Chapter 68: Who Exactly Is The Fire Attribute Pokémon?
The Round of 64 matches were still easy and simple for Li Wei.
And because Ponyta’s sudden power surge in the elimination matches had significantly improved his Psychic Power, Yu Yixian also managed to win a round in the 128 to 64 battle by playing extremely cautiously.
His opponent’s loss was filled with frustration.
Ponyta’s opponent was a Diglett.
Its bulky body, with more fur around the abdomen than a regular Diglett, and its thicker ears.
Both have long ears, but Mawile and Diglett are absolutely not to be generalized.
One evolved into a vulgar man, the other into a hot girl.
The difference is more than a little.
With its tall stature and strong ears, normally Ponyta could not go head-to-head with it, but under Yu Yixian’s strange commands, this battle became very dramatic.
It was still the standard Psycho Cut charge, and facing Ponyta’s charge, this Diglett naturally wasn’t intimidated. Both ears were positioned as if charging up, ready to catch Ponyta’s attack and seize him at the same time.
But what the opponent’s Trainer didn’t expect was that just as Ponyta’s move was about to hit, Yu Yixian had Ponyta use ‘Psychic Power’.
Because of Ponyta’s mental control, the Diglett, which was about to counterattack, suddenly froze in place. In that one-second freeze, Ponyta’s Psycho Cut hit the Diglett precisely.
Immediately, the effect of Psychic Power wore off.
Angered, the Diglett slammed its two large ears onto the ground. Following the familiar cracking of the earth, it used its Ground-type energy and the stones it gathered to unleash Mud Shot at Ponyta.
In terms of offense, Ponyta might be at the bottom, but in terms of escape, Ponyta is definitely a top-tier steed.
Under Instructor Rhyperior’s training, Ponyta even learned to dodge powerful moves like Rock Blast, let alone this mud-slinging that was like playing house.
Moving at high speed on the field, dodging all the thrown mud, Ponyta once again used the same trick, launching a Psycho Cut attack at Diglett.
“Diglett, Headbutt!”
Diglett’s Trainer prepared to use an attack to interrupt Ponyta’s assault, but Ponyta once again used Psychic Power to lock down its movements.
If they were to continuously use Psychic Power to control Diglett and perform throws and slams, then with Ponyta’s Psychic Power reserves, it could only maintain control for less than a minute at most.
And considering Diglett’s struggles and its own resistance, Ponyta might not even be able to throw a Pokémon as heavy as Diglett out of the arena.
Therefore, to use the limited Psychic Power reasonably, Yu Yixian chose Psycho Cut for offense, combined with Psychic Power, to control the opponent just before the Headbutt hit.
The purpose was not to control the opponent for additional attacks, but merely to prevent them from dodging his moves.
Under this increasing advantage, by exhausting the opponent’s stamina, they could win the match.
Although his Ponyta didn’t have much total energy, with the nearly half-minute intervals of ‘Agility’ running and dodging between each attack, he could still allow it to replenish some of the energy consumed during attacks.
At the latest, in one minute, it would have replenished its energy and could perform another combination attack of Psycho Cut + Psychic Power.
When Diglett’s long-range attacks like throwing mud or close-range moves like Headbutt could not pose a threat to Ponyta, the match duration reached six minutes.
After Ponyta’s final Psycho Cut hit, Diglett finally ran out of stamina and was unable to battle.
“The match is over. The winner is competitor number A213, Yu Yixian.”
(＾－＾)V
After a hug with Ponyta, Yu Yixian left the arena, bathed in the cheers of victory.
His Ponyta had also worked very hard in this battle. He originally thought reaching the Round of 128 was its limit, but he didn’t expect it to struggle for one more round and reach the Round of 64.
To know that the admission standard for top universities is only the Round of 64.
Good job, Yu Yixian().
“Wow, Yixian, you’re amazing!!”
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Tian Bai, who was watching, became very excited after seeing Yu Yixian win the match. She ran to the entrance of the competitor’s tunnel and offered her congratulations immediately.
