As he was thinking, Gyarados had already opened its massive mouth, revealing sharp teeth still flecked with saliva, and bit down hard on Ditto's neck.
Seeing this, Drake dared not be distracted any longer. He waved his hand and shouted, "Ditto, dodge it quickly!"
Hearing the command, Ditto, which already wanted to dodge, quickly twisted its body. Fortunately, it dodged in time, barely scraping past Gyarados's massive jaws and avoiding the attack.
However, although the bite missed, because of this, the two Pokémon did not separate but remained entangled in the pool.
The water they churned up splashed against the nearby rocks, creating countless waves.
But… although it had dodged the massive jaws, the next second, Drake watched as Gyarados lunged forward again, ramming into Ditto.
This time, Ditto failed to avoid it and was hit squarely by Gyarados.
Its body swayed slightly, and it let out a pained grunt.
Hmm?
Just from these few exchanges, Drake had already sensed that something was wrong.
Because they had just clashed with Aqua Tail, the two Pokémon were too close. Even if he wanted to get out of Gyarados's attack range now, Ditto's current size was too large, preventing it from quickly escaping like a smaller Pokémon.
This can't go on. I have to fight back hard!
In his view, since they were both Gyarados, if it came down to ferocity, he believed his Ditto would not necessarily be at a disadvantage.
With this thought, he shouted loudly, "Ditto, use Bite! Restrain its movement!"
Ditto also opened its large mouth and bit down on Gyarados's neck. Gyarados, having lost its reason, showed no sign of dodging, so Ditto's bite landed directly on its neck.
Gyarados roared in fury and began to twist its body violently.
"Excellent!"
Seeing the attack land, Drake's furrowed brow relaxed slightly.
However, just as he was about to let out a sigh of relief, he and Ditto had clearly underestimated the ferocity of the Gyarados before them.
Provoked by the intense pain, Gyarados, instead of retreating, advanced. It violently flipped its body and, ignoring that its own neck was still in the opponent's mouth, opened its massive jaws again and bit back onto Ditto's neck.
In an instant, the two Pokémon were like two giant pythons, twisted and entangled together.
They bit down harder and harder, and even though their bodies were immobilized, neither was willing to be the first to let go.
But Ditto was, after all, a fake. It was used to fighting by the book in competitions. When had it ever experienced such a primitive battle, with no regard for its own safety?
Thus, after holding on for only a few seconds, it could no longer bear the bone-deep pain and was forced to open its mouth.
"Not good!"
Drake was shocked. Seeing his Ditto at a disadvantage after only a few rounds, he shouted, "In that case, Ditto, you use Thrash too!"
In his view, since Gyarados was so powerful after going into a frenzy, the only way to fight it was to have Ditto go into a frenzy as well.
Hearing Drake's command, Ditto's eyes turned red, and it too abandoned reason.
It began to attack wildly, but to everyone's surprise, even so, Ditto was still pinned under Gyarados, completely powerless to resist.
It wanted to struggle, but it was a futile effort that only earned it an even more brutal bite.
Not only that, but Gyarados's sharp teeth tore open the scales on Ditto's body. Instantly, a large amount of blood gushed out like a fountain, dyeing a large patch of the pool water red.
Isn't… isn't that too brutal?
Seeing this bloody scene, many spectators' eyes widened in horror.
"Why! Why!! WHY!!!" The announcer also shot up from his seat, his hands on the table, and shouted in an almost shrill voice of disbelief, "Why is it that they are both Gyarados, even using the same moves, but the Ditto-Gyarados just can't beat this more ferocious one!?"
This question also arose in the hearts of the audience.
For a moment, seeing such a ferocious Gyarados, the audience was in an uproar.
They didn't understand why, in a close-quarters battle between two seemingly identical Gyarados, Ditto was at a clear, visible disadvantage.
But in the end, probably only Natsui in the entire stadium knew the answer.
His Gyarados had no technique, no flashy moves. It was simply displaying the most extreme rage in its heart, the most primitive and cruel power, for all to see.
No matter how perfect Ditto's imitation was, in the face of true ferocity, it was still just a fake.
Besides, his Gyarados was a terrifying monster that had truly been bathed in blood. How could it be compared to an ordinary Gyarados?
At that moment, under Gyarados's relentless biting, Ditto had already lost consciousness and had passively reverted to its original form.
Seeing that it could no longer resist but was still being savaged by Gyarados, Drake couldn't help but shout, "That's enough! Stop!"
Glancing at Drake, Natsui said, "You should know that Gyarados has lost its reason now and won't listen to anyone's commands. Even I can't stop it."
Knowing that Natsui was right, Drake could only take out a Poké Ball and, waiting for the right moment, recall Ditto from a distance.
Seeing that the victor had been decided, the referee raised the green flag, signaling that Natsui had won the first match.
"I can't believe it! As the first line of defense for Drake, the Ditto that has defeated so many opponents in the past has been defeated so easily!"
The announcer first exclaimed, then, with a hint of unwillingness, changed his tone. "As everyone can see, this Gyarados is truly unstoppable, its performance extremely ferocious! So, let's congratulate Challenger Natsui on taking the first round and moving on to the second!"
Scattered applause came from the spectator stands.
It was clear that the audience was still stunned by Gyarados and hadn't yet recovered from the shock.
And that scene, besides being imprinted in the minds of the Orange Archipelago audience present, was also broadcast live to the Kanto region.
Compared to the chilled audience of the Orange League, the bikers in the clubhouse were now cheering wildly.
"He won! The boss is so amazing!"
"That Gyarados is so imposing!"
"So much for the Orange League Head Trainer! He's not all that, it seems!"
Even within the Sakuragi Institute, there was an atmosphere of joyous laughter.
On the field, Natsui took out a Poké Ball and also recalled the still-raging Gyarados, letting it rest inside and recover from the after-effects of using Thrash.
On the other side, Drake looked at Natsui and said seriously, "As expected of the Indigo League champion. This Gyarados of yours is truly the most… formidable one I have ever seen!"
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