This trainer has no moral principles

You Zhi ordered calmly, "Your spirit isn't the only one who can evolve three times. Yi Hao, follow suit."

As soon as he finished speaking, the light of evolution appeared on Yihao Qilizard's body again. His body grew bigger, and his muscles bulged high. He successfully resisted the opponent's attack in the form of a giant Qilizard.

This time, before Harlin could even express his surprise, Alyssa, who was watching, had already widened her eyes: "Evolving while fighting, is this the effect of the elf's characteristics?"

"It's not that magical. It's just an ordinary skill mastered through targeted training." You Zhi even had the leisure to answer the audience outside the venue.

"This technique is not ordinary. If you can do it, you don't have to worry about your Pokémon being interrupted by your opponent during evolution."

Alyssa believed what Youzhi said. After all, she had never heard of any Pokémon's characteristics being specifically used to ensure evolution. But she also didn't think it would be as simple as Youzhi said. If it could be mastered with a little training, other trainers would have done it long ago. Why would they come up with a bunch of tactics to protect evolution? No one likes to go far instead of near.

At this time, the giant lizard Yihao, who was pinching the spiral dragon's neck, took advantage of the opponent's strength and performed a beautiful shoulder throw, smashing it heavily to the ground.

Harlin said anxiously: "Hurry up and use gill bite!"

The spiral dragon had thick skin and flesh, and the fall did not cause much damage. It raised its head, opened its mouth, and tried to bite its opponent, but was immediately slapped in the face by the opponent's tail, and was a little dazed for a moment.

Gigantic Lizard Yihao clenched his fist at his waist, exhaled sharply, and used all his strength to punch out. This move was the fighting skill "Explosive Fist", which had a power of 100 and would definitely put the opponent into confusion. The disadvantage was that the hit rate was low, but now the distance between the two sides was so close, and the Spiral Dragon was so large, it was difficult to miss.

There was a loud bang, and a powerful fist force burst out. Even the huge body of the spiral dragon could not withstand it and was blown away.

You Zhi gave a brief instruction: "Make a concerted effort and eliminate the enemy."

Harlin said in a panic: "Hold on, Spiral Dragon, use Wild Dance to swing and force the opponent back first."

However, the Spiral Dragon, who was hit by the explosive fist, was dizzy and could not listen to any orders at all.

The giant lizard Yihao took advantage of the victory and rushed forward to attack with endless inch-force attacks, using elbows, fists, knees, legs, and tail, and all parts of the body. The attack was like a storm, leaving the opponent unable to resist.

Now even Phil could see that although the two sides were almost the same in ability, their fighting skills were worlds apart. The Spiral Dragon in front of the Gigantic Lizard Yoshihiro was like a swimming enthusiast who had just learned to dog paddle trying to challenge the Olympic champion. Even if both sides had the same physique, the result was already doomed.

Finally, Gigantic Lizard Yoshihiro crossed his hands and swung forward, using a cross-cut to chop the Spiral Dragon, leaving an X-shaped wound. The opponent could no longer bear it, and fell to the ground with a wail, and its body gradually disintegrated into spiritual particles.

The giant lizard Yihao stood with his head held high, his majestic demeanor like a martial arts master.

Harlin took a look at the spell card "Undersea Assault" that was about to take shape in his hand, shook his head regretfully and dispersed it.

If this card could be activated, there might be a chance of a comeback. Unfortunately, due to the interruption before, I had to refine it from the beginning, wasting a lot of time.

Fortunately, he was already accustomed to failure, so it didn't take much of a toll on him. He quickly gathered himself and said, "An exciting battle, but this duel isn't over yet. Meet my second Pokémon. Any evil will be brought to justice. I'll arrest all criminals with the Chains of Order! Come, Royal Guardian!"

Chapter 278: Still Related Effects

[Royal Guardian (6 Stars) Land]

[Pedigree: Fighting]

【Level: 36】

[Attack power: 2800 (3080)]

【Defense Strength: 2000 (2200)】

[Warrior-Type, Effect: When this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon that monster in face-up Defense Position on your side of the field.]

