Mind Master of the Elf World

Chapter 579 Shattering the Darkness with Flames! (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

When it was her turn to summon her Pokémon, Jinghe pondered for a moment before making her decision.

Take out the Poké Ball.

"Go, Azure Flame Blade Demon!"

Amidst the red light, a ghostly blue flame rose, and a ball of fire instantly appeared in the arena.

With the flames subdued, the Azure Flame Blade Demon, clad in "Armor of Curses," cleaved through the flames with a single sword strike, his gaze fixed intently on Cynthia opposite him.

"Gucha!"

That look seemed to say.

Give me some face, let's fight!

"Teacher Jinghe's third Pokémon is—Azure Striker!"

The host had barely finished speaking when, considering the unique nature of Teacher Jinghe's Azure Flame Blade Demon, quickly added:
"Of course! It could also be the Crimson Lotus Knights!"

Boom! !

On the big screen, following Martial Arts Bear Master and Dragonite, the images of Azure Blade Demon and Crimson Armor Knight appeared next to Jing He's image.

This is the first time in a tournament that two Pokémon have occupied one icon.

Seeing that Jing He summoned the Azure Flame Blade Demon, Cynthia more or less understood what he meant.

Both Blazing Blade and Crimson Knight have similar weaknesses, while Cynthia's Pokémon Roserade and Glaceon are clearly at a type disadvantage.

This is letting her summon her ace Garchomp ahead of time!
Cynthia chuckled and took out a Poké Ball.

Things won't turn out as you wish.

"Tremble, soul, Flower Rock Monster!"

The Poké Ball immediately opened in the center of the field, and a strangely shaped, cracked wedge stone slammed heavily onto the field.

As a strange, dark red wave rose from the crack in the wedge stone, a flower rock monster, resembling mist, emerged from it, revealing its true form.

"Hiss—smack—!!"

The Flower Rock Monster's gaseous body rotated like a fan.

"Cynthia's third Pokémon is—Rockstone!!"

Azure Blade Demon and Crimson Armored Knight are not only weak to Ground types, but also to Dark types.

Moreover, Jinghe's Azure Flame Blade Demon likes to incorporate waveguides and superpowers into its flames.

However, these abilities are less effective against Ghost and Dark-type Venostats.

"Azure Flame Blade Demon!" Jing He squinted and shouted softly.

Upon hearing this, the Azure Flame Blade Demon immediately understood and quickly turned the button on its armor. A burst of crimson flames surged from its body and the gaps in its armor.

Flames shot into the sky, completely engulfing it.

"Here they come! Henshin of the Azure Flame Blade Demon!"

"To be honest, the coolest Pokémon in this tournament has to be Blaze!"

"However, Crimson Knight is a Fire/Psychic-type Pokémon, which is disadvantageous against Dark-type Pokémon."

"Oh!!! I get it! Teacher Jinghe is also a master of reverse attributes!"

The transformation of Azure Flame Blade Demon undoubtedly elicited enthusiastic cheers from the audience, while some viewers expressed their doubts.

Ghost-type. At least it can still deal damage, while Psychic-type is completely immune to Dark-type, right?
However, people like Gossong, Adek, and Daigo agreed with Jinghe's choice.

Rockruff shares similar tactics with Gengar, but its biggest difference with Gengar might be their speed.

Gengar's speed is its advantage, it's incredibly fast, while Rockruff's speed is its disadvantage. Apart from some debuff moves, Rockruff's best move is probably defense and counterattack.

For example, surprise attacks and deception.

While Azure Blade Demon has slightly better stats than Crimson Armor Knight, it needs to get close to the Flower Rock Monster to deal damage, making it easy for the Flower Rock Monster to seize the opportunity to counterattack.

However, if it is a ranged Crimson Knight, it can take advantage of its speed to maintain a good distance from the Flower Rock Monster, giving it more room to maneuver.

As for physical and special attacks, Rockruff has excellent defenses, so there's not much difference between physical and special attacks.

"Spray flames!"

Bear!!

The crimson flames enveloping the armor quickly receded, and the Crimson Lotus Knights, having just completed their transformation, had already set up their cannons. Within the golden cannons, flames condensed and then rapidly erupted as tongues of fire.

It immediately launched a fierce attack after switching to the Crimson Armor Knight form.

