hotmtlnovel Chapter 609 The Road to the Championship (3)
Chapter 609 The Road to the Championship (3)
A violent bolt of lightning erupted from Magneton, shattering rocks and leaving a trail of scorched earth in its wake. The lightning directly engulfed Gamabunta's body in a blinding flash. The Rotom mobile phones flying around captured a scene of pure white light. The live stream chat was filled with awe at the power of the Z-Move, with no one optimistic about Gamabunta's chances. Even a legendary monster would be severely injured by such a powerful attack.
As the lightning faded and the light dimmed, Magneton, exhausted, withdrew its electricity. The giant Venusaur was now charred black, its leaves withered, and emitting wisps of white smoke. The Infernape and Salamence, hiding behind it, were unharmed, but Raizo didn't care anymore; he had successfully traded one of Wang Qiyi's Pokémon, so he considered it worthwhile.
However, his joy was short-lived. He saw cracks appear on Venusaur's body, and its skin peeled off, just like broken tiles falling away.
"What's this?" Raizo's heart tightened. "Is it molting? Venusaur can molt too?"
“It’s not shedding skin, it’s a substitute,” Wang Qiyi answered his question. “As a tank, the skills of protection and substitution are of course essential.”
"How can a Stand exist in the form of an outer shell?"
"This can only be described as Gamabunta's unique characteristic. Perhaps his body is too large, and with the effect of the Root skill, the Stand and the Stand merge, existing only as an outer shell." As he spoke, the charred Stand shell quickly fell off, revealing the unharmed Gamabunta.
"Awesome!"
"666"
"Don't forget that this guy is the inventor of the disgusting tactic of guarding the poison, and this time he's disgusted Lei Chuanqi too."
"Hahaha, I've been holding back my ultimate move and it's coming to the substitute."
"Wang Qiyi must not have used up much energy, this is too fast, we're almost at the third level."
The live stream chat was filled with all sorts of comments, almost taking over the entire screen.
The third gate is located in a dense forest, guarded by the legendary trainer Fang Zenan, who is 70 years old and the head of the Fang family in Shanxi. He specializes in Ground-type trainers and is the strongest legendary trainer in the Fang family. The Fang family runs a coal mining business in Shanxi, and they are practically synonymous with Shanxi coal bosses. However, in the early years, the family lacked powerful trainers, which caused their coal mining business to be unable to compete with rivals, and they were often suppressed.
Until Fang Zenan emerged and achieved legendary status at the age of 48, the Fang family's business flourished and the family rapidly expanded. Now, Fang the Legend is 70 years old, but due to years of training with elves, he is in good health and does not look like a 70-year-old at all, but rather like a middle-aged man in his early 50s.
Besides training Pokémon, Fang Zenan has another hobby: playing Go. While waiting for Wang Qiyi to complete the challenge, he's playing Go with his Pokémon. His opponent is a Claydol, a Psychic/Ground type. Psychic-type Pokémon are generally very intelligent; although its personality is still childlike, its calculation ability in board games is no less than that of a human master.
"What do you think of my move?" Fang Zenan was smug as he saw that he had reached the opponent's tesuji. "Haha, let's see how your pieces can survive now. This time I'm going to kill your big group."
The psychic clay golem's perception far surpasses that of humans, so it had already detected Wang Qiyi approaching from a distance, and the Rotom cell phone in the sky was also rapidly drawing near. It patted its belly, making a banging sound to alert Fang Zenan.
"Go ahead and play. Don't try to distract me with your tricks. I won't fall for it." Fang Zenan stared intently at the chessboard, muttering to himself, "It's only been a short time since the assessment started. Even if the first two rounds aren't too difficult, they're still legendary trainers. And I know Chen Lingchang and Raizo's strength; they're definitely not weak. To take down their six main trainers, they'll have to get injured, take some medicine, and rest. Our battle will have to drag on until the afternoon."
"Come on, move!" Fang Zenan urged impatiently after sitting there for ages without the psychic clay puppet making a move. When he looked up, he found Wang Qiyi already standing next to him, watching the game together.
“That big dragon at the bottom is going to die.” Wang Qiyi joined in the analysis, pointing to a spot on the board. “However, Black still has some weaknesses, so White isn’t without any chance.”
