June 30, morning.

The sand swept through the fire, and the flames burst out. The eyes of countless people passed through the gaps in the yellow sand and landed on the two fierce beasts in fierce conflict.

"Ding—"

The flickering dragon claws collided with Bankiras's silver-covered right arm, stirring up waves of invisible sound. The thunder light had already lit up at the same time, and the next moment, the electric current attached to the sharp teeth turned into a spear and stabbed into the body of the orange flame dragon.

The crumbling flame was weakly extinguished. As the unconscious Charizard fell to the ground, the narrator roared into the microphone.

"It's a crucial moment in the Quartz League Championship, and Thousand Sails' ace Charizard has finally been defeated by the mighty Banquiras! he has only one Pokémon left, and Shahi has two Pokémon that are almost intact. The form can be said to be overwhelmingly unfavorable for a thousand sailors——"

The silver-haired teenager gave a rare look of sternness. He frowned and observed every corner of the battlefield, the blurred face of the black-haired girl opposite reflected in the afterglow, sweat dripping down his hair.

He received heavy pressure from his opponents. The defense line built by the Pokémon under the sandstorm is impenetrable, as if they can't peek into the slightest gap.

After pondering for a long time, until the countdown to the restart of the battle was about to end, Xiao Tian sent his last Pokémon.

Shakiras's armor still bears the scars of the first half, almost like a weak child in front of the burly evolutionary.

"The last Pokémon of the Thousand Sails player is Shakiras. It had already consumed a lot of stamina in previous battles, and had little advantage against its own evolved bankiras. However, compared to the Evolution, Shakiras, who is capable of jetting strong air currents, has a unique high mobility, and I wonder if its trainers can use this to open a breakthrough?"

The commentator's voice fell, and the final battle of the 381st Quartz League Championship finally began.

At the sound of the whistle, Shakilas immediately moved at high speed at the signal of the trainer. Bankiras's sharp stone attacks burst through the ground, and Shakiras, who had expected this, shuttled between the stone blades and successfully avoided his opponent's opening attack.

Bankiras is extremely capable of attacking, and it is the most stupid thing to do to stand still and deal with it. But Shakirath clearly moved more than just to save his life—sparse dust crept through the cracks in his armor as the air continued to erupt through the cracks in his armor.

That wasn't enough to affect the weather, and the tiny amount of dust and fog didn't even cover Shakiras's form completely, only blurring its appearance. And Saki Akita, who commanded the tyrant of the sand, seemed to realize something and gave a new order without thinking.

"Sandstorm!"

The beast roared hoarsely, and the furious dust rose suddenly.

Bankiras has the "sand lifting" trait, and it is almost instinctive for him to set off a sandstorm. However, unlike the yellow sand that most of his fellow people like to create, the sandstorm in the Circle of Bangiras lasted only a short time. The flying sand and dust spread out in a ring and swept through the air.

This seemingly inexplicable move made the girl's opponent's heart sink. In the next moment, many large and small rocks appeared out of thin air, almost turning the sky of the arena into a strange stone formation.

The one-and-click range move is the standard use of "clearing obstacles" in the arena, and the more common of the same technique is the transformation of the black fog of the barrier-breaking move. As soon as this move came out, Xiao Tian realized that Shakiras's purpose of using smoke and dust to cover up the purpose of arranging the invisible rock had been seen through, so he simply ordered to turn, "Rock avalanche." ”

The sky was full of rocks and invisible rocks descending together, like a small meteorite rain. And Shakiras's body was already bathed in the silver light unique to steel attribute energy, and shot straight towards Bankiras.

The massive amount of invisible rock floating in the sky quadruples the power of the rockslide, and such a massive rock fall can temporarily hinder Bankiras's movements, if not cause visible damage to Bankiras. And this is the perfect time for a raid -

However, the silver bullets that pierced through the sand and dust met the claws that were wrapped in orange and yellow fighting energy, and were clearly ready to fire.

The sound of the cleaved tiles caused Shakirath to abandon the Iron Head and pour all his power into the defense of the Iron Wall. In the fierce collision, Shakiras stubbornly withstood the pain and vertigo attack, followed the force of Bankiras's right claw and plunged into the dirt, using a burrowing move to dive into the ground, avoiding the follow-up pursuit of the behemoth.

The Rockslide offensive is over. Through the undulating dust, Xiao Tian could see the surroundings of Bankiras—all the falling rubble was half a meter away from Bankiras's body, creating an eerie vacuum on the ground.

This is......

The violent trembling of the earth interrupted Xiao Tian's thoughts. Seeing his opponent flee underground, Bankiras did not hesitate to stomp on the ground and perform an earthquake move. Shakirath did not try to hide underground for long, and escaped the moment the earthquake began.

Once again, the two sides began a fierce grappling. His superior mobility made Shakilas equal to the Evolved for a while, and after becoming familiar with his opponent's movement patterns, he was even able to carve visible scars on Bankiras's body.

