hikaru immediately left the city. He had Gardevoir teleport them to a remote forest area and then summoned the two Pokémon.
Latias's injuries had already healed quite a bit, and Greninja was completely fine.
It seemed she had already used Heal Pulse and Recover while in the training house.
'Did she use [Rewind] on Greninja?'
"Kouga..."
After Greninja came out, it cried out with some embarrassment.
Its role in this battle seemed to have been minor.
But its injuries were more severe, yet Gardevoir had given it the [Rewind] first.
"What... feeling embarrassed?" Hikaru patted its shoulder.
Greninja's personality, although it liked to show off, was also the reason it felt guilty for not being useful in this battle.
"It's okay. We'll just beat them next time."
Hikaru patted its shoulder.
There are wins and losses in battles; this was perfectly normal, especially when the power gap between the two sides was so large.
"Kouga!"
Greninja nodded. It wasn't the kind of Pokémon to become dejected after a setback.
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