“That’s not for sure. The competition didn’t say you could only participate once,” Cui Shangyin sneered.
“You mean, sign up again?” The South Korea celebrity exclaimed, “Do you have confidence in winning?”
Cui Shangyin suddenly laughed: “The previous match wasn’t completely without Gains. The Milotic was able to win mainly by relying on the Water-type’s advantage over the Fire-type. Type attacks are her strong suit; relatively speaking, physical attacks are much weaker.”
“But wasn’t that Milotic’s attack not caught by Charizard just now?” A celebrity questioned.
“That’s because she covered herself in water before attacking.” Cui Shangyin was indeed a former professional player; he quickly figured out the trick.
“Covered in water?” The others immediately understood the mystery. “No wonder. If she’s covered in water, and Milotic is already covered in scales, Charizard wouldn’t be able to grip Milotic unless it had immense strength. It’s like trying to catch a fish.”
“Exactly!” Cui Shangyin sneered. “Actually, that Milotic’s physical attack isn’t strong. Even after one Dragon Dance, her continuous attacks with Iron Tail and Aqua Tail still didn’t knock out Charizard instantly; instead, they only consumed a relatively small amount of Charizard’s stamina.”
“But why would the opponent be so mysterious?” A celebrity asked, puzzled.
A cold glint and anger flashed in Cui Shangyin’s eyes: “This is the opponent’s tactic, to make me mistakenly believe this Milotic is very good at physical attacks, preventing me from getting close, so she can exploit the advantage of Water-type attacks.”
Only then did the South Korea team realize that Cui Shangyin wasn’t lacking in strength, but was completely outmaneuvered by the opponent’s tactical thinking.
On the other side, Fu Peiyao walked down from the battle stage.
“Didn’t expect it to be even easier than I imagined,” Mu Li said with a smile.
“You’re a bit too proud!” Fu Peiyao said, suppressing the smile at the corner of her mouth.
“I’m not,” Mu Li said, pointing to the necklace on Fu Peiyao’s neck. “I came prepared.”
“You mean this?” Fu Peiyao touched the necklace, puzzled.
“Exactly,” Mu Li explained. “Z-Crystal, ever heard of it? It can unleash one powerful Water-type move.”
Fu Peiyao’s pupils widened, and she exclaimed, “Z-Crystal? You mean the Z-Crystal that can unleash Z-Moves?”
Mu Li smiled and nodded: “Not bad, right? It’s for you, consider it a gift from this trip.”
A look of pleasant surprise appeared on Fu Peiyao’s face: “Ah? Won’t that be too valuable?”
“Valuable?” Mu Li recalled the large pile of Z-Crystals he got from the Tapu Guardians before the old Kapu Islands disappeared. “It’s fine, it shouldn’t be too valuable.”
Although Mu Li said that, Fu Peiyao wasn’t foolish; she knew that such a strategic item couldn’t possibly be cheap.
But since it was from Mu Li, she didn’t ask any more questions.
Just as everyone was happily celebrating Fu Peiyao’s victory, there was a sudden commotion from the South Korea team.
Mu Li frowned and asked, “What happened?”
A person from the director’s team ran over and explained to everyone: “Those people from South Korea are shameless; that professional player signed up to compete again.”
“??? My goodness, they can do that?” Everyone was stunned; this was beyond shameless.
“You still underestimate their desire for victory,” Director Li Chao explained. “We’re so far away; as long as they edit it later, who cares if they won or lost the first time?”
Mu Li’s mouth twitched: “Indeed, a shameless person is invincible.”
Everyone once again looked at Fu Peiyao with hopeful eyes, and Fu Peiyao looked at Mu Li.
But when Mu Li saw that the opponent’s Pokémon was a Heavenly King Level beginner Venusaur, he couldn’t help but shake his head and say, “There’s no hope.”
Fu Peiyao asked, puzzled, “Why? Wasn’t the Charizard just now also Heavenly King Level beginner?”
“The opponent sending out Venusaur clearly saw the Milotic’s weakness in physical attack,” Mu Li explained. “Water-type is already at a disadvantage against Grass-type, and Venusaur can also recover stamina. Unless an Ice-type move can deal enough damage to the opponent, it will be very difficult to win the match.”
“Then just use an Ice-type move?” Fu Peiyao asked, confused.
Mu Li shook his head and said, “What you can think of, the opponent can also think of. Considering Venusaur’s resistance to energy attacks, Milotic would have to land several Ice Beams consecutively to possibly deplete its stamina. At one major level lower, achieving that is basically hopeless.”
Hearing Mu Li’s explanation, everyone was immediately somewhat disappointed: “Then what should we do?”
Mu Li sighed, didn’t explain, and just quietly walked towards the registration desk.
Zhang Ruoyun asked, puzzled, “What is A Li going to do? He’s not going to cause trouble, is he?”
Zhang Ruoyun and Li Xian immediately stood up, seemingly wanting to stop Mu Li.
Fu Peiyao suddenly smiled and said, “Don’t worry, he’s probably just going to participate.”
“Huh? Participate?” Song Ling’er asked, puzzled, “Is A Li very strong? Can he beat that Venusaur?”
Fu Peiyao stuck out her tongue and said, somewhat embarrassed, “Actually, A Li was directing me just now. He has a Gardevoir that can use telepathy.”
“But his strength…” Zhang Ruoyun was still a little worried, “The opponent’s Venusaur is Heavenly King Level…”
“Don’t worry,” a determined look appeared in Fu Peiyao’s eyes. “No one understands Venusaur better than him.”
Outside a book house deep in a certain forest, a slightly plump Venusaur couldn’t help but yawn. Two Vine Whips stretched out and scratched his head. The flower on his back suddenly vibrated, and an extremely rich floral scent suddenly surged out, with countless green lights, formed by Grass-type energy, rushing in all directions.
The originally green scenery suddenly burst into bloom with countless flowers, and the originally dark green space seemed to gather all the colors of the world.
“What’s going on?! Such a big commotion all of a sudden?” Alakazam’s voice came from inside the wooden house.
Venusaur’s buzzing voice sounded: “Sorry, sorry, I have a bit too much energy inside, letting some out feels much better.”
On the other side, Mu Li, who had gone to register, was caught in a dilemma of choice: “Who among you wants to battle?”
…He didn’t get any feedback.
“Don’t be like this, he wants to defeat Milotic and humiliate your sister Pei Pei,” Mu Li persuaded kindly. “If any of you win, your sister Pei Pei will definitely remember your friendship. And, the opponent is a Venusaur!”
“I…” As Ninetales’s voice just sounded, Mu Li quickly stopped her.
“You can forget it, I already know what you mean!” Mu Li directly rejected Ninetales’s battle request. “Aren’t you just looking at the opponent being a Venusaur and wanting revenge? Please be more mature, okay? Go find whoever abused you, don’t find a Substitute to vent on!”
“Hmph, if I couldn’t beat him, I would have burned his flower already!” Ninetales grumbled. “He drags my master around outside all day.”
Mu Li couldn’t help but roll his eyes: “Is it possible that your master is also like that?”
“I don’t care, my master is the best in the world!” Ninetales hung up your conversation.
“I’ll go, I’ll go!” Hatterene excitedly shouted.
Mu Li’s mouth twitched: “I wonder how much karma Venusaur has accumulated…”