Elf: Re-employment of retired champion of Padiya

Chapter 702 Yes, Xiaozhi won -

The white light dispersed.

What appeared in the public eye was——

It was wearing gray-green armor, and its back was covered with spikes. Endless yellow sand swirled around its huge body as if guarding a king.

The hideous head of the land monster howled towards the sky, venting its frustration after being trapped in the "pupa" for several months.

——The Desert Tyrant, Bangilas!

"The sandstorm has intensified again!"

At some point, Xiaogang's squinting eyes had completely opened and he was staring at the domineering figure in the center of the venue.

As a gym leader specialized in rock-type, Brock can use his experience to see how strong the sandstorm is after Ash's Shakiras evolves.

——That was undoubtedly a drastic change caused by the characteristic "Raising Sand".

"Evolved - Oh my god, Xiaozhi's Shakiras actually completed the transformation at the critical moment and evolved into the powerful Banjiras!!!"

The commentator's surprised voice echoed in the air.

But at this moment, Shinji no longer had the time to pay attention to these external interferences.

He narrowed his eyes and stared at Bangilas who was in the center of the yellow sand, his expression very gloomy.

He sent out the Circle Bear in order to eliminate the "uncertain factor" of Shakiras as early as possible.

From last night's sparring and training with Nemo, Shinji observed that Shakiras was most likely on the verge of evolution.

Once it evolves into Banguiras, it will pose a huge threat to his plan.

There was no need to explain why Shinji was so sure of Bankiras' threat.

Because you just need to know that Banguiras is as famous as the former champion of Hoenn, Daigo's ace Metagross, and the champion of Sinnoh, Takeran's ace Garchomp.

“Has it evolved yet?”

Shinji murmured, his eyes fixed on Xiaozhi who was jumping up and down excitedly not far away.

He knew that this was the power of "bond" that Teacher Luo Mu once talked about, which could create miracles.

Xiaozhi has demonstrated this kind of power in front of him repeatedly.

——But even so, Shinji will still firmly believe in the path he has chosen!
"Circle Bear, split the tiles!"

Shinji made a knife-like shape with his palm and swung his hand downwards suddenly.

The Circle Bear, aroused by Bangilas's aura, roared and chopped towards Bangilas with its huge paw!

Boom-!
A dull sound, as if hitting a solid block of iron, came from the point where the Circle Bear's paw touched Bangilas' armor.

Before the Bear could react, the fighting-type attack that was supposed to have four times the restraint and the best effect was actually resisted by Bangilas.

With a "swish", its arm was grabbed by Bangilas, and an irresistible force came from it.

"Circle——"

The bear tried to break free, but how could Bangilas let it escape?

Didn’t you enjoy the beating just now?

Eat one of mine!
A burst of hot air suddenly spurted out of Bangilas' nostrils, his huge body twisted, and his thick tail hit the Circle Bear hard!
Bang!
The flying Circle Bear followed the footsteps of the Bone-Patterned Giant Crocodile and was smashed into the wall.

Even under Shinji's instructions, Kumaon struggled to get out of the wall.

But at this time, a dark evil light was already lingering in front of Bangilas' mouth, forming a pair of hideous and terrifying huge sharp teeth!

"Bite it to pieces"!
Bangilas swung his thick tail and slammed the ground. His huge body rushed towards the Circle Bear with unparalleled explosive power like a cannonball!

"Roar!!"

Along with Bangilas's low roar, the dark energy teeth descended in front of the Circle Bear that had finally escaped, put it within the attack range, and then closed it mercilessly!

Bang - boom!

After a loud bang, a violent explosion occurred.

After a moment, the entire venue fell into silence due to shock.

On the big screen, the Poké Ball belonging to Kugou next to Shinji's portrait dimmed with a "beep".

"Circle Bear has lost the ability to fight!"

"Banquilas wins!"

"Giant Bone Crocodile, Snow Demon Girl, Circle Bear."

"Now Shinji has also lost three Pokémon."

Luo Mu spoke incoherently while eating skewers and drinking iced cola.

To be honest, Shinji is in real danger now.

Originally, he had a great chance of snatching victory from Satoshi's original "Hoenn Team" which had not yet matured.

But when Shakiras evolved into Bankiras, the probability dropped sharply.

What is the origin of Xiaozhi's Banguirus?
The descendant of Bankiras who lives alone in the deep area of ​​Silver Mountain and owns a territory!
From its origin, this Banguilas was destined to be extraordinary.

