Chapter 373: I Really Don't Understand Anymore
The moment they saw Little Eevee evolve on the field right out of its ball, this time flashing into a Glaceon, many spectators in the stadium jumped to their feet in excitement.
"What the hell?! This Eevee evolved too?"
"Haven't I seen this scene before, not too long ago?!"
And another group of people were surprised for a different reason—
"What the hell! Arthur has a weather move?!"
Leo, who had maintained a calm and composed expression since the start of the match, now showed a look of astonishment for the first time.
The Demon King Team's analysis department had done their job at the start of the match.
But now, they had hit a major snag…
According to their collected intelligence, Arthur shouldn't have had a weather-setter. But now, snow was falling.
In the backstage lounge, an analyst from the Demon King Team silently closed the small, handwritten notebook in his hand.
There was no need to look at the entire contents of this book anymore…
But his expression remained calm.
When facing a player like Arthur, all of the teams' analysts were learning to get used to it…
It was already a great achievement to have countered his Charizard at the start. What was meant to come, would come.
On the field, Leo also frowned slightly.
But the command still had to be given.
"Kingdra, use Rain Dance!"
His Kingdra had the Swift Swim ability. Its speed would increase in the rain, so no matter what, he had to set up the rain.
But unlike the easy weather dominance he had envisioned, the sky above the arena was now covered by two dark clouds.
Rain and snow mixed, clashing with each other.
This made both Glaceon's Snow Cloak ability and Kingdra's Swift Swim ability operate less smoothly.
It was as if both sides were now moving with weights on.
About ten seconds later, the first cooldown period for both Pokémon ended at roughly the same time.
"Kingdra, Sharpen!"
Leo once again chose a relatively low-cost buff.
Sharpen: Increases the power of the next attack, but the effect only applies to one attack.
Leo seemed to have a preference for these fast-casting, quick-recharging, low-cost buffs, which were convenient for tactical setups.
He then commanded again: "Hydro Pump!"
To maximize the effect of a single-use buff like Sharpen, an ultimate move with a single, explosive burst of damage was undoubtedly the best choice!
And the Water-type ultimate, Hydro Pump, even gets a power boost in the rain!
Although it was technically sleeting on the field right now, on the side closer to Kingdra, the boost was still there.
"Is it coming? The classic Sharpen-into-ultimate combo!" the newcomer commentator shouted, his voice rising with excitement.
Beside him, Sage Hwang had initially just had a normal, professional expression, the air of a veteran who had "seen it all."
But in the next moment, he immediately lost his composure.
Not because of Leo, but because of Arthur!
Because Arthur's command was: "Re-evolve! Tank it! Then use Fake Tears!"
Sage Hwang was instantly covered in question marks.
Wait, what the hell is 're-evolve'?!
But what he never could have imagined was that the Glaceon on the field had actually understood this command.
It threw back its head and let out a long, milky howl.
First, it flashed back into its Eevee form, and then it immediately burst into a white light again!
By the time Kingdra's Hydro Pump arrived, Little Eevee had already become a Leafeon!
With the Grass type's extra resistance to Water, it took Kingdra's Hydro Pump head-on, slid back a dozen meters, and held on!
"What the hell?!!!"
In an instant, the entire stadium exploded!
This time, more than half of the audience was on their feet in excitement.
"What did I just see?!"
"A Leafeon!! It's the Leafeon from before!! So it was the same one! I knew it! That's why he didn't register the Leafeon!"
"Damn it! There's a move like that?!"
Sage Hwang was so shocked he nearly slipped out of his chair.
His expression instantly updated to—"I've really never seen this before.jpg"
Then Little Eevee, now a Leafeon, stood its ground and pretended to let out a "boo hoo" cry.
This made Kingdra, as if possessed, have a moment of bewilderment.
After it was over, Kingdra shivered, feeling a chill run down its spine!
In the instant it had been charmed by Leafeon's fake tears, an unknown energy had corroded its body.
For a short time, its special defense was lowered.
Leo had a vague premonition of something bad.
Sure enough, a few seconds later, before Kingdra's ultimate move's cooldown had even ended, Arthur was already making another move.
Seeing this, he first commanded, "Kingdra, zigzag! Watch out and dodge!"
But Arthur paid his opponent's movements no mind.
"Re-evolve again! Use Hyper Voice!"
Now, not just the audience and the commentators, but even Leo himself was about to go numb.
You're doing it again?! Is there no law in this world?!
The Leafeon once again reverted to its Eevee form, and then, with another flash of white light, it became a Sylveon!
"AWOOO!!"
The Hyper Voice exploded. No matter how fast Kingdra was with its Swift Swim ability, it was useless. Sound-based moves cannot be dodged. A serpentine S-shaped movement was of no use!
And the moment Kingdra heard the loud sound, two pink clouds of energy suddenly exploded by its ears.
This caused Kingdra an exceptional amount of pain. The damage was clearly beyond expectations!
"What was that?" the newcomer commentator shouted.
But Sage Hwang had, once again, seen through everything.
"Fairy-type energy? It's the Pixilate ability! That Hyper Voice has become a Fairy-type move!"
Now, the elegant smile on Leo's face could no longer be maintained.
Fake Tears had lowered its special defense, and combined with the Fairy-type move's super-effectiveness against Dragon, this one shout from Sylveon had dealt an amount of damage no less than Kingdra's Sharpen-boosted Hydro Pump, maybe even more!
In this round of exchanges, from both the visual spectacle and the actual payoff, he had lost!
And what was even more terrifying was—he really couldn't understand this Eevee.
"What on earth is this thing?!"
He, the captain of the Demon King Team, with the best analysis team in the entire league behind him, had always prided himself on his intelligence analysis and tactical targeting.
But at this moment, he could only watch as his opponent played with type matchups like a master!
And he couldn't understand any of it!
Who could withstand this?!
At this moment, in their mental link, Arthur quietly asked Little Eevee.
"Can you still hold on?"
Little Eevee also quietly replied.
"It feels really uncomfortable, Master, but I can still hold on!"
Frequent evolutions in a short period of time would put a burden on Little Eevee. At this point, Little Eevee was already feeling a clear sense of discomfort.
So Arthur secretly instructed him.
"Alright, then stay in your Sylveon form for now. But you must control yourself and not show any pain. This way, the opponent won't be able to see through your condition!"
"Okay!" Little Eevee replied crisply.
And the subsequent developments were just as Arthur had predicted—
Leo was wary and, for a long time, didn't dare to make a rash move.
He really couldn't understand Arthur's Eevee!
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