Both of Julian's Pokémon possessed exceptional mobility and the ability to fly, giving them a significant advantage against Serperior and Leafeon, who were grounded.
On top of that, ga tagross could use Teleport—a move that other tagross couldn’t learn.
Facing the relentless assault from Serperior and Leafeon, the two air-borne Pokémon relied on their superior speed and maintained distance, effortlessly dodging every attack.
After several exchanges, Serperior and Leafeon hadn’t even grazed ga tagross or Moltres.
"Serperior, use Vine Whip to grab tagross first!" William couldn’t help but call out.
But Serperior rely glanced at him coldly, completely ignoring his command.
At the level of Serperior and Leafeon, these Pokémon would only obey their own trainers. Anyone else trying to command them was futile—unless that person had watched them grow up and spent enough ti with them to build deep trust.
Seeing this, William let out a helpless, bitter laugh. Though inwardly furious, he didn’t dare show it.
His bond with these two Pokémon was nowhere near close enough.
He’d only wanted to try, and unsurprisingly, they completely ignored him.
Serperior: 'These two bugs.'
Countless erald-green leaves materialized around it, each brimming with overwhelming Grass-type energy. It was no exaggeration to say that just one of these leaves could seriously injure an Elite-level Pokémon.
Serperior: 'Let’s see you dodge this.'
The leaves shot out—it was clearly using Magical Leaf.
As a move that never misses, Magical Leaf couldn’t be dodged. The only way to deal with it was to block it or overpower it.
"tagross, Steel Beam! Moltres, Flathrower!" Julian imdiately called out.
Silver and red beams clashed head-on with Serperior’s Magical Leaf. As the attacks collided, a massive shockwave erupted, sweeping through the battlefield like a hurricane.
Steel Beam and Flathrower barely managed to hold off the attack.
But Serperior wasn’t fighting alone.
While the two sides were in a stalemate, Leafeon opened its mouth and fired an erald-green Energy Ball, no larger than a basketball—yet the power condensed within could easily flatten a small town.
At this mont, ga tagross and Moltres were trapped. If they stopped their attacks, they’d be hit by Magical Leaf. But if they persisted, Leafeon’s Energy Ball would strike them.
The two were caught in a lose-lose situation.
William’s face broke into a triumphant grin.
Yet, in the next second—his victorious expression froze.
Suddenly, the power of Moltres's Flathrower surged violently—its intensity multiplying five or six tis, easily overpowering Serperior’s Magical Leaf.
At the sa ti, ga tagross Teleported in front of the Energy Ball and smashed it apart with a teor Mash.
BOOM!
The explosion sent ga tagross flying backward, but the Energy Ball had been successfully blocked.
anwhile, Moltres's Flathrower had also completely burned away the remaining Magical Leaf.
Panting heavily, Moltres steadied itself. That sudden burst of power had drained a significant portion of its stamina—nearly half its energy was spent in that single attack.
Fortunately, as a Legendary Pokémon, its stamina reserves were vast, and its recovery speed was remarkably fast too.
"Dad, why aren’t you here yet…"
Julian frowned.
If Moltres hadn’t suddenly pushed beyond its limit to hold off that Magical Leaf—allowing ga tagross to deal with the Energy Ball—this battle might have already been over.
But relying on such unpredictable bursts was risky, and the cost was too high.
If the fight continued like this, unless Serperior and Leafeon made a huge mistake, Julian basically had no chance of winning. The odds were stacked over 90% in favor of his defeat.
'Forget it. Ti to summon wtwo.'
Julian wasn’t the type to gamble with his life.
The only reason he dared to face two Champion-level Pokémon with just ga tagross and Moltres was not because he thought he could win, but because he had an unbeatable trump card.
Currently, he possessed 20 wtwo Fragnts. Collecting 100 would allow him to permanently summon wtwo.
But even using just 10 fragnts could temporarily summon wtwo for five minutes.
Five minutes wouldn’t be enough to take on a First-class Legendary, but against two Champion-level opponents? That was more than enough ti to kill them a hundred tis over.
The only downside? wtwo Fragnts were ridiculously hard to obtain.
"You three are dead!"
Julian shouted at William, Serperior, and Leafeon.
ga tagross: "Damn, so bold."
Moltres: "Does he have another trump card?"
ga tagross: 'Trump card? What trump card? How co I don’t know about it…'
Just as Julian was about to use the fragnts—
"WHO DARES HURT MY SON?!"
A furious roar ca from afar, making Julian pause instinctively.
Turning his head, he saw a streak of white light closing in at terrifying speed—within seconds, the figure had landed right in front of him.
"Dad!"
Julian’s face lit up at the sight of Jake, whose hair was swept back wildly from the wind, his expression a mix of exhaustion and rage.
'Finally, you’re here—good thing I didn’t use them yet.'
Moltres had a look of realization: 'Ah. So Master’s trump card was… Dad Summoning Jutsu.'
Jake quickly looked Julian up and down, relieved to see he was unhard—though his face, disguised by a Ditto, looked a bit odd.
Julian, in turn, studied his father with equal curiosity. 'He’s also wearing a Ditto mask.'
If not for his familiar voice and the Skarmory beneath him, Julian might not have recognized him at all.
So now, this father and son pair stood facing each other—looking both familiar and unfamiliar at the sa ti.
"You’re Jake Walker?"
Hearing Julian call the man "Dad," William imdiately tensed up.
"? The dashing, irresistible Elite Jake? No, no—I'm just an ordinary trainer of Wyvernia."
William’s face instantly darkened at the painfully familiar phrasing.
'Like father, like son'—they really were two of a kind. They both said the exact sa thing, treating him like an idiot.
With Jake’s arrival, the situation had completely changed.
William realized this too, subtly reaching for the communicator he carried on him at all tis.
"Pick one," Jake said casually.
"Leafeon," Julian replied without hesitation, choosing the weaker of the two.
"All right."
"Son, today, your old man’s got your back," Jake said with a wide grin.
In the next second, a Poké Ball on his belt opened automatically—
A tagross identical to Julian’s appeared.
Level 89.
"ta~"
tagross glanced at Serperior, then at Julian’s own tagross.
Moltres, staring at the two near-identical steel titans, couldn’t help but ask: "Is that your dad?"
ga tagross: "No."
Both tagross were offspring split from John’s original tagross—so they were more like brothers… or sisters, since tagross were genderless.
"tagross—ga Evolve!" Jake commanded.
In the next instant, a ga tagross at level 91—early-stage Champion—appeared.
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