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Chapter 37 The Dream Demon's Unique Bond: Lord of the Underworld!

On Mingchong Mountain in the dead of night, a group of walking grass and trumpet buds formed a circle.

Inside the circle, Newleaf Cat and Dream Demon faced off from afar, their eyes filled with tension.

Without a doubt, a battle for subjugation is about to begin.

Xia Chi, who is also a trainer, also took to the field to give instructions.

In his view, commanding a capture battle is a sign of respect for one's favorite Pokémon.

They must not only demonstrate their ability to nurture talent, but also their ability to lead.

"New Leaf Cat, sharpen your claws!"

Although Xia Chi had the first move, he chose to use [Sharpening Claws].

Boost physical attack, switch to Dark type to resist Ghost moves, and also test Misdreavus's attack power.

Get more in one fell swoop.

Seeing this, the Dream Demon unceremoniously charged up its most powerful move.

His crimson eyes narrowed, and the ghostly energy within his body condensed into a dark purplish-black sphere in front of him.

Wow, a Shadow Ball!
Xia Chi's eyes lit up. The Dream Demon actually knew this move?
As one of the most powerful Ghost-type moves, Shadow Ball is undoubtedly a standard for judging the talent of a Ghost-type Pokémon.

The timing of learning the skill and the size of the Shadow Orb are both important factors.

The shadow sphere that the Dream Demon condensed was quite small.

Don't get me wrong, it means "great".

Making a Shadow Ball big isn't skillful; condensing a massive amount of energy into a small ball is true mastery.

Seeing the shadow ball hurtling towards them at breakneck speed, Xia Chi's eyes narrowed. "New Leaf Meow, charge over and bite it!"

Without the slightest hesitation, New Leaf Cat exerted force with its hind legs and immediately started moving.

With its slightly open mouth swirling with malevolent energy, it formed a gray-black phantom of sharp teeth, which then charged straight toward the Shadow Sphere.

boom--

With a loud explosion, New Leaf Cat's "sharp teeth" tore apart the Shadow Sphere in front of it, and purple-black energy particles scattered and flew everywhere like raindrops.

New Leaf Cat charged at Dream Demon in one go, its "sharp teeth" that had not yet completely dissipated striking the latter's head hard.

Faced with the close-range attack of the new Leafy, the Misdreavus, who is more adept at long-range attacks, couldn't help but panic a little.

Subconsciously, he wanted to condense another shadow ball to force his opponent back.

But how could the new Leaf Cat, now in its comfort zone, give it another chance? Another [Bite] strike came down.

"Then came a flash of lightning!"

The Shadow Ball released by Misdreavus withstood the pressure was perfectly dodged by New Leafeon, which was transformed into a Normal-type using [Quick Attack].

The Shadow Sphere, which spun straight through Shin-chan's body and exploded on the ground, left Misdreavus in astonishment.

Isn't it a Grass-type Pokémon? How could it be?
"New Leaf Cat's special effect is [Changeable], which allows it to switch attributes using the moves it uses."

Xia Chi, who was directing from behind Xin Ye Miao, asked from afar, "Mewdoll, shall we continue?"

The Dream Demon glared hatefully at the New Leaf Cat that was giving it a provocative look, and nodded without hesitation.

"Miyo!"

In fact, it had long since given up on being tamed by Xia Chi, but if it were to admit defeat now, wouldn't it be inferior to this wretched cat in every way after arriving at its new home?
For the sake of dignity, I, Dream Demon, will never admit defeat!

Xia Chi, watching from afar, raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Timid but not afraid of battle? Interesting."

The difference in skill level between the two sides is simply undeniable.

No matter how hard the Dream Fairy tried, it never managed to inflict any significant damage on New Leafy again.

To be honest, if it weren't for Shin-Ye-Nyan's deliberately mischievous cat-and-mouse game, Misdreavus would have been in an even worse predicament.

Finally, after being hit by another psychic attack, which was then switched to Dark-type immunity by Newleafyre, the exhausted Misdre collapsed and could not get up again.

