Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game

What else could it be... stalling for time!

At this time, visibility on the battlefield was increasing, which meant that the sandstorm was not far from ending.

Once the sandstorm ends, the speed of the core leader, the gopher, will be greatly reduced.

A sandstorm team without sandstorm weather, can it still be called a sandstorm team?

Jiang Pei, who came from the Huangsha Dojo, understood that if that situation really happened, then the end of the competition wouldn't be far off.

Gripping the Poké Ball tightly, Jiang Pei was ready to switch to Hippowdon and unleash Sandstorm again at any moment.

The dust has settled

After a few days of fuss, it's almost over.

These past few days have been quite eventful...

Gambling can really turn a person into a monster.

The uncle I was very close to when I was a child is now so disheartening.

First, they swore they would never drag my family into this mess, and that they would borrow money to get us out of it.

Then, the day before, they said they had borrowed 500,000, but the next day they said it was gone.

Today they came up with some new plan: zero down payment for home purchases to help us move to a new home.

They made all sorts of promises, but the real meaning is that the down payment money was all transferred to the subsequent loan.

We still have to pay the money, and we still have to pay millions in mortgage payments.

Numb

After consulting with a lawyer, the only good news was that we would receive half of the proceeds from the court's auction of the house.

Because only my father signed the guarantee, but the house is the joint property of the couple.

But the real estate market is bad right now, and it's a foreclosed property, so who knows if you'll even get a million in the end.

Second-degree anesthesia

My dad asked me to decide whether to use this money and the family savings to take out a loan to buy another house in Suzhou, or to go back to my hometown to buy a house.

I can't afford a house in Suzhou anymore, and since I don't want to be a mortgage slave and prefer to just lie around and do nothing, I decisively chose the latter.

So, I guess that's the end of the matter.

What can you do if you find your relatives disgusting?

The only thing we can do is never see each other again.

Finally, I'm truly sorry that this matter has affected updates and everyone's mood.

I'm taking the last day of the month, but I'll definitely be updating as usual tomorrow.

If I don't update soon, my perfect attendance bonus will be gone...

Chapter 225 The Evolution of the Demon Fox (6.2k)

Be prepared off the field, and don't waste time on the field.

Although Jiang Pei knew that Gardevoir used Teleport to teleport to the far end of the battlefield in order to delay the Sandstorm, he had no choice but to let Excadrill continue its offensive posture.

I am already at a disadvantage. If I continue to hesitate, my chances of winning this battle will only decrease.

"Dragon-headed Groundhog, charge!"

Under Jiang Pei's decisive command, the dragon-headed ground squirrels in the sandstorm accelerated once again.

Whether it was due to the reduced effect of the sandstorm or a problem with its stamina, the speed of the Dragon Head Mole decreased significantly compared to the previous two times.

It took nearly three seconds to cover a distance of about twenty meters.

For those three seconds, Gardevoir remained motionless and stood still.

As Jiang Pei watched Gardevoir closing the distance to Excadrill while remaining unmoved, suspicion arose in his heart.

Why isn't Xia Chen giving the order?

He was mentally prepared for both magical flames and hypnosis, and had different ways of dealing with them.

Gardevoir seemed unwilling to do anything... which really stumped Jiang Pei.

Is he planning to use the same old trick again, instantly teleporting to the other side of the battlefield to continue delaying time?

It's not impossible.

Seeing that Excadrill was only a few steps away from Gardevoir, Jiang Pei didn't care about anything else and resolutely commanded, "Excadrill, Metal Claw!"

At this moment, he had already thought of various countermeasures to deal with Gardevoir's different reactions.

If it's magical fire, then just take the damage head-on. If it's hypnosis, then you can switch to the hippopotamus to restart the sandstorm weather.

With everything ready, Jiang Pei gripped the Poké Ball tightly, prepared to recall Excadrill at any moment.

However, what happened next on the battlefield as the sandstorm gradually dissipated stunned him.

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But Gardevoir did not use any of the moves Jiang Pei had imagined in front of Excadrill, which was wielding its steel claws. Instead, it allowed Excadrill's sharp metal claws to slash across its body.

Jiang Pei was stunned. Why wasn't Gardevoir resisting at all, and didn't even use Teleport?

