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Riolu slowly ascended into the air.
Three glowing orbs rotated around its body, providing it with buoyancy.
At this moment, it was like Son Goku who had mastered the art of flying, no longer bound by gravity. With a cold and aloof demeanor, it looked down at the Quagsire below.
It was fully immersed in the battle.
Below, Quagsire's Ice Punch had lost its target. It tilted its head slightly, its expression blank, and its beady eyes showed no emotion.
According to the information, Zou Tan's Quagsire had the Damp ability.
An ability that seems useful but isn't really that useful, yet at the same time, it is quite useful.
After all, it can only prevent self-destructing moves, but because it can prevent such moves, it is particularly popular among police trainers.
This wasn't within Li Xiang's focus, but he could confirm that Zou Tan's Quagsire didn't know many moves.
Otherwise, Zou Tan wouldn't have chosen to attack Riolu right at the start. From such a long distance, at least one boosting move should have been used.
Furthermore, this Quagsire didn't know Haze or Mist, so it couldn't ensure its stats wouldn't be lowered, nor could it remove Riolu's stat boosts.
Luckily, Riolu had used Magnet Rise, making it immune to Quagsire's Ground-type moves. Without attribute energy, Mud Bomb was just mud.
Thus... Riolu could safely unleash its attacks!
"Jump up and use Body Slam!"
Zou Tan shouted.
Quagsire obeyed his command, its legs pushing off the ground with force. Its slippery body stretched out like a piece of blue rice cake, and despite its clumsy form, it managed to close the distance to Riolu, who was floating five meters above the ground!
Then, it opened its mouth wide, its round maw glowing white, like a net trying to catch Riolu's legs and slam it to the ground!
However, Riolu had already anticipated this move.
Or rather, it had intentionally lured Quagsire into jumping!
"Vacuum Wave!"
Riolu raised its small hand, and with lightning speed, it fired a bright beam of light directly into Quagsire's open mouth!
Boom!
The rapid Vacuum Wave struck Quagsire's mouth, and the attribute energy exploded, perfectly interrupting Quagsire's momentum!
The blue rice cake had no choice but to cover its mouth and fall back to the ground!
But Riolu's assault was far from over!
"Swords Dance!"
Li Xiang commanded in a low voice, not allowing Riolu to ascend further.
Five meters was already enough. Any higher, and the effective range of its moves would decrease, reducing accuracy!
Several silver swords materialized around Riolu, spinning before merging into its body.
Zou Tan's expression changed. "Icy Wind!"
[Icy Wind], an Ice-type special move. Though not very powerful, it could stiffen the opponent's body, thereby lowering their speed!
Below Riolu.
Quagsire slightly opened its mouth, gathering icy-blue energy within. A chilling wind began to spill out from its mouth.
Li Xiang: "???"
This guy... does he have no memory?
Quagsire just took a Vacuum Wave to the mouth, and now he's forgotten?
He's opening his mouth again!
Riolu was equally puzzled.
It looked down at Quagsire's gaping maw, thinking, 'Do you think Prankster isn't strong enough, or are you so overconfident that you think your move is faster than a priority move?'
As it thought this, it launched a second Vacuum Wave straight into Quagsire's mouth!
The speed of a ranged priority move was incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, just as Quagsire's Icy Wind was about to be unleashed, the Vacuum Wave struck its target!
The two moves collided and exploded!
Boom!
A cloud of smoke rapidly spread out, then slowly dissipated.
Quagsire once again covered its mouth. After being hit twice in its soft interior, even a slowpoke like it felt deep pain, shaking its head in distress.
Zou Tan couldn't help but shout, "Hang in there, Quagsire!"
"Hang in what!?"
"Do you even know why Quagsire ended up like this?"
Li Xiang couldn't help but subconciously complain.
This comment also made the surrounding students burst into laughter.
Having your Pokémon take two moves to the mouth in a row and then telling it to hang in there? To them, it was utterly ridiculous.
However, their laughter was quickly silenced by the referee's warning.
In principle, spectators were not allowed to interfere with the battling students and had to watch quietly.
On the field.
Li Xiang could understand why Zou Tan was performing so poorly.
This Quagsire had clearly been recently caught. After getting used to the high-speed battles with Ninjask, Zou Tan couldn't adapt to Quagsire's slow-paced combat style.
Misjudging the speed of his Pokémon's moves and actions led to this strange performance.
Plus, Quagsire didn't know many moves.
Come to think of it, Ash was like this too. He turned his slow Torterra into a high-speed Pokémon, and its performance plummeted after evolution, even becoming a meme for using Rock Climb to set up opponents.
The outcome was already decided.
Li Xiang looked at Quagsire as if it were already a dead fish.
And indeed it was.
As the smoke cleared and Quagsire, enduring the pain, looked up.
