Pokémon from Galar

boom--!!!

Balu used his speed to dodge the first wave. The surging snowflakes pounded against the protective shield, creating a deafening roar. The shield flickered violently, as if it would shatter at any moment, thrilling the audience.

Chapter 355 Gaining the Advantage

Balu quickly increased his flight altitude, avoiding wave after wave of avalanches surging towards the sky. The howling snowflakes and ice particles on the field seemed to be engulfing the entire arena.

Although it hasn't formed into weather yet and shouldn't have any impact on Bal, if things were to progress any further, the hail would likely form quickly if Mavira decided to.

The reason why Nie Zi didn't try to activate the weather earlier was probably because it would take too much time and would be very disadvantageous in this battle.

We can't let Mavira turn the entire field into her own territory.

Mary thought this through and quickly responded.

"Big Flame Burst!"

For now, use fire-based attacks to deal with the situation, at least to prevent the temperature on the field from dropping completely.

Balu naturally understood Marie's thoughts. His mouth opened wide, and the scorching explosive exploded again, splitting open in mid-air to form a giant fiery symbol. Simultaneously, Balu flipped over and swooped downwards.

boom--!!!

Weavile easily dodged the high-falling fiery explosion, but nearly half of the snowflakes and ice in the center of the arena melted away with the explosion and flames.

While maintaining a high distance might allow you to avoid Mavira's attacks, it also makes it difficult for Bal to control the precision of his own attacks, and even affects Marie's command.

So after dodging one round of attacks, Balu naturally returned to his previous level quickly.

Amidst the lingering heat, both sides suddenly ceased their attacks and gazed at their opponents from afar.

Weavile stared at the wary Dralongaruto in mid-air with some emotion. During their first battle, even with the support of the Overlord's aura, Dralongaruto was still inferior to Weavile in speed. I didn't expect that this time he could already match Weavile.

And standing behind Baloo is Marie. As one of the earliest Pokémon to follow Nie Zi, Weavile naturally watched Marie grow up. He never expected that she would be able to stand on the field and fight to this extent.

Both sides had already used most of the tactics suitable for the current situation, but neither had been able to inflict any effective damage on the other.

Perhaps in the end it will become a contest of willpower and patience, and whoever makes a mistake first will lose.

Weavile, who had a good understanding of his own and the Doryars' defensive capabilities, made this prediction, and he believed that no one else on the field would fail to see it.

"call--"

Mary let out a breath. In fact, the entire battle hadn't lasted that long. Although they had exchanged blows several times, both sides were moving very fast. Mary herself had maintained a high level of concentration the whole time, afraid of missing her opponent's movements or not issuing her commands in time.

He stiffly loosened his fists, which he had clenched without realizing it, and his left hand, which wasn't gloved, was covered in cool sweat.

The figure of Balu floating ahead was as reliable as ever, and Mari could sense his increasingly high spirits.

"Ice pick".

"Dragon Arrow!"

After a brief pause, both sides launched another attack.

With a clap of its claws, five sharp ice shards shot out, and at the same time, it moved its feet, following behind and approaching Balu's direction, its movements showing no sign of slowing down.

Balu was even more aggressive, launching the two little dragons that had already returned to his head once more! They roared as they crashed into Weavile, then, using their supple bodies, twisted at an odd angle, forcefully avoiding the five ice spikes.

This time, without Nie Zi saying anything more, Manila raised her hands and, trailing a chilling aura, went to meet her.

"Will-o'-the-wisp!"

While Weavile was attacking the little dragon, Baloo quickly followed up with an attack, spitting out a strangely colored flame towards Weavile!

The flames moved incredibly fast, quickly catching up with the little dragon. Three attacks rapidly approached, and at the critical moment, Weavile swiftly made a response.

"Tide Whirlwind!"

Compared to the dragon arrow, the will-o'-the-wisp cannot be directly blocked. Mavila quickly abandoned the energy gathered in her hands, suddenly bent over, and water vapor spread from her feet, quickly forming a vortex of water.

Using the water current, Weavile ducked and slid to avoid the two dragon arrows, while the rapidly spinning water vortex blocked the incoming will-o'-the-wisps.

But the attack was far from over. The little dragons, which had their own consciousness, quickly turned around in mid-air and this time even split up, charging at Weavile again from two directions!

At the same time, Balu's attack followed again!

"Big Flame Burst!"

Mavira quickly scanned the surroundings. The swirling tide around her hadn't dissipated yet, so she simply gave up trying to control it and focused all her energy on dealing with the attacks coming from three sides.

Fortunately, the three attacks did not arrive simultaneously, so there was still an opportunity to take advantage of the time difference.

Two attacks can keep tracking you, but they are relatively weak. The other attack is powerful enough to be avoided as it comes straight at you.

But there wasn't enough time!

"Hold on!"

