Mind Master of the Elf World

Chapter 278 You Still Say You're Not a Divine Beast Man (4400 words, please vote!)

"It's been taken back! It's been taken back?!"

"Teacher Jinghe actually took back the Master Blacksmith?"

"That's it, he's changed. He's no longer chasing the thrill of taking on three or six opponents at once."

The audience members gasped in surprise.

joke.

Jinghe said we should be careful.

This is the Quartz Conference finals, after all. We have to be serious. Do you really think this is the Baby Cup?

The champion receives a prize of 12 million, but the runner-up only receives 6 million. How big is the difference?

Even such a simple arithmetic problem is easy for our little devil to solve!
After a brief moment of surprise, Guderian, prompted by the referee, threw his second Poké Ball.

"Go, Dragon Head Mole!"

It looks like a mole, with dark brown fur, red stripes on its belly and cheeks, and several sharp, steel blades protruding from its forehead and claws.

Just by looking at the metallic luster of the steel blade, you can tell how sharp it is.

Excadrill, a subterranean Pokémon, possesses Ground and Steel types, giving it exceptional resistances.

"Crack!!"

The metal claws landed on the ground with a crisp sound.

The swirling yellow sand in the stadium miraculously bypassed it just before it was about to hit, and slowly piled up at its feet, undulating gently as if it could provide it with some momentum at any moment.

obviously.

This dragon-headed gopher has the ability to dart through sand.

[Sandstorm: During sandstorms, speed is doubled!]

The sandstorm created by the previous Iwadono Crab was also in preparation for this.

This is a typical core member of the Sandstorm team.

“The weather team.” Jing He smiled slightly.

On the big screen, Jing He's "kind" smile was projected, causing Guderian and the audience to tremble inexplicably.

Why do I feel this way?
Why is Teacher Jinghe's smile so creepy?
"Jing He's second Pokémon is—Ninetail!!" The commentator's voice echoed throughout the entire arena.

"hiss--"

"I knew it! I knew it! They would definitely use our cute little nine-tailed fox to cover up the weather!"

"This is a showdown between the weather teams!"

A showdown between the weather teams?

Guderian's eye twitched.

Watching the sandstorm recede at a visible speed, replaced by a sky full of falling snow, he didn't know what a battle of weather was; he only knew...
Its own sandstorm was powerless against Ninetales's Snowfall ability.

The key to the Sandstorm Team is the Sandstorm weather. Without the Sandstorm weather, Excadrill's Sand Rush ability is practically useless.

"Awoo~~☆⌒(≧▽°)"

Ice Nine-Tail winked at Dragon Head Excadrill and gave it the same friendly smile.

The dragon-headed ground squirrel's breathing faltered slightly.

However, Guderian was not discouraged by the dissipation of the sandstorm.

Although Ninetales' snowy weather replaced the sandstorm, Ninetales, being an Ice/Fairy type, is four times weaker to Steel!

It's not that there's absolutely no chance!
Rumbling--

Under Guderian's command, the dragon-headed ground squirrel simultaneously activated its claws and the spikes on its forehead, burrowing into the ground at an extremely fast speed.

Dig a hole!

If we can find an opportunity to get close to the Ice Nine-Tails, we might be able to kill it instantly!
"Nine-Tailed Fox, Aurora Curtain!"

Watching the dragon-headed ground squirrel disappear from sight, a hint of tension flashed in Ice Nine-Tail's eyes.

"Ouch~~"

Beautiful light curtains appeared around the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox.

"Here it comes! One of the world's unsolved mysteries: just how many layers of aurora curtain can Teacher Jinghe's Ice Nine-Tailed Fox stack up!"

"To be honest, this move is really illogical. If you didn't know better, you'd think it was Mr. Mime!"

"Mr. Mime? That's hilarious. What makes Mr. Mime even worthy of being compared to Nine-Tails?"

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"Dragon Head Groundhog, Iron Head!"

Upon seeing Ice Nine-Tailed Fox unleash its Aurora Curtain, Guderian's heart tightened, and he quickly spoke up.

He had witnessed the astonishing number of aurora screens that the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox possessed. It absolutely could not be allowed to pile up so many aurora screens, otherwise there would be no point in fighting at all, and it would only be able to take a beating!
Fortunately.

To Guderian's slight relief, the attack that followed the digging came from underground!
Boom! !
The ground exploded open, and the head of the dragon-headed ground squirrel, which already had metal spikes on its head, was now covered with an even thicker layer of steel-based energy.

however.

When the dragon-headed gopher's attack was actually launched, Guderian's expression completely fell apart.

Because the Nine-Tails was so cautious that even the ground beneath its feet was covered with aurora curtains!

Click! Click—

Layer upon layer of aurora curtain shattered, yet they still couldn't touch the Ice Nine-Tail.

They didn't read Giovanni's "The Secrets of the Earth" for nothing.

Although I can't use many Ground-type moves, I can clearly feel the changes underground.

"Nine-Tailed Fox, Blizzard!"

"Ouch!"

