Elf: Starting as the Fighting Gym Master, and being entangled by Nancy.

Chapter 400: The Kyurem Incident, and Mewtwo Wanting to Serve Li Xuan?!
"If it's a Chandelure Spirit, it seems like it won't be able to do anything to Zoroark."

Li Xuan touched his chin and gave his answer.

Zoroark, a champion-level Pokémon, is already much stronger than Chandelure, a Champion-level Pokémon. Moreover, Chandelure has the Ghost type, which is countered by Zoroark, which has the Dark type.

Now, the answer is obvious.

"Dark Blast!"

N's command style remains as simple and brutal as ever.

When "Czech Röhm" touched the ground, a dark, ring-shaped shockwave suddenly surged out!

"Hold on!"

Wanlong's goal in this battle, from the very beginning, was simply to hold out for three minutes.

A protective energy shield appeared in front of the Crystal Lamp Spirit, barely holding back the Dark Explosion for three seconds, but it was already overwhelmed.

Obviously, when the difference in combat power between the two sides is too great, even if one is said to be omnipotent and able to withstand most attacks, they will not be able to hold on.

Fortunately, just as the defensive move disappeared, the Crystal Lamp Spirit shrank considerably and took to the air.

The Dark Explosion missed its target!

One of the variation moves: Shrink!

This move is often seen on Pokémon like Dartfire, Clefairy, and Blissey, and is known as the most evil move.

Especially in low-level battles, there are only so many moves you can learn. You know that moves like Body Slam can work, but some Pokémon just don't know them.

Therefore, trainers who encounter this shrinking tactic can only watch helplessly as their Pokémon is defeated.

It's even been jokingly called "The Incompetent Trainer"!
"N is in a bit of a problem now. His special ability doesn't seem to be able to locate Pokémon. If Chandelure shrinks a few more times, it might actually be able to buy us three more minutes."

Li Xuan didn't finish his sentence. Actually, it would be quite simple for N to defeat the Crystal Lamp Spirit.

If you just send out the real Zekrom on the spot and use any move to clean up the mess, Chandelure will be down in no time.

Don't be fooled by the fact that shrinking to a small size makes it seem unbeatable; with the right moves, defeating it is actually quite easy.

Li Xuan also wanted to see how N would defeat the Crystal Lamp Spirit.

The battle continues.

The chandelier spirit that appears smaller the first time isn't actually that small; if you look closely, you can still see it.

N's eyesight was fairly normal; he squinted slightly and spotted some clues.

The reason is simple: the flames on the Chandelier Spirit's body are far too obvious.

Unless you use it one or two more times to cover up the flames on its body, the effect of Chandelure shrinking is not significant and can only fool nearsighted trainers.

"The chandelier spirit is on your left; use your powers there."

Since the Dark Blast shockwave attack was ineffective, he decided to simply lock onto the target with his supernatural powers.

"Zekhrom" nodded heavily, his black scales standing upright, and a colorless superpower gushed out!

The chandelier spirit was instantly locked on, and a swarm of superpowers rushed in, trapping it in place!
"Crystal Chandelier Spirit, use Phosphorus Flame!"

Wanlong raised an eyebrow, having also noticed something amiss, and attempted to use his phosphorescent fire technique to force back the "Czechrom" before him.

Although the Crystal Chandelier Spirit was bound, it could still use some of its own moves.

Its body suddenly burst into flames, and several balls of dark fire roared out!

wildfire!

"Zekhrom" didn't care about any of that. After successfully binding the Chandelier Spirit, he unleashed a Dark Blast attack!
This time, the shockwave was compressed into a ball of energy rays, which accurately hit the Crystal Chandelier Spirit!
The crystal chandelier is burning out; it's successfully shut down.

"Crystal Chandelure is unable to battle. Since none of Wanlong's Pokémon are capable of battling, the winner is N."

The referee announces the result of the game.

"Dark Blast... Although it's all black, you didn't use a single electric-type move from beginning to end."

