Compared to Gallade, the blades on Mega Gallade's arms turned from green to white.
And along the edge of the white blades, a hint of red appeared, as if the blades were stained with the blood of its enemies.
Besides that, parts of Gallade's body also changed from green to white. The most striking feature was the appearance of a white cape flowing behind it!
As Gallade completed its Mega Evolution, the cape on its back swayed gently, giving Gallade an extraordinary and deeply profound aura.
Mega Gallade!
The glow of the Key Stone flickered and faded from Gallade's head, signaling the completion of its Mega Evolution. Facing Terrance's Mega Evolution, Wikstrom laughed heartily.
He was starting to get excited too.
Even as an Elite Four, he had rarely fought Trainers who knew Mega Evolution.
Mega Gallade, even the battle-hardened Wikstrom had never faced one before!
"Aegislash, Iron Defense!" With Gallade's Mega Evolution complete, he was the first to give a command.
"Stop it." Terrance, seeing Aegislash switching forms to boost its defense, immediately commanded it to attack.
The next moment, Gallade vanished into thin air, followed by a deep, black beam of light!
Sword drawing technique, Night Slash!
In the instant it descended, Gallade seized the momentary opening and slashed at its opponent!
Boom! Amid stunned silence, Aegislash was struck and sent flying, crashing into the ground!
"Teleport?" A sharp gleam flashed in Wikstrom's eyes. Having done no prior research on Terrance, he naturally knew nothing about this Gallade's traits.
But as a top-tier Trainer, he quickly recovered from his momentary surprise.
"The defense of its Shield Forme is too strong!" Terrance furrowed his brows.
Aegislash's defense was truly terrifying. Even without training, moves that could deal effective damage to Shield Forme Aegislash were few and far between.
Looking at the Aegislash embedded in the ground, seemingly only lightly injured, Terrance turned his gaze to Gallade and began strategizing.
To win, he would have to wait for the opponent to switch into Blade Forme before attacking to deal maximum damage.
Aegislash's special ability was its capacity to switch between forms for offense and defense. Combined with exceptional combat experience, this ability was extremely troublesome.
"Use Shadow Sneak," Wikstrom commanded.
Swoosh!
Separating from its shield, Aegislash shifted into Blade Forme, instantly transforming into a shadow and merging with the ground.
"Gallade, Teleport into the air!"
Terrance shouted quickly.
The next moment, a powerful shockwave erupted beneath Gallade's feet. If it hadn't moved quickly, it would've been struck.
"Don't let it retreat, use Psycho Cut!"
Suspended in mid-air, Gallade's cape fluttered. Looking down at the Aegislash attempting to sink into the ground and turn into a shadow, Gallade swung its blade. In the blink of an eye, dozens of tangible, sword-like blades rained down like a sword rain onto the ground.
"Aegislash, Swords Dance."
As the sword rain fell, Aegislash in Blade Forme displayed one of its most practical, and most frustrating, techniques. It spun its sword at incredible speed, executing Swords Dance so fast that it formed a circular defensive sphere. Every falling Psycho Cut was deflected and destroyed by the high-speed Swords Dance.
"Now! Gallade, use Night Slash again!" Terrance shouted.
While defending and having already boosted itself once with Swords Dance, Aegislash's attack power might now even surpass that of Mega Gallade. However, Terrance had no intention of giving his opponent a chance to land a hit on Gallade.
His confidence came from the move Teleport which had reached the acme of perfection. At the exact moment Aegislash's Swords Dance ceased, Gallade once again brought down its blade. This time, Gallade followed one of the movements from the "Ten Forms of Iaido," delivering the most effective strike from mid-air to subdue its opponent.
"Aegislash, Protect!" Wikstrom frowned. In the next instant, a light barrier appeared in front of Aegislash's Blade Forme. However, it couldn't dodge Gallade's slash with this move.
Teleport activated again!
At the very moment Protect was triggered, Gallade shifted its attack direction along with the move itself via Teleport, launching a surprise assault from behind the opponent!
Splitting Waterfall!
Through the seamless chaining and application of moves, Gallade, having absorbed the concepts of the "Ten Forms of Iaido," had shed many unnecessary movements. Its attack trajectory was now stunningly clean and precise!
Shifting from sword drawing technique to a rising slash, Gallade didn't show the slightest awkwardness. Instead, the reduction of excess movements made it even more swift and fluid. A flash of light came first, followed by a loud "boom" as Aegislash was struck by Splitting Waterfall and sent flying!
This strike landed, and finally, Wikstrom's expression changed.
Mega-evolved Gallade's strength was absolutely not inferior to his Aegislash. What's more, that bizarre method of attack was something he had never encountered before.
"Can Teleport really be used this frequently?" Wikstrom asked in confusion.
"My Gallade is a little special. After Mega Evolution, it gained the Inner Focus Ability, which greatly enhances and stabilizes its psychic power," Terrance replied with a smile.
As the Blade Forme Aegislash crashed to the ground, its shield quickly flew over to its sword's side.
Aegislash slowly floated back up, but anyone could see how badly injured it was.
In Blade Forme, Aegislash's defense and attack stats were like two extremes, with its defense being pitifully low.
To take Gallade's Upward Slash, infused with multiple layers of force, with such low defense and still remain conscious, that alone was a testament to its extraordinary willpower.
Terrance closed his eyes, then suddenly opened them. Mega Gallade's power, its speed and strength, were in no way inferior to Aegislash. And with its mastery of the move Teleport, it made it extremely difficult for the opponent to switch between Blade and Shield Forme quickly enough. There was no way they could be faster than Gallade.
With this advantage, Gallade would absolutely be able to slowly gain the upper hand!
"Gallade, continue the attack," Terrance commanded.
"King's Shield!" Wikstrom quickly ordered. The power of King's Shield enveloped Aegislash's entire body, preventing Gallade from altering the trajectory of its attack. However, just before Gallade's strike could touch Aegislash, Terrance gave a single command, and Gallade instantly vanished again, using Teleport to intentionally make its attack miss.
"Perfect synchronization…" Wikstrom said with a note of disappointment.
If Gallade had hit King's Shield, not only would its attack be nullified, but its own attack stat would drop as well. In such a tense moment, Terrance had managed to make Gallade redirect its strike with just a single word, an incredible save, executed with masterful precision.
"This Teleport move is too troublesome…" Sweat dripped from Wikstrom's face. At this moment, he finally realized just how formidable the young Trainer standing across from him truly was.
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