A faint light gleamed in the eyes of the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox, and a howling blizzard instantly swept across the entire area.

Then, at a speed visible to the naked eye, it converges, compresses, and gathers together.

"Don't give up! Dragon Head Mole, try Iron Head again!" Guderian roared, waving his hand.

but
"ended."

Mr. Liu, who was in the guest seat, gave his conclusion.

There was a hint of disbelief in his eyes.

yesterday.

He extended an invitation to Jinghe through Professor Oak.

In order to demonstrate his abilities, he naturally wanted to show them off a little, so he asked Professor Oak to give Jinghe a copy of "Frozen World Volume 1".

He also reminded Jinghe that while the Blizzard move was indeed powerful, its wide range also caused the attack to lack a focal point.

If the blizzard could be concentrated, its destructive power would be multiplied!
And today, he witnessed this scene.

Although it was Nine-Tails that cleverly used its superpowers to compress the blizzard.

However, it achieved similar results.

At the same time, the psychic power required to compress and concentrate such a powerful move as Blizzard is something that most non-psychic-type Pokémon cannot afford.

So that's what the audience saw.
Guderian's dragon-headed gopher, still in the Iron Head stance, was frozen solid.

This is different from statically freezing the opponent or knocking down the opponent and then freezing them again.

"Ouch~~"

Seeing this, the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox breathed a slight sigh of relief, and then spat out another beam of azure light.

Reinforce the ice seal!

The audience members looked bewildered.

"What kind of ice-type ability is this?"

"It froze in the blink of an eye?"

Absolute zero?

"."

"Ahem." Jing He coughed and hurriedly said, "Nine-Tailed Fox, that's about enough."

If it gets any colder, it might be too late to save him.

thump—

On the big screen, two of the Poké Balls next to Guderian dimmed.

Guderian swallowed hard and reluctantly retracted the dragon-headed gopher.

"Come back, Ninetales." Jinghe also lifted the Poké Ball and recalled the little Ninetales.

This time, was it because of physical exhaustion?

With so many aurora curtains and such a powerful freezing ability, it must have consumed too much energy!
Guderian couldn't help but comfort himself with this thought.

However, the remaining snowfall and the large amount of aurora borealis are a problem.

"Guderian's third Pokémon is—Master Constructor!"

The humanoid Pokémon Builder has a brownish-gray body with bulging muscles. He holds two concrete pillars and supports them on the ground, giving the impression that his body is filled with explosive power.

As a Bone-type Pokémon, the Old Craftsman is a pure Fighting-type Pokémon.

"The old craftsman who built it?"

Jinghe reached out to grab the Poké Ball from her waist, but one of them started to wobble slightly.

Ok?
Jing He was slightly taken aback when he felt the Poké Ball shake.

Do you want to fight?

Since you're so enthusiastic...
Jinghe caught the Poké Ball and then threw it.

"Then let's go, Brother Xiong!"

"Koo~! (－ω－) zzZ"

The bear apprentice, with snot bubbles sticking out of his nose, appeared in the arena. "Here comes the sleeping bear apprentice!"

"I love killing people in my sleep!"

"Is she really asleep, or is she just pretending?"

The fact that the sleeping bear apprentice can still fight remains a mystery to outsiders.

In fact, not only outsiders, but Jinghe himself is not entirely clear about this at the moment.

But one thing is certain: the bear apprentice is stronger when he is asleep than when he is awake!
"A battle between Fighting-type Pokémon?"

Shiba, sitting in the guest seats, covered his cheek with the result of Ash's battle yesterday, but his attention was now completely drawn to the game.

"Disciple Xiong, sword dance!" Jing He said calmly.

"Ku~! zzz"

The bear apprentice assumed a horse stance, his fists waving wildly, and a dark red aura emanated from his body.

"Old craftsman, split the tiles!"

Guderian summoned the old craftsman for a simple reason: to enjoy the effects of splitting the tiles and breaking the aurora curtain.

Jing He was well aware of this, which is why he dared to boldly let his apprentice Xiong start with a sword dance.

The old craftsman's bulging muscles bulged instantly, and he swung the two concrete pillars as if they were his own arms.

boom! boom! boom--

The aurora curtain was easily shattered.

At the same time, the old craftsman rushed toward Xiong's apprentice at an extremely fast speed; the thick concrete pillar looked very sturdy.

"We're here," Jing He said.

The old craftsman's concrete pillar was smashed right in front of Xiong's apprentice.

The bear's apprentice raised his arms in an attempt to defend himself.

boom! !

The heavy concrete pillar crashed down with tremendous force, but was parried by the bear's apprentice, while a deep, dark light emanated from its body.

Double return!
"Old craftsman, hold the line!" Guderian shouted.

The barrier was immediately shattered by the bear apprentice's counterattack.

However, this also gave the old craftsman a chance to catch his breath and launch a counterattack.

The concrete pillar was swung around with great force, and Xiong's apprentice clenched his fists, choosing to meet the attack head-on.

The fist struck the concrete pillar, producing a series of dull thuds.

