Pokémon: Master System.

After sending all the students back to their rooms to rest, Long Yanning also prepared to go back to her own dormitory to rest, and also to take a look at the training ground.

She noticed Xia Yu wasn't there during the dinner party today. Knowing that Xia Yu hadn't come, Long Yan Ning felt somewhat relieved. She was extremely surprised and impressed by Xia Yu's hard work.

After so much time together, her impression of Xia Yu had completely changed. Although Xia Yu's skills were indeed the worst in the class, he was also the most hardworking of them all.

Every night at nine o'clock, when Long Yanning passed by the training ground, she would see Xia Yu and his three Pokémon training there, rain or shine. And every morning around six o'clock, Xia Yu would appear at the training ground on time. His hard work made Long Yanning look at Xia Yu in a new light, completely forgetting how much she disliked him as a transfer student at first.

With such a hardworking student, teacher Long Yanning naturally wanted to help Xia Yu as much as possible. She had just arrived near the training ground when she saw Xia Yu still training there, a smile on her face.

However, just as Long Yanning was about to go up and check on Xia Yu's training results, and give him some extra guidance, she suddenly saw a familiar figure carrying a bottle of water walk into the training field.

"Xia Yu." Su Muzi smiled brightly and handed Xia Yu the water she had just bought: "Here, this is the water I bought for you."

Xia Yu was flattered and glanced at Su Muzi, only to find her looking at him with a smile. Being stared at by such a cute little girl, Xia Yu's face actually turned a little red.

"My apologies, I'm actually shy!" Thinking this, Xia Yu turned around and took the water Su Muzi handed him, staring openly at Su Muzi's face.

"Thank you. Squad Leader Su, have you finished your meal?" Xia Yu took a sip of Su Muzi's water. Hmm, it was a little sweet. Hopefully, she didn't put any drugs in it.

Although it's true that you shouldn't easily drink water offered by strangers, Xia Yu thought maliciously, "Surely Su Muzi wouldn't intend to drug his kidneys."

"Yeah, we just finished a dinner party and didn't see you. I figured you should be at the training ground, so I came to check on you." Su Muzi said directly, "Xia Yu, I voted for you as class monitor today."

Xia Yu was startled by Su Muzi's words. Could this woman like him?

Before Xia Yu could think further, Su Muzi spoke up again: "Xia Yu, training alone isn't enough. How about a real battle? I also have a Pokémon, about the same strength as your Grovyle. How about a match?"

"Oh?" Xia Yu was just worried about not finding anyone to practice on. Since you've delivered yourself to my doorstep, don't blame me for being impolite. I'll beat you to a pulp: "Come on."

Chapter 68 Milotic

Long Yanning stood quietly at a distance, not showing herself. She only saw Xia Yu take the water from Su Muzi, and after the two exchanged a few words, they walked to the battlefield to prepare for the battle.

This sparked a bold guess in her mind, and the fire of gossip burned fiercely. Why did Su Muzi secretly bring water to Xia Yu after the dinner party? Could the two of them be dating? They were doing an amazing job of keeping it a secret.

Thinking of this, Long Yanning felt a pang of regret. If Xia Yu were to become immersed in love and waste his time and energy, all his hard work would be in vain. She was disappointed in him!

Xia Yu was unaware of Long Yan Ning's wild imagination. Although he was curious about Su Mu Zi's presence here, he didn't ask any further questions.

"Go, Milotic." Su Muzi threw out her Pokémon first, the extremely rare Milotic.

Milotic is said to be the most beautiful Pokémon in the world, evolving from Feebas. Xia Yu glanced at it and could only say that Milotic was indeed quite pretty, with its pink and delicate appearance. In terms of looks, it was definitely better than many ugly Pokémon.

Meanwhile, Xia Yu secretly used the system to check the strength of this Milotic. Su Muzi's Milotic had excellent aptitude, but its strength was only at the Elite level, clearly indicating that it had only recently evolved. Elite-level Milotic was slightly stronger than Xia Yu's Grovyle, but after so much training, Xia Yu's Grovyle was about to break through to the Elite level, so the difference in strength between the two was not significant. Moreover, Grovyle's type advantage over Milotic essentially eliminated the difference in strength.

Overall, it was indeed a closely contested battle.