“Ahahaha, just average, average~”
Yu Yixian said this, patting Ponyta’s head, looking very casual.
“That tactic was absolutely brilliant, it was too epic, hahahaha! I saw the Diglett’s Trainer’s face turn green because of your strategy.”
Tian Bai said this excitedly to Yu Yixian as they walked towards another venue, sharing her post-match thoughts.
“Hahaha, it was okay, it was okay. But where are we going?”
Yu Yixian asked, looking confused at the direction Tian Bai was quickly walking.
“Oh, Tu Xiaomi’s match is about to start soon. Let’s go to her venue to cheer her on!”
“Oh, oh, oh, what about Li Wei?”
Yu Yixian recalled the match times of his brothers and asked.
“Li Wei? Li Wei sent me a message asking me to come watch your match and cheer you on. His match will end within a minute. He said for us not to worry about him and to wait for him at Tu Xiaomi’s venue for five minutes, and he’ll come over after his match.”
“Oh, oh, oh, I see.”
After saying this, Yu Yixian regretted asking such a question.
He sighed, patted his face, and walked forward with Tian Bai.
“Hmm? Why are you sighing?”
“Ah…”
Tian Bai discovered his slight dejection, and Yu Yixian scratched his head awkwardly.
He could only make up a reason to fool her.
Telling the truth was impossible.
Although Yu Yixian wasn’t good at math, he wasn’t an idiot.
“Ah, I’m just regretting it. Reaching the Round of 64 is my limit. After tomorrow, I’ll just be a cheerleader with you.”
“Oh~ That’s okay, I’ll be there to cushion your fall, Yixian. Don’t be too disappointed! Just do your best! Who told you to pick Ponyta! It’s meant for a late-game power-up, why rush now~”
Tian Bai smiled and patted Yu Yixian’s shoulder. When they passed a supermarket in the venue, she even specifically bought a bag of Twisties and handed it to him.
“Here, have a snack with your Ponyta later. That’ll be good for venting your emotions, okay~”
Seeing Tian Bai acting like she was coaxing a silly child, Yu Yixian couldn’t help but twitch his lips, feeling helpless.
They arrived at Venue N where Tu Xiaomi was, and found Li Wei already waiting for them.
“I suddenly feel a bit sorry for your opponent…”
Tian Bai sighed.
“Hmm???”
Li Wei, who was utterly inconsiderate, had no extra thoughts about this.
“Let’s go? To watch the match? Isn’t Tu Xiaomi’s match about to start?”
Li Wei asked them.
“There’s still about ten minutes. Let’s go, Zhou Fengjue has already saved us seats inside.”
“What about Mo Jiu?”
“Apparently, Xiao Ke was stopped by a chestnut roasting stall on the way. No matter how much they pulled, she wouldn’t leave. She helplessly bought Xiao Ke a box of chestnuts and is now on her way here…”
“Ah, this…”
Listening to Tian Bai’s explanation, Yu Yixian and Li Wei didn’t know what to say. They could only sigh ‘amazing’ to express their admiration for Xiao Ke’s dedication and never-give-up spirit for food.
He originally thought his own Ponyta was already ‘troublesome’, but he never expected that there would be even more troublesome Pokémon. In terms of causing trouble, Mo Jiu’s Morpeko was indeed the expert.
Seeing food and being unable to move, the path from the entrance to Venue N was practically impassable…
They walked into the venue and found Zhou Fengjue. The group sat side by side, sharing snacks and placing their beverages into Li Wei’s hood.
After Eevee, looking helpless, touched each drink one by one to chill them, everyone took out their drinks and drank them with satisfaction.
As for why they didn’t just buy cold drinks or carry small refrigerators, the reason was simple.
If you buy cold drinks directly, if you don’t drink them immediately while waiting, not only will the drinks become room temperature, but the bottles will also have a lot of water droplets, making them inconvenient to carry.
And carrying a small refrigerator would be too exaggerated.
If they brought that, wouldn’t they truly become idle people having a ‘picnic’ at the battle center?
No, no, they are decent people!
