Elves: Angler's Rainy Day Team

Chapter 897: Queen Bee's First Battle
"Venusflower has lost its ability to fight. Trainer, please take back Venusflower and send out the next fighting Pokémon!" The referee was braving the scorching sun, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.

He shouted loudly and blew the whistle hard, waving the small flag in his hand quickly. The loud whistle and the bright flag announced the outcome of the battle.

"The Three Rat won. Despite being at a disadvantage, they defeated the Venus Fly..." The host's voice was transmitted to every corner of the stadium through the radio, making the audience even more excited. The cheers rose and fell like waves, and their eyes were fixed on the stadium.

"Damn it, it's stronger than I thought!" The young trainer stomped his feet in anger. He bit his lip hard, took out the Poké Ball and shot a red light at Venusflower, whispering, "Come back, Venusflower."

He originally thought that at the same level, the strength of the two Pokémon would not be very different. But who would have thought that the rock shells of the Three Diglett were as dense as raindrops, smashing towards the Venus flytrap as if they were free. Venus flytrap was suppressed to the point that it could not even raise its head, and finally had no choice but to be defeated.

He took back the Venusflower distressedly, a glimmer of determination flashed in his eyes, and he quickly took out the second Poké Ball from his waist, threw it out with force, and shouted loudly: "Go, Crab!"

"It's the Giant Crab. Does the young contestant want to use the water-type Giant Crab to deal with the ground-type Three-Mouse?" The host's voice was full of doubt and curiosity, and it also resonated with the audience. Everyone wanted to know how the next game would develop.

"In the second match, the winner of the previous match, the Three Mice, will attack first. The match begins..." The referee wiped the sweat from his forehead, put down the small flag in his hand, solemnly indicated that the winner of the previous match had the right to attack first, and loudly announced the start of the match.

"Come back, Sandrat." Yu Hai frowned slightly, looked at Sandrat who was breathing heavily and looking a little tired, and sighed helplessly in his heart.

In the last battle against the odds, the three rats had already tried their best and put in a lot of effort, so he didn't plan to let the three rats fight a second battle.

"Contestant Yu Hai chose to take back the three Digletts. What kind of Pokémon will he send out to fight?" The host's voice sounded again, causing the audience to whisper and speculate.

"Go, Queen Bee!" Yu Hai threw the Queen Bee's Poké Ball without hesitation. He observed the giant crab carefully and found that its aura was not too strong, probably just at the senior level. It was just right for the Queen Bee to practice.

"Buzz, buzz..." It was the first time that the queen bee appeared. The strong sunlight made it feel uncomfortable and it was difficult for it to open its eyes. When it saw the densely packed crowd at the scene, it suddenly became a little scared, and the frequency of its wings flapping became a little disordered.

"Queen Bee, don't be afraid, it's okay." Yu Hai's gentle voice came, softly comforting the Queen Bee, with encouragement and trust in his eyes. He intended to let the Queen Bee play a good game and have a sense of participation.

"Buzz." The queen bee heard Yu Hai's familiar and gentle voice, and her originally flustered heart slowly calmed down, and she instantly felt much better. In her heart, where Yu Hai was, it was the safest harbor, which made her feel much more at ease.

"It's the Queen Bee. Yu Hai sent out the Queen Bee!" The host's voice came through the loudspeaker, with a bit of surprise, and continued to explain, "This Pokémon has no attribute advantage against the Giant Claw Crab. What exactly does Yu Hai want to do?"

"The three winning moles are called back, the right to attack first is transferred to the giant crab, the battle begins..." The referee's voice was loud and powerful, and with his order, a new round of battle began.

"Giant Crab, Mud Shot!" The young trainer clenched his hands, his eyes showing anxiety and decisiveness. After getting the first attack right, he immediately shouted orders to the Giant Crab, just wanting to knock the Queen Bee down from the air.

"Queen Bee, move at high speed and fly higher, and use poison spikes on the ground," Yu Hai chuckled helplessly. He really wanted to complain in his heart. He just wanted to let the Queen Bee come out for some experience, and he didn't have any careful tactical arrangements.

If he had to say that it could barely be considered a tactic, it would be to let the opponent release the elf first, and then decide whether to take back his own elf. It was just a transfer of the right to attack first, which was an unimportant matter in his opinion.

"Buzz buzz buzz..." The queen bee flapped her transparent wings quickly in the air, moving flexibly and cleverly avoiding the lumps of mud sprayed out by the giant crab.

