In the collision of the Super Aqua Vortex and the Ultimate Invincible Ramming, Tauros successfully demonstrated what it meant to vanish without a trace, like a mudfish entering the sea.
Although the power of Z-Moves depends on the chosen move when they are activated, and the power of Flying Water Shuriken is indeed too low, the Normal-type moves Tauros was currently using theoretically had none lower, yet Tauros had previously taken a point-blank Hyper Beam from Mimikyu, severely depleting its health. Therefore, it was impossible for it to withstand Xia Huhinao's Super Aqua Vortex.
The vortex quickly dissipated. Seeing the downed Tauros on the field, Amir Khan recalled it into its Poké Ball. Xia Huhinao, however, looked at the vice-captain, who still had Miltank in play, and asked, "So, do you want to continue?"
The vice-captain shook his head. "Forget it. I was only here to assist Amir Khan. We've lost this match."
After the referee's decision, the two sides shook hands at the side of the field. Amir Khan looked at Xia Huhinao, who was covering his right sleeve. "You've already used it, so why hide it?"
Xia Huhinao pointed at Amir Khan's wrist with his finger. "Aren't you still hiding yours?"
Amir Khan glanced at the members of the other teams around them. "It seems the coming days won't be peaceful."
Xia Huhinao shrugged. "I don't care. They won't find the Tapus anyway, whether it's Tapu Koko for your Z-Crystal or Tapu Lele for mine."
After a brief chat, Xia Huhinao and Amir Khan went their separate ways. As Xia Huhinao turned to leave, he nodded at Meng Tianya, indicating that he had secured the match for him and that the rest was up to him. He wasn't responsible for clearing up the aftermath.
Meng Tianya frowned but said nothing. He led everyone back to their camp. Xia Huhinao and Mu Zhishui, being much smarter, immediately teleported away, bidding farewell to the stadium. Seeing that the protagonist of the more accommodating Ming Longguo team had already left, everyone naturally turned their attention to the Dunhe team.
Unexpectedly, Amir Khan of the Dunhe team was also accustomed to such situations. He wasn't much slower than Xia Huhinao and vanished from the field with a fluid parkour technique. 138 Reading Net.
Since the protagonists were gone, everyone else dispersed. You couldn't possibly incite a group of people to blockade their camp, could you? That would be quite unbecoming.
Upon returning to the prefab building, Xia Huhinao was immediately surrounded by everyone. Meng Tianya sighed, "You've really made things difficult for me."
Xia Huhinao spread his hands. "Pay attention, we've already won two matches. We just need to defeat any one of the remaining three to advance to the next round."
"Is that what I'm talking about? What is that thing of yours?"
Xia Huhinao held up the genuine bracelet for everyone to see. "It's this. It can strengthen a move once. Mew gave it to me."
After Xia Huhinao shifted the "blame" to Mew, no one asked further questions. After all, given Xia Huhinao's relationship with Mew, it was understandable.
Although Xia Huhinao had met Mew once before, due to a small misunderstanding, he hadn't obtained the bracelet from Mew then. So, how could Xia Huhinao use it now?
That was because Mew had come again later. Not only Mew, but Xia Huhinao's "Dream Sister" and Tapu Lele had also arrived. Xia Huhinao suddenly facing three level 100 Pokémon was quite a grand occasion.
Xia Huhinao still vaguely remembered that on that day, Mewtwo had brought Mew along, with Tapu Lele following behind, resembling parents who had caught a mischievous child. Mew had very obediently hidden under Mewtwo's armpit to apologize to Xia Huhinao. Xia Huhinao had naturally cleared up the misunderstanding and stated that it shouldn't be dwelled upon excessively.
Although the fault was fifty-fifty, it was clear that Tapu Lele was wealthy. Generally, they only gave one Z-Crystal, but Tapu Lele had given Xia Huhinao a whole box at once. For any Z-Move Xia Huhinao could think of, he was essentially only limited by his Pokémon.
Tapu Lele glanced at the bracelet on Xia Huhinao's hand, then at the bracelet it had intended to give Xia Huhinao, and then tapped the bracelet on Xia Huhinao's hand. It implied that using this one was just as good.
However, Xia Huhinao, being extremely stingy, snatched the genuine bracelet from Tapu Lele's hand as well. "Since it was all going to be given to me anyway, what difference does one or two make?"
That day, Xia Huhinao not only obtained a full set of Z-items but also the right to pet Mew's tail for an entire afternoon...
