At Sceptile's current sprinting speed, it was nearly impossible to stop immediately and use Dig, so it could only force its way through with a powerful move.
The thought of dodging flashed through Xinhai's mind, but he discarded it and instead gave a decisive command. "Sceptile, Leaf Storm!"
The emerald glow on Sceptile's tail suddenly surged. Under the infusion of energy, its leaf-like structures rapidly extended, spun, and gathered into a thick green tornado.
It dragged the tornado forward as it sprinted. Wherever it passed, fine scratches were left across the gray stone slabs, as though they had been raked by a gigantic comb.
The instant Discharge swept over, Sceptile violently kicked off the stone slabs and launched its slender body high into the air.
In midair, it used the momentum of its ascent to sharply twist its waist, then fiercely swung its tail, brimming with Leaf Storm energy, downward.
A five-meter-wide emerald energy tornado burst from its tail tip like a massive drill that had been hurled forward, howling as it tore through the golden electric net below.
The instant Leaf Storm collided head-on with Discharge, emerald energy and golden currents tore at and canceled each other wildly in the air, producing a series of dense, piercing explosions.
The tornado forcibly ripped a gap nearly four meters wide through Discharge's area of coverage, then continued hurtling toward Manectric itself without losing momentum.
Wherever Leaf Storm passed, the gray stone slabs were carved with deep gashes by the leaves, while the air gave sharp, mournful shrieks as it was churned by their rapid rotation.
Mentor Uehara's gaze sharpened slightly, though his voice remained calm and decisive. "Manectric, Quick Attack—dodge!"
At the last instant before Leaf Storm reached it, Manectric's body turned into a streak of golden Spark and shot toward