Every time the mud brushed past it, it brought up a whistling airflow, causing its body to sway slightly. After flying to a certain height, a faint purple light emanated from the queen bee's body, and then it spread poisonous spikes toward the ground below.

The poisonous nails flashed a strange black and purple halo, which was particularly eye-catching under the sunlight. When the poisonous nails fell to the ground, they disappeared without a trace in an instant. As for where they fell, it no longer mattered.

Yu Hai knew clearly that the hit rate didn't matter at all. As long as he could cover the battlefield with poisonous spikes, the giant crab would be poisoned sooner or later.

"Damn it, it happens again, it's not that easy to hit someone higher with a low attack!" The young trainer stomped his feet in anger and clenched his fists so hard that his joints turned white from the force.

He looked at the black and purple poisonous spikes shining on the ground, falling from the sky like raindrops. He felt his scalp tingling and didn't know what to do.

At this moment, the giant crab, which had been so aggressive, suddenly stopped attacking. Its body began to tremble slightly, and a strange purple halo appeared all over its body. It was obviously a symptom of poisoning. The purple halo was particularly dazzling in the sunlight, as if announcing a change in the situation of the battle.

"Queen Bee, it's your turn to fight back, sludge bomb..." A hint of excitement flashed in Yu Hai's eyes. He raised his hand and waved it vigorously in the air, shouting loudly.

"Buzz buzz buzz..." The queen bee was encouraged and immediately opened her mouth to spit out black sludge bombs.

The sludge bomb, with a pungent smell, drew black arcs in the air and dived towards the giant crab below.

Boom boom boom——

As the sludge bombs continued to fall, hitting the hard shell of the giant crab, a dull explosion sound was made. Each explosion raised a cloud of dust. The purple light on the giant crab became brighter. It was a symptom of severe poisoning and had already fallen into a highly toxic state.

If the opponent has no solution to the poisoning, the giant crab will be eliminated in just a few rounds. The situation in the entire arena changed drastically at this moment.

"Giant Crab, sleep!" Beads of sweat continued to drip from the young trainer's forehead, and his teeth were chattering. He was unwilling but had no other choice, so he could only grit his teeth and loudly order Giant Crab to sleep, a detoxification method with some disadvantages.

Even if it was just to alleviate some of the poisoning, it would be better for him than to sit and wait for death, or wait for the giant crab to die from the poison.

"Queen Bee, come closer to Chongming!" Yu Hai had a glimmer of confidence in his eyes. He would not give the other party any chance to get rid of the poisoning state and decisively issued a new attack order.

"Buzz buzz buzz..." The queen bee heard Yu Hai's voice and realized that the giant crab was going to sleep to recover. It instantly burst out with a powerful momentum, vibrated its wings rapidly, and swooped down towards the giant crab. During the flight, the wings kept making sharp and piercing buzzing sounds, like invisible sharp blades, cutting through the tense air, determined to stop the giant crab from using sleep.

At this time, the giant crab was holding its head, taking a defensive posture, preparing to use the sleeping move to detoxify.

However, even if the giant crab can sleep to detoxify, there are still poisonous spikes on the battlefield, and the giant crab will still be poisoned. The physical strength recovered is not as much as the loss, not to mention that the giant crab has no chance to detoxify.

At the critical moment, the young trainer hurriedly took out the Poké Ball from his waist, wanting to immediately take back the sleeping Crab and try to get out of the current predicament.

The Queen Bee's eyes suddenly noticed the young trainer's small movements. The moment she saw him take out the Poké Ball, she immediately flew to the red light path of the Poké Ball, tightly blocking the red light from shining on the Giant Claw Crab.

The sudden change made the young trainer's plan to take back the Giant Claw Crab fail in an instant. He was so angry that he could only look up at the Queen Bee in the sky.

"Haha, you wish to take back the giant crab." Yu Hai's mouth corners raised an imperceptible arc, revealing a calm smile.

Seeing that the opponent was trying to take back the Giant Crab, he was not worried at all. Before this, he had already reminded each of his Pokémon that once they saw the opponent take out the Poké Ball, they must do everything they can to block the red light. The Queen Bee naturally kept this in mind and executed it very well.

"How could this be!" The young trainer widened his eyes with anger and disbelief in them.

He stared angrily at the queen bee hovering proudly in the air. He was so angry that he was shaking all over. He shouted at the top of his voice, hoping that the referee would come to judge. "Referee, he committed a foul like this. I want to complain to him..."

