The Water Gun attack was completely unable to stop Slaking's advance. Facing the Water Gun's impact, it not only didn't retreat a single step but also got closer and closer to Lapras. This brute force was quite shocking.
Lapras's strength surpassed Slaking's, but it hadn't reached the point of overwhelming Slaking. As long as Slaking got close enough to land a punch on Lapras's vulnerable spots, even Gu Shuangyue's Lapras wouldn't be able to withstand it.
"Stop using Water Gun, use Aurora Beam." Seeing that the effect wasn't good, Gu Shuangyue immediately ordered Lapras to change its move. The chilling air released by Aurora Beam froze Slaking. Slaking's body was completely encased in ice.
Just as Lapras was about to seize this opportunity to counterattack, a cracking sound echoed. Cracks, like a spiderweb, quickly spread across the ice block encasing Slaking. It completely shattered. The ice block broke apart, unable to hold Slaking for even a moment. Slaking directly broke free.
Gu Shuangyue now also realized how unsolvable Slaking was. To deal with Slaking, there was probably only one way—"903"—which was to rely on sheer raw power to overwhelm it. If their strengths were on the same level, or not much stronger, they simply couldn't suppress Slaking.
Lapras was much stronger than Slaking, but it couldn't overwhelm Slaking. Against Lapras, Slaking had every ability to fight. After all, a water environment was suitable for Lapras's performance. The current field, though Lapras had turned it into an ice field, had its ice shattered by Slaking. The ground was covered in broken ice, completely unsuitable for Lapras's movement.
"I don't think she's that strong." Xiao Luoxue whispered to Ling Wanqiu. Facing Jiang Chen, she hadn't gained any advantage. Xiao Luoxue felt that Gu Shuangyue's strength was just so-so.
"Then why don't you go challenge Gu Shuangyue next?"
"No, I'll pass." Xiao Luoxue shook her head. Although she didn't think Gu Shuangyue was incredibly strong, one thing she had to admit was that she wasn't Gu Shuangyue's match right now. "In the future, I can definitely surpass her. For now, I'm just temporarily not her match.
Anyway, she's older than me, so admitting I'm temporarily not as good as her isn't embarrassing." Xiao Luoxue said very candidly to Ling Wanqiu. After witnessing the strength of Gu Shuangyue's Pokémon,
a hope of surpassing Gu Shuangyue rose in her heart. And surpassing Gu Shuangyue didn't seem very difficult. In fact, even now, if she were to truly battle Gu Shuangyue, using Mega Evolution, she might not necessarily lose.
"Ice Beam." Slaking was once again frozen. The Ice Beam's attack was simply too fast; even with Slaking's high movement speed, it couldn't dodge. Its body was frozen again. After expending some effort, Slaking once again successfully broke free from Lapras's ice seal. But just as it broke free, another Ice Beam struck. Having just escaped the frozen state, Slaking was frozen again.
"Didn't you think she wasn't strong? Now I think she's quite powerful." Ling Wanqiu teased Xiao Luoxue. At this point, Slaking was already controlled and unable to move. At this moment, Xiao Luoxue also felt a bit awkward. She hadn't expected that just when she thought Gu Shuangyue wasn't impressive, Gu Shuangyue would start showing off. Wasn't this deliberately making her lose face?
"She definitely can't continuously control Slaking." Ling Wanqiu nodded in agreement with Xiao Luoxue's statement. Although Slaking was restricted now, it clearly couldn't be restricted indefinitely. The same move couldn't be effective against Slaking forever. Continuously being frozen, Slaking became enraged. Last time, it was frozen for a while, but this time, it instantly shattered the ice on its body. Facing the incoming Ice Beam again, Slaking directly used Hyper Beam.
"Took a hit, but it's not a big problem." Jiang Chen still had a smile on his face. In this battle, Slaking might not lose. Lapras's Ice Beam was no match for Hyper Beam. Gu Shuangyue probably knew this, so she had Lapras abandon the direct clash and dodge beforehand.
