"I think I would have done the same thing in that situation."
"Why?"
"Because, considering how much stamina the opponent had left, wouldn't we have lost if we fired another shot or two? Increasing our firepower there wouldn't have helped."
"But that doesn't mean we need to increase our firepower for nothing, does it?"
"I wouldn't say that."
"Hmm?"
Mr. Bede watched the battlefield with a smile. Even as we discussed it, the course of the battle was changing.
The flames on its body burned more fiercely. Perhaps absorbing the cypress had increased its firepower; I could faintly see Maruyakude's glow within the cypress. It was easy to predict that the temperature would be extremely high. I was certain a hit would pack considerable power, but as I had said before, firepower wasn't necessary in this situation. Instead, the vast flames pouring from their bodies lowered the surrounding air pressure, creating wind that blew toward the fire. The wind gathered around the flames from every direction, leaving upward as its only escape route. Once it began flowing, it became an updraft.
The wind had now become an updraft, sweeping the surrounding cloves upward. That meant the smoke hiding Maruyakude had vanished. Maruyakude, which had hidden in the smoke intending to counterattack the source of the attack with a countdown, suddenly found itself with nowhere to hide and became confused. Moreover, with attacks coming from every direction, Rabbitfoot evidently hadn't fully pinpointed its position yet and was wandering around, having lost sight of it.
"Maruyakude, diagonally behind you!"
"Rabbit Foot, Electro Color Card!"
Although Kabu's directions came quickly, the rabbit moved even faster. Rabifoot swiftly slipped into the pocket and sent Maruyakude flying with an all-out blow.
"Raboot, Double Kick!"
Two more fierce kicks left Maruyakude suspended in the air, unable