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Chapter 577: A True Man, Never Looks Back at Explosions!
Chapter 577: A True Man, Never Looks Back at Explosions!
The battle begins!
Xihuona stands with her hand on her hip, exuding a calm and confident demeanor, and she doesn't hesitate to seize the initiative.
"Sea Hare, Rain Summon!"
"Wuuuuu!"
A thin layer of mist appears on Sea Hare's body, and its head tilts slightly upwards. Suddenly, a large patch of dark clouds forms in a spiral pattern above the arena, and a torrential downpour begins.
"The weather has changed to rain!" the announcer shouts.
In the audience, many people express their confusion.
"When did Miss Xihuona start using rain in her battles?"
"Is she trying to compete with Teacher Jinghe in weather control? Even 'Weather Child' Kiban was beaten into becoming the 'Abandoned Child of the Heavens'."
"And with Martial Bear's Combo Stream, rain should also benefit it, right?"
". "
Unlike the audience's confusion, Wu Song and the others understand Xihuona's intentions.
"Rain not only amplifies Water-type moves, but it also significantly reduces the power of moves like Sun Beam and Sun Blade," Wu Song says, crossing his legs and pushing up his glasses.
Although Jinghe's Pokemon don't include Grass-types, it doesn't mean they can't use Grass-type moves.
For example, Crimson Blade Phantom's Sun Blade and Scarlet Armor Knight's Sun Beam are both very powerful.
However, in the rain, the Fire-type Crimson Blade Phantom can't even enter the field, and it's also weak against Water and Ground-type moves.
Even if it does enter the field, Grass-type moves like Sun Beam and Sun Blade are completely suppressed by the rain, making it difficult to pose a fatal threat to Sea Hare.
Da Ye nods, resting his chin on his hand and leaning forward.
"When it comes to dealing with Fire-type Pokemon, Big Sis is definitely the expert."
This is the recognition from Da Ye, a trainer specializing in Fire-types.
Aoliu stares at him blankly, "Didn't you contribute ninety percent of Big Sis's experience in dealing with Fire-types?"
After challenging one hundred and forty-nine times and losing one hundred and forty-nine times, didn't Xihuona gain all her experience in dealing with Fire-type Pokemon from you, Da Ye?
Hearing this, Da Ye's expression turns awkward.
However, Xihuona's strategy can indeed be said to strengthen herself while also countering Jinghe's Crimson Blade Phantom.
On the field, as Xihuona gives her command, Jinghe also issues an order.
"Martial Bear, Shadow Strike!"
"Roar! zzZ" As soon as the words leave his mouth, Martial Bear, with its round, fierce eyes, starts snoring. But its movements are not sluggish at all, and it suddenly stomps the ground and charges forward.
It directly switches to the Combo Stream Martial Bear! Some of the audience members are also puzzled by this.
Isn't it raining?
With the rain's boost, Martial Bear's Water Stream Combo should be even more powerful.
These spectators must not have paid close attention to Xihuona's previous battles.
Xihuona's Sea Hare has the ability 'Water Absorb'!
Water-type moves are unlikely to deal significant damage, which is why Xihuona brought the rain.
With Water Absorb as a backup, even if both sides benefit from the rain, Sea Hare's ability will prevent the opponent's Water-type moves from dealing full damage.
As for moves like Thunder, which are often paired with rain...
As a Ground-type Pokemon, Sea Hare is also immune to Electric-type attacks.
Therefore, rain is an extremely suitable weather for Sea Hare, and Xihuona's choice to bring Sea Hare is well-calculated.
"This is a punch that tears through the rain!" the announcer exclaims.
Although Martial Bear is asleep, its movements remain swift. Its fist is enveloped in pitch-black Dark-type energy, and it's about to slam into Sea Hare's body.
"Sea Hare, next!" Xihuona still maintains a smile.
Next?
Is Teacher Jinghe's Martial Bear choosing to take the next move? But then...
Sea Hare lets out a low cry and, surprisingly, raises its body to meet the incoming punch with its softest part, the abdomen!
Slam!
The powerful punch lands heavily on Sea Hare's abdomen, and the water beneath it suddenly explodes.
Boom!
The ground beneath Sea Hare's feet also cracks, forming thick, large fissures.
"Wuuuu!" Sea Hare lets out a mournful wail.
But...
Despite taking such a punch, Sea Hare isn't knocked away! Even more importantly...
Martial Bear feels like its punch landed, but it's as if it hit cotton, the impact point is off! The audience then sees Sea Hare's body, like melting mud, softening.