Under these circumstances, Eevee and Li Wei’s hooded jackets bore a weight far beyond what they should have.
As Li Wei was eating his sandwich, Tu Xiaomi’s match began.
It’s a Pokémon known for its defense, yet it’s been trained purely for output. Is something wrong here?
Tu Xiaomi’s Whimsicott’s opponent was a Primarina.
Fairy-type against Water-type, these two types are usually not related at all, but because Whimsicott inherited the move ‘Camouflage’, combined with her finely tuned Grassy Terrain, this battle was unreasonably turned into Grass-type against Water-type.
The ‘Draining Kiss’ move, which was originally meant for Charm and control, had no effect on Whimsicott of the same gender. And ‘Icy Wind,’ which targets the super-effective type, was not very powerful and was ruthlessly repelled by Whimsicott’s Fairy Wind.
After breaking through the opponent’s targeted attacks with Fairy-type moves, Tu Xiaomi relentlessly launched overwhelming attacks that ended the battle with destructive force.
“Nice!”
The spectators below couldn’t help but cheer along with the audience.
And at this moment… Mo Jiu had just arrived at Venue N with her Morpeko. For the first time, her face wasn’t its usual expressionless one.
Her face was filled with four words: “Life is meaningless.”
“You’ve worked hard.”
Seeing the three boxes of food Mo Jiu was holding, everyone couldn’t help but look at her with sympathy.
‘As expected, one shouldn’t raise this kind of Pokémon.’
It wasn’t a question of whether they could afford it or not, but rather… they couldn’t handle it…
“Isn’t your Morpeko going to eat lunch?”
Tian Bai asked.
“I don’t know. If it weren’t for the recent signs of advancement in its energy, it would have been choked to death by me if it dared to cause me this much trouble.”
Mo Jiu was very familiar with Tian Bai, so she spoke more relaxedly. In her state of near collapse, Mo Jiu accidentally revealed her true nature.
With the sweetest appearance, she uttered the most vicious words. The ferocity in her eyes made Tian Bai clearly realize that Mo Jiu was serious!
┌(。Д。)┐
Li Wei and Riolu, who were silently observing from the edge of the Aura nearby and watching Mo Jiu’s turbulent demeanor like a tsunami, each gasped.
【 You were right. 】
Riolu communicated this to Li Wei using Aura.
【 Indeed, women are terrifying!!!! 】
Riolu added.
【 Yes!! When has Li Wei ever been wrong!! 】
Li Wei also felt a lingering fear at Riolu’s remark.
【 Look at our mom, don’t you understand? She seems generous, right? Chic and considerate, right? Wait until I get a zero on an exam and bring it home, I guarantee you’ll know what a shrew is. 】
Li Wei continued to sigh and lament in his heart.
【 Hiss… Won’t Eevee sis become like this one day?? 】
Riolu looked at Eevee, who was meditating with her eyes closed in Li Wei’s hood, with some worry.
【 Probably… not? 】
Li Wei didn’t have much confidence in such matters.
【 ε=(ο｀*))) Sigh 】
Riolu also sighed and quietly closed his eyes, continuing with his self-imposed training plan.
The afternoon matches ended quickly. They didn’t go for a meal together as usual.
Except for Li Wei, everyone else felt a little pressured by the upcoming matches.
So, they all returned home early, either to cultivate themselves, conduct last-minute intensive training, or research their opponents’ tactics.
Li Wei hadn’t eaten at home in a long time. Sitting on the sofa at home, looking at the red sunset outside the floor-to-ceiling window, Li Wei actually felt a sense of emotion.
“Hey, shall we have barbecue in the courtyard tonight?”
Li Wei suggested.
“Bui!”
【 Okay! 】
“Woo~”
【 Okay~ (＾－＾)V 】
“Karoo karoo!!!”
【 Barbecue!! Yay!!! My favorite!! Delicious barbecue, wahahahaha, I agree, I agree! I want to eat the teriyaki chicken skewers! The grilled scallions also taste great!! And Li Wei, Li Wei! I want to try the taste of corn! Didn’t you say you’d peel corn for me next time!! Can I eat it today! 】
……
Riolu was practicing in the courtyard and did not join the discussion.
