Chapter 260 Open Doubles Duel, VS Genia (1)
After Xiaozhi sent out the two Pokémon that were going to fight, the opposing Genia also released his own battle lineup.
"Come out!"
Xiaozhi looked in the direction of the sound and saw a flash of red light. The one sent out by Jinia was an elegant blue mantis. The other was a tall Qilin, and Jinia's Qilin was well-bred, and its tall height was even much taller than Xiaoqing's Qilin.
The original length of Xiaozhi's (three-section form) Earth Dragon is one section taller than 99% of the (two-section form) Earth Dragon. Among their group of Pokémon, it is rarely matched in length. Even the second tallest, Xiaoqing's Qiqilin, is half a section shorter than Earth Dragon.
However, the Qilin of Genia in front of him was larger and taller than Xiaoqing's Qilin, and was almost the same height as the Earth Dragon who was trying his best to support himself.
At Sergey's command, the battle began.
Infernape and Raptor, who had not fought alongside Ash for a long time, were full of fighting spirit at this moment, and Ash took the lead in giving orders.
"Earth Dragon, use "Roll" on Lan Mantis! Infernape, use "Million Ton Kick" on Qi Qilin!"
"Jiejie!"
“Hot!”
After receiving the order, the two Pokémon rushed to the left and right, launched their own powerful attacks, and then headed towards the opponent. Facing the "Roll" of the Earth Dragon, Genia and Infernape jumped high and used the extremely powerful "Million Ton Kick" attack, and gave the order slowly.
"Lan Mantis, use Leaf Blade! Qi Qilin, use Hundred Thousand Horsepower!"
After receiving the order, the orchid mantis raised its huge pink "sickle"-shaped arm, and after throwing out a series of flying blades, it manipulated the blades like a sword to cut at the rolling earth dragon segments.
Lan Mantis's "Leaf Blade" swung out lightly, but the skill did not attack Tulongjiejie's body, but attacked the bottom of Tulongjiejie's "rolling" contact with the ground. Tulongjiejie was attacked at the center of gravity, and his "roll" immediately lost balance, and then his body was thrown away by the potential energy of his "roll", and fell heavily to the ground.
After Qi Qilin gathered strength by kicking back with his hind legs, he rushed out with all his strength, bursting out with a powerful aura, and slammed into the body of Infernape who was also jumping high.
After the two powerful skill attacks met in the middle of the battle field, the attacks offset each other and caused huge energy fluctuations to vibrate around, raising clouds of smoke and dust on both sides.
Afterwards, the Pokémon of both sides were bounced back by the skills and moved behind each other, leaving two deep scratches on the ground.
Turbot got up injured and Infernape was out of breath. On the other hand, Genia's two Pokémon, Mantis was unharmed after using a small amount of force to defeat the enemy, and Kirin who fought head-on did not suffer much damage.
Xiaozhi looked at the two Pokémons opposite Genia, one hard and one soft, and knew that the upcoming battle would be a tough one. Xiaozhi thought that the rumors in the academy that Genia's strength was the second tier among all the teachers must have misled the students.
Genia's appearance only looks sloppy and unfocused, that's because he puts all his energy into biological research, which makes people misunderstand Genia and think that his fighting ability is not strong. But once he is involved in a battle, he will be as dedicated as he is in research.
Seeing that Xiaozhi didn't respond for a while, Genia gave the order.
"Qi Qilin, use "Mental Power" on Tu Longjiejie. Lan Mantis, use "Sneak Attack" on Infernape."
Xiaozhi also came to his senses when he heard Genia's order and hurriedly gave the order.
"Earth Dragon, use Dig! Infernape, use Fist of Fury!"
After Qi Qilin emitted a deep purple light, the light gathered at the four antlers on its head and sent a powerful mental force in the direction of Tulongjiejie.
The earth dragon was in a panic, racing against time to dive into the ground. After all, its body was quite long, and it would take a longer time to "dig a hole" and dive into the ground until its entire body was hidden underground.
Just the next second when Tulongjiejie finally dived his long body into the ground, the belated "spiritual power" arrived. Fortunately, Tulongjiejie was not attacked and survived a round.
When Tulongjiejie was fighting with Qi Qilin, Lan Mantis and her teammate launched a "mental power" attack. When they reached Infernape, they seized the momentary gap and slashed at Infernape's chest with an extremely light body.
