"Slowking!" Slowking had been taking attacks from the very beginning, though a layer of psychic power had protected its body until now. Even so, that had drained much of its stamina. This time, the attack had struck it directly. Alarmed, Liu Qing cried out anxiously, but fortunately, Slowking responded to his voice, allowing him to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Haha, your Slowking has done remarkably well to get this far. Now for the final blow! Camerupt, unleash your power—Eruption!" Without realizing it, Mura seemed to have returned to his days as an Elite Four member during the battle. His entire demeanor changed, becoming fiercely commanding.
Camerupt stopped running and positioned itself beneath the falling Slowking. Then, with a mighty roar, the crater-like structures on its back erupted with a thunderous boom. A pillar of fire resembling magma surged out, shooting straight toward Slowking.
"Eruption?!" Liu Yuan, who had been watching the match all along, felt his heart leap into his throat. Didn't this move look just like the small volcanic eruption on Mt. Chimney not long ago? The only difference was that one had come from a real volcano, while the other came from a Pokémon.
"Slowking, Protect!" Eruption was a Fire-type move that certain unusual Fire-type Pokémon could use, with maximum power rivaling Blast Burn. This was Liu Qing's first time seeing it. Shocked as he was, he hurriedly shouted his command.
Slowking immediately responded to Liu Qing's command, but just as it was about to use Protect, the pillar of fire rushed up to meet it. Liu Qing couldn't tell whether it had managed to defend itself. Watching the flames soar into the sky, he clenched both hands. Eruption was an explosive move and couldn't be sustained, so after shooting upward, the pillar gradually dissipated. When he