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"Your surname is Mu?"

Because Wang He registered using his own identity card, and participation in the arena only requires testing the strength of the battle spirits and does not consider identity, Lin Youzhe only just learned Mu Yun's name.

Listening to Mu Yun's introduction, Lin Youzhe's expression remained unchanged, but he quickly checked in his mind whether there were any famous Heavenly Kings with the surname Mu in the Yanhuang Alliance.

He thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out.

The surname Mu is relatively rare even within the Yanhuang Alliance. If it were famous, he should be able to recall it quickly.

Could he be a grandson of a Heavenly King or something similar?

Lin Youzhe guessed in his mind, thinking that the person who had signed him up was named Wang He.

The Southwest region has quite a few Elite Four level trainers with the surname Wang. Due to the geographical environment, many of them are skilled in Bug and Poison types.

After a moment's thought, Lin Youzhe stopped hesitating and continued, "Brother Mu, according to the original plan, I shouldn't have been the one to compete in the last match. However, seeing Brother Mu's exceptional Beedrill strength, I couldn't resist the urge to try, so I volunteered to go."

"But don't worry, Brother Mu, no matter the outcome of this battle, the Elf Treasure will be yours, and I will personally contribute 10 Alliance Coins as an apology for my presumptuous decision—consider it making friends!"

Lin Youzhe spoke very sincerely, implying that he wanted to get to know Mu Yun.

Upon hearing Lin Youzhe's words, Mu Yun gave him a strange look.

There are all sorts of people these days. Making friends with someone who actually offers to give you money?

Is it a friend-friendship fee?

However, Mu Yun didn't care. No matter who came, as long as it didn't affect his ten-game winning streak and points accumulation, it was fine.

After a brief exchange, it was time for the final match.

After glancing at Lin Youzhe and seeing him nod, the referee announced, "Both sides, please release your Pokémon!"

On Mu Yun's side, it was naturally Xiao Du who had been in the arena the whole time.

As soon as the referee finished speaking, Lin Youzhe quickly threw out a Poké Ball.

Awesome!

A humanoid elf, over a meter tall, slender and tall, with a face that looked like it was wearing a mask, appeared in front of Lin Youzhe.

Her skin was greenish overall, her arms were adorned with three clusters of flowers, one blue and one red, and her head was covered with snow-white flowers resembling roses.

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[Pokémon: Roserade]

[Gender: Female]

[Attribute: Grass + Poison]

[Level: 29 (Senior)]

【Special Ability: Master Technician (The power of moves with a power of less than 60 is increased by 50%)

[Moves: Razor Leaf, Mind's Eye, Drain, Growth, Water Play, Stun Powder, Giga Drain, Trouble Seed, Poison Sting, Leech Seed, Magic Leaf, Grass Whistle, Giga Drain, Photosynthesis, Toxic Beam]

【Item to carry: Flower of Growth (Intermediate)】

[Potential: Dojo Level]

[Racial stats: 515]

【Flower of Growth (Intermediate): A special amplification-type treasure. A petal-like item formed from a flower containing a large amount of life force under the influence of a special power. If the wearer has the Grass attribute, it can slowly increase their stamina growth limit, increase their control over Grass attribute energy, and increase the duration of Grass attribute moves.】

[Special Bonus: Top-Tier Light Stone (Increases energy quality by 10%, meaning increases move power by 10%)]

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"This setup is really luxurious..."

Mu Yun glanced at Roseredo's stats and sighed inwardly.

It possesses gym-level potential, carries a mid-level treasure suitable for growth, and receives a special bonus after using a top-tier Light Stone.

Each one represents a considerable expense.

All these items combined are estimated to cost over five million. No wonder he's the grandson of a Champion-level trainer, he's really rich!

Most importantly, this is only at the gym level potential, clearly not the opponent's main force. If they were to bring out the main force with the potential of the Champion level, what kind of configuration would it be?

"Indeed, being born into the right family is an art, and having money is actually a superpower!" Mu Yun sighed inwardly.

