Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

The second-stage digging, enhanced by [Swiftness], hit the Emperor Naboo, who was clearly somewhat careless.

Xia Shen was slightly taken aback. This guy really treated this match like a friendly game.

After asking for rain, it neither strengthened itself nor used the freezing beam to seal the ground beneath its feet; it just stood there like a silly goose.

However, how the opponent treats this match is none of Xia Shen's business.

[Garuda, Earthquake!]

Taking advantage of the moment when Emperor Naboo stumbled, Xia Shen issued the next order.

Although Emperor Naboo had wings, he was not fast and did not have the ability to fly.

The opponent's optimal solution is either to protect themselves or to use a freezing beam to exchange damage.

If Emperor Naboo provides protection, Xia Shen can completely accept it, and then he can continue to use the Mighty Earthquake after the protection ends.

If the opponent chooses the Freeze Beam, as long as his reaction is even slightly slow, Xia Shen is confident that he can use protection to block the damage after the Swift Earthquake.

Xia Shen had calculated all the possibilities clearly, however...

Only after Garchomp finished casting Earthquake did its opponent manage to shout, "Ice Beam!"

Garchomp didn't even need to add Swiftness to its Protect ability to easily block Empower's belated Ice Beam.

Xia Shen realized that Li Chen was completely out of sorts right now.

But if you say he didn't take the competition seriously, there's nothing wrong with the moves he chose.

In short, what was originally expected to be a very difficult match turned out to be an exceptionally easy victory for Xia Shen.

......

[That person's emotions are so strange...] Yuki's voice suddenly rang out.

He lost the match, but he wasn't happy or sad; instead, he seemed... to feel a sense of relief.

Human emotions are incredibly complex; even Emredo might not be able to fully analyze them. His mentality, as we humans would generally call it, "being all over the place!"

[I know this from Kexi; I see this word a lot online, but I've never understood what it means. There's also something like ghs...xp...]

[Stop, stop, try to avoid watching this kind of weird stuff in the future...]

Xia Shen broke out in a cold sweat. What if he led Yuxi astray? Would Arceus come after him?

Looking at it this way, the youth mode is actually a great thing. I wonder if Arceus phones can have one too.

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Author's Remarks

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2022-05-23 18:00

## Chapter 81 The Light of Evolution, the Power of the Bear!

At this point, the only two remaining undefeated teams in the selection process are Xia Shen and Li Yu, the trainer of the Ice Ninetales.

Perhaps wanting to leave the suspense until the end, the school arranged the match between Xia Shen and Li Yu in the final round.

They did not disappoint the school's expectations, remaining undefeated until the final match.

Although the eight rounds of competition have ended, the results of the selection competition have been released.

But who will be selected as the first-ranked player to enter the main team is a source of curiosity for everyone.

……

"I really didn't expect Xia Shen to actually make it into the main team, especially with such a terrifying 8-0 record..."

"I watched all eight of his matches. You wouldn't believe it, his Garchomp moves were incredibly fast. Even the instructor exclaimed that it was impossible!"

"Who knows? A month or two ago, his strength was relatively normal, but now it's ridiculously strong!"

"But let's stop here. Putting everything else aside, it's a real ordeal for Garchomp to fight Ninetales."

"I'm putting it this way, if Xia Shen wins this match again, I'll go back and French kiss Big Mouth Baby! And I mean the back mouth!"

"That guy was already happily licking the long-eared rabbit's paws this morning, your taste is a bit unusual..."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Amidst the surrounding noise, Xia Shen held the bear cub's Poké Ball, his expression grave.

During the three-day special training, whether it was Miss Skirt or Emperor Naboo, Garchomp and they were even evenly matched, with Garchomp having a significant advantage.

But the only one that stood out was the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox. Despite fighting her multiple times, Xia Shen's record of victory remained zero.

Xia Shen felt that he was a lot like Doctor Strange from the movies in his previous life, searching for ways to defeat the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox under countless circumstances.

But up until this match, he still hadn't found a solution.

The Pokémon was troublesome, and her trainer, Li Yu, was no pushover either.

According to Xu Chong's intelligence, he is the only one in the second team who doesn't slack off, and he is also the one in the second team whose strength is closest to that of a regular player.

If Xu Chong and his team's strength rating is 80+, and the others in the second team are 50-60, then Li Yu's rating can reach 70.

From another perspective, part of the reason why the other members of the second team were relatively weak was precisely because Li Yu's strength far surpassed that of all of them.

If something really goes wrong with the main players, they still can't compete with Li Yu and his Ice Nine-Tailed Fox.

