"The Tundra Warrior's strength-Superpower! Throw it away!" As the mist and dust quickly dispersed, Lance pressed his advantage, watching Ursaring pinned beneath the scattered chunks of ice.
With a roar, Beartic seized Ursaring by the shoulder, pale blue light blazing all over its body. It hauled Ursaring out of the ice, swung it around once, and flung it away. Ursaring crashed onto the battlefield with a thud.
"He's only just reached the level of an Elite Four candidate, after all. Neither his Pokémon's strength nor his grasp of openings can match Lance, who's spent years at this level!" A gentle smile rippled across Xun Chaoze's lips as he looked at Liu Qing. "It looks like we have an excellent chance of winning this round!"
He's looking pretty smug! Although Xun Chaoze said nothing more, Liu Qing had clearly picked up the message in his eyes.
"Hey, Liu Qing, do you think that kid Paul can still win?" Han Ye watched Paul, who had been on the back foot since the battle began. The last flicker of hope he had held was already like a candle in the wind.
"How would I know?!" Liu Qing gave Han Ye an exasperated look. "It's been months since my first battle with him. Who knows whether he's gotten stronger!"
Hearing that, Han Ye gave up hope and shook his head regretfully. Xiao Xiao and the others wore rueful smiles as well, clearly believing Paul had little chance of winning.
"Icicle Crash!" This time, Lance even dispensed with his "special terminology," eager to launch his follow-up attack without delay.
At his command, Beartic tilted its head back and expelled another stream of freezing air. It formed nearly ten enormous chunks of ice that arced through the air and plunged toward Ursaring.
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