Elves: Angler's Rainy Day Team

Chapter 910, Poison Nails

"The Dream Eater will attack first, the match continues..." The referee's loud voice broke the brief commotion in the arena.

Ye Yue's Dream Eater had the first move. The moment the referee called for the start of the match, he decisively waved his hand and shouted, "Dream Eater, go to sleep!"

Upon receiving the command, the Dream Eater immediately lay down on the spot, slowly closed its eyes, and entered a state of sleep, attempting to restore its original state.

"Queen Bee, Poison Nails!" Yu Hai didn't care about anything else. Since he had summoned the Queen Bee, he would directly use Poison Nails to summon the Dream Eater.

"Buzz buzz buzz," the queen bee vibrated her transparent wings and flew quickly toward the Dream Eater. When she reached the Dream Eater, a series of poisonous nails emitting purple light shot out with a "whoosh," directly piercing the Dream Eater's body.

The Dream Eater shuddered instantly, and a purple halo began to appear on its body, clearly indicating that it had been poisoned, and a painful expression appeared on its face.

Yu Hai had no intention of giving up. A slight smile appeared on his face as he continued to shout, "Queen Bee, use the deadly poison!"

The queen bee hovered in the air, opening her sharp mouthparts, and puffs of thick, pungent venom fell with a "puff" sound towards the sleeping Dream Eater.

A pungent odor filled the air, polluting the surrounding atmosphere. The poisoning symptoms in the Dream Eater worsened, and its tightly closed eyes began to tremble slightly.

As the queen bee continued her antics, the dream-attracting tapir was unable to sleep peacefully. The pain from the toxins was unbearable, and it was awakened from its sleep prematurely.

It suddenly opened its eyes, which were filled with pain and struggle. Its whole body was covered in a bright purple halo, a symptom of the worsening poisoning. It let out a weak cry in pain, and its limbs trembled involuntarily.

Upon seeing the awakened Dream Eater, the Queen Bee took flight, her wings creating gusts of air as she flapped them, thus distancing herself from the Dream Eater.

Yu Hai waved his hands and shouted, "Queen Bee, continue to scatter poisonous nails onto the ground!"

Under Yu Hai's command, the Queen Bee flew around the battlefield, shooting out poisonous stingers from its tail, densely covering the entire area.

Ye Yue clenched his fists, feeling somewhat helpless. He realized that the Dream Eater's current state was worse than when it was awake. He should have expected this when he put the Dream Eater to sleep, but he could only watch helplessly as it was poisoned.

Originally, they wanted the Dream Eater to sleep and recover, but not only did it not recover much in terms of spirit or physical strength, it also became poisoned.

At this moment, the Dream Eater had no time to attack the Bee Queen, and the Bee Queen also interfered with him from time to time with her poison stinger, making the Dream Eater run around the field and making every step extremely difficult.

"So..." The Dream Eater struggled to teleport and appeared in another part of the arena, but as soon as it appeared, its body emitted purple light again, swayed, and finally "plop" it fell to the ground and fainted.

"Dream Eater is unable to battle. Please recall Dream Eater and send out your next battle Pokémon." The referee, with a serious expression, turned to Ye Yue and loudly announced the battle result.

"Come back, Dream Eater." Ye Yue said helplessly, quickly taking out a Poké Ball from his waist. A red light flashed, and Dream Eater was returned to the Poké Ball.

He hurriedly handed the Poké Ball to Nurse Joy, who was dressed in a pink nurse's uniform and looked concerned, and anxiously called out, "Nurse Joy, please help the Baku detoxify me quickly..."

“Okay, Ye Yue,” Nurse Joy nodded gently, took the Poké Ball, and quickly headed towards the medical room.

After seeing off the Dream Eater, Ye Yue turned his gaze back to the uneven grass field in front of him. At this time, the grass field was no longer recognizable as a grass field, and under the sunlight, there were some crystal clear ice crystals.

Around those ice crystals, you could see specks of poisonous nails flashing purple light and emitting a pungent odor that made you frown.

Ye Yue was conflicted, a frown appearing on his forehead as he muttered to himself, "Who should I send out this time? Houndoom or Blaziken... It's a tough choice."

After a struggle with his thoughts, he gritted his teeth, finally made up his mind, took out a Poké Ball, and shouted, "Go, Houndoom..."

"Woof woof!" As soon as Houndoom appeared, its strong body stepped on the poison spikes on the ground, its whole body emitting a purple halo. Its body twitched slightly, and it immediately fell into a state of poisoning, letting out a painful growl.

