Pokémon: Hard work pays off, moves can be upgraded infinitely.

Inside the school gymnasium.

The afternoon sunlight and dazzling lights illuminated the interior of the building.

Bathed in light, a gigantic monster, over eight meters long, was raising its enormous head, staring intently at the small creature not far away.

It was Onix and Beedrill, who had just made their appearance.

Despite both being large, Beedrill is not even as big as the horn on Onix's head.

Ordinary creatures would be terrified and trembling under the pressure of such a size.

But Beedrill wasn't. His crimson eyes were filled with fighting spirit, as if he knew nothing of fear.

"Both Pokémon are in position, the match begins!" the referee announced at the opportune moment.

"Xiao Du, use Harden! Pay attention to the opponent's movements and dodge their attacks!"

While Onix has decent speed, its large size makes it less agile.

When facing a small Pokémon like Beedrill that can fly, it will inevitably use ranged attacks to harass it, creating opportunities for close-range attacks.

Therefore, timely dodging becomes the key to a normal match.

As for hardening, it's naturally the same as in the previous battle against the Tsuchii ninja, increasing the hardness of the twin needles.

After all, Onix's physical defense is far more exaggerated than that of the Earth Dwelling Ninja. If it uses Harden, its defensive power would probably be even more astonishing.

However, considering the opponent's aggressive style of play in the first three matches, he is unlikely to use defensive moves like hardening.

"Iwata, show our bond! Unleash a powerful rockfall attack!"

Just as Mu Yun had expected, Wu Tu didn't even think about defense; he launched a fierce attack right away.

..............................

[Falling Rocks: A Rock-type attack that creates a small group of rocks that can be thrown at the opponent.]

[Smash: A Rock-type attack that creates a large rock block and throws it at the opponent.]

..............................

As Wu Tu finished speaking, the giant rock snake raised its head high.

"roar!!"

A tremendous roar resounded, followed by small, brownish-yellow rocks flying up from the ground and floating in mid-air.

While described as small, it's only comparable to Onix; in reality, each piece is about the size of a basketball.

Seven or eight uneven stone spheres floated up together, creating a very intimidating sight.

At the very least, if a small, weak rock-type creature were to take a few hard hits, it would definitely suffer significant damage.

..............................

Preparation zone.

"Damn it, Brother Yun's luck is a bit bad, he's been matched with the toughest opponent ever!" Zhao Hailong looked at the stones floating in the arena, his eyes full of worry.

In the early stages, Onix is ​​a Pokémon with a large size advantage, and few Pokémon can face it head-on. Even Rhyhorn, one of its Pokémon, cannot be said to be guaranteed to win against Onix.

Hearing Zhao Hailong's worried words, Liu Jianhao felt a little uneasy this time.

Mu Yun's Beedrill is indeed very strong, but facing the absolute disadvantage in size and type, as well as the opponent's extremely high physical defense, he is somewhat uncertain whether Beedrill, which is good at close combat, can create a miracle.

All I could do was pray for Muyun and Beedrill in my heart.

..............................

School gymnasium, broadcasting room.

A burly, middle-aged man with a buzz cut, about 1.8 meters tall, was standing in front of the monitor screen, writing something down in a small notebook.

"Instructor Wang, what do you think of this kid named Wu Tu? He's from a quarry on the outskirts of Songjiang City. That giant rock snake must have eaten a lot of ore." The speaker was Xu Defu, the new principal of Songjiang No. 1 High School, a slightly thin, kind-looking middle-aged man.

"This giant rock snake is well-bred. Its body is shiny and evenly colored, and there are very few cracks in the rock. It must have eaten a lot of high-quality pine ore," Wang He said seriously, putting down his pen.

It's easy to tell from his tone that he also thinks the giant rock snake is well-bred.

"Right? His father and I are old acquaintances. He said he only has one son, and he'll sell everything he owns to send him to a good university. If Instructor Wang thinks it's a good idea, I'll trouble you to take care of him in the classes from now on," Xu Defu said with a smile.

