Pokémon: From Magikarp

The battle between Gyarados and Blastoise continues on the battlefield.

"what happened?"

Lin Shi looked at the position of the Blastoise in the field with confusion, and saw a powerful water energy suddenly emerging from its body. The surging water force turned into a stream beside it, wrapping the Blastoise in it, and its momentum instantly rose to a higher level.

"Is this... a torrent?"

At this moment, Blastoise looks like it has activated the RipTide feature, which increases the power of water-based moves when its health becomes extremely low.

"So its health is actually less than one third?"

Lin Shi looked at the opponent's high-spirited Blastoise and frowned slightly. At this moment, the Blastoise did not look seriously injured at all.

"Lin Shi, my Blastoise is not an ordinary Blastoise. He may be very cautious and is most afraid of getting hurt."

"So even if it hasn't been seriously injured, as long as it feels an attack that is extremely powerful or unbearable, it will actively activate its own characteristics and enhance its strength."

Qiu Ning spoke slowly with a smug smile and told Lin Shi about the situation of the Blastoise.

"So this is really possible..."

After listening to Qiu Ning's words, Lin Shi took a deep breath. He suddenly remembered a novel he had read in his previous life...

"Sorry Lin Shi, this battle should end now."

Blastoise activated its special ability, Qiu Ning seemed confident in winning the battle, and immediately gave the order:

"Bluse, use your combo again, Water Blade Beyblade."

Qiu Ning gave a delicate shout, and the Blastoise began to spin at high speed on the spot. Water blades formed outside the tortoise shell again, cutting through the air madly, making a "whooshing" sound.

Lin Shi licked his cracked lips, looked at the Gyarados in the air with a determined gaze, and made a decision in his heart.

"Gyarados, let's try the one we've been training for a while again. Remember to be confident and believe in your own strength!"

After hearing Lin Shi's words, Gyarados let out a series of roars. It looked at the Blastoise on the ground that was ready to attack. There was no panic or fear in its eyes, but instead it was full of determination and confidence.

He kept dancing in the air, his eyes flashed with golden light, and then his body began to glow faintly.

"this is?"

Lin Shi was confused by Gyarados's changes for a while, but he felt that this scene was inexplicably familiar...

But unfortunately, this state only lasted for a short time. When Lin Shi wanted to observe it more carefully, Gyarados lost its golden light and returned to its original appearance.

But Lin Shi was sure that he was not mistaken.

The Gyarados in the air used Tornado and Tidal Swirl again, and the Water Dragon Drill slowly took shape. This was the first time that Lin Shi allowed Gyarados to use so many combo skills in one battle.

But it is obvious that Gyarados's Water Drill this time is different from the previous ones. After forming the Water Drill, it did not fire immediately, but accumulated power more quickly. If you look closely, you can see strands of lightning moving on the surface of the water.

"It must succeed."

Lin Shi recited to himself that this combination skill was formed by Lin Shi and Gyarados based on the Water Dragon Drill, integrating the power of 100,000 volts. The dragon power was used as a neutralizer to temporarily combine water and electricity and transform them into the power of Gyarados.

"Now, charge!"

Lin Shi and Qiu Ning said at the same time.

Just like the first time the two elves clashed, it was another battle between water rhinestones and water blades, but the difference was that this time the water blades were faster and sharper, and the water rhinestones were equipped with the energy of lightning.

"Boom."

The two elves collided violently in mid-air, and the huge impact caused an explosion. In an instant, water mist filled the air, lightning flashed, and surging power surged on the battlefield.

"Bang bang."

Both elves received considerable damage, fell from the air, and landed heavily on the ground. For a while, neither of them could get up.

The battlefield suddenly fell into silence. Time passed minute by minute, and finally a Pokémon moved its body first. Blastoise dragged its heavy body and stood up with difficulty.

After all, Blastoise persevered to the end thanks to its higher defense and was the winner.

"Lost..."

Lin Shi exhaled slowly.

This was one of the few failures in Lin Shi's memory, and it was also the first time that Magikarp lost since it evolved into Gyarados.

Lin Shi checked on Gyarados' condition immediately and found that it was just exhausted and would recover soon. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Then he turned around and looked at Qiu Ning who was also checking the elf's body and said with a wry smile:

"I lost. Sister Qiu Ning is really amazing."

Looking at Lin Shi's expression, Qiu Ning rolled her eyes.

"Don't give me that. I'm at such a high level, but I feel ashamed to fight you like this."

"By the way, Sister Qiu Ning, I wonder if I can ask you something."

Lin Shi recalled the battle just now, looked at Qiu Ning expectantly and asked.

As soon as Qiu Ning saw Lin Shi's expression, she knew what he was planning. She crossed her arms and said with a smug smile:

"You want to ask me about Blastoise's Rip-Tide ability."

"Ah."

Lin Shi nodded and continued:

"Normally, a property like the torrent shouldn't be controllable by the Pokémon itself, but your Blastoise actually did it. Doesn't that make sense?"

Lin Shi was right. According to what he had learned, skills like Riptide, Fire, Growth, and Bug's Premonition, which required the Pokémon to be at low health to activate, were more like passive skills and should not be able to be actively controlled.

Qiu Ning did not answer Lin Shi's question immediately, but asked:

"How do you think Pokémon like Blastoise use special abilities like Riptide?"

After hearing Qiu Ning's words, Lin Shi stroked his chin with his hand, thought carefully and said:

"It should be a self-protection mechanism of the body, just like the adrenaline in the human body. When the Pokémon is seriously injured, it will automatically burst out with strength."

Lin Shi’s words made Qiu Ning nod approvingly.

"Yes, you're right."

"So, in fact, the power of the Torrent attribute is not a new power, but an untapped potential that has always been hidden in the Pokémon's body."

Having said this, she gently touched the shell of the Blastoise.

"My Blastoise has experienced an accident before, so it is particularly afraid of getting hurt. Whenever it is attacked by something that is threatening enough, the fear will stimulate its body to burst out with the power of a torrent in advance to protect itself."

"This is my Blastoise's secret weapon."

Qiu Ning's words cleared up Lin Shi's doubts, but at the same time made Lin Shi think about whether this kind of characteristic utilization method could be applied to the elves like himself.

Baby Bear and Honey Snake may not be suitable, but Gyarados's overconfidence is similar to Blastoise's Riptide, so it may be worth learning from...

Although the triggering methods are slightly different, they are all characteristics that can enhance one's own abilities.

Suddenly, Lin Shi remembered the golden glow of Gyarados before he used the Water Dragon Drill. That scene was very much like Gyarados's overconfidence...

and so……

Lin Shi looked at the Gyarados that had recovered and had a new training plan in mind.

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