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However, Kamen Meow only has a pair of hands after all, while the opponent's monster has four arms. The difference in absolute numbers determines the outcome of this head-on collision.

The strange force blocked the frontal attack of Masked Cat with one strike, and then swung one arm each to form a fierce cross, one horizontal and one vertical!

Masked Cat simply leaned over and bent its body to an incredible angle, and managed to dodge the cross attack by seizing the gap between the arms swung by the strange force.

At the same time, Masked Cat spread his legs and sat on the ground in a big split position. He gently supported himself on the ground with his paws, moving his two flexible thighs, and then he did a big spinning side kick towards the lower body of the strange force...

After all, Guai Li has four arms but only two legs. According to common sense, this body proportion will naturally cause the center of gravity to be more biased upwards, and the lower body must be his weakness.

However, Masked Cat's side kick hit the opponent's ankle, and it made a dull sound as if it had kicked a rock, while the strangely powerful body did not move at all.

“…Retreat!”

Seeing that he had not gained any advantage in the head-on confrontation, Lowe immediately ordered the Masked Cat to retreat. At the moment Lowe gave the order, all four arms of the strange creature were raised and four fists fell at the same time.

Only a series of explosions were heard, and spider-web-like cracks appeared on the spot. A deep pit was hammered out of the ground by four punches.

Fortunately, Masked Cat was fast enough. It nimbly withdrew and flew away the moment the fist fell, and left directly from the side of the strange force. While retreating, Masked Cat was not polite and raised his hand to throw out a bouquet of flowers. The flying bouquet exploded on the spot and turned into countless flying petals.

"..."

All the attacking petals hit Guili's body. Guili, who had just been kicked by Masked Cat without moving at all, was now shaken by these petals that looked soft and powerless.

The characteristic of the ever-changing flowers that they will definitely hit the vital point came into play at this moment. However, facing the flying petals, the vine tree did not choose to retreat despite its strange power.

"Attack is the best defense, push forward!"

Originally according to Lowe's expectation, after this Thousand Changes, the opponent would definitely retreat temporarily to adjust his posture, so that he and Masked Cat could seize the rhythm.

But he didn't expect that the monster on the opposite side would rush up without dodging or avoiding the rain of petals, and Lowe's scalp suddenly went numb.

"..."

Oh my god, I met a reckless guy!

As he realized this, the strange force's attack arrived, and his two arms once again performed the cross chop. This fighting skill with a power of up to 100 also has the characteristic of easily hitting the vital points.

Although it's not like Qianbian Wanhua, which can hit the vital points 100%, but if you really get hit in the vital points, it's no joke.

On the other hand, the physical defense racial value of 70 for Masked Cat and 80 for Super Strength are not that strong to be honest. The main point is "attack is the best defense"...

So, Luo Wei pondered for less than a second and made a decision immediately...

"Then let's go up there too!"

Lowe had originally been thinking of letting Masked Cat use its speed advantage to engage in guerrilla warfare against the enemy, which was also his usual tactic in previous battles.

But the ones he met before were all stubborn idiots. It was rare for him to meet such an upright opponent, and Lowe couldn't help but be aroused.

Originally, Lowe's tactics were the same as the characteristics of Masked Cat, emphasizing the freedom to change at will, and there was no fixed or specific way of playing. Once the opponent was unrestrained, he would also play unrestrainedly.

The opponent swung a cross attack, and Masked Cat bent down and used the same trick again, once again avoiding the cross attack by taking advantage of the gap. However, the monster had four arms after all, so he had two arms free to perform the explosive punch again.

A fist wrapped in a sharp fist wind came straight at him, and Lowe immediately gave an order, and a layer of pink light condensed on the fist of the masked cat.

Their fists crossed each other. Naturally, the speed race stat of Monster Strength's 55 was no match for Catman's speed of 123. Both sides punched at the same time, and Catman's speed was faster.

He took advantage of the gap in the opposite side's cross-chop and dodged one of the explosive punches, then directly slapped the defenseless monster with his cat claws that were shining with pink light. Suddenly, a dark light flashed on the monster's body.

Although the cross chops and the explosive punch were dodged, the last explosive punch still hit the masked cat solidly.

In exchange, Masked Cat's punch also hit him hard.

The figures on both sides were pushed away by the other side's strength at the same time, and Lowe quickly calculated in his mind...