Wanlong braced her glasses, which were about to fall off, and chuckled softly at N.

Clearly, she also knew who "Czechrom" was.
However, since I've already lost the game, it doesn't matter whether I know or not.

It simply means having some understanding of information about N.

It seems that N's own strength should be at least champion-level...

Even if they don't, they're probably at least at the level of the Four Heavenly Kings.

Tsk, Zekrom alone was already troublesome, I didn't expect N himself to be so strong!

Wanlong thought to himself with admiration that the Unova region had produced a capable person.

This is the capable person, why is he always thinking about liberating the United States region...?

Although they had been in contact, Wanlong still felt that N had a vague sense of estrangement from the United Alliance.

This feeling probably comes from the Plasma Team.

"Sigh, N seems to really care about Pokémon, but it's a pity he was raised by Team Plasma."

Adek, sitting in the audience, watched this scene quietly, feeling sorry for N's ​​stance.

Everything about it is good, except that the organization it belongs to is on the opposite side of the United Alliance.

Otherwise, with a little training, they would definitely be a major fighting force for the United Alliance.

"Before that, you should think about tomorrow's battle."

Mastedt Quiet Tunnel.

According to the competition format, Adek's opponent tomorrow is actually Li Xuan.

Alder's current ace Pokémon is Buffalo, which is at a complete disadvantage in terms of type.

They couldn't even raise the Volcarona properly. Even if they managed to defeat Li Xuan's Forsaken Monkey, there's still Reshiram to contend with...

"Sigh, the legendary dragon Pokémon of the Unova region, one was captured by the king of Team Plasma, and the other was captured by a trainer from another region."

Adeker felt something was off; why were there so many wronged people in their Unova region?

So, our own alliance only has three first-tier gods, and two of them were captured. We really don't have any of our own alliance's direct descendants!

It just doesn't seem right for an out-of-town trainer to use a local top-tier trainer to beat the local champion!
If this gets out, it'll be a huge scandal.

Thinking of this, Adek sighed and turned his attention to the field.

"Huh, why did N leave so quickly?"
Adek discovered that N had left.

Meanwhile, Li Xuan followed.

"Li Xuan, where are you going?"

Cattleya held Li Xuan's hand, looking at him expectantly.

"I went to check on N; something felt off."

Li Xuan pondered for a moment. This was not the time to talk about romance. Seeing N leave with the phone, he figured the plasma team had contacted N again.

So he comforted Cattleya a little, then got up to chase after N.

……

……

Jiyu Garden Island, along the coast.

As dusk fell, the coastline of Liberty Garden Island turned a golden hue, and the silhouette of N stood at the point where the waves met the sand.

The screen of his smartphone was lit up, displaying an unsent dialog box.

Czechrom crouched low, its tail spines leaving scorch marks on the ground; Zoroark, on the other hand, sat on the reef, its mane rising and falling with the sea breeze.

Then, both Pokémon turned their heads at the same time.

Li Xuan walked along the receding tide, his trouser legs soaked dark by the seawater.

His hands-in-pockets posture seemed casual, but the way Victini crouched on his shoulder warily indicated that both of them knew this was not a chance encounter.

"Don't worry, I didn't hear anything."

Li Xuan waved his hand, indicating that N could rest assured about him.

He has always disdained to eavesdrop on phone calls.

"It's alright to tell you about this. My father, Quixote, one of the Seven Sages of Team Plasma, just spoke to me on the phone."

N turned around, and the sea breeze blew, causing his long green hair to flutter.

"Li Xuan, if you were in my shoes, what would you do?"

After saying this, N recounted the contents of the previous call to Li Xuan.

……

……

The timeline jumps to a recent point.

After the match, N received a call from Quixote.

Quetzs watched the entire battle and was fairly satisfied with N's performance.

After exchanging pleasantries, Quixote got straight to the point.

“N, I need you to come with me to the Giant’s Cave after this tournament is over.”