"Old craftsman, arm hammer!"

The concrete column swung around with tremendous force, seizing the opportunity to strike Xiong's apprentice.

Jing He narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking to himself:
waveguide!

hum-

The bear apprentice's body trembled slightly, and a wave-guiding aura was instantly drawn in as well.

The seemingly terrifying concrete pillar came crashing down, and the force of the wind it brought made the fur on Xiong's apprentice's body flutter.

But this moment.

The old craftsman's movements seemed extremely slow to Jing He and his apprentice Xiong.

"This is a waveguide?!"

Shiba stood up with a "whoosh," his eyes filled with disbelief.

Immediately afterwards, it was overshadowed by eagerness.

"Jing He is indeed a fighter; I really need to have a good fight with him!"

Meanwhile, on the same field.

Jing He suddenly shouted, "Now! Split the tiles!"

The bear apprentice clenched his fist and faced the concrete pillar head-on!

"Ku!!zzZ"

The sleeping bear roared fiercely, finding the weak spot between the concrete pillar and the old construction worker, and suddenly threw a punch, like a storm, like a spear, like a dragon!
boom!
click -

"They actually broke the old craftsman's concrete pillar?!" The audience was dumbfounded.

This result left Guderian and the old construction workers both astonished.

This was the first time they had encountered such a situation.

If Xiong's apprentice were still awake at this moment, he would definitely say...
Your stick is nowhere near as good as our Hammer Girl's hammer!
Jing He naturally wouldn't let such an opportunity pass by, and chuckled as she said:

"The final battle, close combat!"

This is the greatest achievement of Xiong's disciple since he started following him!

next second.

"Ku!!zzZ"

With a long, roaring cry, he immediately lunged forward, throwing punches, elbows, kicks, and knee strikes.
Every attack, every swing of the arm and every kick, was as fluid as flowing water, like a continuous stream of waves, one higher than the next.

Simultaneously.

Each of Xiong's apprentice's attacks precisely struck the old craftsman's weak points, and each attack unleashed the full power of his body at just the right moment.

Laymen see the surface, experts see the details.

Shiba, who hadn't even had a chance to sit down in the guest section, suddenly widened his eyes.

"The essence of softness, the essence of strength!"

In his close combat, Xiong's disciple actually combined the essence of softness and strength!

Professor Oak, standing nearby, exclaimed in realization, "These are Master's Combo Style Secret Technique and One-Hit Style Secret Technique?"

Besides Mash, there are Pokémon that can combine these two profound techniques?
Shiba looked eager.

If Jing He hadn't been still in the competition, he might have already jumped down to experience Jing He and Xiong's fighting skills firsthand.

bang bang bang-

The relentless attacks directly overwhelmed the veteran craftsman.

As Xiong's apprentice threw his final punch.

boom! !

The old craftsman flew out like a cannonball.

Boo!
Just then, the bear apprentice's snot bubble burst, and it rubbed its eyes and slowly woke up.

Looking at the scene before him, he scratched his butt.

"Ku?"

I hadn't even exerted any force, how did it fall down?
The audience was completely silent.

"I always thought that Bear Apprentice was Teacher Jinghe's weakest Pokémon."

"Wow, that's some really impressive fighting techniques. I don't understand them, but they're still amazing."

Jing He breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Opening a waveguide shouldn't be considered cheating, right?

but
Doesn't Xiong's disciple's combo-style ultimate technique erase our weakness of not being able to hit vital points?

Does this mean we can all become lucky winners from now on?
"The old craftsman who repaired the house is incapacitated!!"

The commentator shouted, "Guderian has already lost three Pokémon!!"

Eliminate three of your opponent's Pokémon with zero losses!

The audience suddenly realized.

He's no longer aiming for a six-game winning streak, but he still managed to keep a clean sheet!

Teacher Jinghe is still Teacher Jinghe!

Bear!!

suddenly.

Amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the audience, the flames of the firebird in the brazier on the high platform suddenly swelled up.

It attracted a lot of attention.

"Is even Moltres's flames celebrating Teacher Jinghe's huge advantage?"

"Then, what is that?!"

A spectator exclaimed in surprise, pointing to the distant sky.

I saw.

A firebird with its burning wings flapping flew towards the arena.

"Mobara! It's a Moltres!"

"It's a Moltres!"

"They must be here for Teacher Jinghe!"

"Alright, alright! You said you weren't a legendary Pokémon guy, but even Moltres showed up! Now your true colors are revealed!!"

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The stands became incredibly noisy.

Guderian looked at Jing He with a blank expression.

We agreed to have a good match and enjoy the battle.
How come you still managed to summon the Firebird?

But at this moment, Jinghe's expression was also quite bewildered.

What's Moltres doing here?
He subconsciously reached for the "Rainbow Feather" in the inner pocket of his clothes, feeling the faint warmth emanating from it, and suddenly realized what was happening.

In my excitement just now, I used the waveguide with all my might, and it seems that I stimulated the "Rainbow Feather"?
So, is Moltres just here to deliver feathers?
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