Bang bang bang, thud thud thud—
Boom—
In the silent hotel corridor, violent crashing sounds suddenly rang out. The door to Yu Hai's hotel room trembled under a savage assault before finally giving way, smashed apart from outside.
Wood chips flew everywhere as a menacing figure swept into the room on a gust of wind.
"Brat, get the hell out here! You do something like that, then hide away on your own?" Lance's face was filled with fury, his entire body shaking with anger as he roared. The Dragonite beside him obeyed his command and unleashed a fierce blow, its tremendous power sending the door flying.
The door slammed into the wall like a cannonball, punching straight through it and flying out onto the bustling street, drawing cries of alarm from passersby.
"Huh? Who? What happened?" Yu Hai had been sleeping soundly when the sudden crash and shouting woke him. His eyes were still bleary, and his mind had yet to catch up.
Still half-asleep, he sat up in bed with Umbreon in his arms. Through his hazy vision, he saw Lance standing beside the bed with a furious expression. The intensely surreal sight made him burst out laughing. "This dream feels so real. I must still be dreaming."
Then his head tilted to the side, and he flopped back onto the bed, intending to keep sleeping.
However, an ear-splitting roar exploded beside him, instantly dragging him back into cruel reality.
"Bastard, get up!" Lance glared so fiercely that fire seemed ready to burst from his eyes. He grabbed Yu Hai and lifted him up like a chick, then hurled him through the hole where the door had smashed through the wall.
Splash—
Caught completely off guard, Yu Hai fell straight into the canal outside the hotel. The icy water