Once their bodies had gradually warmed up, the spectators were finally able to turn their attention back to the battlefield.
But at this moment, the raging wind and snow had already obscured almost the entire arena.
Everything was blanketed in white.
It was impossible to see anything clearly.
Fortunately, there was an enormous high-definition screen hanging overhead, broadcasting what was happening inside the battlefield.
The spectators raised their heads.
As they watched the scene displayed on the screen, they couldn't help but hold their breath.
At this moment, in the eyes of every spectator, the entire battlefield had completely become Articuno's domain.
WereGarurumon was clearly at a disadvantage.
The blizzard raged wildly.
All the moisture in the air had been frozen into ice crystals by the extreme cold.
At temperatures this low, even the blood inside one's body was at risk of freezing.
Under such conditions, simply moving became considerably more difficult.
More importantly...
Articuno was still hovering above the battlefield, continuously unleashing Blizzard.
The temperature throughout the arena continued to fall.
It was even trying to freeze WereGarurumon solid.
How was it supposed to move?
Was it really incapable of fighting an aerial battle?
Belotti's gaze remained fixed on WereGarurumon in the middle of the battlefield.
He noticed that even the hot breath leaving WereGarurumon's nostrils had frozen into two thin trails of ice.
It was obvious that the extreme cold covering the battlefield was having a significant effect on it.
However, Belotti knew very well that based on Shiko's performance in the previous two battles, there was absolutely no way he would make such an obvious mistake.
Therefore...
WereGarurumon definitely possessed a way to attack Articuno.
Sure enough.
The next second, WereGarurumon, which had remained completely motionless until now, finally moved.
Its body slowly crouched down.
Its tightly coiled muscles bulged visibly, and dense veins stood out beneath them.
Was it going to jump?
The instant Belotti saw its posture, he immediately predicted what it intended to do.
He hurriedly shouted,
"Articuno! Fly higher!"
Articuno was already hovering twenty meters above the ground while unleashing its attack.
It clearly didn't understand why Belotti wanted it to climb even higher.
However, when it lowered its head and saw WereGarurumon's coiled posture below, it immediately understood.
Its wings beat violently.
Articuno climbed another twenty meters into the air.
Now, it was hovering forty meters above the battlefield.
At this height...
Surely the opponent couldn't reach it anymore, right?
That was what Articuno thought.
Belotti thought the same thing.
But what happened next completely exceeded both of their expectations.
"Jump!"
Just one simple command.
In the space of a single breath, WereGarurumon shot straight upward like a high-speed missile.
Its speed was astonishing.
It resembled a meteor.
The only difference was that ordinary meteors fell from the sky toward the ground.
WereGarurumon was doing the exact opposite.
It was soaring from the ground into the sky!
The forty-meter distance took less than a single second to cross.
In fact, saying that it happened in the blink of an eye would still have been too slow.
Before anyone could react, WereGarurumon had already appeared directly in front of Articuno!
Immediately afterward—
"Wolf Claw!"
"Ice Beam!"
WereGarurumon crossed both arms in front of its body.
In the next instant, the power within its arms erupted.
Its claws carved out several incomparably sharp crimson slashes that tore toward Articuno.
At that instant, Articuno's heart began pounding wildly.
It sensed an overwhelming feeling of danger.
It had never imagined that even from such an incredible height, WereGarurumon could reach it with nothing more than a single leap.
It was absurd!
And that wasn't all.
The sheer might contained within the incoming attack was equally terrifying.
Belotti's command caused Articuno to react immediately.
It rapidly gathered the energy within its body.
Then—
Ice Beam!
Without holding anything back, Articuno unleashed the attack directly at WereGarurumon.
(End of Chapter)
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