Pokemon: Pick up Eevee at the start

The second round of the winner's bracket continues as usual.

In the remaining three games, Qianlong Gym Leader Long Yuan, Yunze Gym Leader Lu Jingyan, and Anshan Gym Leader Jian Zhenyue defeated their opponents respectively and advanced to the remaining three seats in the winner group.

There is no surprise. The dragon, water, and steel gyms of the three are all nightmares for all trainers in Donghuang when collecting badges. All the main elves are powerful trainers with king-level strength.

In fact, there are many trainers like this who have the reality of being kings but do not have the name of kings - the previous Four Heavenly Kings, some masters who are unwilling to accept the constraints and control of the alliance, and slightly inferior trainers who cannot compete with the current Four Heavenly Kings. .

This kind of group exists in every region, but there are slightly more of them in Donghuang region, which has a large population.

Xia Chen's opponent in the last round of the competition was Jian Zhenyue, the steel gym leader, a muscular girl with a very domineering name. From her name, it was clear that her former gym leader's parents did not raise her as a daughter.

This is also true. She comes from a steel family and has a strong personality since she was a child. She behaves more like a man than a man.

Because of her name and personality that have nothing to do with gender and her powerful strength, she is very well-known among all the owners of Donghuang, and she has a lot of female fans.

Her main lineup is as solid as the attributes of her gym, including Big Steel Snake, Steel Armored Crow, Emperor Nabo, Nut Dumbbell, King Bronze Elephant, and the ace Elf Blacksmith.

The entire lineup is packed with muscle.

Xia Chen's lineup is relatively comprehensive and can beat anyone, but when it comes to restraint, he can't defeat anyone.

The only thing he was pondering was whether to use Tai Jinghua in this game.

Although the trials in the Donghuang region are not a major global competition, the final round attracted a lot of attention.

The most important thing is that if Tai Jing is used now, next month's World Gym Leader Competition will definitely see a rush of Tai Jing and Super Evolution flying together.

That scene is very interesting to think about.

As for exposing Tai Jinghua in advance to reduce his advantage?

This has never been something Xia Chen has considered. It does not mean that he is not interested in the honor of the championship, but in comparison, he cares more about enjoying the game process itself.

Therefore, Xia Chen decided to let Tai Jinghua appear in the next round of competition!

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There are still two days left for the next round of the winner's group, during which the two rounds of the loser's group need to be completed first.

Xia Chen didn't care about this, but flew to Padea overnight to find the champion Yeci.

Yeci was a very conscientious champion. She was usually either training or dealing with official affairs of the alliance. Xia Chen easily made an appointment with her in the office.

"Master Xia Chen, shouldn't you be conducting a trial at the moment?"

Yeci was a little surprised that Xia Chen suddenly appeared in Padiya.

Xia Chen did not exchange greetings, but bluntly stated the purpose of his visit this time, "President Yeci, I believe you have some knowledge of the [tai crystallization] phenomenon studied by Dr. Futu and Dr. Olin in Area Zero, right? "

The surprised expression on Yeci's face was even worse, "I know, but wasn't this research project stopped because it harmed the elves?"

Having said that, Ye Ci looked at Xia Chen with some hope.

She knew that Xia Chen had lived in District Zero for more than a month some time ago, and she knew that it would not be that simple for him to come and mention this matter.

Xia Chen lived up to Ye Ci's expectations and replied succinctly: "That's right, Dr. Olin and I have clearly studied the phenomenon of crystallization. Now, it can be harmlessly extended to all elves above the elite level."

"Success?"

Yeci exclaimed in disbelief.

She actually has no direct sense of Tai Jinghua, because this research project was shut down ten years ago, and at that time she was still far away from the championship position.

But when he took over as the champion, this information called [Tai Jinghua] was S-class top secret information, and it was second to none even among all the secrets in District Zero.

Such a heavyweight project was restarted after ten years, and the research was still successful?

After being shocked, Yeci looked at Xia Chen with a strange look in his eyes.

This guy can't really be the son of destiny, right?

Obviously, although Xia Chen said that he and Dr. Olin completed the research together, if you think about it carefully, you will know that the key variable is Xia Chen.

In just over a month, a major research project that had been stagnant for ten years was conquered. What is this, if not the son of destiny?

