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"Thunder Dragon, devour my enemies! The last one hundred thousand volts penetrated the sky, and the last elf in Daigo's hand, the armored bird, fell!"

"As the referee blew the whistle, this focus semi-final came to an end. Xia Chen defeated Dawu with a score of 3:1 and met Dakodo in the final."

"It is worth mentioning that Xia Chen still only used two elves in this game. In fact, Dawu and Metagross had a chance to defeat Gardevoir, but they still lost at that critical turning point."

"However, although Xia Chen's two games were full of gold, his opponent in the finals, Dakdo, has only exposed one elf so far, and that elf is the legendary Darkrai. .”

"So what the outcome will be is still unknown."

"Thank you to the two players and their elves for presenting us with a wonderful game, and please continue to pay attention to our final battle the day after tomorrow!"

Amidst the warm and long-lasting applause and cheers of the audience at Raven Arena, on the battlefield, Xia Chen and Daigo each took back the elves.

Looking up, the two people nodded in greeting without much emotion.

Although it's a bit harsh to say it, for Xia Chen, this victory is already in his pocket, so taking away what he deserves is not something he should be happy about.

As for Daigo, his mind has probably flown to some unknown cave at the moment.

Of course, this was purely a joke by Xia Chen. Although Dawu loved digging rocks, he was also very interested in fighting elves.

No matter how talented and capable he is, it is difficult to achieve such an achievement at his age without putting in some effort.

After Duolongqi, who had lost his fighting ability, was sent for treatment, Xia Chen came to the backstage for an interview as a routine. Naturally, the one accompanying him was today's protagonist, Gardevoir.

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Although there was no sensational news like the appearance of a rich man in today's game, as it was a highly anticipated semi-final, the mood of the audience was still high.

All I asked was those few things

"How do you evaluate the performance of Daiwu's player in this game?"

"Very good, especially Metagross, which gave me an unprecedented sense of oppression, but my Gardevoir is even better!"

"May I ask about that amazing hypnotic spell during the battle between Gardevoir and Metagross? How did you convey the command to Gardevoir?"

"We're in love. No, I mean, we're in love."

"In both rounds of the game, you only used two elves to easily defeat your opponent. Many viewers who followed the game are very curious, which one is the last elf in your lineup?"

This question made Xia Chenqian silent, and he didn't know how to reply for a while.

Although there is a high probability that Gullton will be able to appear in the final the day after tomorrow, it will no longer be a secret by then.

But today, Xia Chen decided to retain a sense of mystery.

So he said nonsense seriously, "King Magikarp."

After a period of silence, good-natured laughter and a little sigh came from the audience.

No one took Xia Chen's words seriously. Everyone knew that he just didn't want to expose this elf for the time being.

But the more this happens, the more something can be exposed.

No matter what, it’s impossible to hide Darkrai when he faces Darkdo the day after tomorrow, right?

Full of expectations for the next day's finals, the post-match reporter interview session ended, and today's headline of "United Daily News" was...

[We still don’t know the name of the last elf in Xia Chen’s team that day]

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After successfully reaching the finals, there is now only one obstacle left on the road to winning the World Youth Championship, Dakdo.

In other words, Darkrai, the possible existence of Latios, and even more legendary elves.

Xia Chen didn't know how many trump cards Dakdo had.

But the Dakoto in the animation is a deus ex machina. Before the Suzuran Conference, there was no such character at all. It didn’t matter how many mythical beasts the screenwriter wanted to give him.

Reality depends on logic. Maybe.

In short, more than three months ago, Dakdo was still a top young trainer with nothing special. Now that he has conquered two or even more legendary elves, Xia Chen doesn't believe it.

Having dealt with the legendary elves many times, he knew how arrogant they were.

Being able to subdue Darkrai is already a very remarkable thing.

In short, before preparing for the battle, Xia Chen's default plan was to face a Darkrai plus two ordinary gym-level elves, and at most one Latios.

If Dakdo could really pull out other legendary elves, then Xia Chen would have no choice but to recognize them.

You are the real son of destiny!

The date of the final is July 11, which is the day after the semi-finals end. The purpose of a day in between is to allow the two players to have a good rest and be fully prepared for the final battle.

For the organizers, it can also create better publicity and attract the attention of more people who may not have noticed the game before.

The legendary elves and new elves are full of gimmicks, plus there is another legendary elf Guluton who is likely to appear. On the night of the semi-finals, the number of scheduled viewers of the finals in the P station live broadcast room has exceeded 100 million.

The discussion below about predicting the results of the game is also extremely lively, and hundreds of new comments can be generated almost every few seconds.

The Internet was buzzing with excitement, but Xia Chen was making final preparations with the elves in the hotel before the finals.

At this moment, they are studying the video of Dakdo's battle.

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Dakdo's meaningful battle videos are quite limited, namely the first and second rounds of the World Youth Championship.

Before that, he used ordinary elves like the Electric Shock Monster.

The combined time of these two games was only five or six minutes, and the only moves Darkrai used were Dark Hole and Dream Eater, so very little information could be obtained.

