Liu Qing and Agatha both looked up at the smoke in midair. In the blink of an eye, Volcarona was driven out of the black smoke by a relentless barrage of Air Slashes. Once outside the smoke, however, Volcarona was no longer at a disadvantage. Enduring the attacks, Volcarona labored to beat its wings, forming a massive swirling storm that broke through the Air Slashes and hurtled straight toward Crobat as it emerged from the smoke. Though Volcarona had escaped the barrage, unleashing the storm had left it unsteady in the air.
"Crobat, evade it, then use Poison Fang!" This was the critical moment. Even if Crobat's remaining stamina allowed it to withstand Hurricane, it certainly would not survive Volcarona's next move. Agatha chose to trust Crobat's speed and gave her command.
Crobat did not disappoint her. Facing the incoming Hurricane, it beat both pairs of wings and swiftly evaded along a curved flight path, catching up to Volcarona. Purple light shone from its teeth as it bit toward Volcarona's abdomen. Though initially unsteady, Volcarona had already recovered by then. Seeing Crobat's attack, it immediately rolled sideways to evade. Crobat's bite missed, but it did not stop attacking. It wheeled around and sank its teeth into Volcarona's wing, and purple light rapidly spread across Volcarona's body.
"Volcarona, Fiery Dance!" Liu Qing raised a sharp brow and immediately counterattacked.
At Liu Qing's command, roaring flames engulfed the wings of Volcarona, whose face had contorted in pain from Poison Fang. The flames not only stopped the purple poison from spreading but burned it into purple smoke that dispersed. Scorched by the fire, Crobat hurriedly released its bite. The instant Volcarona broke free, it struck straight at Crobat with all three pairs of flaming wings, beating them again and again in a mysterious