"Don't worry, now that I've accepted the mission and become their instructor, I will do my best for each and every one of them," Wang He said earnestly, his expression unchanged.

After speaking, he turned his gaze back to the monitor screen.

The Onix's strength is visible to the naked eye, but based on his experience, he can easily determine how it did it.

But this giant bee is rather peculiar.

It's clear from the first three battles that this Beedrill not only retains the hardening move from its Metapod stage, but also demonstrates a very high level of proficiency in it.

Even the seemingly ordinary move of spitting silk has required a great deal of effort, and judging from one of his performances, his proficiency is extremely high.

In addition, this beedrill's flight speed is also ridiculously fast.

What puzzled him was that Beedrill's speed only increased to an incredible level when using Wild Attack, while its speed did not change significantly when using other moves.

He didn't remember that the Wild Attack move had any speed-boosting effect, nor did he remember that Beedrill had any speed-boosting properties.

However, considering that Pokémon are magical species, and in recent years there have been variant Pokémon with different attributes within the same species, this Beedrill must have undergone some unknown positive mutation.

Unfortunately, judging from the information provided by Principal Xu, this Beedrill doesn't have much potential. Its parents are only at the elite level, so its potential is at most at the overlord level.

This potential is acceptable in a small place like Songjiang City, but it would be difficult for them to stand out in a big city.

"Sigh, even with high-ranking officials like Zhou Tianwang who care about the people, it's still incredibly difficult for ordinary people to develop themselves."

After a moment of sighing, Wang He turned his attention back to the monitor screen.

..............................

In the battlefield.

"Little Du, after dodging, harden again."

Seeing seven or eight rock spheres form, Mu Yun immediately shouted.

Almost the instant Mu Yun's voice fell, the Great Rock Serpent roared again, and the seven or eight basketball-sized rock balls flew over with a bang.

It was fast, but in Xiao Du's bloodshot eyes, it still seemed a little slow.

With a slight tremor of his wings, he moved nimbly through the air, effortlessly navigating the crevices of the rock spheres and dodging them one by one.

With her exceptional skill, Xiao Du not only dodged the attack but also managed to harden her armor a second time.

Twice, the iron light flashed, and Xiao Du's pair of silver needles were now reflected with a gleaming dark gray.

"Little Du, get close and unleash a flurry of attacks!"

After being hardened twice, Mu Yun decisively issued the order to attack.

"Hiss!!"

Upon hearing this, the little double needles lit up again, and its wings, which were already flapping at an extremely fast speed, seemed to be turned up to twice the speed, becoming even faster.

In the blink of an eye, they had already flown across half the field.

"You're here?"

Seeing that the rock-falling attempt had failed, Wu Tu was still wondering whether to try dragon breath to exhaust the opponent's strength before taking another chance to get closer. Unexpectedly, just as the thought crossed his mind, the giant bee flew over on its own.

God help me too!

"Iwata, this is a good opportunity! Once he gets close, tie him up tightly!!"

Wu Tu shouted loudly.

"roar!!"

With a loud roar, Onix's gray body began to feel slightly cool, and its eyes were fixed intently on the approaching Beedrill.

"What a pity, I still didn't use the hardening function."

Seeing that Wu Tu still chose to attack instead of defend, Mu Yun felt a pang of regret.

Without hardening, you'll get significantly less experience points later on.

That's right, unlike outsiders, Mu Yun never thought he would lose.

Putting everything else aside, the increased hardness from the Perfect Level Hardening and the acceleration from the Perfect Level Random Attack alone are enough to easily toy with the large, clumsy, and inflexible Onix.

If the Onix were to use its venomous stinger again, even with four times the venom resistance, the toxin would spread extremely slowly due to its rocky body structure, and the Onix would still suffer greatly.

At the very least, pain cannot be blocked out.

Therefore, Mu Yun had only one thought for this battle—

It's best for Onix to hold out for a while longer so that Little Du can gain more experience!