We can see this from the way he defeated the Cuttlefish with just two powerful moves after evolving from Bankiras.

Things turned out just as Luo Mu had expected. While he was leisurely eating Blue Blade Demon's barbecue, Shinji sent out Boskodora, which also had the labels of a large physique and a land monster, hoping to suppress the powerful Bankiras after his evolution.

Luo Mu couldn't find any fault with his choice.

After all, in Shinji's team, only Boskodora and Tortoise can ignore the influence of the annoying sandstorm.

As the initial Pokémon and the trump card, Tortoise should try to conserve its energy for the following battles.

It makes sense to first send out Boskodora, who has excellent physical defense to resist Bankiras's rock-type attacks and has steel-type moves that can restrain Bankiras' rock-type attacks.

——But the only problem is that Xiaozhi's Banguirus is really too powerful.

Even theoretically, Shinji's Boskodora evolved one day earlier than Banguirus.

However, the evolution difficulty and training time of the two are completely unequal.

Even though Boskodora relied on his compatibility and Shinji's calm command to cause a lot of damage to Bankiras with his steel-type moves.

In the end, they were inevitably deprived of their combat capability by Bangilas's violent bombardment.

Snow Fairy, Circle Bear, Boskodora
Bangilas demonstrated his reputation as the "Sandstorm Tyrant" with a record of one against three, and now he is still standing on the grass field covered with a thick layer of yellow sand.

So far, Shinji has lost four Pokémon.

On the other hand, Ash, who has achieved a reversal, currently only has Pikachu, Banguirus, and a Pokémon that has not yet appeared.

The pressure on Shinji's shoulders suddenly increased.

The same is true.

At the Caiyou Conference, one side of the battle venue.

Looking at Bangilas, who had killed three of his generals in succession and exuded a fierce aura, Shinji had never felt so clearly that the direction of the battle was getting out of his control.

He didn't like this feeling, but it was an obstacle he had to overcome.

Shinji took a deep breath, fought till the last moment, and even before falling, he used his sharp horns to leave two dents on Bangilas' armor.

After thinking about it, he sent out the Pokémon he had sent out at the beginning of the battle. "Totoro, prepare for battle!"

Even if his other Pokémon has an attribute advantage, it might be able to defeat Bankiras, whose current condition has declined significantly.

But at this turning point that determines the outcome of the battle, Shinji chooses to trust his original Pokémon.

"Use Stomp!"

The Tutai Turtle raised its front legs and stomped hard on the ground. The earth-yellow ground energy turned into gravel and attacked Bangilas.

This attack was extremely effective, so Xiaozhi naturally couldn't let Banguilas take it head-on.

"Block it, sharp stone attack!"

Bangilas also stomped on the ground, and sharp rock pillars broke through the soil of the site, blocking Bangilas like shields.

The broken stones hit the rock wall formed by the sharp stone attack like bullets, making a muffled "bang bang" sound and stirring up a cloud of dust.

In the end, the sharp stone attack successfully blocked the stomping of the turtle.

But - Shinji never had any hope that he could solve the problem of Bankiras by just stomping his feet.

This is just a trick to attract attention.

The real killer move, Tutai Turtle had already prepared it.

"Crazy plants!"

As Shinji gave his orders, countless thick vines sprouted out of the ground on this perfectly fitting site, like dancing wooden dragons, attacking Bangilas from all directions.

"Banguirus, use Flame Fang to meet the attack!" Xiaozhi quickly gave the order with a serious expression.

"Kirashi!"

Bangilas roared, a blazing flame ignited in his mouth, and his sharp fangs were wrapped in flames.

It bit the attacking vines fiercely, and a "hissing" sound was heard when the flame came into contact with the plant. As it tore at them, several thick vines were instantly turned into ashes under the high temperature.

However, the number of crazy plants was too large, and the burned vines were replaced by new ones in a blink of an eye.

Although Bangilas tried his best to bite, he was ultimately powerless and was soon entangled by the remaining vines.

"Banguiras!" Xiaozhi shouted anxiously.

But this time, his words could not bring strength to Bangilas who was almost at the end of his strength.

The vines became tighter and tighter, and Bangilas roared in pain, but his struggles were futile.

The power of the crazy plants was greatly amplified on the grass field. Eventually, Bangilas lost consciousness under the strangulation of the vines and fell heavily to the ground.

