"Thud—"
In an instant, a dull yet abrupt sound of something heavy hitting the ground rang out, like a sledgehammer smashing into everyone's hearts. Everyone jolted, and even the surrounding air seemed to freeze.
As if pulled by an invisible hand, everyone's gazes shot toward the source of the sound. Yu Hai was no exception.
He hurriedly turned toward the sound, his eyes widening. The unconscious Poliwrath had been viciously thrown over by Marshadow, slamming into the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.
After taking that punch, Marshadow was clearly in terrible shape. Its pitch-black figure had dimmed considerably, as though it might dissipate into the air at any moment.
"Poliwrath?" Yu Hai's heart tightened, concern appearing in his eyes. He quickly took out a Poké Ball and recalled Poliwrath.
He could clearly sense that Poliwrath had been badly injured. After unleashing its full power, Poliwrath had also exhausted all its strength and completely lost its ability to fight back. Fortunately, it was not in mortal danger, which let Yu Hai breathe a slight sigh of relief.
He secretly counted himself lucky. He knew Marshadow would not harm a Pokémon's life, which was why he had dared to let Poliwrath use that full-power burst. If Fighting-type moves had not been unusable right now, he could have made Marshadow unable to get back up.
"Marsha, Marsha!" Marshadow glared furiously at Yu Hai, rage blazing in its eyes. This human's Pokémon had actually injured it, and it was instantly consumed by fury.
Two black flames burned within its originally deep eyes. As it suddenly opened its mouth, dense black energy rapidly gathered within it, forming a Shadow Ball that radiated an eerie aura in the blink of an eye. It fired it without hesitation.
"This? I can't block it!" Yu