As the two Pokémon collided, they simultaneously recoiled and landed in the distance, warily eyeing each other.
At this moment, Harrison and Black Ash locked eyes, a glimmer shining in both their gazes.
They both knew the next exchange would be the final battle between their two Pokémon.
It was also Harrison's last stand.
After all, he understood that even if his Dragonite was fortunate enough to win this final clash, it would still be defeated by Ash's remaining Pokémon.
After all, so far, Ash had only used his second Pokémon.
His Dragonite couldn't possibly defeat the remaining four Pokémon, no matter what.
So for this final move, he had to make it magnificent and passionate.
Ash naturally understood this truth. So at this moment, he extended his hand and pointed at Charizard in the distance.
"Charizard, you need to give it everything you've got for this next move."
Hearing his words, Charizard let out an excited cry.
At this time, Harrison no longer hesitated. He shouted loudly,
"Dragonite, use your final move—Hyper Beam!"
As his words fell, Dragonite opened its mouth and unleashed a powerful purple-black Hyper Beam. The terrifying beam sliced through the air, hurtling toward Charizard in the distance.
Ash also clenched his fists at that moment and shouted,
"Charizard, right now! Use Dragon Rage!"
As his words fell, Charizard also spewed out an extremely powerful Dragon Rage. The violent energy surged forward.
The attacks of both sides collided the next moment, erupting in a terrifying roar.
Everyone looked on. They all felt excited at this moment, and within that excitement lay a trace of anticipation.
They all wanted to know who would claim final victory.
The violent power flickered across the sky, terrifying light staining everything.
Ash and Harrison clenched their fists across from each other, watching the clash before them. The excitement in their eyes had reached its peak.
Then they saw a terrifying explosion ignite at that moment.
Followed by a terrifying light, igniting everything.
A rumbling sound echoed. When the light dissipated,
they saw Dragonite and Charizard in the distance—both standing on the ground.
But their eyes had lost focus.
It was obvious that at this moment, both Pokémon had simultaneously lost their ability to fight.
Under everyone's gaze, the two Pokémon fell to the ground at the same time, then fainted.
The next moment, thunderous cheers erupted.
And this cheer was not only for Ash, the victor, but also for Harrison on the opposite side.
Harrison had used his Pokémon to finally defeat Charizard.
Although he had used his entire team of six to defeat only two of his opponent's Pokémon, for Harrison, this was the limit he could reach. It was naturally worthy of the crowd's cheers.
Amid the applause, Ash slowly walked off the stage and made his way toward his companions.
Brock and Misty in the distance saw Black Ash approaching, and they both smiled.
They hadn't felt much suspense about this battle.
In other words, there were very few opponents who could truly challenge Ash now.
After all, Black Ash had unreasonable Pokémon like Legendaries in his possession.
Even if not all his Legendaries had reached their peak state, defeating ordinary Pokémon was still easy.
Of course, Ash most likely wouldn't bring out Legendaries in a normal battle.
Because he himself knew that would be completely unfair.
So unless absolutely necessary, Ash wouldn't send Legendaries into battle.
He would only use the other Pokémon he had trained to defeat his opponents and earn the audience's cheers.
"Next, it's time for a big celebration dinner," Brock said with a smile in his eyes.
Hearing his words, Ash opposite him slowly nodded.
"Naturally. Although there's still one match left, celebrating in advance shouldn't be a problem."
With that, Black Ash led the group directly toward a restaurant.
After they entered, they ordered a large amount of food and began eating happily.
In the real world —
At this moment, Brock and Misty beside Ash involuntarily looked at him.
The two didn't speak, but the meaning in their eyes said everything.
Ash had just played the penultimate match of the Silver Conference and immediately went to celebrate.
The Silver Conference had been going on for a while here, but so far, Ash hadn't treated them to a proper meal.
Feeling everyone's gaze, Ash couldn't help but touch his nose and smiled.
"I did want to treat you all to a big dinner—I just hadn't said it out loud."
Brock and Misty rolled their eyes simultaneously. Others might not know, but they knew Ash very well. Maybe Ash didn't care about the money for this meal, but he definitely hadn't had this idea before.
