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

"Brother Yun, keep it up! Crush him!"

Seeing Zhao Hailong's wicked grin, Liu Jianhao felt uncomfortable and immediately offered his support to Mu Yun.

"Pan, keep going! Go for it!"

Sun Xin, blushing, quietly encouraged Mu Yun.

"Hey, hey, hey, what do you mean? Are you three ganging up on me and isolating me?" Seeing everyone supporting Mu Yun, Zhao Hailong sighed helplessly.

"I'm...I'm sorry, Zhao, that's not what I meant." Sun Xin clutched the hem of her school uniform and immediately apologized.

"Hey, what's wrong with you? A grown man bullying a little girl, have you no shame?" Liu Jianhao seized the opportunity to try and demoralize Zhao Hailong, hoping to give Brother Yun a better chance of winning.

"Alright, alright, Hailong, let's go, or we'll both be judged to have lost." Seeing the increasingly tense atmosphere, Mu Yun decisively pulled Zhao Hailong out of the preparation area.

Zhao Hailong, who was being pulled along, did not resist and followed Mu Yun out of the preparation area. But before leaving, he turned back and said a harsh word to Liu Jianhao.

"Wait for me to come back!"

And so, the two quickly arrived at the battlefield.

Mu Yun remained on the red side, while Zhao Hailong stood on the blue side on the other side.

"Please release your spirits!"

After the two were in position, the referee skillfully waved his small flag and spoke.

"Go on, Little Du!"

Mu Yun's side still sent out Xiao Du.

"One-Horned Rhinoceros, let Brother Yun see all the hard work we've put in this summer!"

Zhao Hailong also sent out a one-horned rhinoceros that fought from beginning to end.

Unlike Liu Jianhao, Zhao Hailong only had one Pokémon, so he couldn't exchange it.

The rhinoceros is a creature with skin as hard as iron, often mistaken by unsuspecting people for a steel-type Pokémon.

Although the One-Horned Rhino is not a Steel-type, its iron-gray carapace is as hard as steel, and ordinary attacks are like tickling it.

In addition, the appearance of one-horned rhinoceroses differs slightly between the sexes. Male one-horned rhinoceroses have a thicker and longer horn on their heads, while female one-horned rhinoceroses have a thicker and longer tail.

As soon as the one-horned rhinoceros appeared, Mu Yun immediately activated the Eye of Data.

Soon, a long string of information came into view.

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[Elf: One-Horned Rhinoceros]

[Gender: Female]

[Attribute: Ground + Rock]

[Level: 15 (Normal)]

【Characteristic: Self-Sacrifice (When using a move that has a recoil effect that damages the user, the move's power is increased by 20%).

[Moves: Rock Smash, Tackle, Tail Wag, Knock Off, Stomp, Horn Tackle]

【Item to carry: Grinding stone beads (beginner)】

[Potential: Dojo Level]

[Racial stats: 345]

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Level 15!!

This is the highest-level elf that Mu Yun has ever seen among his peers.

It's three levels higher than Xiao Du!

Mu Yun initially thought that Zhao Hailong had cultivated the One-Horned Rhinoceros half a month in advance, until he saw the information about the secret treasure in the last item list and realized why the One-Horned Rhinoceros was of such a high level.

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【Grinding Stone Bead (Beginner): A special amplification-type treasure. A certain ore containing rock energy, under the influence of a special force, forms an item resembling a stone bead. If a Rock-type Pokémon carries it for a long time, it can slightly increase the Pokémon's growth rate and its control over Rock-type energy.】

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Are there any secrets to increasing growth speed...?

So far, Mu Yun has only seen two secret treasures.

One is a combat-enhancing treasure that boosts the power of attacks, and the other is a special-enhancing treasure that increases the limits of body growth.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Hailong was also hiding his true abilities, possessing a special amplification-type treasure that increased growth speed.

I wonder what unit his father served in before retiring, that he would have such a treasure.

"Both Pokémon are in position, the match begins!" the referee announced immediately upon seeing the two Pokémon standing on the field.

"A one-horned rhinoceros, first polish it with a rock!"

After watching the match between Xiaodu and Onix, Zhao Hailong knew exactly how fast his Yun Ge's Beedrill was.