"Its movement speed is too slow; it can't compare to Slaking." Jiang Chen watched Lapras's movement speed. In a blink of an eye, Lapras was caught by Slaking. A Karate Chop landed on its body, and Lapras was sent flying, crashing into the created energy shield.
"Another Mega Kick."
"Use Protect."
An unavoidable heavy blow could only be blocked with Protect. After blocking the Mega Kick, Slaking hugged Lapras's body, using its hands to exert force, lifting Lapras up. It lifted Lapras and used Seismic Toss, slamming it to the ground. Then Slaking jumped up and performed a Giga Impact. The heavier the weight, the greater the power of Giga Impact. Slaking's weight was actually quite considerable, and Lapras couldn't withstand it.
Immediately after, Slaking threw Lapras flying again, then charged over and delivered a Mega Punch. Lapras let out a whimper.
"It's over; Lapras's death sentence can be pronounced." Seeing Lapras get caught by Jiang Chen's Slaking and suffer a barrage of fierce attacks, Xiao Luoxue knew it was over. Gu Shuangyue no longer had a chance to counterattack.
"That's right, Lapras is going to lose." Ling Wanqiu shared Xiao Luoxue's view. They knew Jiang Chen's style too well: seize an opportunity, and he wouldn't give his opponent a moment's respite; he would defeat them in one go.
"Slaking, use Arm Thrust continuously." Jiang Chen gave the command to Slaking. Slaking charged forward, its two arms like fire wheels, continuously rising and swinging down. Lapras was completely beaten and unable to lift its head.
After Slaking unleashed countless Arm Thrusts, Lapras finally couldn't hold on any longer, losing its ability to fight and collapsing on the ground. Slaking was panting heavily. It had used its full strength in the previous fierce attack, severely depleting its stamina. However, the current Slaking still had the ability to continue fighting.
"No need to fight anymore, I surrender." Using three Pokémon, Gu Shuangyue could still use one more, but it was meaningless. Even if she sent out her next Pokémon, Gu Shuangyue couldn't defeat this Slaking. That's right, she couldn't even defeat this panting Slaking. Don't let Slaking's severe stamina depletion fool you; it had no significant injuries.
Unless Gu Shuangyue had another Pokémon whose strength could rival Lapras's, only then would there be a possibility of defeating Slaking. But the rest of her Pokémon had a huge gap in strength compared to Lapras, making it impossible to defeat this Slaking. Continuing to fight would also result in a loss, so Gu Shuangyue wouldn't engage in meaningless battles and directly chose to surrender.
A trace of loss flashed in Gu Shuangyue's cold eyes. She had considered Jiang Chen her opponent, but the gap in their strength was growing wider and wider. Last time, she wasn't Jiang Chen's match, but the difference in their Pokémon's strength wasn't that significant.
Now, she couldn't even defeat one of Jiang Chen's Slakings. Slaking's strength had increased so much, what about Jiang Chen's other Pokémon? Gu Shuangyue didn't believe that Jiang Chen's other Pokémon hadn't made progress.
"She surrendered. It seems her strongest Pokémon is Lapras. I feel like if I were to battle her, I really might have a chance to win." Xiao Luoxue whispered. She wouldn't be a match using Butterfree, but after Mega Evolving into Mega Butterfree, it might be a different story.
Of course, because of the type disadvantage, and a very severe one at that, the outcome was hard to say. Ice-type strongly countered Bug-type. Four times the damage was something no one could withstand.
"It seems I'm not qualified to be your opponent." "Don't underestimate yourself. You're actually very strong." Jiang Chen said after hearing Gu Shuangyue's words. He wondered if this time, he had directly made Gu Shuangyue lose confidence. If he really made her lose confidence, then it would be his fault.
Gu Shuangyue remained silent, not speaking. "Very strong" depended on who she was compared to. Among her peers, she indeed couldn't find anyone stronger than herself.
The former Gu Shuangyue had no opponents among her peers or those younger than her. Even some genius trainers several years older than her weren't her match. But ever since meeting Jiang Chen, she realized that some people were indeed more talented than her, younger than her, yet stronger than her.
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