Although Zeraora was furious, it still had enough sense not to attack Cheng Tian. It knew Pokémon could take a beating, but if it were a human, one punch would probably cause a concussion.
"Froga... dier..." Frogadier struggled to its feet. It no longer had the strength to maintain Steam Mode. Zeraora extended its sharp claws and scraped them together, deploying Electric Terrain at the same time.
It drew upon the lightning between heaven and earth. Within the Electric Terrain, Zeraora was as unstoppable as a god of war.
Zeraora beckoned to Frogadier with a provocative curl of its finger. The meaning was plain.
Do you dare come at me again?
"Frogadier!" Cheng Tian hurried over to check its injuries. Zeraora took in the entire scene, the disdain in its eyes growing stronger.
Only the weak needed companions.
It had no idea where it came from or where it should go. All it knew was to train hard every day, keep challenging those stronger than itself, and strive to stand at the pinnacle of this world.
Companions and all that-those games of playing house together should have gone out of fashion long ago.
Cheng Tian glared fiercely at Zeraora, but there was nothing he could do. With his current strength, even releasing all his Pokémon would accomplish nothing.
Frogadier could not swallow this humiliation no matter what, but its injuries were too severe. It had even been inflicted with paralysis, to the point that it could not stand.
Zeraora waited a little while. Seeing that its opponent truly had no intention of coming at it again, it lost interest and prepared to leave.
Just then, it suddenly noticed a strange, water-drop-shaped stone beside its foot.
"Zera?"
"Frogadier!" Frogadier's eyes widened at once. This is bad!
That Mystic Water was the