On the battleground, Jiang Chen and Gu Shuangyue stood on opposite sides. This battleground wasn't particularly large. To prevent too much destruction from releasing a Mega Pokémon, Jiang Chen directly ensured the villa's protection.
"Jiang Chen, you can do it!" Xiao Luoxue shouted at Jiang Chen. "What are you standing there for? Shout with me! Do you want to see Jiang Chen lose?" Saying this, Xiao Luoxue lightly nudged Ling Wanqiu.
"Of course I support Jiang Chen, but there's no need to shout it out loud, is there? I just feel like you're being a bit silly."
"You fiend, who are you calling silly?" Xiao Luoxue angrily made a fist at Ling Wanqiu. "I wonder if that big ice block is strong. If not, I'd like to battle her." Thinking about how enthusiastically she had greeted the other person earlier,
only for that person to have such a bland expression, Xiao Luoxue felt a bit annoyed. If she could win against her, Xiao Luoxue wouldn't mind using her Pokémon to get revenge.
"You're probably not her match." Ling Wanqiu glanced at Xiao Luoxue. She thought Xiao Luoxue probably wasn't a match for Gu Shuangyue. Daring to challenge Jiang Chen indicated that she wasn't weak.
Also, if she were too weak, Jiang Chen wouldn't have accepted a battle with her. Moreover, she had signed up for the Latent Dragon Cup Trainer Tournament, and being able to participate in that tournament already proved her strength.
"Don't discourage me, alright? I actually think if I really battled her, I might have a chance to win." Xiao Luoxue's eyes held a hint of confidence.
"Then you watch her battle with Jiang Chen first, and then see if you still have confidence." In truth, Ling Wanqiu didn't know much about Gu Shuangyue's strength either. She only knew that all of her Pokémon were Ice-type, and that she specialized in Ice-type Pokémon, making her a natural counter to Ling Wanqiu.
Here, the battle was about to begin.
"Let's just use three Pokémon and have a quick spar." It was too close to dinner time, so Jiang Chen wanted to finish early. Besides, whether they used three or six Pokémon, it made little difference. If they used three Pokémon, Gu Shuangyue would certainly send out her strongest Pokémon.
"Go, Slaking."
"Jynx."
Slaking versus Jynx. Slaking's strength was at Elite Tier 2, while Jynx's was only at Elite Tier 1.
"Slaking, charge forward and use Arm Thrust." In an instant, Slaking appeared before Jynx. Its Arm Thrust descended towards Jynx. Slaking's attack was quite brutal. If this arm were to swing down,
Jynx might not be able to withstand it. The attacking Jynx reacted, but reacted too late to dodge, forced to use Protect to block Slaking's attack.
Gu Shuangyue stared at this Slaking. The last time she battled Jiang Chen, Slaking hadn't reached the Elite Tier yet, but now it was already an Elite Tier Pokémon. And that single strike just now almost put her Jynx at a huge disadvantage. In fact, if Jynx hadn't decisively used Protect to block the Arm Thrust, Slaking's move would have left Jynx half-crippled.
"Use Blizzard."
A fierce blizzard blew towards Slaking, continuously inflicting sustained damage. However, Slaking's special defense was also very high. It completely ignored the Blizzard attack, even actively walking towards Jynx. Slaking had no discernible weaknesses; all of its base stats were very high.
"This Jynx is Elite-tier." Xiao Luoxue's expression was serious. An Elite-tier Jynx was enough to demonstrate Gu Shuangyue's strength, and this might not even be Gu Shuangyue's ace. The granddaughter of a Champion, how could she not be formidable?
"Psychic." Seeing Slaking's oppressive steps, Gu Shuangyue ordered Jynx to use Psychic, intending to block Slaking's advance. Facing Jynx's Psychic, Slaking merely paused for a moment, then continued walking towards Jynx.
"Ice Beam."
"Slaking, use Mega Kick."
