Chapter 78 — Cynthia Breaks Down in Tears

A devastating Mountain-Breaking Lotus punch from Pangoro struck Garchomp's face without resistance.

Immediately after, Garchomp's body collided with the ground.

BOOM!!!!

"ROAR—"

Garchomp's soul-piercing cry echoed through the arena, but was quickly drowned out by the explosive impact.

The massive shockwave penetrated through Garchomp's body straight into the ground.

The massive battlefield, comparable to a football field, crumbled like scattered tofu.

In that instant, all spectators felt their seats violently sink beneath them.

Could... could it be that the stadium's foundation was shattered?!

"Garchomp!"

Cynthia cried out, her eyes vacant.

As the smoke slowly cleared, it revealed the ground shattered like crumbled tofu.

And there stood Pangoro in the center of the field.

And there lay Garchomp, head twisted to the side, unconscious with drool trickling from its mouth.

"Its... its neck isn't broken, is it?"

Sonia asked with a trembling voice.

Though given the current situation, Sun Wuming's victory was already certain.

But... but the situation seemed quite serious.

Even Oleana, who usually wore a sleepy expression, showed a slight change in her face and anxiously said to Rose:

"Chairman, could this become a diplomatic incident?"

Damn it, the Sinnoh Champion's ace was killed by their Galar League trainer.

How... how are they supposed to explain this?

Rose was also stunned for a few seconds.

Damn, did things go too far this time?

"Ugh~"

At this moment, Pangoro let out a painful groan and staggered to its knees.

Having opened the Fifth Gate and used the Lotus technique.

Its internal meridians and bones were probably partially shattered.

Sun Wuming walked into the severely damaged arena, placed Pangoro's left arm on his shoulder and lifted it up.

"Garchomp! Garchomp!"

Cynthia, completely losing her champion's dignity, ran to her unconscious Garchomp's side like a desperate and helpless little girl.

She even tripped on her way there, showing just how panicked she was.

Cynthia placed her trembling right hand on Garchomp's neck, which was bent at almost 90 degrees and clearly broken.

The... the pulse was barely there!

"Nurse Joy! Where is Nurse Joy?! Please hurry and treat Garchomp!!"

Cynthia collapsed to the ground, and after a few seconds suddenly came to her senses, turning her head to shout in all directions.

"Hurry, hurry!"

Even Rose lost his composure.

If this wasn't handled properly, who knows what could happen.

This wasn't something that could be resolved just by paying compensation.

Could this evolve into the first war between Leagues?

Seeing the helpless Cynthia, Sun Wuming reached into his pocket.

"Ah~ Only one left, huh."

Sun Wuming raised an eyebrow looking at the Senzu Bean in his hand.

"You'll have to bear with it for these couple of days, Pangoro."

Sun Wuming said to his big bear.

"Urgh~"

Pangoro understood its trainer's meaning and nodded in response.

"Alright, stop wailing."

Sun Wuming called out to Cynthia.

Cynthia froze for a moment, then became furious, barely restraining herself from slapping Sun Wuming.

Bastard!

Whose fault do you think this is?

The next second, Sun Wuming crouched down, grabbed Garchomp's neck, and tried to force something into its mouth.

"Hmm... no choice but to feed it this way."

Sun Wuming observed Garchomp's condition.

This one was completely unconscious and couldn't swallow on its own.

Kind of like Lillie before.

But of course, Sun Wuming wouldn't treat Garchomp as gently as he had treated Lillie.

With a disgusted look on his face, he directly shoved his entire arm down Garchomp's throat.

Its neck was big enough to fit it anyway.

"What are you doing?!"

Cynthia exclaimed in shock.

"Shut up!"

Sun Wuming's sharp command made Cynthia freeze in place.

That intimidating presence was no joke.

"Phew, it's all fine now,"

Seeing Sun Wuming's actions, Sonia in the stands, and Marnie, Bede, and Lillie in the rest area all breathed sighs of relief.

Sun Wuming then pulled his saliva-covered arm out of Garchomp's throat.

"Growl?"

Garchomp slowly opened its eyes, lifting its head to look around in confusion.

"Garchomp!"

Cynthia, overcome with emotion, threw her arms around its neck and sobbed:

"You're okay, you're okay, thank goodness, waaah!"

This might have been the first time many people had seen Cynthia cry.

But everyone could understand.

What was harder to understand was what Sun Wuming had done to that Garchomp.

It looked like it was about to die just moments ago, how... how did it suddenly come back to life?!