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But no matter what, this is a good thing that has a great and far-reaching impact on the Padian Alliance and even the entire elven world.

Yeci retracted his thoughts, restrained his excitement and asked, "Then you plan to publish the research results? When?"

Research Institute Zero has a very special status in Padia. Although it has the obligation to report to the Alliance, other matters are very independent. They have the final say on the release of such research results.

Xia Chen is now considered a member of Research Institute Zero, so Ye Ci has this question.

Xia Chen nodded and replied: "In a few days, the final round of the selection will be held. I estimate that after this competition, Taijinghua will set off a wave of no less than super evolution, so I came to communicate with you in advance."

Yeci replied very cheerfully: "No problem, the Padian Alliance will definitely cooperate with it."

As the current champion, Yeci definitely has the power to set the tone for this matter.

It was comfortable to communicate with sensible people. Xia Chen immediately introduced the specific content of Taijinghua's research results and the inevitable pitfalls of use.

After a full ten minutes of one-sided introduction, Xia Chen finally finished introducing the research results of more than a month.

Ye Ci quickly grasped the key point and said thoughtfully: "So what the Alliance needs to do most is to identify elves who can transform into crystals and establish a stable transport system for crystals?"

Xia Chen affirmed, "Yes, but don't rush it. Like super evolution, top-down promotion may be an easier way. Before most elf centers are equipped with [Tai Jing Bead Charging System], it will be too fast." It’s not very useful to popularize it.”

Ye Ci had been a champion for several years and had much more management experience than Xia Chen, so he naturally understood what he meant and nodded in agreement.

"The last thing is the issue of profit distribution. I have reached a consensus with Dr. Olin and others at Research Institute Zero. I will entrust my assistant to communicate with your alliance later, because there will be a competition in two days, and I cannot participate in such trivial matters. .”

Xia Chen said slightly apologetically.

Ye Ci smiled slightly, "Of course you don't have to worry about such a small thing. Then, I wish you success in the next game and let the whole world see the glory of Taijing from our Padia region!"

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After meeting with Ye Ci, Xia Chen went back to Research Institute Zero and informed Olin of his plans to communicate with the Padian Alliance.

The artificial intelligence nodded, saying that as long as Xia Chen kept his original promise, it would be fine.

After Xia Chen nodded in response, he suddenly asked: "By the way, being too crystalline will inevitably increase the number of lower-level staff. Will you be exposed by then?"

Olin AI said indifferently: "So what if it is exposed, just let the alliance take over in advance."

Xia Chen hesitated slightly and said, "I'm worried that Pipa won't be able to accept it."

Anyone who finds out that their parents are actually living in the world as artificial intelligence would be a little unacceptable, right?

In comparison, "died in an accident" ten years later is a good ending.

Olin AI was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "We will try our best to hide it."

Xia Chen remained silent, and after discussing some matters related to Tai Jinghua with her, he left the research institute.

He stayed in Padya for a night's rest and hurried back to Donghuang the next day.

In the two days since Xia Chen disappeared, the trials were still in full swing. As the schedule entered the second half, more and more attention was focused on the preparatory competition for the World Gym Master Competition.

The third round of the winner's bracket that will be held tomorrow will undoubtedly be the focus of attention.

As usual before the game, Xia Chen discussed tactics with the elves, and went to bed early to face the next day's game.

The next morning, Xingsha Arena ushered in the final battle of the selection competition.

The first match was between Long Yuan and Lu Jingyan. These two were also old rivals and were generally regarded by the outside world as the number one and number two among the Donghuang Gym Leaders.

However, the gap between first and second is sometimes not necessarily small. This can be seen from the two world professional trainer points rankings.

The former ranks among the top fifteen in the world all year round, with Donghuang ranked second, while the latter can only hover around seventy or eighty.

This gap is like the men's football team of China and Japan in the previous life. As long as Long Yuan prepares carefully and does not give up, it will be difficult to lose.

This is indeed the case. With a score of 6:4, Long Yuan won the first ticket to the World Gym Master Competition without difficulty.

The second one was decided in a battle between Xia Chen and the steel gym leader Jian Zhenyue.

Jian Zhenyue's appearance is a bit like Nezha from the 100,000 bad jokes Xia Chen saw in his previous life, but the proportions are not so exaggerated. Overall, he is a relatively beautiful King Kong Barbie.