Slaking, hearing Jiang Chen's command, jumped up. As it jumped, it conveniently dodged Jynx's Ice Beam, then kicked down towards Jynx from the air. It was unavoidable; the attack was too fierce. Jynx only managed to slightly influence Slaking with Psychic,
then was sent flying by Slaking's kick. Under Slaking's terrifying power, Jynx was kicked away. If it weren't for the specially created energy shield blocking it, Jynx would have flown who knows how far. But hitting the energy shield was like hitting an incredibly hard wall, and Jynx almost fainted.
"Jiang Chen's Slaking is overwhelmingly powerful. Unless you use a Pokémon whose strength far surpasses Slaking's, facing Slaking is too despairing." Ling Wanqiu, as an observer,
couldn't help but say. Having been with Jiang Chen for so long, she had seen Slaking display its might more than once. Her own strongest Garchomp couldn't even defeat Slaking.
"I've lost this round." The battle wasn't over, and Jynx hadn't lost its ability to fight, but Gu Shuangyue knew Jynx was about to lose. That kick just now had left Jynx half-crippled, and it simply couldn't endure any more.
Sure enough, next, Slaking appeared before Jynx as if teleporting, raised its fist, and punched down. Jynx instantly lost its ability to fight.
"Return." Gu Shuangyue recalled Jynx, her expression serious as she stared at Jiang Chen. How long had it been since she and Jiang Chen last met? Jiang Chen's Pokémon had grown too strong. Slaking, which hadn't reached the Elite Tier before, now had the power to crush her Jynx.
No wonder her grandfather thought so highly of Jiang Chen. It wasn't simply because Jiang Chen possessed a legendary Pokémon; Jiang Chen himself was very powerful. Even without legendary Pokémon, with this development, Jiang Chen would be the strongest trainer in the future.
"Next, will you use Vanilluxe or Lapras?" Jiang Chen waited for Gu Shuangyue to send out her second Pokémon.
"Lapras."
Under Jiang Chen's gaze, Gu Shuangyue sent out Lapras. Jynx couldn't defeat Jiang Chen's Slaking, and even with Vanilluxe, it was impossible to win. So she could only use Lapras. Her Lapras had already broken through in strength; previously, Lapras's strength was at Elite Tier 3, but now Gu Shuangyue's Lapras had raised its strength to Elite Tier 4.
Facing Lapras, Slaking was clearly not as relaxed as before. Slaking could distinctly feel a threat from Lapras. The Jynx just now posed no threat at all; Slaking felt absolutely no threat from Jynx. But the Lapras in front of it was different. From Lapras, Slaking could feel a clear threat.
"Strike first to gain the advantage. Use Mega Punch." After Jiang Chen gave the order, Slaking ignored everything else, completely disregarding Lapras's threat, and charged towards Lapras. Lapras's movement speed in water was very fast, but on land, Lapras could barely move.
So, attacking Lapras at this moment was the best timing. This timing was perfectly grasped. Even if Lapras could react to Slaking's attack, it would be difficult to dodge. Unless it used Protect to block the attack now, but Jiang Chen wasn't afraid at all; he even wanted to force Lapras to use Protect.
"Use Ice Beam, Lapras." Gu Shuangyue's speaking speed was extremely fast. Lapras quickly used Ice Beam, covering the entire battleground with a layer of ice. On the ice, it could move quickly. However, at this point, Lapras had no space to dodge Slaking's punch, and it didn't intend to dodge either.
With its back to Slaking, when Slaking's punch landed, Lapras used its shell to block the attack. Lapras's shell was extremely hard, almost comparable to Blastoise's shell, greatly buffering Slaking's attack.
But even so, Lapras was not completely unscathed. Mainly, Slaking's attack was too terrifying. Slaking with the Huge Power ability was too formidable. This punch almost caused Lapras internal injuries.
"Boom!!!" Slaking stomped on the ground. The ice surface that Lapras had just frozen shattered under Slaking's kick. Pursuing victory, Slaking chased after Lapras.
"Use Water Gun." Facing the incoming Water Gun, Slaking, which was charging head-on towards Lapras, raised one hand to block the Water Gun's damage, then endured the Water Gun's attack to approach Lapras.
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