Across the battlefield, two identical figures of Gardevoir made Lurina fall into deep thought.
On the surface, this is a choice of luck. In fact, this is Xia Chen's challenge to Lu Lina to play the game again.
Xia Chen used Gardevoir, who was in extremely poor condition, as a test question, and left the decision of the winner of this battle to Lurina.
If you choose the right one, Super Gyarados can defeat Gardevoir. The battle between the two sides reaches 1:1, and Lucina still has a chance of winning.
If you make the wrong choice, what will greet Super Gyarados must be the power of the second moon, or a move like a loud sound. Even if Gyarados does not die, it will quickly fall to the next move, or the next elf hand that appears.
Xia Chen is almost certain to win.
This is a game where neither the bet nor the profit is fair to Lurina.
But there is no way, who asked Xia Chen to ask the question?
The most critical point is that the time of this "exam" is extremely short.
Watching the two figures start to gather energy and prepare to release their moves, Lulina knew that she had to make a decision immediately.
The upward distance is short, and the movement only requires raising the head, while the backward distance is longer and requires an effort to turn around.
From a psychological perspective, Lurina felt that if it were her, she would choose to place the "real Gardevoir" behind Gyarados.
Moreover, that guy Xia Chen has always been cunning. The direction of the previous teleportation was backward, so the possibility of still moving backward the second time is very high.
so...
"Gyarados, raise your head, Gardevoir is on top!"
Lurina shouted loudly, pointing the direction for the confused Gyarados.
The reason for the temporary change of mind was simple. From Xia Chen's point of view, she thought that her opponent would place the real Gardevoir behind her, but that guy couldn't think of this, so she decided to think more about it than her opponent!
As for the subsequent game of "he knows that I know what he thinks", which can be played with infinite matryoshka dolls, it is completely outside the scope of her consideration.
If she really wants to think like this, she will drive herself crazy first, which may lead to her falling into Xia Chen's trap.
Everything in Lurina's mind happened in just two seconds of lightning.
On the battlefield, after receiving the order, Gyarados immediately moved with the wind, suddenly raised its ferocious dragon head that seemed to be coated with a layer of metallic luster, and pointed directly at the unknown figure not far above.
, Qi machine is dangerous and terrifying.
Perhaps it was the continuous teleportation and shadow clones that made Gardevoir slow down, or perhaps it was fear that the power of the moon released in advance would allow Lucina to determine the true direction of Gardevoir. It was not until Gyarados started to move that the two Gardevoirs
The deep purple light in front of him suddenly burst out.
One up and one right, energy beams from different directions converged on Gyarados as accurately as a laser cannon, raising its head.
At the same time, the metallic-glossy dragon head suddenly collided with the body of the Gardevoir above.
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Fur——
There was only a roar like the wind in response. Above, the hard iron head of the Gyarados shattered the phantom with all its strength, announcing the failure of Lurina's guessing game.
I don't know if Xia Chen thought about the atmosphere, or if he didn't think about it that much and just stood on the floor.
The real Gardevoir is located behind Gyarados!
boom--
Unlike Gyarados's iron head that hit the shadow clone in vain, the second ray of moon power hit Super Gyarados with great weight.
Although due to the angle, the power of the moon could only hit the less critical back, Gardevoir's terrifying output and solid double restraint still caused Gyarados to let out a shrill roar of pain.
Fortunately, Gyarados's special defense is high enough, otherwise even with an output close to that of a championship-level elf, it would have fallen under the impact of the two moon powers.
Although he didn't fall down at this moment, everyone could see that Gyarados would definitely be unable to withstand one more move.
Of course, the same is true for Gardevoir.
There was no expression on Lurina's beautiful face, but her lips were pursed tightly subconsciously.
It is obviously contrary to human nature to say that she has no regrets at all. At this moment, Lu Lina can only tell herself that she still has the last chance.
"Gyarados, use Storm first, then charge over!"
In order to prevent Xia Chen from deceiving herself with moves like Shadow Clone again, Lurina alertly commanded Gyarados to use Storm.
Although Gyarados's special strategy is to stretch the hips, this storm is not intended to directly end Gardevoir, but to tear apart any shadow illusions that may appear.
Super Gyarados raised its head, took a deep breath of long breath from its wide-open mouth, and then suddenly blew it out.
call--
The violent air flow roared out from the mouth and wreaked havoc in the sky above the venue.
It is conceivable that under the cover of turbulent airflows like sharp blades of air, any afterimage will be extinguished in an instant like a weak candle in the strong wind.
Because there was no pursuit of damage at all, the release speed of this storm was extremely fast, so fast that Gyarados flew out almost simultaneously with the storm, leaning down and rushing towards Gardevoir's direction.
