Su Ling in the preparation area sprang up as if she had been scalded by the seat, memories flooding her mind.
Is this Lin Fan's strategy?
He had long anticipated that Kirlia would not dare to withstand Beedrill's attack and would definitely use Teleport to leave just before being hit, and at this moment, Beedrill would directly use String Shot to form a Counter Shield all around.
Beedrill's reaction time wasn't enough to see Kirlia, but the tactile sensation of the Silk Thread would guide it to understand the opponent's direction, and at the same time, it could firmly entangle the unprepared Kirlia, preventing it from making any effective counter-plan.
On the field, Kirlia's figure was tightly bound by the Silk Thread, and the Bug-type energy contained within made Kirlia very uncomfortable.
Bug-type is super effective against Psychic-type, so Kirlia, enveloped in Silk Thread, could no longer use Teleport as quickly as before to dodge damage.
"The outcome is decided."
Amidst Xu Yue's drastically changing expression, Beedrill dragged streaks of afterimages through the air, reaching Kirlia's side at the fastest speed. Without a moment's hesitation, with a fierce smile on its face, it violently thrust its right arm towards Kirlia.
Bang!
Kirlia's small body shot out like a cannonball, instantly flying away and hitting the protective shield, slowly sliding down, and falling to the ground with a "thud," losing its ability to battle.
"Such a heavy hand?"
Lin Fan's eyelids twitched as he looked at Beedrill, who innocently shrugged its shoulders. What if it had gone easy and the opponent had dodged?
Xu Yue rushed to Kirlia's side to check it carefully. A moment later, she breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Lin Fan, who was looking up at the sky as if nothing had happened, gritted her teeth, and somewhat unwillingly recalled Kirlia, turning to walk towards the treatment room.
It wasn't until Xu Yue's figure disappeared from everyone's sight that the audience seemed to awaken from a dream, and the deathly silent arena instantly erupted with thunderous cheers.
Even though most of them weren't Trainers, they could still see how exciting the situation just now was. What they originally thought would be a difficult battle ended in an instant, in no more than two minutes, but these two minutes were enough to make their hearts pound and lead to fervent discussion.
Gasps of surprise also rose from the VIP section, completely unexpected that Lin Fan would use such a never-before-seen method to counter Kirlia's Teleport.
Wu Shuo took a sip of tea, a hint of astonishment in his eyes as well.
He was the strongest Trainer in the arena, seeing more details than others.
Although Lin Fan's strategy seemed very successful, it actually had a big flaw: there was a gap between skill releases. If Double Needle missed, trying to use String Shot again to locate Kirlia after it used Teleport was easy to say, but in actual combat, it was very easy for Kirlia to reappear while String Shot was just being released.
However, that Beedrill had already used String Shot before the energy from Double Needle dissipated, which allowed it to cover half the field with Silk Thread before Kirlia reappeared.
"Using two skills simultaneously... multitasking?"
Wu Shuo put down his teacup, regaining his composure, but his heart held a high evaluation of Lin Fan and Beedrill.
An excellent strategy from the commander, and extraordinary talent from the executor. The combination of the two makes an invincible Trainer.
...
Lin Fan arrived at the treatment room and looked around, as this was his first time here during the Zero Moon Cup.
Xu Yue was also there, glancing at Lin Fan without saying a word.
Lin Fan didn't bother to talk to her either, handing the Poké Ball in his hand to the doctor and walking to the side to wait patiently.
A moment later, Kirlia's Poké Ball and Beedrill's Poké Ball were sent out together, and both Pokémon simultaneously jumped out of their Poké Balls, going to their respective Trainers' sides.
The moment the two Pokémon met each other's eyes, the atmosphere in the air suddenly felt a bit off.
Xu Yue was the first to get up and leave with Kirlia, but just as she was about to walk away, she suddenly turned back and stared at Lin Fan: "Your Beedrill is very strong. I lost this time. However, my Psychic ability development level isn't very high, and Kirlia has only learned the techniques for Teleport and Psybeam. The next time we battle, I won't lose."
With that, Xu Yue turned and left. Kirlia made a face at Beedrill and jogged to catch up with its Trainer's pace.
Lin Fan scratched his head, exchanged a glance with Beedrill, and shrugged helplessly.
Why did he inexplicably feel like he was being treated as a big villain?
"How's the recovery?"
"Sss-bee~"
Beedrill waved its arms a few times, full of confidence.
"Good, then let's go all out and win the Championship!"
The class group chat had already exploded, with countless @Lin Fan messages constantly flooding the screen, but Lin Fan wasn't in a hurry to show up and reply.
The battle wasn't over yet; it wouldn't be too late to reply after everything was settled.
...
In the afternoon, time slowly passed, and soon it was time for the finals.
Lin Fan finally met Wu Heng again.
Logically speaking, since they were both contestants, they could meet anytime, but Wu Heng had always avoided meeting Lin Fan privately.
According to him, it was—a king never meets a king.
Lin Fan: ...
Recalling the message Wu Heng had sent him on his phone, and looking at the spiky-haired, squinty-eyed man smiling brightly in front of him, Lin Fan could only remain speechless.
"Hi, we finally meet again! I knew it would definitely be a battle between the two of us in the end. My sixth sense is always very accurate; it's never been wrong."
Wu Heng greeted Lin Fan warmly, not forgetting to praise himself.
Lin Fan pretended to be busy, rubbing the tip of his nose, his gaze glancing at the composed Wu Shuo in the VIP section. He found it a bit hard to imagine that two people with such vastly different personalities could be father and son.
After politely returning a smile, the referee finally gave the command to start the battle.
Bang—
A huge rumbling sound rang out, and Lin Fan looked with some astonishment at the massive creature opposite him.
Watching from below was ultimately not as clear as being on the field; only face-to-face could one truly appreciate the strong oppressive presence of this Onix.
Not only was its size larger than others of its kind, but its skin color was also much darker, clearly indicating that its defense was far superior to others of its kind.
"Beedrill, this is a formidable opponent. Be careful not to let it touch you."
Lin Fan warned, and Beedrill nodded, its gaze cautiously fixed on Onix.
Wu Heng grinned and said, "Since you're not attacking first, I won't be polite. Onix, Tackle!"
It was a very simple and unadorned move, but that didn't affect its effectiveness.
Onix let out a low growl, twisting its massive body as it charged towards Beedrill.
As it moved, there was even a hint of a Heavy Slam about it!