The staircase of the Tower of Heaven is made of long stone blocks, and one step after another forms a long serpent along the wall of the tower, connecting to the next floor in a spiral structure.

Although the surface of the stairs can be seen to show signs of age, the overall maintenance is good, and all of them have been polished to a basically flat shape. The height of the stone drop is moderate, and in order to make it easier for citizens to climb the tower to worship the Pokémon buried in the tower, guardrails and handrails are specially installed on both sides of the staircase to match the architectural style.

Recently, there has even been rumor that Fukiyoshi is preparing to further renovate the Tower of Paradise by adding a barrier-free elevator for people with disabilities to this 100-year-old building......

At this time, Adek, Alice, Wanlong, and Bictini, who was the referee of the match, were walking up this staircase, which was not difficult, step by step to the penultimate floor of the Tower of Heaven.

If the Tower of Heaven is a building that guides the soul of a Pokémon to heaven, then these people walking with their backs to the top of the tower seem to be walking towards the darkness and depth of hell at this time.

The sturdy old champion pioneered the way, the energetic girl poked his head beside him, the ghost king frowned worriedly, and the bicchitini of the palace emitted a golden fire, guiding the way ahead for the three people in front......

Three people, one Pokémon, at this time is like a squad of adventurers in a tabletop role-playing game who roam the dungeon - a seasoned red-haired warrior, a frizzy girl ranger, a bespectacled sorceress, plus a Pokémon priest, the class mix is diverse and balanced, enough to deal with the complex terrain of the dungeon, and all kinds of unexpected situations......

But in this real-life game called "Championship Challenge", the only person in the squad who really needs to fight is the Adik champion who is at the forefront.

However, despite being a witness who could not interfere in the battle, the small talk between the girl and the Ghost King floated into Adek's ears-

"I really didn't expect that this battle would turn out to be like this, and that Mr. Detective is really too messy."

"Yes, Hugo has been breaking our expectations since the beginning of his appearance, and he can play tricks more than the gambler, and his sister who is dignified at all times is really two extremes...... However, considering Hugo's special physique, which seems to be innate, it is barely understandable that he would fight with this attitude. ”

What kind of new information is this of unknown significance?

In front of the two, Adik, who was quietly listening, was confused.

He was not surprised by the kinship between Hugo and Miss Zhulan, the Sinnoh champion. Although the black attack on the top of the opponent's head was perfectly misleading, after the fierce bite land shark appeared, the moment he looked at Hugo's calm gray eyes in the battle, the other party's true identity was already revealed.

The identity of his detective is not surprising at all. That person's desire to win and defeat is thinner than a vacuum, and he really can't be a professional Pokémon trainer.

To be honest, although Hugo was evenly matched with the main forces of the championship in the hand, it was precisely because of the actual battle that Adek could feel that the opponent's on-the-spot command ability was not as superb as it seemed on the surface-

Whether it is the fierce bite of the land shark breaking out of the ball, or the combination of the two basic moves of the grass seedling turtle and the little flame monkey to achieve the effect of escaping from the space at the top of the tower, Hugo has too many complicated operations with the elves in the game, these are obviously the hands that have been carefully thought out many times and designed in advance.

The reason why they were able to resist the fierce attack of the Vulcan Moth was mainly because the opponent had prepared the tactics to be used with the elves before the battle began.

Shock the opponent with shocking facts first, so that the enemy subconsciously makes a reaction that is easy to predict, and Hugo has prepared for all kinds of such reactions in advance.

In this way, you can skip the command of the Pokémon and let the elves attack according to their plan, and act one step ahead of their opponents in each round, and even dominate the rhythm and direction of the challenge in front of their own champions.

The opponent has such terrifying prediction and reasoning skills, Alice said that he is a professional detective, which makes Adek have a sudden sense of enlightenment.

But what about the so-called "special constitution"?

Could it be that Hugo, who was a human, was born with special abilities similar to "characteristics" like Pokémon?

Listening to the tone of Wanlong's talk, it didn't seem to be a trait that would only bring mere positive benefits.

It should be similar to the "laziness" in the hidden characteristics of iron ants, the natural "clumsiness" of some clay puppet giants, and the regrettable "weakness" of Archaeopteryx, which is a chicken talent that is useless and even harmful in most cases, right?

Adek couldn't help but touch his chin covered with stubble, do you need to be a little wary in the next fight?

Although there is no way to be like a detective and lay out a conspiracy before the game starts, people always like to think about things first when they are old.

