"Delphox, Psybeam!" Veranica immediately called out. A strange beam shot toward Blaziken, forcing it to veer aside.
More Psybeams followed in rapid succession, preventing Blaziken from closing in. Yet Gothorita remained perfectly calm, showing no intention of helping. Instead, it kept stacking boosts on itself.
Calm Mind and Nasty Plot had raised its special attack and special defense to their maximum in just a dozen seconds.
Gardevoir was not to be outdone, either. Rather than piling on boosts like Gothorita, it used various moves to restore itself and Delphox. They had been fighting for a long time, and recovering came first.
But this could not go on. Calm Mind and Nasty Plot had given Gothorita a 150% special attack boost, and who knew how that little body could withstand it? As for Blaziken, although Delphox seemed to be keeping it from approaching, its Speed Boost ability had been steadily increasing its speed, which had already reached a terrifying level.
"Blaziken, Detect!" At last, Blaziken's speed reached its maximum, and Franklin stopped trying to skirt around the Psybeams blocking its path. Blaziken tilted its body slightly to dodge one, then continued racing toward Delphox and Gardevoir. Psybeam could no longer stop it at that speed.
"Gardevoir, Trick Room!" Xiao Ran called calmly. Endless layers of space overlapped, and no matter how fast Blaziken was, it could not reach Gardevoir and Delphox.
"Gothorita, Trick Room!" Just then, Janice suddenly called out from the other side. Gothorita raised both hands, and more layers of space enveloped Blaziken. The entire area fell into chaos, and even Blaziken's figure became blurry.
Layers of space overlapped in chaotic disorder, making Blaziken look like a pixelated chicken. Its advancing figure alternated between fast and slow. It might seem far away, only to appear right in front of