Pokémon: Did you play Pokémon today?

Chapter 330 White Boat: Young Gilas! Open your eyes! I am Shafulin…

"Super Strength! Cover me!"

Having made up his mind, Shiba let out a short, powerful shout!

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly exerted force with his feet, and his figure became blurry again!

His goal was not to attack White Boat directly, but to use a circuitous and rapid approach to quickly close the distance to White Boat's side and get closer to the direction of Young Gilas!

Superhuman strength followed closely behind, like a shadow!

The four arms moved in various postures, sometimes feigning, sometimes real, constantly changing their stances, both to defend against possible interception by the white boat and to create opportunities for Shiba's real attack!

Faced with Shiba's clearly tactically motivated advance, Bai Zhou remained unusually calm, even—

He took a step forward to greet them.

A faint smile seemed to appear at the corner of his mouth.

Just as Shiba was calculating the distance, preparing to feint an attack and launch a surprise attack on Shiraishu.

The white boat moved.

The movements are so simple they're almost random.

Faced with Shibana's probing punch, which was full of hidden moves, Bai Zhou simply raised his left hand, flipped his wrist, and made a seemingly gentle blocking motion.

"Um?!"

Shiba's pupils contracted!

He felt as if his fist had hit a ball of cotton; all the expected impact and point of force had vanished without a trace!

There was absolutely no sense of impact!

What shocked him even more was that a gentle force came through his arm, not a hard-on rebound, but rather—guiding and amplifying!

The force of his forward charge, combined with Bai Zhou's gentle push and pull, created a powerful effect.

The next moment, to everyone's astonishment, Shiba was pulled along as if by an invisible hand!

He was involuntarily spun half a circle in mid-air, then accelerated forward!

All subsequent changes and tactical intentions became a joke in the face of this absolute control of power and exquisite skill in exerting force. Just like that, he "passed through" the position where Bai Zhou was originally standing.

Then, with even greater speed than when it arrived, it slammed hard into the highly elastic protective railing at the edge of the ring!

The guardrail groaned under the strain and trembled violently!

Shiba was embedded in it, only being bounced back a full second later, landing with a thud. His internal organs felt like they were being churned, and his vision blurred.

He stumbled several steps before regaining his balance.

The entire venue fell silent once again.

Immediately, a frenzied exclamation and shouts erupted!

"Holy crap! Awesome! What kind of move was that, Doctor?! I just saw him flick it lightly, and Master Shiba flew off on his own?!"

"Just one exchange! The difference in skill is immediately apparent! Dr. Shirafusa not only holds his own in strength, but his technique completely surpasses Master Shiba's! This match is over!"

"Your vision is too narrow! The reason a professor is a professor is because while others are still battling Pokémon, he's already researching how to fight Pokémon one-on-one with his bare hands!"

"Achieving physical immortality? You're kidding me! Professor Oak was the first Kanto League champion back in the day! This is a classic remake, it's brought back so many memories!"

The audience erupted in cheers!

However, Shiba, who was "defeated", showed no disappointment. Instead, the moment he regained his footing, a smile of triumph appeared on his face.

Success!

His goal was never to defeat Bai Zhou directly!

That's too unrealistic!

His eyes narrowed, and he roared at the monstrous strength that had been waiting for its chance to strike.

"Now! Super Strength - Quadruple Strike! Target Larvitar, send it out of the ring!"

"just-"

With a roar of monstrous strength, all the muscles in his body swelled up again as if they had exploded!

Four fists, which had been gathering power for a long time, were pulled back to their maximum extent at the same time, and even a visible white air wave was generated on the fists!

The ground beneath its feet was cracked inch by inch!

The next moment, four fist shadows tore through the air, carrying terrifying wind pressure!

From four tricky angles, it blasted hard at the young Gilas that seemed to be still out of the loop, crouching with its little head in its hands to defend!

In the blink of an eye, the offensive and defensive positions shifted, and the situation took a sharp turn for the worse!

"What?! There's another plot twist?!"

"Oh no! The professor was careless! He was so focused on dealing with Master Shiba that he forgot about his Pokémon partner! How could Larvitar possibly withstand that punch from Machamp?!"

"We're doomed! If Shiba's ace attack, Mighty Blow, hits, forget Larvitar! Even Tyranitar couldn't withstand a head-on collision!"

"If we can't deal with Professor Shirafusa himself, then we should take care of our weakest Pokémon partner first? Makes perfect sense!"

