"Ye Qing!"
Li Feng shouted, but his voice was drowned out by the roar of the mudslide.
Ye Qing pressed himself against Aggron's back, holding his massive tail as he waited.
Boom!
An unimaginable force slammed into Aggron, and shattered rocks and broken timber rained down on him!
"Aggron!"
Aggron activated Protect. A transparent barrier enveloped him and Ye Qing, like a lighthouse standing amid the waves. No matter how the waves battered him, he did not retreat a single step!
Protect soon dissipated, but the mudslide's onslaught had not ended.
Gengar appeared behind Aggron and spread his body over Ye Qing's skin, blocking as much damage as he could.
"Thump-thump, thump-thump..."
Ye Qing listened to his own heartbeat. His ears rang, and everything around him spun.
An unknown amount of time passed before Ye Qing slowly regained consciousness.
"Aggron!"
Battered and almost buried, Aggron glanced back at Ye Qing and managed a strained smile.
Ye Qing forced a smile and gently patted Aggron's back.
Sure enough, no matter when it was, you could always count on Aggron!
"Come help me get them out!"
Seeing the mudslide subside, Li Feng immediately led the others toward Ye Qing.
"Where's that Infernape?"
Weiwei noticed that the Infernape who had dug with Gabite earlier had not come up with him. Had he been buried down below?
What a shame. That was an Infernape capable of Mega Evolution. Had he died just like that?
Infernape's indomitable figure at the National Tournament was still vivid in their minds. Many could not accept this turn of events.
Bean-sized raindrops kept striking the ground, sending droplets bouncing among the broken rocks and wood chips.
Silence hung over the scene. Apart from the thunder, wind, and rain, no one made a sound.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the