Mind Master of the Elf World

Chapter 551: I suggest banning Teacher Jinghe! (Seeking monthly votes!)
It was 3 p.m., and the weather was sunny.

As Ma Rui walked step by step into the players' tunnel, the cheers grew louder and louder.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our master from the Alola region, Marin!"

The host's loud voice echoed throughout the stadium, and the audience's enthusiasm grew even stronger under the host's influence.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
One by one, spotlights were turned on, shining on the exit of the contestant passage where Ma Ruiyin was located.

"Mr. Marin!!!"

"Go, Lao Ma!!"

"Don't worry, Lao Ma, your opponent is Teacher Jing He!"

Ma Ruiyin twitched the corner of her mouth.

Does the fact that my opponent is Teacher Jinghe mean I'm bound to lose?

Not necessarily.
"And now let's welcome the young master from the Hoenn region, the hero of Twin Dragons City, Jing He!!"

"Teacher Jinghe!!"

It was clear from the cheers of the audience that Jinghe had a higher approval rating.

Heroes of Shuanglong City!
These five words are enough to explain most of the reasons.

In the Unova region, obtaining the title of "hero" is no easy feat, and the people of Unova have a particular obsession with becoming a "hero."

Therefore, it would be difficult for Jinghe not to be popular in the Hezhong area.

With the help of the alliance's publicity and various news reports, people in the United States region are becoming more and more aware of Jinghe, and its recognition is increasing.

Perhaps only champion Adek can consistently outperform the current Jinghe.

Hearing the cheers, Ma Rui scratched his head in distress.

They're no match for her in terms of popularity.
Zi Yu, who previously fought against Jing He, was from the United States and was a cute girl, while Nie Zi was a very popular and well-known rock singer. In addition, since they were in the same sub-venue, the difference in popularity between her and Jing He didn't seem as big as that between Yu Ou.

But now that we're on the main stage, and Ma Rui isn't exactly a very popular player, there's still a gap.

Ma Ruiyin nodded slightly as she watched Jing He walk across to the other side under the spotlight.

Yeah, he is indeed quite handsome.
However, Ma Ruiyin did not have any negative emotions because of the popularity and cheers, because he was not someone who cared about these things.

"It's great to finally meet you, Professor Jinghe. I hope we can study astronomy together sometime."

During the handshake, Ma Rui smiled and said something very friendly.

"Hello, Mr. Marin. Hmm? Studying astronomy?"

Jing He, who was just about to exchange pleasantries, paused in surprise upon hearing Ma Ruiyin's words.

When did I become an astronomy enthusiast?
In response, Jinghe really wanted to say that he didn't know anything about astronomy; he probably just had a tiny bit of interest in the stars in the sky.

Of course, this interest only extends to "eating".

It wasn't him who ate it, it was Young Kylas who ate it.

“Dr. Solans told me everything.” Ma Rui thought Jing He was being modest.

"said?"

Solans knows Marin?
So what did they say?

Before they could exchange any more words, the referee signaled for both of them to return to their respective areas, and the match was about to begin.

So, Jing He returned to her side with some doubts, while Ma Ruiyin felt...
Teacher Jinghe is much easier to communicate with than I imagined.
Yes, he's a good person.

During the preparation phase, as required by the rules, both players submitted their six Pokémon and selected three to fight based on the opponent's Pokémon.

Actually, for Jinghe, choosing 3 out of 6 is not a good rule.

At the very least, compared to other trainers, he is definitely at a disadvantage.

After all, he said that currently only six Pokémon are available to participate.

Gengar, Ice Ninetales, Greatsmith, Dragonite, Urshifu, and Azure Blade.

Although Young Gilas is a desert tyrant, it is only in its cub form and has no chance to appear at the Masters Tournament level for the time being.

Rotom is similar to Young Kylas.

The only one who might get a chance to play is our beloved maid.

But actually, Esper is more suited to doubles, and against a Steel-type specialist like Marin, she's not exactly inferior, but she's not exactly superior either.

Limited choices.

There's nothing he can do about it. Although he has developed considerable strength, he has only been a trainer for about half a year, less than a year.

But it's different for other players.

For example, Cynthia, Lance, and Steven have raised more than just six Pokémon, and the same goes for Marin on the other side.

