The blazing sun hung high overhead, pouring down its scorching rays without restraint onto this deserted island isolated in the vast sea. The sweltering heat made it hard to breathe. Waves rhythmically crashed against the shore with dull thuds, adding even more tension to the oppressive island.
"Krab, krab!" Kingler raised its thick, powerful claws high and repeatedly cried out at Camerupt in the distance.
Its hard shell gleamed with a metallic luster beneath the sunlight, while determination and fearlessness shone in its eyes, declaring that it would be Camerupt's opponent.
"Awroo, awroo!" Camerupt glared furiously at Yu Hai. Its bell-sized eyes burned with raging fury, and its crimson gaze was full of disdain. It did not take the Kingler before it seriously at all, as if Kingler were nothing more than an ant.
Wisps of heat occasionally overflowed from the chimneys on its humps, carrying a pungent sulfurous smell.
"Kingler, use Hydro Pump!" Yu Hai did not care about Camerupt's contempt. Seeing the disdain written all over its face, he immediately shouted for Kingler to attack.
Water-type moves had a fourfold advantage against Camerupt. What was this Camerupt acting so smug about? With such a powerful backer, how did Maxie even fight Wataru's Sharpedo?
"Pff, pff, pff!" Upon receiving the command, Kingler immediately opened its mouth and fired three thick Hydro Pumps like arrows loosed from a bow at Camerupt. Refracting under the sunlight, the water cannons shimmered with crystalline blue light as they roared forward with tremendous force.
However, Camerupt did not even spare them a glance. It suddenly opened its enormous maw and let out an earthshaking roar. "Roar..."
The roar rolled out like thunder, carrying overwhelming momentum. Sound waves spread like something tangible, shattering the incoming Hydro Pumps into countless tiny droplets.
Then, those droplets swiftly