The flames slowly extinguished.

The scarred dragon landed on the ground, snorting a fiery snort. The grass-colored Pokémon swayed and fell softly, and the soft sound of its body colliding with the ground rose at the same time as the noisy chatter of the audience.

"Once again, there was an unexpected unfolding here - the Thousand Sails player took advantage of the rapid return of the Flying Mantis to complete the Pokémon exchange in a very short time, and the Charizard who appeared again performed a fire-based special move to overheat and defeated the ace of the Kiripa player in one fell swoop!" the narrator shouted loudly.

On the big screen, the icon of the geranium under the head of the paulownia leaf was dimmed for the first time in this quartz alliance, and the remaining Pokémon on both sides became two.

The commentator continued, "At this point in the battle, there are still two Pokémon left in the Kiripa player that have not appeared, which are the rain-winged moth and the ladybug that showed their skills in yesterday's game. And Qianfan Player's Charizard and Flying Mantis have consumed a lot of physical strength, and the current advantage is still the Kiripa player. So, let's take a look at the key point replay—"

As the slow-moving scene on the screen froze on the wings of the Flying Mantis, Wataru said, "Obviously, in the battle just now, the reason for the sluggish instructions of the Kiriba player was the reflection of the Flying Mantis's steel wings. Under double the sunshine, a moment of reflection is enough to temporarily disable the trainer's ability to see. ”

I believe that the audience sitting behind Kirita also felt the same way. The narrator joked with a smile, and was echoed by the lamentations of the audience in half of the stadium, apparently choked on the flash.

"In the face of a strategic trainer like Kiritha, as long as he obstructs the trainer from observing the field and giving orders, his Pokémon power can be significantly reduced, and Qianfan is doing the right thing. Wataru concluded, "The 'echo jamming tactic' that appeared in last year's Tianwang Championship qualifying match was also based on the same way of thinking. ”

Looking at the geranium that fell to the ground in the field, Tong Ye was dumbfounded for a while.

He wasn't a sloppy person who would forget to observe the sloppiness of the opponent's trainer during the battle, in normal times, he should have noticed Xiao Tian's action of taking out the Poké Ball, so as to realize that the Yan Hui he shouted was not Yan Hui, but the code word "Rapid Return". But the reflection from the steel wings was so strong that it obstructed his vision, and he didn't feel abnormal until he was rapidly turning back and castration.

And Xiaotian's movement to exchange Pokémon is fast, and the flames of Charizard and the sword light of the Flying Mantis are almost seamless - it is clear that in this arena, Kirita is not the only player who is good at frequently rotating Pokémon to build tactics.

After retrieving the geranium, the forest-colored boy picked up one of the last two Poké Balls, looked at the somewhat wilted white insect Pokémon figure in the translucent spherical shell, and smiled helplessly.

You must have guessed it a long time ago, so you saved the flying and fire-type Pokémon for last, right?

The white worm takes the place of the geranium, and the battle resumes. But then things got even stranger.

Neither the rain-winged moth nor the ladybug were able to show the dexterity and high power of yesterday. They were sluggish and exhausted as if they had just experienced a fierce battle, and even spectators who didn't watch the game often noticed something unusual.

Kiritha's tactics have always been complex and unpredictable. Even if the Flying Mantis has the means to interfere with the trainer's command, Xiao Tian is the one with the highest tactical level among the four of Dawn, and he still can't completely crack the game set by Kiripha. Charizard and Flying Mantis hit back-to-back, but their elemental resistance allows them to fight back against the damage, leaving the same amount of pain on their opponents.

Ten minutes later, Charizard's last flames finally devoured the fragile Bug Pokémon. The logos of the ladybug and fire-breathing dragon went out at the same time, and only the lights representing the flying mantis still shone in a gray color.

"Charizard, Ladybug loses the ability to fight at the same time. So the winner is a thousand sailors—"

In the referee's loud announcement, Xiaotian's relatives and friends sitting on the sidelines looked at each other. Xiaojie looked at Yangzhen with a blank face on the left, and then looked at Xiaoye with a dull face on the right, only to feel as if he was living in a dream.

Acquaintances are still like this, and other viewers are even more suspicious. After the commentator recounted the results and scores, he was also full of puzzlement, "For some reason, the rain-winged moth and ladybug of the Kiripa player seem to be in poor condition, and they did not play to the strength of yesterday's battle. ”

"Did these two Pokémon also fight yesterday?" asked Wataru.