They can gather information by watching and recording their opponent's battle videos, then prepare six more suitable Pokémon, and choose three more based on their opponent's lineup.

Of course, Jinghe wasn't completely helpless.

For example, you could form a team with Mew, Marshadow, Mewtwo, Genesect, Darkrai, and Meroeta.

That would probably scare the opponent into forfeiting the match.

But that's pointless.

It can also easily damage the confidence of your own Pokémon.

They train and grow so hard, and when they want to prove their progress, they don't get a chance to play. Wouldn't that dampen their confidence and enthusiasm?
Although they may not be as strong as Mewtwo or Darkrai now, who can say what the future holds?
Boom!Boom!
on the big screen.

Next to Jinghe and Ma Ruiyin's portraits, images of Poké Balls containing six Pokémon each appeared, along with a display of their six Pokémon.

Jinghe's six need no further explanation.

Marin's six Pokémon are: Metagross, Dugtrio (Alolan form), Coin, Magneton, Skarmory, and Aegislash.

As for the three chosen by both sides, they will be revealed in the subsequent battles.

Currently, only the player and the competition organizers know about this.

"Both players, please summon your Pokémon!" the referee signaled, waving his flag.

Ma Rui scratched his messy hair, his expression gradually becoming serious.

"Old Ma is getting serious," Mamane exclaimed excitedly from the audience, clenching his fists.

Don't let Lao Ma's usual laziness fool you; it's actually because there aren't many opponents who are worth his serious attention.

No one has more confidence in Marin's abilities than Mamane.

"Go!" Ma Rui threw out a Poké Ball.

Jing He narrowed his eyes, his gaze not falling on the Poké Ball that Ma Ruiyin had thrown, but on his wrist.

Yes.

Z-Bracelet and Z Pure Crystal.

Ma Rui had prepared for the Z-Move.

Just
When the Z-move is used, that awkward dance...
cough cough.

Look back.

Jinghe also threw out a Poké Ball.

"Wow!!"

On Ma Ruiyin's side, a helmeted bird appeared, its metallic wings spread and flying in mid-air, its entire body gleaming with metallic luster!

On Jinghe's side, it was Azure Flame Blade Demon who made the appearance!
"Gucha!"

The Azure Flame Blade Demon's twin blades gleamed with a cold light.

One more thing I haven't mentioned: this match is taking place on the main arena, and the two players were drawn to play on a rocky terrain. "It seems that Jinghe has a slight advantage in terms of attributes."

For this match, we invited Qibana, who was the first to finish his match and win, and is very skilled at live streaming.

He stood on the commentary platform, providing commentary for the entire event while simultaneously live-streaming on his phone.

It's like they're trying to have both commentary from different sources.

"However, Skarmory has an aerial advantage and extremely strong physical defense, while Blademaster is a melee physical attacker, so it's really hard to say which one is better."

There are significant differences between real-world Pokémon battles and those in the games.

That single move of launching the Skarmory into the air is something that can't be shown at all in the game.

Otherwise, why would Lance be so "enthusiastic" about Flying-type Pokémon?

Because it can be pulled.

After confirming that both sides were ready, the referee lowered the flag amidst cheers from the audience.

"The battle begins!"

"Armored Bird, take off, then scatter water chestnuts!" Marui gave the first command.

"唳——!!"

With a loud cry, the armored bird suddenly flapped its wings and soared into the air. At the same time, arrows resembling metal feathers shot out from under its wings, which turned into metal nails upon landing and finally disappeared.

Sa Ling?

Jinghe's expression was strange upon seeing this.

He didn't speak, but the Azure Flame Blade Demon's figure seemed to tremble slightly before it stood still.

Ok?
"Is Teacher Jinghe not responding?"

"But I remember that Teacher Jinghe once showed a video of Skarmory using the 'Stealth Shot' tactic?"

"I remember now, is this using Teacher Jinghe's tactics to defeat Teacher Jinghe?"

Many viewers were puzzled by the lack of response from Cangyan Rengui and Jinghe.

But Ma Ruiyin was not affected by this, and continued:
"Skunko, keep going, Stealth Rock!"

