Secret Protection

Then it revealed its true form.

"It's a Houndoom!"

Someone cried out in alarm.

Everyone instantly became alert. Their Pokémon hurriedly moved to protect their trainers, facing off against the Houndoom in the distance.

"Luckily, it's just one Houndoom. We have over twenty Pokémon—one Houndoom isn't nearly enough to take us on." The tenth-ranked student laughed.

"Noctowl, use Air Slash!" someone ordered their Pokémon.

Noctowl, soaring through the sky, instantly spread its wings and flapped them fiercely at the Houndoom.

A great wind rose, and two blades of wind formed at Noctowl's wingtips, slicing through the air toward the Houndoom.

Houndoom bared its fangs, its entire body tensed as it concentrated.

It scraped its front paws hard across the ground twice, then suddenly burst forward, leaping to the side.

The instant it landed, one wind blade struck the ground, carving a deep gash.

Unfortunately, although Houndoom dodged one wind blade, it failed to dodge the other.

Bang!!

It was struck directly by the wind blade and slammed into the ground.

"Noctowl, use Wing Attack!" the person continued to give orders.

After rolling once through the air, Noctowl dove down from the sky.

Transparent energy surged from its wings.

It gave its wings a metallic sheen.

Houndoom had just climbed to its feet when it saw Noctowl charging at it. It leaped backward, trying to evade the attack.

Unfortunately, it was useless. The moment it jumped into the air, Noctowl hit it and sent it flying.

It rolled across the ground several times, kicking up a little dust.

"This Houndoom is only at the early veteran level. It won't be hard to deal with," a male student said.

The moment he finished speaking, sounds came from the forest as several figures darted out from the trees.

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