r18novel Chapter 730 Patience, patience, and more patience!
Chapter 730 Patience, patience, and more patience!
"Yes! Well done, Arrowhawk!"
Xiao Zhi excitedly clenched his fist.
The eagle circled once in the air, letting out a triumphant cry: "Screech!" (Easy peasy!)
In the audience, Xiao Guang exclaimed, "Such speed! It doesn't give the opponent any chance to react!"
Xiaoyun nodded: "With the ability of Gale Wings, when stamina is full, it is almost an unbeatable first-strike suppression."
This is after the update; it was even stronger before.
On the field, Xiu Di recalled the Rumble Pheasant, and there was not much of a ripple.
"Thanks for your hard work."
He spoke softly, then threw the second Poké Ball:
"Go on, chubby."
A pink, jellyfish-like Pokémon appeared on the field.
The chubby creature floated in mid-air, its body soft and transparent, its two big eyes blinking, looking harmless.
The Fiery Arrow Eagle looked at the chubby creature, a hint of disdain flashing in its eyes:
"Screech?" (That's it?)
It just easily defeated the pheasant and is now brimming with confidence.
A mere jellyfish is easy to catch.
"Chubby, spray water!"
Emperor Xiu was the first to issue the order.
The more stamina you have when you spray water, the higher the damage.
The chubby creature, bursting with energy, unleashed a massive jet of water, creating a scene reminiscent of a fire hydrant being turned on its highest setting!
"Fierce Arrow Eagle, ascend rapidly!"
The Arrowhawk flapped its wings, its body instantly rising high, ascending vertically like a rocket to avoid the water spray range.
"Trying to hide? No way."
Xiu Di's lips curled into a faint smile: "Chubby, provoking me!"
"Dudu!"
A red light flashed in its chubby eyes, and it made a face at the Arrowhawk in the air.
The Fiery Arrow Eagle frowned upon seeing this; he was furious no matter how he looked at it.
That jellyfish...it's so annoying! Even more annoying than that chicken from before!
I'm going to tear it apart! Right now! Immediately!
"In that case, Arrowhawk, Brave Bird, attack!"
Ash got carried away too. You've already provoked me, how can I not take the challenge?
The Fiery Arrow Eagle burst into blue flames, transforming into a crimson streak of light, and charged towards Fatty once more!
"Spray water!!"
The Emperor Xiu had been waiting for this moment!
The chubby creature opened its mouth again, and the water erupted once more.
The Fiery Arrow Eagle plunged in headfirst, like a fish willingly jumping into a waterfall.
Sizzle—!
The flames on his body clashed with the water, bursting out a large amount of steam, and the entire area was instantly shrouded in white mist.
The Fiery Arrow Eagle was swept away by the water flow and tumbled several times in the air before barely managing to regain its footing.
"The final blow, Shadow Ball!"
The Shadowball struck the Arrowhawk precisely, and the latter fell to the ground, its eyes turning into the shape of mosquito coils.
The referee raises his flag:
"The Arrowhawk is incapacitated!"
On the field, Ash recalled his Talonflame, looking somewhat annoyed.
"I'm sorry, Arrowhawk, it was my carelessness..."
"Soundwave Dragon, it's your turn!"
A flash of red light appeared, and a bat-shaped dragon-type Pokémon appeared on the field.
Noivern has purple skin, huge ears, and broad, powerful wings; the entire Pokémon exudes a powerful dragon aura.
"Sound wave!" (Leave it to me!)
The Soundwave Dragon flapped its wings, preparing for battle, but Xiu Di suddenly withdrew the chubby creature.
"Huh?"
Xiao Zhi was taken aback.
"Go ahead, double the ice."
A Pokémon made of two pieces of ice appeared on the field.
Double Ice's body is composed of two huge ice crystals with a core in the middle, and the entire Pokémon exudes a cold aura.
"Trying to use your type advantage? We're not afraid! Noivern, Sonic Blast!"
Xiao Zhi grinned.
The master of type reversal never looks back at the explosion; he only trusts his own Pokémon.
"Sonic!"
The Noisy Dragon opened its mouth wide and unleashed a terrifying sonic attack that quickly spread outwards.
"Frozen Beam".
Double Ice opened its mouth and spewed out a beam of ice-blue light! The sonic boom and the freezing beam collided in mid-air!
boom--!!!
An energy explosion sent ice shards and sonic waves flying everywhere!
"Hail!" Emperor Xiu then gave the order.
Double the ice emanated a chilling aura, instantly causing dark clouds to gather in the sky, followed by a hailstorm!
It's raining ice!
Hailstones pelted the arena and also struck the Noisy Dragon.
Sonic Dragon frowned:
"Sound waves..." (What awful weather...)
During hailstorms, damage will be dealt to non-Ice-type Pokémon each turn.
"Blizzard!" Emperor Xiu seized the opportunity to pursue.
Double Ice's body began to spin at high speed.
With the added force of the hail, the wind and snow swept across the entire arena like an angry dragon!
"Take off and create distance!"
Xiao Zhi shouted.
The Noisy Dragon quickly flapped its wings, trying to fly high into the sky to escape the blizzard.