Because of her unique appearance, she is considered a relatively well-known gym leader in the world, and her positioning is similar to Caido, the fighting gym leader in the Galar region.

It's just that the former is more popular among women, and most of Caidou's fans are men.

For this reason, and Xia Chen's own popularity, this game attracted even more attention than the first game.

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For Xia Chen, the significance of this game is not just as simple as competing for tickets, but more importantly, to show the charm of Tai Jinghua, which is a careful choice for Tai Jinghua elves.

However, no matter how he chose, it was impossible to start too crystalline. As the referee blew his whistle, Xia Chen threw out the starting elf of this game, Sai Fuhao, as usual.

The elf that appeared in front of Jian Zhenyue was a huge, handsome crow with dark blue and almost black body - the steel-armored crow, known as the strongest family bird.

Steel civil war?

Xia Chen's starting lineup was somewhat beyond most people's expectations, but considering that this guy's starting lineup has always been very casual.

In the absence of a very good counter elf, it doesn't seem to be a surprise for whoever starts.

The Steel-Armored Crow is Jian Zhenyue's regular starting elf. With excellent attributes and strong double-defense durability, the Steel-Armored Crow can guarantee that he will not be at a disadvantage against any elf.

Coupled with the characteristics of the advanced version of the Eternal Pure Body [Mirror Armor] body protection, and the [Feather Perch] guarantee that can restore a large amount of vitality, Steel Armored Crow is only one step away from being a perfect starting elf with [Spreading Nails] or [Invisibility] Rock] such a move.

But even if there were, a chopper team with Jian Zhenyue's configuration would basically not use it.

"Steel-armored crow, tailwind!"

Although they are a chopper team, when they reach the level of Gym King, they basically have several mature battle systems.

When starting the Steel Armored Crow, Jian Zhenyue will most likely rely on its durability and release Tongfeng without any scruples.

Most steel-type elves are characterized by their large size. Although they are more durable, their inevitable disadvantage is lack of speed. [Tailwind] can perfectly make up for this flaw.

The huge dark blue crow flapped most of its steel wings at an extremely fast frequency, but its movements were not as cumbersome as those made of steel, but rather stretched and powerful.

With every fan movement, a strong and strange wind blew behind the steel-armored crow. In just a few moments, a powerful airflow with astonishing speed was blowing across the entire venue.

At the same time, Xia Chen was not idle either.

"Saifuhao, charging beam!"

Although Sai Fuhao's skill pool includes the more powerful Hundred Thousand Volt or Thunder, Xia Chen is not in a hurry to attack, considering that the Steel Armored Crow can use rogue moves like Yuqi.

Strange winds were blowing in the sky above the battlefield under the influence of the steel-armored crow. On the ground, the golden Sai Fuhao was also bathed in electric light.

Most of it turns into a bright beam of light and shoots into the air, and the rest turns into Saifuhao's own power - this is what makes the charging beam different from a hundred thousand volts. Although the power is smaller, it has a very high possibility. Strengthen your own special attack.

It is not easy to defeat the Steel Armored Crow, but the same is true for the Steel Armored Crow.

Although the attribute combination of Steel Plus Ghost has more weaknesses than Steel Flying, its resistance is still superior.

Taking a closer look at the several conventional attack methods of the Steel Armored Crow, the two major moves of flying and steel are double-resistanced, and the fighting-type move [pounce], which turns physical defense into attack, is directly immune.

There are almost zero moves in the Steel Armored Crow's skill pool that can beat the rich man. The reason why he is cautious about not saying anything is because there is also an unpopular evil move called [Thief].

However, Jian Zhenyue seemed to disdain this move with a very despicable name. After the tailwind release was completed, she directly commanded: "Steel Armored Crow, Brave Bird Attack!"

Xia Chen raised his eyebrows in surprise, is this guy so brave? Do you still have to fight against Brave Bird's attack even if the flying type is double resisted by Sai Fuhao?

Surprised, he commanded calmly: "One more time, charging beam!"

At present, nothing that can pose a threat to Sai Fuhao has appeared, and Xia Chen is not impatient and continues his steady pace of battle.