Just as Jing He was giving the order, a thought suddenly occurred to him, and an extremely bold idea came to him.
He then quickly shouted:
"Flower Rock Monster, hold the line!"

"Sizzle—!"

hum-

A layer of emerald green barrier suddenly appeared around the Flower Rock Monster's body, blocking the flames shot by the Crimson Lotus Armored Knight.

audience:"???"

host:"???"

Aldak: "???"

Even Cynthia, who had just opened her mouth to give instructions, was now looking adorably dazed with her mouth open.

boom! !

As the firelight faded, the Flower Rock Monster seemed to realize something and curled up.

"Sizzle."

The host stammered, "Jing... Teacher Jinghe commanded the Flower Rock Monster?"

It was only then that the audience finally realized what was happening.

Wow! !

There was an uproar.

"Holy crap! My vocabulary is suddenly limiting what I can say."

"Teacher Jinghe is truly amazing! She actually commanded the opponent's Pokémon! You're incredible!"

"No! Why can Teacher Jinghe command the Flower Rock Monster?"

"So they managed to trick the guard into coming out?"

"Pfft—to be honest, in all my years of watching games, this is the first time I've ever seen such a flashy move."

"Wait a minute! Teacher Jinghe can command Miss Cynthia's Rockruff, there's something wrong with that!"

The live stream room was filled with "???".

Regarding the bizarre actions that just occurred, everyone could only express their complex feelings with question marks.

"Cough cough cough—" Wusong, who had just taken a sip of water, sprayed it directly onto Da Ye's face. "Teacher Jinghe is amazing!"

All the words in the world can ultimately be summed up in two words: "amazing".

Even Wusong, who had read countless books, was at a loss for words for a moment.

Da Ye wiped his face and smacked his lips twice.

"So that's how it can be done."

Meanwhile, Green and Red, sitting next to Professor Oak, also had different expressions.

Qinglu looked completely bewildered, utterly baffled by what had just happened.

Although Crimson also looked confused, he quickly came to his senses, glanced at Green beside him, and suddenly realized what was happening.

"So that's how it's done! This is a technique I should learn!"

Seemingly noticing his expression, Qinglu suddenly snapped back to reality and said fiercely:

"Want to command my Pokémon? You'll have to train for another hundred years!"

On the field.

Cynthia blinked twice, realized what was happening, and rolled her eyes at Jing He in annoyance.

Although she had long felt that Jing He could command the Flower Rock Monsters in battle even without her, she was still here!
"Sizzle."

The Flower Rock Monster glanced back at Cynthia discreetly, then stealthily looked at Jing He.

To be honest, it's the one caught in the middle and it's in the most uncomfortable position right now. Why did I subconsciously use Guard just now?
Actually, Jinghe hadn't expected this either.

Because he just suddenly had this bold idea and decided to give it a try.

Surprisingly, it actually succeeded!
At this moment, he felt a pang of regret. He should have shouted, "Flower Rock Monster, bear it!"

However, that might make the Rock Golem realize what was happening. His shout to hold on was just one of the ways the Rock Golem was thinking about to deal with the Crimson Knight's flames.

This was just a minor incident during the competition; thankfully, the Rockruff wasn't hurt.

The battle continues.

"Sizzle!!"

Hua Yan's strange appearance changed several times, as if he was patting his cheeks, trying to figure out the command and stop listening to Jing He's words.

"Crimson Lotus Armored Cavalry, Great Flame Burst!"

hum-

Crimson Knight was quite impressed with his trainer's "outrageous moves".

To be able to command your opponent's Pokémon, that must be incredibly prestigious!
I still need to work harder!
and so.

As the Crimson Lotus Knight took a deep breath, flames surged around him. Within the flames behind his helmet, a multicolored feather shone brightly, and the fire intensified.

Rainbow Feather was "fully charged" last night.

Bear!!

Flames spewed from the blazing cannon muzzle, the intense firelight forming a huge Chinese character "大" (da, meaning big), with even faint golden flames swirling within.

Cynthia had recovered from her previous dazed state and quickly gave instructions.

"Flower Rock Monster, a surprise attack, evade!"

"Sizzle!!"

This time, the Flower Rock Monster was completely focused and, upon confirming it was Cynthia's voice, immediately reacted.

The mist surged, and using the speed advantage gained from the surprise attack, they attempted to evade the Crimson Lotus Armored Knight's massive burst of flames.

