But...
With one sweep of its tail, Milotic unleashed a force that pushed it to the limit, spending most of its power in an instant, it transformed into a blue-purple streak of light and struck the ice sculpture!
Crack!
First there was a sound of shattering, followed immediately by a loud "bang", the ice sculpture exploded, and Dragon Tail first shattered the sculpture, then whacked Dumb Hippo. In an instant, Dumb Hippo's figure turned into a flash of light, crashing into the wall of the arena—
Boom!!!
The wall broke apart, Dumb Hippo was engulfed by the smoke, and the entire venue erupted in endless shocked gasps. Even Brock himself couldn't believe his eyes as they widened in shock.
"Finish it with the last strike, Milotic," Fang Yuan said with a snap of his fingers, issuing the final command.
"Wooo~~~" A mass of white fog suddenly billowed around Milotic, exuding a strong killing intent.
At that moment, Brock urgently pulled out the Key Stone hanging around his neck, intending to Mega Evolve Dumb Hippo.
But holding the icy Key Stone, Brock's heart sank.
He looked towards Dumb Hippo, and by now, the dense white fog had already enveloped it, like a surging colossal wave, rushing like flowing clouds.
And his Key Stone... had no reaction at all?
Dumb Hippo shouldn't have lost consciousness from just one hit, why... was there no response?
What Brock didn't know was that the Freezing Fog technique used by Milotic was taught by the Island Protector Kapu, which had already covered the field. It could freeze all energy, "Soul", spirit, and even with enough practice, preserve the soul of a life for a hundred years.
Such a Legendary Level technique instantly sealed all connection between him and Dumb Hippo; let alone Mega Evolving, at this moment Dumb Hippo didn't even have sufficient time to react to the next strike!
Boom!!!
Under Brock's bewildered gaze, the Freezing Fog rapidly transformed, ultimately turning into scalding steam mixed with tremendous force, converging wildly as if a white rose blossomed to its limit upon Dumb Hippo, exploding—
The power was dazzling, and the extremely hot air currents moved wildly across the field...
In the white fog, Fang Yuan and Milotic quietly watched the situation on the field while Brock, completely shrouded in the fog, stood with an extremely complicated expression. After a moment of silence, he quietly put away the Key Stone.
He should have known not to call out to Area E...
"This..."
As the white fog cleared, the announcer was the first to be stunned, unsure of what to say.
Wasn't it supposed to be a demonstration match? How did it turn into a Championship battle?
The entire stadium's audience descended into silence, watching in disbelief as Dumb Hippo lay fainted on the ground.
And with shocked eyes, they gazed at the still graceful and beautiful Milotic amidst the fog.
Finally, they turned their gaze towards Fang Yuan standing behind Milotic, swallowing hard; could it be...
Heavenly King Brock... lost??!
Who... exactly is this person??
At this time, Brock, Misty, and the others were just as stunned.
The most excited among them was Xiaozhi, who laughed heartily, turned around and said, "Hey, it's your turn to fulfill your promise... huh, where is she?"
Xiaozhi had just turned back to ask the girl with light green hair to fulfill her promise, but when he turned around, she was gone...
Xiaozhi was taken aback; she wasn't playing fair.
Meanwhile, Lu Qiya's heart was racing as she ran through the corridors with her phone in hand.
"How's it possible... How did that Milotic suddenly become so powerful, what on earth happened? Right, I should ask Uncle Mikoli," she pondered, running while holding her phone, having recorded the latter half of the battle which she planned to send to her Uncle Mikoli.