"Yes. Yesterday's battle against Kiripa players was the No. 1 seed in this league, Kusa Mokyoji, and the Pokémon used by both sides were Rain-winged Moth, Ladybug, Dachiargonium and Fire-breathing Camel, Yumego Cactus, and Tanabata Bluebird. The narrator replied.

"I see. "I think their poor condition may have something to do with the Dream Song Cactus." ”

"Oh?" the narrator pondered, "Rainwing Moth and Ladybug have indeed fought against the Dream Song Cactus......"

"The Dream Song Cactus is known to be a Pokémon that lives in the desert with amazing stamina. Wataru smiled and explained, "And a small part of the Dream Song Cactus has another strong point in addition to stamina—toxins. They are adept at hunting with poison moves, and over time, the spines on the body of these Dream Song cacti will be filled with toxins. Collect the thorns that fall off naturally and process them slightly, and they can even be turned into one of the items that can be carried around for a certain period of time to increase the power of poison-based moves——"

"Poison Needle, one of the props allowed to be carried in the official competition!" the commentator suddenly answered, "So, the Dream Song Cactus is one of the sources of materials for the Poison Needle prop?"

"Yes. The red-haired young man nodded, obviously knowing everything about the relevant knowledge, "The toxin secreted by the Dream Song Cactus is very lethal, although it is not as deadly as the poison of the Super Bad Star, but if the poisoning symptoms are more serious, it is indeed difficult to completely heal within a day. ”

"I see, thank you Mr. Wataru for your advice. In the course of a multi-day schedule, it is undoubtedly unrealistic to rely on only six Pokémon to compete. In this way, the lack of reserve players is the real reason for the defeat of Kirita. ”

With a reliable guest Du Tianwang to explain, the audience's doubts were finally answered. Xiao Jie patted his face vigorously to make his expression no longer blank.

Even if the Rainwing Moth and Ladybug of Kiriha are not in good shape, it would be too surprising that Xiao Tian was able to win this game. But Xiaojie can see that Xiaotian's victory is not a fluke, from the selection of the lineup to the tactical matching, it is all the embodiment of his true strength - and this real strength was not completely revealed until he met a strong player like Kiripa.

Other words...... 100% Iceberg Kid > 67% Tung Leaf?

After this inequality popped up in his head, Xiao Jie suddenly felt a little toothache. Ever since he watched the battle between Kiripa and Kyoji, he has always felt that his strength is at most half of Kiripha......

Thinking that this might mean that he had almost no chance of winning against Xiaotian now, the golden retriever boy decisively stopped thinking about this and turned his head to talk to Xiaoye, "The next game is Xiaoye, you and the iceberg boy are fighting, I am optimistic...... You...... Poof!"

Xiao Ye was stunned for a moment, followed Xiao Jie's gaze and looked at the two adults with contrasting expressions, and immediately laughed with Xiao Jie.

"Mr. Xinghai, you have a face full of 'Look at that's my complacent son'. Sayo couldn't help but smile.

"Is it that obvious?" the silver-haired young man laughed so much that even his large sunglasses and hat couldn't stop the happy breath that came out of his body.

"Grandpa, you have a face full of 'My granddaughter is about to play, I'm so nervous that I'm going to cry'. Xiao Jie covered his mouth and grinned as he maintained his formation.

Yuan Zheng: "Yes, is it that obvious...... QAQ”

The voice indicating that the last two contestants will be ready to enter in twenty minutes has been looped several times. On the field, the injured Pokémon were taken back one after another, and Xiaotian and Kiripa came to the center of the field to shake hands.

"Congratulations, you won a good fight. Kiriba didn't care much about the outcome of the game, but felt a subtle sense of relief that he didn't have to continue to fight, and stretched out his hand to Xiaotian with a smile.

The silver-haired boy just shook his head and held Kiripha's right hand, "That's not all my strength. ”

He wasn't so arrogant as to think he had surpassed his tactical proximity. What made Kiripha's two Pokémon insufficient was the toxin of the Dream Song Cactus, and if Kiripa was in full bloom, Xiao Tian was sure that the probability of his victory was not even ten percent.

