Chapter 885 878: The Self-Destruct Tactic of the Fire Clones

Under these circumstances, on the nineteenth floor, he would still have to face two Elite-level Pokémon, and on the twentieth floor, he would have to face three Elite-level Pokémon.

Adding it all together, he would have to face six Elite-level Pokémon. Unless he had more than five or six Elite-level Pokémon in his hands, it would truly be very difficult to overcome that barrier.

"Look, Ethan has entered the fourteenth floor."

Just at that moment, Marcus once again discovered the image of Ethan's battle and announced it loudly.

At the same time, everyone turned their gazes to the screen where Ethan's battle was being displayed.

Once again, Ethan released Magmortar.

And his opponent was a Trainer who specialized in Dragon-type Pokémon.

"It's a Dragon Messenger from previous generations!"

"I saw this guy on the list of Dragon Messengers."

Seeing the figure created by Mismagius, Marcus said in surprise.

Every Dragon Messenger had to have several pseudo-legendary Pokémon in their hands, as well as an identity that was anything but ordinary.

Under these circumstances, the Pokémon they raised were surely extremely strong among those of the same level.

Like this Dragon Messenger, the Pokémon he released was a Garchomp. Its entire body gave off terrifying energy fluctuations. It was a very powerful Pokémon.

"This aura... It seems this Garchomp also follows a speed route."

Ethan touched his chin. As a Trainer who had raised a Garchomp to reach the Elite level, he could see some clues from this Garchomp's physical characteristics and form.

"It seems this round will have to be won with intelligence."

At the same time, his gaze turned toward Magmortar.

Although Magmortar did not seem to show any signs of fatigue now, Ethan knew that in the previous battle against Poliwrath, it had consumed a great deal of energy.

Realizing this, Ethan also guessed what Magmortar was thinking: it wanted to keep challenging floor after floor to see where its limit was.

Under these circumstances, Ethan suddenly regretted his previous orders a little. In reality, he could have won the battles in a way that spent much less energy, just like in this battle.

"Double Team."

After making a decision in his heart, Ethan gave the order.

Hearing Ethan's words, Magmortar's figure paused for an instant.

It turned its head, looked deeply at Ethan, and nodded.

Afterward, flames began to envelop Magmortar's body, and immediately, it transformed into several identical figures, all burning with flames.

On the other side, seeing that Magmortar had used the move Double Team and that so many Magmortar had suddenly appeared, confusion appeared in Garchomp's eyes.

Since the entire illusion had been condensed by Mismagius, at that moment, rather than saying Garchomp was battling, it would be better to say that Mismagius had become Garchomp to fight.

But even with Mismagius's terrifying mental power, it could not distinguish which of the Magmortar on the field was the real body and which was a clone.

After hesitating for a moment, Garchomp's figure still shot out. As it ran, Dragon-type energy condensed on its claws.

With a flash, Garchomp appeared in front of one of the Magmortar. It used the move Dragon Claw and attacked the Magmortar in front of it with force.

If it did not know which Magmortar was the real one, then it only had to destroy all of Magmortar's clones!

"It hit!"

Outside the field, seeing Garchomp's Dragon Claw move catch a mass of flames, the spectators' faces immediately lit up.

But just as they were about to praise its good luck, an explosion was suddenly heard. A mushroom cloud rose into the sky, and smoke spread through the air.

"What's going on?"

"Could it have been the move Self-Destruct?"

Seeing that sudden explosion, all the spectators were filled with doubts.

"It's the move Self-Destruct!"

Just then, a spectator who had researched the move Self-Destruct a little spoke with complete certainty.

"Was it really the move Self-Destruct?"

"Can Magmortar also learn the move Self-Destruct?"

Beside that spectator, someone raised a doubt.

"Magmortar indeed cannot use the move Self-Destruct. But it can simulate the effect of the move Self-Destruct through many methods."

"This Magmortar clearly masters the explosive nature of fire."

"Under these circumstances, if it develops the explosive nature of flames and combines it with the principle of the move Self-Destruct, it is not impossible for it to develop a way to use the move Self-Destruct."

The previous spectator spoke again. After hearing his words, the other spectators nodded almost imperceptibly.

When strength reached a certain level, everyone knew that the development of Pokémon moves was not as simple as it appeared on the surface. Many moves could be developed a second time, or even on multiple levels.

And that was what was called a top-level technique, capable of allowing a Pokémon to display combat strength far superior to its real power.

"But why would Magmortar do that?"

"After using the move Self-Destruct, wouldn't it also lose the ability to battle?"

"Even if it uses that move to instantly defeat Garchomp, in the end, it could only be considered a draw."

"Magmortar doing this has no meaning."

This idea appeared in the minds of some spectators on the field. According to the combat strength Magmortar had shown, it could perfectly fight head-on against that Garchomp.

But before they could voice their doubts, they heard an exclamation.

Looking at the large screen, their pupils contracted. On the field, the figures of those Magmortar began to dissipate, leaving only one Magmortar in the distance.

"Whew, so that was Magmortar's real body!"

"It turns out this Magmortar used a special method to condense physical clones with explosive flames!"

"Then it controlled the clone to use the move Self-Destruct, directly dragging the opponent into disaster. This move is truly ruthless!"

After guessing what had happened on the field, the spectators inhaled cold air one after another.

A single fire clone using the move Self-Destruct could already instantly defeat Garchomp. If all those clones exploded at the same time, wouldn't it be destruction capable of sweeping away heaven and earth?

"That Magmortar... could it be capable of defeating an Elite-level Pokémon?"

Suddenly, a spectator at the scene expressed his opinion, causing all the spectators around him to be stunned, and their faces became serious.

If an Elite-level Pokémon were directly hit by the move Self-Destruct of those fire clones at close range, according to the power of the previous explosion, with the accumulated explosion of more than ten clones, even an Elite-level Pokémon could fall.

Of course, the premise was that those fire clones managed to deceive the opponent and successfully approach. If the opponent used moves like Hydro Pump to destroy the clones from a distance, then there would not be such a good opportunity.