Xia Chen's response to this was just a simple move, "Gardevoir, High Speed Star!"
The tight battle rhythm allowed several moves to be released in a short period of time, including two that teleported Gardevoir and could no longer use moves such as the power of the moon or magic flash.
But this is not critical. In this final period, a high-speed star can end the game.
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A string of star-shaped energy light bullets were shot out unpretentiously. The high-speed star, which was supposed to be a normal-type move, contained rich fairy-like energy due to the [Fairy Skin] characteristics changed after Gardevoir's super evolution.
The bright white luster also turned into a dull pink.
The high-speed star with its own "lock" flies towards Gyarados, just like the eternal spear Kungunir in mythology that cannot be avoided after being thrown.
But Gyarados, who knew this, was still flying forward, his stubborn figure like the ridiculous knight Don Quixote who charged towards the windmill until his death.
Don Quixote finally sprinted to the windmill before Kungunil pierced his chest.
The evil energy lingered on the sharp fangs in the mouth, and with the unwillingness and anger before falling, this [bite] pierced Gardevoir's smooth skin.
A beautiful black dress fell from the air. Before falling to the ground, it was illuminated by a red light and was recovered into the ball.
It has been less than five minutes since Xia Chen's last active change of sides, which means that regardless of whether Gardevoir has lost his fighting ability or not, he can no longer play in this game.
At this point, the score was tied at 1:1 by Lulina.
"Gyarados, hold on!"
Lurina tried desperately to block the high-speed star with her defense.
However, it was too late to hold on at this time. In just a short moment, the star-shaped energy bomb hit Gyarados on the head.
boom--
The sound of the energy explosion was not loud, and was even mostly obscured by the sound of rain above the venue.
But this is enough for Gyarados, who is in a state like a candle in the wind.
The dark blue ferocious flying dragon changed back to its original appearance in a burst of faint light. Of course, this was not the result of Lurina's initiative to cancel the super-evolution state, but the automatic cancellation due to the loss of combat ability.
Obviously, this means that Gyarados also loses its ability to fight.
Lurina was still calm at the moment, and she also took out the elf ball to recover the Gyarados that fell from mid-air.
Then, two consecutive whistles came belatedly, announcing that the two elves had lost the ability to fight at the same time.
The score on the court jumped again, with Xia Chen leading 2:1.
The pace of this game is extremely fast, and even now, only three minutes have passed since the opening whistle.
However, Xia Chen already had match point, and his game looked like a crushing game.
But no one in the audience had such an idea, and they all gave Xia Chen and Lu Lina warm applause before they sent out the last elf.
Caidou in the commentary box also gave a very high evaluation of this battle: "From the pre-match preparations to the official battle, both sides have made sufficient preparations. It can be said that the game between trainers is at its peak in this match.
Playing an important role as much as these elves, the reason why Lurina is at a disadvantage at the moment is not because she did not command well enough when facing Gardevoir's clone before. The essence is that there is no countermeasures in the lineup, otherwise she would not
I put all my bets on Super Gyarados."
This evaluation is quite pertinent, because soon, Nian Meilong demonstrated the terrifying power of the [Magic Space] move at such a speed that it took off.
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God knows how fast the bucket tip shuttle with the [Free and Easy] feature will be triggered in a favorable wind or rainy weather. Nian Meilong almost didn’t let the audience see her face after she came on stage - there were only afterimages on the battlefield.
!
However, the bucket-pointed shuttle, which is already known for its high speed and high attack, can only swim slowly in the water bubbles formed by energy.
And the bucket-pointed shuttle, which has lost its great weapon of speed, faces the sticky dragon, which is as hard as a steel plate. It seems unnecessary to say what the consequences will be.
Even if it is strengthened by Tai Jing Shui, it cannot pose the slightest threat to Tai Jing Fei's Sticky Dragon.
Effortlessly, Nian Meilong defeated the bucket tip shuttle with a few thunders, ending the game.
At this point, Xia Chen defeated Lu Lina with a score of 3:1, winning the first victory in the group stage and firmly controlling the qualifying situation.
Although the Galarian audience in the stands felt a little sorry for Lurina's failure, they did not hesitate to give their applause to Xia Chen who won the game beautifully.
As usual, Xia Chen took back the Nian Meilong and walked to the center of the battlefield to shake hands with the loser Lu Lina.
The dark-skinned beauty's face was slightly defeated, and she seemed a little annoyed that she lost to Xia Chen, who had only become the owner of the hall a few days ago. However, she still took the right hand that Xia Chen extended, and said with a smile: "Congratulations."
Xia Chen also responded with a bright smile, "Wish us good luck in the next competition."
The game came to an end.
Xia Chen turned around and walked down to the battlefield, letting out a long sigh of relief.