Just like against Gardelia, you have to take into account the increase in superpowers. Whether it's a human or a Pokémon, there are ways and tactics to skillfully use it into power in battles, even if it's a purely negative trait.

Considering the calculations of his opponents, Hugo could not pass up the opportunity to take advantage of this to win.

But as for the specific move of the other party, Adek has no clue at all, after all, he and Hugo are only meeting for the first time, and the short encounter cannot expose the opponent's fighting habits and real tactical intentions.

At this time, I can only be mentally prepared - if there is a completely unexplained change in the battle, it is probably the special physique of the detective.

The communication between the girl and the king continued, and the two seemed to finally take into account the presence of Adike in front of them, and gradually lowered their voices. But in the middle of the night, the inside of the ancient tower was silent, and the old people, who were old but still had sharp senses, could still hear what they were exchanging.

“…… Speaking of which, why didn't Vulcan Moth come downstairs with us? If only it could lead the way in front, we wouldn't have to walk downstairs in the dark. Did Mr. Adeke think that those beginner elves who were dealing with Hugo didn't need to send his old partner Vulcan Moth to fight? ”

"No, I think it's something else."

Wanlong paused, pointing to the handrail of the stairs beside him.

"If the Vulcan Moth leads the way, the guardrail here will be rebuilt tomorrow. And unlike the space at the top of the tower on the fifth floor, the Tower of Paradise below the fourth floor is full of graves where Pokémon are buried, and if the Vulcan Moth is allowed to exert its full strength there, it will definitely disturb the peace of these dead elves. ”

"Ah, that's true. But in that case, wouldn't Mr. Adek just put the Vulcan Moth back into the Poké Ball, why did he have to separate from the Vulcan Moth? ”

"Perhaps, Mr. Adik has some other plans."

Wanlong replied softly, her gaze inadvertently looking back at the square window on the opposite side of the tower.

"Miss Alice, as a home, I actually understand the psychology of readers. When watching a game with a huge disparity in strength, people tend to focus on the weaker side, and secretly cheer that side in their hearts, hoping to see a wonderful performance of a dark horse Jedi counterattack...... However, let's not forget that the strength of the strong is not without reason, while Detective Hugo is full of wisdom, the Adike champion will also carry out his own plans in secret, if he underestimates the wisdom of his opponent in battle, he may suffer irreparable defeat. ”

"Alas, the Pokémon battle I remember is not so complicated as this......"

As she spoke, Alice suddenly seemed to remember some experience, and suddenly lowered her head in frustration and muttered indistinctly-

"No, now that I think about it, if I could have thought things as complicatedly as Grandpa Champion and Mr. Detective, I wouldn't have been defeated by those three guys...... If I think about it further, I want to challenge Grandpa Adik with a double axe battle dragon, but haven't I already stepped into this misunderstanding called 'despising opponents'? It's not like I'm wronged to be defeated in a field battle......"

"Well, Alice, in fact, your intuition is not wrong, even in the long history of elven warfare, this battle can be called an isolated case within an isolated case."

Probably discovering the girl's low mood, Wanlong turned to comfort Alice in her own way.

"A full-scale battle of six elves sent by each side is already extremely complicated, and it is even rarer to evolve into a battle of this difficulty than encountering a heterochromatic elf in the wild. In the current Tower of Heaven, the venue where the two opponents fight is not a flat training ground, but a five-story nested three-dimensional space, and the way in which the two sides rotate elves is not restricted, which can be carried out one-on-one catch and kill, or may evolve into a team battle like a big brawl...... Just trying to think about the possibilities can make your scalp tingle. ”

"For example, when we finish this staircase, we will be greeted by Hugo himself, a fierce bite land shark hiding in the shadows, or a pair of beginner Pokémon, which we can't predict at all. In the face of a match, the opponent may be determined to fight it out in the here and now, or they may turn around and run in the night as they did before - in this five-story tower of heaven, the detective has a total of four opportunities to retreat like this. ”

"Oh, don't worry, I won't let that young man do such a ruinous thing."

A hearty voice suddenly came from in front of him.

It turned out that before I knew it, the "adventurer team" of three people and one beast had reached the end of the stairs - the fourth floor of the Tower of Heaven was in front of me.

"Although so many assumptions have been made, it seems that Detective Hugo's tactics have exceeded the expectations of the king."

Adik said teasingly.

In the darkness in front of the three of them, a small flame monkey with flames burning behind its butt stood alone in the cemetery lined up like classroom desks.

It's like a ghostly ghost alone.