Elf: Starting as the Fighting Gym Master, and being entangled by Nancy.

Chapter 368 The Orange Islands and Lugia
"Ling!" (I told you, you're too weak! You're decades away from defeating me, Articuno!)
Articuno kept trying to distract Crossbat with trash talk.

But Crobat is, after all, a ninja's Pokémon, so this kind of trash talk only worked at the beginning. For Crobat now, it's no longer effective.

"Articuno, don't let your guard down."

Seeing Articuno's arrogance and complacency, Li Xuan still offered a word of advice.

Ah Ju is a candidate for the next Four Heavenly Kings, so Li Xuan dares not be arrogant.

"Ling." (Understood.)
Articuno nodded slightly. Despite its arrogant appearance, it was actually more composed than anyone else when it came to such matters.

It just did that to irritate the Crossbat.

But.

Since the crossbat isn't buying it, it's giving up.

Suddenly, black mist billowed out.

This is Crobat using the "Black Mist" move to hide itself in the shadows and wait for an opportunity to strike.

Li Xuan then ordered Articuno to unleash Blizzard.

Huhuhu~
A fierce blizzard howled in all directions, and the temperature dropped to freezing point.

Even the spectators outside the arena had to rub against each other to generate heat, lest they catch a cold from Articuno's Blizzard attack.

"Gym Leader Li Xuan's Articuno is really strong, it even overwhelmed Gym Leader Ajumper's Crobat..."

"Currently, it seems that Gym Leader Li Xuan's Articuno has the advantage, but Gym Leader Aju's Crobat is a veteran of many battles and may have some countermeasures."

"If there were countermeasures, they should have been used already, right? Crobat doesn't have any Destiny Bond moves, so it shouldn't be able to take these moves head-on."

Such conversations are common outside the venue.

Nobody had high hopes for the Crossbat.

Even if you get a tailwind at the start, respond promptly with a heatwave move.

However, the Crobat still couldn't do anything about Articuno.

On the field.

A-Ju frowned slightly.

Just as the outside world has said, there's really nothing he can do about Articuno.

because……

From the very beginning, his target was Li Xuan's various Fighting-type Pokémon.

For Pokémon like Articuno, he doesn't have any Pokémon that can effectively counter it.

"It seems the outcome is already decided."

Ah Ju sighed.

Even if she didn't want to admit it, there was indeed a big gap between her and Li Xuan.

The cross-bats are moving more and more slowly.

Suddenly, with a "click," a huge ice crystal fell heavily to the ground.

The cross-bat is among them.

It was clearly frozen due to the blizzard.

Once this state occurs.

The winner has been decided.

"Okay, I was overthinking it."

Li Xuan also breathed a sigh of relief.

I thought that A-Ju's Crobat, like Koffing, had some hidden moves.

Now it seems that they were just putting on a brave face.

In the end, Articuno sent Crobats away with a blizzard.

Victory in the third battle.

"Crappy is unable to battle. Since all of Gym Leader Akiku's Pokémon are unable to battle, the winner is Gym Leader Li Xuan."

The referee announced the result of the third battle.

Ah Ju smiled wryly and withdrew the cross-shaped bat.

He then clasped his hands in a fist salute to Li Xuan and said, "Master Li Xuan, I have lost this battle."

"It was a very exciting battle. If Articuno hadn't caught us off guard and Crobat hadn't accidentally gotten frozen, this battle would have been very difficult."

Li Xuan waved his hand. He could only barely win the first two battles.

The third game was the only one that felt a bit more comfortable.

This also gave me a direct understanding of the Four Heavenly Kings' combat strength.

In the absence of mutual restraint, the ratio is 60/40.

If the attribute is superior, the ratio is 70/30.

When at a disadvantage in attributes, there is a high probability that the odds will be 40/60.

This battle also demonstrated Li Xuan's current combat level to everyone.

……

……

Quartz Plateau, Kanto Alliance.

The league's top officials gathered together to watch the match and fell into deep thought.

Li Xuan's live stream was still incredibly impactful.

His ability to handle A-Ju's various tactics with ease demonstrates to everyone that his strength has truly reached the level of the Four Heavenly Kings!
Three months after getting Pokémon, have you reached the Elite Four level?

This is something only trainers like Crimson and Blue-Green, who are at the monstrous level, could do, right?
All the alliance leaders remained silent.

Those factions that had previously wanted to exclude Li Xuan no longer dared to speak up.

A new generation of Elite Four level trainers, they are rare finds no matter where they are.

They are almost certainly the future champions.

They have the potential to rival the monstrous trainers like Crimson and Cyan!

It's not impossible to battle against legends!
Now, this is the trainer who is the Gym Leader of their League!

Once Li Xuan develops in the future, what trouble can the Rockets cause?
Li Xuan, Red, Blue, and then the Kanto Elite Four—if these seven trainers were to stroll around Team Rocket's base, let's see if the Team Rocket leader would dare to show his face.

At that moment, Damaranchi's face broke into a wide smile.

These are exceptionally talented trainers, and the Kanto region has gathered three of them in one go.

I heard there's another trainer who's been recognized by Ho-Oh. Although he's a newcomer, being recognized by Ho-Oh shows that he's a trainer with a pure heart.

It seems to be the younger brother of the Crimson One?

Oh, those are four monstrous trainers!

This made Damaranchi think how wonderful it would be if Leon, the champion of the Galar region, who was far away overseas, were also a trainer from their Kanto region.

The ace Charizard, unfortunately not from the Kanto region.

Alas, what a pity.

However, the current state of food shortage in the Kanto region is finally about to be broken!
"Cough cough."

Adu's cough brought Damaranchi back to his senses.

He glanced around and said seriously, "Well, you all saw Gym Leader Li Xuan's battle, right? He's a powerful and talented trainer."

"Trainers like this are exactly what our Kanto region needs."

"So, all units, please take note: remember to arrange some prizes for Master Li Xuan after the dojo competition ends. If you have any opinions, please feel free to raise them."

"How about we give Master Li Xuan some money as a bonus?"

A senior league official raised his hand to speak.

"no!"

Adu slammed his fist on the table and said righteously, "How can we use dirty money to corrupt Master Li Xuan!"

"?"

Upon hearing Adu's statement, the high-ranking member of the alliance wanted to say something, but Adu glared at him and silenced him.

The group discussed it for a while.

Nothing was actually discussed.

Then, we moved on to a new topic.

"Recently, Team Rocket has been spotted in the Orange Islands. What are your thoughts on this?"

"The Orange Islands? What could Team Rocket possibly be interested in there?"

"There really is. My hometown is in the Orange Islands, and I think there's a sea area where Lugia lives."

(End of this chapter)