Once again, the flawed unevolved form turned into a silver bullet that struck the opponent in the chest. And Bankiras, who had just been shaken by a feint, had no time to dodge.

The next moment, the piercing sound of the handover of gold and iron made many viewers can't help but cover their ears.

Bankiras didn't look as pained as Xiao Tian had expected—the armor on his chest had turned a bright metallic color, while the rest of the body had not changed at all. The rich steel attribute energy and Shakiras's iron head cancel each other out, and the residual impact force is not painful for the Sand Tyrant.

Partial hardening of the iron wall, a technique often used by large Pokémon who are good at defense. Concentrating the energy of the iron wall to a certain part of the body can greatly increase the local endurance and make it more flexible in combat. However, such a technique requires a high level of proficiency in the Iron Wall moves - at least for now, Xiao Tian and Shakirath have never had the idea of trying it.

After realizing that the huge shield in front of him was far more tenacious than he had imagined, Xiao Tian cautiously gave the order to retreat temporarily. The air currents propelled Shakirath away from the air, narrowly grazing Bankiras's claws, and the indistinguishable clones spread out at the same time, halting the behemoth's pursuit.

"Sandstorms. ”

Bankiras kicked up dust again. The strong wind did not spread aimlessly with the yellow sand, but rushed straight forward, slicing the battlefield in two like a laser beam.

Xiao Tian's vision was briefly cut off, and the command to exit also paused. The ribbon-like sandstorm took the opportunity to spin rapidly, and instantly swept away all the real and fake clones. The sand subsided, and Bankiras's tempered right hand rose high and collided head-on with Shakiras, who was sneaking up from above, bursting with thousands of sparks.

This sand beast has an astonishingly meticulous control of the sandstorm, not only retracting and releasing it freely, but also mastering the way it is released. The sandstorm commanded by the arm and the locally strengthened iron wall formed a solid defensive line of defense that put Shakiras in a bitter battle.

— and the truly lethal weapons are just beginning to show their edge.

Shaking the ground has become a must-have effect for almost every shot of Bankiras. The rolling stone rain fell from the sky, smashing the ground and trembling, and Shakirath swayed through it nimbly, a dark aura faintly flickering.

The avalanche can only interrupt Shakiras's movements when he is defenseless, and it is difficult to deal real damage to a Pokémon with hard armor. After smashing the stones that stand in the way, the long-stored wave of evil moves towards the target like an arrow.

Bankiras was never afraid to attack, and sharp stone blades shot out continuously, piercing the line of fire of the pitch-black aura. The waves of evil dissipated into a dark mist, and the sharp stone attack continued to pierce directly into Shakiras's body.

In the next second, the stabbed "Shakiras" suddenly dissipated. The main body of the bullet Pokémon leapt out of the dirt, just two steps away from Bankiras, and the dazzling orange light cloned it in a battle suit.

For the dual attributes of rock and evil, no matter how tough the iron wall is, it can't resist the blow of the brute force of the fighting system.

The silver-haired boy's gaze was locked on the two Pokémon that were about to collide, and his extreme concentration made the passage of time seem to turn into slow motion. Shakiras, wrapped in orange light, approached the giant beast little by little—

But he paused abruptly half a meter away from Bankiras.

In that brief moment, a majestic repulsion erupted from around Bankiras. The smoke and rubble were pushed away by an invisible force field, and Shakirath was like a weak fish swimming up the waterfall, resisting the repulsion with all its might, and when the orange glow dissipated, its hard head barely touched the armor of Bankiras, and it didn't even leave a white mark on it.

"Blocking the way, this seemingly unpopular move is actually one of the most powerful weapons for those who are proficient in defense. It works in a similar way to the Black Eye. In contrast to the Black Eyes' 'Away from the move user will be imprisoned by attraction after a certain distance', the effect of blocking the way is 'If you get close to the move user, you will be pushed away by the repulsive force', and if the card is properly placed, it can even interrupt the exchange of Pokémon. ”

The narrator's voice came indistinctly from above.

Of course, Xiaotian did not forget the effect of blocking the road. At the same time, he also knew very well that this was a move that the unevolved Shakiras would never be able to learn—only the final form of the Sand Tyrant could unleash the invisible power of waves from that burly body.

Unable to resist the repulsion, Shakirath was catapulted far away. At the same time, the black-haired girl revealed a long-hidden killing move.

"The power of the earth. ”

Massive walls of mud rose from beneath the beast's feet. The earth and the rocks coalesce into an impregnable barrier, which quickly condenses, rises, and takes shape under the impetus of energy from the depths of the earth. It was like a giant's castle - the walls were rapidly enlarged in the eyes of the silver-haired boy.

Then, swallow the tossed Shakirath completely.

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Small Theatre:

Xiaotian: Shakiras, Sandstorm!

Shahi: Bankiras, Sandstorm!

Audience members who have eaten several mouthfuls of sand: (crying) We need goggles and masks......