Infernape's sight was also dazzled by the battle next door, and he didn't notice the danger coming from the dazzling light. At the moment when Infernape was hit hard and his body was knocked backward, his subconscious reaction as a fighting champion made him react and grab Lan Mantis' arm with his left hand.
The two figures were knocked into the air by Lan Mantis' attack just now, Genia said worriedly.
"Oh no! Lan Mantis Flower..."
After briefly pausing in the air, Infernape moved his right arm backwards, twisted his shoulders and swung his hips, and transformed the anger from the attack just now into a blow on his right arm, sending Orchid Mantis flying into the air.
Although Lan Mantis had reacted earlier and raised her "sickle"-shaped arms to block in front of herself, she was still knocked into the air by Infernape's "Fist of Fury", which was filled with accumulated anger.
The orchid mantis flew into the air and returned to the ground lightly. After a trembling body, it knelt on one knee on the ground. Xiaozhi on the opposite side said proudly.
"Our counterattack doesn't stop there, go ahead, Tulong Jiejie!"
Seeing a ridge of earth rising up on the ground, it instantly came to Lan Mantis Flower. The figure of Tulong Jiejie broke out of the ground in front of him. Just when he was about to attack Lan Mantis Flower, he heard Genia's urgent voice giving orders.
"Qi Qilin, quickly protect Lan Mantis Flower and use "Reflection Wall"!"
Qi Qilin took two steps at a time and stretched out his long legs to protect Lan Mantis Flower under him. He then released a burst of light from his body, which then gathered in front of him to form a barrier of light, forming a "reflection wall".
Qi Qilin used the magical wall, and Tu Longjiejie's "digging" skill weakened the damage of physical attacks received from the opponent after passing through the "reflection wall". Tu Longjiejie's attack instantly became soft and powerless, and hit Qi Qilin's chest. The damage effect was not good, and Qi Qilin took it down.
After raising her hand to adjust her black round-frame glasses, Genia couldn't help but praise Xiaozhi.
"As expected of you, Satoshi. I've heard this from teachers like Reihe, Sage, Houbo, Taim, and Yasaku before... Now I see that it's true. I'm very proud to be your homeroom teacher."
Xiaozhi scratched the back of his head sheepishly and replied politely.
"Thank you, Teacher Genia. These are all compliments from other teachers. I still have a long way to go to improve!"
After praising him, Genia immediately changed her tone and said seriously.
"Next, I will also fight back seriously!"
Xiaozhi also replied seriously.
"Okay, Mr. Genia, I will also spare no effort to defeat you! First..."
Xiaozhi glanced behind the "reflection wall" in front of Qiqilin and gave an order to Infernape.
"...This "Reflection Wall" is really troublesome. Infernape, use "Brick Break" on Qilin!"
Infernape raised his arm, spread his palm into a blade, and swung it fiercely in the direction of Qilin. This attack hit the "reflection wall" in front of Qilin and instantly broke it into pieces. Just as the invincible "brick splitting" skill was about to attack Qilin, Genia ordered a counterattack.
"Qi Qilin, use "One Hundred Thousand Horsepower"!"
At the same time that Infernape's hand knife was against Kirin's chest, a strong momentum burst out from Kirin's body. After the attacks were offset, bursts of white smoke erupted, and the two Pokémon were separated to the left and right by the rebound of the attacks.
Amidst the white smoke, the duel between the other two Pokémon was still tit-for-tat, and only orders could be heard from the trainers on both sides.
"Lan Mantis, use "Cross Shears"!"
"Earth Dragon Festival, use "Poisonous Tail"! "
Lan Mantis received the order, raised her hands and put away her "sickle"-shaped arms, crossed them in front of her chest, and rushed out into the diffuse white smoke, instantly disturbing the smoke on the field.
The earth dragon Jiejie, who was opposite to the white smoke, twisted his body and raised his tail. At the tip of his "drill" tail, a stream of deep purple, attractive venom dripped from his tail. The earth dragon Jiejie swung his tail and attacked with his "poison tail", sweeping the white smoke in front of him, and the white smoke was split into layers by his attack.
The two attacks met in the white smoke, making a "choking" sound. When the white smoke disappeared, the people around could see the undercurrent surging in it. They saw that the "poison tail" attack of the earth dragon that was sweeping across was being blocked by the "cross scissors" attack of the blue mantis flower that was crossed on its chest.
