The Drapion surged forward with menacing momentum, like a black bolt of lightning, charging directly at Bastiodon's head. Its two thick, powerful arms were raised high, bringing down a tremendous force upon Bastiodon!
However, at this critical moment, a deafening roar echoed—the ground beneath Drapion's feet collapsed without warning, forming a massive, deep pit!
In an instant, Drapion's entire body plunged into it uncontrollably, and its formidable Arm Thrust skill was interrupted by this sudden turn of events.
Zhang Heng wondered, "Is this Dig? Who used Dig?!"
Drapion is a Poison-type and Dark-type, a very good type combination. It has only one weakness: Ground-type moves. Although this Dig cannot cause a lot of damage, it can restrict Drapion.
At the same time, near the Urshifu not far away, a small mound of earth slowly rose. Immediately after, a small figure shot out from the ground like an arrow released from a bowstring!
Its fur was light beige, its eyes looked resolute, and it had white markings on its body, mainly concentrated on its head and above its chest, with white fur also hanging from the back of its head.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Heng couldn't help but exclaim, "It's another Legendary Pokémon, Urshifu's initial form—Kubfu!"
At this moment, Kubfu appeared extremely anxious. It quickly ran to Urshifu's side, tightly holding his arm with both hands, continuously making "ala ala" sounds, seemingly asking about Urshifu's condition with concern.
Urshifu slowly recovered from the pain caused by the poisoning. He first gazed at the worried Kubfu in front of him, then gently and calmly shook his head, indicating that he was fine.
Zhang Heng, who had been closely monitoring the battle, naturally wouldn't miss this rare opportunity. He immediately ordered Bastiodon: "This is the guy who trapped us on the mudflats last time, right? Bastiodon, use Quicksand Abyss on that collapsed pit!"
Bastiodon raised its two thick, powerful forelimbs high, then stomped down on the ground with the force of thunder!
In an instant, a dense, deep earthy-yellow light erupted from beneath its feet, and this powerful Ground-type energy converged beneath Drapion.
Accompanied by a violent rumble, a huge pit appeared beneath Drapion's feet. Immediately after, the surrounding sand seemed to be pulled by a mysterious force, surging madly into the pit, forming a Quicksand Abyss in the blink of an eye.
Before Drapion could react, it was firmly trapped by this sudden quicksand pit. No matter how much it struggled, it was temporarily unable to escape.
He watched helplessly as his ace Drapion fell into a predicament. He glared fiercely at Zhang Heng, his eyes burning with fury, and his hatred for Zhang Heng reached its peak.
He originally thought he would successfully capture Urshifu this time, but he didn't expect Zhang Heng to appear as a variable, disrupting his plans again and again, causing him to fail at the last moment. Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth in anger, wishing he could rush over and tear Zhang Heng into pieces.
"Damn guy!" he roared furiously, turning his head to order the Nidoqueen beside him:
"Nidoqueen, continue using Poison Sting."
Nidoqueen's eyes glowed with a faint purple light, and a dense purple aura surged around her body. This light, like a tide, rapidly gathered in her mouth.
In an instant, countless Poison Stings shot out from Nidoqueen's mouth like a torrential storm. These Poison Stings densely intertwined, forming a terrifying barrage that whistled directly towards Zhang Heng and the Pokémon beside him.
Facing such a fierce attack, Zhang Heng shouted, "Bastiodon! Block them!"
Before he finished speaking, Bastiodon's massive, mountain-like body had unhesitatingly positioned itself in front of Zhang Heng and Urshifu.
A series of crackling sounds echoed as the rain-like Poison Stings struck Bastiodon's incredibly hard body. But to everyone's surprise, these Poison Stings, imbued with powerful Poison-type energy, could not cause any damage to Bastiodon.
Whenever a Poison Sting touched Bastiodon's body, the Poison-type energy attached to it seemed to meet its nemesis, instantly dissipating and vanishing without a trace.
Clearly, this defensive collaboration was perfect. It should be known that Poison-type moves have almost no effect on Steel-type Pokémon, unless the Pokémon using the move possesses a special corrosive ability. And the Nidoqueen in front of them did not have such an ability, so her attack was destined to be in vain.
Seeing that the situation was temporarily under control, Zhang Heng immediately ordered, "Let's go quickly, retreat to the Water Tower space immediately!"
Bastiodon, receiving the order, acted without any hesitation. It sharply lowered its head and used its hard head to nudge Urshifu's body.
The immense force caused Urshifu to stumble, directly flipping onto Bastiodon's broad back. Immediately after, Bastiodon turned around and, with its thick, powerful limbs, galloped like the wind towards the spatial entrance not far behind.
And the Fighting-type Kubfu, whether due to stubbornness or the inherent nature of Fighting-type Pokémon, even assumed an attacking stance, ready to battle Drapion.
Zhang Heng couldn't tolerate such stubborn, hindering behavior. He didn't indulge it, holding the egg in one hand and scooping up Kubfu's body with the other, tucking it under his armpit. They both rushed towards the spatial entrance.
Zhang Heng couldn't help but feel speechless at such reckless, hindering behavior. He wouldn't tolerate such things happening. With his left hand firmly holding the egg, his right hand quickly scooped up Kubfu's body, effortlessly tucking it under his armpit.
Then, like an arrow released from a bow, he sprinted towards the spatial entrance that shimmered with strange light.
Just as Kubfu tried to break free from Zhang Heng's grasp, it suddenly felt a pure and powerful Water-type energy continuously emanating from Zhang Heng.
This energy, like a clear stream, made Kubfu instantly forget to resist. It instinctively looked up, its gaze falling on Zhang Heng's well-defined profile, and a hint of surprise and longing flashed in its eyes.
At this moment, he watched helplessly as Zhang Heng and the others successfully passed through the spatial entrance and disappeared from sight.
He gritted his teeth, just about to give chase, when he heard an urgent alert from the communication device in his pocket, stopping his footsteps.
Beep~ After a busy tone, the device's call was connected.
"Hello, Captain, the Water Blade Gang's reinforcements have arrived at the Chinese Water-type Wilderness Area and are about to gather in your direction. The Deputy Leader will also be coming along."
He responded indifferently: "Hm, I understand."
After ending the call, he spat lightly: "Tui~ Another guy who wants a piece of the pie."
He then ordered Nidoqueen: "Nidoqueen. Use Stone Edge to lift Drapion out of the Quicksand Abyss."