With a unanimous decision at home, the barbecue party for dinner was decided.
Seeing Magikarp, who was full of energy and leaped out of the front door to share the news about the barbecue with Riolu, Li Wei couldn’t help but cover his eyes.
It was too unbearable to look at.
Why did a perfectly normal fish turn into this?
Diligent, it is diligent, and its strength is quite good.
By constantly bothering Eevee, Dragonair, and Riolu, Magikarp’s Hydro Pump and Dragon Pulse moves became more proficient. And because he sometimes discussed close-combat with Riolu, he had now mastered using his waist and tail for power very well.
Just like now, even out of the water, it could maintain a speed comparable to when it was in the water.
Except for its movement style being a bit eye-sore, there was nothing else wrong with it.
“Sigh.”
If only Magikarp had a slightly more normal personality, Li Wei wouldn’t be so troubled.
It was truly hard to imagine what it would be like after evolving.
Too terrifying.
Li Wei felt like he would have nightmares just thinking about it…
Eevee had recently become fond of hoods. And sleeping during the day seemed to have given her some guilt, so uncharacteristically, she endured her impatience, lying in the hood while also practicing her elemental power.
Slow cultivation wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. Going from fast to slow was like returning to one’s roots, re-examining the energy within one’s body, slowly understanding the changes in one’s body, and finally achieving energy sublimation based on observation.
To be honest, listening to Eevee describe the flow of energy within her body made him envious.
He also wanted to train…
But even though he practiced Aura Ability every day, the ‘amount’ of growth was like a drop in the bucket.
Based on Li Wei’s own calculations, it would take at least half a year for him to be able to use something like a man’s romance or Aura Sphere.
He wrote down the needed items on a slip of paper and handed it to Dragonair, asking him to go out and buy them.
Li Wei went into the kitchen to prepare other ingredients and sauces for the barbecue with Mime Jr.
After the ingredients were washed, cut, and ready, Dragonair had also returned from the supermarket.
It had to be said that regardless of Dragonair’s strength, his speed training was definitely on point.
At this time, five Pokémon were sitting on the lawn at home, eating the ‘fresh’ roasted skewers continuously produced from the grill, watching the sunset, feeling the breeze, living a very carefree and pleasant life.
“Hey, Eevee, do you ever get a little bored lately?”
Li Wei, who was helping Eevee debone skewers, suddenly asked her.
“Eevee?”
【Not really?】
Eevee’s mom ate the piece of meat on her plate and replied to Li Wei.
“You know, do you want me to find something for you to do?”
When Li Wei asked this question, Eevee’s eyes were flustered and afraid.
“Eevee Eevee Eevee!!!”
【No, no, no!!! I’m very busy!! My days are so fulfilling!!!】
Clearly, Eevee thought Li Wei was going to assign her training tasks.
“Look at how scared you are.”
After tapping Eevee on the head, Li Wei told her his plan.
“When I was watching matches, I heard Yu Yixian and the others chatting about a beginner-level Grand Festival next month. Are you interested in giving it a try?”
“Eevee?”
【Grand Festival?】
Eevee knew about this event; many cover models in the magazines she flipped through were Pokémon who had won the Grand Festival.
Driven by curiosity, Eevee had already learned what the Grand Festival was after asking Mime Jr. about it.
“Eevee?”
【Can I participate?】
Undoubtedly, Eevee was very eager about this matter.
Grand Festival = elegant, beautiful, cute, sexy = if she participated, she would also be an elegant, beautiful, cute, and sexy Eevee.
With this set of equations, Eevee couldn’t think of any reason to refuse to participate even if she used her tail to think.
However, Eevee still had no idea how to participate or what she needed to do after participating.
“I just checked, it’s on July 29th, which is more than a month away. The registration deadline is July 2nd, so you can think about it.”
“Eevee!!!”