Among the "Sanna" in the same group as him, Lulina's strength is the closest to his, so the first battle is crucial. If he loses, he must fight for victory against Nazi, the strongest in the group.
And Nazi... in the animation, she is a terrifying being who can turn people into dolls with her thoughts. Xia Chen feels that this ability is even more terrifying than his master Cattleya's explosive superpower.
Coupled with the fact that she is a leader of Team Rocket secretly, her strength is definitely not as simple as the leader of the gym on the surface. This is destined to be a fierce battle.
Fortunately, we won the first game steadily. Even if we lose against Nazi, we can still qualify smoothly as long as we defeat the last opponent, Nazi.
And Naqi's strength... although not weak, is a little worse than Lurina. As long as Xia Chen plays well, it won't be difficult to win the game.
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The result of Xia Chen's victory over Lu Lina was not conspicuous among all the competitions. After all, people's expectations for this guy are high now, and it cannot be called an upset at all.
The only thing that can be called a big upset is that the host country Chibana, the favorite to win this competition, lost to the third place Liu Bo from the Kanto Johto Division!
Although the latter does have the natural suppression of the ice element over the dragon element, it is hard to believe that a young and middle-aged trainer who is known as the "champion's talent" failed to win against an old man who is nearly seventy years old.
You must know that the path to becoming a trainer does not become more popular as you get older. A trainer's peak moment will only stay before the age of fifty, because most of the elves who grow up with you are in their best physical condition in their twenties and thirties.
From now on, the body functions of elves will begin to decline irreversibly like humans.
Among them, the insect type elves are the earliest, and the ghost type elves are the latest.
Even if they are as powerful as a quasi-god, they cannot prevent this from happening, but because their lifespan will be relatively longer, their bodies will age later.
And Liu Bo's elves are already almost fifty years old at this time. Although they are still far away from true natural death, theoretically speaking, their physical condition is definitely far worse than that of Qibana, who is in the rising stage.
Elf.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But the actual performance is far from that. Liu Bo's elves, Ice Ghost Guard, Laplace, and Ivory Pig who have accompanied him for more than fifty years are not at all.
An old look.
I have to say, it is also a strange thing.
Xia Chen couldn't help but think of Liu Bo in the special chapter, who tried to capture Celebi because he wanted to resurrect Laplace, who died accidentally when he was young, and used his ability to travel through time and change the past.
Liu Bo in this world is so powerful, I wonder if he is also a careerist plotting something...
Apart from this game, there were no exaggerated upsets in the first round of the eight groups.
In the blink of an eye, the fifth day of the competition has arrived, and the third round of the group stage that has attracted the most attention is about to begin. As for why it attracts the most attention——
This round of competition is a strong showdown between the first seed and the second seed in each group!
Xia Chen's match is still the third one in the afternoon, and his opponent is none other than the Gym Leader from Golden City in the Kanto region, Nazhi!
In the second round of the competition, Nazhi defeated Naqi with absolute overwhelming strength, and beat Xia Chen with a 3:0 margin of victory, temporarily ranking first in the group.
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Nazi gives people the same feeling as Cattleya, a girl with no emotions.
But after Xia Chen got to know Cattleya, he discovered that her inner world was much richer than it seemed.
But he didn't dare to speculate about Nazi's inner world. In the animation, the part where Nazi turned Xiaozhi into a doll was once a shadow of Xia Chen's childhood.
Even in the third round, where powerful battles are common, the match between Xia Chen and Nazhi still attracted the most attention.
Because it is not only a battle for the top spot in the group, it is also called a "battle of superpowers" by outsiders.
However, only the person involved, Xia Chen, knew that comparing himself with Nazhi's superpowers was purely a comparison. His own master, Cattleya, was not far behind.
Fortunately, this is a serious battle between elves, and there is no need for trainers to fight hand-to-hand, so the outcome of the battle is still unknown.
A quarter before one o'clock in the afternoon, the number of viewers in the live broadcast room of this game has exceeded 20 million.
As two of the most well-known superpowers in the world, and both handsome men and women with high popularity, this game is full of gimmicks.
The guest commentator for this game is also a person with super powers - the invited owner of Baike City in the Kalos region, Gejihua.
It is said that the competition team originally planned to invite Cattleya to commentate, but unfortunately the United Champion was very aloof and did not even reply to a letter, so the competition team had to retreat and invite Gejihua.
Ge Jihua is also a powerful superpower user, and is currently explaining to the curious people the advantages of this group in the battle between elves.
"The biggest advantage comes from telepathy. Although not every superpower can master it, it can be found from the past games of Nazi and Xia Chen that they will definitely know it. With telepathy, the relationship between trainers and elves
Then you can communicate freely without any obstacles, and the elves can use their moves faster."
