After a moment of stunned disbelief, uncontrollable fury surged through Liu Qing. He stood straight up on Salamence's back once it had steadied itself, stared at the black haze around them, and threw a Poké Ball. His face twisted with rage as he roared, "You bastards! Slowking, blow all this haze away!"
As though sensing Liu Qing's fury, Slowking unleashed Confusion at full power. Not only did it clear away all the surrounding haze, it also seized every Golbat nearby, leaving them suspended in midair, unable to move.
"Salamence, Draco Meteor!" Liu Qing's voice was so cold that even Liu Yuan shuddered.
"Roar!" Salamence had already been furious at the swarm of Golbat attacking it. At the command, it immediately let out an angry roar, gathered orange-yellow energy in its abdomen, and fired it high into the sky. At its apex, the blast burst into countless smaller projectiles that struck every Golbat in the surrounding sky. A chain of violent explosions followed, and the Golbat fell like rain. Before long, however, they turned into streaks of red light, apparently recalled into their Poké Balls.
"Big brother..." With the surrounding sky cleared, Liu Yuan looked at Liu Qing apprehensively and called to him softly.
"I'm fine!" Liu Qing drew a deep breath and exhaled, the savage look on his face fading. Yet this only frightened Liu Yuan more. He realized that his brother was even more terrifying now than when he had been raging!
"Someone recalled those Golbat. Let's see just who..." Liu Qing's voice was icy. Determined to find out who had blocked their way, he immediately gave a command, and Salamence streaked toward the ground in a flash of blue.
"So it's Team Magma! Fine, just fine. I never bothered you, but you came looking for trouble..." As Salamence