"It's not that easy, Crimson Lotus Knights!"

"Gucha!!"

hum-

A glimmer of superpowers appeared in the eyes of the Crimson Knight.

Although psychic powers cannot harm the Flower Rock Monster, they can control it and, to some extent, alter the trajectory of the flames!

Under the watchful eyes of all the spectators, the surging flames unexpectedly curved in the air and rushed towards the Flower Rock Monster.

Boom!! Flames shot into the sky, a huge roar accompanied by rising smoke and dust, and the aftershocks of heat continued to pound against the protective barrier.

Cynthia frowned.

He immediately waved his hand and shouted, "Flower Rock Monster, an eye for an eye!"

Amidst the intense flames, the Flower Rock Monster's strange gas, carrying surging black light, lunged towards the Crimson Lotus Armored Knights.

Jing He raised an eyebrow slightly.

Did you accumulate a counterattack move while dodging?
Did they anticipate that the Crimson Knight's flames would hit?

The gas from the Flower Rock Monster rapidly extended, and although the wedge stone was still in its original position, its gas had already reached the front of the Crimson Lotus Knight.

"Blow smoke!"

boom--

A thick, scorching black smoke billowed from the Crimson Lotus Knight's body, seemingly trying to obscure the Flower Rock Monster's vision.

However.
boom! !

Amidst billowing, scorching smoke, the Crimson Lotus Knight crossed his arms over his chest, his feet sliding backward on the ground, leaving two charred scratches.

A crack appeared on its metallic armor, and a black mark was also stained on the cannon armor on its arm.

Outstanding effect!

The "Tit for Tat" move is doubled in power when activated after the opponent has made their move!
This is the "defense and counterattack" ability of the Flower Rock Monster.

but.

As the strange gas of the Flower Rock Monster flew back, a faint, persistent flame could be seen entwined within it.

Burning!

It seems that Jinghe and the Crimson Armor Knight were lucky this time. Spraying smoke has a certain probability of causing the opponent to fall into the "burning" state, and the Flower Rock Monster rushed into the scorching smoke and got burned!

But Cynthia showed no sign of stopping. As soon as the gas from the Flower Rock returned, she immediately shouted:

"Evil wave!"

Gurgling——

Dense dark energy swirled and condensed above the Rockruff, and wave after wave of evil fluctuations gradually spread, making Crimson Knight feel uncomfortable.

"What an excellent judgment!" Adek exclaimed with a smile.

"Ms. Cynthia's tit-for-tat response was indeed swift," the host chimed in.

"Do not."

Adek shook his head. "An eye for an eye is a reaction. I'm referring to Miss Cynthia's judgment. She seemed to realize very quickly that simply defending and counterattacking against the Crimson Knights would only make her more passive."

After a pause, he added:

"In other words, she's competing with Jinghe for the rhythm of the battle."

At the start of the fight, Jinghe switched Azure Blade Demon to Crimson Armor Knight, which puzzled the audience. However, experienced individuals like Aldac, Gossung, and Daigo, after careful consideration, expressed their approval.

Because the Crimson Knights can maintain distance from the Flower Rock Monster by virtue of their speed and attack range.

And through a series of frantic attacks, it suppresses the Rockruff, forcing it into a passive defensive or long-range defensive counter-attack rhythm.

This is advantageous to both the Crimson Lotus Armored Cavalry and Jing He.

Because of this, Jinghe completely seized control of the rhythm of the entire battle.

Whether it's a fast-paced fight, a slow-paced fight, or a decisive battle, Jinghe has the upper hand.

Even if the Rockruff excels at defense and counter-attacks, its distance and speed become its disadvantages. It's hard to say whether the defender or the attacker will collapse first in a one-sided defense and counter-attack strategy.
But Cynthia knew that Jinghe's Crimson Armor Knight had been recognized by Ho-Oh and was blessed with the Flame of Life. In terms of attrition warfare, a defensively focused Rockruff would definitely lose.

Even with an advantage in attributes.

and so.

Cynthia began to counterattack, preventing Crimson Knights and Jinghe from firmly controlling the rhythm.

Disrupt the rhythm!
For battles between trainers who have reached the Master level, rhythm is very important.

but
"A head-on attack?" Jing He's lips curled into a smile.

Our Crimson Lotus Knights aren't afraid of a direct confrontation!

"Big characters burst into flames!"

"Gucha!!"

