As Altaria used Flamethrower, the ice on the water quickly melted. Both Namikaze Yes put away all the Poké Balls, and the group turned back the way they had come. Before the four had gone far, however, a sudden splash rang out behind them, as though something had burst out of the water. They hurriedly looked back and saw an Eelektross roughly two meters long emerge, its fang-filled mouth lunging toward Elesa, who was bringing up the rear. She immediately let out a terrified scream.
"Watch out!" Almost instinctively, Liu Qing shouted, grabbed Elesa's hand, and pulled her hard into his arms, taking Eelektross's Crunch with his own back. An immense force slammed into him, driving deep into his body and leaving a searing pain in its wake. With a muffled grunt, he staggered forward several steps with Elesa in his arms. Seeing him injured, both Namikaze Yes went pale. They shouted and rushed forward together to block Eelektross, throwing out their Poké Balls and having Heracross and Altaria attack it together. Though Eelektross was fairly strong, it was still a wild Pokémon. How could it withstand the combined assault of two Elite-class Pokémon with Pokémon Trainers? Before long, Altaria's Ice Beam froze it solid, then Heracross's Megahorn shattered the ice and sent it crashing onto a Floating Magnet Stone, where it lay motionless.
"Stop. I'm fine!" Seeing that Namikaze Ye was still attacking Eelektross, Liu Qing hurriedly called out to stop him. At the sound of his voice, Elesa, who had been frozen in shock in his arms, finally stirred. She flung her arms around him and burst into tears. Seeing her like that, both Namikaze Yes stopped themselves from approaching, though concern remained on their faces. "Young clan leader, are you really all right?" they asked together. They