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In the sky, the steel-armored crow, supported by the wind, was incredibly fast. Its huge steel wings closed and it dived in front of Sai Fuhao in a few clicks.

And just when the two were about to meet, Jian Zhenyue suddenly changed his words: "Turn back quickly!"

The steel-armored crow reacted very quickly and adjusted its posture, changing from an aggressive dive to hunt to a conservative flying posture with its claws slightly retracted.

Before Saifuhao's second charging beam was released, its huge body lightly stepped on Saifuhao like a dragonfly on water, and then turned into red light and returned to the Poké Ball.

Xia Chen adjusted the command almost subconsciously, "Qi bomb!"

The electric light dancing on his fingertips instantly dissipated, and Sai Fuhao held his breath and concentrated on running the fighting energy in his body.

Jian Zhenyue, who clearly listened to Xia Chen's command, quickly took back the big steel snake elf ball he was about to throw, and instead threw another one from his waist.

A white light flashed, and the person who replaced the steel-armored crow was a pink dwarf holding a giant hammer in his hand - the giant blacksmith!

This elf is Jian Zhenyue's ace elf. Under the giant hammer, it has even smashed some champion-level elves.

The audience exclaimed in shock, Jian Zhenyue actually sent out his ace elf so early?

Xia Chen's face remained calm.

It can even be said that the elf replaced by the opponent was within his calculation - the secret is the Qi bomb that Sai Fuhao is accumulating.

This fighting-type special attack move is almost as powerful as melee combat. It is a clear deterrent, and anyone who attacks it will suffer.

Jian Zhenyue's initial idea was to switch to a big steel snake that was immune to electricity to eat this charging beam. However, under the threat of infuriating energy bombs, this big guy's special defense was far inferior to physical defense and was weak in fighting. It would be a loss if he came on board.

And what about the other elves? Without exception, they are all weak in fighting style.

The optimal solution is undoubtedly the Great Blacksmith who is not only not weak in fighting, but also has high special defense and is also the most powerful.

Therefore, the appearance of this little pink dwarf was inevitable by accident.

"Great Blacksmith, Angel's Kiss!"

As soon as he came on the stage, Jian Zhenyue started playing dirty.

Angel's Kiss - a fairy-type transformation move that will cause the target to fall into a state of confusion.

There are very few elves who dare to use this kind of transformational dirty move against Saifuhao who has [Golden Body], and the Great Blacksmith is one of them.

Because its characteristic is exactly the one that perfectly restrains it - ignoring the opponent's characteristics and attacking directly.

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Xia Chen remained unmoved and did not issue any orders.

This scene shocked Jian Zhenyue. Would he rather fall into chaos than hit this infuriating energy bullet that does not actually do that much damage?

Although she was a little confused, this was not a bad thing for her, so she naturally did not stop it.

After all, the Great Blacksmith was the last elf on the field. It was not until the infuriating bomb condensed with explosive energy whizzed towards the ground that this pink and tender little dwarf could release a heart-shaped pink color. Energy light group.

boom--

The zhenqi bomb, which was ten times the size of the giant blacksmith's body, exploded loudly, raising a mushroom cloud three to four meters high in the direction of the small figure.

The terrifying power makes it difficult for the audience to believe that this elf was just an elf wandering in the city a year ago, and his strength may not even be at the amateur level.

Now, with just this move, it is no less powerful than any output elf that has just reached the King level.

But just to this extent, it was still a little tasteless to the giant blacksmith. After the dust of the explosion dispersed, the dwarf elf with a weapon larger than his body actually took heavy and quick steps, dragging the sledgehammer. Run towards Saifuhao's position!

Heaviness and speed, seemingly contradictory adjectives, coexist perfectly in the giant blacksmith.

Every step she took seemed to make the rocky field tremble, and her speed was extremely fast as she took the downwind that still existed on the field.

On the other hand, looking at Saifuhao in her target position, it had fallen into a drunken state of confusion after being affected by the angel's kiss, and seemed unaware of the coming danger.

"Sai Fuhao, screeching!"

Xia Chen's commanding voice made Jian Zhenyue feel cold. She seemed to understand her opponent's true purpose——

He wants to take advantage of the game rules that prohibit changing sides again within five minutes of changing sides to defeat his ace elf directly!

