"Looks like you three are a lot stronger than we thought. Don't tell me one opponent isn't enough for you?" Qin Ming teased with a smile.
Xiao Ran smiled at that but said nothing. His utterly confident expression gave Qin Ming and the others a slight shock. These juniors really were sure of themselves.
The battle on the field continued. Greninja was sent off for treatment, and Ye Ling calmly summoned Umbreon.
Her situation was similar to Xiao Ran's. Most of her Pokémon were stuck at the peak of Entry Class, needing just the right opportunity to break through to Elite Class. Battles like this were the perfect chance.
Seeing Ye Ling summon only an Entry Class Pokémon, the opposing Pokémon Trainer smiled with a hint of mockery. A rookie, all right. Only one Elite Class Pokémon—she obviously came here just to get some practice. From here on, she's easy pickings.
As such, he did not summon anything too powerful either. His third Pokémon was also at early Elite Class: a Scyther that had only recently broken through.
Feng Zimo had one of these Pokémon too, but he specialized in Flying-type moves, unlike this trainer, who focused on Bug-type moves.
Scyther's appearance put considerable pressure on Umbreon. The opponent always seemed to have an edge over Ye Ling, and now she had to fight across an entire class gap.
"Scyther, tear her apart! Use Spark Quick Attack, then follow up with Fury Cutter!" The class gap gave the opposing Pokémon Trainer tremendous confidence, and he immediately ordered Scyther to attack.
Compared to Entry Class Pokémon, Elite Class Pokémon were incredibly fast. Umbreon had nowhere to dodge Scyther's Spark Quick Attack and was sent flying on impact, with Scyther's scythes following close behind.
"Use Payback!" Ye Ling called softly.
Umbreon was