You are not allowed to date a trainer.

Chapter 57: Leaf Storm (Part )

"The battle resumes!"

The moment the referee waved the flag, Qin Zhen's left eye lit up slightly, and the vine snake instantly swung out the whip. The speed was many times faster than when they fought arm wrestling on Yuelu Mountain. The whip shadow flashed on the big screen, and the long vine had already reached Casey's face.

But such a swift attack missed in the end. The whip passed over the afterimage of the squinting fox, and spatial ripples emerged in the corner of the green field. Casey appeared from it, yawned lazily, and shook his tail. It seemed that he did not take his opponent seriously at all.

"Teleportation..."

Qin Zhen frowned. In the game, teleportation was a useless skill. Wild Pokémon used it to escape, and trainers used it to return to the Pokémon Center for repairs. But in reality, the useless skill turned into a magical skill. The terrifying mobility was simply despairing.

"If your Vine Snake can only use whips, then the result of this duel may not be what you want, Qin Zhen." Gu Changfeng's laughter rang out above the sports center.

"That's exactly what I was going to say," Qin Zhen retorted without a shred of embarrassment. "Master Gu, if your Casey could only teleport like its kin before evolving, then the outcome of this duel might not be very good for you."

"Yes, you're right." Old Gu nodded. "Kathy is a weak spirit. Without a good enough father, it would be difficult for a wild Kathy to grow up."

"But, Qin Zhen, as your senior in superpowers, I have to tell you a truth." Gu Changfeng's obsidian left eye suddenly became extremely deep, like a black hole swallowing up light. "The synaesthesia of a superpowered person is not as simple as silent command and zero-delay communication."

Vine Snake and Qin Zhen were alert at the same time. Qin Zhen gave an order, and the little snake immediately curled up and made a posture to meet the impact. The next second, a translucent spiritual wall appeared out of thin air and swept across with a roar. The little snake was hit hard in the air. Before she could react, the same wall appeared behind her, just like two invisible ping-pong paddles lying horizontally in the air, and Vine Snake was the ping-pong ball being hit back and forth.

The situation on the field was reversed in an instant, and great pain came from the other end of the synesthesia, but Snake remained silent. She watched Growlithe's game in the ball and knew that this sports center was full of radio receivers. Every sound made by the Pokémon would be amplified thousands of times. She didn't want the trainer to be embarrassed because of her.

Qin Zhen showed a solemn expression and looked up in the direction of Gu Changfeng.

"Psychic shock?"

"That's right, Psychic Shock. It transforms invisible mental energy into a physical shockwave. It's incredibly powerful and unleashed without warning. It's a move I really like," Gu Changfeng smiled. "Qin Zhen, you and your Snakebite are excellent. Many trainers and Pokémon hit by this move haven't even realized what attacked them."

"Is this why you chose it, Master Gu? A Kaisi that can learn and skillfully use mental shock?"

"You're half right. This kid is very clever, and he mastered many moves instantly, but he's still far from proficient. His mental strength at the Casey stage isn't enough to support such powerful moves." Gu Changfeng gently tapped his forehead. "However, after communicating with me, everything has changed."

"Can synesthesia also support the elves in unleashing powerful moves?"

"To put it more clearly, synesthesia is nothing more than a two-way channel for psychic beings to exchange information with their Pokémon. Since it can transmit information, why can't it also transmit other things? For example... using synesthesia to transfer mental energy to Pokémon, turning it into an additional energy source and external processor, allowing the trainer to guide the Pokémon's moves and enhance their power." Gu Changfeng raised his hand and slowly clenched his fist. "And this is the secret technique of the Qingcheng Gym." At the same time, a message suddenly entered Qin Zhen's mind: it was a message from the Qingcheng Gym Master.

"I'm sorry, Qin Zhen, whether it's a Pokémon of Casey's level or a gym secret technique, these things shouldn't appear in a battle with a rookie trainer."

Even Qin Zhen, who was immersed in the command state, was stunned after hearing this, thinking to himself, what were those things I fought in Tanzhou City and Wuyang City before?
"What a contradiction," Gu Changfeng sighed softly. "As a professional trainer who protects everyone, I can't help but hope that you, Qin Zhen, can grow faster and faster, and ideally become the leader of our group tomorrow morning. But as a responsible gym leader, I often feel ashamed of this thought. I'm supposed to be the one protecting you. Putting hope on the next generation is utter weakness and incompetence."

"So, let's duel, Qin Zhen!" In his mind, the Qingcheng Pavilion Master's voice gradually became stronger: "What you see before your eyes is the strongest posture I can show within the scope of the rules! Defeat me, and let me believe that a hero who can make the gods bow will soon ascend the stage of history! Or be defeated by me, and let me understand that even the greatest heroes need time to grow, and help me eliminate the distracting thoughts of weakness!"

Qin Zhen gradually fell silent, his brows furrowed.

"Gu is going to lose, and he might lose badly."

In the away audience stands, Chi Songya suddenly said something shocking.

"Are you sure? That guy was so shameless that he even used his own Pokémon and gym secrets."

Ying Jue next to him turned her head. Because Qin Zhen was at a disadvantage, her face looked quite ugly at the moment. The big loli held the hem of her skirt tightly with both hands, looking like she was ready to ride Snorlax to play for him at any time.

"Using your own elves and secret techniques is just shameless..." The little aunt's eyes twitched, and she shook her head. "Gu made a mistake. He shouldn't have talked about superpowers in front of Qin Zhen."

"Is that why?"

"That's enough." The aunt pursed her lips and said quietly, "Because that's how I lost."

At this time, after enduring two rounds of heavy blows in succession, Teng Teng Snake finally figured out the opponent's direction. She swung out the whip violently, entangled the spiritual wall that had not yet dissipated, and forcibly pulled herself down from the air where she had no support.

The moment she landed, the vine snake took a deep breath, spun around and swung its tail, and slender leaves appeared on both sides of her body, forming a green torrent that rushed towards the squinting-eyed fox.

Casey tilted his head, his figure became ethereal, and when he reappeared, he had crossed a hundred meters and appeared in another corner of the green field.

But a strange thing happened. The surging airflow from the grass leaves drew a huge circle in the air and turned around to chase Casey like a snake pouncing on its prey.

(End of this chapter)