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Chapter 81 Sniper Assassinates the Dragon King
What are the effects of the sniper's special abilities?

"When a Pokémon's move hits a vital point, which stats or effects can it ignore?"

"..."

Just a glance at the test paper Qingyu handed her caused Nemo's eyes to well up with circles, rendering her unable to fight.

“This is too difficult!”

Last time, she was able to answer a few questions about the lichen based on her previous travel experiences.

This time, the issue of hitting the vital point has completely entered his blind spot!
"Difficult? That can't be right, isn't this basic common sense?"

Qingyu raised an eyebrow and looked at Nemo, who was lying on the table cosplaying a rags-to-riches story.

He thought these questions wouldn't be difficult for Nemo.

I remember hitting vital points is something that Orange Academy teaches in class, right?

Oh, it seems Nemo hasn't started school yet...

Qingyu quickly discovered that this future champion of Padia might still be lacking something.

Good heavens, these are the fish that slipped through the net of compulsory education!

Trainers in the Pokémon world can be roughly divided into two types: the academic type and the traveling type. You can tell the difference between the two just by looking at their names.

Nemo is undoubtedly the latter. She has traveled to many regions at a young age, which is why she is so adept at commanding and training.

However, due to a lack of time for theoretical study, she was not very familiar with some basic knowledge.

and so……

I need to catch up on my lessons!

"Okay, then let me ask you some simple questions."

Qingyu smiled helplessly and decided to guide Nemo's thinking step by step.

"You should know about the focusing lens, right? What does it do?"

Although Nemo looks no different from any other Padia student, Aoba knows very well—

This woman is a genuinely wealthy person, as evidenced by her super ocean-view villa.

Nemo is actually the daughter of the owner of Rotom Mobile, a company whose status is no less than that of Daigo, the eldest son of Devon Energy.

Even the "Messenger Bird Bags" chain store in the Padiya region, which sells phone cases and various battle items, is most likely also her family's business...

A super-rich woman (like Padia).

Therefore, Qingyu thinks that Nemo should be quite knowledgeable about props.

As it turns out, he was right.

"Focus Lens... it's an item that helps Pokémon find their opponent's weak points, right?"

After a moment's thought, Nemo quickly gave the correct answer.

"That's right. So, besides a focusing scope, are there any other ways to increase the probability of hitting a vital point?"

"Gathering Qi?"

Following Qingyu's train of thought, Nemo answered almost instantly this time.

"Bingo! If we use the research data from the Pokémon professors to estimate, the improvement effect of hitting vital points can be roughly divided into three stages."

Qingyu nodded.

"In other words, when a Pokémon is holding a Focus Lens and has used Focus Energy, the probability of it hitting a critical hit will be—"

"1000%!"

"I see, that's amazing!"

Nemo nodded subconsciously, but quickly looked confused again.

"But Teacher Qingyu... using Qi Gathering in actual combat would waste a precious enhancement opportunity. Even if it hits a vital point, the damage it can cause seems far less than Sword Dance or Trick, right?"

It must be said that once she got her thoughts in order, Nemo reacted very quickly.

Hitting a vital point can indeed greatly increase the damage a Pokémon can deal, but in actual battles, few people consciously consider this.

The main reason is that the returns are too low. Even if you deliberately make your Pokémon attack around vital points, it's only equivalent to half the boost effect of Swords Dance. To execute a tactic that guarantees a vital hit, besides using a targeted item, you also have to waste a lot of time building up your energy.

Overall, it's definitely not worth the losses.

"you are right."

Qingyu smiled with relief.

Nemo's judgment was certainly accurate; in fact, there aren't many Pokémon that can be used with this tactic.

"In fact, this tactic is built around the characteristics of snipers, and the content of our Sunshine Dojo's assessment this week is also closely related to this tactic."

"As for how to use it specifically, let's demonstrate it more intuitively during the live stream tonight using games."

Only after becoming a trainer did I realize how convenient it is to have a simulation game that replaces endless battles in real combat, directly lowering the barrier to testing tactics to almost zero.

No wonder this game has become a sensation throughout the Pokémon world.

……

Time quickly came to 6:30.

When Qingyu reappeared in the live stream, the title changed to "No moles, let's use some brute force tactics!"

[Ohhhhhhh! Seeing Teacher Yu start her live stream told me it was finally time for me to eat!]

[Brute force tactics? I just can't believe it coming from a streamer...]

This is what you call a good reputation! Teacher Yu's public image has truly won people's hearts!

With Qingyu's start of the broadcast, the popularity of the live stream quickly soared, rapidly occupying the top spot in the Pokémon TV live stream section.

"Hello everyone, today we're going to try some aggressive and powerful tactics!"

Qingyu's voice came quickly.

"As we all know, hitting a critical hit is a very luck-based aspect of Pokémon battles. So, is there any way to ensure our Pokémon consistently lands critical hits?"

"Yes, brother. Yes."

"So today I'm going to show you a technique that's 100% guaranteed to hit the vital points. Even my grandma could do it!"

Does your grandma know she can play multiplayer games?

[I was the grandmother at the scene.]

[This time it doesn't seem to be some kind of high-quality tactical maneuver after all... Teacher Yu, if you've been kidnapped, blink twice!]

Amidst a barrage of complaints in the chat, Qingyu quickly opened the game and entered the team editor.

Then, they immediately locked in today's main subject.

King Thorn Dragon!
"Kingdra is an amazing Pokémon. Its noble Dragon and Water types are very compatible, and it only has two weaknesses: Dragon and Fairy types."

"Its 'Easy and Free' feature makes it lightning fast in the rain, and coupled with its well-rounded stats without any obvious flaws, it has naturally become a regular in rain-themed builds."

"So, besides Free Swim, are there any potential developments for Kingdra's other two abilities?"

[The other two abilities of Kingdra... Moisture and Sniper?]

[Oh no, these two seem completely invisible. So Kingdra has other abilities after all? (Feeling guilty)]

[Besides preventing massive explosions, does moisture have any other use? So, are we going to play sniper today?]

"That's right, today's main character is Sniper Dragon King!"

"With the added damage output of a sniper-like ability, Kingdra's attacks that hit a vital point will deal terrifying damage!"

After skillfully adjusting the configuration and adding other Pokémon to the team, Qingyu quickly started matchmaking.

After a few minutes of speedrunning the Alidos card game, which made the audience eat three bowls of rice in a row, the matching wheel finally stopped spinning.

The opponent's trainer image and ID appear on the screen.

An elegant long dress as light and thin as a nightgown, long, silky golden hair that flows like a waterfall, and a white hat that looks exaggeratedly large on her head.

A short, sleepy-eyed blonde loli appeared before my eyes.

ID: Jia Deliya!
Diary of a Fallen Hero, May 5.23
To maintain the continuity of this storyline, there will be an extra update on Sunday and Monday.
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