But once it used moves, Ice Ninetales's vitality and energy consumption immediately changed from "slowly draining away" to "rapidly draining away."
Lin Qing did not choose to directly clash with the defense of Unmelting Ice. Instead, he chose to bypass the defense and attack Ice Ninetales itself.
The Trainers present had all at least crossed the threshold of Professional-level, and they immediately saw through the battle unfolding on the field.
"Both of these Ninetales excel at precise energy control..."
"But Ice Ninetales's overall stats are slightly lower. It can't fight a war of attrition."
"How will Roy break the deadlock?"
Roy's answer was—"Ice Cold Gaze."
It was a move name no one had ever heard before.
Lin Qing's heart tightened. In the next instant, Ice Ninetales's eyes glimmered with icy blue light as it stared at the flame-wielding Ninetales.
Moves that used one's gaze as a medium were incomparably fast. Invisible Extreme Cold Psychic Power crossed the distance in an instant and descended upon the enemy.
A bone-piercing chill suddenly descended, and Ninetales suddenly misfired!
Yes, literally "misfired." The Flamethrower pouring from its mouth abruptly vanished, and its entire body trembled as though shivering!
"Blizzard!" Roy said coldly.
Icy blue light spread across Ice Ninetales's body. This was the phenomenon of drawing upon and transforming Nature Power.
—Sage Art: Blizzard.
Freezing winds, carrying snow, frost, and ice particles, swept toward Ninetales!
A direct hit!
The absolute freezing power within the Blizzard turned Ninetales into an ice sculpture.
As a Fire Attribute Ninetales, it possessed extremely strong resistance to ice, so it naturally could not fall so easily. Very soon, flames burst from within the ice sculpture, melting all the ice.
Lin Qing's Ninetales appeared before everyone once more.
Only...
Ninetales's entire body trembled faintly, with bits of ice still clinging