Chu Xin was furious. These ambush-style attacks left no room to dodge at all. They were meant purely to injure the opponent. This was no longer a battle between Pokémon!
The fury of having his life threatened nearly overwhelmed Chu Xin's reason, but he managed to suppress it in the end. His opponent was strong. If he let his emotions dictate the battle, he would only hold Chen Huan back.
To keep fighting, Chu Xin could only force down his anger. His gaze grew colder as he looked at Virgil.
You'd better not fall into my hands. I'm no bleeding heart!
Virgil, on the other hand, felt rather disappointed that his surprise attack had failed to hurt Chu Xin. The brat was clearly a novice. Chances to weaken an opponent right at the start were rare, but unfortunately, he had failed. The brat might lack experience, but that Dratini was exceptionally capable. Even faced with a surprise attack, the Pokémon had reacted quickly.
"What a shame."
Virgil looked at Chu Xin with open regret, infuriating Kaka and Xiao Wu!
This bastard really meant to hurt Chu Xin just now. Unforgivable!
Kaka, whom Virgil had ignored, vanished from his spot and dashed to Virgil's side at incredible speed. Even the several Pokémon surrounding Virgil failed to react to Kaka's sudden burst of speed.
Moving at full speed, Kaka appeared before Virgil and slashed with his Leek. A bone-chilling sensation made Virgil's scalp prickle. The Rhydon beside him reacted and hurriedly swatted at Kaka, but the hasty attack missed him entirely, shattering only the afterimage he had left behind. Kaka was already back beside Chu Xin. He opened his duck hand, letting a clump of black hair scatter onto the ground.
Virgil felt a chill on his scalp. When he reached up