Artio's tail feathers, long and elegant, weren't just for show—they shifted with the air currents, enabling precise, flexible flight.

  But now, with half of them damaged, its trol was promised. Flying was still possible, but intricate aerial maneuvers were out of the question

  "Artio, use Brave Bird!"

  Artio, eager to turagross into scrap iron, heard the and from Acacia. The anger building within it seemed to explode. Its loud cry resonated with endless fury.

  This intense aransformed into substantial energy, making Brave Bird's power even more terrifying.

  As Artio dove from above, the air around it tinuously pressed aed, f a visible air barrier. However, it had yet to break the sound barrier.

  Artio desded like a meteorite, the air pressure across the battlefield steadily increasing. Even before Brave Bird made tact, cracks and depressions began to form in the ground below.

  "Gulp~!"

  Many spectators swallowed hard at the sight. Even through the protective cover, they felt the immense pressure radiating from Brave Bird.

  This sensation lified by the unique pressure of Artio as a legendary Pokémon. bihese forces could intimidate most other Pokémon before they even began to fight.

  Pokémon with a high life level, eveanding still, often rendered ordinary Pokémon thteo move.

  Though champion-level Pokémon, were higher than Artio in terms of life level, but in front of first-level legendaries even they were suppressed.

  However, if a first-level legendary wants to kill a champion, that's still retively difficult. After all, Champions were not naive; if they sehey could not win, they would just flee.

  Faced with Artio's overwhelming assault, Julian shouted passionately, "Mega Metagross, Giga Impact!"

  His blood seemed to igh determination.

  There was no hiding, no guarding,—this would be a head-on csh.

  Julian was ready to front Artio directly.

  His bold and recisely what the audience wanted; only the most passionate collision of moves could ighe loudest cheers from the crowd.

  "Artietagross!"

  The crowd erupted iement, their voices eg throughout the arena.

  On the official live broadcast from Imperial College, the number of viewers online surged beyond 3 million.

  Initially, this exge match might not have warranted an official broadcast, but the appearance of Artio prompted Imperial College to stream the event.

  If the Mega Metagross emerged victorious, the reputation of Imperial College would overshadow that of Shu Uy, leading to a signifit increase in applicatio year.

  versely, if they lost, it wouldn't be shameful. Julian's Metagross had already fought through ches, and its strength and energy were no lo their peak.

  Battling a legendary Pokémon like Artiade a loss more acceptable, especially after pushing it to its limits.

  Therefore, regardless of the oute, this battle was a signifit win for Imperial College.

  Uhe watchful eyes of tless spectators, Metagross and Artio transformed into streaks of white and red, colliding in mid-air.

  "Boom!!!"

  The sound of their collision was deafening. Even with the protective cover in pce, spectators closer to the a felt dizzy and disoriented from the sound's impact, their eyes bnk with shobsp;

  The violent shockwave surged across the battlefield, remi of a scythe, wreaking havoc everywhere. The arena, which spahe size of two football fields, became unreizable, with no intact grou in its wake.

  The protective barrier began to crumble uhe onsught of this tremendous energy.

  In a panic, the staff hurriedly raised the protective cover's strength from pseudo-Elite to Elite. The barrier stabilized just in time as they gazed at the battling Pokémon with fear, internally beling them as monsters.

  "Boom!"

  The standoff betweewo did not st long. After only three seds, Mega Metagross's Giga Impact overcame Artio's Brave Bird, sending the legendary Pokémon crashing to the ground like a broken kite.

  Theagross nded.

  "Protect!"

  "Freeze Dry!"

  Julian issued his and just ahead of Acacia.

  Acacia's face drained of color as she realized Julian had anticipated her move.

  Artio, now grounded, mao unleash a weak attack, but it was effectively tered by the prote shield of Metagross.

  With the shield in pce, Mega Metagross positioself in front of Artio, its eyes fshing with cold determination. Artio felt a chill of dread as it locked eyes with the powerful Pokémon.

  In the wild, Metagross was a ruthless hunter, feared by many.

  "Metal Cw!" Julian anded, his voice steady and cold.

  The sharp cws tore through the air with a high-pitched shriek. Artio screamed as the Metal Cw struck, feathers flying along with a spray of blood.

  The blow to its head caused Artio to tremble untrolbly.

  "Finish it with Meteor Mash!"

  "Meta!"

  Seemingly sensing its immi demise, Artio's eyes flickered with crity amidst the chaos, yearning tle. Yet, it found itself firmly pinned by Metagross.

  Us desperate gaze, the Meteor Mash tio magnify in its eyes.

  "Boom!"

  The fierce attack smmed into Artio again, creating a crater over teers wide in the ground. At this point, the once-mighty legendary Pokémon y motionless, uo move.

  "Artio..." Acacia Liu muttered, her face pale, uo believe the se unfolding before her.

  The referee stepped in to check it out, repeating the process multiple times for firmation.

  "Artio loses bat ability. Metagross wins!"

  At that moment, Metagross had successfully taken down a legendary Pokémon.

  A massive cheer erupted from the audience. tless voices ted the names of Julian aagross, their excitement palpable as if they themselves had defeated Artio.

  The fall of Artio revealed to them that even the most exalted legendary Pokémon could be defeated.

  It felt akin to witnessing someone overp a Dragoh sheer human strength.

  This demonstration of strength, proven through a, was more motivating and ving than any written words or books could vey.

  "King Julian!"

  A voice called out, and soon the crowd echoed the name.

  On the live broadcast, colorful ents flooded the s, celebrating the moment.

  Julian, though not ventionally handsome, had a fortable and cold demeanor that lent him an air of mystery.

  Havied from Mega Evolutioagross emanated a powerful aura, floating quietly before Julian, who stood with his hands in his pockets, gazing upward into the bright sky.

  Julian: It's f*****g hot.

  In that moment, Metagross's level surged from 59 to 61, achieving a remarkable two-level jump.

  With its victory over a legendary Pokémoagross officially became a pseudo-Elite Pokémon.