"An obstacle has appeared in the battle field. The trainer cannot retrieve the Pokémon. This is not a violation. The game continues."

The referee's eyes were steady. He first glanced at the queen bee who was blocking the red light. Her speed was not affected at all by the huge hive. Then he turned his head to look at Yu Hai, carefully observing Yu Hai's reaction. He did not hear Yu Hai give the order to the queen bee to do so.

In his opinion, this was just the autonomous movement trajectory of the Pokémon. It just happened that he cleverly blocked the red light of retrieving the Poké Ball every time. Strictly speaking, it was not a foul.

"What obstacle? It's obviously his Queen Bee that is blocking me from taking back the Giant Crab!" The young trainer was completely furious, his face flushed red like a ripe tomato.

He raised his finger and pointed it viciously at Yu Hai's nose, as if Yu Hai was the culprit of this incident. He shouted angrily that Yu Hai was the murderer who made it impossible for him to take back the elf.

"The trainer did not order the Pokémon to do this. This is just the Pokémon's flight trajectory. This is a yellow card warning. Please do not disrupt the order of the game. Please continue the game!" The referee had a helpless look on his face, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and he complained in his heart.

Doesn’t this boy even read the rules of the game?
On the field, is there anyone who understands the rules of the game better than me?
The rules of the game are your livelihood, and no one understands the rules of the game better than yourself, the referee thought as he seriously raised the yellow card in his hand and waved it in the air. The flashing reflection of the yellow card in the sun left the boy speechless. He felt as if the whole world was against him.

In fact, although allowing Pokémon to block the trainer from taking back the Pokémon is considered a "loophole" in the game, the trainer must be able to exploit it. After all, not every Pokémon can understand and perform such a move.

The young man was furious at the moment, his hands clenched into fists, his body shaking slightly with anger. He never thought that he would fall in such an inconspicuous place.

After hearing what the referee said, he knew in his heart that Yu Hai definitely did not commit a foul, but was just cleverly taking advantage of a loophole in the game.

In desperation, he gritted his teeth and had to continue the game.

However, the time wasted was too long, and the giant crab had already been deeply poisoned. Its originally hard shell had lost its luster and appeared with many purple spots. White foam kept coming out of its mouth, and its body was shaking. Finally, with a "bang", it fell heavily, raising a cloud of dust.

"Crabbro has lost its ability to fight. Trainer, please take back the Crabbro and send out the next fighting Pokémon." The referee looked calm, put down the small flag in his hand, and his voice clearly spread throughout the stadium, announcing the result of the game.

"It's a pity that the giant crab lost. If the young player didn't waste time and allowed the giant crab to detoxify earlier, maybe there would still be a chance!" The host stood at the commentary desk, shook his head slightly, with a hint of regret in his tone.

He also did not make any comments on the Queen Bee's actions. In the league's competition, rogue behavior like this was an unspoken rule that everyone knew.

Just like sandstorm weather, rock blockade and other moves, as well as the actions of the Pokémon themselves, may prevent trainers from retrieving Pokémon, and the League Conference cannot make a prohibition on this.

After all, if you think about it carefully, if a trainer wants to take back a Pokémon, he has to ask another trainer to stop creating sandstorms and stop attacking, and then the other trainer can successfully take back the Pokémon. This is simply nonsense and unrealistic.

In the battle field, the sandstorm itself is part of the battle, and the elves' own actions and abilities are naturally indispensable elements of the battle.

This so-called "loophole" has no solution, and the league will not specifically "patch" it to correct it. It is like a special existence that is not considered a loophole and has long become a part of the game ecosystem.

"How can I fix this!" The young trainer bit his lower lip and reluctantly put the Giant Claw back into the Poké Ball.

The defeat of his giant crab was so frustrating. He had to admit that he was not as skilled as his opponent after losing in a fair fight.

But the Giant Crab was actually poisoned by the opponent's venom and fell to the ground, which made him feel extremely embarrassed. Even under the gaze of so many people, his hands holding the Poké Ball were shaking slightly.

"Go ahead, Mud!" The young trainer knew that he still had to compete, so he took a deep breath to adjust his state and suppressed the anger in his heart.

He shouted loudly and threw the Poké Ball in his hand with all his strength towards the battle field filled with poisonous spikes. The sticky and smelly body of the Stinky Mud appeared on the field.

(End of this chapter)