However, its speed was affected by the hail, making flight extremely difficult.
The blizzard grazed its wings, and although it didn't hit it directly, the cold air still seeped into its body.
The sonic dragon shivered:
"Sound waves..." (So cold...)
"This can't go on!" Ash's eyes narrowed.
"Sonic dragon, sonic blast!"
Sonic Dragon endured the chill, gathered its power once more, and unleashed an even more terrifying sonic attack!
boom!!!
Without giving any instructions, Xiu Di simply watched as the Double Ice was hit head-on and forced to retreat repeatedly.
"Well done, Noivern!"
Xiao Zhi shouted excitedly.
The Noise Wave Dragon circled once in the air and let out a triumphant cry: "No problem!"
The hail was still falling, and Ash wanted to press his advantage:
"Let's finish this quickly, and unleash another sonic boom!"
Noivern charges up again, ready to unleash its most powerful sonic boom!
But this was the moment that Emperor Xiu had been waiting for.
Absolute zero.
The Double Ice, which had been accumulating power for a long time, suddenly stopped absorbing the cold air, and its entire body burst out with a dazzling blue light!
A beam of icy blue light shot out from the core of Double-Dollar Ice.
Wherever the beam of light passed, even sound waves were frozen!
Absolute Zero, a one-hit kill technique!
"Sonic Dragon!"
Xiao Zhi shouted, but it was too late.
Absolute zero hit the Sonic Dragon, freezing it into an ice sculpture.
The Noisy Dragon remained in the position of opening its mouth to emit sound waves, but its body was completely frozen.
"Sonic Wave Dragon is unable to battle! Double Ice wins!"
"You've worked hard, get some rest."
Ash recalled Noivern and looked at Shuu with even more seriousness.
"Nian Meilong, I'm begging you!"
A purple-bodied, adorable-looking Goomy Dragon makes its appearance.
On the field, Xiu Di looked at Nume Dragon and raised an eyebrow: "Quasi-god Nume Dragon, your luck is really good."
Then he changed the subject, his tone tinged with dissatisfaction: "But aren't you underestimating me a bit? Knowing that this place is ice-based, you still sent out a dragon-based one?"
Ice-type Pokémon is super effective against Dragon-type Pokémon; this is basic common sense in Pokémon battles.
In Xiu Di's eyes, Xiao Zhi's actions were an insult to his intelligence.
But Xiao Zhi's answer was unusually simple:
"I believe in Niu Meilong."
Okay, there's no solution.
In the audience, Xiaoyun sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation upon hearing this answer.
Just like Taiyi and Warstorm.
Warbringer: As long as Taiyi has courage, the Shield of Courage will not break.
Taiyi: As long as the Shield of Courage is there, I will have courage.
It's a bug, right? It's an infinite loop.
On the field, even Shuu was stumped by Ash's answer.
He paused for two seconds, then decided to stop dwelling on the issue; a wise person learns to accept the diversity of the world.
"Soul Dragon, Dragon Pulse!"
Ash launched an attack, regardless of type advantage or disadvantage, he just attacked first!
The sticky dragon opened its mouth and spewed out a purple energy wave, which transformed into a dragon shape and charged towards the Double Ice with bared teeth and claws.
"Freezing Beam!"
Double the ice calmly dealt with the situation, and a beam of ice-blue light shot out!
Boom!
The energy exploded, but the freezing beam clearly gained the upper hand and quickly suppressed the Dragon Pulse!
"Nomi-ryu, use Muddy Stream!"
A torrent of mud surged from the body of the Sticky Dragon, transforming into a giant wave that crashed towards Double-Dollar Ice! Its momentum was overwhelming!
Freeze-drying!
The Double Ice Burst emitted a bone-chilling cold, freezing even the mudflow!
The turbid torrent turned into a mud ice less than three meters away from the Double Multi-Ice.
"snowstorm!"
Emperor Xiu did not stop and continued to issue orders.
Double Ice Spins once more, unleashing another terrifying blizzard that swept across the arena! The Goomy Dragon had nowhere to hide and was completely enveloped by the blizzard!
"Nianmei——!"
Nianmeilong cried out in pain as it struggled in the blizzard.
When the blizzard subsided, Nian Meilong was covered in injuries, but she still persevered.
"Gooddra, be patient!" Ash shouted.
The red light flashing on the Nume Dragon's body was the sign that the Endurance skill was being activated!
Pure white energy erupted from within, transforming into a pillar of light that completely engulfed the Double Ice!
The Double Ice was blasted away and crashed heavily to the ground.
The referee ran over to check, then raised the flag:
"Double Ice is unable to battle! Goomy Dragon wins!"
Emperor Xiu looked at the Double Ice, which had lost its ability to fight, without much regret.
A single Double Ice-type Pokémon replaced Noivern and severely damaged Goodra; this is already a very good achievement.
"Go, old repairman."
boom!
A flash of red light appeared, and a Pokémon wielding a concrete pillar appeared on the field.
The old craftsman had strong muscles, bronze skin, and fierce eyes.
As soon as it appeared, it slammed the concrete pillar in its hand onto the ground, causing the ground to tremble.
