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Chapter 73 Fighting with all my might, barely managing to win

The dull-witted earth king opened his mouth wide.

The energy accumulated through the techniques gradually transformed into pure white light, quickly forming a white sphere that expanded at a visible speed.

Watching the Earth King's movements, Qingyu couldn't help but break out in a few beads of cold sweat.

Using the power ratings from Pokémon games as a standard, the Earthquake that King Terrier just used had a power of 100, and even moves like Hyper Beam only have a power of 150.

The seemingly simple yet powerful beam attack unleashed by this Earth King is likely immeasurable in its destructive force...

The power of the attack increases exponentially with the energy accumulated in the user's body. After the Earth King used it continuously to charge up, it had reached an extremely terrifying level.

This is no game. Even Qingyu himself didn't believe that Xinli, a Heavenly King-level Earth King, would have a limitation of only being able to charge up three times.

Even so, there is still a glimmer of hope.

Qingyu took a deep breath and calmly gave the order:

"Ibrahimovic, take the baton!"

Given Eevee's reflexes and Flygon's agility, it's highly likely that it can avoid the attack even without recalling the Poké Ball.

But precisely because this move is so powerful, the current extremely unfavorable situation may actually turn around.

After all, Eevee's moves weren't entirely ineffective against the Earth King, but they were more like scratching a thorn.

The only option is to go for Riolu and give it a shot...

Upon hearing the command, Eevee immediately made two clenched fists in the air, quickly forming an energy baton, while a beam of red light shot out from the Poké Ball in Qingyu's hand.

Qingyu previously demonstrated the relay tactic in the game, and also made some small attempts in real life.

Although Ibrahimovic didn't enhance his abilities, the applications of the baton in reality go far beyond that...

Eevee disappeared from sight, another Poké Ball was quickly thrown out, and Riolu appeared in Qingyu's half of the field with a serious expression.

"road……"

Even when facing such an opponent, Leorio remained calm and composed, even considering his current situation before passing the ball.

Inside the Poké Ball, Riolu used a waveguide to observe the battle outside.

Eevee's power was insufficient to break through its opponent's defenses, and its repeated attacks only fueled its fighting spirit.

That's normal. After spending a few days together, Riolu could tell that Eevee wasn't good at head-on battles.

However, this time the opponent is still somewhat inferior to the main force of the big sister.

As the Earth King opposite opened its huge mouth, white light condensed into a beam, seemingly about to unleash all its violent energy.

Since the trainer has decided to send himself into battle, it means he must have already figured out a solution...

Faced with a pure energy attack, one's double contribution will not be very effective, so one should definitely not try to withstand the opponent's ultimate move.

As for holding on or seeing through, it will definitely not be effective if the difference in strength is too great.

It wouldn't be that difficult to simply dodge the attack, but clearly the trainer wasn't looking for a mere survival, but rather a spectacular counterattack!

So……

It's about finding a way to interrupt it.

"Riolu, high-five!"

Almost the instant Qingyu spoke, Riolu took a step forward first.

Then, with incredible speed, he struck out with a palm towards the Earth King.

A high-five surprise attack may seem like just an ordinary slap, but it actually has the added effect of intimidating the opponent.

What would happen if the Earth King were to be suddenly disturbed when he had accumulated power to the limit?
After being hit by Riolu, the Earth King was stunned for a moment.

In that instant, the already violent and restless energy immediately went out of control, transforming into a dazzling white light that enveloped everything around it.

After instinctively covering his eyes with his hand, Qingyu breathed a sigh of relief. He had to admit that there was an element of gambling involved, but now it seemed that he had made the right bet.

Neither Riolu nor Eevee could effectively damage the Earth King, whose strength was far inferior, so this risky method was the only option.

A classic element of RPG games is that if your attacks can't even break your opponent's armor, the best solution is to let them defeat themselves.

The current state of the Earth King is commonly known as—

The barrel exploded!

The move originally intended to attack the opponent was prematurely detonated in the Earth King's own mouth.

In this situation, powerful moves will actually bring about a more severe backlash.

The damage caused by an attack from within the body is far more severe than a direct attack, and may even be comparable to a massive explosion.

After the white light dissipated, some charred marks appeared on the already brownish-brown, honest-looking face of the Earth King. After exhaling several puffs of black smoke, it finally developed ring-shaped eyes and collapsed to the ground.

"road……"

Riolu let out a sigh of relief and discreetly hid his hands behind his back.

At such close range, even just being exposed to the aftershocks of the Earth King's explosion caused his hands, which he used to block, to momentarily lose sensation.

If I can withstand this attack and my opponent still can't finish me off, I'm afraid I'll be temporarily out of combat strength...

Fortunately, I did not fail in my mission!
We fought with all our might and barely managed to win!
To prevent this from happening again, it felt it should perhaps learn from another bear master and practice attacking with its feet.

"That was so cool, Riolu!"

Nemo shouted excitedly.

As expected of Teacher Qingyu, even the Heavenly King is no match for him!

Standing next to Nemo, Ye Ci was equally shocked by this sudden result, her eyes widening instantly.

In her opinion, Qingyu, who could rival Xinli in command skills and knew how to plan battles in advance before the assessment, was already a rare talent.

But no one expected that he would defeat this earth king in such an outrageous way...

As the league's top champion, she could tell that Qingyu's two Pokémon were relatively weak, at least not yet at a level sufficient for evolution.

But these two babies actually managed to defeat Xinli's Earth King in Qingyu's hands.

Even without going all out, it was still amazing.

This young dojo master named Qingyu might have a talent level several levels higher than they had previously imagined...

Xin Li, who had been looking serious, was also stunned for a moment.

This tactic is just too...

Although she had countless complaints she wanted to voice, she ultimately held back.

If they only use conventional moves, Eevee and Leeroy's current strength would probably be enough to fight the Earth King for a whole day without them feeling anything.

Therefore, it's understandable that they would use such outrageous moves.

What terrified Xinli even more was...

As a new gym leader, did you really think about how to win this battle from the very beginning?

With these thoughts in mind, Xin Li looked at Qing Yu with a complicated expression and said:

"There's no need for further testing; your abilities are more than sufficient to pass."

"Now I'd like to hear more about how many tactical plans you prepared before this match?"

Only when facing Qingyu could she perceive that the boy's reaction had been calm and indifferent from beginning to end, as if he had been prepared for everything.

So, did he calculate every possible step in this battle to be so confident?
A terrifying thought suddenly occurred to Xinli, prompting her to ask Qingyu the question without hesitation.

Diary of a Fallen Hero, May 5.19
Three updates today, just finishing this important early main quest. We're about to upgrade from a mediocre gym to an eighth gym!
By the way, my tactical approach to offline matches differs from that of pure gameplay. This is to differentiate my approach and make the matches less monotonous for readers. So please don't judge real-life matches by the standards of pure game battles!
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