Among the ten-year-old newcomers competing in Zhenxin Town, Xiaomao is undoubtedly the most concerned.

He is the only grandson of the well-known scholar Dr. Ohki, and his every move is often noticed by the public. In the past, it was fine when he was in Zhenxin Town, but since he left the town and embarked on a journey, he has met reporters who want to inquire about his travel plans in almost every city he visits. In addition, Xiao Mao himself is handsome and talkative, and he has a group of fans on the Internet long before he participated in the Quartz Alliance.

At this time, although Xiao Mao's personality is still a little impetuous, his innate talent and rich knowledge learned from Dr. Oki still make him far stronger than ordinary newcomers, and he is a very strong player even in the whole competition. Compared to a mess of tactics, more like Ash and Xiaoyun who won the game by luck, Shigeru's command ability is much more solid and reliable, and Pokémon are also better cultivated.

And such a Xiaomao was defeated by a little-known trainer, which can really be called big news.

The player who defeated Shigeru is named "Yoshiki Yamashita", who is 16 years old this year. Unlike Shigeru, he didn't embark on a journey as a trainer immediately after graduating from elementary school, but first completed a general secondary school before registering for a trainer's license – many parents thought it was too dangerous for a ten-year-old to travel alone, and it was common to delay the start of the trip until the age of thirteen or fourteen. The Yoshiki player is not well-known, has not participated in a well-known competition, has a very ordinary family background, and has fought a few previous fights in a decent manner, which has not attracted anyone's attention.

Xiao Ye paused for a moment under the big screen next to the road, looking up at the people in the screen. The reporter was holding out the microphone to Xiao Mao, hoping to hear his feelings about the defeat, and the teenager who always talked to the camera could no longer be angry, and Xiao Ye, who had lived in the same town with him for a year, had never seen Xiao Mao so depressed.

The interview didn't last long. After a few brief conversations, Xiao Mao hurriedly took his leave. For this young boy, the blow caused by this defeat may take some time to heal.

After the live interview was played, Xiao Ye didn't stay anymore, and rushed straight to the Pokémon Center to store the Pokémon he had played.

Although I am ready to start arranging the adjustment before the round of 16, I still have a full day of rest tomorrow, and Xiao Ye is not in a hurry. Before the Pokémon's healing is complete, she plans to check on her friends' matches.

At half past ten in the morning, Branch D Venue, Water Arena.

In the front row of the audience, the face of the old man dressed in black was as black as his clothes, and the nervousness and anxiety kneaded his face, and he just kneaded a murderous aura. If it weren't for the support headband, which invisibly alleviated the momentum created by years of military life, maybe the people sitting next to him would have run out.

The young girl next to her understood why the old man in fancy dress was upset that the Mayrain rider with his name on his support headband was in a big crisis.

However, unlike the grandfather who was so nervous that he was about to bite the support headband with his teeth, the mood of the Mayrain contestants was quite relaxed.

"That's amazing, can the legs of the flying leg stretch that long in general?" the blonde girl muttered quietly, not forgetting to tap the Poke Ball on her waist, "Hey, Emperor Nabo, did you see it? The leg of the Flying Leg Lang just now is definitely more than twice as long, I guess it is four times!"

Nabo, the emperor in the Poké Ball, was full of helplessness, wondering if he should jump out of the ball and sing and harmonize with the owner who talked a lot.

Whether it is optimistic or kind-hearted, Xiao Ling and her brother are indeed both fledgling guys who can laugh when they encounter criminals - even if it is just a strong smile to ease the atmosphere - when they were in the Sunshine Forest, Xiao Ye and Xiao Tian were quite surprised by this. Since she didn't cry when her life was in danger, she wouldn't have any psychological burden on the field. While her grandfather was tearfully worried that his granddaughter would be hit by losing the match, Xiaoling was still happily lamenting the fun of her opponent.

The only pity is that the loudspeaker played all her "whispering muttering", so that the identity protection permission and the mystery brought by the black trench coat were completely gone, and she completely became a child of vitality in the eyes of the audience.

