"Swords Dance!" ×2
Both sides opened with Swords Dance at the same time. Before even the first round of the dance was finished, Infernape and Greninja could no longer hold themselves back and lunged forward.
"Liquidation!"
"Abyssal Roll!"
Liquidation swept out, while Infernape abruptly threw himself forward mid-charge and began rolling along the ground. This close-range exchange was only a probing attack from both sides, and they hurriedly retreated after both taking damage.
"Water Shuriken!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh-five Water Shuriken shot toward Infernape's face at once. Infernape unhurriedly unleashed Flame Wheel. The instant the Flame Wheel and Water Shuriken touched, the Water Shuriken vaporized. Only one Water Shuriken broke through the flames. Infernape evaded it with a slight tilt of his head, and it sank into the earth as though slicing through tofu, leaving a cut behind.
"Combine Submission with Flame Wheel!"
"Use Double Team, then keep using Water Shuriken!"
Combining Submission and Flame Wheel allowed attacks of two types to be unleashed simultaneously. Cheng Tian, however, did not want to get tangled up in close combat, instead having Greninja use Double Team to kite his opponent from a distance.
But every time the Water Shuriken approached Flame Wheel, they instantly vaporized, while the duplicates scattered the moment Submission made contact with them.
"Dig!"
Infernape's rolling body abruptly stopped. He then swung both fists and began pounding the ground, disappearing beneath the battlefield before long.
"Watch beneath your feet!" The moment Cheng Tian finished speaking, Infernape burst out of the ground beneath Greninja, dealing considerable damage with Dig.
"Gre!" Only then did Greninja react, but just as he was about to retaliate, Infernape burrowed back into the hole.
Cheng Tian was speechless. "Are you a monkey or a Diglett?"
"Take a guess!" Bai Yun chuckled.
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