"You know Go, kid?" Fang Zenan asked in surprise.
"Understood."
"Alright, let's play the next round."
“Senior Fang, I’m watching the live stream.” Wang Qiyi pointed to the Rotom phone in the sky. “How about I finish the assessment first, and I’ll visit you in person sometime and play a game with you?”
"Oh! I completely forgot about the assessment. I'm getting old and my memory isn't what it used to be. Wait, how come you got here so fast! Chen Lingchang and Lei Zang were slacking off!"
"Whether you're slacking off or not, you'll know once you experience it for yourself, senior." Wang Qiyi walked to an open area and gestured for him to enter.
"You little brat! You don't take me seriously at all!" Fang Zenan stood up and went to face Wang Qiyi. "You guys are playing so fast, are you all going to have a six-on-six free-for-all battle with all your Pokémon?"
"Great idea!" Wang Qiyi clapped his hands and cheered. "We were always playing three against three before, six against six is definitely faster."
"Haha, I also like chaotic battles, so let's go six against six." Fang Zenan said, throwing out five Poké Balls at the same time, bringing out Sandslash, Swampert, Tyranitar, Torterra, Gliscor, and Claydol, for a total of six Pokémon.
Judging from the opponent's Pokémon's type combination, it seems quite sophisticated. Ground-type is weak to Water-type, while Torterra is strong against Water-type. Swampert is Water-type and resistant to Water-type. Grass-type is also strong against Ground-type, while Gliscor's Flying-type is strong against Grass-type, and Torterra is also resistant to Grass-type.
However, none of this mattered to Wang Qiyi. He left the chaotic battle to Adai's command. In such a chaotic situation, only the Pokémon could fight on their own, and the trainers' role was simply to stay out of the way and avoid being hit by the attacks. Adai's command in the chaotic battle was practically a bug-like existence, as he could anticipate the enemy's moves in everything.
The only problem was who should make their appearance. At the same time, the nine Pokémon around Wang Qiyi jumped out of their Poké Balls: Venusaur, red Gyarados, green Salamence, Infernape, Slowking, Cinnabar, Ditto, Hoopa, and Togekiss. The nine Pokémon surrounded Wang Qiyi, waiting for him to make his selection.
Even though he knew Wang Qiyi had registered nine Pokémon, Fang Zenan was still taken aback by this sight. How could one person raise nine Pokémon? Where did he get the resources to raise them? Where did he have the time to train them? He was already struggling to raise six of his own main Pokémon, let alone the nine the other way around.
Little Red patted its dragon tail and pointed at Wukong with its long whiskers.
"I know Goku has fought two matches already, this one is for you."
"Hupa hasn't even appeared yet." Little Hupa grabbed Wang Qiyi's clothes and looked pitiful.
“Okay, okay, Hupa is also in this match.” Jerry pointed to himself, and Wang Qiyi nodded. “Alright, Jerry, you’ll go too. Counting Ah-Dai, there are two spots left. You can choose Ah-Dai.”
After some discussion, the final selection was made: Ruanruan, Wukong, and Wentai would rest, while the other Pokémon would take the stage. This kind of "smashing the weak" match was all about racking up kills, and the Pokémon were incredibly excited. They would secretly compare who could collect the most Pokémon heads.
Wang Qiyi has fought countless battles since his debut, and he has no idea how many opponents he has defeated. However, his Pokémon keep track of every single one of them. Of course, wild monsters hunted in secret realms don't count.
Today it's six against six, one Pokémon per team, but Ah-Dai said he wouldn't attack, so whoever moves fastest gets to go first. All the Pokémon are ready to go, waiting for Wang Qiyi's command before charging out. The two sides collide, and in just one round, the game is already one-sided.
Xiao Hong, disregarding martial ethics, conjured up a giant wave that covered the entire area, impacting not only her opponents but also her own allies. Ah Dai, seemingly prepared, activated a protective skill. This move astonished Fang Zenan, his mouth agape. Was this land? How could such a massive wave be created on land?!
The six Ground-type Pokémon on the other side did not sit idly by and wait to be defeated. They worked together to create a high earthen wall to block the giant wave, using the Rock-type group defensive move, Wide Guard.