A water-type trainer who specializes in dragon-type water.

Seeing this, the leader of the tribe let out an anxious cry; it knew it had to break the deadlock! It took a deep breath and began to spin rapidly, drawing water to its center!

This is the exclusive skill of the ninth generation Water-type starter – [Water Whirlwind Dance]!

Its form transformed into a rapidly spinning blue water tornado, its speed increasing rapidly, like a nimble drill, crashing violently into the starfish that had initially used [Psychic Power]!

"Buzz!"

The gem starfish was forced to abandon its telekinetic powers and switch to defense, creating a [Reflection Barrier]!

"Bang! Click!"

The waterspout slammed into the light wall with a piercing cracking sound! The light wall shattered instantly, but the waterspout's momentum was also greatly weakened!

Just as the leader of the Carnival Dancing Ducks revealed its form— "Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The other three gem starfish seemed to have been waiting for a long time, and their central gems lit up at the same time!

Three even thicker [illusionary rays] came from three different angles, sealing off all its escape routes and striking with pinpoint accuracy!

The leader of the Carnival Dance Ducks' pupils shrank suddenly. He twisted his body forcefully and narrowly avoided two attacks, but was hit squarely in the side by the last one!

"Gah——!!!"

It let out an extremely painful howl. Its Fighting-type body was almost defenseless against Psychic-type attacks, and this blow caused enormous damage!

However, it is also a Pokémon with near-Elite Four level combat power. Enduring the excruciating pain, it rolled forward to try to close the distance.

However, a gem starfish had already anticipated its move.

"Buzz—" A powerful [psychic force] descended instantly, like an invisible giant hand, firmly imprisoning the leader of the Carnival Dance Duck, who had just stood up, exhausted his old strength, and had not yet generated new strength, in mid-air!

"Huh?!!"

The leader of the frenzied, dancing ducks was instantly filled with unbelievable terror and despair! It struggled desperately, but its strong limbs were firmly locked by an invisible force, unable to move an inch! It could only watch helplessly as—

Below, the central gems of the three starfish once again converge to unleash a breathtaking pinkish-purple energy!

No—! Its eyes seemed to be screaming.

But it was all in vain. "Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!" Three destructive [illusionary rays] struck its defenseless body again with unerring accuracy, like a final judgment!

"Gaaaaaaahh ...

The light in its eyes dimmed completely, and its body, like a puppet with broken strings, fell helplessly from mid-air, crashing into the mud with a "plop," completely losing its ability to fight.

The leader's crushing defeat was like the last straw that broke the camel's back. The morale of the remaining water tribes collapsed instantly.

In open-world combat, the defeat of high-level combatants is undoubtedly devastating for mid- to low-level combatants.

The enthusiastic ducks were easily defeated and knocked to the ground by the starfish's combined attack of water guns and high-speed spins, emitting painful cries. The water ducks were even more panicked, running around in all directions.

Zhang Heng knew from the close cooperation of the Starmie that the three individual Carnival Ducks could not win, even with their superior base stats.

In battles in the wild without a trainer's command, having a type advantage is the most natural counter, and can even be said to guarantee victory.

The last remaining Carnival Duck that could still stand looked at its defeated tribe and its fallen leader with despair in its eyes.

But just then, it seemed to sense something and suddenly turned around, its gaze passing over the rippling water and the martial arts bear master, precisely locking onto the shimmering water duck that was quietly following not far behind Zhang Heng's team!

At that moment, the little duck was hiding furtively behind two huge leaves, cautiously watching this side.

The celebratory, dancing duck's eyes instantly turned incredibly fierce and venomous! It was now the highest-ranking commander on the scene, and it made a decision that surprised everyone!

"Gah!"

It let out a sharp cry, its body transforming into a streak of white light. With a flash of lightning, it suddenly appeared in front of the Flashy Water Duck!

"Huh?!!"

The shimmering duck was terrified by the sudden, terrifying figure. Tears welled up instantly, its small body trembled violently, and its eyes were filled with the deepest fear and the most humble plea.

It was as if it were crying out, "Why me again? Please, please let me go!"

However, the frenzied, dancing duck showed no pity or hesitation whatsoever!

Fighting-type energy instantly coalesced in its powerful legs, unleashing a fierce and precise low kick that struck the small body of the Shiny Swimmanx!

"Oh!"

"Gah——!!!"

With a muffled thud and a heart-wrenching scream, the shimmering water duck was kicked away like a rag doll!

The wounds that Zhang Heng had just carefully treated on its body instantly burst open, and mud and blood once again stained its beautiful blue feathers, causing its condition to plummet back to an even worse state than before!

All of this happened so fast and so suddenly that Zhang Heng didn't even have time to react!

"what are you doing?!"

He was shocked and furious, completely unable to understand why this frenzied dancing duck would treat its own kind, especially a clearly weak individual, with such cruelty!

But the ferocious attack of the Celebrated Duck was not over yet! Its eyes gleamed even more fiercely, and its Dark-type energy surged rapidly. It grabbed the Shiny Duck, which was curled up in pain on the ground, and made a [throw] motion—it was going to use this poor duck as a weapon to smash it into the four covetous Starmie!

The starfish seemed to have anticipated this, their central gem flashing as they prepared to receive the Dark-type attack that was being hurled at them.

At this critical moment—the Flashy Water Duck, used as a projectile, suspended in mid-air, and on the verge of despair, seemed to have something deep inside its body ignited by this extreme pain and fear!

“Buzz——!!!”

A surge of powerful and violent water energy erupted from its small body like a bursting dam! It formed a visible blue energy ripple that instantly spread outwards!

This energy ripple not only easily dispersed the [Illusion Ray] shot from the Gem Starfish, but even made the Carnival Wave Duck, which was holding it, stagger backward!

Zhang Leiyuan, who had been calmly observing, suddenly had a glint in his eyes and blurted out: "That's the Torrent property?! It was fully activated while it was severely injured! No wonder it was targeted so much by its own kind..."