Infernape tensed his legs, the balls of his feet pressed against the ground, ready to attack the instant he found an opening in Froslass's defenses.
Froslass seemed to have lost patience and slowly drifted toward Ye Qing through the wind and snow.
At that very moment, Infernape moved. A string of afterimages flashed past, and when he reappeared, he was already right in front of Froslass.
Looking at Froslass within arm's reach, Infernape grinned and swung a vicious slap at her.
Although Fake Out could not deal move damage to Froslass, that did not stop Infernape from using it.
Froslass turned and glared at Infernape. How could she tolerate such an insulting gesture? A barrier of Protect instantly formed around her.
Against Protect's priority of five, Fake Out was still too slow. Seeing the fully formed barrier, Infernape had no choice but to slap it instead.
The barrier shattered, and Infernape and Froslass found themselves staring into each other's eyes.
Froslass raised her sleeve, and a ball of ice rapidly swelled to the size of a water vat.
Bam!
The ice ball exploded, sending countless shards of ice flying backward along with Infernape.
The exchange between the two Pokémon was over in an instant. Only then did Hydro Pump and Dragon Rage finally arrive.
Froslass split into dozens of duplicates, easily evading the two Pokémon's attacks.
Infernape fell into the snow with a thud and lay motionless for a long time.
"One move? He was taken out in one move?"
Zhang Tuzhen could not help stepping back, muttering to himself as he watched Infernape lying on the ground.
"Infernape isn't that fragile."
Ice-type moves dealt only half damage to Infernape. Besides, the level gap between Froslass and Infernape was not yet so great that she could utterly overwhelm him, so