Swift knocked Marshtomp back four or five meters before stopping, stripping away a quarter of its HP.
"That might have been your only chance to land a hit on Marshtomp," Zhang Cheng told Du Peng with a teasing smile.
"What do you mean? Quit trying to bluff me." Du Peng refused to believe Zhang Cheng and continued ordering Luxray to attack.
"Luxray, use Swift again!" Du Peng believed that three more uses of Swift would be enough to bring down Marshtomp.
"So what if I can't use Electric-type moves? My Luxray can still beat you!" Du Peng declared confidently.
"Heh." Zhang Cheng simply chuckled and said nothing. Results were the best proof; talking was pointless. Once the outcome was clear, Du Peng would have nothing left to say.
At Du Peng's command, Luxray swiftly and skillfully gathered the energy around it, shaping a great quantity of it into five-pointed stars.
The stars held powerful energy. Under Luxray's control, they hurtled toward Marshtomp.
"Marshtomp, use Wide Guard!" Zhang Cheng ordered casually.
"Gana~ Gana~"
Marshtomp nodded. Energy surged in from all around, forming a pale yellow barrier that sheltered it within.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless stars shot toward Marshtomp and slammed into its barrier with thunderous impacts. Yet no matter how fiercely Swift struck, the barrier showed no sign of breaking.
Eventually, every star had been fired, without inflicting any actual damage on Marshtomp.
At the same time, purple light flickered over Luxray's body. The toxic Poison flared up, draining a fifth of its HP.
Du Peng's expression darkened when Marshtomp's Wide Guard blocked Swift. Then, seeing the Poison flare up on Luxray and its HP rapidly dwindle, he began to panic.
"Luxray, hang in there! Let's attack with Swift again. Marshtomp just used Wide Guard, so it can't block your attack