nashuaworldcup Chapter 8 Defeating the Flying Mantis
Chapter 8 Defeating the Flying Mantis
"Go, Scyther!"
"Sha!!"
The flying mantis stood on its two legs, its entire body covered in green carapace, and the scythes on its arms rubbed together, producing a terrifying sharpening sound.
The standard size of a flying praying mantis is 1.5 meters, but this one is close to 2 meters.
Even among its peers, it stands out as an exceptional existence!
"Gas bomb!"
"Nonahi~~!"
"Scyther! Use Combo Slash!!"
"The old method, start with smoke!"
The Scyther was very fast and slashed at the Gas Bomb first.
Fortunately, the smoke was still managed to be produced.
"I watched your previous matches, and you do have some skill. Your understanding of tactics is also very interesting..."
"But you've run into me, so your fun is over!"
Zhao Qian first praised the other party, then threw him down hard, playing a skillful game of flattery to kill.
"Scyther! Use Clear Fog!"
It spread its wings, and a powerful gust of wind swept across the entire area.
All the smoke was blown away, revealing the shape of the gas bomb.
"..."
Unexpectedly, it used this trick, and the gas egg's hard-won advantage in the field vanished instantly!
"Ignore him, share the pain, and then unleash your flames!"
"Move at high speed! Dodge its attack!"
Both sides started micro-managing, it seems Zhao Qian is quite skilled.
The Scyther's form began to blur, enveloped by a purple superpower, and its speed increased rapidly!
Since Pain Sharing hit, Flamethrower has been completely unable to hit Scyther.
"Next, use combo attacks! Keep dodging its attacks and use combo attacks to knock it down!"
Combo Slash is a Bug-type move; if the previous attack hits, the power of the next attack will increase.
Generally, once this move is stacked up to the third strike, its power becomes unstoppable!
Ye Kai recalled that, according to the values of the ninth generation game in his previous life.
The initial power of the combo attack is only 40, but as it is stacked, the maximum power is 160!
If you get hit repeatedly, you're done for.
"Gas bomb, use Will-o'-the-Wisp first! Then spin it up and use Flamethrower!"
"Nonashi!!"
It had been tested repeatedly in previous poison smoke tactics, but the venom shock had been used before.
The gas bomb began to spin rapidly, with pale, ghostly flames swirling around it.
At first, it only released small flames, but then its power gradually increased.
A large number of flames shot out, scattering even and dense tongues of fire, like long whips of flame!
The fire whip has a crimson outer ring and a bluish-white inner ring; this move is quite beautiful.
The mantis tried to attack, but found it completely unable to strike.
It approached several times, and although it wasn't directly hit, it still burned me.
Then, he was knocked away by the "Flame Version Counterattack Shield" used by the gas bomb.
It only had a sliver of blood left...
"Don't stop, keep spinning, keep spraying flames!"
After the will-o'-the-wisp stopped being released, the flames turned completely crimson red, becoming even more powerful.
A torrent of fiery whips rained down, lashing the entire arena!
The Scyther was no longer able to obey Zhao Qian's commands; it was down to its last sliver of health, and one more hit would...
"Sha!!"
A prolonged defense inevitably leads to defeat. Scyther, caught off guard, was hit by Flamethrower and was immediately struck, seeing stars.
The Counter Shield series of moves is truly an innovation in the world of Pokémon!
This kind of move can't be avoided simply by being fast. Smaller Pokémon are more likely to avoid it, but simply being fast isn't enough to completely dodge it.
Especially when facing this move for the first time, it was a surprising and effective way to win!
"Scyther is unable to fight, the winner is Koffing!"
"Ye Kai from Class 3 wins!"
At this moment, the audience erupted in clamor.
"Am I seeing things? What did I just see?!"
"Is this a Flame Wheel? Or a Flame Charge? Neither seems right."
"What kind of technique is that? Just by spinning around, you can turn a flame-breathing attack into such a powerful move?!"
At this moment, Ye Xuan had already been defeated by Fang Miaomiao.
This woman is a level 10 Little Sawtooth!
It can even use water cannons!!
Ye Xuan was about to swear.
A defeat is a defeat.
With a water-based ability that counters his young giras four times over, what else can he say?
Just as he finished, he happened to see Ye Kai's match.
He stood there, completely stunned. This...this is that useless older brother's spirit?!
When did he become so strong?
I never imagined that a gas bomb could release a jet of flame and could be used while rotating like that!
"Damn it, they actually let that good-for-nothing brother advance to the finals!"
Meanwhile, the league's observers were still in shock.
Honglian repeatedly reviewed the recording of the battle.
She paced back and forth, unsure whether to sit down or stand.
"Report it! This Ye Kai is a real talent!"
"Not only does he have immunity to poison, but he also has outstanding tactical command skills. Even his use of fire is ingenious, and he is very strong in all aspects of on-the-spot response."
"No rush, let's observe further. No matter how outrageous he is, he's still just a student."
This time, it was the league's observers who started advising her to calm down.
"You two haven't forgotten how Mr. Hongzhong performed when he was still a student, have you?"
"And there's A from the United States, and Musashi from Japan. These people all showed extraordinary talent during their student days!"
The competition is still ongoing, and the top three will be decided today.
"In the final, Ye Kai from Class 3 will face Fang Miaomiao from Class 7!"
"Both sides, please hurry and restore your Pokémon's stamina. The match will begin in 3 minutes!"
"The third-place match! Ye Xuan from Class 5 versus Zhao Qian from Class 1!"
"Both sides, please hurry and restore your Pokémon's stamina. The match will begin in 3 minutes!"
Soon, everyone unconsciously looked around the final venue.
This is true in any world.
Only the first place will be remembered; the second place won't even get it!
Who cares about the third and fourth place matches?
Wang Dongxia, the homeroom teacher, who was watching from the stands, clenched her fist into the air!
It's stable! Everything is stable!
Who would have thought that this previously unremarkable nobody would be so amazing, winning all the way to the finals!
Ye Kai is truly a dark horse!
The other three girls in Class 3, including the class monitor, only made it to the top 16, while the other two were eliminated in the top 32.
You really can't judge a book by its cover!
The homeroom teachers of the other classes looked unconvinced, especially the homeroom teacher of Class 2, who felt that Class 1 still had a chance to fight for third place.
Class 2 is also an advanced class, yet they didn't have a single student in the top 3!
"Dongxia, Han Ning, congratulations! You two are going to take off this year!"
The principal has already started offering his congratulations in advance...
On the final field at this moment.
"Go, little alligator!"
"Gas bomb!"
The two sides began to confront each other.
"Totodile is a Water-type Pokémon, Flamethrower won't work on it!"
Fang Miaomiao looked confident of victory.