"Gulp!"
Ash's trio and Pikachu simultaneously swallowed nervously in fear, terrified by the extent of Hitmonchan's power. After all, they rarely had access to battles of this level.
"Scizor, use Bug Buzz!"
Scizor flapped the wings on its back, using vibrations to produce sound waves for attack.
The piercing Bug Buzz continuously stung Hitmonchan's ears, making Hitmonchan angrily swing its fists to smash the surrounding rocks, trying to vent its frustration.
"Hitmonchan, use Aura Sphere!"
Seeing Hitmonchan being continuously drained by Bug Buzz, Bruno quickly commanded.
Due to the great distance, Bruno had no choice but to have Hitmonchan use the long-range move Aura Sphere, planning to interrupt the Bug Buzz's vibrating sound waves.
After hearing Bruno's instruction, Hitmonchan immediately raised its fighting spirit, releasing all its power and gathering it in its hands, gradually forming an Aura Sphere, then hurling it forcefully at Scizor's position.
"Scizor, use Air Slash!"
Due to the Aura Sphere's attack, Scizor abandoned its Bug Buzz interference offensive, instead releasing two Air Slash attacks to destroy the incoming Aura Sphere.
If it rashly chose to destroy the Aura Sphere at close range, it might be subjected to a fierce Mach Punch assault from the approaching Hitmonchan.
"Hitmonchan, use Mach Punch!" Bruno commanded.
"Scizor, use Bullet Punch!"
Hitmonchan's figure blurred again, approaching Scizor's direction with lightning speed. Its swift right fist struck out forcefully, violently colliding with Scizor's simultaneously swinging right pincer.
"BANG!"
"Follow up with Thunder Punch on the left!"
Hitmonchan quickly swung its left fist, then covered it with electrical current, using Thunder Punch toward Scizor's direction.
"Use Iron Defense!"
"Bzzt bzzt bzzt..."
Scizor's outer skin flashed with silver light, then its skin became incredibly hard, forcibly withstanding the Thunder Punch attack. Fortunately, it didn't trigger the paralysis side effect.
"Use Swords Dance in place for defense."
Scizor began spinning in place while holding both pincers in front. The impact force from the spinning prevented Hitmonchan from easily approaching Scizor, allowing Scizor to boost its Attack through Swords Dance.
"Hitmonchan, let's quickly use Bulk Up too."
After speaking, Bruno himself also flexed his muscles, striking a bodybuilding pose.
Unfortunately, this scene was quite an eyesore for Ash's trio. Brock, who held absolute admiration for Bruno, once again looked up at the sky with a despairing expression, muttering something under his breath.
Both Scizor and Hitmonchan finished their moves simultaneously, locking their battle-ready gazes on each other.
"Scizor, use Fury Cutter!"
"Hitmonchan, use Comet Punch!"
Scizor and Hitmonchan simultaneously rushed to each other's front, pincers and iron fists continuously striking out forcefully.
Within moments, violent sounds continuously echoed around them. Through the echo, they resonated throughout the entire mountain range. The distant giant Onix colony was also curious about this fierce battle, but because their new leader was severely injured, they had to give up the idea of going to watch.
As for why they didn't dare to drive away the intruders together, it was because the visitor was the former giant Onix leader and also the most powerful leader in history.
Initially, they had wanted to persuade the massive Steelix to stay but unfortunately received a clear refusal.
According to the massive Steelix, with its current strength, it shouldn't be confined to Mount Silver. This return was just to test the current leader's strength.
Unfortunately, the opponent's strength truly disappointed the massive Steelix, to the point where it didn't even give the other a good look before choosing to turn and leave with Red.
The watching Ash's trio also became increasingly excited and anxious.
Although they felt Bruno was a very powerful trainer, as his younger brother, Ash still hoped his older brother's Scizor could win.
"This is what Elite Four-level trainer battles are like..." Brock murmured.
"I didn't expect Master Bruno, who was telling old man jokes earlier, to have such a serious expression now," Misty said in surprise.
During the two Pokémon's battle, both trainers, Red and Bruno, also emanated their respective auras, wanting to use their own presence to influence the other's state of mind.
But what Bruno didn't expect was that Red's state of mind was completely beyond what he could influence.
In Bruno's view, the Red before him seemed like an unclimbable peak, completely crushing any enemies who dared to obstruct him beneath the earth.
"Giovanni..." Bruno murmured.
This was Bruno's subconscious thought. Bruno also understood that both their starter Pokémon were Beedrill, and each had extremely extraordinary talent, both reaching the terrifying level of breaking through their species' limits.
"Bruno, let's give it our all, because my next offensive isn't something you can easily block!"
"Scizor, use Hone Claws!"
Scizor concentrated its mind, its emanating aura suddenly surging. The continuous stacking of Fury Cutter also struck Hitmonchan's shoulder like a sharp blade at this moment.
Intense pain stung Hitmonchan's shoulder nerve system, making it too painful to continue swinging its right fist and nearly unable to stand steady.
"Psycho Cut!"
Purple energy covered both pincers, transforming into materialized blades of the mind. Scizor using Psycho Cut decisively moved at high speed, instantly appearing before Hitmonchan and striking forcefully.
"Hitmonchan, use Detect to dodge!" Bruno said with slight urgency, not expecting Scizor's speed to increase again.
Hitmonchan's eyes lit up as it stimulated its brain to analyze Scizor's attack trajectory, instinctively dodging and perfectly avoiding Scizor's Psycho Cut.
"Bullet Punch," Red said calmly.
Scizor turned sideways and swung again with its silver-glowing pincer, using Bullet Punch with lightning speed to strike Hitmonchan's waist, then forcefully pushed while its wings released two Air Slash attacks that hit Hitmonchan's body again.
Having received such a fierce offensive, Hitmonchan was panting heavily and rigid in place, not daring to waste any excess stamina, afraid that relaxing its nerves would cause it to collapse.
"This Hitmonchan's willpower is very tenacious," Red nodded in praise, then immediately changed his tone and commanded Scizor: "Press the advantage, use Bullet Punch."
Scizor once again became a black lightning bolt, appearing behind Hitmonchan within moments, its silver-glowing pincer about to strike Hitmonchan's body.
"Hitmonchan, tense your muscles and use Bulk Up to withstand the attack, then immediately use Fire Punch!"
"BANG!"
Hitmonchan struggled to cross both arms and withstand the Bullet Punch attack, then its flame-burning right fist forcefully struck Scizor's body.
The stinging sensation from the flames nearly made Scizor collapse. The cautious Scizor immediately used Agility to create distance.
Fire. This was Scizor's only weakness, and an extremely deadly one at that.
At this moment, Scizor began frantically flapping its wings to regulate its body temperature, avoiding having its limbs gradually melt from the high temperature brought by the Fire Punch.
Just as Scizor was preparing for its next offensive, it discovered that the Hitmonchan ahead had already fainted with swirling eyes, but its inner tenacity was driving Hitmonchan to still stand upright, refusing to fall to the ground.
'I respect you as an excellent warrior!'
After speaking, Scizor lowered its proud body, giving absolute respect to Hitmonchan, who also possessed a proud fighting spirit.