The Crimson Lotus Knight's eyes gleamed with fire; its favorite fighting style was undoubtedly head-on confrontation.

The evil wave impacted the Crimson Armored Knight, but the Great Flame Burst also baptized the Flower Rock Monster.

The two sides have essentially engaged in a tug-of-war of long-range attacks.

Of course, the reason might also be that the Flower Rock Monster is in a "burning" state.

"Granora, Dark Pulse!"

The persistent malice brewing seemed like a dark cloud hanging over the field, and wave after wave of attacks made the Crimson Lotus Knights particularly uncomfortable.

But it was precisely because of these repeated impacts that the fighting spirit in the Crimson Armor Knights' hearts surged even more.

Jing He raised his hand.

"Let's end this, Crimson Knights, Armored Cannon!"

Flames erupted from the golden cannon barrel.

Estimate the stamina of the Flower Rock Monster, and wait for the final Kaynor Cannon to fire at full power!
"call--"

The heatwave surging through the arena made Cynthia exhale.

The moves that the Patchwork Rock Monster can master are indeed much inferior to those of the Crimson Armored Knight.

Despite the type advantage, Crimson Knight consistently used Fire-type moves, and in the face of direct attacks, the flames negated a significant portion of the damage from the Rockruff.

But in the end...
"Please, Flower Rock Monster!" Cynthia said in a deep voice.

boom! !

The flames exploded, and the special gas of the Flower Rock Monster dissipated like a bubble, leaving only a pale white wedge-shaped stone.

"Is it over?"

"This is so exciting! This is a battle between top and bottom."

"Putting aside Jinghe's command of the Flower Rock Monster, the fight was quite spectacular."

End?

hum-

From the crack in the wedge stone, a cloud of black mist rose up again, enveloping the Crimson Lotus Knights.

"Crimson Lotus Armored Cavalry!"

Jing He, who was waiting for this move, spoke in a deep voice.

"Gucha!"

The Crimson Armored Knight tried to dodge, but found that the two sides were not proportional in speed. So it simply stood still, spread its feet apart, and took a stance, with flames bursting from every corner of its body.

"It shares the same fate as the Flower Rock Monster!"

Adek provided the answer regarding the black mist.

This tactic was familiar to A-Lv; his Gyarados had been replaced in this way.

The black mist enveloped the Crimson Lotus Armored Rider, and it suddenly felt that its surroundings were pitch black, and a strange power seemed to be rapidly draining its strength.

"Gucha!"

It's not that easy!!

The Crimson Lotus Knights did not give up.

If it doesn't give up, neither will Jinghe!
"waveguide!"

It's not for Crimson Lotus Knights, but for Rainbow Feather!

Bear!!

The flames surged once more!
The rainbow-colored feathers atop the Crimson Lotus Knight's head radiated a dazzling light.

Shine forth, flame of life!

Shatter the darkness with fire!

Golden flames emerged from the black mist.

“That is.” Adek leaned forward slightly.

"It's really exciting, Teacher Jinghe!" Da Ye shouted.

"Gucha!!!"

With a roar from the Crimson Lotus Knight, golden flames tore through the darkness, and the surging light shattered the surrounding black mist!

boom! ! !
"Same fate. It was actually resisted?!"

"Is this cheating? This is cheating!"

"The first time, those sharing the same fate can still resist."

Jing He let out a long sigh of relief.

Just as a Gastly cannot take down a Ho-Oh with its Destiny Bond, every move has its limits.

They share the same fate.

The only difference is the magnitude of the cost.

Rainbow Feather: Yes, yes, you're aloof, you're amazing.

"Why didn't I think of that?" A-Du murmured in the audience.

"But, according to Teacher Jinghe's usual practice, even if the Crimson Lotus Armored Cavalry doesn't lose its combat ability, won't they still have to be replaced?"

Some viewers also raised this question.

The purpose of switching in is to give the Pokémon that comes out on the field a certain advantage.

But this time, Jinghe did not.

on the one hand.

The Crimson Armored Knights, currently engulfed in flames, certainly wouldn't want to dismount.

The fire has already exploded, so why step in now?

On the other hand, Jinghe was also certain that among Cynthia's remaining Pokémon, unless it was Garchomp, there were no other Pokémon that could counter Cinnabar.

Of course, the most important factor is actually the will of the Crimson Knights themselves.

"Gucha!!"

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