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Chapter 162 Dragon-type Civil War? Talk to my Weakness Insurance!
[It's an iron wall? Why don't we just defend it?]

[The ice spikes from the Styracosaurus are incredibly powerful; last year, Mr. Hachisaku's Styracosaurus used this attack to instantly kill Sinri's Torterra!]

To be honest, isn't it normal for Torterra to get one-shotted? It's four times weak to ice, dude...

Unlike the Pokémon Ogre, it is unlikely that it possesses dual blades.

Although the Styracod has quite a few energy attack methods, its combat strength in this area is almost on par with the Altaria.

Even a single Dragon Star Swarm couldn't severely damage the sturdy Staff-tailed Armored Dragon.

Therefore, after anticipating the possibility of two quasi-gods facing off, Qingyu and Zhulan quickly devised the best solution together.

Direct Iron Wall Reinforcement!

The reason is simple: to gamble on the future.

While holding your position can prevent you from being hit by extremely powerful attacks of the element that counter your element at the start of the battle and keep your health at a safe level, it has almost no impact on the subsequent battles.

Iron Wall is different. As long as it can be strengthened before the attack arrives, it can not only reduce the damage caused, but also have a very important impact on the subsequent battle.

Of course, that's the theory, but in reality, it also depends on the reaction speed of both sides.

If the opponent launches the first attack, whether Doulong can react quickly is another question.

Under Qingyu's watchful gaze, the spiky dinosaur quickly exhaled cold air, condensing the first ice spike in its hand, and hurled it with all its might at the stationary scaly dinosaur.

It only opened its eyes suddenly when the attack was about to hit.

At the same time, the golden scales covering its body quickly developed a metallic luster and became as hard as iron.

Before its opponent's attack could arrive, Kommo-o completed its enhancement!
"Roar--!"

With a powerful growl, it immediately crossed its arms to block the ice spike attack that was heading straight for its face.

After withstanding the second attack that followed, Kommo-o finally had a chance to dodge and dodged all the attacks that were thrown at it.

Looking at the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon, Zhu Lan and Qing Yu both breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the attack just now knocked off a few of its scales, judging from its current high morale, it shouldn't be a big problem.

The opponent's attacks only fueled its fighting spirit.

When faced with the thyrsus that had hurt him, Doulong's eyes quickly turned bloodshot, and his arms clenched involuntarily.

"Mammodon, pounce!"

Zhu Lan decisively directed Dou Long to launch a swift counterattack.

"The power of the pounce attack is directly linked to the user's defense. After the Iron Wall enhancement, the pounce attack of Kommo-o will be extremely powerful."

Qingyu provided an explanation at the opportune moment.

At the same time, Hachisaku reacted immediately, recalling the Spinosaurus before the Dragon Leap could land and replacing it with the Dragon Barut for defense.

(Dorombalut, with two Dorombesia residing on his head)
Dragapult is a Ghost/Dragon hybrid, and can ignore Normal and Fighting type moves through its special Hollowfication ability.

Therefore, unsurprisingly, Kommo-o'-the-Tail's pounce missed its target.

"So it really is Dramberto..."

Qingyu nodded, seemingly unsurprised by the trump card that Hachisaku had hidden.

Because of the exceptionally good ecology of Padia, the wild Pokémon population in this region is very large, and Dragapults can be found in many areas near the ocean.

Since he had anticipated this, he and Zhu Lan had naturally come up with a plan.

"Now! Kommo-o! Use Dragon Claw!" Zhu Lan spoke again, and the rhythm of the battle instantly changed once more.

Because the attack was aimed directly at Dragapult, it didn't cause any damage due to the type difference, but the two Pokémon were now at a very ambiguous distance.

At Zhu Lan's command, the crimson-eyed Staff-tailed Armored Dragon instantly struck back with its claws, its body spinning half a circle as it unleashed a powerful claw attack!

Caught off guard, Hachisaku didn't even have time to speak before the attack from the Staff-tailed Scaled Dragon struck.

Dorombalto was instantly sent flying. After struggling for a short while after falling to the ground, he was ultimately unable to stand up by sheer willpower.

Its eyes rolled back, and it collapsed to the ground, completely losing its ability to fight.

One hit kill!

Upon seeing this, the audience at the scene and in the live broadcast room were both stunned.

Wait a minute, something's wrong with this Kommo-o-Tai; it looks like it's on drugs! Quick, get it to a drug test!

[It seems that it really is... After the Iron Wall was erected, the dragon's entire aura changed.]

[Teacher Yu, could you please explain what just happened?]

Regarding the confusion in the comments section, Qingyu smiled slightly and quickly provided the answer:

"It's actually quite simple. The item carried by the Kommo-o-Tai is a weakness protection, so being attacked by the Triceratops actually stimulated its combat power."

This was also the idea he gave to Zhulan.

The Weakness Insurance, like the Miss Insurance that Qingyu used in the game before, is a magical item that can be carried during battles.

Its function is to greatly enhance the wearer's offensive capabilities when the wearer is attacked by a highly effective move.

Furthermore, both physical and special attack are comprehensively enhanced.

For Kommo-o-Tai, which has the ability to use two blades, it is naturally a perfect match.

Generally speaking, the Weakness Policy item is a gamble, and only Pokémon with many weaknesses and good durability (such as Tyranitar) would choose to carry it.

However, because this year's tournament is the Dragon Attribute Master Tournament, it was given the opportunity to appear.

As everyone knows, two tigers cannot share one mountain.

The proud and powerful dragon is the same.

Dragon-type monsters are mutually restraining, and the Styracosaurus is particularly effective against Kommo-o, regardless of whether it is an Ice or Dragon type.

Therefore, the probability of triggering the weakness insurance in this Masters tournament is quite high.

A dragon-type civil war? Go ahead and talk to my weakness insurance!
With the defensive boost provided by Iron Wall, plus the enhanced dual-attack effect of Weakness Insurance...

In the game, this is equivalent to Kommo-o-Tai being given a six-level stat boost in the very first round, which is terrifying.

However, being able to instantly defeat Draco was indeed a pleasant surprise.

After all, this thing is a standard high-speed assassin template, with all its base stats allocated to speed and attack, so it's not very durable.

Therefore, the Pokémon that Ivy temporarily cultivated managed to kill it in one hit; it's hard to say what would have happened if it were another pseudo-legendary.

After taking down one of the opponent's Pokémon first, Cynthia clearly had a significant advantage.

Meanwhile, Hachisaku's already furrowed brows deepened even further.

After some deliberation, he ultimately chose to field the more robust Aluminum Steel Dragon to attempt a head-on confrontation.

(End of this chapter)