(No problem, I'm using the Fairy-type's Playfulness... The current Masked Cat is a Fairy-type, and Fairy-types only take half the damage from Fighting-type attacks. If I get hit by four punches, that's a different count, but I can definitely take one punch, but...)

...The opponent's fighting type is double restrained by the fairy type's skills. This attack has double restraint with the bonus of the main type. The monster force has no defense and took this punch, but it is definitely not easy.

And more importantly, Masked Cat's Playfulness hit first, and this move itself has a chance to weaken the opponent's attack. This effect was triggered just now, which is equivalent to the attack power of the strange force being reduced by one level, and the power of this explosive punch was further reduced...

Everything was just as Lowe had expected. Masked Cat was hit by a solid explosive punch and his body did tremble. However, after taking two steps back, he stepped firmly on the ground and stabilized his body.

The monster on the other side, after taking a hit from Masked Cat, also quickly retreated. He seemed to try to stabilize his body, but when he stepped on the ground, his body tilted, and his trembling ankles could not support his body. He bent his knees and half-knelt on the ground...

With one arm supporting the ground and the other arm supporting his knee, Guai Li turned around and shook his head helplessly at Teng Shu.

"...I see. Well, you've tried your best. Come back, Strange!"

Confirming that the monster was no longer able to fight, Fujiki decisively took out the second Poké Ball...

"Then it's your turn next. Come on, my ace!"

Chapter 68: Iron Palm Warrior

After taking back his supernatural power, Fujiki sent out his true trump card...

"?"

The light in the Poké Ball flashed, and Lowe felt the ground beneath his feet tremble slightly, and an extremely sturdy body stepped firmly on the ground.

It was a humanoid Pokémon dressed like a sumo wrestler, with a sturdy and strong body. Apart from his physique, the most amazing thing about him was his pair of sturdy hands.

Those fleshy palms seemed to be able to smash a living person from a three-dimensional model into a two-dimensional line drawing with just one slap. That was quite powerful.

This is Fujiki's trump card, Iron Palm. As the name suggests, this Pokémon is famous for crushing its enemies with its powerful palms. It is rumored that it has the incredible strength to slap away a fully loaded truck with one palm. It is a real "Iron Palm" Pokémon!

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As soon as Lowe raised his hand, Masked Cat rushed forward. Now Masked Cat still has fairy attributes and is resistant to fighting skills. There is no need to change the attributes for the time being, so he continues to use "Playfulness" as the main attack skill to break through.

However, the opponent did not do anything to dodge. It was obvious that Tengshu was using force to defeat skill. The Iron Palm Warrior raised his strong right foot and stomped it hard on the ground. With a dull sound, his whole body sank, and immediately it was as if his feet had taken root and were firmly rooted in the ground.

The masked cat came closer, raised its claws and aimed at the opponent's head, but before the attack was launched, it felt a gust of whistling wind.

The Iron Palm Warrior suddenly slapped his open palms together in front of him, as if slapping a fly. A shock wave mixed with a violent air wave blew the Masked Cat so hard that it couldn't stand steadily.

Before the Masked Cat could react, the Iron Palm Warrior raised his palms above his head again and slammed them to the ground.

In just that instant, the ground that his palms touched began to roll like waves, transforming into a tidal wave that swept over.

"Earthquake? No, what skill is this?"

This seems to be an earthquake skill, but the form seems different. Lowe was very surprised when he saw it, but Tengshu spoke openly.

"My Iron Palm Warrior and I often go surfing together. Every time we face huge waves, we always marvel at the power of nature. So, we observe the changes in the waves and incorporate these changes into our tricks."

In other words, by observing the waves through surfing and adapting the earthquake skills, this unique earthquake wave was formed...

With the body of the Iron Palm Warrior as the center, the churning mud turned into a turbid wave and spread out. Masked Cat quickly jumped up to avoid it. However, the waves themselves were one after another, and there was no point in dodging one attack.

The Iron Palm Warrior on the other side successfully seized the rhythm, and once again slammed his raised iron palm down hard on the ground...

Before Masked Cat could even land and stand firm, a second, more violent wave of turbidity arrived...

The surging "wave" came close, suddenly broke through the ground and exploded, turning into a fountain mixed with mud and stones. The gravel and mud splashed out under the huge kinetic energy, and the power was no less than that of a sharp blade. The Masked Cat certainly didn't want to be hit by it, and hurriedly continued to dodge.