"Oh, it's melting! What an unexpected countermeasure," says Champion Adek, the invited commentator for this final match.
Although there's concern Adek might suddenly fall asleep, the prestige of a champion is more important.
It was strange to see Mr. Adek looking rather energetic today, and he provided a timely and accurate explanation.
"Melt: By liquefying and restructuring its body, it significantly increases its physical defense capabilities!"
The Sea Hare's body, though seemingly soft, had incredible resilience. With the addition of the Melt technique, it truly exemplified the concept of overcoming strength with softness. The next move from the Martial Bear was about to be countered.
"It seems that Miss Xihuona has some understanding of martial arts as well," Adek remarked.
Da Ye, sitting in the audience, touched his face thoughtfully.
Overcoming strength with softness?
Jinghe's lips twitched slightly. He couldn't believe the Sea Hare could be used in such a way.
The Sea Hare was known for its well-rounded abilities, with slightly weaker physical defense but ample stamina and slow speed. With the Melt technique, its physical defense had been significantly boosted.
Moreover, this tactic seemed to help mitigate the Sea Hare's inherent speed disadvantage.
Overcoming strength with softness was indeed an effective strategy for slow Pokemon.
"Sea Hare, create some distance! Muddy Current!"
Xihuona was surprised, but not by the Sea Hare's ability to block the Martial Bear's attack. What surprised her was that the Sea Hare had cried out in pain despite using Melt.
Jinghe's Martial Bear seemed to have gotten stronger.
"Wuuu!"
A swirling, muddy current erupted from the Sea Hare's side, carrying it away from the Martial Bear while simultaneously surging towards its opponent.
Under the rainy conditions, the current resembled a mudslide, both turbulent and murky.
For a "critically hitting" Martial Bear, reducing its accuracy was a viable solution.
However, Jinghe's eyes narrowed, and he shouted, "Martial Bear, split the current!"
The Martial Bear roared in response, its eyes suddenly opening wide with intense ferocity. It assumed a stance to confront the surging muddy current.
With a powerful punch, the current was split in two!
"The Martial Bear has split the Muddy Current!" the commentator exclaimed excitedly.
Just as the audience was surprised by the Sea Hare's unconventional defense against the Martial Bear's punches, they were equally astonished by the Martial Bear's unique method of breaking through the Sea Hare's Muddy Current.
"ROAR!"
The Martial Bear let out a mighty roar, exuding immense energy.
If Ash were here, he might have described the Martial Bear's move as a "bone-shattering" attack.
"Shadow Strike!" Jinghe commanded swiftly, his eyes gleaming with a faint blue light.
"ROAR!"
Breaking through the current, the Martial Bear unleashed another powerful punch.
"Block it, Sea Hare!" Xihuona's expression turned serious.
The Martial Bear seemed to inherently possess the "Water Absorb" ability, effectively countering the Sea Hare's water-type moves.
BAM!
The blackened fist struck the Sea Hare's abdomen once again with tremendous force.
"Why is it doing that again?"
"It didn't work the first time. After the Sea Hare used Melt, its physical defense increased, so the effect should be even lower now."
"What's Teacher Jinghe thinking?" the audience wondered.
"Wuuu!" the Sea Hare cried out in pain.
Wu Song furrowed his brows, surprised. "No, the Sea Hare seems to be taking more damage."
The same Shadow Strike, the same blocking technique, and the Sea Hare had even used Melt to boost its physical defense. Why was the damage greater this time?
"Oh?" Adek, after a brief moment of contemplation, seemed to have figured it out.
"The Martial Bear's Shadow Strike seems to be more than just a one-hit-style move."
What did that mean?
The ones who felt it most keenly were undoubtedly Xihuona and the Sea Hare, who bore the brunt of the Martial Bear's attack.
That punch was undeniably stronger!
Jinghe's Martial Bear had finally combined the essence of the one-hit and combination-hit styles into one move?
Xihuona was inwardly shocked.
Like how Jinghe understood her well, she also had a good grasp of his Pokemon's capabilities.
She knew that Jinghe's Martial Bear, while possessing the one-hit and combination-hit style moves, could only use them in their respective states—either awake or asleep.
However, through Jinghe's clever switching between these states, it seemed that the Martial Bear was merging the two styles.
Although the Martial Bear was using Shadow Strike, it incorporated the combination-hit style, making each punch more powerful.
Consequently, the Sea Hare's boosted physical defense from Melt became less effective.
Nevertheless, the Sea Hare endured the attack, and its body began to soften.