Even in his opening remarks, Quixote's tone was filled with madness:

"Three years! A full three years! I've finally found its whereabouts! N, do you know what? With it, liberating the United States will be a piece of cake!"

"Even the rest of the region cannot stop our advance!"

Upon hearing this, N frowned deeply: "Father, which one are you referring to?"

"Kyurem, the last of the Three Dragons of the Unova Region! Hahaha!"

As he said this, Quixote couldn't help but smile, his laughter mingling with the thud of his cane hitting the ground.

If Czechoslovakia could still be stopped, or be overwhelmed by sheer numbers, then...

However, with the help of Kyurem, whether using the "Gene Wedge" or a single Kyurem, they would be in a class of their own among the villainous organizations in various regions.

At that time, besides Kanto having a plethora of champion-level players, there will even be two legendary players. Where will other regions find such strength?

Even Leon, the so-called undefeated king of the Galar region, thought Team Plasma could go and give them a run for their money!
This is the source of Quixote's confidence!
Subduing Kyurem is equivalent to ruling most of the world!
"Father, we'll talk about it later. I have something to do right now that I can't tell you."

N chooses to hang up the phone.

Then, I wanted to explain this matter to Li Xuan.

Then, the scene that just happened occurred.

……

...Let's return to the present.

After hearing the whole story, Li Xuan fell into deep thought.

"Kyurem... Ghetsis is trying to use you and Zekrom as bait to lure Kyurem out."

Li Xuan knew exactly what Kuiqi's thoughts were about as soon as he thought about it.

It's simply a matter of using Zekrom as a "synthetic material" to lure out Kyurem and then "fusion" it.

"Li Xuan, what do you think I should do next?"

N's most trusted person right now is Li Xuan.

Compared to her adoptive father, Quixote, N felt much more comfortable with Li Xuan.

"What should we do? Let me think about it. This is something that can't be explained in a short time. I'll give you an answer in a few days."

Li Xuan touched his chin.

The matter of Kyurem cannot be rushed.

While both he and N possessed Tier 1 Gods, in terms of "mechanics," they were completely overwhelmed by Kyurem.

Both sides fell silent.

At that moment, Li Xuan's waist suddenly began to sway.

Speaking of which, after a day, Li Xuan changed his team again.

Among them, Keldeo brought it back to himself.

“My three masters… were all trapped in the ice by Kyurem because of me…”

Keldeo emerged from Li Xuan's Poké Ball, a hint of melancholy in its eyes.

His three masters were frozen by Kyurem's ice while trying to save him.

This was also a thorn, deeply embedded in Keldeo's body.

"It's alright, your three masters will be rescued."

Li Xuan stroked Keldeo's head.

However, it's actually quite difficult for me to fight Kyurem right now.

Therefore, it's best to avoid conflict with Kyurem.

He only has one ace player who is just at the champion level, but he is not arrogant or complacent because he has a system.

If you can't beat someone, you can't beat them. You won't be able to beat them just because of the system.

Li Xuan wasn't that stupid.

Of course, if I go and challenge Kyurem to a duel a few months later, the outcome might be different.

"Alright, I'm going back now. N, you should get some rest too, there's a battle to fight tomorrow."

It's strange, but this competition didn't give anyone any rest time at all. It was one game after another, basically one game a day.

Although there were only sixteen people, almost all of them were high-level battles.

Especially starting tomorrow, those battles will be exclusively for Champion-level Pokémon.

To paraphrase some fantasy novels, below the champion, everyone else is just an ant.

The gap between a king and a champion is too big.

However, the gap between the champion's gatekeeper and the champion isn't that big.

Otherwise, A-Du wouldn't have been constantly guarded by Kobe.

"Alright, Master Li Xuan, you should also get some sleep early and not overwork yourself."

N said goodbye to Li Xuan and watched him leave.

……

……

Li Xuan did not return to the hotel directly. He sensed that Little Riolu's waveguide was on the other side of the sea.