Sharp rock blocks of varying sizes appeared out of thin air in the arena, spreading around it, just like the previous scattering of diamonds, covering the area before quickly disappearing.

This is definitely a spike-laying tactic!
Daigo and Wataru, sitting in the audience, still vividly remember this tactic.

I was taught a lesson by this tactic back then.

So, the next move is either an "iron wall attack" tactic or being blown away?
But this time, it was Jinghe's voice that came through.

"Azure Flame Blade Demon, Flame Charge!"

Bear!!

A dark blue flame suddenly shot up, but it didn't come from the 'Azure Flame Blade Demon' in the arena; instead, it appeared in mid-air!

"Behind the Skarmory!"

"when?!"

"How did the Azure Flame Blade Demon end up there? The one on the field..."

The "Azure Flame Blade Demon" on the field slowly dissipated like a bubble.

"It's the shadow left by the shadow attack. Teacher Jinghe and Azure Flame Blade Ghost seemed to be making no moves, but in fact they launched a shadow attack," Qibana explained.

Of course, he deduced the reason after seeing the result.

So that’s it?
Before, Teacher Jinghe didn't give any instructions. Everyone thought he wasn't doing anything. In fact, Teacher Jinghe and Cangyan Rengui's tacit understanding had reached the point where they didn't need any instructions.

This level of understanding is a little frightening.

At first, Cibana couldn't see it, and neither could Marin.

The Azure Flame Blade Demon inexplicably appeared behind the Skarmory, its advantage of flight vanished, and scorching flames crashed down.

boom! !

In an instant, the temperature in the entire arena began to soar, and the Skarmory was thrown from the air to the ground by the impact, flames accompanying it.

Although Ma Ruiyin was surprised, he did not panic. Faced with this situation, he immediately tried to remedy the situation.

"Azure Flame Blade Demon, stealthy attack!"

"Armored Bird, stir up a hurricane, blow away the flames, blow it away!"

The falling armored bird cried out in pain, but its movements were far from satisfactory. It struggled to flap its wings to try to dispel the flames on its body, while simultaneously whipping up a fierce gust of wind that swept towards the Azure Flame Blade Demon.

It really was blown away.

"Here we go! Read Teacher Jinghe's name first!" Qibana shouted.

The gust of wind generated by the armored bird missed its target, and the Azure Flame Blade Demon disappeared into the void of dimensional space.

Its skill in this area was learned from Gui Gui, and it's incredibly adept at it.

Furthermore, the "blow away" move is too slow to execute because of the large airflow required to generate the force of the blow. Trainers and Pokémon with sufficient reflexes still have a slight chance to counter it.

After all, this is a move with a priority of -6.

However, Ma Rui's reaction speed was also fast enough. Seeing that the Azure Flame Blade Ghost had disappeared, he immediately changed his strategy.

"Armored Bird, perch!"

Just as it was slammed to the ground, the Skarmory took the opportunity to fold its wings and recover its lost strength.

At the same time, the Azure Flame Blade Demon once again pounced from behind the Armored Bird.

Subtle surprise attack!

boom! !

Attack hit.

However, given Skarmory's physical defense and the Roost move, Azure Blade Demon's Phantom Assault did not inflict much substantial damage.

"Come back, Skarmory!"

Then Marius recalled the armored bird without hesitation.

The "spreading of spikes" is complete, and the Skarmory's mission is almost finished. Before it is killed by the Azure Flame Blade Ghost, it is time to replace it.

There are many ways to get your opponent to switch Pokémon; blowing them away isn't always necessary.

"call"

Ma Rui slowly exhaled.

But it should be said or not.

The pressure of playing against Teacher Jinghe is really immense.

I felt that my tactics had been completely seen through and figured out.

But there is nothing we can do.

Who can blame Teacher Jinghe for being a master of the "nail-laying tactic"?

In fact, that's what the audience thinks too.

"No, it's really hard to get the dirty tricks he used on 'the heart' in front of him."

"Ms. Ma Ruiyin has already done very well. Coach Jing He even deliberately used a silent fighting tactic, which was too dirty!"

"What else can I say? My suggestion is to ban Teacher Jinghe!"

Is it going to be banned already?
Jing He muttered to himself. He had just been about to have the Azure Flame Blade Demon transform.
(End of this chapter)