"Master Shiba's judgment and execution in battle are terrifying! No wonder he's the King of Fighting!"

A violent uproar erupted in the audience, and many people even closed their eyes in distress.

Won!

Shiba straightened up from the railing, rubbed his aching chest, and his eyes gleamed with determination.

Bai Zhou was ultimately too arrogant!

In a battle of this caliber, they actually sent out the unevolved and small Larvitar as their partner!

This was absolutely a fatal mistake!

In his view, even if Young Kiras hadn't been blasted off the ring by those four heavy punches...

The monstrous strength, capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks, was enough to instantly render it incapable of fighting!

Moreover, given the current distance and timing—

No matter how fast Bai Zhou reacts, he will absolutely not have time to turn around and rescue!

Bang!Bang!Bang!Bang!

Four heart-stopping thuds rang out almost simultaneously, pounding heavily on everyone's eardrums!

Four powerful punches, imbued with the full force of the monstrous power, landed squarely on Larvitar's carapace, which was covered in a hideous back armor!

Then----

The noisy arena instantly fell into an eerie silence.

The scene that everyone had envisioned did not occur.

Young Gilas remained in that憨憨 (simple and honest) posture with his hands behind his head, standing there motionless.

The powerful fists were pressed tightly against Larva's carapace, but its originally ferocious and forceful expression froze.

It turned into a kind of twisted state, a mixture of bewilderment, horror, and—muscle spasms from overexertion.

There was no aftershock of the impact, no sound of shattering, and not even a speck of dust was stirred up beneath Younggilas's feet.

The two remained "stuck" there in an extremely strange posture, and the scene was paused.

Bai Zhou calmly turned around, a hint of interest in his smile, and gently called out.

"Youngkiras! Open your eyes! I am Shafulin—"

Upon hearing his boss's call, Young Gilas, who had no idea what had happened, slowly opened his tightly closed eyes.

Then it saw the monstrous strength right in front of it, and the four huge fists of the monstrous strength pressed against its back.

well???

Did I get hit?

But—why don't I feel anything at all? It's itchy—

It blinked blankly at the monstrous force whose expression control had completely failed, its eyes filled with clear stupidity.

Weird power: "————"

The superhuman strength has gone numb—literally numb.

The reason it remained motionless in this strange posture was not because it was petrified with shock, nor was it posing; it was simply because it couldn't move at all!

Those four punches were delivered with the belief that "one strike will decide the outcome," and it used all its strength!

However, the moment the fist touched the Young Gilas's carapace.

It felt like four high-speed trains, rushing back along its arm with even more ferocious momentum!

The resulting reaction force was far greater than anyone could have imagined!

And it instantly transmits to every joint and every muscle in its body!

Its entire body is now in a state of forced paralysis and stiffness due to overload.

Forget about continuing the attack, he couldn't even pull his fist back!

"Super strength! What's wrong with you?!"

Shiba's heart tightened suddenly. Although he didn't know exactly what had happened, the distorted expression and stiff body of the monstrous strength clearly indicated that something serious had happened!

In his haste, he lunged forward to check on the situation.

But Bai Zhou's figure happened to block his way.

"This road is blocked."

Bai Zhou spoke calmly, uttering only four words.

But those simple four words, combined with his posture full of flaws, made Shiba stop in his tracks, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

He had a strong intuition.

If I dare to make another rash move, I will be thrown out of the ring in an even more exaggerated way in the next second!

That push just now fully demonstrated the despairing gap in "skill" between the two sides.

The audience snapped out of their daze, and a deafening murmur of discussion erupted.

"I—my god! Larvitar withstood all of Might's attacks with its back? Completely ineffective?!"

"It's not ineffective! It's a backlash! Look at the monstrous strength! It's clearly been hit by a powerful backlash!"

"How is this possible?! What kind of monster is this Larva?! Its defense—no, its recoil is just too outrageous?!"

"Could it have secretly used a 'mirror reflection' or 'double-cross' move?!"

"I get it! It's the 'Sturdy' ability! Larvitar must have the 'Sturdy' ability to withstand that attack!"

"Are you kidding me?! Go play Pokémon if you're illiterate, Larvitar's Sturdy ability is here!"

"Stop guessing! This is pure, overwhelming power! The Pokémon bred by Dr. Shirafusa are simply beyond the comprehension of ordinary standards!"

Huh? Is that so?!

Am I really that amazing?!

Hearing the exclamations, speculations, and incredulous praises coming from all directions, Young Gilas tilted his head in a daze.