"What... what just happened?"

Gloria's eyes were wide open, completely unable to comprehend the situation.

"Urgh!"

At this moment, the Garchomp being tightly hugged by Cynthia spotted Pangoro next to Sun Wuming and trembled violently in fear.

Sun Wuming's expression turned strange - surely this child hadn't developed psychological trauma?

"That... that was an amazing battle!"

At this point, Leon, who was guest commentating, finally recovered and quickly tried to smooth things over:

"Everyone! Please give a round of applause to these two trainers who have given us such a spectacular battle!"

Though all the spectators were completely bewildered, they couldn't deny that the battle had been incredibly exciting.

Especially at the end, when Pangoro descended like a demon god and reversed the battle against Garchomp.

It was so incredibly epic!

At once, thunderous applause broke out as everyone cheered.

"Pangoro was so cool! I want to catch one too!"

"More epic than the movies!"

"As expected of our Galar region being the strongest, even a random trainer can completely dominate champions from other leagues!"

"I wonder who's stronger between him and Leon? I really want to know!"

"I think Leon is stronger, Leon is invincible!"

...

...

Not just at the venue, but viewers watching the live broadcast were also cheering enthusiastically.

"That battle was amazing!"

Ash jumped and shouted at the Cerulean Pokemon Center:

"That big bear was so cool! I want to catch one too!"

"First try getting your Charizard to listen to you."

Misty said exasperatedly.

He can't even get his own Pokemon to obey his commands, yet he dreams of having a Pokemon as powerful as that Pangoro.

This guy might not look like much, but he sure dreams big.

Brock, who dreamed of becoming a breeder, stroked his chin and thought to himself:

"But what did that person do to Garchomp? I'm really curious."

...

...

At an underground facility in the Kanto region.

A muscular man in a black suit repeatedly watched Sun Wuming's actions in slow motion and zoomed in on the screen.

"It seems he fed something to Garchomp?"

The suited man analyzed in a deep voice while petting the Persian beside him.

His purple-haired secretary wearing frameless glasses spoke up:

"Giovanni sir, if there really exists a miracle drug that can revive Pokemon from such a near-death state, our Team Rocket's power would reach a whole new dimension if we could obtain it."

Giovanni waved his hand:

"Not now, the Kanto League is watching us closely, we can't afford to meddle in other regions' affairs."

Pausing mid-sentence, Giovanni stroked his chin and analyzed:

"Of course, if an opportunity presents itself, we shouldn't let it slip away."

...

...

"Is Garchomp alright?"

At the scene, several Nurse Joys had arrived and asked Cynthia.

"Yes... yes, it seems fine, but please examine it just to be safe."

As Cynthia said this, she couldn't help but cast an incredulous look at Sun Wuming.

She had briefly examined Garchomp herself and found that not only was the fatal injury healed, but even all the minor wounds had completely recovered.

What exactly did this man feed to Garchomp?

"Pangoro is injured though, please treat it."

Sun Wuming said.

Though it suffered the Fifth Gate's side effects, this world's medical technology far surpassed that of the Naruto world.

This was why Sun Wuming was willing to give his last Senzu Bean to Garchomp.

"Al-alright, please follow us."

The Nurse Joys, still confused about the situation, nodded mechanically before leading the two away.

...

...

Half an hour later, at Wyndon Pokemon Center.

"Mr. Sun, Pangoro's injuries will take about a week to fully heal."

A Nurse Joy who came out of the examination room told Sun Wuming.

Just? One week?

The medical technology in this world was truly impressive.

Even opening the Fifth Gate only required a week of hospitalization to recover.

Though it's not surprising, considering Ho-Oh could even revive the dead.

Meanwhile, another Nurse Joy spoke to Cynthia with amazement:

"It's incredible, Garchomp is in perfect health. It's hard to believe it just received such an extreme attack."

Hearing this, Cynthia herself looked incredulous, staring at Sun Wuming like she'd seen a ghost.

What exactly did that man do?

"However..."

The Nurse Joy continued, changing her tone as Cynthia turned to look at her:

"Garchomp seems to have some psychological issues. It will need a lot of guidance from you as its trainer, Miss Cynthia."

"I understand, thank you for your help."

Cynthia nodded.

At this moment, the Pokemon Center's automatic doors opened.

A group of beautiful women rushed in.

Half ran to Sun Wuming, while the other half went to Cynthia.

Bede: "Master! That battle was amazing!"

Caitlin: "Miss Cynthia, is Garchomp okay?"

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