At first, Lan Mantis's expression showed that she was at ease in facing the attacks of Tu Long Jie Jie. But an inch longer is an inch stronger, and she was naturally more effective against the "poisonous tail" attack of Tu Long Jie Jie (in three-section form).
After a period of stalemate with Lan Mantis' "Cross Scissors" attack, Lan Mantis finally ran out of strength and was knocked away by its "Poison Tail" attack. After being hit hard, it fell to the ground.
Under such heavy blow, Lan Mantishua's body flew to the ground, causing the ground it touched to crack inch by inch after being affected by the huge attack, causing an uproar in the audience.
Xiao Qing, who was in the audience, said happily.
"Great! Facing the continuous heavy blows, Genia's weak Lan Mantis will definitely not be able to withstand it. In addition, thanks to the "Heavenly Grace" characteristic of Tulong Jiejie, the additional effects of the moves are likely to appear, and "Poison Tail" has a high probability of causing it to fall into the "Poisoned" state!"
Just as Xiaoqing was guessing, as expected, a hint of purple dizziness of "poisoning" spread across Lan Mantis's face. At this moment, clouds passed over the battlefield, and bright sunshine sprinkled from the sky. Lan Mantis' "poisoning" status gradually improved...
Seeing that Lan Mantis did not fall into the "poisoned" state as it should have, Xiaoqing said in confusion.
"Hey! What's going on?"
Nimo, who was standing nearby, answered Xiaoqing's question.
"Xiao Qing, that's the "Leaf Defense" feature of the Orchid Mantis. It's a feature that won't turn into an abnormal state in clear weather!"
Xiaoqing realized it later and said while slapping his forehead.
"Oh, right! I remember Mr. Genia's biology class saying that it was like this..."
At this moment, although Genia's Blue Mantis was not affected by the subsequent status damage, its physical strength was exhausted by the previous series of attacks.
At this moment, with the cover of Kirin's tall figure, Lantern made imperceptible movements behind it, but Ash and his Pokémon on the opposite side did not notice it.
The Infernape, who was standing at the front of the team, only felt a stinging pain in his body as if he was bitten by a mosquito, and did not pay much attention to it. Then, after a burst of light appeared on his body, he felt a little bit of strength draining away from his body. He stood unsteadily and half-knelt on one knee on the ground.
“Fire…, hot!”
Only then did Xiaozhi notice the abnormality of Infernape and asked Infernape.
"Inferno, how are you?"
As one gained strength, the other lost strength. Looking at the panting Infernape, he then looked at Lan Mantis. Lan Mantis was now radiant and her strength seemed to have been replenished. She had recovered from her previous shaky state and stood up upright.
Looking at the puzzled Xiaozhi, Genia answered his question.
"Xiaozhi, Infernape was attacked by Lantern's "Bloodsucking" skill. I just ordered Lantern to use this move. Lantern fired tiny flying needles to attack the opponent by sucking blood. At the same time, my Lantern can also give back half of the damage Infernape suffered."
Xiaozhi was shocked.
"As expected of Teacher Genia, both of these Pokémon are quite tricky, but I won't give in!"
Genia immediately gave the order.
"Qi Qilin, use the skill "Shadow Ball" to attack the low-health Infernape!"
Seeing Qi Qilin throwing a black shadow towards Infernape, Xiaozhi hurriedly gave the order.
"I won't let you succeed, Genia-sensei! Tsuchiryuu throws Infernape into the air and then uses the "Power Drill" to attack!"
After receiving the command, Infernape jumped high, and Tulongjie immediately swung out its "drill"-shaped tail to provide a stepping stone for Infernape to land. After Infernape fell towards it and swung its tail vigorously, it pushed the ground with its legs at the same time, sending Infernape into the air.
After completing the above actions, Tulongjiejie rapidly rotated its sharp "drill"-shaped tail, causing its body to rotate rapidly, and attacked the oncoming "shadow ball" of Qi Qilin.
The "Power Drill" that rotates the Earth Dragon's body and the spiraling "Shadow Ball" attack collide with each other, and the enemy and I are struggling with each other's strength.
"Come on, Tulong Jiejie!"
At Xiaozhi's command, the Earth Dragon used all its strength.
"Jiejie..."
The Earth Dragon's "Powerful Drill" attack pierced through the opponent's "Shadow Ball", turning into several black shadows that flew everywhere. The Earth Dragon's sharp body spun rapidly and entered the empty space, attacking in the direction of Qi Qilin.