Then, as if he was a little embarrassed and a little proud after being praised, he grinned and showed a simple and honest smile to the monstrous strength in front of him that was unable to move.

"Yo-yo~"

Thank you, everyone! Were you tickling me just now?

(—△—)

"just?!"

The monstrous strength suffered a critical hit of 13,000 points of true damage!

It, Master Shiba's trump card, possesses a fighting spirit and the dignity of a strongman, a desperate, all-out attack—

Not only was he completely ignored, but he was even treated like he was being tickled?!

How can this be tolerated?! This is the ultimate insult to its fighting spirit!

"just!!!"

I'll fight you to the death!!!

Anger rose in its heart, and evil thoughts arose in its gall!

The flames of anger in my heart instantly overwhelmed the pain of my numbed body!

Then----

In a fit of anger, it lashed out.

The body was still unresponsive, the numbness persisted, so it could do nothing but widen its eyes and turn its face even redder.

"Young Cyrus"

At this moment, Shirazuchi turned around and whispered to his little guy who was still grinning foolishly, "Jump up and use headbutt on the monstrous strength."

"Yo-yo!"

Upon hearing this, Young Gilas immediately nodded excitedly.

Although it didn't quite understand what had just happened, it followed the boss's orders and attacked!

Those short legs were slightly bent, as if preparing to exert force.

Click!

A sharp crack that sent chills down the spines of the nearby Shiba and the referee came from beneath Youngkiras's feet!

Centered on its small body, the sturdy, specially made arena floor instantly developed a dense network of spiderweb-like cracks!

next moment!

Young Gilas vanished from the spot!

Its tiny body, with a terrifying explosive force completely disproportionate to its size, suddenly rose from the ground and shot straight into the sky!

Using the gravitational potential energy generated by its astonishing weight, which was completely disproportionate to its size, a cold and ear-piercing sound suddenly tore through the air!

All the audience saw was a blurry black afterimage streaking across the sky, like a meteorite falling from the heavens!

Bang-!!!

A muffled thud, several times heavier than the previous monstrous attack, struck everyone's hearts!

Young Gilas's small head, covered in a hard shell, struck the still-paralyzed Mighty with a resounding blow!

The two made very brief contact and paused in mid-air.

Immediately afterwards, Young Kiras tumbled nimbly to the ground and landed steadily.

It tilted its head slightly, a little confused, as if unsure whether it had hit the target.

And superhuman strength—

A look of bewilderment flashed across its wide eyes before its pupils suddenly dilated and its massive body swayed.

Then he fell straight backward, crashing heavily onto the ring floor, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Its limbs would occasionally twitch slightly and unconsciously, and its eyes would turn into vortexes that signified loss of consciousness.

"Strange power!!!"

Shiba's expression changed drastically, and he cried out in shock!

He never expected that Young Gilas's seemingly casual headbutt would be so terrifyingly powerful!

This completely overturned his understanding of the potential of the Young Kiras race!

At this moment, he could no longer care about Bai Zhou's blockade and tried to force his way through to reach Guai Li's side.

This time, Bai Zhou didn't stop them; he simply stepped aside to make way.

Because he could see that Shiba's eyes no longer held any fighting spirit, only deep worry and self-blame for his comrades.

This was a misjudgment by Shiba.

He underestimated Young Gilas's strength and mistakenly allowed Machamp to launch an attack that seemed like a sure kill but actually put him in danger.

In reality, Guai Li did not suffer any serious internal injuries.

The main problem is that it is already in an abnormal state of general paralysis and muscle stiffness.

The combined impact of Young Kiras's full weight and the momentum of its fall created a "critical hit" effect, rendering it unconscious.

Shiba rushed to Machamp's side, carefully checked Machamp's condition, and found that it was breathing steadily and had only fainted. He then breathed a long sigh of relief.

He slowly stood up, his gaze complex as he looked at the bewildered Larvitar beside him, who seemed to be asking, "What did I just do?" He solemnly said, "You—just like your trainer, are truly unpredictable!"

His voice was filled with emotion and a hint of realization after setback.

"We lost! We accept our defeat wholeheartedly!"

"Yo?"

Young Kylas remained completely bewildered.

Huh? What did you say? It was all gibberish, I couldn't understand it.

Shiba ignored its reaction, solemnly returned Machamp to its Poké Ball, then turned to White Boat and gave it a complex look that contained apology.

He raised his right hand high and declared loudly, "Referee! I lost! I concede!"