Until the referee announced that Bankiras had lost his ability to fight, and the Poké Ball belonging to Bankiras next to Xiaozhi's avatar on the screen also dimmed.

The audience then woke up from their dream and had to accept the fact that the previously ferocious desert tyrant had fallen.

Some people were already impressed by Bankiras's powerful performance and thought that Xiaozhi would probably win in one go.

Some people even opened the champagne in advance.

The Desert Tyrant's achievements are engraved at the Caiyou Conference!
That’s right, Xiaozhi won——

But Shinji's Dodai Kame used its powerful strength to wake up this group of people.

The battle is far from over.

Xiaozhi raised his hand and used the Poké Ball to take back Banjiras, and offered the most sincere words "Thank you, you've worked hard" for its efforts.

Immediately, he took a deep breath, and chose between sending out Pikachu or his last Pokémon, and resolutely chose the latter.

——The ground-type attribute is still too difficult for Pikachu on this grass field without a drop of water.

After all, our own Pikachu doesn’t know any “surfing” moves.

"Forest Lizard, it's decided to be you!"

Red light shines.

A cool-looking forest lizard appeared on the grass, holding a branch in the corner of its mouth.

"Instead of the coal turtle and the lobster soldier, you brought the forest lizard?"

Shinji was not surprised by Xiaozhi's choice. Rather, he guessed that Xiaozhi's last Pokémon would most likely be a Forest Lizard.

It’s just that Xiaozhi’s Forest Lizard appeared too late.

If the last Pokémon he had left was the Ice Demon, Shinji might have had a headache because of Tortoise's weakness of being four times weak to ice.

——But now, the forest lizard that has not yet completed its final evolution poses no threat to him at all!

After defeating the biggest threat, Bangilas, Shinji did not let the Dodaika continue to stay on the field, but took it back directly.

Although Shinji did not make many rotations in this match, he felt that he made the right decision to save "it" until the end.

"Iron-faced ninja, prepare to fight!"

The Pokémon that appeared in front of the forest lizard was the Iron Ninja, which was nearly one meter tall but had an incredibly fast speed.

With a "click", Luo Mu turned off the TV.

The Lotus Crown King looked up at him and asked in confusion, "Isn't it over yet? Why don't you want to watch it now?"

Luo Mu, who had already walked to the bathroom to pick up his toothbrush, paused and sighed softly, "There is almost no suspense anymore."

In Luo Mu's opinion, this battle with a strong rival has reached this point and there is really no suspense.

With Banguirus down, Xiaozhi only has two fighters left: Lizard and Pikachu.

On the other hand, on Shinji's side, both Ninjago and Skullhawk are strong against Satoshi's two Pokémon.

What's more, if Luo Mu guessed correctly, Shinji would most likely let the Iron-faced Ninja silently rely on the "acceleration" feature to stack speed in the battle with the forest lizard, or even use a few "sword dances", and then pass the baton to the Dodai Turtle in one go.

By then, the Dodaikatana, which is already strong enough under Shinji's careful training, will become the strongest numerical monster.

Whether it's the forest lizard that hasn't evolved yet, or Pikachu that hasn't completely become a god, there's almost no chance of stopping Stoat.

Since this result has been predicted, there is no need to watch the game anymore.

It would be better to call both of them after the game and ask them to review the mistakes they made in this match.

"That being said, let's take a look."

Listening to Luo Mu's explanation, King Lei Guan smiled gently and used his telekinesis to control the remote control to turn the TV back on.

The subsequent developments were almost the same as Luo Mu had expected.

——However, under high pressure, Xiaozhi's forest lizard actually burst out its potential at Xiaozhi's call and successfully evolved into the Lizard King.

But even during the evolutionary benefit period, the Lizard King could not hold out for long against the Tortoise, which gained +6 speed and +6 physical attack after taking over.

The same was true for Ash's last Pikachu. It was able to escape danger several times with a sudden inspiration under Ash's command, but in front of Squirtle, whose speed disadvantage was eliminated, it could only fall to the ground unwillingly after leaving several scars on Squirtle's back.

At this point, the first round of today's Caiyou Conference Finals Championship has come to an end.

As the winner of the Silver Conference, Satoshi from Pallet Town was unexpectedly eliminated in the round of 32.

As the winner, Shinji successfully advanced to the top 16 of the Caiyou Conference.

(End of this chapter)