"This is one of the reasons why we can see that player Xia Chen can repeatedly defeat the strong and create miracles in the competition. However, today he met Na Zi, who is also a superpower. After this advantage is wiped out, he can
Whether it can create another miracle again is worth looking forward to."
In words, Ge Jihua had already put Xia Chen in a relatively weak position.
However, no one doubts this. From the perspective of the outside world, Nazi is a better trainer than Xia Chen.
Not long after, the hour hand accurately pointed to one o'clock in the afternoon local time, and the referee's whistle sounded, and the game officially started.
Xia Chen took advantage of the situation and threw the elf ball in his hand, while Nazhi used her telekinesis to control the throw of the first elf ball.
The white light flashed, and the elves from both sides appeared, namely Sai Fuhao and Slow King.
"Well, both sides are relatively conventional elves."
The commentator analyzed: "Considering that Nazhi is a trainer who specializes in super attributes, Xia Chen's game tycoon is indeed the most suitable elf. The ghost type restrains the super type, and the steel type doubles against the super type.
Resistance. Correspondingly, the Nazi player may have guessed this and was able to fight the water-type Slow King. It seems that in this game, the Slow King will most likely fight with water-type moves..."
Before the explanation finished, King Slow, who had a big tongue on his head and eyes full of wisdom, fired out an energy ray that refracted strange brilliance in the sunlight on the battlefield.
The first move used by King Slow immediately slapped the commentator's face, "Wait a minute, mental shock! Why did Nazi use this move that was twice as resistant?"
Ge Jihua thought thoughtfully, "Perhaps, Nazi discovered that the elf is not Saifuhao..."
There are only two elves who are not Saifuhao, but look like Saifuhao. Such a situation may appear on the battlefield——
The Variety Monster has the properties of a shapeshifter, and Zoroark has the properties of hallucinations.
Obviously, when the trainer on the field is Xia Chen, this Sai Fu Fu must be transformed from Zoroark.
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Sure enough, for a superpower like Nazi, is Zoroark's hallucination properties useless?
Xia Chen frowned slightly, feeling a little helpless about this thing that shouldn't be too surprising.
Super-type elves are basically "special" beings whose special defense is higher than physical defense. He originally thought of using Zoroark, disguised as a Sai Fufu, to catch his opponent off guard with physical moves, but he didn't expect that he was caught off guard before he could take action.
see through.
I still think Nazhi is too simple...
Xia Chen withdrew his thoughts and returned his attention to the court.
Now that Zoroark's true identity has been revealed, it is naturally impossible for him to pretend to be an ostrich.
"Zoroark, sneak attack!"
This sneaky surprise attack with both offense and defense can be regarded as one of Zoroark's most skillful moves. Even though King Slowpoke's mental impact came straight out of the Poke Ball, Zoroark was able to attack him in just a moment.
A void crack was summoned around him, and then he climbed into it leisurely.
boom--
The translucent energy ray passed through the air where Zoroark originally existed and hit the ground, leaving an extremely regular dot on the battlefield, like a golf hole.
The seemingly mediocre moves made Xia Chen a little frightened.
As the saying goes, laymen only watch the fun, while experts watch the door. Xia Chen naturally knew that such destructive power was far more powerful than the move that easily exploded a wide but not deep hole.
If Boscodora, whose entire body is covered in steel armor, faces these two moves, ordinary moves may not even be able to break through its defense, but this restrained and concentrated energy beam can pierce the steel helmet.
If he guessed correctly, the mental impact just now should have left a through hole line tens of meters long in the underground of the circular hole!
Xia Chen's face was serious to the extreme, and he had a vague feeling in his heart that even Long Ye, who he had fought before and had close to championship level strength, might not be a match for the super girl in front of him.
Withdrawing this terrible thought, Xia Chen's heart skipped a beat. No matter whether he could survive the fight or not, he would still have to fight.
How could it be that just a mental shock like this scared me out of my wits?
He took a deep breath and raised his right hand. On his wrist, there was a bright crystal bead.
Just when the gap in the void that represented the second phase of the latent surprise attack appeared, he suddenly directly stimulated the emission of Taijing energy to help Zoroark complete the Taijing transformation.
All this happened in the midst of lightning and flint. When Zoroark's pink-white body was covered with the layer of crystals called Taijing, the second phase of the stealth surprise attack was ready to go.
The special ghost-type mark on his forehead suddenly shone, causing the ghost-type energy in Zoroark's claws to increase again.
Nazhi, who had been silent since the beginning of the game, finally had a look of surprise on her face.
Is it possible to activate the crystallization between the attacks of the stealth surprise attack to increase the power of this attack?