"Soul Dragon, Dragon Pulse!"
Ash launched another attack.
The sticky dragon opened its mouth and emitted a dragon wave, a purple dragon-shaped energy wave rushing towards the old craftsman!
"Break the tile!"
The old construction worker raised the concrete pillar with both hands and swung it sharply in the direction of the sound wave!
boom! ! !
The concrete pillar actually dispersed the Dragon's Wave!
"what?"
Xiao Zhi was shocked. Could this really be broken?
The old craftsman was secretly pleased; he had practiced it!
A smile also appeared on Emperor Xiu's lips:
"Old craftsman, rockfall!"
"Build it!"
The old construction worker slammed the concrete pillar onto the ground!
Rumble—!
Countless rocks rose from the ground like spikes, piercing towards the Golem!
Nymph was already slow, and with the added injury, there was no way to avoid it; she could only take the hits head-on.
boom! boom! boom!
One rock after another slammed into Noodle Dragon, making dull thuds.
"Go Goodram! Use Endure one more time!" Ash shouted.
Ash's requirements for Goodra.
Patience, patience, and that's it!
“Sticky beauty!!”
A red light flashed again on Nianmeilong's body.
But this time, the light was much dimmer than before, clearly indicating that its stamina was nearing its limit.
Pure white energy erupted from its mouth once more, blasting straight towards the old craftsman.
"Take it!" Xiu Di calmly commanded.
The old construction worker pulled up the concrete pillar and held it horizontally in front of him, assuming a defensive posture.
It pushed off the ground with both feet, its muscles tensed, ready to withstand the blow.
Boom boom boom!
The pure white energy slammed into the concrete pillar, pushing the old construction worker backward for more than ten meters, leaving two deep trenches in the ground.
But it held up! The concrete pillar remained steadfast!
Although Shudi didn't understand why Ash insisted on having Goodra use Endure, when there were many other moves available, his chance had finally arrived:
"Now! Arm hammer!"
The old construction worker strode forward, the concrete pillar in his hand glowing white, and slammed it down hard on Nian Meilong!
boom--! ! !
"Nianmei..."
Sticky Dragon fell to the ground, his eyes turning into the shape of mosquito coils.
The referee raises his flag: "Sticky Dragon is incapacitated! The Old Craftsman wins!"
Ash lost three Pokémon, and the match went into halftime.
Ah Xun said with some worry, "This is not good. Is Ash going to lose?"
This Shinji from Unova is quite powerful.
Serena said firmly, "It's not over yet! Ash will definitely win!"
Clemont agreed, "That's right, and Ash hasn't even sent out Greninja yet."
Xiaoyun leaned back in her chair: "The second half is going to be interesting."
The ten-minute halftime break ended quickly.
Both players returned to the field.
Ash looked at Xiu Di and suddenly said, "Your strength is much greater than it was in the Unova region."
Emperor Xiu paused for a moment, then nodded:
"You too."
The two exchanged a smile, and the previous tense atmosphere eased considerably.
"Go, Greninja!"
Ash continued throwing Poké Balls.
"Kok-ga!" Greninja makes its entrance with a cool pose, arms crossed and sharp eyes.
"It's up to you now, old craftsman!"
It's that same Pokémon holding a concrete pillar again—the Construction Master has made another appearance.
"Greninja Frog, Water Shuriken!"
Ash launched the first attack.
Greninja waved its hands, conjuring countless water shuriken, which shot towards the old craftsman!
Whoosh whoosh!
The water shuriken rained down like a storm!
The experienced construction worker neither dodged nor avoided the task; he lifted the concrete pillar with both hands and began to spin it!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!
The concrete pillar transformed into a shield, blocking all the water shuriken!
"That's really agile."
Xiao Zhi exclaimed in amazement. To be able to create such a defense using concrete pillars, this old craftsman's mastery of weaponry had reached an unparalleled level.
Innate Earth and Wood Sacred Body.
"Old craftsman, attack with sharp stones!" Emperor Xiu ordered a counterattack.
The old construction worker slammed the concrete pillar onto the ground!
Rumble—!
Countless sharp stone pillars rose from the ground, still like earth spikes, piercing towards the Greninja!
But Greninja's speed is far superior to Goodra's; the stone pillars can't even touch it.
"Now! Swallow Return!"
Greninja transformed into a streak of white light and instantly rushed in front of the old craftsman! A kick landed squarely on the old craftsman's chest!
boom!
"Construction—!"
The old construction worker winced in pain, but it didn't fall! It gritted its teeth, a fierce glint in its eyes, and raised the concrete pillar with both hands, slamming it down hard on the Greninja!
Arm hammer!
Greninja tried to dodge, but the old craftsman's attack was extremely fast!
Boom!
The concrete pillar grazed the Greninja frog's body and crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust!
Although it didn't hit directly, the shockwave still jolted Greninja, causing it to stagger.
Greninja frowned: "Kwaga..." (So powerful...)
Ash knew that the builder still had plenty of energy, and continuing to fight like this would be disadvantageous for Greninja.
"We can't keep fighting like this, Greninja, use that!"