Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

……

The baby bear squinted its eyes.

Before her were hailstones, each as cold as a tree fruit, which seemed no different from the water marbles she practiced dodging during training.

The route is clear, and the trajectory is well-defined.

That's great, I'm starting to understand everything!

Dodging left...swinging right...crossing...

Like the exciting scene in the movie Resident Evil where the female lead dodges lasers, the bear cub moves forward while avoiding most of the ice blocks that come at her.

Meanwhile, she was only a sprint away from the Ice Nine-Tails.

……

"Little Bear, charge in with close combat!" Xia Shen's voice echoed across the battlefield.

"Ice Nine-Tailed Fox, Divine Power!"

Seeing the enemy charging forward at all costs, Li Yu knew that it was now a pipe dream to rely on the blizzard to stop the bear cub's advance.

The aurora effect was still working, so I decided to deal some more damage before the bear cub got too close.

In close combat, the bear cub's defense will decrease, and the ice nine-tailed fox can rely on the damage reduction of the aurora barrier to trade damage for damage.

Even with the attack bonus from two Sword Dances, the bear cub still has a better chance of winning.

"Buzz—" The supernatural power exploded in the open space behind the bear cub.

Seeing the unbelievable scene before him, Li Yu's pupils shrank.

How could it...fly?

……

Ice Nine-Tail deliberately anticipates the bear cub's movement speed.

If the bear cub continues to rush forward at the same speed, it will definitely be hit by this invisible supernatural force.

But to everyone's surprise, the moment the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox unleashed its divine power, the bear cub suddenly took a step forward.

And then... it took off!

Li Yu finally realized what was happening...

It's [Swallow Return]!

But didn't the opponent say they wanted to use [close combat]?

A hint of confusion appeared on his usually expressionless face, which was as cold as a thousand-year-old glacier.

Not only him, but everyone around him looked at each other in bewilderment.

The move Xia Shen just mentioned, it's [close combat], right?

Are we all hallucinating?

Xia Shen smiled slightly, having discovered the new function of telepathic command.

Simply put, it's "saying one thing and meaning another"!

He originally intended to just charge straight in at close range.

But just as Li Yu shouted out his supernatural power, Xia Shen suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

He immediately used zero-delay telepathy to send out the four words "[Swift Swallow Return]", stopping the bear cub who was about to engage in close combat.

The bear cubs cooperated perfectly, gathering flight-type energy at an extremely fast speed, and forcefully rising from the ground.

Thus, in everyone's eyes, the scene of [Close Combat] turning into [Swallow Return] appeared.

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On the field, amidst the gasps of the crowd and the incredulous gaze of Ice Nine-Tailed Fox, Bear Cub's short legs stomped heavily on her clean, pure white fox fur.

"Yo-"

The damage was negligible; what made the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox cry out in despair was that its pure and flawless body was stained by a muddy bear paw!

The usually clean-loving Ice Nine-Tailed Fox was enraged. Ice-blue energy rapidly gathered in its mouth, and it unleashed an Aurora Beam at the bear cub in front of it.

Not for any other reason than to vent my anger.

The bear cub, which was right next to it, had no chance to dodge and was hit squarely by the rainbow beam of light.

Xia Shen's heart skipped a beat.

Because he saw a purple light, signifying a decline in power, wrapped around the bear cub.

Xia Shen sighed helplessly, his energy level was already nearly ten levels lower than Xia Shen's, and the damage reduction from the Aurora Curtain was further aggravated.

Now look what's happened, the two sword dances have been reduced to one and a half, the heavens have forsaken me!

We can only delay a little longer; the time for the aurora screen is almost up.

The sword dance enhanced with [Fierce] has the effect of extending the duration of the enhancement.

Wait, why can't I use the same trick again...?

"Little bear, close combat!" Xia Shen shouted.

[Enhance the Fierce Sword Dance!] Another command came to his mind.

"Protect them quickly!" Li Yu shouted urgently.

Regardless of whether close combat is real or not, even with the aurora barrier, close combat with greatly increased attack power is absolutely unacceptable.

Seeing the transparent shield appear in front of the Ice Nine-Tails, Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

But when he saw that the bear cub didn't pounce on the ice nine-tailed fox, but instead danced proudly again, a subtle change occurred in his mindset...

"Use the Freeze Beam!" Li Yu, whose expressionless face had been frozen like ice, finally thawed and gave the order through gritted teeth.

The two elves were now practically touching.

Faced with the bear cub dancing in place, the Ice Nine-Tails doesn't need to worry about hitting the target; it just needs to focus on charging up its power.

As the concentration of ice-type energy continued to rise, the blue light cluster in the mouth of the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox became increasingly dense.

Xia Shen remained unfazed. In his calculations, the aurora curtain was about to dissipate, and the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox had just used its protective ability, so this freezing beam was bound to cause damage.

Once the bear cub finishes its two and a half Swords Dance buffs, not to mention your Ice Ninetales, even a professional-level Pokémon would be half-dead!

The little bear understood Xia Shen's intentions. Without dodging or flinching, it bravely withstood the attack of the freezing beams and danced despite the pain.

Orange and white light shone on her body.

Wait... why is there white light?

Xia Shen's heart raced as he looked at the familiar white light emanating from the bear cub.

After waiting and waiting, you've finally evolved!

The orange light, representing enhanced abilities, was exceptionally intense, yet it was completely obscured by the even brighter light of evolution.

As the audience watched in stunned silence, the bear cub's body continued to grow taller and stronger...

"Roar—" A loud roar resounded throughout the entire battlefield, and even a hint of fear appeared in the eyes of the Ice Nine-Tails in front of him.

The Circly Bear looked down at the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox, who was originally supposed to look up to it, with an unfriendly expression.

"Hey—you were the one who bullied me just now, weren't you?"

The bear cub, who was already quite tomboyish, has completely transformed into a grumpy older sister after evolving.

After using Multiple Sword Dance, the Circle Bear's attack power reached 13,000 points!

"Circle Bear, use close combat!"

This time, I'm serious!

The circle bear roared and pounced on the ice nine-tailed fox.

Just as Xia Shen had calculated, the rainbow-colored aurora curtain surrounding the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox dissipated.

Fighting-type energy coalesced, and the orange-glowing Ursaring, like a heavily loaded truck, crashed into the Ice Ninetales, which was only a step away.

The powerful blow sent the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox flying more than ten meters away.

"Yo-"

This time, the mournful cry was due to pain. With such a high-intensity close-quarters combat attack, Ice Nine-Tails felt as if its internal organs had been moved to a different position.

In a daze, she looked up and saw the circly bear charging towards her like a heavy tank.

But he didn't even have the strength to protect himself, so he could only close his eyes in despair.

"Bam—"

Ice Nine-Tailed Fox took off and landed.

The battle is over.

…………

Two hits... and it's gone just like that?

The audience remained silent.

The guest seats were also completely silent.

It wasn't until the bright green teddy bear on the field and Xia Shen embraced tightly that people came to their senses and cheered and applauded.

The audience erupted in applause.

(If I said there's only one chapter today, you guys won't hit me, right? QAQ)

## Chapter 82 Summer Elledo Deep

After the selection competition, at the school clinic.

"Ouch~ It hurts! It hurts!"

Xia Shen lay on the hospital bed, looking utterly hopeless.