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Returning to the present, Xia Huhinao shook his head and put the memories of that day aside. "They just want to know what this is, right? Well, just say it was given by a very rare Legendary Pokémon. Dunhe will say the same thing anyway. As for whether they can find it, that's none of my business. I don't even know what that Pokémon is."
Xia Huhinao was well aware that even if he told them it was given by Tapu Lele, it wouldn't matter much. After all, it would be difficult for these people to forcefully snatch Z-Crystals from the Tapus, as they couldn't even find them.
And so, after lunch that day, the spokesperson for Ming Longguo on the island held a press conference and released this excuse. However, everyone wasn't too concerned about what this thing actually was. After all, when Xia Huhinao had used Mega Evolution, all the countries had found Mega-enhancing minerals within a year. By extension, theoretically, everyone should be able to find related minerals within about a year.
What were they more concerned about now? It was how to prevent the Dunhe and Ming Longguo countries from using them in this tournament!
After all, both Ultimate Invincible Ramming and Super Aqua Vortex were powerful moves that could reverse the tide of battle. No team would be comfortable facing them.
When this question was raised, the spokesperson for Ming Longguo began to falter. He was originally there to explain and prevent trouble, but he couldn't handle the immediate issues that arose.
Xia Huhinao clicked his tongue. "I'll go. In the end, I'll have to solve the problem myself."
Xia Huhinao took out the outfit Shen Yu had made for him from his backpack and put it on. He looked at it and thought it still fit perfectly. Xia Huhinao frowned. "Damn it, it's been a year, and I haven't grown at all?"
Muttering a few words to himself, Xia Huhinao approached the spokesperson, cleared his throat, and began his verbal assault.
"I know you all have lingering fears of such powerful moves and are terrified, but what's the point? You all know why you're here. I guarantee that everyone has their trump cards, it's just that I used mine first. Are you all going to refrain from using anything just because I'm not allowed to use this move?"
As he spoke, Xia Huhinao stepped down from the stage and approached a member of the Lixing team. He whispered in his ear, "I know, your trump card is..."
As Xia Huhinao spoke, the guy's expression grew more and more grim. Xia Huhinao smiled mysteriously and then returned to the stage. "See? I told you everyone has trump cards. If I don't use this move, are you all willing to pay the price and not use your own trump cards?
"And I've also heard that before the competition started, some of you mentioned that Mega Evolution was not allowed, but so what? In the end, the tournament didn't explicitly forbid it..."
Xia Huhinao unleashed a torrent of words on the stage, while everyone below fell silent and then grudgingly departed. Xia Huhinao tidied his clothes and turned back to the prefab building.
As soon as Xia Huhinao entered, he pointed at himself. "What do you think? Am I handsome? I made them all speechless."
Wu Gongping asked him, "Is it okay for you to say that? Directly exposing the weakness that this move can only be used once?"
Xia Huhinao shrugged. "So what? They'll find out anyway if I don't say it. Besides, the massive instantaneous energy output of this move should be similar to the energy level of Mega Evolution. Even Mega Evolution can only be used once a day, so why should I be allowed to use this multiple times?"
While Xia Huhinao was in a meeting with everyone, the Dunhe team was also having a meeting. They had already seen Xia Huhinao's speech. Amir Khan suggested, "Should we also issue a statement to confirm that what they said is true?"
The captain of Dunhe shook his head. "No, that won't benefit us. Let Ming Longguo be questioned. Our lack of a clear stance implies that their words are problematic. It's best if they are eliminated in the group stage."
And Xia Huhinao, as always, disappointed in the level of disappointment, because a few days later, in the group stage match between Ming Longguo and Lixing, Xia Huhinao decisively used Mega Diancie and Mu Zhishui's Mega Gardevoir. Although they encountered some minor trouble, they ultimately narrowly defeated Lixing, helping Ming Longguo achieve a decisive victory.
After this match, the participating teams stopped pondering whether Xia Huhinao was telling the truth. After all, Xia Huhinao had clearly indicated that he could not only use Z-Moves but also Mega Evolution. You couldn't ban both these skills just because of one Xia Huhinao, even though officially, only Xia Huhinao had mastered both.
However, with the end of this match, everyone understood that Xia Huhinao's trump card for Mega Evolution was Diancie, and his trump card for Z-Moves was Tapu Koko. Both of these Pokémon were vulnerable to Grass-type Pokémon, which meant that in the next match, between Ming Longguo and Yasen, there would be something interesting to watch.
So, what did the person involved think? Xia Huhinao was currently lying on a rocking chair, eating an orange. "Something interesting? Where's the fun? Their Grass-type Pokémon can't even break through Shedinja's defense."