Roy looked around, spotted Huo Qing standing in the corner, walked over, glared at him, and said irritably, "This is what you meant by something happening? Getting into a fight with someone?" Huo Qing looked utterly innocent. "I wasn't wrong."
Roy knew the guy hadn't meant anything by it. Ever since Huo Qing's kidnapping, it had been obvious that he was a blockhead—blunt and straightforward, yet terrible at expressing himself. He had even once created the viral "Protect or Not Protect" meme.
"By the way, you didn't really catch this Electabuzz just because you felt sorry for it, did you?" Huo Qing asked curiously.
Roy ignored him and looked toward the arena.
The battle began.
For Electabuzz, this was its first battle without a Trainer's command... For Roy, this was an opportunity to observe Electabuzz's fighting ability... Yang Dong shouted, "Quick Attack to close in, then Mach Punch!"
After two months and another evolution, Primeape's strength was no longer what it had once been.
Following its Trainer's orders, Primeape charged forward.
Close in, then strike.
This was the most basic combo for Fighting Pokémon.
But at the very instant Primeape attacked, Electabuzz also heard Yang Dong's command and immediately made its own response.
—Brick Break.
Electabuzz threw out a rising punch, striking the charging Primeape squarely and knocking it back.
"This..." Surprise flashed across Yang Dong's face.
Quick Attack was fast, but it could only travel in a straight line.
After accumulating some combat experience, any Trainer would know that as common sense.
Yet Electabuzz possessed such exceptional battle awareness?
What she did not know was that Electabuzz's battle sense had been forged by wild instincts honed in the wilderness. Back in its former safe zone, it had been the leader of a fairly sizable group.
In the blink of