Melt!
Two Melts, directly boosting Defense four times.
Switching to any opponent specializing in Physical Attack, this Defense, combined with its recovery abilities, is unbeatable.
But facing the Martial Bear...
"Sea Hare, Hot Water!"
Xihuona frowned slightly.
Whoosh—
Scalding hot water surged from all directions, creating a thick cloud of steam in the air.
Sizzle—
The steam from the boiling water was equally scorching. Even if the Martial Bear could break through the water again, it couldn't break through the steam.
Moreover, this time, the Sea Hare didn't create distance from the Martial Bear, leaving no room for the Martial Bear to maneuver.
So Jing He simply let the Martial Bear charge through the hot water and launch another fierce attack.
"Shadow Strike!"
One signature move to rule them all!
The swirling air currents around the fist seemed capable of tearing through everything, even creating a gaping hole in the midst of the scalding hot water.
However...
Jing He and the Martial Bear's luck seemed to be running out. The high temperature from the boiling water caused the Martial Bear to fall into a Burn status.
Burn status! Physical Attack halved!
Got it!
Xihuona finally breathed a sigh of relief.
With the Sea Hare's quadruple Defense boost and the Burn status, the Martial Bear's attack should be...
Boom!!
Just as this thought surfaced, the Martial Bear's Shadow Strike landed squarely on the Sea Hare.
Buzz—
"Roar."
The Martial Bear slowly opened its eyes, exhaling a puff of white breath.
It retracted its fist and turned around.
Behind it, the Sea Hare suddenly let out a muffled groan."
The water surrounding it and the raindrops in the air suddenly exploded, turning into a mist, as if the water had detonated.
Boom!!
Immediately after, its eyes narrowed, as if sensing some intense pain, and it wailed.
It softly collapsed to the ground.
A real man never looks back at explosions.
The entire arena fell silent.
"Sea... Sea Hare, unable to battle!" The referee suddenly announced.
This finally brought the audience back to their senses.
"That turn by the Martial Bear was so cool."
"But... why? Isn't the Martial Bear already in a Burn status?"
"What... what kind of martial art is this?"
"I want to learn it too, but I don't know how."
". "
Adek, squinting, gradually revealed a look of sudden realization, muttering, "So... it's Wave Guide."
Wave Guide?
At this moment, Xihuona had also figured it out.
The Martial Bear does have a tendency to blend its signature move and combo style, but not at this time.
The reason the Sea Hare's Defense boost didn't work is that... the Martial Bear used the power of Wave Guide!
Treating Wave Guide as a water current, the Wave Guide itself becomes the water current, and the combo of Wave Guide is the combo of the combo style!
As a Special Attack-based move, Wave Guide is naturally unaffected by the Burn status.
Jing He and the Martial Bear... they've been hiding their true skills."
"So... when Jing He shouted 'Shadow Strike,' he was actually using Wave Missile?"
"Damn! That's dirty! Using such a dirty tactic against Miss Xihuona!"
"As expected of Jing He, he doesn't hold back at all."
In the audience, Wu Song and the others also realized the truth.
"The signature move is Shadow Strike, and the combo style is hidden within the Wave Guide. Is this the 'Fighting Master'?" Wu Song muttered.
Too cunning!
And he even shouted "Shadow Strike" on purpose! But who would've thought a Physical Attack-based Martial Bear would use a Special Attack? It's like no one expected Gengar to know martial arts.
This is actually one of Jing He's experiments.
In his original world, martial arts often include Internal Martial Arts, Qi Gong, and Internal Power. The Martial Bear's signature move and combo style are both part of martial arts, but what if Wave Guide is treated as a form of Qi Gong?
The Martial Bear did use Shadow Strike, not Wave Missile. It simply incorporated Wave Guide into its moves.
Just like how Red Armor Knight's "Armor Cannon" can integrate Wave Guide.
However, the Bear Instructor's expertise in martial arts is not comparable to Red Armor Knight's, so it's harder to detect.
"Well done. Come back, Sea Hare."
Xihuona recalled the Sea Hare, which had lost its ability to battle, and turned to face Jing He.
She smiled faintly.
Very good.
He didn't use this move earlier, saving it for last, waiting for her, right? Seeing Xihuona's smile, Jing He shuddered, his back hair standing on end.
It felt like he had angered her.
"This..."
However, although the Martial Bear won, it was in a Burn status, making it difficult to perform at its best.
In this first round of the battle, Jing He gained the advantage.
(End of Chapter)
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