After watching it in slow play several times, Xia Chen couldn't figure out why.

"It's a pity. If I had been there at the time, I should have been able to sense its specific strength through its breath."

Therefore, Luton shook his head with some regret.

Although video can record images and sounds, things like breath cannot be recorded.

Xia Chen touched his chin and analyzed: "At least from the basic ability of speed, it can be determined that the strength of this Darkrai is beyond the championship level."

Slow it down ten times, and the human eye can barely see its trajectory. Without the use of moves such as Lightning Flash, even Sirona's Bite Land Shark cannot reach this speed.

This is something both Sirona and Biting Land Shark admit frankly.

Above the championship level, there is naturally the newly divided legendary level. This field has never been reached by non-legendary elves. Even Sirona and Cattleya cannot provide much reference information for Xia Chen.

So this is a battle that only belongs to him and the elves.

"Don't worry too much, I have also recovered to the legendary level, according to your human classification standards."

Therefore, Luton told Xia Chen good news.

Xia Chen asked in surprise: "Really? When did it happen?"

After getting the sweetener last time, Guluton's strength has indeed returned to the championship level. More than a month has passed, and has it returned to the legendary level?

Therefore, Luton explained: "The effect of the secret seasoning is not only for the moment of eating it, but also has a great impact on the body later. Besides, I can also recover through self-healing, so in the last few days in the Padia region It’s already legendary.”

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Therefore, it is an unexpected surprise that Luton's strength has returned to the legendary level. At least the chance of winning against Dakdo has increased a lot.

The good news is that Dakdo also knows very little about Guluton, and he at least knows Darkrai's characteristics, possible moves and racial values.

As the Nightmare God, Darkrai's characteristic is unique [Nightmare]. The effect in the game is "During battle, when an elf with this characteristic is present, if the opponent is sleeping, one-eighth of his health will be lost at the end of each round. quantity."

The performance of this characteristic in reality is probably that the sleeping elf is in the endless torment of nightmares and will continue to suffer damage like the [Burn] state.

The amount of damage naturally depends on the strength of the elf sleeping in the dark hole.

To put it simply, this is a move that completely relies on dark holes or hypnosis. As long as it is not slept, [Nightmare] is equivalent to a blank slate feature.

But it's easy to say, but it's really not an easy thing to avoid being slept with.

Dark Hole is Darkrai's exclusive move, which is very different from Hypnosis.

The gap here does not only refer to the difference in hit rate and release objects in the game, but also the principle and essence of the two moves in reality.

Hypnosis is to release the spiritual power of the super power system and induce the elves to fall into a [sleep] state. There are many restrictions.

The opponent's vigilance, appropriate release conditions, distance, and even requiring the opponent to look directly at each other are extremely complex and troublesome restrictions.

Otherwise, with a mindless swipe of hypnosis, your opponent will just fall asleep and let you do whatever you want. This move has long been banned by the alliance.

The principle of the dark hole is completely different. It directly forces the opponent into a dark nightmare world.

No matter whether your opponent is alert or not, facing you with his back to you, he will be thrown into a dark hole and you will fall into a nightmare!

Simple, crude, brainless and efficient.

Otherwise, why would people call him the Nightmare God?

In the theatrical version of the battle between the two dragons in time and space, Darkrai showed extremely strong strength, using the body of a fantasy beast to fight against two first-level gods.

The strength of this elf is evident.

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But just because Darkrai is strong, it doesn't mean that Darkrai's one can have the same strength.

There are also differences between different individuals of the same race, and the same is true for the legendary elves.

As a fantasy beast, Darkrai in the game has a standard 600 racial value.

Xia Chen couldn't remember the specific values, but what was certain was that special attack and speed were Darkrai's strengths.

The characteristics displayed by Darkrai in these two games can also confirm Xia Chen's memory.

As we all know, high attack speed often means it is a squishy one, so Darkrai's durability is its comparative weakness.

But [Dream Eater] can "suck blood". It's easy to say that in a protracted battle, Darkrai is enough.

In the final analysis, we still need to avoid being hit by dark holes.

Xia Chen thought deeply.

As long as Guluton is not put to sleep, the characteristic [Nightmare] is a blank slate, and [Dream Eater] cannot recover blood and has no battery life, Darkrai is just an ordinary elf with over-inflated values.

So, how can we contain our opponents’ dark holes?

After much thought, Xia Chen felt that the most likely solution was to activate the [Mist Field].

The effect of the mist field can not only halve dragon-type moves, but also prevent the elves covered by the field from falling into abnormal states, which naturally includes [Sleep].

Here comes the problem, of course Luton, the dragon god, cannot play in the fairy-type mist field. If he wants to open it, he must let Gardevoir or Senbu play first.

With Darkrai's speed, can they both drive out smoothly?

Xia Chen posed this question to the two elves. They looked solemn and remained silent.

Undoubtedly, neither Xianbu nor Gardevoir had confidence in this.

The gap between the gym level and the legendary level is really huge.

