Monferno seemed to gain a sudden insight. He narrowed his eyes, lifted his right foot slightly, and lashed out with a kick at a Raticate charging toward him!
"Bam!"
The Raticate was kicked straight to the ground, taking considerable damage.
Was that Low Kick?
Although Ye Qing had been running for his life up ahead, he had kept watching behind him out of the corner of his eye, so he noticed what had happened immediately.
He had never expected Monferno to be this amazing, actually learning the move on his own during battle!
"You're incredible, my monkey bro!"
Having learned Low Kick, Monferno grew even more imposing. His fists, tail, and feet all became formidable weapons, repeatedly dealing heavy blows to the Raticate pack.
Ye Qing deliberately ran toward dense vegetation and specifically kept Monferno from using Flamethrower, treating these Rattata and Raticate entirely as a Philosopher's Stone.
After a while, seeing their casualties mounting, the Raticate finally stopped their pursuit in a huff.
"Cha-ha!"
Monferno emerged from that profound state, unleashing an astonishing surge of power as the flames on his tail shot straight toward Ye Qing's eyebrows.
"Did you break through?"
Looking at Monferno, who had reached level 22, Ye Qing was thrilled. It seemed the battle just now really had benefited him greatly.
Ye Qing stopped, fed Monferno a Pokéblock, and braced his hands on his knees, panting heavily. If not for the daily physical training at school, he would have run out of breath long ago after running flat out for so long.
"Cha-ha."
Monferno crunched up the Pokéblock, steadied his breathing a little, and clenched his fists, feeling that his strength had grown a little greater.
"Whoosh~"
Once they quieted down, the sound of water seemed louder than before. The surrounding air was also damper