Shen Qi went straight up and kicked Yongxiang out of the arena, his foot brimming with Dark Infinity Energy.
One Pokémon Trainer Style Technique knocked off 4% of his opponent's Barrier Points, and falling out of the arena cost a Pokémon Trainer another 2%.
Yongxiang still had 4% of his Barrier Points left. The problem was... he was stuck.
He stood outside the arena, at a loss.
The reason was that Shen Qi had seized the moment when Unfezant used U-turn to kick Yongxiang out. Unfezant had already returned to the Poké Ball, and Yongxiang had yet to summon his second Pokémon.
He couldn't summon a Pokémon outside the arena, and none of his Pokémon were inside it. Only Shen Qi and Porygon were there.
Yongxiang stood blankly outside. Going back onto the battlefield now would only get him beaten up... he had no idea what to do.
"Contestant Yongxiang."
The referee's voice rang out. "You have five seconds left."
Falling out and climbing back in cost 2% of one's Barrier Points. Failing to return within ten seconds of falling out meant immediate elimination.
It followed the same sort of rule as boxing: after falling off the platform, you had to return within ten seconds.
At this point, Yongxiang could actually have conceded outright. The problem was that Teacher Xiao Cui's example was still fresh. If he conceded here and got expelled, he would have nowhere to go to school.
Yongxiang broke into a run toward the left and threw a Poké Ball forward to the right, trying to force Shen Qi to deal with two things at once.
"Gujī..."
The Inflatable Duck sighed.
You're thinking too simply.
Even if Shen Qi can't handle both, I'm still here.
*Besides, Shen Qi doesn't need to bother with the Poké Ball. He