To defeat your opponent, you must increase your speed.

"Whoa!!"

Perhaps because it carried grinding stone beads, the one-horned rhinoceros was able to mobilize rock-based energy very quickly. From its appearance, a layer of brownish-yellow energy gradually spread downwards from its horn until it reached its entire body.

The whole process was at least twice as fast as Wu Tu's Onix.

Clearly, the one-horned rhinoceros is quite proficient in this move.

"Little Du, it got hard twice."

On the other side, as the referee's voice faded, Mu Yun still started with a hard attack.

There was no other way. Although the One-Horned Rhino's physical defense was not as good as the Onix, its full-body iron armor was solid. If Mu Yun didn't enhance the Twin Needles, he was really afraid that the One-Horned Rhino would break its Twin Needles.

"Hiss!!"

One-horned rhinoceroses can grind rocks very quickly, but smaller ones harden significantly faster.

Almost as the rock polishing of the one-horned rhinoceros was nearing completion, the pair of silver-white needles of the little rhinoceros had already flashed twice, and a shiny, dark iron-gray color had spread across the needles.

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

The method doesn't have to be new, as long as it's useful.

Mu Yun's tactics remained simple: after hardening, he would approach with a flurry of attacks and then wait for an opportunity to strike.

If you have enough flexibility, just practice your random attack proficiency.

If that's not enough, you can use silk-spinning techniques to harass them.

Completely restraining a one-horned rhinoceros is a bit difficult, but slowing it down is not a problem.

"One-horned rhinoceros, run!"

On the other side, Zhao Hailong did not have Rhinoceros use Shoot Down to harass Beedrill like Wu Tu did.

During the summer vacation, he did battle Beedrill. When encountering such a small and relatively agile Pokémon, ordinary ranged attacks are not very effective.

It's far better to get moving and wait for an opportunity to strike.

Polished by the rocks, the One-Horned Rhinoceros resembles a heavily armored tank that accelerates continuously, its rumbling vibrations echoing throughout the entire battlefield.

Its already enormous size, amplified by its speed, made it incredibly powerful.

For a while, Xiao Du couldn't find a suitable opportunity to get close.

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The school gymnasium, inside the monitoring room.

"Instructor Wang, do you think Beedrill can win this time?" Principal Xu Defu asked.

Wang He frowned slightly as he watched the two sprites chasing each other on the screen.

Based on their strength on paper, he believes the One-Horned Rhino has a higher chance of winning.

First, the Rhinoceros, with its dual Ground and Rock attributes, has four times the resistance to poison, directly reducing one of Beedrill's main threats.

Secondly, the One-Horned Rhino, with its good defense and stamina, can be easily approached by the relatively fragile Beedrill once it has finished polishing the rocks and gained speed.

This means that the battle between the two sides is very likely to enter a protracted war.

It's a contest of physical stamina between the two sides.

Therefore, the winner will depend on who has more stamina.

On this point, Wang He is more inclined to believe that Beedrill will win.

There's no way around it; the one-horned rhinoceros is too heavy, and running for a long time would definitely consume more of its stamina than a beedrill.

With this in mind, Wang He said in a deep voice, "If nothing unexpected happens, the Great Needle Bee has a very high chance of winning."

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In the battlefield.

"Using movement to control movement? Good idea."

Watching the one-horned rhinoceros charging relentlessly across the arena, Mu Yun raised an eyebrow and shouted, "Little Rhinoceros, use Silk Shot!"

"Spitting silk?"

Zhao Hailong, standing on one side of the field, was slightly taken aback.

It wasn't because he didn't understand; on the contrary, his life in the mountains had shown him too many silkworms spinning cocoons.

Weedle, Beedrill, Caterpie, Butterfree...

There are all kinds, and they are countless.

But the key issue is that these are useless against a one-horned rhinoceros!

Even a rhinoceros that isn't running can easily break free from the silken entanglements of numerous butterflies.

Not to mention the one-horned rhinoceros, which has already gained speed.

Brother Yun, you've miscalculated this time!

Thinking it over, Zhao Hailong's lips curled into a slight smile, and he shouted, "One-horned rhinoceros, now's your chance! Charge with your horn!"