Mind Master of the Elf World

Chapter 577 A Real Man Never Looks Back at an Explosion! (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)
The battle begins!
Cynthia stood with one hand on her hip, looking calm and confident, and seized the initiative without hesitation.

"Sea Gastrodon, pray for rain!"

"Waaaaah—!!"

A thin outer layer appeared on the sea hare's body, its head was slightly raised, and a large patch of dark clouds appeared in a spiral shape above the arena, and a torrential downpour began.

"The weather has turned rainy!" the host shouted.

Many people in the audience raised questions.

"When did Miss Cynthia start playing in the rain?"

"Want to play with the weather with Teacher Jinghe? 'Weathering With You' Qibana has been called 'The Forsaken One' by the heavens."

"Besides, Martial Arts Bear Master is now a combo-based fighter, so rainy weather would be advantageous for him, right?"

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Unlike the audience's confusion, Wusong and the others saw through Cynthia's intentions.

"Rainy days don't just amplify the power of water-type moves; they also significantly reduce the power of moves like Solar Beam and Solar Blade," Wusong said seriously, crossing his legs and adjusting his glasses.

Although Jinghe's Pokémon do not include Grass-type Pokémon, it does not mean that they do not know Grass-type moves.

Like the Sun Blade of Azure Flame Blade Demon and the Sun Beam of Crimson Armor Knight, they are very powerful.

However, in the rain, the fire-type Azure Blade Demon cannot be used at all, and it is also countered by water and ground types.

Even when it appears, Grass-type moves like Solar Beam and Solar Blade are completely suppressed by the rain, making it difficult to pose a fatal threat to Gastrodon.

Da Ye nodded, resting his chin on his hand and leaning forward.

"Big Sister is definitely a professional when it comes to dealing with Fire-type Pokémon."

This is the approval of Da Ye, a trainer specializing in Fire-type Pokémon.

Ah Liu stared at him blankly, "You contributed ninety percent of the boss's experience, right?"

She challenged a total of 149 times and lost 149 times. Did Cynthia get all her experience in dealing with Fire-type Pokémon from you, Big Leaf?

Upon hearing this, Da Ye's expression turned awkward.

However, Cynthia's move can indeed be said to have both strengthened herself and prevented Jinghe's Azure Flame Blade Demon.

On the field.

At the same time that Cynthia gave the order, Jinghe also gave the order.

"Martial Arts Bear Master, dark attack!"

"Horr!!zzZ"

As soon as he finished speaking, the martial arts bear master, whose eyes were originally fierce, started snoring. But his movements were not hindered at all. He stomped the ground and rushed out.

He immediately switched to the One-Strike Style Martial Arts Bear Master!
Some viewers were puzzled by this.

Isn't it going to rain?
With the added benefit of rain, the Water Stream Combo of Martial Arts Bear Master should be even more powerful, right?
This only shows that these viewers didn't watch Cynthia's previous matches properly.

Cynthia's Gastrodon has the ability Water Absorb!

Water-type moves are difficult to land effectively, which is why Cynthia had Gastrodon bring rain.

With the Water Absorb ability as a safety net, even if both sides receive the benefit of rain, Gastrodon's Water Absorb ability can prevent the opponent's Water-type moves from exerting their full power.

As for saying.

What electric-type moves like thunder are best paired with rain?
As a Ground-type Pokémon, Gastrodon is also immune to Electric-type moves.

Therefore, rainy weather is absolutely perfect for Gastrodon, and Cynthia's choice to use Gastrodon as the first move clearly shows that she had considered many factors.

"That's a fist tearing through the rain!" the host shouted.

Although the Martial Arts Bear Master was asleep, its movements remained swift. Its fist was enveloped in dark Dark-type energy, and it was about to deliver a powerful punch to Gastrodon.

“Gastrodon, next!” Cynthia still had a smile on her face.

Next?
Teacher Jinghe's Martial Arts Bear Fist actually chose to take the hit?
But see.

The sea hare let out a low growl and, facing the fist thrown by the martial arts bear master, suddenly straightened up, using its softest part—its abdomen—to withstand the attack!
boom! !

A powerful punch slammed into the sea hare's abdomen, causing the water curtain behind it to explode.

boom! !

The ground beneath the sea hare's feet immediately cracked layer by layer, splitting open into thick fissures.

"Ouch!!" The sea hare beast let out a painful whimper.

but
Despite taking such a punch, the sea hare was not sent flying!
more importantly.

Martial Arts Master Xiong felt that although his punch had landed, it was as if he had hit cotton; the point of force was wrong!
Then the audience saw that the sea hare's body softened up as if it were melting into mud.

"Oh ho ho—it's melting! What an unexpected response!" For the commentary of this final match, the organizers invited the champion, Adek, to provide commentary!

Although there was a concern that Adek might suddenly fall asleep, the championship title was more important.