Xiao Ling's opponent is named Yuto Kawamoto, who is fifteen years old this year. Although the red-haired exploding teenager was wearing a karate uniform, he had not studied in a fighting dojo himself, but was a veteran traveling trainer. He specializes in the cultivation of martial arts Pokémon, and because he has participated in many large and small tournaments, he already has a lot of fans, and is the most popular candidate for the championship outside of the seeded players - at least much more popular than Hamaguchi Ryuki, who clamored that he should be the No. 1 seed but won the first round.

In the first half of the game, Xiaoling had an advantage. But under Kawamoto's bold and powerful attack, Xiaoling's Korakola and Fairy Ibu fell one after another. Although the other party only has one Pokémon left, Flying Leg Lang, it is the trump card of the fight, and it killed the fairy Eevee in seconds with just one blow, and the strength of the previous Pokémon is completely different from the same level.

Yongkira played yesterday, and today is not suitable for continuous combat, although Emperor Napol has a good compatibility with the water arena, but his attributes are restrained...... Then you're the last general!

Ling threw out the Poké Ball. The ensuing white light was particularly dazzling for some reason, and after the light dissipated, a blue duck Pokémon appeared on the field.

Gotha duck?

Xiao Ye, who had just walked into the D branch venue, was stunned for a moment. She knows very well what Pokémon her friends have subdued, and it should not be Xiaoling who owns the Gotha Duck, but her brother Xiaojie.

Could it be......

Xiao Ya thought about it and immediately guessed the reason.

"Flying Legs, Roundhouse Kick!" shouted the fight again.

His voice was surprisingly loud, and the mere sound of a neutral command sounded imposing. Flying Legs' right foot whistling and popping out - Pokémon of this race are natural martial artists, and their specially structured legs can easily be extended by a factor of two. However, the flying leg's legs were far above the racial average, and the roundhouse kick swept half the field violently, causing ripples in the water.

Fairy Eevee was defeated by this terrifying move, but Xiao Ling had already thought of a countermeasure, "Gotha Duck, surf!"

A huge wave rises in the middle of the calm pool. The Gotha duck rode at the very top of the wave and rushed forward. The floating board on the surface of the water was washed and staggered, but the flying leg did not retreat, and the violent roundhouse kick sank into the water, and directly broke through the huge waves. The Gotha duck hurriedly changed direction so that it was not hit by the head, but after the surfing form was broken up, it fell backwards in embarrassment and disappeared into the water.

By the time the waves had cleared, the Gotha duck was gone. Xiongdou immediately shouted, "Use a megaton heavy kick on the water!"

Flying Legs smashed their legs into the pool with white light, and the huge splashes were no less powerful than surfing - rivers and lakes in nature aside, the standard water on the battlefield would not be too deep, and the shock wave brought by Flying Legs' kicking skills could easily penetrate the water, and the Gotha duck hiding under the water would only be dizzy and had to jump ashore.

Oto was sure that the Gotha duck would be shaken out in a few seconds, but the moment the water splashed, he noticed an inconspicuous anomaly.

The surface of the water beside Flying Leg seemed to reflect a strange purple light.

The boy in the karate suit didn't have time to think too much about the possibilities, and his intuition made him feel the danger, which turned into an unthinking action, "Wide area defense!"

The flying leg seemed stunned, but he was still well-trained to quickly unfold the rock-colored barrier. A popping sound came from behind him, and Flying Leg immediately turned around and saw a few embers of purple ghost fire crashing into the light mask, circulating and dissipating.

Wide-area defense spreads out widely, but it doesn't last as long as reflective walls. A moment later, the barrier vanished, and a string of shadow balls suddenly appeared in the air, shooting at the Flying Leg in quick succession.

