Seeing the phone that Xia Huna took out, and the nine-colored marble hanging on it, Mu Zhishui’s face showed a smile. "Finally decided to use that?"
Xia Huna nodded, "Yeah, I was planning to use it, but whether it succeeds is another story. If it doesn't work, don't laugh at me."
"What's your success rate?" Mu Zhishui asked.
"A little over twenty percent," Xia Huna said, quite guiltily, as a twenty percent success rate was really ridiculous.
"Why so low?" Mu Zhishui hadn't expected that Xia Huna, who had come with such gusto to evolve, would only have a twenty percent chance in the end.
Xia Huna gave a wry smile, "You should know how this thing works."
Mu Zhishui took out a marble identical to Xia Huna's from her pocket. "The mechanism is to, when the bond between trainer and Pokémon is deep enough, stimulate their potential energy, allowing the Pokémon to enter a special state for a short time."
As Mu Zhishui said this, Xia Huna interrupted her, blushing a bit awkwardly. "Yes, that's the mechanism, but the embarrassing part is that our bond isn't deep enough yet. Although we have a good relationship, it doesn't guarantee success."
Xia Huna looked at Diancie's data page. The synchronization rate was only just over two hundred parts per thousand. According to the system's explanation, once the synchronization progress bar was full, the process would be guaranteed to succeed.
Xia Huna nodded, "Don't worry, at most, four minutes. We'll finish this quickly. Diancie, Dazzling Gleam!"
Mu Zhishui nodded, "Alright, let's finish this quickly. Magearna, use Mirror Shot!"
The two attacks collided, producing a violent shockwave. Both Diancie and Magearna were pushed back a few steps by the impact.
"Diancie, Diamond Storm!" Xia Huna commanded, waving his right hand.
Mu Zhishui was slightly taken aback. She had never heard of Diamond Storm, so she could only try to block it with a skill.
Dazzling Gleam and Aurora Beam collided, and within the light, a shadow streaked through the air, striking Magearna directly at its core. Magearna staggered back several steps as its core was hit.
"So that's it, Diamond Storm is Dazzling Gleam plus Rock Slide?"
"It's not over yet, Diancie, use Dazzling Gleam on yourself!"
What kind of strategy was this? Attacking oneself? Did it think its HP was too high?
Diancie placed its hands on the diamond on its lower body, and light burst forth, becoming even more dazzling as it refracted through the diamond. The surrounding onlookers were blinded by the light and closed their eyes to resist. Even Magearna reverted to its ball form to evade the flash.
"Dazzling Gleam can be used like this?" Mu Zhishui also closed her eyes, temporarily avoiding the effects of this Dazzling Gleam.
"Now, Diancie, use Psychic!"
Magearna, curled into a ball, was hit by the mental waves emanating from Diancie's crown. It rolled on the ground as if struck by a giant hammer, and it took over ten seconds before it resumed its Magearna form.
"Magearna, are you alright?"
Magearna shook its head, then gave Mu Zhishui a reassuring expression.
"Magearna, use Aurora Beam!"
"Diancie, speed up your rotation and dodge it!"
The Aurora Beam swept towards Diancie, who was spinning like a top, but Diancie's rotational speed successfully allowed her to evade the attack. Xia Huna clutched his head and looked at his watch. "Is there not much time left? We need to accelerate. Diancie, use Dazzling Gleam again!"
"Magearna, ball up and charge!"
Seeing Magearna approaching, Xia Huna commanded, "Diancie, use Ballet Step to jump onto Magearna and spin!"
Diancie twisted its body and landed on top of Magearna. Magearna tried to unfurl, but was suppressed by Diancie.
"Magearna's attacks mainly rely on its Soul Heart. In this current situation, it can't unfurl, so it's all my turn. Diancie, Psychic!" Xia Huna was quite confident in his current situation.
Diancie once again emitted powerful mental waves that struck Magearna. Hit by Psychic, Magearna's rolling became chaotic. This sudden change made Diancie uncomfortable, and she fell off Magearna.
"Magearna, unfurl now!"
Magearna resumed its normal form and looked at Diancie, who had fallen to the ground. Diancie controlled her body and got up, looking towards Magearna.
"Mu Zhishui, our Mega Evolution time is almost up. This is our last move. Let's settle this in one move. Diancie, go all out, Dazzling Gleam!"
Mu Zhishui nodded, "Alright, let's settle this in one move. Magearna, full power, Mirror Shot!"
Diancie and Magearna's attacks rapidly clashed and intertwined, finally evolving into a massive ball of light. Accompanied by a shockwave, both Magearna and Diancie were hit by the blast and sent flying backward. The strong wind pressure kicked up sand and dust, blinding the onlookers. When everything subsided, everyone looked back at the field. Diancie had already reverted from Mega Evolution and lay on the ground, and Magearna was also motionless on the ground.
Xia Huna shook his head. The stinging and crushing sensation in his brain gradually subsided. He then ran to Diancie's side. "Are you alright, Diancie?"
On the other side of the field, Mu Zhishui also went to Magearna's side and helped her up. Both of them simultaneously took a candy from their pockets and fed it to Diancie and Magearna.
Seeing Diancie and Magearna slowly awaken, Xia Huna and Mu Zhishui simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at each other and smiled.
What they had just fed them was naturally a Rare Candy, which could enhance a Pokémon's combat power to a certain extent and also heal them from a fainted state. As for why they didn't use cheaper Oran Berries or Sitrus Berries, it was mainly because these candies were sweet, and neither trainer could bear to make their Pokémon "suffer."
After Diancie and Magearna had recovered their health, Xia Huna brought Magearna over to Mu Zhishui's side and extended his hand. "As expected of Magearna, you're very strong."
Mu Zhishui clasped Xia Huna's outstretched hand. "Seven hundred Diancie is just as impressive."
Xia Huna retracted his hand. "How about it, interested in finding a place to chat?"
Mu Zhishui readily agreed, "Sure, I'd be happy to."
The two looked at Diancie and Magearna, who were happily playing together. "Let's go, little princess. We'll find another place for you to play."
With that, Mu Zhishui took out a Poké Ball. "Gardevoir, use Teleport on the four of us!"