At that very moment, he slowly raised his arm, revealing the z-ring on his wrist, shimmering with a mysterious light.
In an instant, the atmosphere on the entire field seemed to solidify, so heavy that Zhang Heng felt somewhat breathless.
Recalling the recently concluded round of confrontation, Zhang Heng calmly and coolly commanded his Bastiodon to use Grassy Glide, skillfully and easily defusing Drednaw's fierce offensive.
It must be said that Bastiodon, as a Pokémon with a Rock and Steel-type combination, indeed has remarkably excellent resistance.
However, as the saying goes, everything has two sides; the inherent flaws of this type combination are also obvious and unavoidable—it is quadruply weak to two extremely popular types!
At this moment, a shadow fell over Zhang Heng's heart.
Because he had no way of knowing what type of z-crystal he would use in the upcoming battle.
If he held a Fighting z-crystal that could deal quadruple super effective damage to Bastiodon, or a Ground z-crystal with similar quadruple super effective power, or Drednaw's Water Z-Crystal.
In that case, if Bastiodon were unfortunately hit by a super effective z-crystal, it would undoubtedly suffer a heavy blow, and the situation might become irreversible.
From a type perspective, Zhang Heng was undoubtedly at a disadvantage in this battle.
What was even more troublesome was that the unique design of Z-Moves ensured they would always hit their target when activated.
Even if the opponent was in a Protect state, they would still take at least one-quarter of the damage.
His face became somewhat playful as he said, "You said I only know how to run, but what about now?"
Zhang Heng remained silent, his expression grave as he stared intently at him, his mind racing, trying to figure out how to escape unscathed.
He knew then that he no longer had the ability to confront him head-on, as his previous maneuvers had exhausted his options.
To defend against a Z-Moves attack, the most effective method is to retaliate with the same Z-Moves.
However, Zhang Heng's z-crystal had already been used in a previous battle.
This powerful move places too much burden on a Pokémon, so much so that they can only use it once in a single battle.
Not only that, but as a high-ranking member of the Water Blade Gang, he must possess more than one Elite Four-level Pokémon.
Zhang Heng had never forgotten the huge disparity in their strength.
Fortunately, Zhang Heng's original goal had been achieved—successfully interrupting the activation of the S-rank ground gem skill, which undoubtedly greatly delayed his progress in breaking through the Divine Beast Field.
Just then, he slowly reached into his leather jacket and pulled out a conical gem shimmering with a brilliant blue light, carefully embedding it into his z-ring.
As the gem perfectly fit into the z-ring, a heart-pounding energy surge instantly rippled outwards.
Zhang Heng's heart jolted; it was a Water Z-Crystal!
He chuckled, then said, "I just took one of your moves, so can you all take this one?"
He tightly crossed his arms over his chest, and the Water Z-Crystal embedded in the z-ring on his wrist suddenly erupted with a dazzling, brilliant blue light.
The light scattered like countless streams of water, and as if alive, transformed into wisps of pure energy that continuously surged towards Drednaw, gradually converging onto its body.
At this moment, a hint of excitement couldn't help but show on Zhang Heng's face, as this was his first time witnessing someone use a Z-Moves in reality.
Although the opponent's target was his side, he secretly thought to himself, "Just thinking about this pale-faced middle-aged man, dancing and shouting those chuunibyou lines, and then shouting out the move name, I can't help but want to laugh."
He simply crossed his arms and then shouted, "Hydro Vortex!"
Zhang Heng thought, "Hmm??? Why isn't he doing the awkward spinning and jumping dance?? Why isn't he shouting chuunibyou lines? He just released the Z-Moves directly??"
The surging Water-type energy that had surrounded them suddenly seemed to be drawn by some mysterious force, and in the blink of an eye, it condensed into a turbulent, vast ocean.
This ocean, with overwhelming power, instantly engulfed Bastiodon and Drednaw completely.
One must know that Bastiodon, as a Rock-type Pokémon, has an innate aversion and fear of Water-type energy.
Now surrounded by endless seawater, it immediately felt its breathing become extremely difficult, and the deep-seated extreme dislike for water was infinitely amplified.
The intense discomfort caused Bastiodon to begin struggling frantically, seemingly on the verge of losing control.
In the nick of time, Zhang Heng decisively gave the command: "Bastiodon, use Iron Defense!"
Hearing Zhang Heng's familiar voice, Bastiodon suppressed its inner agitation and instinctive fear of water, trying to calm its emotions and focus its mind to mobilize the Steel-type energy contained within its body.
In an instant, its entire body emitted a dazzling silver-white light, and it then quickly unleashed its inherent signature move—Iron Defense.
Iron Defense, a Steel-type status move, allows the user to raise its defense by two stages after using it.
This is a standard move for physical walls, often used in conjunction with Facade.
On Drednaw's massive body, dazzling blue lights burst forth like fireworks, brilliant and captivating.
These lights seemed to possess life, rapidly spreading and dyeing the surrounding space a deep blue.
Countless Water-type energies converged from all directions, solidifying into tangible seawater.
In the blink of an eye, this ocean was completely controlled by Drednaw.
And within that vast and boundless ocean, a deep vortex silently emerged.
It was like a beast with an open maw, greedily devouring everything around it.
This vortex continuously expanded and grew, its height already exceeding tens of meters!
At this moment, the poor Bastiodon was at the center of the vortex.
The powerful centrifugal force rendered it utterly powerless to resist, and it could only watch helplessly as it was slowly pulled high into the sky by this terrifying force.
In this Hydro Vortex, the turbulent currents were like a group of wild horses, galloping and roaring, repeatedly impacting and severely damaging Bastiodon's body.
With each impact, Bastiodon let out painful roars, and its hard scales gradually developed cracks under the fierce assault.
However, just as Bastiodon struggled bitterly, Drednaw let out another deafening roar.
Immediately after, it fully controlled the massive water vortex, charging with overwhelming force towards the Divine Beast Field nearby.
In an instant, the entire Divine Beast Field was enveloped by the raging currents.
However, Zhang Heng could keenly sense that the Z-Moves he used was clearly not as powerful as his Evil-type Z-Moves—Dark Void.
Perhaps he didn't know the correct movements and chuunibyou lines.
An unexpected change occurred, crack...
Cracks appeared in the Divine Beast Field's barrier?!
Zhang Heng secretly cursed, "His target was never Bastiodon from the beginning; he intended to use the Water-type Z-Moves to break through the Divine Beast Field."