"Li Xuan, you've arrived."

Mewtwo gazed at the horizon, without turning back.

"Hmm, why did you call me here?"

Li Xuan knew that Mewtwo was waiting for him on purpose.

I just don't know what I'll be doing when the time comes.

He and Mewtwo are quite familiar with each other.

There's no need to do those roundabout things.

Just say what you want to say.

"If you win the battle the day after tomorrow, I can do you one thing."

Mewtwo then turned around and looked at Li Xuan.

"Oh? Are you sure you want to work for me?"

Li Xuan was somewhat surprised, never expecting that such an unruly Pokémon as Mewtwo would make such a promise.

Pokémon: Mewtwo

[Attribute: super power]

【Level: 80】

[Characteristics: sense of oppression]

[Movement: Mental Break, others omitted.]

Mewtwo has now reached level 80, which is considered mid-tier among Champion-level Pokémon.

"Hmm, I want to see how strong I am now. Whether I can battle against the powerful legendary Pokémon from various regions."

Mewtwo's gaze was fixed on Reshiram's Poké Ball.

Even though it had toned it down a bit, Mewtwo felt that Reshiram's peak strength was definitely no weaker than its own.

It wants to see how long it will take to make a comeback and reach that level.

It is not comparable to the legendary three sacred birds of the Kanto region!

"Mio." (Not bad, not bad. You've improved quite a bit in the past two weeks. But if you want to beat me, you still have a long way to go.)
Little Riolu patted Mewtwo's thigh, making no attempt to hide its strength.

Mewtwo had no answer to this.

Riolu is really strong. I estimate that even if I go all out, I won't be able to defeat it.

But if it can master the method of briefly breaking through the limits of its base stats, it seems that winning is not impossible.
"Mio~" (Well, since you think so, you can give it a try~)

Little Riolu, however, was very encouraging of Mewtwo to continue its comeback.

The stronger you are, the faster you can grill the meat.

When will Mewtwo arrive...?

Yes, it's a match against a legendary player.

If someone comes to grill the meat for you, you probably won't have to lift a finger.

Little Rio nodded in agreement.

If Mewtwo needs its help in any way, it can provide some assistance.

Li Xuan: “…”

Every single word that Little Riolu had just thought of flooded into his mind.

This made Li Xuan's expression gradually turn strange.

Little Riolu, you don't hide any of your thoughts at all!

"Hmph~ What do you know? I'm just giving Mewtwo some motivation. What's wrong with collecting some interest later~?"

Little Riolu put its hands on its hips and sent its voice directly into Li Xuan's mind.

"You are this."

Li Xuan gave a thumbs-up to Little Riolu.

"Hehe, it's just so-so, third in the world."

Little Rio waved his hand, gladly accepting Li Xuan's praise.

"Alright, you guys can go now. After you win the championship and rest for a day, we'll have a spectacular battle."

Mewtwo teleported Li Xuan and Riolu away.

He then took out a rather strange-looking phone and contacted someone.

"Acroma, I'm giving you a task: to create a Mega Stone that will allow Mewtwo to Mega Evolve."

Mewtwo entrusted this arduous task to the dark scientist, Akromar.

I believe that with the opponent's strength, creating my Mega Stone wouldn't be a problem.

Akromma: "???"

"Mewtwo Master, I have a question. Mewtwo hasn't been created yet, so what should I do...?"

"What use are you if you have to ask me for everything?"

Mewtwo's tone was somewhat dissatisfied.

Akromma: "..."

That damn client!
Acromorium was unable to retaliate, and after soothing Mewtwo's emotions in a gentle manner, it quickly assured her that it would complete the mission.

Mewtwo then gave up.

……

……

Unova region, Road to Champions, Team Plasma.

Inside the laboratory, Akromah twitched the corner of her mouth.

"Two kinds of super evolution? How is that even possible!"

Akroma wanted to complain, but he could only miserably start researching it.

(End of this chapter)