A humanoid elf with a face covered in heavy white makeup and a strange hairstyle appeared on the scene. He held a long rope in both hands, and at one end of the rope was a fork-shaped weapon called a jūte, which spun rapidly as the rope shook.

You Zhi said with a strange expression, "What are you talking about bringing evil to justice? Aren't you a gang member? You should arrest yourself first."

Harlin raised his chin slightly and said proudly, "I am now an inspector cadre, responsible for the discipline of the society. In particular, those traitors who betray the interests of the Gurus Group are arrested by Niu Wei and me."

You Zhi vaguely remembered that the last time they met, the other party was just a junior cadre. He didn't expect that he would be promoted again in such a short time. The promotion speed was quite exaggerated.

Although this guy has the face of a minion, he is actually a rare talent?

"Enforcing discipline, arresting traitors, and still having time to challenge gyms and take eight badges? You're neglecting your duties. I'm reporting you to Malik."

"Don't act like you know the leader very well."

Harlin sneered. A discarded pawn of a group wanted to threaten him?

"If I remember correctly, the last time we met in Manjin City, you tried to stop the leader from summoning the Three Phantom Demons. Tell me, if I report your information, will I be rewarded by the leader?"

"Oh, now I remember. It was you who leaked the information to me last time and let me in to fight Malik."

"What do you mean by letting you in? I'm loyal to Gulus, don't throw mud at me so casually! Last time, it was you who showed no respect for martial ethics. We agreed to a Pokémon Duel, but you actually attacked the trainer and knocked me unconscious. The leader is too wise and brave to fall for your clumsy divisive tactics!"

Harlem yelled in panic, almost swearing to the sky.

You Zhi said, "Why are you so nervous? Don't worry, Malik is not monitoring you, otherwise I would be able to sense it."

"I don't understand what you are saying at all. I am completely loyal to the organization and the leader, and I have no second thoughts. This is what I will say no matter if anyone is eavesdropping or not!" Harlin said righteously.

You Zhi didn't say anything else. He drew a Pokémon card from the void and showed it to the other party. It was the Thunder King among the Three Phantom Demons.

Harlin had obtained a trace of the power of the phantom demon before, so he could naturally confirm that this was a real card. He also knew very well that after the riot in Manjin City, the Thunder Emperor fell into the hands of the leader Malik, but the leader gave this card to Youzhi. What a life-and-death friendship!

"I was wrong, please don't report it!"

Harlem prostrated himself on the spot.

"Ah, begging for mercy from your lifelong enemy, that's too spineless," Phil said disdainfully.

"And he didn't hesitate at all. He was so flexible and adaptable. It's really admirable." Alyssa had a different opinion.

You Zhi finally understood why the other party was promoted so quickly. As expected, gold always shines. He released the Thunder King back into the void and said, "Forget it. I have no interest in tattling. Let's continue the duel."

Harlin immediately got up from the ground and said with high morale, "I appreciate your kindness, but duels are sacred. Don't expect me to let you down. Get ready for an even more intense second battle!"

Phil couldn't help but grumble, "You sounded impressive, but you were clearly completely crushed in the first game. It doesn't really matter whether you let your guard down or not, right?"

Harlin turned a deaf ear and commanded, "Royal Guardian, use restraint!"

The Royal Guardian threw the fork in his hand, and Gigantic Lizard Yoshihiro subconsciously waved his hand to block it, but his wrist was entangled by the rope.

"Very good, now is the time to use the Mountain Mist Throw!"

Shanlan Throw was originally a close-combat wrestling technique. The Royal Guardian used the rope as a medium and pulled hard, pulling the giant lizard Yihao over the top, turning it 180 degrees and slamming it to the ground.

With a "bang", spider-web-like cracks were smashed into the ground, and the giant lizard Yihao fell upside down, unable to move for a while. It can be seen that the damage was not light. After all, the fighting type has double damage to him who is a dark type.

Harlin excitedly said, "That's it, don't stop attacking, use the flying knee kick!"

The Royal Guardian leaped forward and kicked like a missile. Just as it was about to hit, the giant lizard Yoshihiro suddenly rolled sideways, avoiding the attack, and swept out with his steel-covered tail, hitting the opponent's abdomen.