As Nie Zi spoke, Mavila raised her left hand and quickly erected a protective barrier in the direction of the large fireball, while at the same time, two dragon arrows rushed over like lightning!

boom--!!!

The intense burst once again engulfed the area, and the two little dragons, having completed their mission, used the remaining energy to propel themselves towards Baloo through the shockwave.

I quickly confirmed the details of the attack with the two little ones.

"Roar—! (Watch out, this isn't over yet!)"

As Baloo spoke up to remind Marie, he also wagged his tail, striking a pose as if he were ready to attack at any moment.

"Icicle strike!"

Without giving Balu any time to catch his breath, accompanied by Nie Zi's confident voice, a huge ice pillar broke through the flames and swung down at Balu, while five ice shards followed, blocking Balu's escape routes.

"Sneak Attack by a Hidden Spirit!"

boom--!!!

Icicles and icicles crashed against the protective device, stirring up a cold, howling wind. Balu reappeared on the field, looking towards the center where the flames had dissipated.

Weavile's back was slightly hunched, revealing a wound on its left shoulder. Blood had stained the fur on its back black, and because of its small size, the wound appeared rather ferocious.

At the same time, his right hand was trembling slightly, indicating that he was not in good condition.

Did the dragon arrow just hit one of them?

Mary roughly guessed what had happened in that instant. Because she had blocked the Great Fireball with all her might, the Dragon Arrow's defense was not timely enough and it was finally hit.

The rarely used dragon arrows just now proved to be extremely useful.

In previous debriefing sessions with Baru, the opponent hardly mentioned Little Dragon and Dragon Arrow, and since they rarely used them against the enemy, Mari only just realized how significant the tactical significance of Dragon Arrow really was.

While I still won't use it against dangerous enemies in the future, Dragon Arrow will be a very useful move for at least a period of time afterward, in gym challenges where powerful enemies abound and the level of danger is limited.

P.S.: I almost lost my card, but thankfully I managed to finish writing it...

摸了

I've been writing a lot lately, mainly because writing the matches is quite mentally taxing. Just thinking about the upcoming match against Cibana, and the possibility of writing two or three knockout stage matches, makes my brain tremble. lol

This book is already 800,000 words long. I wonder if I can write another 200,000 to make it a round number.

Maybe it can be 2333333

Chapter 356 After the match, it's natural to need a rest.

After Mavira was first injured, the balance of the battle clearly shifted in Marily's favor.

However, Mavira's excellent combat skills made her difficult to defeat, and Balu had to pay a price before finally bringing Mavira down completely.

The vibrato salamander that followed closely behind also caused Mordred and Kyon a lot of trouble before they were able to take it down.

However, even after the challenge ended, the online discussions did not subside. Finally, someone found some fairly detailed information about Mary's domineering aura.

As a result, Alola, a tropical region that had only recently joined the league, also came into the public eye.

Mary was a little worried about this, and as soon as she left the arena, she called Dr. Kukui.

"Oh—Alola~ I watched the match just now, it was really amazing."

“Eh… Ah, Alola…”

Dr. Kukui appeared on the screen and then greeted everyone.

"Haha~ Are you that surprised? Anyway, these things will eventually be known to people in other regions. I don't think it's a bad thing to start with you, Mary."

"But the aura of a dominant force can't be compared to a Z-Move, can it..."

"But you can't keep it a secret from the public forever, can you? I've already discussed a solution with the Ether Foundation, so you can use it with confidence."

"Oh, well then."

Since Dr. Kukui had said so, Mari had nothing else to say and could only nod in agreement.

"If you really feel bad about it, then please invite us to visit and learn in Galar in a while."

"Really?! Do you have time to come over?"

Mary's eyes widened, somewhat pleased; she still quite liked the atmosphere in Alora.

"Of course, Dynamaxing is also a very interesting way to battle, and everyone really misses you, Marie!"

As she was saying this, Dr. Barnett, dressed in pajamas, suddenly appeared on the screen. Dr. Kukui paused, turned her head, smiled, and said:

"That's all for now. I'll contact you again later to confirm the specific schedule. That's all for today."

Mary raised her hand and waved to Dr. Barnet, then smiled and nodded in agreement with Dr. Kukui.

"Okay, that's all for now, bye-bye."

See you next time.

After hanging up the call, Mary let out a long sigh of relief.

Dr. Kukui, as the person in charge, probably had more considerations.

Before they knew it, they arrived at the medical station. After handing their Pokémon to Nurse Joy, Nie Zi had already left his Pokémon behind and gone to take care of other matters.

Mary didn't deliberately look for him. As a younger sister, she sometimes needed to consider her older brother's pride.

After waiting for a while, Yuri and Sonia found the place and excitedly ran over to sit down next to Mary.

"Congratulations! Now we can go to Motogakure together!"

Yuri boldly embraced Mary's body, her eyes narrowed with excitement.

"Ah."