And Sai Fuhao is just a tool responsible for providing support, so naturally it doesn't care about chaos or chaos, because its destiny is to use as many negative changes as possible for the giant blacksmith to quickly exit the game!

Faced with this naked conspiracy, Jian Zhenyue had no choice but to do anything, because the giant blacksmith was a muscle elf, and the dirtiest move was the angel's kiss.

But isn't this an opportunity?

Jian Zhenyue's slightly frowned brows relaxed. If Xia Chen wanted to defeat the Great Blacksmith within five minutes, even with the help of Sai Fuhao, he would have to send out his ace elf, Fairy Ibrahimovic, even if he didn't super evolve. Can take it.

As long as the giant blacksmith completes the counterattack and kills the super-evolved steel snake, he will have the upper hand.

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Jian Zhenyue was a trainer who was good at radical fighting styles. When he was provoked by Xia Chen, his blood boiled up inexplicably.

She shouted loudly: "Great Blacksmith, if it wants to die, we will make it happen and dance and beat like crazy!"

"Tinka!"

The giant blacksmith responded with a voice that was as cute as her appearance, but she raised her giant hammer weighing nearly half a ton in her hand and waved the windmill vigorously.

The dark evil energy gathered on the pink-purple giant hammer, and then hit Sai Fuhao's golden body mercilessly, which was stronger than fine steel, making a heart-breaking sound of metal friction and thumping. .

Saifuhao flew more than ten meters along an exaggerated parabola like a villain in a young cartoon who was beaten away!

At the same time, a sharp piercing sound poured into the ears of the giant blacksmith, and a deep purple debilitating light immediately rose from his body - Sai Fuhao's first move after his chaotic state, the piercing sound, was successfully used!

Both sides' goals were achieved, but the solemn expressions on no one's faces relaxed. They both knew that the real battlefield was still behind.

"Go on, dance and slap wildly!"

"Again, screeching!"

Judging that Sai Fuhao could at least be beaten once more, Xia Chen repeated his old tricks, while Jian Zhenyue had the same idea and also chose to continue dancing and beating.

In the second round of confrontation, the giant blacksmith who bullied him swung his giant hammer and hit Sai Fuhao hard, but the latter failed to release the harsh sound this time - the state of chaos took effect, and Sai Fuhao punched himself.

The good news is that this "flat A" move is considered a normal move and did not cause any damage. Otherwise, it would have been a bit funny for Sai Fuhao to fall under his own fist.

The harsh sound failed to hit, Jian Zhenyue was determined, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised unconsciously, thinking, it seems that Arceus is on my side in this game!

"The final blow, wild swings!"

She quickly directed the giant blacksmith to step forward and finish Sai Fuhao, who was already in the state of being a candle in the wind, so as to avoid a long night and many dreams.

Xia Chen did not feel depressed about his bad luck and commanded in a deep voice: "Sai Fuhao, a farewell gift!"

The big-hearted Xia Chen couldn't help but become nervous at this moment.

As long as this parting gift hits the mark, Sai Fuhao's sacrifice will be completely worth it!

On the contrary, just hitting a chi bomb and a harsh sound will put too much pressure on the elves who appear later.

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Perhaps it was a predetermined destiny, but the giant blacksmith used his brute force to knock Sai Fuhao away more than ten meters, which turned out to be a foreshadowing at this critical moment.

The giant blacksmith's final blow was delayed by half a second due to distance restrictions, which was just such a small time difference. The giant hammer swung into the air - Saifuhao, who had lost the ability to fight, turned into red light and returned to the elf ball.

Before leaving, it gave a special gift to the giant blacksmith. A ball of air with strange ghost energy was injected into it, and the pink dwarf Hercules' aura was obviously weakened.

Parting gift, successful!

Jian Zhenyue felt a little regretful, but not too unhappy. The lowered special attack was useless, and the physical attack came back in just one sword dance. He could just take advantage of the opportunity for the Fairy Eevee to super evolve.

The calculation in his heart was loud, but when Xia Chen took out the elf ball and released the second elf in this game, Jian Zhenyue was dumbfounded.

Because the elf Xia Chen chose was not the fairy Ibrahimovic as expected, but a slender humanoid elf with dark purple flames all over his body——

Blue flame blade ghost!