The power of this swing was far beyond imagination. The Royal Guardian's eyeballs bulged out in pain, and his body was almost broken in half. He flew out like a baseball hit by a home run, and after hitting the duel barrier, he rebounded and fell to the ground.

"How could it be! Where does Steeltail get such strong power?"

Harlin looked at the royal guardian who tried to stand up but lay down again, and said in disbelief.

"It's not Steel Tail, it's Double Retaliation, which returns double the physical damage taken to the opponent." Youzhi explained, "You didn't even prepare for this move. You made the same mistake as before. If a trainer isn't good at commanding, it's better to focus on refining spell cards and let the Pokémon fight freely. The Guardian's characteristics are powerful, but they must be defeated before they can be activated, otherwise they are useless."

The Royal Guardian itself was only 6 stars, and after being hit, its health instantly dropped to one third.

"Damn it! I won't give up! Gambling on this last chance, I activate the equipment spell 'Explosive Strike', increasing the elf's attack power by 400 and gaining the penetration ability!"

The Royal Guardian shouted, and a blazing aura rose up around him, like a Saiyan transforming. He then threw out the fork in his hand, trying to recreate the previous battle.

Gigantic lizard Yihao naturally would not fall for the same trick. After all, the opponent would not be hit by double retaliation again. He immediately swung his claws to cut out an air blade, and bounced the fork away in the air to avoid it from getting entangled in his arm.

Unexpectedly, the Royal Guardian shook the rope, using the force to push the fork away and it suddenly fell to the ground. It slid along the ground and wrapped around the ankle of the giant lizard Yihao. He then pulled it and directly knocked his opponent to the ground.

"Well done! Use it so quickly..."

The excited Harlin was about to give an order, but suddenly remembered the other party's reminder and immediately covered his mouth.

After the Royal Guardian pulled the giant lizard Yoshihiro over, he immediately swung his arm and chopped it down, making a sound of tearing air.

Gigantic Lizard Yoshihiro hurriedly crossed his arms to block, but the opponent had penetrating properties, and the force passed through his arms and hit his chest, causing his whole body to tremble.

The Royal Guardian's attack was not over yet, and a lower body kick followed, hitting the back of the giant lizard Yoshihiro, bouncing him up, and then pressing him down and hugging him, about to perform a hell roll.

Yuzhi activates the spell card covering the field: "I activate 'Death Counter'. When a Pokémon on the field deals penetrating damage, destroy it!"

Harlin immediately retorted: "The Royal Guardian is penetrating damage!"

You Zhi said slowly, "Hidden effect. When Gigantic Lizard Yoshihiro is on the field, it also includes penetrating damage."

In an instant, a red beam of light shot out from the surface of the giant lizard Yihao's body, directly piercing the abdomen of the royal guardian!

Chapter 279: Looking for an Opponent

The Royal Guardian, who was already low on health, was hurt by the death counterattack and could no longer hold on. His body turned into spiritual particles and gradually dissipated.

"You've done well enough. Go back and practice hard to become stronger."

Harlin was not too discouraged when he saw this scene. He accepted the result calmly, said something to the elf card with effort, and put it back into the void.

Then, he picked two stars from the bracelet and handed them to You Zhi, saying solemnly: "Since you beat me, you must win the championship and keep winning my share!"

After he finished speaking, he turned and left, waving his hand gracefully, leaving behind a back that had no regrets in his life.

"Although the atmosphere was set up as if it was a battle of the century, giving people the feeling that they were evenly matched and finally lost to the opponent, but in fact they were beaten the whole time. Brother You Zhi even had the leisure to chat with us. This old enemy is too full of tricks." Phil couldn't help but complain.

"Never mind, as long as I win."

You Zhi was more open-minded and casually embedded two stars into the bracelet.

Phil tilted his head and said, "Now I have four. I only need two more games to collect ten stars. When I think about it this way, it seems quite easy."

Alisa corrected him, "Your statement is based on the assumption that you're strong enough to defeat your opponent, but isn't it natural for a strong trainer to win the elimination round? Besides, not everyone has the courage to bet two stars in their first battle. Look around, most people only bet one star."

Phil looked around and found that it was true. There was a duel not far away and the winner was decided. The winner only took one star from the loser.

