Chapter 71, Round 2 Ends
Chapter 71, Round 2 Ends
"Let go." Qi Hao stopped his attack, his tone no longer agitated.
"Roar! (Don't even think about it! Just wait for this round to end!)" The rogue panda had a nonchalant expression, thinking that as long as he could limit the opponent's chances in this round, the game was in the bag!
Qi Hao silently grabbed the other's hand, a white light emanating from it. With immense strength, he pried open the rogue panda's hand, his eyes blazing with purple flames: "◥|???|◤Am I being too kind to you!"
A headbutt! In extreme rage, the headbutt slammed into the air with a whooshing sound. The rogue panda was slammed hard into the ground and lay flat on its back. Youth is good, it fell asleep as soon as it hit the pillow.
Qi Hao turned around and transformed into a purple afterimage, rushing towards Qin Ni's direction.
"Let me see you hands up!" Qin Ni was having a great time rocking out in the middle of the stronghold. His Crimson Roaring Tiger, with its three-stage sword dance, darted through the enemy crowd with its Shining Charge. The class didn't tolerate idlers; everyone was talented, and Qin Ni was no exception. He had basically incorporated all the Pokémon present into his repertoire.
As the rock music played, the Crimson Roaring Tiger's movements became increasingly graceful. Whenever it was about to be attacked, the rhythm would change, and the Roaring Tiger would dodge the attacks in an almost contorted way, truly remaining unscathed throughout!
Tick-tock, click
The countdown on the beacon behind Qin Ni ended. Seeing that Roaring Tiger had dealt with most of the people present, Qin Ni put away his guitar, turned around and walked towards the token. Roaring Tiger also distanced himself and stopped attacking.
"Why is it so easy?" Qin Ni looked at the token that appeared in front of him. Was it really that easy? Just as he was about to reach out and take it, the Roaring Tiger suddenly rammed into his back, knocking him away.
A Kangaskhan had appeared where Incineroar had been, its hands swollen, clearly indicating that it had arrived with its Power-Up Punch fully stacked.
Roaring Tiger scrambled to his feet and quickly helped Qin Ni, who was barely breathing, to his feet. "Roar! (Some elves don't know any martial ethics! Old Qin, are you alright?!)"
"Pah, it's nothing, I was just pressed down a bit, which makes it difficult for me to move." Qin Ni swayed, his physical condition was just average, and he was a little overwhelmed by the attack, but at least he was still stubborn.
"The surprise attack with a high-five felt good, didn't it?" Zero Yuan Purchase leaned forward, his expression extremely smug.
"Cough cough cough, damn it! How could it be you, you bastard? You must have done it on purpose! Ugh." Qin Ni couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of ash, having just swallowed a mouthful of dirt. "Roaring Tiger! Charge!"
Incineroar charged forward, its fiery claws reaching out, but Kangaskhan blocked it with its hand.
"Hehehe, Kangaskhan! Grab him! Give him a few hard blows!" Kangaskhan's hand suddenly swung back and grabbed Incineroar's arm.
Just as Incineroar was stunned, a tremendous force surged through his arms, slamming him to the ground repeatedly. (See Loki and Hulk for reference.)
Then he was picked up again, and his whole body was locked by the Kangaskhan, making him unable to move for a moment.
"This should be your last spirit, right?" Lingyuangou walked towards Qin Ni, who was much taller than Qin Ni.
The restrained Roaring Tiger let out a defiant roar: "Roar! (Let me go! Let me go! Don't come near his teeth!!!)"
"It's time to settle the score for your betrayal!" Zero Yuan Purchase landed a punch squarely on Qin Ni's abdomen, rendering him unable to move—a direct attack from a trainer!
"Cough!" Qin Ni couldn't cry out in pain. He lay on the ground, supporting himself with his hands, breathing heavily to ease the pain. Then he looked up and said, "Shut up! I wanted to be the boss, not you! You bastard, you betrayer!"
"Is that so? But others don't think so! Ever since you foolishly revealed your rebellious nature, the truth has become irrelevant!" Zero Yuan Purchase slightly raised his head, looking down at him. "And why don't you want to become my subordinate? Do you know, my father is a near-Elite Four member, and my Pokémon are all at very high levels, even surpassing Li Linfeng! My strength is at the Gym Leader level, no doubt about it!"
With his arms outstretched to the sides, he said, "Can anyone else do this?!"
"To be able to do this! To create the current situation! I'm the only one who can sit in that position in Class One!"
"Come on, you're not even as good as half a hair on Qi Hao's head." Qin Ni didn't want to listen to this guy's nonsense, and even wanted to annoy him. "Ahem, I even recognized him as my older brother. How about it, are you envious?"
"So what? Where is he now? Seriously, you're really lucky. You didn't leave any backup plans or make any preparations, yet the token you chose just happened to be real!"
Seeing Qin Ni's puzzled expression, Lingyuangou's expression became even more arrogant: "While there aren't many Pokémon that can predict the future, there aren't a few either. Although what they can predict is quite random, I did predict where the real token is. And what will happen if I enter the third round? Qihao will only have one Metagross left to use, right?"
The more Lingyuangou talked, the uglier Qin Ni's face became. Lingyuangou even pounced on Qin Ni, lying face down in front of him: "I've always wanted to see this expression on your face! This expression of resentment but helplessness! Hahahaha!!!"
"Next up, it's Qi Hao's turn. Hihihihi!!" Lingyuangou stood up, his laughter extremely infectious. If Qin Ni hadn't still been throbbing with pain, he would have been practically paralyzed with rage.
"I heard you were looking for me?" Qi Hao appeared beside Kangaskhan in a blur, wielding nunchucks that were burning purple with flames! But upon closer inspection! No! They weren't nunchucks! They were a single stick with a chain! The chain was attached to Qi Hao's hand!
"Sword Intercepts Blade!" Qi Hao disappeared, and when he reappeared, his weapon was gone, and he appeared beside Qin Ni.
A purple mark appeared on Kangaskhan's body, running from its head to its feet, and then flames erupted from the mark! The flames engulfed Kangaskhan's entire body, and Incineroar used this opportunity to escape and quickly went to Qin Ni's side, taking Qin Ni from Qi Hao's hands.
"It seems someone mentioned us?" Salamence was finally released. Six people stood on Salamence, with huge pendulums hanging from its head. The sky was divided into two halves, one raining and the other sunny. Countless wild Pokémon, bribed by N, surrounded it.
"(╬??皿??)┌n┐ You think you're so good at fighting? What good is being good at fighting? In this world, you need strength! You need connections!" Seeing everyone from the group gather around, Qin Ni dragged his heavily injured body and gave Lingyuangou the middle finger.
Then Qi Hao flicked his forehead: "Don't move around if you're injured!"
"Alright, alright, I'll listen to you this time, big brother." Qin Ni leaned against the Roaring Tiger and started swinging!
The elves and Qi Hao rushed towards Zero Yuan Shopping, intending to subdue it on the spot!
"You think I didn't expect this?!" Zero Yuan Purchase raised his hand, displaying the token for this location. "3! 2! 1!"
"Round two is over! Put your Pokémon away! No more attacks!" Song Chenggong's voice came through everyone's wristbands, and the Pokémon immediately came to a halt.
This time, Qi Hao really wanted his dad to beat Song Chenggong up!
"Plan is in place!" Zero Yuan Gou waved his token and pointed at Qi Hao with one hand. "Next, Qi Hao! It's your turn!"
After he finished speaking, he put away the collapsed Kangaskhan and walked out of the secret realm.
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