When facing the attack of the strange force before, Lowe dared to let the masked cat rush forward directly, because he was sure that exchanging injuries for injuries would be a sure win...

But in the current situation, the two sides are tens of thousands of miles apart. Even if the Iron Palm Warrior's seismic wave is broken head-on, the Iron Palm Warrior himself will remain unharmed.

It's obviously not worth it to rush like this...

Therefore, Lowe once again adopted guerrilla tactics, trying to take advantage of every opportunity to let Catkin find a gap and get closer. As long as Catkin had a chance to succeed, Lowe believed that a shot of Z-force-enhanced Playfulness would definitely be able to send the opponent away on the spot.

Unfortunately, Masked Cat circled around Iron Palm Warrior three or five times but didn't find a single chance. Iron Palm Warrior successfully dragged the fight into his own rhythm. His slaps were faster than the last, and seismic waves spread out one after another, surrounding Iron Palm Warrior in all directions without any blind spots.

"…Surfing is a sport full of dangers. Facing the might of nature…we can only do our best to adapt to its changes. However, even with such an unpredictable force, there is always a pattern to follow. Once we find this pattern, we can follow it to control this force!"

Tengshu raised his palm, stood firmly on the spot, and performed a set of clean and neat moves. His fists and feet were mixed with strong winds, and one could clearly feel that there was a fundamental difference between this move and those fancy moves.

His movements were accompanied by his breathing, and it seemed that he pulled some invisible airflow around his body. As his movements progressed, he sent out these airflows together, and each punch brought out a loud bang that broke through the air.

Is this some kind of disguised pressure, or...

Lowe raised his eyebrows, as if he realized something.

"...I see, so that's how it is. 'Ki Bomb'...is a skill that integrates the way of controlling 'breath' into the 'Earthquake' skill. This is not a skill that simply changes the earthquake, but a combination of Ki Bomb and Earthquake!"

No wonder the turbid waves released by the earthquake wave were so unreasonably strong. It turned out that the technique of the Qi bomb was incorporated into it. The "Qi" was mixed into the earthquake and released, which was conducted through the earth to give the jet stimulated by the earthquake wave stronger kinetic energy.

That's why the power of this move is so terrifying, because it is a combination of two high-power skills with a power of 100 and a power of 120. It would be terrifying if it wasn't scary.

Du Juan had an electromagnetic shield that Lowe couldn't break head-on, and she managed to break it by using tricks, while Teng Shu had a combination skill that combined powerful skills, combining both long-range and short-range offense and defense.

All I can say is that anyone who can become a gym leader must have unique skills. Even so, Fujiki's strength is among the lowest among the gym leaders in the Hoenn region.

Perhaps it is because Mangzi's tactics are too direct, and this high-powered skill lacks some variables. But no matter what, the same thing applies, being weak is only relative to other gym masters. After all, there must be a last one among the eight gym masters.

But for ordinary trainers, the strength of the gym leader is overwhelming!

Teng Shu's previous actions were equivalent to indirectly reminding Lowe about the principle of his seismic waves. After Lowe guessed it, he decisively confirmed Lowe's idea.

"Well, that's it... So, have you figured out a way to crack it?"

In other circumstances, it would be impossible to reveal one's cards so generously, but after all, the purpose of the gym leader competition is to train the trainers who come to challenge, and as "seniors", they are not stingy in giving guidance to new trainers.

After determining the principle of seismic waves, Lowe also made a decision...

"...Then it's your turn, Kirlia~"

Chapter 69: You took the initiative, so you can’t blame me~

"Well, it's your turn, Kirlia~"

Originally, Kirliain was the main force against fighting opponents. Before, he wanted to hide his trump card, but now it seems that it is time for Kirliain to take the field.

At that moment, Lowe replaced Masked Cat with Kirlia.

"Thank you for your hard work~"

As soon as Masked Meow came off the field, it immediately jumped towards Lowe and successfully knocked down the opponent's monster, but it also took a burst punch from the opponent. Although it didn't cause much damage, it was a Pokémon that Fujiki had carefully cultivated after all, so it was definitely impossible for it to be completely unscathed by this punch.

Therefore, after Lowe sent out Kirlia, the first thing he did was to check on the condition of Catman.