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Lin Xuan shrugged, somewhat helplessly, and said, "I didn't expect Gallade's Poké Ball to fall out on its own. While it's not impossible to trade, trading Pokémon in this situation seems a bit disrespectful to the opponent. So Lin Xuan felt..."

That's fine, the other side should understand my good intentions.

【Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! 】

[I think Gallade's Poké Ball fell out accidentally, right?]

The opposing player's mentality collapsed.

[It's directly at the most difficult Hell difficulty level]

Chapter 409 Mega Gyarados

Although she felt a little apologetic to the opponent, Lin Xuan still made Gallade finish the battle as soon as possible, and the viewers in the chat couldn't bear to watch the battle anymore.

That's too brutal!

Couldn't you have been a little more lenient?

[Completely inhumane]

The outcome of the battle was actually not in any suspense, after all, the difference in strength between the two sides was too great. If Lin Xuan had sent out a Pokémon like Xiaoxi Xiaomi or Gyarados, the opponent might have been able to put up a fight, but this time it was Gallade...

Lin Xuan decided to give up and simply lay low, so he won the match without any doubt, and the live stream chat was filled with negative comments.

This kind of one-sided battle is so boring!

In fact, even in the main tournament, the actual intensity of the matches was not as high as in the later stages of the qualifiers, since the players Lin Xuan encountered in the later stages of the qualifiers were basically all players who had advanced with a perfect record in the previous rounds.

Because of the tournament format, truly strong players will not meet before the knockout stage, and the winner may not be determined until the later stages of the knockout stage.

To some extent, this also ensures fairness. Otherwise, like in Ash's Sinnoh League competition, everyone else lost to the legendary Pokémon Darkrai, and only Ash managed to use his opponent's second Pokémon. But even so, he still didn't get second place.

But everyone felt that Ash definitely had the ability to be the runner-up in that competition.

This competition format is designed to minimize the possibility of this happening, ensuring that the strongest players are not eliminated first.

a week later

"Finally something interesting."

Standing in front of Lin Xuan was a Gyarados, and opposite the Gyarados was a Salamence of equal size, flying in the air looking down at the Gyarados. Lin Xuan casually remarked.

The knockout stage has finally arrived!

[This player also has the surname Long, could he be related to the Longxing player?]

I think it's very likely. Haven't you noticed that most Pokémon are Dragon-type?

"Hello, I've heard Longxing and Grandpa mention you before, but I'm just unlucky today."

Long Ming said with a smile that he was indeed a disciple of the Yulong family, just like Long Xing. However, he was less talented than Long Xing, but even so, he was still not to be underestimated. At least for now, his strength was still far superior to Long Xing's.

The Salamence in front of us is already close to four-star level, and may be one of his starter Pokémon, just like Garchomp from Dragon Star.

"Garuda is already my strongest partner. If it can't even beat Gyarados, then I'll just admit defeat."

Long Ming was quite nonchalant. He knew that although Lin Xuan was about the same age as Long Xing, his strength was terrifying.

However, while knowing the difference in strength, he also wanted to know the strength of Gyarados, which seemed to be Lin Xuan's latest Pokémon. If he really couldn't even beat Gyarados, then it would be quite sad.

"it is good."

Lin Xuan readily agreed, which would also save some time.

"Oh, right, I should mention something beforehand."

As Long Ming spoke, he raised his right hand, which held a keystone and a superstone.

Lin Xuan looked somewhat surprised. The Yu Long family was so wealthy and powerful that they actually equipped everyone with super evolution sets?

"I borrowed it from my older brother. It's a rare opportunity, so I naturally wanted to try it out."

Although Lin Xuanlongxing is the most promising among this generation and has awakened the power of the Dragon Taming, he is still relatively young and his strength is not the strongest in the Dragon Taming family. The "elder brother" that Long Ming mentioned should be the real main force of the Dragon Taming family this time.

As Long Ming said this, the audience at the scene became excited, after all, they did not expect to see a battle between super-evolved beings in the early stages of the elimination rounds.

It's worth noting that although Mega Evolution has been announced, it hasn't been seen in any competitions so far, so this is the first time.

Not to mention, the previous Mega Evolution battle was between Lin Xuan's Gallade and Qin Guan's Blastoise, but this time it's Salamence and Gyarados, which is naturally a brand new and novel experience.

"Vyvern, super evolution!"

Seeing that Lin Xuan had agreed, Long Ming did not hesitate at all. He raised his hand to reveal the Mega Stone in his hand, and a blinding light instantly appeared on Salamence.

"Gyarados!"

Lin Xuan also raised the keystone in his hand, not wanting to be outdone. When it comes to understanding super evolution, if he said he was second, no one would dare to say they were first.

"Respond to our bond, Mega Evolution!"

Seeing Lin Xuan spouting those cringeworthy lines, Xiao Dian, who was flying to the side, quietly slipped away. He had a feeling that this might become a dark chapter in Lin Xuan's history, just like that video from the previous college league.

He doesn't want to appear on screen in this kind of situation.

【…】

[Is Teacher Mimikyu being a bit awkward?]

[It's a bit cringey... but he's undeniably handsome!]

Only Mimikyu-sensei could openly utter such chuunibyou (delusional) lines.

