The Team Flare members nearby watched the scene coldly. They knew this was what happened to anyone who broke Team Flare's rules. Trying to help would only bring trouble down on their own heads.
"How cruel..." Serena covered her mouth in horror at the sight. Beside her, Xiao Lan could no longer stand it. She grabbed the Poké Ball at her belt and was about to rush out, but Gary stopped her.
"If you want to find Xiao Yan, stay here. Don't act rashly." Only after hearing Gary's words did Xiao Lan put her Poké Ball away, bitterly unwilling to stand by.
"You're bleeding after just one hit?! There are forty-nine more to go. Can you take it?" The female Elite burst out laughing, and Tangrowth raised its vines again, waiting for her orders.
"Let's continue, Tangrowth." Barely had the female Elite finished speaking when a sudden attack struck Tangrowth just as it prepared to lash out, sending it flying.
"Was that Razor Leaf?" The female Elite picked up a leaf from the ground. Just then, a Sceptile rushed up to her, ready to strike with Leaf Blade.
Bam!!! Tangrowth, which had just been knocked away, now stood in front of the female Elite and took Sceptile's attack for her. A boy slowly approached from the other end of the corridor.
"What do you think you're doing?!" the female Elite shouted angrily at him.
The girl tied to the pillar stared in surprise at the boy who had suddenly barged in.
"Mega Drain." At the boy's command, Sceptile gripped Tangrowth tightly and drained its energy.
"We'll use Mega Drain too." Tangrowth bound Sceptile with its vines and drained its energy in return, leaving the two Pokémon locked in a stalemate.
"Sceptile, Bullet Seed." Sceptile held Tangrowth firmly, then fired Bullet