Was the teleportation you just used too far and too energy-consuming?

Jiang Pei had just formed this thought and was preparing to press his advantage.

The next second, a dark light suddenly shone in Gardevoir's eyes, shattering all his fantasies.

It's a black gaze!

Jiang Pei was startled and instinctively raised the Poké Ball in his hand to try to recall Excadrill.

But now, it's too late.

To lower Jiang Pei's guard and give him no time to react, Gardevoir even allowed Excadrill's metal claws to attack it before releasing its black gaze.

Currently, Excadrill is tainted by a strange Ghost-type energy, meaning it will never be able to return to its Poké Ball before it loses its ability to battle.

Even more critically, at the same time, the sandstorms on the battlefield gradually subsided, and the sandstorm weather completely ended.

Jiang Pei was immediately thrown into turmoil.

It turned out that Xia Chen had planned ahead, intending to trap the Dragon Head Ground Rat with his black gaze when his sandstorm ended.

This means that the Hippopotamus cannot participate, which implies that the player must either fight in non-sandstorm weather or have Excadrill manually activate a sandstorm...

Jiang Pei was having a headache because he didn't want to choose either of these two options.

First, without sandstorm weather, Excadrill's ability becomes useless, and without the speed advantage, Excadrill's threat level is greatly reduced.

The latter, in this state, involves the dragon-headed gopher manually activating a sandstorm...

It's obvious that Gardevoir will definitely be followed by a combination of hypnosis and dream-eating spells.

Jiang Pei rubbed his temples in frustration. It seemed that he could only choose the less dangerous first option.

Gardevoir has already taken damage from Excadrill's Swords Dance twice with Metal Claw, plus the damage from Stealth Rock and Sandstorm when it first came out of its Poké Ball...

Her condition is definitely no better than that of the dragon-headed gopher!

"Dragon-headed gopher, metal claws!"

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The sharp steel blades gleamed once more, but this time, Gardevoir deftly dodged backward, avoiding the metal claw attack that was within arm's reach.

Jiang Pei's heart sank. He hadn't used teleportation; he had dodged it with just his speed?

There may have been some element of pre-reading involved, but this scene undoubtedly means that the Dragon Mole has completely lost its speed advantage.

But that wasn't the only thing that alarmed him.

"Gardevoir, use Hypnosis!"

Over there, Xia Chen's long-absent command voice clearly reached my ears.

After dodging the metal claws, Gardevoir, using its psychic powers to fly backward, suddenly brightened its eyes and unleashed a transparent, invisible energy wave that struck Excadrill, which was attacking with all its might but neglecting its defense.

His sturdy body swayed and turned twice like a roly-poly toy, then fell to the ground and fell into a deep sleep.

It really is hypnosis!

Jiang Pei felt bitter. Just now, when I was trying to defend against hypnosis, you didn't use it. Now that I wanted to go all out and fight to the death, you had to use hypnosis at this time.

Xia Chen, you've really mastered psychological warfare...

If this were a game, Jiang Pei would probably have both hands off the keyboard right now.

Commanding is useless, and it's impossible to take back control.

"Dragon Head Mole, wake up!"

After Gardevoir's stubborn Roar of Rejuvenation failed, Jiang Pei could only watch helplessly as Gardevoir used Dream Eater twice in a row, gradually draining Excadrill's last bit of health.

Looking at Gardevoir, whose stamina had been restored from danger through Dream Eater, Jiang Pei recalled Excadrill, which had lost its ability to battle, with a heavy heart.

He knew he had no chance in this match.

With their key player down and Hippo in terrible form, is it possible to turn the tide against Xia Chen, who is in relatively good condition, by relying on a blind-covering Alakazam?

The hope is too slim.

Even so, Jiang Pei could only switch to Hu Di and hope for a miracle.

After all, if he loses this match, he will fall into the loser's bracket and have to compete for one of the few dozen main tournament spots.

If they fail again in the loser's bracket, and the inheritors of the prestigious Huangsha Dojo can't even make it into the main competition of the Youth Tournament, they'll lose face big time.

…………

Backfired.

Hudi's entry into the game failed to create a miracle and turn the tide of the game.