In fact, Lin Xuan had already thought about it. She was a little nervous when she faced Qin Guan in the exhibition match and forgot about it. Now, of course, she had to make up for it.

"Roar!"

Although they had practiced it once before, hearing Lin Xuan's Mega Evolution lines again made Gyarados want to find a puddle to burrow into—it was too embarrassing for a dragon!

However, being a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur) is one thing, but super evolution still needs to happen.

The same Mega Evolution Light also covered Gyarados.

The moment Gyarados Mega Evolved, Long Ming noticed something amiss. As a member of the Yu Long family, he had some understanding of Gyarados. He had just been wondering why Lin Xuan's Gyarados didn't seem to have any violent aura and appeared quite peaceful.

However, the moment Mega Evolution was completed, it seemed as if the tables had turned. The once peaceful Gyarados now displayed an undisguised rage, and its eyes were filled with endless bloodlust.

After Mega Evolution, Pokémon like Gyarados experience a tremendous burden on their bodies due to the power they gain. This super-power can even affect their brains, leaving them with only a destructive desire.

After all, Gyarados's type changes from Water/Flying to Water/Dark after Mega Evolution, revealing the power that was originally hidden in its genes.

Therefore, the League's description of Mega Gyarados also states that unless you are absolutely certain, you should not let Gyarados undergo Mega Evolution, otherwise unexpected things may happen.

However, Long Ming also noticed that even though Gyarados exuded a terrifying aura and its eyes seemed to be filled with murderous intent, it was not actually out of control. In fact, its various behaviors showed that it was quite rational.

This made Long Ming gasp. He understood that Lin Xuan's Gyarados had completely absorbed the power of Mega Evolution, which was extremely terrifying because Gyarados's power was the most violent and difficult to control.

Is this still the same Gyarados that was kind of cute before?

[Where is my big, goofy Gyarados?]

This was Lin Xuan's first time showing Gyarados's Mega Evolution in front of everyone. Gyarados had always seemed a bit goofy because it was too peaceful before, which was a stark contrast to its current state. The audience seemed a little unaccustomed to it at first.

Mega Evolution's power can easily drive Gyarados into a berserk state. Although this is destined to be a negative effect, it also means one thing—Mega Evolution's power boost to Gyarados is extremely terrifying!

However, Salamence is the same, and in some ways even more terrifying. With Flying Skin, it instantly gains two extremely powerful STAB moves, Mega Roar and Tackle, and its strength is not much less than that of Gyarados.

The battle between the two dragon Pokémon was quite simple and brutal, without any finesse. Gyarados instantly took to the air, its fins, which had become even thicker and more barbed due to Mega Evolution, slicing through the sky like a sharp blade.

When faced with Gyarados's attack, Salamence simply did one thing—open its mouth and roar!

A powerful sonic wave emanated from Salamence's mouth, distorting the surrounding air and even hindering Gyarados's progress. However, Gyarados immediately gathered a powerful stream of water on its body, forming a shield in front of it.

Going against the roar of Salamence reminded Gyarados of its time as a Magikarp, when it often had to swim against the current like this. So—would Gyarados be afraid of this level of sound waves?

To a Gyarados that has used Waterfall, the sound waves in front of it are like a waterfall, yet they still cannot stop it from going upstream.

In the blink of an eye, Gyarados charged onto Salamence. Even Long Ming hadn't expected Gyarados to be this fast; even the Great Roar couldn't stop it.

Actually, to some extent, it's related to the Salamence's situation. The Salamence in front of us isn't very proficient with the move Hyper Voice, which makes it seem like it was just practicing temporarily because of Mega Evolution.

When faced with Gyarados's approach, Salamence immediately turned around and lashed out with its tail at Gyarados—Dragon Tail!

While the Dragon Tail skill is somewhat lacking in power, it emphasizes strength, using maximum force to send the opponent flying.

But the moment Salamence lashed out with its tail, Gyarados opened its mouth wide, and the water on its teeth instantly froze due to the low temperature, while it bit down hard on Salamence's tail.

In some ways, Gyarados and Salamence are quite similar, as they both become more ferocious after Mega Evolution due to the power they gain. Moreover, this Mega Evolution form made Lin Xuan prefer its other name – Salamence.

Even the mighty Salamence couldn't help but roar as it was gripped tightly by Gyarados's Frozen Fangs. At the same time, its tail lashed heavily onto the ground, taking down the Gyarados above it as well.

But Gyarados, having already bitten its prey, wasn't about to let go so easily; in fact, it tightened its grip even more, and streaks of frost spread from where Gyarados was biting towards Salamence's body.

Salamence roared again, then ignored Gyarados and swooped down onto the ground with it.

Risk your life and clash!

Gyarados finally gave in. This was a desperate charge from Mega Salamence's Flying Skin, and even it didn't want to be hit.

Salamence slammed heavily onto the ground. In order to drive Gyarados away, it had barely used any force, which resulted in a large crater in the ground and even caused it to fall quite hard.

Even so, Salamence still managed to stand up as quickly as possible.

Lin Xuan could only say that it was indeed a Salamence, with such good physical qualities. It charged so hard that it almost buried itself in the ground, but it came out as if nothing had happened. Its physical qualities were truly powerful.

"That's all there is to metallurgy," Lin Xuan said directly to Gyarados.