Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

After a moment of surprise, Zhang Beibei nodded. After all, she hadn't watched Lin Xuan's previous matches, otherwise she would have been exposed immediately. Xiao Dian played very aggressively in the second match.

However, although she was also wondering how Xiaodian managed to get through the first two rounds of the competition, she ultimately attributed it to luck. It was possible that the opponents she encountered earlier were simply too weak.

As for those off the field, Li Yuan, sitting in the audience, understood why Lin Xuan hadn't wanted to tell him the tactic earlier after seeing Xiao Dian's performance.

"Damn, that's so cheap..." Li Yuan was about to say something when he was interrupted by someone else.

"That's so insidious! To resort to such dirty tricks!" Sitting next to Li Yuan was a boy in shorts, who was glaring at Lin Xuan on the field with eyes blazing with anger, and said through gritted teeth.

Upon hearing these words, Li Yuan subconsciously nodded, then suddenly snapped out of his daze and looked to the side.

Dude, who are you to hold such a grudge?

In fact, Li Yuan swallowed his words back before he could say them, because the man sitting next to him looked vaguely familiar at first glance, and upon closer inspection...

Holy crap, isn't this Lin Xuan's opponent from the first match? The unlucky guy who used Torchic and got wiped out by a single tap.

Li Yuan didn't mistake him for someone else. Ever since Lin Xuan's Electabuzz wiped out his Torchic, Qin Ye didn't know if Lin Xuan became famous or not, but he certainly became famous in their class.

If that were all, it would be fine. After all, everyone loses sometimes, and besides, he's not a combat-type player.

But the key point is that the electric flying squirrel's condition that morning and afternoon was completely different, and coupled with Lin Xuan's performance today, it made him even more certain of one thing.

That Emolga was definitely putting on an act when it fought him! It was trying to lower his guard so it could launch a sneak attack! This Torchic he just caught has no sportsmanship!

Seeing the expression on this guy's face as he gritted his teeth, Li Yuan silently turned his head away, and was also glad that he hadn't gone to find Lin Xuan immediately after the competition ended.

Although he felt sorry for the guy next to him, Li Yuan still wanted to say that the electric flying squirrel really wasn't faking it that day!

However, for his own safety, Li Yuan didn't say a word. He glanced to the side and found that there were still many empty seats. He immediately walked over and thought it was better to stay away from this guy.

After receiving Zhang Beibei's response, Lin Xuan returned a "simple and honest" smile.

As for the referee on the side, he scratched his face. Although he was weak, he had encountered many contestants who had signed up, but it was rare to see someone like Lin Xuan who could advance to the third round.

"Game start."

"Hmm... Use Lightning Strike, but be gentle."

After glancing at Xiaodian, Zhang Beibei gave this instruction to the Scyther, making Lin Xuan a little embarrassed to continue lying... Of course, that was impossible.

Scyther used Quick Attack to quickly approach Little Dot. It has to be said that Scyther's speed is indeed very fast, but in Lin Xuan's opinion, Little Dot's speed seems to be even faster than this Scyther.

This can also be seen from the time when Little Dot used a flash of lightning to stop Little Pony.

Lin Xuan was waiting for the flying mantis to get close!

"Smear your cheeks!"

Chapter 28 Study Hard

Scyther has a relatively long body, which should theoretically be extremely suitable for battle. In fact, most parts of Scyther's body indicate that it is a Pokémon born for battle, completely different from Momonga, which is born to be cute.

The mantis flaps its wings rapidly. Although they don't use their wings to fly most of the time, doing so can increase their speed to some extent.

The flapping of the wings even created afterimages, which gives an idea of ​​the frequency of the trembling.

Just as the Scyther was about to get close to Little Dot, Lin Xuan gave the order he had just given.

"Smear your cheeks!"

The fear on Xiao Dian's face vanished in an instant, so much so that both the referee and Zhang Beibei wondered if they were seeing things.

"Dandan!"

A crackling electric current appeared around the tiny creature's body. The Scyther, vaguely sensing danger, tried to stop, but it was too late. How could it stop moving at such a speed?

Not to mention, after receiving the order, Little Point also rushed towards Scyther, even faster than Scyther!

How can I dodge this?

Scyther brandished its scythes, trying to drive Littledot away, but Littledot, with its small body, nimbly slipped into a corner and circled behind Scyther, then pounced on it.

What will happen next is already quite obvious.

However, this Scyther is indeed quite strong. Torchic and Ponyta couldn't withstand a single swipe of its cheek from the previous Torchic, but Scyther, despite being weak to electricity, managed to hold on.

The two sickles were propped up on the ground like crutches, and the spot where the body had just touched the ground was slightly charred, clearly indicating that he had been seriously electrocuted.

Not to mention, the most terrifying thing about rubbing your cheek isn't its power, but the numbing effect it brings.

"Is this... rubbing against the cheek?"

Zhang Beibei stared wide-eyed at the scene before her, looking at Xiaodian, who was now full of confidence, a stark contrast to his trembling appearance in front of the Scyther earlier.

Zhang Beibei wasn't stupid; she naturally knew that she had been fooled by Lin Xuan's words. If it weren't for the fact that there was a referee and teacher standing next to her, she would have really had the urge to curse him out.

