After dealing with the swarm of Zubat, the Giant Claydol turned its gaze back toward the ruined town at the foot of the mountain, gathering another beam of light in its hands.
"Cha!"
Infernape clasped his hands together, drawing the flames all over his body into his palms. In an instant, they formed a staff over a meter long.
The Magma Staff grew as it swept through the air. By the time it reached Claydol, it was over a meter thick and more than ten meters long!
"Bam!!!"
The Magma Staff slammed down on Claydol's head. The tremendous force knocked its body sideways, sending it crashing into the mountainside with a rumble and interrupting the Hyper Beam in its hands.
"Infernape, follow me!"
Seeing that Infernape had drawn the Giant Claydol's attention, Ye Qing recalled his other Pokémon, keeping only Gardevoir out to protect his life, and had Aerodactyl carry him up the mountain.
The rescue teams at the foot of the mountain had yet to finish evacuating. If a battle broke out here, many people would certainly be caught in it.
Infernape leaped more than ten meters into the air, reaching the peak in just a few bounds.
"Dol!"
Claydol's enormous eyes fixed on Infernape. Invisible psychic power lifted it into the air, and it followed close behind him.
Li Feng had wanted to follow on Onix, but remembering that the refugees beside him had not yet been taken to safety, he could only report the situation to the Dragon Tamer, who was still on the way.
Not long after Ye Qing left, fierce winds suddenly swept across the horizon. Then everyone saw a Pokémon wearing a sapphire-like crown, with a long, deep-blue mane and streamers fluttering at its sides, come striding through the wind!
"The Avatar of the