On the ninth floor of the Rainbow Star Mall was the entire Elven Paradise. Trainers could relax with their Pokémon on this floor, and in the center of the ninth floor, there was a sizable arena for trainers to battle.
Of course, trainers could enter the Elven Paradise freely, but their Pokémon could not. After all, the ninth floor had weight and space limitations. If you brought a Groudon here, the floor would surely not hold. Therefore, the Elven Paradise on this floor had very strict requirements for the Pokémon released by trainers. Moreover, since many of the visitors were parents with children, some particularly fierce Pokémon were not allowed.
After all the Pokémon carried by the three individuals were inspected, the detection gate of the Elven Paradise opened, and the trio was invited into the Elven Paradise.
Inside the Elven Paradise, Zhang Hong and Shen Yu were constantly observing Xiao Meng.
"Boss Xia, where did you get this Slakoth? Did you catch it recently?"
Shen Yu buried her face in Xiao Meng's ear, "So soft, so comfortable, so cute."
Xia Huona and Xiao Meng sat on a chair together, "Xiao Meng, this girl is my girlfriend Shen Yu. Don't worry about that guy; you'll learn bad habits if you hang out with him."
Xiao Meng clapped her hands, signaling she understood. Zhang Hong, however, muttered, "Who the—"
Watching Darumaka complete its Belly Drum, Xia Huona casually sat on the ground. "Xiao Meng, keep an eye on him. If he attacks, use Substitute. If he doesn't attack, we'll just wait."
Xia Huona's instruction was an open challenge, essentially saying, "Come at me if you dare. If you do, I'll block with Substitute. If you don't, we'll just wear each other down."
Although Darumaka also had the move Taunt, Xia Huona wasn't too worried. If Taunted, he would simply engage in a head-on offense, using Hyper Voice against the opponent.
However, Zhou Jianzhong clearly didn't favor using Taunt much and commanded Darumaka to charge directly. Seeing Darumaka getting closer, Xia Huona quickly told Xiao Meng to dodge.
Right, although Darumaka's Special Attack wasn't high, a direct hit from its charge would surely be physical damage. It would be difficult for Xiao Meng to take a direct hit.
He was so focused on preventing specific moves that he forgot about other options... It was all the system's fault...
The system expressed its helplessness. It only provided hints about moves to make you aware; it didn't say the opponent had no other options.
Xiao Meng's speed was significantly slower than Darumaka's. Although she managed to dodge at the last moment, it still gave Xia Huona a cold sweat.
Darumaka charged too quickly and didn't stop after passing Xiao Meng. It had to smash its fist into the ground to try and forcefully slow down. Xia Huona seized this opportunity: "Xiao Meng, hit him with another Hyper Voice!"
This Hyper Voice successfully landed, the sound waves tormenting Darumaka, and simultaneously Xia Huona's ears. Xia Huona shook his head as if he'd been electrocuted, trembling, and said, "Ah, I won't use this move again, that was too stimulating."
As Darumaka stopped and turned around, having just taken a Hyper Voice, its condition was clearly not good. Although it could still stand, it was actually trembling a bit. If one attack didn't work, try another. This time, Darumaka didn't charge but spat out a powerful Flare Blitz.
"Xiao Meng, use Substitute."
Following Xia Huona's command, another Xiao Meng appeared on the field. The original Xiao Meng had vanished. The Flare Blitz, with its intense heat, passed through the Substitute Xiao Meng, but this substitute did not disappear.
This was within Xia Huona's expectations. Substitute would consume a quarter of Xiao Meng's stamina, but Darumaka in its Daruma mode was still a bit short of forcing Xiao Meng to break its Substitute with just Flare Blitz.
As the Flare Blitz dissipated,
"Xiao Meng, hit it with Rollout from behind again."
Zhou Jianzhong immediately ordered Darumaka to turn around and block Xiao Meng's Rollout. Xia Huona was waiting for this moment. As soon as Darumaka turned, Xiao Meng unleashed another Hyper Voice, hitting Darumaka perfectly. A critical hit!
Xiao Meng couldn't actually use Rollout. Xia Huona's command was precisely to make Darumaka turn, allowing Hyper Voice to hit more effectively.
After taking two consecutive Hyper Voices, plus the damage from the earlier Belly Drum, Darumaka finally couldn't hold on and fell to the ground.
Xia Huona breathed a sigh of relief, "Come back, Xiao Meng."
Zhou Jianzhong also recalled Darumaka and came over to pat Xia Huona's shoulder, "Heroes are indeed young these days. Well done."
Xia Huona offered a few perfunctory replies, then used the excuse of having other things to do and left with Shen Yu and Zhang Hong.