novelhk Chapter 135: The battle had already begun before the actual fight.
Chapter 135: The battle had already begun before the actual fight.
Chapter 135: The battle had already begun before the actual fight.
Despite being completely unaffected by these external factors, even as Officer Jenny from Kagome Town was staring at him with a piercing gaze, Natsuki calmly took out his Poké Ball.
"Get on the trending list and shine in the spotlight, little blacksmith!"
"Clang clang!"
"Let them see why Dragon-type Pokémon are called the strongest! Go, Hydreigon!"
"My throat is trembling!"
A ferocious dragon with three heads and six wings appeared before everyone.
As the two Pokémon appeared on the field, the referee suddenly waved his hand.
"The match begins!"
Changpu had long regarded Xia Mu as her hypothetical enemy, so she was particularly knowledgeable about the little blacksmith.
That terrifying, monstrous strength was the key to the young blacksmith's invincibility.
Therefore, her first reaction after the match started was to increase the distance between the Pokémon of both sides.
"Fly up, it's a sunny day."
"My throat is trembling!"
Despite its enormous size, the three-headed dragon is remarkably agile.
As soon as Ge Pu finished speaking, the three-headed dragon instantly rose up, and at the same time, a red beam of light shot out from the mouth of its middle head.
The next moment, the sky was cloudless, and the blazing sun shone directly into the arena.
Everyone felt the temperature rise.
"The three-headed dragon has increased its altitude and used the Sunny Day skill. Clearly, Ayame is trying to use a fire-type skill to counter Natsuki's Little Blacksmith!"
"The Little Blacksmith, a Fairy- and Steel-type Pokémon, is already at a disadvantage. How will Natsuki respond to this?"
As a well-known commentator, even though he had just been reprimanded by his boss, Zhu Guang instantly regained his previous enthusiasm after the battle began, holding the microphone and shouting.
At this time.
Xia Mu, however, remained calm and unhurried.
After learning that Ayame was her rival, Natsuki basically guessed what kind of countermeasures she might take.
Or rather, ever since the Little Blacksmith became famous, Xia Mu knew that in the future, when he used the Little Blacksmith in battle, any opponent who had done even a little intelligence work would know that the best way to deal with the Little Blacksmith was to keep the distance between them and avoid close combat.
Avoid the blacksmith's superhuman strength and fight using ranged attacks.
Xia Mu was naturally prepared for this.
As the saying goes, if the enemy advances, we attack; if the enemy doesn't advance, we strengthen ourselves.
Snapped!
Xia Mu snapped his fingers lightly.
"Dance, little blacksmith!"
"Clang clang!"
The young blacksmith wielded the large hammer with both hands, his footsteps rhythmic.
Upon seeing the sword-like special effects appear around the young blacksmith, Zhu Guang immediately shouted excitedly.
"It's Sword Dance. Natsuki has chosen to use the Sword Dance skill to enhance his abilities. With the Blacksmith's own superhuman strength combined with the enhanced effect of Sword Dance, it will be a disaster for Hydreigon."
Sweet flag naturally knew this as well.
Or rather, every trainer knows it.
If you don't have a move like "Haze" that can remove the opponent's stat boosts, then it's best not to let the opponent's Pokémon complete its stat boosts.
Fortunately, the three-headed dragon does not possess similar abilities.
Therefore, at this moment, Acorus calamus had no choice but to launch an attack immediately.
"Flame Blast!"
"My throat is trembling!"
The three-headed dragon opened its massive maw, and a thick stream of flame instantly shot towards the young blacksmith.
Seeing this, Zhu Guang shouted again.
"The three-headed dragon used a flamethrower, which is extremely effective against the Steel-type Blacksmith. If it gets hit, it might incapacitate him. So, how will Natsuki deal with this? Will he stop boosting to avoid the attack, or continue boosting?"
Zhu Guang truly lives up to his reputation as a renowned commentator; he's definitely got some skills.
The three-headed dragon's flames took only a few seconds to charge up and then erupt, but Zhu Guang managed to unleash a string of words in that short time.
What's even more remarkable is that, despite his passionate delivery, his pronunciation remained remarkably clear.
At this moment, Zhu Guang looked at Xia Mu, who seemed to be looking at him, and his expression froze.
"Faced with such an attack, Natsuki's expression was quite relaxed. Does he have some secret weapon up his sleeve?"
Zhu Guang was right.
As an old-timer who has been watching since the Kanto series and all the way to Horizon Zero Dawn.
Xia Mu has at least three ways to deal with this situation, three ways!
Xia Mu then chose to use the Bug-type Gym Leader of the Johto region, Bibi, employing Swords Dance to boost his Attack.
Use the weapon in your hand to deflect the attack of the flames.
Although Abi was the first to come up with this idea, it didn't stop Xia Mu from learning it and carrying it forward.
"Clang clang!"
Despite the imminent attack of the ruler, the young blacksmith remained calm and composed.
While maintaining his sword dance skills, he gently swung the large hammer in his hand.
boom!
The jet of flame, originally aimed at the young blacksmith, instantly changed direction and struck the protective shield at the edge of the arena.
"What happened? The little blacksmith easily changed the direction of his flame attack without taking any damage, and the sword dance enhancement process wasn't even interrupted!"
At this moment, it was the knowledgeable Wanlong who offered an explanation.
"I've seen this technique before. In the Johto region, the Bug-type expert, Abi, likes to use Swords Dance to avoid damage from Fire-type moves!"
"I see!"
Zhu Guang nodded.
"So, how should Ayame deal with this situation?"
Seeing that Natsuki was unharmed from her attack, and looking at Natsuki's relaxed expression, who even seemed to be picking at his nails, Ayame frowned deeply.
"This guy—he's really tough to deal with!"
Thinking of the comments she had seen online before, Changpu couldn't help but shake her head.
And what's with this "Xia Mu is just a lazy winner" nonsense?
"It's totally Little Blacksmith's fault." "Even if you put a Slowpoke in the Trainer's position, it could beat Ayame back then." Seeing such comments, I felt that there was some truth to them. Shaka suffered because of Little Blacksmith's super strength.
But now it seems that Natsuki is quite capable as a trainer.
Especially when it comes to manipulating people's mentality.
Upon witnessing Natsuki once again order the young blacksmith to begin strengthening his sword dance, and then pull out nail clippers from his pocket to start trimming them, Ayame felt as if the veins on her forehead were throbbing in rhythm with the young blacksmith's movements.
Even though Ayame had realized that Natsuki was trying to disrupt her mindset, in such high temperatures, despite her frantic attempts to calm herself down, she couldn't help but feel anxious.
The trainer's mental state also affects the Pokémon on the field.
"My throat is trembling!"
Thinking of the flames that had been deflected earlier, and looking at the tiny creature wriggling around in front of him, the three-headed dragon grew even angrier.
Jump, jump, jump.
Watch me burn that little tuft of hair on your head!
The three-headed dragon flapped its wings violently, descending slightly, and at the same time, a burst of flame shot out of its mouth once more.
However, the difference is that this time he is using a fire vortex.
Seeing the spinning attack hurtling towards the young blacksmith, Zhu Guang's eyes lit up.
"The three-headed dragon used a vortex of fire. The rotating flames are different from a straight attack, and the previous techniques will probably not be able to deflect it. It might even engulf the young blacksmith and bake him with scorching heat!"
"How should Natsuki respond?"