Perhaps for Ash, now that he had won the Silver Conference, he needed to move on to the next city immediately.
Even without stopping, there would be no rest at all. The only reason he remained here without moving was naturally because of the Black World screen in the sky.
Now hearing Ash's words, they didn't say much. They simply followed Ash to the restaurant and ate to their hearts' content.
At this moment, in a hotel room specially provided by the Silver Conference,
Cynthia looked at Caitlin opposite her, a slight smile in her eyes.
"Caitlin, your figure seems to be getting even better."
Hearing her words, Caitlin's expression didn't change at all. She even excitedly looked her body up and down.
"What you say seems to be true—my figure has become fuller again. But Cynthia, your figure is no less impressive than mine."
Hearing Caitlin's words, Cynthia slowly nodded. The two of them usually had similar figures, both at the top level. It was normal to notice each other while bathing.
At this moment, Caitlin's eyes suddenly looked at Cynthia beside her and spoke softly.
"So, what do you think about Ash now?"
The moment she heard these words, Cynthia's face flushed slightly. Then she spoke in a low voice.
"I just think of him as a little brother. What other ideas could I have?"
Hearing her denial, Caitlin laughed. She didn't believe her best friend truly thought that way.
Ash sat on the edge of his bed, looking at the Black World screen in the sky, determination in his eyes.
At this moment, Ash had decided to become stronger. He would learn from Black Ash's training methods.
He had to use this approach to gradually catch up to his counterpart's pace.
Although he wasn't sure if he could ever face Black Ash in the future,
Ash knew from beginning to end that he and Black Ash had the same starting point. But now, one was in the heavens, and the other was on the ground. Ash was the one underground.
Faced with this situation, he naturally felt unwilling to accept it.
"The final match is beginning!" Brock beside him suddenly said loudly.
Hearing his words, Ash and Misty beside him simultaneously looked up at the sky.
Sure enough, images appeared on the Black World screen.
In the Black World —
Ash stood on the stage once again.
At this moment, he stared straight ahead.
However, the figure that appeared before him made everyone feel somewhat surprised.
Because this figure was none other than Elesa!
[Caitlin]: Why did Elesa appear there?
[Cynthia]: Shouldn't Ash's final opponent be an ordinary, nameless trainer?
[Steven Stone]: It seems the situation there is different from ours.
[Flint]: I originally thought the gap between them wouldn't be too big. But now it seems the battle difference between White Ash and Black Ash is far too great.
[Lorelei]: That's true. If it were Elesa, could she defeat Black Ash at this point?
[Elesa]: I feel like I probably couldn't.
[Elesa]: The power Black Ash has displayed has already surpassed ordinary trainers. Even if he doesn't use his Legendary Pokémon, the gap isn't that much smaller.
Everyone was surprised, so they looked at the Black World even more excitedly.
For them, this battle had started with Ash dominating everyone!
It had transformed into an extremely exciting, highly anticipated match.
White Ash in the real world slowly clenched his fists.
He had no idea why things had changed so dramatically.
For him now,
everything appearing here always seemed so different.
His eyes flickered slightly, and anticipation appeared on his face.
"Black Ash's opponents are different from mine… Is it because the gap in our strength is too wide?"
Ash murmured to himself, his gaze intensifying.
In the Black World —
At this moment, Black Ash looked at Elesa opposite him, a slight smile on his lips.
"I didn't expect the two of us would be facing each other now. This battle just became even more exciting."
Hearing Ash's words, Elesa opposite him also smiled.
"Indeed. I came here specifically to battle you."
"Come out, Zebstrika!"
As her voice fell, red light flashed, and Zebstrika appeared in the center of the arena.
The moment it appeared, Zebstrika's body crackled with lightning, displaying its power.
Seeing this scene, the smile on Black Ash's lips widened slightly.
"A Zebstrika, is it? Then I can't take this battle lightly."
Saying this, Black Ash clenched his fist at that moment and directly summoned his own Pokémon.
What he summoned was Snorlax.
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