Ferrothorn had not rolled for long before its confusion made it stop and begin attacking wildly.
Poliwrath seized the moment, dropping from the sky like a blue bolt of lightning and slamming a heavy punch into Ferrothorn's metal body.
Boom—
The instant that punch landed, a huge crater over a hundred meters wide appeared in the ground around Ferrothorn.
The trees surrounding the crater snapped and collapsed beneath the powerful impact, crackling loudly. Dust rose into the air, carrying the pungent, earthy smell of soil.
Even Yu Hai and the wanted criminal were struck by the intense shockwave.
Yu Hai only felt an overwhelming force rushing toward him. His chest felt as though it had been struck by a heavy hammer, and his breathing became rapid.
The wanted criminal's face turned pale with fright. The shockwave repeatedly shoved him backward until he tripped over a tree root behind him and fell to the ground.
Perhaps one punch was not enough to leave Ferrothorn unable to fight back. Poliwrath continued pinning Ferrothorn down and threw punch after punch.
Every punch carried tremendous force. Wrapped in Fighting-type energy, each blow made Ferrothorn cry out miserably. Its cries echoed through the empty forest, sending chills down everyone's spine.
At this moment, neither side had time to worry about the fierce battle over there. Drowzee stood guard beside the wanted criminal as he anxiously tried to detoxify Relic Fossil.
The wanted criminal's brows were tightly furrowed, and sweat covered his forehead. His hands continuously pulled Antidotes from his backpack, pouring them over Relic Fossil or feeding them into its mouth, trying to weaken Toxicroak's poison.
But Toxicroak's poison was not so easily cured. Its venom was already stronger than that of others of its kind, poison acknowledged even by Gengar. Relic Fossil's body had