Pokémon: What should I do? My father-in-law always wants to tear me apart

"Nine people left?"

Li Ye was hiding in the corner of the venue, his eyes fixed on the big screen. When the glaring number "9" came into his sight, his tense heartstrings finally relaxed a little and he breathed a sigh of relief.

The threshold of the quarterfinals is just around the corner. As long as we can get through this crucial short period of time, we will be able to advance to the quarterfinals smoothly!

Li Ye knew clearly that all the players who could still hold on until now were extraordinary and should not be underestimated.

He clenched his fists subconsciously, looking at the panting and poorly-conditioned Charizard beside him, thinking secretly.

The cards he was dealt were not good at the moment. The only Charizard he relied on was still injured, and its combat effectiveness was greatly reduced. He had to try to avoid other people, keep a low profile, and conserve his strength. This was the best strategy.

"Roar!"

The Charizard suddenly let out a vigilant roar. Li Ye instantly tensed up and asked in a low voice:

"where?"

He stood up quickly and looked around alertly, his eyes sharp, not missing any corner. There was no one around.

Even in the vast sky, apart from the large screen flashing with game information and the buzzing drone used by the organizers to record the game in real time, there was no trace of other living things.

However, this brief peace was short-lived.

Suddenly, Li Ye felt the ground under his feet tremble slightly. The tiny vibration went straight to his heart through the soles of his shoes. His heart skipped a beat and he had a bad premonition.

Before he could react, the ground not far away suddenly collapsed, raising a cloud of dust, and a huge pit appeared before his eyes without warning.

Li Ye's face was full of shock. His eyes widened and he stared at the hole with vigilance.

Amid the billowing smoke and dust, Wang Qingping was the first to crawl out, covered in dust. The Swamp King beside him shook off the thick dust on his body and gasped heavily.

Soon after, Lucario also came out. His originally shiny fur was now covered with dust, and he looked disheveled.

"Luckily I ran fast, otherwise I would have died there."

Wang Qingping was breathing heavily as if he had survived a disaster. He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, squinted his eyes and felt the warm sunlight gently falling on his body, trying to dispel the tension in his heart. With his other hand, he randomly patted the dust off his body, trying to make himself look less embarrassed.

"road!"

Lucario suddenly let out a short and powerful warning roar, and his body tensed up instantly.

Wang Qingping's expression froze, and he followed its gaze and saw Li Ye not far away, and the agile and imposing fire-breathing dragon beside him.

"I remember this person's name is Wang Qingping, and he is also a seeded player."

Li Ye locked his gaze on Wang Qingping and narrowed his eyes slightly. The information he had looked up before the game flashed rapidly through his mind as he pondered secretly in his heart.

He knew that if he was not careful enough against such a strong opponent, he might lose everything, not to mention that his current situation was not optimistic.

"Run away? No, there were sounds of fighting all around us just now, and the smell of gunpowder hasn't dissipated yet. If we run into other contestants while running away and get attacked from both sides, that would be really bad."

Thinking of this, his eyes became more determined, and he slowly moved his gaze towards Lucario and Swampking on the opposite side, looking at them carefully.

"Besides, judging from his appearance, he must have just finished a battle with others. The Pokémon are all covered in dust and out of breath, and are obviously in poor condition. In other words... this might be a good opportunity to turn defeat into victory!"

At the same time, Wang Qingping was also making plans in his mind.

"Is this yellow-haired guy from the Imperial Capital team? He is said to be a top-notch seeded player."

He stared at Li Ye closely, his eyes mixed with scrutiny and fear.

“Run again? No, if I keep running, not to mention whether Lucario and Swamplord can hold on, my mortal body will collapse before I run far.

Besides, there are more difficult races ahead, and I have to save enough energy to support Lucario's mega evolution."

As he spoke, his eyes were fixed on Li Ye's Charizard like a falcon, observing its every move calmly.

"Besides, he seems to have fought with others, and now there is only one Charizard left, which means... this opportunity may never come again!"

The two people's eyes met, and in the flash of lightning, they seemed to have seen through each other's thoughts, and then the same idea came to their minds at the same time.

"We can beat him here!"

In an instant, the air was filled with the tense smell of gunpowder.

"Charizard, spit fire!"

Li Ye took the lead, waving his arm vigorously and issuing orders.

"Roar--"

The Charizard moved at the sound, raised its head and let out an angry roar, the flames on its neck suddenly jumped up, and then it opened its mouth wide, and a surging, hot orange-red flame carrying a rolling heat wave shot out like an arrow from a bow, straight towards Wang Qingping.

"Lucario, wave missile!"

Wang Qingping was not willing to be outdone and shouted loudly at almost the same time.

Lucario's body flashed with blue light, and he quickly crossed his arms in front of his chest. Energy gathered in his palms, and in an instant, he condensed several high-speed rotating wave missiles emitting dazzling blue light. With a "whoosh", they rushed towards the jet of flames like a meteor chasing the moon.

"boom!"

A deafening roar exploded in the center of the venue, and a surging energy wave raged outward in a circular shape, raising billowing smoke and dust, and the surrounding sand, rocks and plants were all blown away.

The jets of flame and the wave missiles collided fiercely, the orange-red and the azure blue intertwined and confronted each other. After a moment of stalemate, they both exploded and turned into tiny energy light fragments all over the sky, dissipating into the air. No one could do anything to anyone.

Upon seeing this, a trace of determination flashed across Wang Qingping's narrow eyes, and he no longer hid his feelings. He quickly raised his hand, and in his palm, a key stone shining with a strange light was glittering.

"Lucario, mega evolution! Bone club random attacks."

He shouted loudly, his voice revealing unquestionable confidence and arrogance, and it was obvious that he was going to use his all-out killing move to seize the initiative.

"what?"

Li Ye's heart suddenly shook, and he couldn't help but widen his eyes, his face full of surprise that he couldn't hide.

He didn't expect Wang Qingping to reveal his cards so quickly, catching him off guard.

"road!"

Lucario received the command and glowed brightly all over. The light of evolution enveloped it layer by layer, and its body expanded and grew taller rapidly. In the blink of an eye, the mega evolution was completed.

I saw a surging energy aura lingering around its body, and a flash of light appeared at its arms, and two thick and solid bone sticks that flashed with cold light condensed in an instant.

It dug the ground with its hind legs, stirring up a cloud of dust, and then rushed straight towards the Charizard with an unstoppable momentum like a cannonball, and the ground shook slightly with every step it took.

"Charizard, take off quickly and spray fire again!"

Li Ye also reacted very quickly. After a brief moment of shock, he immediately gave orders loudly.

Hearing the sound, the Charizard suddenly spread its broad and powerful wings and flapped them vigorously. It instantly took off from the ground, bringing up a strong airflow.

It soared straight up, easily dodging the sharp bone club swung by Lucario, and took advantage of the situation to circle in the air.

Immediately, it opened its mouth again, and a jet of flame that was even more violent and hotter than before, like a torrent of magma, poured out towards Lucario below like an upside-down river in the sky.