Strangely enough, Mr. Adek seems to be in quite good spirits today.

And it also provided a very appropriate answer.

[Melting: By liquefying and recombining the body, one can significantly enhance their physical defense capabilities!]

Although the sea hare's body appears soft, it is actually extremely resilient. Combined with the melting move, it truly uses softness to overcome hardness. Next up is the fist of the martial arts bear master.

“It seems Miss Cynthia has some knowledge of martial arts,” Aldek said.

Da Ye, sitting in the audience, touched his face.

Overcoming strength with softness?

Jing He's lips twitched slightly. Sea Hare Beast can be played like this?

Gastrodon is a Pokémon with relatively average abilities, but its physical defense is slightly weak, its stamina is abundant, and its speed is slow. Melting it up significantly boosts its physical defense.

Moreover, it seems that this tactic also helps to overcome the slow speed of the Sea Gastrodon.

The principle of using softness to overcome hardness is actually quite suitable for slow-speed Pokémon.

"Sea Hare Beast, create distance! Turbid Current!"

Cynthia was actually a little surprised as well.

It wasn't that Gastrodon blocked Martial Arts Bear Master's attack, but rather that Gastrodon, despite doing so, still let out a cry of pain.

Jinghe's martial arts master seems to have gotten stronger again?

"Waaaaah!!"

slam-la-

A surging, turbid current of water swirled up from the side of the Sea Hare, carrying it away from the Martial Arts Bear Master while rushing towards him.

With the added force of the rain, this turbid flow resembled a mudslide, becoming both muddy and turbulent.

For the Martial Arts Bear Master, whose attacks are always critical, trying to reduce its hit rate is a good solution.

But
For martial arts master Xiong Shi
Jing He's eyes sharpened, and she said in a low voice:
"Martial Arts Bear Master, cleave the waters!"

"Hoo!"

Upon hearing this, Martial Arts Master Xiong suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze sharp and intense. Facing the surging torrent of turbid water, he assumed a fighting stance.

Fist!

slam-la-

The murky water was split in two from the middle!
"Martial Arts Master Xiong has cleaved through the turbid current!!!" the host shouted excitedly.

Just as the audience was surprised that Gastrodon would block Martial Ursa's punch in this way, they were also surprised that Martial Ursa would break through Gastrodon's turbid current in this way.

"Roar!!!"

The martial arts master roared with great momentum.

If it were Ash Ketchum in this situation, it could be said that the Martial Arts Urshifu showed some backbone!
"Dark Nether Strike!" Jing He waved his hand, giving instructions at lightning speed, a faint blue light gleaming in his eyes.

"Horr! zzZ"

Breaking through the water flow, Martial Arts Master Xiong once again threw a punch and pressed forward.

"Stop it, Gastrodon!" Cynthia's expression also turned serious.

If we play like this...
The Martial Arts Bear Master seems to have a built-in "water-drawing" ability, which allows it to counter water-based attacks.
boom! !

The jet-black fist slammed hard into the sea hare's protruding abdomen once again.

"Why are we doing this again?"

"It wasn't effective before, and after the Sea Gastrodon was melted once, its physical defense was even strengthened. Its effectiveness should be even lower now, right?" "What is Teacher Jinghe thinking?"

The audience members couldn't help but raise their questions.

"Waaaaah!!"

The sea hare whimpered in pain.

Wu Song frowned, somewhat surprised, and said, "No, the Sea Hare Beast seems to have suffered even greater damage."

The same Dark Strike, the same way of blocking, and even the Sea Gastrodon underwent a Meltdown to increase its physical defense, so how could the damage be greater?
"Oh?"

After a brief moment of furrowing his brow, Adek, watching from the commentary booth, noticed something amiss.

"Martial Arts Bear Master's Dark Nether Strike seems to be more than just a one-hit wonder."

What do you mean?
Those who felt it most clearly were undoubtedly Cynthia and Gastrodon, who was directly hit by the attack of the Martial Arts Ursa Master.

That punch was definitely stronger!
Jinghe's martial arts master, Bear Master, has finally combined the essence of the One-Strike Style and the Combo Style.
Cynthia was secretly alarmed.

Just as Jinghe understands her well, she also knows a great deal about Jinghe's Pokémon.

Although Jinghe's martial arts master Xiong Shi had mastered the secrets of both the One-Strike Style and the Combo Style, both styles could only be used in their respective states.

Awake or asleep.

But now, after Jinghe's repeated switching between waking and sleeping states, it seems that Martial Arts Master Xiong is trying to combine the two profound mysteries.

This resulted in the fact that although Martial Arts Master Xiong used Dark Nether Strike, he combined it with the secrets of combo attacks, making each punch stronger than the last.
The physical defense enhancement brought about by the melting of the sea hare also "lost" its effect.

but.

The sea hare managed to withstand the attack, and its body began to soften.

melt!