【No need to think, I’ll go!!!】
Without the slightest hesitation, Eevee gave her answer.
No one could stop her from becoming a charismatic Eevee, no one!
“So, Eevee, do you have any ideas of your own?”
“Eevee…”
【I want to wear pretty little clothes! I want to be the most dazzling one! But what specifically to do… I don’t think I know…】
“Oh, this…”
Seeing Eevee’s high level of enthusiasm, Li Wei thought she had some understanding.
“From what I know, the Grand Festival is divided into two steps. The first step is a 3-minute performance.”
The performance content needs to match the theme given by the Grand Festival, and then participants are selected based on the judges’ scores, with the top 16 competitors moving on to battle.
“Eevee?”
【That’s it?】
“Don’t say ‘that’s it’. I’ve heard that the Grand Festival emphasizes the Pokémon’s inherent coordination even more, not just beauty contests. You need to be more elegant during battles.”
“You need to showcase your charm and unique qualities at all times… Hmm… basically, you have to take hits beautifully to avoid losing points, even if you’re getting hit?”
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“Eevee…”
【What kind of subtle answer is that.】
“After all, I haven’t really looked into it. If you’re really interested, we can just call Mom tomorrow or the day after.”
“Eevee.”
【Okay then, can I wear pretty little clothes when I battle?】
“I think it doesn’t matter if you wear them or not; you’re just an Eevee, it’s all the same no matter what you wear.”
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“Eevee!!!”
【I’ll beat you to death!!! And!!! I can be beautiful after I evolve, okay!!! And I’m not ugly right now!!! This is called cute! Do you understand cute!!!】
“Oh.”
Seeing Eevee’s dissatisfied look, Li Wei added.
“Wow, Eevee, you’re too cute! I’m dying.”
“Eevee…”
【One day I’ll beat you to death……】
After huffing, Eevee continued to eat the roasted meat that Li Wei had deboned for her from her plate while they were chatting.
The taste was very fragrant and delicious.
What Li Wei had Dragonair buy was ordinary meat for humans to eat.
In other words, it was what he wanted to eat.
What the Pokémon were eating now were all Pokémon-edible meats kept in stock at home.
These were the types that supplemented nutrition during a Pokémon’s growth period, promoted energy absorption, and ensured good development.
After eating their fill, Li Wei let them play as they pleased.
Lounging on the lawn at home, Li Wei stared blankly at the darkening sky, while Eevee, who had at some point run onto his stomach, lay there resting and meditating.
Riolu, after completing a set of Lingbo Weibu on the water’s surface, returned and sat down next to him to rest, and simultaneously gathered Aura, engaging in his daily training.
The sky gradually darkened, stars twinkled in the black sky, occasional wild Flying-type Pokémon flew by in flocks, the evening breeze blew, and the leaves rustled, making everything exceptionally peaceful, lazy, and leisurely.
“Hey… I mean, haven’t we had a relaxing rest together like this in a long time?”
“Riolu?”
【I think so?】
Riolu had no clear concept of this.
“Well, it’s just a sudden feeling.”
Li Wei turned over on the grass.
Eevee was unceremoniously thrown off, landing on her back.
“Ah, sorry, I forgot about you.”
Looking at Eevee on the side of his stomach, legs kicking straight up in the air, Li Wei said with a hint of apology.
He was so used to her lying on him that he’d genuinely forgotten there was something on his stomach…
“Eevee…”
【It’s okay…】
Eevee flipped over, shook her fur, and this time she squatted on the left side of Li Wei’s face.
This action seemed to say, ‘You won’t forget me if I squat here, right?’
“No, Eevee! You haven’t washed your paws!!! You should at least wipe them with a wet wipe!!!”
Li Wei grabbed Eevee by the scruff of her neck, flipped over, and tossed her aside.
“You just saw me lying here so comfortably and did it on purpose, didn’t you!!!”
Facing Li Wei’s accusation, Eevee snorted and turned her head away.
“Let’s go, let’s go home. Eevee needs to train her Dark-type energy, so let’s leave her outside alone.”
“Eevee???”
