At the mine entrance, the Dynamaxed Xiao Wu opened its mouth wide and unleashed a relentless barrage of Dragon Rage into the mine. Blue flames scorched the entrance, steadily consuming the oxygen inside.
Of course, Chu Xin had his reasons for doing this. The signal devices used in the competition monitored the contestants' physical condition. If they suffered an adverse reaction, they would be forcibly removed, and Chu Xin would earn points for eliminating them. So he had no intention of going inside to finish them off. He had already blocked the mine's other exit, leaving this as the only way out. As long as he guarded it and kept burning away the oxygen inside, those people would be eliminated sooner or later.
Still, that wasn't quite foolproof. To eliminate the contestants inside more safely, Chu Xin had Xiao Wu and Kaka attack the entrance again, sealing it with fallen rocks. Then he and his three Pokémon hurriedly gathered nearby branches, piled them against the small opening they had left, and set them alight to smoke out the contestants inside.
Chu Xin had seen the Old Hunter of the Village use this method before. The old hunters often used it to catch wild rabbits in the mountains. Now he was using it to smoke out the contestants in the mine. With fallen rocks blocking their way, wasn't this much safer?
Inside the mine, Zhuo Yue and his two companions began clearing out the contestants. But the tunnels were complicated, and there were quite a few contestants inside. They couldn't possibly finish them all off anytime soon.
Still, with their strength, it was only a matter of time.
After eliminating another contestant, Zhuo Yue checked the competition Wristband on his wrist, then turned to the others. Han Yaru's Vulpix had formed