It wasn't that she was exhausted and on the verge of death, but rather that her energy was completely drained by Shin-Ye-Nyan's teasing. But it's all pretty much the same anyway; the result is the same: she loses her ability to fight.

Xia Chi knelt down in front of the fallen Misdreavus, holding a Poké Ball in his hand, and said earnestly, "Sometimes choosing the right direction is a million times more important than your hard work. Come with me, and you'll become as strong as Newleaf Meow."

The chicken soup had an immediate effect; Misdreavus nodded firmly and then touched the button on the Poké Ball.

A flash of red light, and the Dream Demon entered the sphere.

The ball then wobbled once, and then remained still.

As the dust settled, Xia Chi smiled.

The second Pokémon, Misdreavus, is captured!
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After healing the newly formed Leafy Meow and Dream Fairy, Xia Chi, who had been holding back his curiosity for a while, finally couldn't suppress it any longer and summoned the system.

A blue light curtain unfolded before my eyes at the speed of light.

Xia Chi couldn't wait to click into the [Sprite] section, and sure enough, under the chibi version of the new Leaf Cat avatar, a cute chibi version of the Dream Fairy avatar appeared.

click to enter.

【Dream Demon】

[Attribute: Ghost]

[Gender: Female]

【Characteristic: Levitation】

【Level: 19】

[Ability: HP50, physical attack 25, defense 25, special attack 40, special defense 36, speed 40]

[Moves: Shadow Ball, Spectral Light, Nasty Plot, Illusion Beam, Dark Pulse, Misfortune, Will-O-Wisp]

[Equipment: None]

[Bond: Ghost Type (Not Activated): When a Bond Pokémon is attacked, there is a 10% chance that it will perfectly dodge any attack. After a perfect dodge, your next move will be guaranteed to hit a critical hit! (With six Ghost Bond Pokémon, the perfect dodge rate is 25%, and each perfect dodge increases the critical hit power by 10%!)]

【Bond: Speed-type (2): Bond Pokémon's move power and energy consumption are reduced by 30%, but move casting speed is increased by 50%! (After achieving a full six-speed bond, move power is reduced by 20%, and casting speed is increased by 100%!)】

[Bond: Lord of the Underworld (1/1): Dream Demons feed on the fear of cruelly devouring other living beings. After the start of battle, they gain one "Underworld Mark" for every minute they survive on the battlefield (maximum 20 stacks). Each mark provides: 5% Physical Attack/Special Attack (Adaptive), 5% Speed, and 5% Life Steal!]

(Adaptive adjustment is based on the higher of the Pokémon's physical attack and special attack.)
Looking at the information on the Dream Demon's panel, Xia Chi was overjoyed.

The good news is that two new synergies with very high potential have been introduced.

Even better news is that Misdreavus and Newleaf Cat share a common [Speed-type] bond.

In this way, the chances of the newly activated Leaf Cat with the initial speed attack synergy being able to participate in the Shanghai Treasure Cup have increased by another 20% to 30%.

Of course, the surprises brought by Misdreavus were not limited to these two.

The [Lord of the Underworld] synergy, which can be triggered on its own, seems incredibly powerful.

However, accumulating twenty layers of "Netherworld Mark" requires standing in the field for 20 minutes, which is somewhat idealistic.

However, it cannot be denied that when a fully stacked Dream Demon appears on the battlefield, it will be a true "Lord of the Underworld" who dominates the battlefield.

How to get through this vacuum period of overlapping imprint layers is the subject that Xia Chi needs to study.

Perhaps we could raise a hybrid tank/damage dealer like Dreamweaver?
The new attribute synergy, [Ghost Attribute], is also one that requires a high-level synergy to be effective.

The probability of a perfect dodge at the lowest level is only 10%.

To be honest, this is no different from relying on luck, so it can be disregarded in the tactical system for now.

Such expectations are actually higher.

If that's triggered, it would be a pleasant surprise, and might even turn the tide of the battle.

If it doesn't trigger, just pretend it doesn't exist.

(Next chapter will be posted tonight)

(End of this chapter)