The unannounced attack prevented Flying Leg from reacting immediately, and he was hit several times by the Shadow Orb. But the pain and impact from behind it made it keenly judge where its opponent was, and it swung its fist back without looking back. The silver-clad bullet fist and the wing-legged arms were so fast that they were almost impossible to catch with the naked eye, and the transparent opponent apparently didn't have time to avoid it—after the muffled sound, a ghost stone was staggered and forced to manifest itself.

Most of the audience reacted almost identically to Yuto, while turning their heads to glance at the contestants' information on the big screen.

Under the avatar of the player Mayrain, there are indeed two Pokémon whose patterns have dimmed, and only one is left who can fight. There's no way she's going to quietly swap Gotha Duck for Ghost Stone while her opponent isn't ready.

His thoughts raced, and he suddenly understood.

That's not a ghoststone, it's a monster!

On the other side of the field, Xiao Ling pouted, looking a little disappointed.

In the battle just now, she actually had the advantage, and successfully used the Shadow Ball to inflict unnegligible damage on the Flying Leg, while the Changeling was only scratched by the bullet punch. But Xiao Ling's fundamental purpose is not to deal damage, but to use the burn effect of the ghost fire to block the amazing attack power of the flying leg. Unfortunately, Flying Legs' trainer was too sharp, and her plan didn't succeed.

Xiao Ye, who was watching the game, looked at the familiar ghost stone on the field, and nodded secretly.

Although the Variety Monster looks soft and cute, it is actually the right-hand man in Xiaoling's team. Its transformation ability is very strong, even if the object of imitation is not in front of you, it can be restored almost the same by memory, and during the special training on Red Lotus Island, everyone was teased by this monster who likes to transform in a fancy way. Little Pichu was obviously not surprised by this, but the ghost stone in the Poké Ball was excited, and without saying a word, he rushed out of the ball and expressed his joy by biting the trainer's head.

Seeing that the surprise attack failed, "Ghost Stone" slipped away from his opponent and spat out a cold air current. The energy of the frozen wind interacted with the surface of the water, and a large ice field was immediately frozen in the center of the water arena.

This inexplicable move left everyone confused. The "Ghost Stone" in the air lit up all over his body, and his changed figure fell on the ice with a dull sound.

Flying Legs' eyes widened in surprise as he looked at the guy across from him who looked exactly like him.

The red-haired boy frowned, not understanding what his opponent was thinking. Ghost Stone is a ghost-type Pokémon, and even if the Changeling Monster can't exert the full strength of the deity, just because it is immune to both general and fighting moves, it will not be afraid of most of the Flying Legs' proud skills, which is very advantageous in battle. It stands to reason that no trainer would choose to turn the Changeling Monster into an opponent, the Flying Leg - an imposter is an imposter after all, so how can he compete with the Flying Leg Lang himself?

However, the next moment of the Changeling Monster's actions made Xiongdou restrain his suspicions.

The "Flying Leg Lang", which was transformed by a variety of monsters, gave a simple but very standard salute to his opponent. It is a battle ritual that is widely spread among martial artists, meaning that both sides will give their best and fight in the open. Many fighting dojos salute each other like this at the beginning of combat training, and although Yuto has never joined the fighting dojo, he himself has studied in a karate training class, so he naturally knows the meaning of the battle salute.

Fighter laughed loudly, and the doubts in his eyes turned to appreciation, "As a member of the martial arts, I accept your challenge. Flying Legs!"

With the trainer's roar, the flying leg lang's eyes were awe-inspiring, and he responded to the other party with the same action.

The unique tension between the fighters aroused the emotions of the spectators. In the midst of a fiery shout, Xiao Ling quietly stuck out her tongue.

If Xiaojie was there, he would definitely immediately see from the girl's flowing eyes that this troublesome sister was playing some kind of ghost again.

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Small Theatre:

System Prompt: The player has completed the quest [100 Bites on the Head by Ghost Stone], congratulations to the player for earning the achievement [Saliva Ironhead], which increases head defense by 20%. Keep up the good work and continue to explore more uses of your skull.

Night: ...... Can I refuse?