Scotch was the only one who didn’t come to the medical center after the defeat.
He is a cyborg, with a large portion of his body being mechanical.
While ordinary Pokémon Ability Users, even Steel-types, would still retain the damage of metal body on their original bodies when their abilities were deactivated, Scotch was different. The damage to his mechanical body was quite unique.
Page One’s Fire Fang had damaged his parts, and this was beyond the capabilities of the medical center to treat. He would need to go to a weapons repair shop instead.
As for Page One, Garchomp’s scales provided decent defense. While not as durable as Steel bodies, the small scales formed a structure similar to fish scale armor, offering strong defense to the main body.
However, every defense has its limits. After depleting Scotch’s ammo, Page One had also sustained some injuries and was here for routine treatment.
Unfortunately, Garchomp’s moveset didn’t include Dragon Dance, otherwise, it could have unleashed even more power.
“Congrats, Pay-tan! You defeated Scotch.”
“Yeah, for someone your age to pull that off, it’s quite impressive.”
Most of the people present were veteran officers of the Beasts Pirates. When Page One was picked up by Kaido, they were already part of the crew, so they had watched the siblings grow up.
The little brat from back then has grown into an officer of the crew. That’s certainly something worth celebrating!
“It’s all thanks to Lord Arceus’ power. Where’s my sister?”
Page One looked around the ward, but he didn’t see a seriously injured Ulti. He had assumed she’d be seriously injured, as her personality made it impossible for her to come out of such fights without getting hurt. If she didn’t break any limbs, that was already good.
After all, his sister is known as the most hard-headed person of the Beasts Pirates, even rivaling Jack in that regard. [The word used here means someone who is reckless who fights with their body without dodging or defending.]
“Ulti’s fight isn’t over yet. Actually, it had just begun not long ago as the arena was occupied before.” Mandrell said, pointing to the Rotom screen at the medical station. Ulti and Holed’em’s battle had just started not long ago, but it was already reaching the climax.
Page One’s impression was spot on—Ulti’s fighting style remained as straightforward as ever.
Facing the Flamethrower used by Holed’em’s Pyroar, Ulti chose the most straightforward approach—charging straight at it head-on.
Under the boost of Dragon Dance, she used her sharp axe fangs and sprinting speed to carve a path through the raging flames.
When facing enemy attacks, Page One’s choice was to dodge first, which was why his fight with Scotch dragged on for a while, waiting until he exhausted all his ammo. Only then, under a highly favorable situation, did he choose to launch a surprise attack.
Ulti, however, made a completely different choice. Once she judged that she could handle the opponent’s attack, she rushed straight in.
For Haxorus, its axe fangs were as reliable a weapon as Tinkaton’s hammer or Bisharp’s head blade.
Thanks to Arceus’ modifications, Ulti’s Haxorus could temporarily detach its axe fangs and equip them on the outer sides of her arms, turning them into dual arm-axes.
Bang!
The axe blade slammed into the ground. Seeing Ulti’s power and speed, Holed’em felt something was wrong. Compared to when they started, Ulti was like a completely different person.
At the beginning, she hadn’t been this aggressive, only blocking his Flamethrower. But as the fight went on, it was as if she had awakened, rapidly closing the distance between them.
Holed’em, now in his Beast Form, swept his tail, sending a flurry of golden stars toward Ulti. With no flames obstructing his view this time, he finally saw what was happening.
As Ulti sliced through the incoming stars with her axe fangs, her body was glowing with a faint layer of purple light.
“That’s… Dragon Dance?? You’ve mastered Boss Kaido’s move?!”
Ordinary people need to rotate their bodies in place to activate Dragon Dance, but Kaido, after years of battle experience, had long integrated Dragon Dance into his combat techniques, and the Dragon Dance Bagua is a technique specifically developed for this purpose.
Ulti’s movements just now were almost a replica of Kaido’s. She used the boost from Dragon Dance for a unique form of defense, fully mastering Kaido’s method of turning offense into defense.
“Huh? Is that supposed to be hard? It’s not that complicated. Stop wasting time. I’m taking your position—I refuse to be ranked behind Pay-tan! Ulti-Mortar!”
Ulti had a natural talent for this. In a short time, she had comprehended this technique and transformed it into her own fighting style.
Even though she made it sound easy, her body was not as resilient. She was two years older than Page One but still only 15. While Kaido could endure the boost from Dragon Dance for extended periods, she couldn’t. If she stayed in this state for too long, her own body would give out. This was the reason her fighting style was so unusually violent.
She would stack up Dragon Dance while dodging, then launch a sudden strike, aiming to quickly defeat her opponent within the boosted duration. It was a completely different approach from Page One.
Looking at the aggressive Ulti, Holed’em’s expression turned dark. He initially thought he had successfully worn her down, but instead, he ended up giving her time to stack buffs. Although he managed to dodge this attack, the speed boost from Dragon Dance made it impossible for him to completely shake Ulti off.
By now, her axe fangs had returned to their original position. Also in her Beast Form, Ulti leaped high into the air, the axe fangs glinting with a deadly shine.
“Ulti-Slash!”
Ulti’s Haxorus, modified from a Pachycephalosaurus, had more developed lower limbs, giving her a stable stance, and her sharp axe fangs further enhanced her attack power. Moreover, throughout the earlier battle, she had stacked Dragon Dance four times.
As her axe fangs left a massive wound across Holed’em’s abdomen, the ranking battle within the Beasts Pirates finally came to an end. After a few minor adjustments, the new generation of Numbers had taken their place on the Beasts Pirates stage.
No.0 – Setsuna – Lucario
No.1 – Mandrell – Gyarados
No.2 – Jack – Copperajah
No.3 – Black Maria – Galvantula
No.4 – Francis Delia – Luxray
No.5 – Sasaki – Bastiodon
No.6 – Who’s-Who – Saber-Toothed Tiger
No.7 – Isuka – Scizor
No.8 – Ulti – Haxorus
No.9 – Page One – Garchomp
Who’s-Who became the only Gifters among the group. If it weren’t for the fact that the last three were still relatively young, he might not have been able to surpass them. The original No.2 to No.9 essentially replaced No.10 to No.19, with many people’s ranks simply shifting downward.
However, the battle wasn’t truly over. In the Beasts Pirates, the most unpredictable factor wasn’t any specific member but Kaido himself.
Watching his subordinates fight had ignited his fighting spirit. Just as Smeargle was renumbering everyone, Kaido suddenly leaped down from the sky bare-handed, grabbing Queen’s microphone mid-air.
“Worororo! Well done, all of you! It doesn’t matter whether you’re male or female, young or old—if you have strength, you can achieve anything here. Let’s take this opportunity to play a game.”
“You can all come at me together. If anyone can knock me down, I’ll grant that person one wish!”
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