Pokémon: From Magikarp

"The semi-finals of the National Youth Championship are about to begin. Welcome to the audience, everyone!"

"First, we will have the upper half of the competition, with Lin Shi playing against Ye Junhao. These two are legendary players, especially Lin Shi, who made it to the top four in his first competition. He is extremely talented!"

"Of course, Ye Junhao is also a favorite to win the championship. He is very popular. We are looking forward to the wonderful performances of the two players. The competition will start soon, so please look forward to it..."

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"It's the semi-finals, it's the semi-finals..."

Meng Wan sat excitedly in the front row of the audience, craning her neck to look forward. There were a lot more spectators at the competition today than in previous years.

"I didn't expect Lin Shi to actually make it this far. His progress is so fast, but he's only a sophomore."

Qiu Ning also sighed and said that Lin Shi was her junior, and her Blastoise had once defeated Lin Shi's Gyarados, but it seemed that she had been left far behind now.

"Both players please get ready, the game will begin soon."

On the battlefield, the referee gestured to the two of them.

"What I said yesterday is still valid. Brother Lin Shi, please give me more advice."

Ye Junhao said to Lin Shi, his words full of fighting spirit.

Lin Shi shrugged and said nothing.

"Please both players summon your first Pokémon at the same time. The battle officially begins!" The referee announced when he saw that both players had entered the state.

"Come out!"

Lin Shi and Ye Junhao were quick and agile, summoning the elves almost at the same time. The one on Ye Junhao's side was a light green flying dragon-like elf, with dancing wings, and there seemed to be the sound of wind and sand.

The elf in the desert - the desert dragonfly!

On Lin Shi's side, there was a red, mighty Gyarados that looked like a divine dragon. Flames were spewing from its mouth. It had been looking forward to this battle for a long time.

"Gyarados? Isn't it that Arcanine?"

Ye Junhao licked his lips, a little surprised. He thought Lin Shi would choose to use Windy Hound to fight his Pokémon.

"But this is more interesting. Let's test the strength of this Gyarados first. Desert Dragonfly, use the head-on attack!"

"Aww!"

The Desert Dragonfly howled, and a light green light of insect type emanated from its body. It turned into a beam of light and instantly came in front of Gyarados, raised its claws, and attacked head-on!

The head-on attack skill is a priority skill that can only be used when the elf appears, and it is quite powerful.

"Oh!"

The attack of the Desert Dragonfly was too fast. Gyarados only had time to raise its tail to block it before it was hit by the Desert Dragonfly and flew backwards.

"Ouch."

But obviously, this level of attack would cause extremely limited damage to Gyarados, which was resistant to insect types.

"Gyarados, Water Tail!"

Steadying his body, Lin Shi immediately launched a counterattack. Water flowed around Gyarados' tail and he lashed out heavily at the Desert Dragonfly.

"Desert Dragonfly, use Dragon Claw to block it."

A huge phantom of sharp claws appeared on the hands of the Desert Dragonfly, and the ferocious green dragon claws clashed with the Gyarados' tail. As soon as the battle started, both sides engaged in a fierce tug-of-war, and thick water vapor floated in the entire sky.

"Oh!"

Another collision, Water Tail and Dragon Claw collided again, and the two Pokémon were pushed back by the remaining force, temporarily slowing down the attack rhythm. Gyarados made a humming sound, and it recognized the opponent's strength.

"Sure enough, this is a real fight. It's much more interesting than that bespectacled guy Situ Lu!"

Ye Junhao said excitedly. It seemed that the experience in the quarter-finals made Ye Junhao feel very sick.

"Desert Dragonfly, show your true strength and use Sandstorm."

"Aww."

The desert dragonfly chirped melodiously towards the sky, and as its glass-like wings slowly flapped, layers of wind and sand swept across the earth, swallowing up every inch of the battlefield.

But this is not the end. The desert dragonfly stretched out its sharp claws, and the sand grains that were originally floating in a disorderly manner suddenly gathered towards the desert dragonfly as if they had life. The desert dragonfly was like the king of the desert, and the sand grains guarded and supported it.

"What is this? This desert dragonfly has a very unique power. Can the sandstorm skill be used like this?"

The performance of the desert dragonfly attracted the attention of the audience. Many people looked at the scene in amazement and felt it was incredible.

"No, this isn't manipulated sand, this is... floating."

Su Qimeng looked at this scene thoughtfully and spoke slowly.

"I know about floating, but isn't that a characteristic of desert dragonflies? Does it matter?"

Meng Wan looked at Su Qimeng curiously and continued to ask.

"I once knew a captain of the Qinhuang City security team. He also had a very powerful desert dragonfly. I remember that desert dragonfly could use its floating properties to make the sand around it float, forming armor to increase defense."

"These are what Lin Shi told me. It feels very similar to this desert dragonfly, but it seems that Ye Junhao's is even stronger."

Su Qimeng recalled and explained to everyone.

"Oh, there's something. Let's go after the Gyarados as well."

Looking at the powerful Desert Dragonflies, Lin Shi raised his eyebrows and waved his hand to command Gyarados.

"Ouch!"

Gyarados could no longer hold back, and his emotions exploded under Lin Shi's command - level 2 was directly activated, and golden power burst out from its body, reflecting the fiery red body of Gyarados. It kept dancing in the air, and circles of water swirled around its body.

"Oh my god, Gyarados's momentum is not weak at all. This game is really exciting."

The magical Gyarados also caused the audience to exclaim in surprise.

"Desert Dragonfly, use Dragon Claw!"

Ye Junhao commanded loudly, and the whole body of the Desert Dragonfly was glowing. A huge, ferocious dragon claw appeared on its sharp claws, and then countless grains of sand gathered and wrapped the dragon claw. The sandstorm dragon claw whistled and grabbed towards Gyarados.

"Gyarados, Water Tail!"

Almost once again, the same move as at the beginning appeared, but the momentum was much greater than before. Gyarados danced with its tail, and the rushing water entangled it. A huge water dragon's tail condensed and attacked the Desert Dragonfly with great force.

The Sandstorm Claw and the Water Tail met unexpectedly in the air, and the powerful and visually impactful skills collided with each other. The two elves fought back and forth, water vapor and sand were flying all over the sky, and both elves had some scars on their bodies.

“It’s so intense…”

Everyone's eyes followed the two elves as they kept moving around, and they were so overwhelmed that they were afraid of missing any exciting moments.

After another collision, the two elves separated from each other again, and Ye Junhao seized the opportunity to command.

"Desert Dragonfly, use Dragon Dive!"

Sand particles condensed in the sky, and a huge dragon shadow gathered.

"Gyarados, Water Dragon Drill!"

Lin Shi also commanded without showing any weakness. The water beside Gyarados was spinning at high speed, and the water dragon drill condensed in the air.

The confrontation is about to begin!

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