Upon hearing Zhang Heng call its name, Walking Wake immediately adjusted its battle stance, letting out a roar and doubling the rotational force of its Twister.
Although Azumarill was restrained in the air, Walking Wake was actually just wasting its stamina to condense Dragon-type energy, and the only effect it achieved was to restrain Azumarill.
After all, Twister is a Dragon-type move, and the Dragon-type energy mixed in the strong winds could not cause it any damage.
Following this, Walking Wake suddenly closed its eyes and began to sense the surrounding Dark Pulse, while also awaiting Zhang Heng's next command.
“Come on, Walking Wake.”
Zhang Heng took a deep breath, his eyes firm. This was the second time Zhang Heng had used Z-Moves, and everything felt so fluid.
Zhang Heng's hands were tightly crossed over his chest, as if accumulating power. At the same time, both the Z-Ring and the Dark Z-Crystal emitted a deep, pure black light, appearing mysterious and powerful.
Then, Zhang Heng slowly opened his hands, forming a wide embracing posture, his body slightly bending backward and downward. Suddenly, Zhang Heng sharply raised his head, striking a fierce pose like a tiger pouncing on its prey, and the surrounding Dark Pulse rapidly gathered around Zhang Heng like a tide.
Don't forget, the Trial Grounds are not only filled with pure Water-type energy, but also the Dark Pulse from the adjacent Evil Tower is quietly circulating within this Water Tower.
“Walking Wake! Dark Void!”
With Zhang Heng’s roar, Walking Wake’s eyes suddenly snapped open, and its aura erupted like a volcanic eruption, which was incredibly shocking.
Azumarill and Kubfu suddenly felt a strong Dark Pulse swirling around them, emanating from Zhang Heng and Walking Wake.
This sudden Dark Pulse made Azumarill feel that something was wrong, but there wasn't much it could do while caught in the Twister.
No! Azumarill gave up on resisting the Twister and instead let its body rotate with the wind's force. At the same time, Ice-type energy gathered around its body, covering it with a thick layer of solid ice, ultimately forming the Ice Beam it had just used in the center of the Twister!
Kubfu's eyes sparkled with admiration, marveling at the tactics of Walking Wake and Zhang Heng, and also at Azumarill's quick thinking.
Zhang Heng was fully focused on continuously channeling the surging Dark Pulse from the Dark Z into Walking Wake, not paying attention to Azumarill's situation.
Walking Wake let out a long roar that echoed through the sky, as if it would tear the heavens apart.
Its body shimmered with light, along with the Dark Pulse from the Evil Tower. These two energies continuously converged into Walking Wake's body, causing it to emit a suffocating dark aura.
The space around Walking Wake began to distort, and a black halo spread from its body, diffusing like ripples. This evil power intertwined with the space, forming a dark red and black circular abyss.
It was like a bottomless black hole, emitting a heart-pounding aura, as if it could devour everything in the world. The dark red light flickered, like the eyes of a demon, revealing endless evil and mystery.
The surrounding air, dust, and even light seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, all rushing towards the abyss. Even the originally rapidly spinning hurricane, at this moment, could not escape this powerful gravitational pull, and like a lone boat, it was sucked into it, disappearing instantly without a trace.
This dark red circular abyss had a clear target and flew straight towards it. And that target was Azumarill, not far away.
Facing such a crisis, Azumarill showed no panic.
It quickly used its Ice Beam before Walking Wake's move had even formed. In an instant, countless ice crystals gushed from its body and began to rotate around it at an extremely fast speed.
These ice crystals intertwined and merged, eventually forming a thick layer of ice that tightly enveloped Azumarill.
From a distance, Azumarill at this moment looked like a giant blue and white ice-sealed top, shining with a cold glow.
It must be said that Azumarill, as the final challenger, possessed very high combat intelligence. Not only did it know to contend with Walking Wake for weather control, but it also wanted to use Ice-type moves to create a defensive barrier for itself to mitigate some of the damage.
However, Z-Moves are not so easily resisted; even in the game, using Protect would still result in 25% damage.
The dark red abyss gradually approached Azumarill, which had no way to avoid it. The solid ice covering its body, even before touching the circular abyss, had already cracked into giant ice blocks, which were then sucked into the abyss.
Eventually, all the solid ice covering Azumarill's body shattered, and its round blue body appeared in the air. Azumarill struggled incessantly in the air, flailing its body.
Unfortunately, it was useless, and it was ultimately swallowed by the abyss.
“Walking Wake, don't stop, Steam Eruption!”
After hearing Zhang Heng's command, Walking Wake unhesitatingly gathered energy. Immediately, the Water-type energy in the space surged, condensing a steaming deep blue orb in Walking Wake's mouth, and then a thick column of steam, as wide as a car tire, was spewed out.
Whoosh~
This time, the release of Steam Eruption was much faster than previous times, because the presence of the Dark Void skill filled this space with fierce suction. So, Walking Wake didn't even need to aim when releasing the skill; the Steam Eruption was automatically drawn into the black hole.
The skill hit Azumarill within the abyss. The Steam Eruption, carrying scorching heat, relentlessly washed over Azumarill.
From within this dark red abyss, Azumarill's shrill screams could be heard.
“Lili~”
The sound faded into the distance, gradually becoming softer. In this space, the suction also gradually decreased until the opening disappeared.
Zhang Heng waited for a while, preparing to command Walking Wake to deliver a fatal blow once Azumarill reappeared.
In the game, the Z-Move - Dark Void - is supposed to swallow the opponent into a black hole, deal damage, and then spit them out. So Zhang Heng kept waiting for the black hole to spit it out.
Zhang Heng opened his mouth, puzzled: “What does that mean? Is it because it's a Pokémon formed from an energy body, not a real Pokémon? So after its energy is swallowed, it won't be spit out?”
The battle arena remained strangely silent for a while, until it suddenly began to turn illusory. The scorched land and withered vegetation previously affected by Walking Wake's moves were all restored to their original state.
The Water-type energy in this layer began to intertwine and combine again, eventually transforming into an oval-shaped spatial entrance.