However, being a combat-type user, although it hated Lin Xuan's tactics, it quickly reacted and hurriedly gave orders to its Scyther.

"Keep your distance!"

Although it's unclear why this electric flying squirrel's cheek-rubbing attack is so incredibly powerful, it's obviously unwise to go up and fight it head-on at this point.

"Small dot, a true lightning flash!"

Lin Xuan naturally noticed the gaze of the player opposite him, but ignored it. After all, he had been mentally prepared for this the moment he used this tactic.

True Lightning Flash was the name Lin Xuan gave to this skill. Essentially, it's using Plasma Bath and Lightning Flash simultaneously to enchant Lightning Flash.

After all, how can a flash of lightning be called a flash of lightning if there's no electricity in it?

Blue electrical energy emanated from the small dot's body, and after a very short preparation, it rapidly charged towards the Scyther.

On the other hand, Scyther, already severely injured by the cheek swipe, was paralyzed. Even with its trainer's commands, its body completely disobeyed, and it could only watch helplessly as Squirrel slammed itself out of the ring.

"Uh... The match is over. Scyther is unable to battle, and the winner is Emolga."

After a moment of stunned silence, the referee quickly announced the result of the match and then gave Lin Xuan a strange look.

While using tactics is within the rules, this electric flying squirrel is clearly very strong, and yet it still tries to trick the little girl; it's really inhumane.

In fact, after the Scyther was paralyzed in place and then knocked away by the small dot, Zhang Beibei's mind remained in a daze.

I lost?

She was extremely confident in her abilities and thought that even if she couldn't win the championship, reaching the semi-finals or something should be no problem. However, she was eliminated in the round of 64, which was unacceptable to her.

After regaining her senses, her gaze immediately fell on the spot where Lin Xuan had just been standing, her eyes seemingly blazing with fury.

You're so skilled, why are you pretending to be a newbie? Have you no shame?

When she looked over, she discovered that Lin Xuan had already taken back the small dot and run away immediately after the referee announced the result, without stopping for even a second.

After all, Lin Xuan knew that this tactic could very well lead to a real-person offline battle, so he simply ran away and went to meet up with Li Yuan.

"As the saying goes, the more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to deceive people. It seems that the more handsome a man is now, the more likely he is to deceive people as well."

Halfway there, Li Yuan looked at Lin Xuan with a strange expression and muttered to himself.

"Hehe, you're wrong about that~" Lin Xuan shook his finger dismissively. As for Xiao Dian, who was an accomplice in this case, he was peacefully munching on his tree fruit while standing on Lin Xuan's shoulder, as if the trickery he had just committed had nothing to do with him.

Would you believe what an unattractive woman says?

Lin Xuan's words struck a chord with Li Yuan, leaving him speechless and unable to find any reason to refute them. In the end, he could only silently reply.

"It seems... to make sense?"

"So, this can be considered an application of the beauty trap, or rather, the handsome man trap. You can't learn it."

Seeing Lin Xuan's smug look, Li Yuan's lips twitched. Then, as if he had thought of something, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he pointed to a spot not far ahead and said to Lin Xuan.

"Hey, isn't that guy one of our opponents from the match earlier? He looks like he's looking for someone?"

huh~

Li Yuan had just finished speaking when he saw a dark shadow flash past his eyes. When he turned his head, Lin Xuan had already disappeared.

slap.

Seemingly due to inertia, the bewildered little doll suddenly fell from Lin Xuan's shoulder to the ground, still holding the half-eaten tree fruit in her hand, and turned her head to look around in confusion.

Where is my master?

My beloved owner is gone just like that?

In the following days, Lin Xuan had a rare period of free time because the subsequent matches would take place over the weekend.

As for why the school would schedule the competition for the weekend, Lin Xuan thought he had figured it all out: they just wanted to take up their weekend time instead of their class time!

This can be considered as giving Xiaodian a little training time, but Lin Xuan probably won't be able to participate in this training because he has been called away by Dr. Sun Siming these past few days.

"Regarding the two skills, 'Repay' and 'Transfer of Anger,' which you mentioned to me before, we also tried to study them and found that although the energy mobilized by Eevee when using these two skills seems different, they are actually very similar in essence."

In the research institute, Dr. Sun Siming handed Lin Xuan a set of experimental data. Lin Xuan glanced at it briefly and then put it down, because most of the data was within his expectations and was related to intimacy.

The power of the skills "Transferring Anger" and "Repaying Kindness" both depend on the level of intimacy, so they are naturally quite related.

Dr. Sun Siming wore a rather excited smile, because if Lin Xuan's previous guess was true, the connection between these two skills was very likely related to the evolution of Espeon and Umbreon.

"This suggestion came from you, so we'll leave the naming of this special connection to you."

"Huh? Shall I do it?"

Lin Xuan was taken aback. You see, such academic naming is extremely important. Just like many people may not know who Pythagoras is, but they must have heard of the Pythagorean theorem, also known as the Pythagorean theorem.

Lin Xuan had only intended to offer a suggestion and see if the name "intimacy" could be finalized, but Dr. Sun Siming actually asked him to name it, so he wouldn't stand on ceremony.