Riolu had already adjusted its stance, taking a deep breath. Its eyes shone like torches, and its small feet stomped on the air—
"Rio rio rio rio rio!!!"
Like a machine gun, its fists flew at blinding speed, accompanied by deep shouts. Countless fist shadows and brown-red shockwaves rained down on Quagsire below!
Force Palm + Beng Quan!!
The foolish Quagsire had no chance of blocking this combo. After all, it was facing a Riolu with both power and speed—a true stand user!
"RIO!!"
As Riolu let out a thunderous roar from its chest, the final Force Palm shockwave slammed into Quagsire's body!
Boom boom boom boom boom!!!
Five consecutive Force Palm shockwaves erupted like the tolling of a bell, kicking up dust and smoke that quickly filled the field, obscuring most people's vision!
The scene was utterly shocking!
Outside the field, the students erupted into chaos!
"What was that? A combo move?"
"Move chaining! Didn't you pay attention in class? High-level Pokémon can reduce the cooldown between using the same move!"
"But you said high-level Pokémon!"
"That was so cool! So badass!"
"Mom, I want a Riolu too!"
"Quiet!!"
The last shout came from the referee.
However, even he was a bit surprised. As the student had said, reducing move cooldown was a skill only high-level Pokémon could learn after countless repetitions of using a move.
In theory, Riolu shouldn't have been able to do this yet!
Regardless, in the smoke, Quagsire lay on the ground, its faintly visible body signaling the end of the match.
The referee blew his whistle.
Zou Tan's expression shifted from shock and frustration to dejection and resignation.
Li Xiang was a top student in their grade. Of course, Zou Tan knew who he was.
Plus, the incident where Qu Sheng was cornered at the milk tea shop near the school had spread quite widely.
Li Xiang, who had taken on five opponents alone, had become somewhat famous because of it, but he never expected to be so thoroughly outclassed by Li Xiang.
This was just too much...
In the sky.
Riolu, panting heavily, fell powerlessly, only to be caught by Li Xiang, who had rushed forward.
"Great job, you've worked hard. Rest in your Poké Ball for now."
He praised Riolu before returning it to its Poké Ball.
The gate to the field opened.
Li Xiang calmly walked out, immediately surrounded by a crowd of strangers bombarding him with questions.
Most were curious about the combo move, asking how Riolu had pulled it off.
Others asked about Riolu's origins, how much it cost, and where he bought it, their tones harsh and demanding.
Li Xiang ignored the former. Why should he tell strangers anything?
To the latter, he simply replied:
"My friend (dad) gave it to me. None of your business! Scram!"
Hearing this, the crowd quickly dispersed. Of course, it wasn't because they were afraid of Li Xiang's reputation. Definitely not.
What was there to fear from someone their own age?
Finding Yang Tianwang and the others hidden in the crowd.
"Why did you reveal your secret move in the first match? I deliberately didn't include it in the intel!"
Yang Tianwang said with a tone of disappointment.
"This isn't really a secret move, just a basic combo," Li Xiang patted Yang Tianwang's shoulder. "Besides, I have plenty of secret moves. I'm not short on this one."
If you never use your trump card, it's just a decoration.
You have to use it when the time comes!
Speaking of which, Riolu's combo was actually hard for others to replicate, because its most crucial element was a technique only a handful of people knew.
If Beng Quan had many elements Riolu couldn't use, it also contained techniques Riolu desperately needed.
The Inner Energy technique allowed Riolu to maintain its breath, enabling it to unleash five consecutive Force Palms!
In the past, Li Xiang wouldn't have dared to imagine this.
What did a combo mean?
If all hits connected, that was five attacks in one turn!
What did five attacks from a level 20+ Pokémon mean!?
It was absolutely insane!
Of course, the power of each individual hit would be slightly weaker, but the total damage would far exceed a single move!
Even Song Jie's Larion couldn't withstand it!
Unfortunately, the activation conditions were quite strict.
First, Swords Dance and Agility were mandatory. Riolu's body couldn't handle such intense attribute energy usage without them.
Second, it required extreme focus while using the techinque.
Without the Inner Enegry technique, Riolu couldn't sustain its breath long enough to execute so many punches.
Third, it couldn't move during the combo.
While using Xing Qi, Riolu's center of gravity lowered, and its breath concentrated in its dantian, enhancing its punching speed and stability.
Only by meeting these three conditions could Riolu execute the Force Palm comb.
However, the third condition—being unable to move during the attack—made Li Xiang hesitant to use this technique freely.
If the moves missed, Riolu would undoubtedly become a sitting duck.
Realizing this, Li Xiang decided to combine it with Magnet Rise.
Although adjusting mid-air was difficult, being an aerial target was still better than being a stationary one on the ground, as it could deter some Pokémon without ranged attacks.