Trainers who are not particularly confident often choose to leave room for themselves. If they are unlucky enough to encounter a particularly strong opponent in the first battle, they will still be qualified to fight again even if they lose one star.

Even trainers who are confident in their own abilities have to consider that if they take the initiative to offer two stars as a bet, they will most likely be rejected by the other party. On the contrary, if the other party easily accepts it, it may be a tragedy in the dialogue between the two strong.

Phil pondered, "From this perspective, that guy just now can at least be praised as courageous?"

You Zhi echoed, "Of course, otherwise how could he be a cadre? You think it's ridiculous that he knelt down and begged for mercy on the spot, but think about it carefully. Isn't this a tactic to show weakness to the enemy? If it were you fighting him, wouldn't you underestimate him? He was responsible for arresting traitors in Gulus, and he's still alive and well. What do you think happened to those traitors?"

Phil was stunned for a moment, then thought for a moment before finally saying, "Indeed, his Spiral Dragon and Guardian are both quite powerful spirits. They showed considerable strength in the battle, severely injuring Gigantolizard Yoshihiro. It's just that You Zhi is too strong, and his reactions were so calm the entire time, making him appear powerless to fight back. So, he's actually a scheming idiot, playing the pig to eat the tiger?"

"Actually, that may not be the case. It's possible that he only has these two Pokémon that are powerful, and the other Pokémon are all useless. The arrest mission depends entirely on his teammate Niu Wei, and he is only responsible for slacking off." You Zhi suddenly changed the subject.

Phil was confused: "Hey, so what's going on? Does he really have the ability or is he just pretending to have it... No, is he really useless or is he just pretending to be useless?"

"It doesn't matter. Just like what he said in his final farewell, since we've won, we should just keep moving forward. There's no need to look back at the road we've traveled."

"Is that what he said?"

Just as Phil was trying to recall if he had missed any details, Alyssa suddenly said, "Enough of the small talk. It's time for me to find someone to duel with. Acting together is too inefficient. Let's meet in the elimination round."

“Hey, Alyssa, are you leaving?”

Phil looked around and was in a dilemma, not knowing whether to leave with his best friend or stay with You Zhige.

Alyssa took the initiative to help her out: “You stay, I will come to you when I rest at night.”

Phil also thought this method was the best of both worlds: "It's an appointment then. Let's meet at dinner."

The two hugged each other intimately, and Alyssa waved and left.

Phil turned around, clenched his fists, and cheered for You Zhi. "Let's take advantage of this momentum and get all the stars in the morning so we can be the first to advance."

"I hope so." You Zhi's tone sounded unmotivated.

"You can't be so unmotivated. Let me find your next opponent."

Phil was very active, but she soon discovered that everyone around her deliberately avoided this side, and once their eyes met, they quickly looked away for fear of being stared at.

She immediately figured out what was going on, and couldn't help but puff up her cheeks as she huffed, "What a bunch of cowards! They watched the duel just now and didn't dare to duel with Brother You Zhi."

"It's not necessarily cowardice. The requirement for advancing to the preliminaries is just to collect ten stars. Everyone's stars are equal. There's no need to challenge strong enemies. Stars taken from weaker opponents will have the same effect. And from the perspective of preventing information leaks, this is also a prudent choice."

"Brother Youzhi, you are so kind, actually speaking for others... Never mind, we can't find any opponent brave enough to accept the challenge here anyway, so let's go somewhere else."

Phil simply pulled Youzhi away. After all, the entire Championship Road was the scope of the competition, including the tunnels and waterways.

"Think about it from the opponent's perspective. Those who hold advantageous positions and wait for the opponent to come to them are more likely to accept a challenge. It's best if they have just defeated their opponent and are in a state of high self-confidence. Let's look for this type of trainer."

Phil took Youzhi through the tunnel and came to a lake. He soon found a trainer who met the requirements. The trainer was receiving a star from another trainer.

"Let's pick him. He has four stars on his bracelet, which means he's won at least two duels. He definitely won't refuse our challenge right now."

You Zhi looked in the direction Phil pointed. The other person was a tall and thin young man wearing glasses. He nodded, said nothing, and took the initiative to step forward and challenge him to a fight.

"sure."