"What a fast counterattack!" Liu Qing raised an eyebrow, surprised but unruffled. This move only had a chance of lowering attack power, without the terrifying ability to freeze its target, and a drop in attack power was the least of his concerns. With the opening attacks underway, Scizor could fight back again. He immediately commanded, "Scizor, use Swords Dance!"
At his command, Scizor kept both pincers raised protectively in front of its body and spun in place with a flutter of its wings. Its gleaming steel body reflected some of the beams away.
"Ice Beam!" Seeing that her attack was no longer effective, Lorelei decisively changed her command, and Dewgong immediately gathered energy in front of its mouth.
"Scizor, use Iron Head!" Liu Qing was just as quick with his command. A metallic sheen covered Scizor's entire body as it spiraled straight into Dewgong's lower jaw. Scizor powered through and shot away, while Dewgong was knocked backward and sent tumbling toward the ground.
"Dewgong, attack!" Although Dewgong had been hit, it had not stopped gathering energy for Ice Beam. At Lorelei's command, it fired an icy-blue beam straight at the rapidly flying Scizor. As the force of Iron Head gradually faded, Scizor immediately noticed the beam pursuing it from below. It abruptly turned ninety degrees, dodging the straight-line attack, then turned again and flew away from Dewgong with its back facing downward. But Dewgong was no pushover. Despite missing its first shot, it refused to give up and steered Ice Beam after Scizor, quickly striking its back. Under the sustained attack, ice crystals gradually formed, slowing Scizor down.
"Scizor, Swords Dance!" Seeing the ice spreading, Liu Qing inwardly cursed and immediately issued his command. Scizor spun again, gradually deflecting some of the attack. With the beam constantly striking different spots,