Chapter 288: Crazy Combo


    “Arcanine, Extreme Speed!”


    The silhouette of a xen-haired figure dashed across the stage, captivating the audience. From the primary judging to the current Contest Battle, Arcanine had delivered a unique experience to everyone watching.


    Bang!!


    Snox’s Body m pinned Arcanine beneath it, however after a gust of dust swept across the ground, a loud noise echoed through the air, and the massive Snox was sent flying straight into the sky by Arcanine in Extreme Speed state. [TN: I’ve checked the official website and there is no chapter portion or chapter missing.]


    Ding! The opponent’s appeal points dropped to zero, and Arcanine won the first round of the Contest Battle.


    “No one can stop it!”


    “Yeah, you could see that from the primary judging round. With Arcanine’s speed, how could there be anypetition…”


    Up until now, most people’s impression of Arcanine has remained on its speed. Indeed, whether in the Performance Stage or in the Contest Battle, its speed was always the highlight. In battles, opponents couldn’t even touch its fur.


    And when they did, it was usually because Terrance left it as a deliberate trap.Compared to his other Pokémon’s battle strategies, Arcanine’s approach to showcasing its charm was simple.


    But because this method was so direct and powerful, it gave the audience an indescribable feeling of satisfaction.


    “Terrance is up again!”


    “And it’s still Arcanine.”


    “The opponent is sending out… uh, Muk?!”


    A Pokémon made entirely of sludge, emanated a foul odor as soon as it entered the stage. Arcanine’s sensitive nose twitched at the smell, causing it to blink involuntarily.


    “Trying to use that to counter Arcanine, huh?”


    Terrance gave an imperceptible smile. The audience couldn’t see it, but the contestants could. Arcanine’s overwhelming strength wasn’t just in its speed but also its power.


    How much does a Snox weigh?


    Though not the heaviest Pokémon, it’s certainly in the top 20 by average weight.


    Yet this massive Pokémon was sent flying into the sky with a single hit from Arcanine. Such power couldn’t help but make Terrance’s next opponents nervous.


    “You can do it, Muk!” Terrance’s opponent shouted, thinking to themselves, “If it’s Muk…so far, Arcanine’s attack has only been Tackle. With Muk’s body, it can absorb much of the impact. Plus, with its stench and toxic body, Arcanine likely won’t want to get too close.”


    Terrance’s opponent felt pleased with themselves, thinking they had found the perfect way to counter Arcanine. Seeing Arcanine avoiding eye contact with Muk only boosted their confidence.


    “Are you feeling troubled?”


    Terrance nced at Arcanine and asked.


    After all, he had just cleaned its fur before the match, and if it got into an intense battle with Muk, the extent of its fur getting dirty would be far beyond that of a typical battle…


    “If you’re feeling troubled, then don’t overthink it. Just cover yourself in mes,” Terrance gave his permission.


    Arcanine let out a howl, nodding as a red gleam shed across its eyes. The mes within its body surged, a potent force building up.


    The battle began—


    The moment themand was given, mes erupted around Arcanine, and the raging mes only amplified its domineering presence.


    “Whoosh~~”


    Muk hurled a Sludge Bomb forward, but in the next instant, the scene froze as Muk was suddenlyunched into the air.


    “Sizzle~~”


    A sizzling sound filled the air as an unknown amount of poison in Muk’s body was incinerated by the intense mes. A figure cloaked in mes, barely recognizable, burst through the air with a loud bang, leaping into the sky. Before Muk could react, the burning body mmed into it, sending it flying in another direction.


    A massive, murky cloud rose at the edge of the stage, obscuring Muk from the audience’s view. But in the next moment, a sh of light cut through the cloud as Muk was sent flying again!


    “This, this is…”


    “Does Arcanine’s attack have no cooldown?” someone muttered in disbelief.


    Muk’s soft body makes it hard to imagine what kind of impact could possibly send it flying so cleanly, and it seemed to happen without it being able to put up any struggle.


    “What is this…” A judge rubbed his chin, staring at the screen where the appeal points were continuously decreasing, and at Arcanine, who was attacking relentlessly without even catching its breath. He began to question life itself. The battle had reached a point where not even a single chance was given to the opponent. This was truly pitiful!


    Boom! Boom! Boom!


    Around Muk, the entire area had be a domain of mes. Fire had already engulfed its surroundings, making it seem as though Arcanine was always circling nearby.


    In the midst of the zing fire, a powerful surge was relentlessly battering Muk’s body.


    This went beyond raw strength—it was a refined, explosive technique. Using the aftershocks ofpressed air, Arcanine was sending Muk flying repeatedly.


    “Muuuukkk!!!!”


    Muk raised its head and cried out, intending to cover itself in all the dangerous poison it had stored in its body, to threaten its opponent.


    But as waves of heat rolled in, brilliant mes erupted around Arcanine, exploding outward. The immense force sent Muk flying once again, from one side of the stage to the other. No matter how much Muk tried to stick its gooey body to the ground, it was helpless.


    A torrent of mes, propelled at gale-like speed, pummeled Muk to the brink of copse. Though the impacts weren’t particrly strong, the frequency was terrifyingly fast, leaving Muk no time to react!


    The mes had engulfed the entire stage as Arcanine showcased its skills, rampaging unchecked. At this moment….the opponent’s appeal points were also slowly decreasing.


    Gulp.


    The audience swallowed nervously. This wild yet dazzling battle opened the door to a new world for them, and they couldn’t look away, afraid they might miss Arcanine’s continuous attacks.


    Suddenly, Arcanine stamped its paws on the scorched and cracked ground, mes rising from its body,rger and fiercer than before, and charged forward!


    This time, the mes were not concentrated. Due to its extreme speed, the scattered fire ravaged the air, resembling fiery clouds. After a wild roar, with an earth-shattering momentum, Arcanineunched its final strike on Muk. It stamped on the ground, creating countless cracks, and its entire body became like a drill. First, it leaped violently, then drew an arc in midair before mming down onto Muk from above—


    Boom boom boom boom boom!!!


    mes exploded from Arcanine’s body, and the entire scene was obscured by the raging fire. Yet this did not affect the audience’s judgment of the situation…


    The result was clear, wasn’t it?


    As they awaited the assessment of the performance….the audience silently shouted in their hearts.


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