The fierce, no-holds-barred battle between the two continued for several minutes.
Zapdos once again relied on the tremendous speed boost provided by Agility and attempted to use Air Cutter to harass MegaKabuterimon.
This time, however, MegaKabuterimon had already been successfully deceived by the same tactic twice.
It had finally figured out Zapdos's method of attack and flight trajectory.
The instant Zapdos approached, MegaKabuterimon seized the perfect opportunity.
Crackling arcs of electricity gathered around its enormous horn.
Then, after taking a running start, it swung its horn upward.
The attack struck Zapdos's body with perfect accuracy.
The blow left Zapdos reeling.
It could no longer maintain stable flight and was sent hurtling backward.
It crashed heavily onto the ground.
Zapdos was now in an extremely miserable state.
However, MegaKabuterimon was not doing much better.
Under Zapdos's relentless hit-and-run attacks, countless fine scratches had appeared across its red carapace.
Some areas had even been scorched black by lightning.
MegaKabuterimon gasped heavily for breath.
It had clearly expended a considerable amount of stamina.
Nevertheless, judging from the battle so far, the two sides were still evenly matched.
Immediately afterward, Zapdos unsteadily flew back into the air.
A pale greenish-white light illuminated its body.
Countless feathers seemed to descend from the sky and settle upon it.
Then, its previously weakened aura began to recover.
That was right!
Under these circumstances, Zapdos had used Roost and restored a significant amount of stamina.
It appeared that Zapdos intended to drag MegaKabuterimon into a prolonged battle.
It planned to gradually exhaust all of MegaKabuterimon's stamina and energy.
Shiko also realized what it was trying to do.
His brows furrowed slightly.
He had not expected Zapdos to pull something like this.
At this rate, the battle between the two of them would probably continue for another ten minutes or more.
That was far too long.
Even Shiko was beginning to find the battle tedious to watch.
Since that was the case—
Shiko decisively extended his hand.
In an instant, invisible energy surged wildly from his palm.
The energy connected directly to MegaKabuterimon's body.
The next moment, MegaKabuterimon was completely enveloped in dense white light.
Wait...
That light was—?!
Everyone at the arena froze when they saw it.
They were all extremely familiar with that light.
Was that not the light of evolution?
Could that powerful red beetle Pokémon be about to evolve?
Everyone was stunned by how unreal the situation felt.
During the battle just moments ago, the creature had fought evenly against Zapdos.
But now they were being told that this powerful Pokémon, which was comparable to Zapdos, had not even reached its final evolutionary form!
Was that not far too absurd?
It was not only the ordinary spectators in the stands.
The senior officials from the various Alliances in the VIP viewing area also exchanged stunned looks.
For a while, none of them could find the words to speak.
From the moment they first saw this strange beetle Pokémon, they had sensed that something was unusual.
Now, they had witnessed this powerful creature beginning to evolve again.
When they remembered that this creature belonged to Shiko, they immediately understood the answer.
Was this situation not exactly the same as what had happened with WarGreymon?
Back then, WarGreymon had already possessed strength comparable to a Third-tier Legendary.
Yet even at that level, it had still not reached the limit of its evolution.
As they recalled everything that had happened back then, the spectators immediately understood.
Strictly speaking, this red beetle creature could not be categorized as a Pokémon at all.
Instead, it was an entirely new species personally created by Shiko.
While everyone was still thinking, the white light surrounding the arena had already grown as dense as a pillar reaching into the sky.
The radiance was so dazzling that it was almost impossible to keep one's eyes open.
Although they could not clearly see the figure inside the white light, they could still make out its gradually changing silhouette.
Moreover, everyone could clearly sense its aura steadily growing stronger.
There was no mistake!
Judging from the current situation, it was undoubtedly evolving!
It was difficult to imagine!
The strength of a Third-tier Legendary was not even this creature's limit!
It could still advance another step and become even stronger!
Such a thing was unheard of!
When the white light slowly receded, every spectator stretched out their necks.
At last, they could clearly see the figure standing in the battle arena.
It no longer resembled the enormous red beetle from before.
Its entire body had become golden.
It resembled a divine golden god of insects!
(End of Chapter)
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