Meanwhile, Chandelure had appeared above the two men serving under Hunter J and rested both hands on their heads. Feeling their bodies freeze in place, they screamed in terror, but Chandelure paid them no heed and poured down deep blue flames. As for the three Metang, Togekiss's Aura Sphere and Volcarona's Fire Blast had already knocked them unconscious.
"What?!" Hearing two screams, J glanced over and saw her two subordinates reduced to ash. Liu Qing directed his other Pokémon to defeat the Metang released by the remaining three men. Before they could bring out any more Pokémon, Volcarona immobilized them with Confusion, gathered them together, and sent them floating toward Chandelure. J's expression twisted viciously, but she already had more than enough trouble of her own. Liu Qing's Salamence easily dodged the ocher beam and Dragon Pulse, then plunged straight down. Sensing danger, J hurriedly leaped off her Salamence's back. A moment later, Dragon Rush slammed straight into her Salamence and drove it into the ground with a tremendous crash. "Where are you looking?" Watching her Salamence take the hit, J gritted her teeth, her expression turning grim. Just then, that calm yet infuriating voice sounded beside her ear. Feeling a rush of wind from her left, she inwardly cursed and hastily raised her left arm to block.
Thud! Liu Qing's right fist struck J's left arm with a dull impact. J was a formidable fighter herself and actually managed to withstand the blow, but Liu Qing's second strike was already coming. He bent his right leg and drove his knee straight into her abdomen. With the muffled sound of flesh meeting flesh, she grunted and used the force to leap backward, trying to put some distance between them. But that depended on whether Liu Qing would let her. He