Kiriba smiled, and after finishing the handshake, he asked curiously, "How are you sure that I only have six Pokémon?" Xiao Tian's lineup selection has obviously been carefully calculated and adjusted, if the last two remaining Pokémon are not the Flying Mantis and Charizard that are resistant to insect moves, maybe it will not be Xiao Tian who stands last.

When Xiao Tian heard this, he showed a look that seemed to be a little puzzled, "You told me." ”

“...... Huh?"

"When you were practicing at the Bow Dojo, you told me and Sayo. ”

“...... Is it......" Kiriha's face was blank. He and Xiao Ye Xiaotian have lived together for several days, and they have talked about countless topics, and how can he remember if he mentioned such a trivial matter - Xiao Tian still remembers his casual remarks that are more surprising.

Shaking his head to put this little doubt away for a while, Tong Ye was about to turn around, when he saw Xiao Tian raise his head, and the pair of ice blue eyes behind his sunglasses looked at him seriously, "Thank you for your full effort." It's a bit abrupt, but I don't think you're a person who averses Pokémon battles. ”

Kiritha was stunned.

"If you have the chance, let's fight again. ”

The silver-haired boy didn't seem to expect an affirmative answer from Kiritha. After saying this, he turned and left, gradually disappearing from the other's stunned vision.

When Xiao Tian finished the post-match interview, Xiao Ling was already waiting for admission at the entrance of the contestants' tunnel. He couldn't get close to the player's passage anymore, so he only made a "come on" gesture to Xiao Ling, who was bouncing and beckoning, and went straight to the Pokémon Center.

When he returns to the audience, the final game of the quarterfinals, Mayrain vs Saki Akita, has begun.

Seeing the boy coming from the crowd, Xiao Ye immediately got up to greet him. Perhaps because she looked as if she had something to say, Xiao Tian didn't rush back to her seat and patiently stopped in front of Xiao Ye.

And then...... There was a cold little creature in his arms.

"Great work, congratulations on your victory. Sayo smiled and stuffed the snow boy to Xiaotian. The little guy has long been accustomed to being carried around, and he took the initiative to nest in the boy's arms and began to release ice mist, so that the other spectators around him also enjoyed the comfort of the ice air conditioner.

- It's just a little bit uncontrollable.

Xiao Tian looked helplessly at the corners of his frozen clothes, hugged the little snow boy and was silent for a while, and decided to pretend that he didn't see it.

"And ......" Xiao Ye restrained her smile and met Xiao Tian's gaze solemnly, "I have already washed your clothes, thank you very much." I'll give it back to you in the evening. ”

Xiaotian: "............"

He didn't want to state for the fifth time that "you don't have to care too much about such a trivial matter", so he finally had to shake his head while sitting down between the seats of Xiao Ye and Xinghai, "I woke you up?"

The four of them were dressed in exactly the same style and size, and it was impossible to tell whose clothes were just by looking at them.

"Nope. Sayo shook her head, "But I think that's what you do." ”

After all, the two golden retrievers who grew up in the northern part of the Silver Mountain Range would not feel that the air conditioning in the medical room was too much, and they would only considerately continue to lower the temperature of the air conditioner to a suitable for sleep.

Xiao Tian raised his eyebrows when he heard this, but didn't say anything more.

Xinghai next to him soon couldn't hold back the pride in his heart, and began to praise his son's outstanding performance in detail from beginning to end. Xiao Tian is already familiar with this, and calmly and patiently copes with his father's chattering praise.

On the other side, Xiao Jie saw that his grandfather's expression was serious and turned into a clay puppet giant, so he couldn't help but smile and patted his grandfather's shoulder, "Don't worry, I personally taught all the information about the opponent to Xiao Ling." How could our brother and sister be planted in the hands of the same person, Xiaoling, she will definitely win!"

However, twenty-five minutes into the match, the confident Golden Retriever couldn't laugh anymore.

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Small Theatre:

Xiao Tian looked helplessly at the corners of his frozen clothes, hugged the little snow boy and was silent for a while, and decided to pretend that he didn't see it.

Ten minutes later—

Xinghai: (looking at Xiao Tian, who is covered in ice ballast) (surprised) Ah, Xiao Tian, are you a child of the COS Ice God Family?

Xiaotian: ......

Snow Boy: (* ́ω'*)