"This battle is crucial. As long as Dragonite can defeat Dragonite, Ling Wanqiu might win."
Xue Luo tightly clenched her fists.
"Then do you think she can win?"
Jiang Chen turned his head to look at Xue Luo.
"If Super Garchomp were still here, and hadn't lost its ability to battle, then there would still be a possibility of winning."
Now, Dragonite is fighting Dragonite. Both in terms of power and type, it's at a disadvantage. Dragonite also has no way to super evolve, so it's probably going to lose.
"Perish Song."
Dragonite let out a sorrowful cry. Ling Wanqiu's face changed when she heard this sound.
Her previous Super Garchomp had lost its ability to battle this way. The effect of Perish Song was too disgusting.
Gu Shuangyue was truly ruthless, truly ruthless. Dragonite was most likely doomed.
"Dragonite, use Hyper Beam."
Having no other choice, she could only let Dragonite launch a fierce attack on Dragonite. Otherwise, if she delayed, Dragonite would definitely lose its ability to battle once Perish Song's effect activated.
"Trainer Gu Shuangyue's Dragonite uses the move Mismagius used before. Time is pressing for trainer Ling Wanqiu's Dragonite."
"If Dragonite doesn't defeat Dragonite quickly, Dragonite will fall into a near-death state and lose its ability to battle. The situation is very unfavorable for trainer Ling Wanqiu, but now trainer Ling Wanqiu has also realized this, and directly makes Dragonite use Hyper Beam."
The commentator's speaking speed was very fast, frantically describing the battle situation.
"Dodge."
Gu Shuangyue gave the command.
There was no need to fight head-on. Dragonite at this moment was just struggling, so dodging to delay time was enough.
Although fighting head-on, Dragonite could also defeat Dragonite, if they could win in the most energy-saving way, they would definitely use the most energy-saving way.
The thick snow covering the ground had already been frozen. Dragonite could slide quickly on the ice, dodging Dragonite's Hyper Beam to the right.
"Continue attacking, use Dragon Claw."
Ling Wanqiu was now a bit anxious. If she didn't hurry, it would be over.
"Blizzard."
Dragonite unleashed Blizzard. Blizzard once again swept towards Dragonite. The bone-chilling wind and snow had too great an impact on Dragonite.
Dragonite had already suffered from the previous Blizzard attack, but the Blizzard released by Dragonite was completely incomparable to Mismagius's. Its power was much greater than Mismagius's.
Dragonite was covered in frost and nearly buried by ice and snow. It could no longer fly in the sky.
"Dragonite, use Ice Beam."
Resisting the ice and snow, Dragonite, who wanted to get close to Dragonite, was quickly frozen by Ice Beam. Its body was encased in ice.
Then Dragonite didn't continue attacking but waited for the effect of Perish Song to trigger.
Because Dragonite was strong, the ice that froze Dragonite was also very thick. It took a long time for Dragonite to break free from the ice chunks.
However, it was already too late to shatter the ice chunks. The effect of Perish Song had already activated.
With a crash, Dragonite fell to the ground, covered in ice and snow.
"Dragonite lost its ability to battle."
The referee announced.
"Return, Dragonite."
Ling Wanqiu's face showed regret. Dragonite losing its ability to battle meant she couldn't win this match.
"Go, Haxorus."
After recalling Dragonite, Ling Wanqiu sent out Haxorus. Haxorus also had Heavenly King-tier strength and could fight the opponent's Dragonite, and the chances of winning were high.
Among all the contestants, Ling Wanqiu's strength was actually not bad. If her luck hadn't been so bad as to encounter Gu Shuangyue, she might have been able to last another round and advance to the top eight.
Haxorus had just come out and couldn't help but shiver. The cold air around it was too dense, and it was perfectly countered by Ice-type moves, making it very afraid.
The previous Blizzard hadn't dissipated yet. The wind and snow hit Haxorus, and before the battle even began, Haxorus's combat power was weakened by at least twenty to thirty percent.
"Haxorus, use Dragon Pulse."
Faced with this attack, Gu Shuangyue's Dragonite completely avoided it, using its shell to block the Dragon Pulse released by Haxorus.
After blocking, Dragonite twisted its head and hit Haxorus with a Hyper Beam.
Immediately after, it used Blizzard again to attack Haxorus. This was not the end. While Haxorus was affected by the ice and snow and couldn't move, Dragonite directly unleashed Absolute Zero.