The two meltings directly enhanced physical defense four times.

Against any opponent skilled in physical attacks, such physical defense combined with their own recovery ability would make them invincible.

But facing Martial Arts Master Xiong.
"Sea Haremon, hot water!"

Cynthia frowned slightly.

slam-la-

Boiling water surged in from all directions, and steam rose into the air.

呲——

The steam rising from the boiling water is equally scorching. Even if Martial Arts Master Xiong can break through the water flow again, he cannot break through the steam.

Moreover, this time, Gastrodon did not increase the distance between itself and Martial Arts Ursa. The distance between them was too short, leaving Martial Arts Ursa no room to maneuver.

So Jinghe simply had Martial Arts Master Xiong launch another fierce attack while facing the scalding hot water.

"Dark Dark Strike!"

One fresh trick, eaten all over the world!

The air currents swirling around his fist seemed capable of tearing anything apart, even creating a gap in the scalding hot water.

but.

Jinghe and Martial Arts Master Xiong were clearly unlucky; the high temperature from the boiling water caused Martial Arts Master Xiong to be burned.

Burning state!
Physical attack power halved!

Got it!

Cynthia finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.

With the Sea Gastrodon's level 4 physical defense bonus, plus the burning status, the Martial Arts Bear Master's attack should...
boom! !

The moment such a thought crossed his mind, Martial Arts Bear Master's Dark Nether Strike slammed solidly into the Sea Hare Beast.

hum-

"Horr."

Martial Arts Master Xiong slowly opened his eyes and gently exhaled a breath of white air.

He retracted his fist and turned around.

Behind them, a muffled groan suddenly came from the sea hare.

The water flowing around it, as well as the raindrops falling from the sky, exploded and turned into water mist at this moment, just like the water flow exploding.

boom! !

Immediately afterwards, his eyes narrowed sharply, as if he had felt some intense pain, and he let out a whimper.

She collapsed softly to the ground.

A real man never looks back at an explosion.

There was silence.

"Sea Hare Beast, incapacitated!!" the referee suddenly announced.

This allowed the audience to slowly come to their senses.

"That turn of my martial arts master, Bear Master, was so cool!"

"But...why? Wasn't Martial Arts Master Xiong already in a state of burning?"

"What kind of boxing style is this?"

"Want to learn? I don't know how."

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Adek, watching from the commentary booth, squinted, a look of sudden realization gradually appearing on his face, and murmured:
"So it was a waveguide."

waveguide?

By this time, Cynthia had already realized what was happening.

Martial Arts Master Xiong does indeed have a tendency to combine the one-hit style and the combo style, but not now.

The reason why Gastrodon's physical defense stacking is useless is because Martial Arts Ursa uses Aura!
Imagine the waveguide as a water flow, and the waveguide as the water flow; the continuous strike of the waveguide is the continuous strike of the continuous strike flow!
Auras that belong to the special attack category are naturally unaffected by the burning state.

Jinghe and Martial Arts Master Xiong are keeping their relationship very well hidden.

"So, Teacher Jinghe was shouting 'Dark Nether Strike,' but actually using a wave missile?!"

"Holy crap! That's so dirty! They actually used such a dirty tactic against Cynthia!"

"As expected of Teacher Jinghe, she really doesn't hold back at all."

In the audience, Wu Song and the others suddenly realized what was going on.

"The one-hit style is Dark Nether Strike, while the combo style is hidden within the Aura. Is this what a 'Fighting Master' is?" Wusong murmured.

So insidious!

He even deliberately shouted "Dark Nether Strike!"
But who would have thought that a physical attack-focused Martial Arts Urshifu would use a special attack?
Just like no one expected Gengar to fight.

This can actually be considered an experiment by Jinghe.

In his original world, martial arts included internal martial arts, qigong, and internal strength.
Martial Arts Bear Master's One-Strike Style and Combo Style are just fighting techniques, but what if we consider Aura as something like Qi Gong?

Actually, Martial Arts Master Xiong is using Dark Nether Strike, not a wave missile. He has simply incorporated wave guidance into his moves.

Just like the "Kainon" of the Crimson Knights, which can be integrated into the waveguide.

However, Xiong's skill in combat techniques is far superior to that of the Crimson Knight, making it even harder for him to detect.

"You've worked hard, come back now, Sea Gastrodon."

Cynthia recalled the Gastrodon, which had lost its ability to fight, and looked at Jinghe opposite her.

Smile.

well.

I've never seen this trick used before. Were you hiding at the back waiting for her?
Upon seeing Cynthia's smile, Jing He's body trembled slightly, and the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end.

I feel like I've offended her?

"This"

However, although Martial Arts Master Xiong won, he was in a burning state, which made it difficult for him to exert his strength.

In this first round of competition, Jinghe gained an advantage, but the advantage was limited.
(End of this chapter)