frightfiction Chapter 7: Counterattack Shield - Defeat the Dream Demon
Chapter 7: Counterattack Shield - Defeat the Dream Demon
After a short rest, Ye Kai quickly applied wound medicine to the gas canister.
Next comes the quarterfinals, and the matches will become increasingly frequent as the tournament progresses.
Until a champion is decided!
Resources are limited, and there can only be one champion!
There's only one Pokémon egg to be won!
His heart burned even brighter, and he was one step closer to his goal.
Not long after, the referee called on him again.
"In the quarterfinals, Ye Kai from Class 8 will face Xie Xianling from Class 9!"
"Go, Misdreavus!"
"Ughhhhhh!!"
A rather large, dark green spirit appeared, its hair resembling pink spirit fire, and it wore a string of red beads around its neck.
It's an adorable Ghost-type Pokémon, but its size far exceeds people's expectations, standing at a height of 0.7 meters.
You should know that this elf and Gengar are related.
"Wow, isn't this cute?"
"What's so cute about it? This elf enjoys scaring people at night, tearing your hair, or biting you. According to the League's danger rating, it's at least a B-level!"
"This is a monster that disturbs the peace all day long, feeding on human fear. Don't be fooled by its appearance!"
With the upper three systems, there are naturally the lower three systems.
Poison-type Pokémon are highly toxic, and people avoid them at all costs!
Dark-type Pokémon are wild and untamable, frequently injuring people, and are being abandoned in large numbers!
Ghost-type Pokémon are unpredictable and can possess people, pass through walls, scare people, and create terrifying and frightening situations!
Right now, the gas bomb and the dream monster are a battle between the three lower-level systems.
Ignoring the discussions off the field, the battle had already begun on the field.
"The Dream Demon used its psychic powers to defeat it!"
"Same as always, first spray smoke to cover the whole area, then share the pain!"
The Dream Demon is too fast.
Its hair stood on end, and its eyes emitted a purple superpower attack that struck the gas bomb directly, severely injuring it!
The gas bomb flew backward.
Even when attacked, it didn't forget to spray smoke, and soon the area was filled with black smoke.
"Throw poison gas and venom into the smoke!"
"Dream Demon, use Fright!"
The scene was too chaotic; nothing could be seen amidst the toxic smoke.
In the stands, two league observers stared intently at the game.
"This girl named Xie Xianling is quite interesting. In the previous matches, she used the advantages of Ghost-type to win easily."
"I'm optimistic about Ye Kai. Do you think it's possible that he'll win again once the poisonous smoke dissipates?"
The two alliance observers were locked in a heated argument and both turned to look at Honglian.
"In this situation, it's a test of patience. Telekinesis is an invisible attack that cannot be countered with techniques."
“Unless it’s a technique that’s also a superpower! Ye Kai may have some skills, but he’s just stalling for time.” Honglian’s analysis was quite logical.
Indeed, if a gas bomb dares to show itself, a single telekinetic strike will end it.
Soon, the gas bomb engulfed and absorbed all the toxic smoke.
A narrow victory!
The dream demon was not only poisoned, but it was also smoking and burned!
The dazzling pale flames swirled around the gas bomb.
Instead of shooting out the will-o'-the-wisps, it hovered around itself like a protective shield.
This is a way of playing that I figured out myself.
Reality is not a game; in games, Pokémon battles only occur in a special state.
However, in this world, poisoning, burns, freezing, paralysis, confusion... these conditions can be stacked!
This is why Ye Kai set the secondary attribute to fire without hesitation!
Poisoning reduces stamina, and burns also reduce stamina, and can reduce physical attack damage by half!
The Poison type is the natural enemy of the Steel type, and it is also completely countered by the Fire type!
"..."
Xie Lingxian didn't say much, collected the spirit, and walked off the field.
Honglian frowned deeply, wondering what had happened in that smoke screen just now...
"I see, I see!"
"The attacks released by gas bombs in the smoke are all area-of-effect attacks," she suddenly realized.
If a dream demon can't even see its opponent, it naturally can't attack it.
Indiscriminate attacks will only lead to defeat.
"Isn't Venom Impact a single-target attack? How can it be used for area-of-effect attacks?"
The two observers from the league still had questions.
Yes, how exactly did Ye Kai manage to do that?
"Come back, gas bomb!"
Of course, he wouldn't tell these judges.
Gas bombs spin to spray venom.
This is the Counter Shield that Ash used in the anime, but Koffing is naturally best suited for this move.
Because it's a spherical sprite!
Spinning while unleashing attacks—attack is the best defense!
And this is just one of the many deadly tricks of gas bombs.
There's also a steel-type move called Gyro Ball, which he'll definitely teach Gasball later.
The Spinning Ball is a very magical move; the faster the opponent is than the Gas Ball, the more powerful this move becomes!
Ye Kai had far more tactics in mind than just these.
There's no use thinking too much; the semi-finals are just around the corner.
There are only 4 people left, and everyone is on the field, able to see each other directly.
A person he expected walked towards him.
"Hey? You good-for-nothing bro, I never expected you to make it to the top 4 in the school tournament!"
"..."
Ye Kai didn't say much, but silently sprayed the gas canister with medicine to restore his strength, waiting for the referee to announce the next match.
The man in front of him, Ye Xuan, was his half-brother.
"In the semifinals, Ye Xuan from Class 5 will face Fang Miaomiao from Class 7!"
"Go, Younggilas!"
"Yo!"
A small green creature with horns on its head darted out.
Its belly was covered with a diamond-shaped red scale, which was none other than the quasi-god Younggilas!
Sure enough, Dad favors his younger brother, using Gas Egg for himself and the pseudo-god Larvitar for him. Good, good, good.
He wanted to see if his foolish younger brother could make it into the top three.
"It's you I choose, Little Sawktosh!"
"Wow!!"
The small saw-toothed crocodile is entirely blue-green, with V-shaped stripes on its beige belly and a dark blue dorsal fin.
It's a shiny starter Pokémon!!
You should know that you might only encounter one shiny Pokémon out of tens of thousands!
Each shiny Pokémon is a symbol of power!
"It's a different color of one of the starter Pokémon! Fang Miaomiao is incredibly rich!"
"Click, click, click!!" Many students took photos without saying a word.
"Heh, Ye Xuan isn't bad either. Look at his brother using poison-type gas bombs, while his younger brother is using a pseudo-legendary Larvitar!"
"You guys don't understand, do you? Ye Kai is an illegitimate child, while Ye Xuan is his father's legitimate son."
I was too lazy to pay attention to the murmurs around me.
But Ye Kai couldn't stand it when someone said such things.
He stared intently at the classmate who had just spoken out of turn, his eyes seeming to be able to kill.
The man wanted to say more, but immediately shut up.
"In the semifinals, Ye Kai from Class 3 will face Zhao Qian from Class 1!"
It seems he's about to start something new.
"Go, Scyther!"