(ΩДΩ)???
Is this how you can be so shameless?
“Karu karu!”
【Eevee! It’s okay! I still have evening training! Let’s do it together! Wahaha! The feeling of diligent training is the best! I feel like I’ve gotten stronger recently! Eevee! Shall we spar a bit!】
Hearing Magikarp’s extremely loud shout from the side, for some reason, Eevee felt even more depressed.
Resignedly dragging her tail, she walked to the swimming pool. After transforming into a Moon Eevee with a flash of white light, she gathered dark energy all over her body and charged towards Magikarp in the pool.
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The next day, the battle for the top 64 advancing to the top 32 began.
His opponent was a Pidgeotto.
Whenever he saw a Pidgeotto, he felt a sense of nostalgia.
It was like seeing the Pidgeot Ash Ketchum had released that year; it made him feel quite melancholic.
It was this nostalgic feeling that led to many associations and fantasies.
It’s not interesting to win matches with just one punch…
Now his opponent was looking at him with no fighting spirit in his eyes, even having the thought of giving up the match.
This wouldn’t do.
He had to learn from Pikachu.
He had to act.
At the very least, expose a few ‘weaknesses’ and lure the opponent into a trap, which would also add a little bit of fun to this dull and boring match.
The atmosphere in the arena had already become lively before the match even began.
“Li Wei! Go!”
Below the stage, fans who admired his powerful victories and handsome looks were cheering enthusiastically.
On the live broadcast, there were even comments from “mama fans” starting with “Go, Wei Bao, Mama will always follow you,” which were nonsensical bullet comments.
It had to be said that every match of Li Wei’s was incredibly popular.
And Riolu’s winning methods were also quite talked about.
After days of fermentation and analysis by various big shots on the internet, Riolu’s attack method had been dissected.
The analysis results were as follows: very simple, it was just an unpretentious punch carrying Aura.
(ΩДΩ)
This answer, from being questioned at the beginning to finally being met with “That’s all???” no one knew what kind of turmoil the eliminated contestants felt when they saw this analysis.
Riolu’s subsequent clearing of the field after ascending had also become a mystery of the elimination matches, as he hadn’t used it in subsequent battles.
“Contestant Li Wei, number E233, the match for the top 64 advancing to the top 32 is about to begin! Today his opponent is contestant Shu Wenrui’s Pidgeotto, number E201!
A Fighting-type against a Normal/Flying-type, Pidgeotto has an absolute type advantage. So, will our contestant Li Wei create his miracle of winning with one punch again in this match?
Let’s wait and see!”
The commentator, adhering to the principle of flattering both sides, began to stir up the emotions of the audience, and the referee soon announced the start of the match.
The Pidgeotto’s trainer seemed to be well-prepared. As soon as the referee announced the start of the match, without any communication, Pidgeotto directly ascended, flapping its wings to unleash an attack.
A gust of wind carrying Flying-type abilities rushed towards Riolu, and at the same time, Pidgeotto from above suddenly swooped down, its wings flashing with a faint light, flying at extremely low altitude towards Riolu at high speed.
“Riolu! Quickly dodge!”
Li Wei shouted at the top of his lungs.
His expression was flustered, as if he were very anxious.
Riolu looked at the strange Aura emanating from Li Wei and sighed silently, feeling very helpless.
And his helpless expression was caught by the camera, leading to another interpretation.
Effortlessly timing it with Pidgeotto’s attack, he leaped up, dodged the attack, and then, as usual, raised his fist to charge a punch.
A simple shock wave, boringly took down Pidgeotto.
“Pidgeotto is unable to battle! The winner of the match is contestant Li Wei, number E233!”
In the eyes of the audience, the tide of the battle seemed to turn in an instant. However, this time, Li Wei did not order Riolu to take the skill and immediately counterattack as he usually did, which made everyone start analyzing what his previous ‘flustered’ shout and dodging behavior meant.
For a time, discussions about ‘Li Wei, Riolu’ flared up on the forum.
Looking at the various analyses online, Li Wei, who had found some amusement, curled his lips.
