[Pokemon] Sycamore

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Compared to Xiaodan and Nidoqueen who were all tense, Xiaotong just closed his eyes slightly, and through his fine and beautiful eyelashes, you could see that his focused gaze was locked on the pulse below.

"Boom boom boom boom!!!"

The loud noise continues to approach, and the curtain is about to begin!

"The Nidoqueen is coming! It's freezing—!"

"The time has come! Gyarados! Use Ice Fang!"

Xiaotong pointed directly in front of Gyarados in the twelve o'clock direction, "Aim! The ground directly in front of you, cast downward with all your strength!"

Nidoqueen, who was accumulating freezing light in his mouth, was about to wait for the moment when the geyser gushes out to emit energy. However, he was staggered by a sudden huge earthquake next to him. Before he could understand what happened, He witnessed a scene that stunned him.

"Hoo hoo hoo hoo!!!"

I only heard the violent roar of Gyarados, and the cold breath spread in all directions from its huge mouth. However, this scattered cold air did not last long before it was quickly concentrated by the caster, and it was seen in the next second. Gyarados' huge body used incredible agility to carry the Ice Fang and shoot it into the soul of the steaming crust! ! !

"Crash!!!!"

The burning sensation quickly subsided, and the heat on the ground was replaced by severe cold starting from the position where Gyarados cast its ultimate move. Layers of thin ice continued to erode the soil on the surface, and there was a pause when the Ice Fang exploded. The spring water was cooling rapidly, and then under Xiao Dan's disbelief expression, ice crystal pillars were forming from bottom to top!

The whole process only took five seconds! ?

"Clap!"

Effortlessly pulling out the giant fang embedded in the ground, Gyarados shook off the frozen mud stuck to it. He was satisfied and did not forget to turn around and roar to Xiaotong as if to claim credit.

"Fuck!?" One of them was inadvertently slapped with a face by flying mud. Nidoqueen even forgot that they were competing now, and could only look at the scene with great contrast in front of her with dull eyes.

On one side is a world of ice that seems to be frozen in time, and on the other side is a scalding hot spring that continues to erupt.

The power of the incredible trick is carefully controlled, which is completely incompatible with the terrifying and ferocious appearance of Gyarados...

Even if one's side's freezing light was faster, it still couldn't get ahead. Xiao Dan swallowed his saliva and looked at the two completely different worlds, thinking this in his mind.

Xiaotong and she did not take action against the erupting spring water, but... completely changed a small area of ​​the environment, and even directly froze the source to affect the target's state! ?

"There is no doubt that we lost the first game..." Xiao Dan scratched his hair in pain. Xiao Dan looked at the ice crystal pillars that looked like large ice sculptures and compared them with his own progress that was almost standing still. He smiled helplessly, and then stepped forward to direct Nidoqueen to complete the preparations for the next competition.

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"Hey~ What will be the next level?"

Watching Xiaodan's team continue their actions, Xiaotong sat next to Daiwu, taking the hot tea he got up to make after she finished the first game and asked curiously.

Since Xiao Dan did not declare her victory, but was preparing for the same conditions as her, there must be another interlocking competition.

"Well~ don't be anxious, don't be anxious." Perhaps he was numbed by the successive blows. Xiao Dan, who looked away, waved his hand carelessly and pointed to the open space aside.

You can still see a conspicuous wooden sign standing at the other end.

"There are rules explained above. Go and take a look first. Once I'm done here, prepare for the next one. Nidoqueen, hurry up and increase your power!"

Seeing Xiao Dan working hard, Xiao Tong shrugged indifferently, then stood up and walked with Dai Wu to the location of the second competition.

I couldn't tell from a distance, but I didn't expect that this wooden sign was quite big. Xiaotong held his elbow with one hand and his chin with the other hand, carefully looking at the diagram above.

Schematic diagram of making an ice ship.

"So the first competition is to obtain materials? The Orange League is really interesting, Dawu." Xiaotong turned to Dawu and said with a smile.

"It is true that there are differences with the challenges of major leagues. Compared with the league competition that tests the most fundamental and basic strength of trainers, the Orange League tests more of the challenger's adaptability and further tacit understanding with Pokémon partners. "Dawu also said with great interest.

At this time, Xiao Dan also completed his side's material transportation and directed the porter Haoli to put down the icicles originally carried on his shoulders.

"Do you understand the rules? Can we proceed to the next competition?"

"Oh, by the way~ I would like to take this opportunity to explain that in addition to the basic requirement of climbing up this mountain with my own strength, the challengers who come to challenge the Neplu Gym must then compete with me in three matches."

Xiao Dan raised his three fingers to sweep away the previous haze and explained seriously: "You have already won the first game. As long as you win the next game, it will be your victory, and you will get the Bailang badge as a representative."

The shape is like an oyster shell, but it has a bit more exquisite beauty. The light white center is the same as the cherry blossom badge obtained before, and is inlaid with a bright little gem. Xiaotong looked at the badge held by Xiao Dan in the palm of his hand. His eyes are full of determination to achieve.

"The second game is as shown in the diagram. Use the icicles produced in the previous game to make an ice ship. If you lose to me, you will still have to play the last game."

"Slide all the way down the mountain on the ice boat you made. There is a finishing point on the beach below. Whoever passes first wins."

Spreading his hands, Xiao Dan smiled and said, "It's very simple, right."

The key to why Xiao Dan smiles so happily lies in the icicles created by Gyarados.

Unlike Xiao Dan who waited for the eruption of the spring water to directly shape the shape and have a relatively even width, Xiao Tong's icicles that were frozen from the source still maintain a fountain-like appearance. What do you think of the irregular upper part and the slender lower part? None of them are easy to handle.

Maybe he saw Xiao Dan's thoughts, but Xiao Tong just smiled and smiled indifferently.

"It looks like the competition can begin." Xiao Dan saw that the materials for both parties had been prepared and continued: "Let's pick three Pokémon for this competition."

"Three..." After thinking for a while, Xiaotong took out three precious balls from her waist.

Continuous white light flashes.

Lucario felt a chill as soon as he came out of the baby ball, shaking his body to shake off the cold air attached to the short blue-black hair. Then he walked to Xiaotong and stared at her, as if waiting for the next instruction. He moved his body to warm up.

Gyarados has been stealing the spotlight recently. Even if it is as calm as it is, it can still be a little bit technical. This is a rare opportunity for it to play, so it should be taken advantage of.

The meow on the other side shivered unpreparedly at first, but its lazy personality did not change at all in this cold environment. It slowly came to Xiaotong's feet and rubbed its pants to find the source of heat. It even wants to take a nap.

Finally, there is the sickle helmet. Looking at the icicle, it first looked at its proud pair of sickles, and then saw Xiaotong smiling and nodding at it, and instantly understood Xiaotong's plan. The pair of sickles collided with each other, creating sparks. Splashing around, as if to assure Xiaotong that there would be no problem.