"There are less than two minutes left!" Lilian reminded them after checking the time.
"Altaria, Aerial Ace! Clefable, follow!" Liu Yuan had taken the lead, but with two minutes remaining, his opponent still had a chance to turn things around. Determined not to give him that opening, Liu Yuan pressed his advantage.
At Liu Yuan's command, Altaria wheeled around and charged at the opposing Pokémon, trailing white ribbons of light. Clefable flapped its wings and followed close behind, flying toward Magcargo and Flaaffy.
"Magcargo, use Spiral Heat Wave! Flaaffy, use Swift!" Xiao Ye watched the two Pokémon draw closer and waited until they were almost upon him before ordering an attack.
Magcargo immediately withdrew into its shell and began spinning rapidly, releasing a swirling crimson Heat Wave around itself. Flaaffy's Swift joined the rotating hot wind, its stars racing in circles. Charging straight toward them, Altaria and Clefable had no time to dodge. They were knocked back, swept into the Heat Wave, and struck by countless Swift stars as they spun before being flung directly above it.
"Now! Magcargo, Fire Blast! Flaaffy, use Thunder!" Xiao Ye immediately commanded. Magcargo stopped spinning and emerged from its shell, flames seeming to burn in its eyes as it opened its mouth and fired an enormous pillar of fire that formed a 大 shape in midair. Flaaffy's tail shone brilliantly, golden electricity crackling all over its body as it unleashed a massive bolt into the Fire Blast. Together, they became a golden-red column of light that surged toward Altaria and Clefable, blooming with dazzling radiance in the air.
"This time, it's a combination of the powerful Fire-type and Electric-type moves, Fire Blast and Thunder! This gorgeous, devastating attack is hurtling toward Altaria and Clefable!" Lilian shouted excitedly as Liu Yuan lost a considerable number