Tomorrow’s match might be a bit more interesting.
Tomorrow.
Li Wei’s opponent in the top 32 to top 16 match was the Torkoal he had scouted beforehand.
Unlike ordinary ‘pigs’, this Torkoal stood on two legs. Ditto also had some patterns on its belly, which, if looked at closely, were very similar to the patterns on Infernape’s body.
It had a black curly tail and could breathe fire, and its fur was orange and brown all over. From its color, it was clear that this was a Fire-type Pokémon.
After evolving, it seemed to possess a Fighting-type attribute due to its powerful physique. Judging by its weight alone, this pig was very good at sumo.
Torkoal had an extraordinary talent for fire; if he remembered correctly, this Torkoal could already skillfully use its Fire Attribute Energy to use Flame Charge.
‘A strong opponent.’
Combining the information he had researched beforehand, Li Wei made this judgment.
It should be a bit more durable than the previous opponents. If he didn’t want to expose more of his strength, then the scenario of ending the battle with one punch like before seemed to have to end here.
Just as Li Wei was hesitating whether to maintain his ‘one-punch winning streak,’ the referee announced the start of the match.
“Torkoal, Flame Charge!”
“Use Rollout after getting close to him!”
The so-called seizing the initiative is nothing more than giving commands to one’s Pokémon the moment the referee announces the start of the match.
Excellent tacit understanding allowed Torkoal to spring into action the very instant its trainer issued the command.
At this moment, Torkoal’s body was engulfed in flames, and scattered sparks instantly converged into a raging inferno, enveloping its body. It then moved its legs at an extremely high speed, uncharacteristic for its body size, and charged towards Riolu.
And in between sprints, his hands were not idle, accumulating Fighting-type energy, his eyes locked onto Riolu standing in the arena, completely unwilling to give him any opening to dodge.
“Riolu, block it.”
Unlike the previous tactics, Li Wei didn’t dodge this Torkoal’s attack at all. Riolu’s legs spread, hands open, displaying a ‘Push Hands’ stance with one in front and one behind.
Facing Torkoal’s fierce attack, Riolu did not choose to dodge but prepared to take it head-on.
Such actions filled all the spectators present with surprise and expectation.
Torkoal unleashed a palm strike imbued with the power of the Fighting-type and enveloped in high-temperature flames, and it was at this moment that something astonishing happened.
Facing this heavy blow, Riolu’s hand easily pushed the attack away. After continuously neutralizing Torkoal’s repeated assaults, and blocking another fierce push from Torkoal, Riolu’s extended hand paused slightly in the air. With a gust of wind carrying immense Aura, it blasted Torkoal, who had initially dominated the attack, flying away with a bang.
“Torkoal! Use Flamethrower backwards!”
Seeing that Torkoal was about to be blasted out of the arena, his Trainer Ji Mingxu quickly gave follow-up commands.
With the help of the force from Flamethrower, Torkoal managed to stabilize his stance. Although he looked quite disheveled, he at least stood back on the ground with both feet, not having been knocked out of the arena by Riolu’s sudden burst of strength.
‘This Riolu is really too difficult to deal with… I thought he was a glass cannon, and as long as I got close to gain the initiative, I could take care of him, but I underestimated him.’
While watching the Round of 32 matches, Ji Mingxu thought he had discovered Riolu’s weakness, but seeing the Pokémon effortlessly catch Torkoal’s continuous barrage, he understood.
What ‘Run!’ those urgent commands were all fake.
played, smoke bombs, used to deceive.
“Tsk.”
After clicking his tongue in dissatisfaction, he decided to use his ultimate move.
“Torkoal, use Flame Charge again, charge forward!”
Listening to its Trainer’s words, Torkoal seemed to understand something, and it charged towards Riolu with an even faster speed than before.
And looking at the Aura expanding on the other party’s body, Li Wei and Riolu also roughly guessed that Ji Mingxu was preparing to unleash a big move.
【How should I put it? Are you ready for the next one? 】
Li Wei asked Riolu.