This move couldn't be dodged at all, and she couldn't even use Protect. Ling Wanqiu could only watch helplessly as Haxorus lost its ability to battle.
"It's over."
Ling Wanqiu couldn't help but close her eyes.
After Haxorus lost its ability to battle, Ling Wanqiu had no other Pokémon to continue fighting Gu Shuangyue with.
Her other Pokémon were all Quasi-Heavenly King Rank 9. Although not weak, they were not enough to face a Heavenly King-level Pokémon; they only had the fate of being severely beaten.
"Both trainers, take a ten-minute break."
The referee said.
When one side's three Pokémon lost their ability to battle, there would be a ten-minute mid-match break, a time to recover.
Ten minutes quickly ended, and the battle continued.
Gu Shuangyue did not switch Pokémon. She still used Dragonite.
"Go, Charizard."
"Super Evolve."
After sending out Charizard, Ling Wanqiu raised her right hand with a Key Stone bracelet. Charizard successfully Super Evolved into Mega Charizard X through the Charizardite X.
Mega Charizard X looked very cool, and its type changed to Fire/Dragon. Because it had the Fire type, it was actually not countered by Ice types.
Charizard's strength was Quasi-Heavenly King Rank 9. After Mega Evolving, it was still Quasi-Heavenly King Rank 9; it hadn't crossed such a large rank to reach Heavenly King-level strength.
This meant that the gap between Quasi-Heavenly King and Heavenly King strength was not so easy to cross, but now Mega Charizard X's strength was close to Heavenly King level.
"Water Pulse."
"Flamethrower."
The blue-purple flames were doused by Water Pulse, then the Water Pulse hit Mega Charizard X, instantly defeating Mega Charizard X.
Perhaps Mega Charizard X could still fight if it encountered a Rank 1 Heavenly King, at least it could hold its own for a bit, but facing Dragonite, a Pokémon close to Rank 5 Heavenly King, it truly couldn't block even one move.
"It seems trainer Ling Wanqiu can't deal with Dragonite's Pokémon. Trainer Gu Shuangyue's Dragonite is really too strong."
The commentator shook his head.
The current situation was pretty clear. Ling Wanqiu had already laid out her trump cards from the beginning, but she was still countered by Gu Shuangyue.
"Return, Charizard."
Ling Wanqiu recalled Charizard. Being defeated by one move was within her expectations.
After Haxorus was easily defeated, she had no chance at all, but Ling Wanqiu didn't want to directly surrender.
After recalling Charizard, Ling Wanqiu sent out Flygon.
Her Flygon was also not weak, but unfortunately, it still couldn't compare to Dragonite, and like Mega Charizard X before, it was also defeated in three moves.
The next Pokémon she used, Flygon, was also like this. Even using Mega Evolution to Mega Flygon, it didn't last two moves against Dragonite.
In the very beginning of the battle, it was at least evenly matched, even slightly gaining the upper hand. But the second half of the battle was completely one-sided pressure, from beginning to end.
Three Pokémon, Dragonite only used three moves to defeat them all.
"Congratulations."
The match ended. Ling Wanqiu, who lost, remained calm. Before the battle began, she was already mentally prepared to lose.
Gu Shuangyue's Pokémon were all Ice-type, too much of a counter to her Pokémon. She had no confidence from the start.
Not to mention, Gu Shuangyue's Pokémon were stronger than hers.
"Thank you."
Gu Shuangyue lightly nodded, then the trainer left the battleground.
"I thought you would cry loudly after losing. It's a pity I didn't get to see it." Xue Luo looked at Ling Wanqiu with a regretful expression.
"Do you think I'm that fragile?"
Ling Wanqiu glared at Xue Luo, annoyed. "I'm waiting for you to cry your eyes out this afternoon, Jiang Chen. Don't go easy on her. Make her lose as miserably as possible."
Although she had been eliminated, Xue Luo also couldn't escape. At most, she would be eliminated a little later than her.
"Jiang Chen won't be ruthless with me, will he?"
Xue Luo said, looking at Jiang Chen.
"About that, I suddenly feel my shoulder is a bit sore."
Jiang Chen sat down, gesturing to Xue Luo.
Xue Luo naturally understood Jiang Chen's hint. Gritting her teeth, she walked over to Jiang Chen, then somewhat unwillingly massaged his shoulders.
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