The host, microphone in hand, saw the changes in Houndoom and his voice carried clearly in all directions: "Contestant Ye Yue has chosen Houndoom to challenge the Queen Bee. Houndoom was poisoned as soon as it appeared. What should contestant Ye Yue do next?"

At the same time, the referee loudly announced: "The Queen Bee, who won the previous round, will go first, and the match continues..."

Upon seeing Blackie, Yu Hai breathed a slight sigh of relief and gave the Bee Queen the command: "Bee Queen, summon rain..."

Ye Yue stared intently at the Queen Bee, unmoved, and shouted, "Blackjack, dig! Dig more holes!"

He knew that the most urgent task was to remove the poison spikes from the battlefield, otherwise Blaziken would also be poisoned when it came out.

"Woof woof!" Houndoom responded to its trainer's command, raising its sharp front paws and pawing the ground with force.

The claws rubbed against the grass and soil, making a "rustling" sound, and each dig kicked up a small cloud of dust.

It kept going deeper underground, digging out the soil beneath the grass. Each time it emerged from underground, it would move to a different spot and continue digging, tirelessly repeating this action on the battlefield.

Gradually, a light drizzle began to fall from the sky. The raindrops hit the ground, making a "drip-drip" sound that overlapped with the sound of Blackhide digging. Pitholes appeared on the ground, and the ground that was originally covered with poison spikes was turned upside down.

Just then, at Ye Yue's shout, Houndoom emerged from a large crater, covered in mud, its wet fur clinging to its body, and let out a deafening roar towards the sky.

With that roar, a blinding beam of light shot into the sky, illuminating the entire arena with its intense radiance.

In the blink of an eye, the gloomy rainy day turned into a bright sunny day, and the sunlight shone on the field, dispelling the gloom.

As the dark clouds quickly dissipated, Ye Yue excitedly raised his hand and shouted in a high-pitched voice, "Houndoom, go underground and use Flamethrower!" The host looked surprised and couldn't help but shout into the microphone, "What is Ye Yue going to do? Shouldn't he deal with Houndoom's poison status first?"

The audience members whispered among themselves, wondering what Houndoom was doing, jumping around like that while it was poisoned.

"Woof woof!" Houndoom's eyes also showed confusion, not understanding what the trainer wanted to do, but out of absolute trust in Ye Yue, it resolutely carried out the order, doing whatever the trainer said without hesitation.

It plunged headfirst into the pit it had just dug, its thick limbs gripping the pit walls tightly. It took a deep breath, and scorching flames gathered in its mouth.

Immediately afterwards, it forcefully spewed flames at the entire earth. The raging flames swept out like a surging heat wave, and the craters on the ground instantly turned into ignited volcanoes, with columns of fire shooting into the sky with a whooshing sound.

The intense heat of the flames rapidly baked the ground, causing the moisture on the ground to evaporate quickly and emit wisps of white smoke. Accompanied by a sizzling sound, the entire battlefield was shrouded in a hazy mist.

Suddenly, a hint of surprise flashed in the host's focused eyes. He stared intently at the arena and quickly noticed the faint purple mist appearing amidst the white smoke.

A moment later, he suddenly realized, his eyes widened, and he exclaimed excitedly, "I know! The poison nails are disappearing! Contestant Ye Yue is trying to use the high temperature of the flames to melt the poison on the ground..."

Yu Hai crossed his arms, watching the poison nails on the ground being cleared away bit by bit. A cryptic smile appeared on his lips. He clicked his tongue softly and muttered, "Tsk, stealing Xiao Zhi's tricks."

Although somewhat surprised, he did not take any action to stop it, allowing Houndoom to remove the poison spikes, which would also benefit the Pokémon that would come out next.

However, an accident suddenly occurred. At that moment, the queen bee was unable to dodge and was violently blasted away by the towering pillar of fire.

The queen bee struggled weakly in the air for a few moments, emitting a faint buzzing sound, before falling heavily to the ground with a thud and losing consciousness.

The referee, with keen eyesight, saw the charred Queen Bee lying motionless on the ground. He immediately put down his flag and solemnly announced the battle result: "The Queen Bee is unable to fight. Please recall the Queen Bee and send out your next battle spirit."

"Come back, Queen Bee." A hint of helplessness flashed across Yu Hai's face. He hadn't expected the Queen Bee to be so unlucky. By sheer coincidence, she was right above the pit entrance and got hit by the jet of flame.