And if you fail to open the [Mist Field] during the battle and are hit by the Dark Hole, it won't be a big deal if you give him one for free, as you are afraid that Darkrai will take advantage of this to strengthen.

Not only did that not help, it also dug a hole for Gullton later.

Xia Chen could only put this plan on hold for now.

"Forget it, just let me start. There is no mist field, and I won't be hit by the dark hole."

With great ability comes greater responsibility, so Luton took the initiative to take responsibility.

Xia Chen nodded slightly. The chance of Dakdo starting Darkrai was almost 100%. There was no other way except to let Gullerton play.

Damn, it would be great if trainers can come on stage

Xia Deoxys Chen agreed with Cattleya's point of view for the first time and thought with some melancholy.

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The excitement for the World Youth Championship Finals continues to simmer.

By the eve of the game, the topic had become almost universally known.

Xia Chen and Dakdo, two fellow players, are even more quarrelsome on the Internet. From time to time, you can see hundreds of floors of [IP: Donghuang Region] and [IP: Sinnoh Region]. debate.

The content of the debate is also very simple, nothing more than who is strong and who is weak.

Donghuang netizens thought that Dakoto was nothing without Darkrai, while Sinnoh netizens retorted, "You tamed a Darkrai and showed it to me?"

The online scolding war is so monotonous and boring.

However, the debate will always end with the victory of the Donghuang people.

It wasn't because they proved through text battles that Xia Chen was stronger than Dakdo.

But when a certain sentence expressing the same point of view appears, it always silences the Sinnoh people and breaks their defenses.

"Oh, but Xia Chen has won the championship of your Sinnoh region."

As soon as these words came out, the game ended immediately.

Sirona is the pride of the Sinnoh people, an indestructible flower of the high mountains, and the goddess of these young Sinnoh people who like to surf the Internet.

Although it cannot be said to be tainted, it is understandable to be disillusioned and to break one's defenses a little.

In addition to the two regional audiences with the strongest sense of participation, people from other regions are also paying close attention to the finals of this most popular competition in recent times.

In short, under the focus of countless eyes, both overt and covert, this "battle of legends" slowly began.

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Alliance Calendar: July 11, 2025, Raven City, Raven Arena, United Region.

In half an hour, the finals of the World Youth Championship will begin here.

Unlike any previous game, this game features an unprecedented three-layer protective device, each layer capable of blocking a full blow from a champion-level elf.

Even so, tournament organizers are not sure whether this will ensure the safety of spectators.

Therefore, Raven Arena, which can accommodate more than 40,000 people, only let in 10,000 people today, and they were all arranged in the back row far away to watch the game.

Even so, ticket buyers still overwhelmed the ticket selling website, and the final ticket price even reached tens of thousands of yuan per ticket.

To be honest, from such a long distance, you can only watch it through the big screen on site, which is no different from watching TV at home.

Instead, you run the risk of being hit by a fight between gods.

It can only be said that the battle between legendary elves is like the sweetness brewed by three bees. Even at the risk of being stung by the queen bee, one can't help but dig out the honeycomb.

In the commentary room, Adek and Daye were extremely excited today.

Even though they are as well-informed as they are, they are still looking forward to today's legendary battle.

The strange thing is that they are not the only ones in the commentary room today, there are also Vulcan Moth and Blazing Monkey——

The commentary room is relatively close to the competition venue. If the aftermath of a move is too violent, at least you can use protection to save it.

"Okay, the game starts in half an hour. Let's predict the playing elves and the results of both sides as usual."

Daye chuckled and said: "Let me throw some light on it first. I think the starting elves of both sides are most likely Guluton and Darkrai. Senior Adek, what do you think?"

Adek rolled his eyes at him. How else could this happen?

In desperation, he could only say, "Me too."

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After talking about the starting elves, the next step is naturally to predict the game results.

Xia Chen blows the group leader Adike and takes over Xia Chen as always, and Daye can only choose Dakduo.

Although it was semi-forced, he sincerely felt that Dakdo had a better chance of winning.

"So Luton's strength shown during the live broadcast at sea four months ago was no more than a king level. Then he was seriously injured. His recovery speed must not be that fast. It's hard to say how much strength he can exert now."

This is quite pertinent, but Gullerton has never appeared in public since that live broadcast.

No one knows how it recovered except itself and Xia Chen.

Who can say for sure about the legendary elves?

The two talked about cross talk for a while, and the time unknowingly got closer and closer to the nine o'clock time when the game started.

Finally, when it was about five minutes before nine o'clock, with the cheers of the entire audience, Xia Chen and Dakdu walked up the stairs from both sides of the battlefield.

The two stood still, no one said anything——

With the distance between them, the other party could hardly hear them without shouting.

Don't talk. If you don't have good eyesight, you may not be able to see the expression on the other person's face clearly.

Because the battle arena used in the finals is the size of a standard championship challenge, which is three times larger than the standard elite-level battle arena.

Only a venue large enough can accommodate the duel between two legendary elves.