If the system hadn't appeared, he probably would never have crossed paths with people of this level in his entire life.

"Both Pokémon are in position, the match begins!" the referee announced after Roseradore appeared.

"Little Du, gather your energy, use the cross-cutting technique!"

Mu Yun snapped out of his thoughts and started with the same old tactics.

No matter what the opponent's configuration is, as long as they are a senior-level player, they definitely can't withstand a few moves from Xiao Du.

"Roseradore, spread paralysis powder around her," Lin Youzhe said calmly.

Having watched the first nine matches, he had a general sense of the strength of Mu Yun, this giant Beedrill.

Fast, quick-reacting, and powerful, he's a true assassin-type fighter who's very keen on close combat and almost never uses ranged attacks.

I don't know if it's because I haven't deliberately practiced poison-based moves, or because its poison is less powerful than those melee moves, so it's useless.

But regardless of which one it was, it gave him a very good idea.

That means spreading out paralysis powder for ranged attrition.

"Ruo Hiss!!"

Roseradore is like a graceful ballerina, her slender legs lightly touching the ground, her arms with red and blue petals waving freely in mid-air.

Visible pollen flakes drifted through the air, shimmering under the lights, looking absolutely beautiful.

"Paralyzing powder..."

Watching Roserade gracefully and swiftly spread paralyzing powder across half the field, Mu Yun frowned slightly.

Paralysis powder is a magical powder that causes partial paralysis of the body's nerves upon contact with the skin.

Because of its rapid onset and good numbing effect, it is often used as a fast-acting anesthetic when treating wounds in the field.

If it's a spirit of the same level using Paralysis Powder, Mu Yun might let Xiao Du try to break through with Rapid Return.

However, Mu Yun dared not gamble on the paralysis powder cast by Roseradore, a top-tier veteran who had used a top-level Light Stone and carried a mid-level Pokémon treasure.

If you accidentally get paralyzed, that would be terrible.

However, if you don't break through the paralysis powder, you can't hit Roserade, which is a bit awkward!

What should I do?

We were just one step away from ten times the points; we can't just give up now...

Should we use a poison needle?

Mu Yun fell into deep thought.

"As expected, they haven't mastered ranged attacks!"

Seeing the Beedrill stop moving forward after the paralyzing powder was spread, and Mu Yun fall silent, Lin Youzhe smiled, but also felt a little regretful.

I thought I would meet a genius trainer, but I didn't expect that a simple paralysis powder would leave the other person helpless.

I wish I hadn't come.

Oh well, he's not short of 100,000 Alliance Coins anyway...

Just as Lin Youzhe was thinking, Mu Yun's voice came again: "Just in case, I'd like to ask, do you have any antidote with you?"

"An antidote?"

Lin Youzhe was taken aback, somewhat confused, but still subconsciously replied:

"some."

Because he is a trainer specializing in both Grass and Poison types, he always carries an antidote with him to prevent his opponents from being poisoned for too long and not receiving timely treatment, which could ultimately damage their Pokémon.

Moreover, it was a unique formula jointly developed by my grandfather and some top poison experts.

Even the toxins from Gym Leader level Pokémon can be easily suppressed, and toxins below the Totem level can be quickly eliminated almost regardless of type.

As for the poison of the Elite Four level, it generally doesn't need an antidote; it requires an Elite Four level Pokémon to use a purification move to remove it.

It's not that the antidote is ineffective, but rather that ordinary people can't buy an antidote of that caliber.

The high price is one aspect, but the main reason is the scarcity of raw materials, which leads to very low production. Trainers generally don't even know where to buy them.

"That's good."

Upon hearing Lin Youzhe's words, Mu Yun nodded.

The other party is the grandson of the Heavenly King, so the antidote he has must be extraordinary. It's likely that Xiao Du's poison won't be unable to be neutralized.

With this in mind, Mu Yun ordered, "Xiao Du, use the poisoned needles!"