【Of course! There has to be some challenge, right! 】
Then, Riolu struck a defensive posture again, awaiting Torkoal’s ultimate move.
Under the boost of Flame Charge, Torkoal’s impact speed was very fast, and the flames on his body became even more rampant during the impact.
“Burn out!”
When the charge reached the same distance as the previous push, Ji Mingxu revealed his trump card for the top 16.
In an instant, the flames on Torkoal’s body blazed intensely, and a large amount of fire, carrying terrifying high temperatures, was sprayed towards Riolu.
With the attack at such close range, Ji Mingxu couldn’t think of any way for this Riolu to dodge it!
And once this attack, which consumed all of Torkoal’s Fire Attribute Energy, hit, Riolu would have absolutely no chance to continue fighting!
But.
The next thing that happened made him widen his eyes in disbelief.
Flamethrower engulfed Riolu, and just when everyone thought Riolu was consumed by the flames, something astonishing happened.
The flames seemed to have ‘life’ as they suddenly spiraled uniformly in one direction, pulsing upwards.
Like unwrapping a silkworm cocoon, the flames enveloping Riolu gradually gathered upwards under the guidance of slender blue lines, forming a giant fireball.
Fire borrows the wind’s power, and this fireball above burns even more fiercely under the intentional control of Riolu’s Aura.
“Riolu, return the attack to him!”
The Riolu, upon receiving the command, threw its hands down fiercely, and the Fireball from above rapidly smashed down as guided by the Riolu.
Seeing his Torkoal hit by that massive fireball and collapse on the ground, clearly having lost all combat ability, Ji Mingxu couldn’t help but take a deep breath.
‘Who exactly is the Fire-type Pokémon???’
At this moment, the way he looked at Li Wei and Riolu had changed.
Taking out a Poké Ball, after the referee announced the result of the battle, he quickly recalled his Pokémon and ran towards the restoration center at the battle center.
After giving his Pokémon to the nurse at the recovery center, Ji Mingxu took out his mobile phone and replied to a post named ‘Li Wei is just traffic manipulation,’ saying, “I can go to your mother’s place, you idiot,” before sending this sentence to his Moments.
“Li Wei and his Riolu are just not human… too terrifying.”
After attaching a ‘I’m crying! I’m really crying!’ sticker, he sat on the chair, waiting for his Torkoal to finish healing.
Timo’s Flop Diary
August 6th
I’m wavering every day between updating or not.
ε=(ο｀*))) Sigh
I am now firmly seated on the throne of the lightest novel update.
I can’t see it on the current combat power rankings, but there’s a leaderboard in the channel. I basically screenshot it in the group every day.
Timo, I want a compliment.
To put it bluntly.
Give me the money.
Give me some rewards, you can even throw money at me.
I’m telling you, I’m really scared right now.
There are two badges.
The first is like this: A rapid update of ten thousand words daily, ten times.
The second one is like this: continuously writing ten thousand words for thirty days.
The first one is no problem, I’ll get it in three days.
The problem is the second badge.
Timo, I’m so flustered.
As everyone knows, things that are connected to continuous…
I seem to have been listening to the toxic ones, hahaha.
It’s raining again today, I’m so f\*\*king…
I’m convinced, I’m truly convinced!!!!!
Sigh
Yone’s update was delayed today too, I really don’t know what the NT planners were thinking.
I’m screwed.
But Ahri is mine to buy, Cassiopeia is also mine to buy, I must get ahold of this two-dimensional aspect.
Hahahaha
┓(`)┏
That’s all for now.
The new anime seasons feel stable with Re:Zero and Oregairu, but Sword Art Online, let’s just forget about it.
For sentiment’s sake, I’ll go take a look when Elder Tong wakes up.
Recommend a ‘God of High School’.
The plot is mediocre, even a bit cliché, but the battle scenes are super cool.
Suitable for watching while eating.
A visual feast!
The giant supervisor’s specific duties were forgotten.
It looks so good, no regrets.
That’s how it is.
Gone, gone.
See you tomorrow.
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