In addition, having already gone through a battle and having exhausted its stamina, the Bug-type Queen Bee was also doubly weak to Fire-type Pokémon, thus becoming the second Pokémon to be eliminated.

He silently picked up the Poké Ball and looked at the Queen Bee inside. He saw that the Queen Bee's transparent and beautiful wings were burned and her body was covered in charred honeycomb, and a sense of worry rose in his heart.

He sighed inwardly, thinking that he would probably have to let the queen bee withdraw from the competition to recuperate, and this was a good opportunity to let her rest.

And then there's Swampert. It fought tooth and nail to wear down the Dream Eater, so it must be exhausted. It won't be easy for it to recover. If it's lucky enough to advance to the next round, it probably won't make it to tomorrow's match.

On the commentary stage, the host asked in an expectant voice, "Yu Hai has recalled his Queen Bee Pokémon. What Pokémon will he send out next to face Ye Yue's Houndoom?"

After being amazed by Ye Yue's method of removing the poison nails, the audience all turned their attention to Yu Hai, their eyes filled with curiosity and anticipation.

Yu Hai frowned as he looked at the Blackhound that hadn't emerged from underground, and secretly speculated, "It probably used sleep underground to cure its poisoning."

At this crucial moment in the battle, Houndoom remained underground, in an unpredictable, black-box state. After all, no one could see what was happening underground. Whatever Houndoom was doing, in a sense, it was taking advantage of a loophole in the competition.

He took a deep breath. Now that he knew Houndoom was going to use Sleep, he couldn't waste any more time. He decisively threw out the Poké Ball and shouted, "Go, Blastoise!"

With a flash of red light, the enormous Blastoise appeared in the arena, its hard shell reflecting the sunlight and looking exceptionally dazzling.

Now that Blastoise has come out, Houndoom must come out too. If it doesn't come out and keeps hiding underground, it will be considered to have lost.

"As expected, it's Blastoise. Just like most people predicted, Yu Hai is using Blastoise to deal with the Fire-type Houndoom. Huh?" The host, holding the microphone, suddenly let out a soft exclamation during his smooth commentary.

His gaze swept anxiously across the battlefield, searching for Houndoom. His eyes were filled with doubt, and he couldn't help but shout, "Where's Houndoom? Houndoom's gone!"

Upon hearing the announcer's exclamation, the referee's previously calm face flashed with surprise. He quickly turned his head and scanned the battlefield. After a thorough search, he indeed did not see Houndoom, so he turned his attention to Ye Yue.

Ye Yue felt slightly embarrassed, a blush rising to her cheeks, and she gave a somewhat awkward smile. Just as Yu Hai had expected, he had indeed made Black Lulu use the Sleeping Potion.

He knew that sleeping would not only restore Houndoom's strength, but also relieve the poisoning in Houndoom.

He dared to do this because he was confident in Houndoom's ability to wake up early, which is Houndoom's "secret weapon" for sleeping, ensuring that Houndoom can wake up quickly and not delay the progress of the battle.

The early-waking characteristic allows you to wake up twice as early as possible, even after falling asleep. It is also effective for falling asleep while using sleep.

The sleep state usually lasts for one to three rounds. If it lasts for a maximum of three rounds, Houndoom's early-rising ability can wake it up in one round, which is the reason why Houndoom dares to use the sleep move.

"Houndoom, come out quickly!" Ye Yue shouted loudly towards the arena, his voice filled with anxiety, hoping that Houndoom could hear him, otherwise he would be eliminated.

"Woof woof!" Upon hearing Ye Yue's familiar call, Houndoom seemed to receive an urgent command and instantly popped its head out of the pit.

It shook off the dirt and stood spiritedly in front of Ye Yue. Its originally dull eyes became bright and piercing, and it no longer showed the listlessness it had when poisoned, but instead appeared full of energy.

"Hello Growlithe has been cured of its poison? Did it detoxify underground? That's incredible! How did Hello Growlithe manage that..." The host exclaimed in surprise, prompting the audience to whisper among themselves, filled with curiosity and doubt about Hello Growlithe's transformation.

"Hello Ghulme, the winner of the previous match, will go first. The match continues..." Seeing that Hello Ghulme had regained his form, the referee calmly put down his flag and loudly announced that the match would continue, regardless of the reason why, as long as the opponent did not protest.

(End of this chapter)