Xia Shen pulled herself out of her thoughts and looked at Li Yu, who was expressionless and quietly waiting for the battle to begin.

Unlike Wang Yiyi's aloofness, his coldness is more like a blank expression, with very few facial muscles moving.

Coupled with his already pale complexion, he stood there like an ice sculpture.

The ice sculpture thawed abruptly only after the referee's whistle blew.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

"hail!"

[Little bear, unleash a fierce sword dance!]

Xia Shen knew that Li Yu's Ice Nine-Tailed Fox ability was [Snow Cloak], not [Snowfall].

After simulating multiple matches, Xia Shen realized that opening the weather was the most likely starting move for his opponent, so he also chose the greediest playstyle.

Abandoning the Bodybuilding skill, which only boosts useless defense, he used Sword Dance, which increases attack by two levels!

Compared to the previous Emperor Naboo's Rain Dance speed, this Ice Ninetales' Snow Dance speed is even faster.

In less than two seconds, the fluttering snowflakes had already settled on the bear cubs.

What followed was a hailstorm of tiny, glass-bead-sized hailstones.

Finally, the second after the snow formed, orange light flowed around the bear cub, and it deftly dodged the rapidly shooting aurora beam from the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox.

The Aurora Beam has a 10% chance to reduce the effect of an attack by one level.

Clearly, the Ice Nine-Tails' Aurora Beam was not charged at all; its purpose was not to deal a tiny bit of damage, but to see if it could trigger this additional effect.

Seeing that he had missed, Li Yu didn't take it to heart and coldly shouted, "Aurora Curtain!"

The Ice Nine-Tailed Fox stretched out its long neck and let out a roar, its ice-type energy reflecting the ice and snow in the air.

A mysterious and dreamlike band of light appeared, floating lightly around the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox.

[Aurora Curtain: Reduces the enemy's physical and special damage for five turns. Can only be cast during hailstorms.]

As one of the four major weather systems with a relatively weak presence, the Snow Team's signature skill is undoubtedly the Aurora Curtain.

In one-on-one battles, Aurora Veil can reduce the damage of all enemy moves by half, and when combined with the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox [Snow Concealment]'s ability to increase evasion rate.

Even against a newly professional-level Pokémon, Ninetales could probably hold out for a while.

So far, the predictable start of [hail] and [aurora curtain] has not surprised Xia Shen.

So when Ice Nine-Tailed Fox opened the Aurora Curtain, Bear Cub used Sword Dance again, which was enhanced with [Fierce].

Xia Shen let out a soft breath. This was the most even match he had anticipated, and the one in which he had the best chance of winning the game.

At this moment, the bear cub's body emitted a rich orange light that was no less dazzling than the aurora curtain, as if the infinite power contained within its body was about to burst forth.

……

[Approach slowly, be careful to dodge attacks. Don't rush, we still have plenty of time for our sword dance!]

Without close-range moves like digging holes, the bear cubs can only use the most primitive method to get close to their opponents.

"Miya!" The little bear nodded firmly and took small steps toward the direction of the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox.

"Ice Nine-Tailed Fox, Blizzard!" Li Yu's voice was as cold as the weather on the field.

The second effect of snow in the game—the blizzard, which originally had a 70% hit rate, will now always hit the enemy.

The Ice Nine-Tailed Fox, which had been sitting gracefully, suddenly stood up, and ice energy gradually gathered in front of it.

Her pupils reflected an icy blue light, and her nine tails gradually spread out, unleashing a powerful blizzard with all her might.

A strong wind blew, and the snow and ice that were falling evenly and gently from the sky were swept up by it.

Hailstones the size of glass beads, rapidly expanded under the influence of the swirling snow, and swept fiercely and wildly towards that petite figure amidst the swirling snow.

The wind howled, hail lashed, and the blizzard unleashed by the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox under the snow was like a fierce and swift snow leopard.

Nature's might was poured upon the bear cub as it gritted its teeth and forged ahead against the wind.

……

During the simulated battle, Xia Shen and Xiong Baobao fell countless times in the blizzard.

Now, they face the same dilemma again.

Xia Shen knew that under these circumstances, protection was useless.

As long as the bear cub doesn't get close enough to put pressure on the Ice Nine-Tails, she can continuously and fiercely attack the bear cub like a turret.

Remember how we practiced dodging water marbles? Dodge them as much as you can, and once you get close, victory is yours!

Xia Shen didn't know if his encouragement would be effective, but it was the only thing he could do for the bear cub.

If we can get through this difficult journey, there is still hope for this battle!