"Go, Forest Lizard." Xia Yu didn't waste any words and sent his ace Forest Lizard into the arena. The Forest Lizard, which hadn't fought in a long time, seemed particularly excited and eager to fight Milotic on the other side.

Excellent! As expected of my Forest Lizard, it was not fooled by Milotic on the other side. Xia Yu was really afraid that this naive Forest Lizard would be fooled by Milotic. It seems that both Forest Lizard and Milotic are from the Dragon Egg group, so it is very possible that they will get together. And look at the gender of the other side, female.

Be careful, the forest lizard; women will only slow down your sword-drawing speed, and the same goes for the mother dragon.

"Let's get ready to begin," Su Muzi said with a smile, then suddenly changed the subject: "Xia Yu, how about we increase the stakes?"

"What's the bet?" Xia Yu asked cautiously, but inwardly he sneered. So, he's finally showing his true colors. All that buildup was just a prelude to this.

"Whoever loses has to grant the other one request," Su Muzi said earnestly.

"No way." Xia Yu refused without even thinking: "What if I lose? What if you want me to marry you?"

Su Muzi looked puzzled. What did you mean by that disgusted tone? Her good mood instantly turned sour: "No, you can't ask the other person to do anything too outrageous. It can only be something simple."

"That's something I can consider." Xia Yu thought about it and agreed after hearing Su Muzi's words. If he lost and Su Muzi asked him to do something excessive, he could just renege on the debt.

Face is something you lose over time.

"Don't worry, I will do my best," Xia Yu said earnestly.

"Let's begin. I'll count down from three: three, two, one. The competition begins!"

"Forest Lizard, keep your distance, use Magic Leaf!"

As Su Muzi's countdown ended, Xia Yu did not hesitate to let the Forest Lizard launch the first attack, first using the Magic Leaf skill to probe. After removing its weights, the Forest Lizard was extremely fast. Only a green figure could be seen shuttling across the field, casting the Magic Leaf skill.

【Magic Leaf】: A Grass-type Special Attack move that scatters leaves that can track the opponent and will always hit.

In the game, Magic Leaf is a guaranteed hit skill, but in reality, it's not always the case. Sharp leaves flew out from all directions, covered with Grass-type energy, and flew towards Milotic, constantly cutting Milotic's body.

"Woo!"

Milotic! Regenerate!

[Self-regeneration]: Allows all the cells in the body to regenerate, greatly restoring physical strength.

Milotic chose to take the hit head-on with Magic Leaf, letting out a painful cry. As a Water-type, Milotic was instantly injured by the Grass-type move, but it wasn't seriously hurt. With the help of Regenerator, Milotic was able to recover to full health.

Milotic has extremely high Special Defense and decent Special Attack, making it a clear Special Attacker-oriented Pokémon. Conversely, Milotic's Attack is extremely low, and its Defense is far inferior to its Special Defense.

Therefore, the best way to deal with Milotic is to use physical attacks to break through head-on, while Magical Leaf is a special attack move, so it naturally has limited damage to Milotic.

Just then, flames suddenly erupted from Milotic's body. The Flame Orb she wore on her chest took effect, causing Milotic to suffer burns. At the same time, Milotic's scales shone with a magical luster, becoming incredibly bright.

【Flame Orb】: Causes the user to suffer a burn status.

Seeing this, Xia Yu's face darkened, and he secretly realized that he had likely fallen into Su Muzi's trap. It was true that Su Muzi's Pokémon was only at the elite level, but it was clear that it had mastered a complete set of tactics, and the Forest Lizard's chances of winning were very low.

Depending on their traits, Milotic can be categorized into two main types of breeding: one is Milotic with the competitive trait.

【Competitive】: When an opponent reduces an ability, Special Attack increases significantly for each ability that is reduced.

Milotic with these characteristics is undoubtedly suitable for an offensive build. When facing Pokémon with the Intimidate ability, such as Gyarados or Incineroar, if its Attack is lowered by the opponent's Intimidate ability, its Special Attack will immediately increase by two stages, which may result in a sweep.

[Intimidate]: Intimidate opponents upon entering the field, reducing the attack power of all opponents.

Another way to train Milotic is more annoying, troublesome, and disgusting than this one, but it was Xia Yu's favorite way to play. That is Milotic with the Mysterious Scale ability.

【Miracle Scales】: Increases the user's defense when under abnormal status conditions.

Milotic's weakness lies in its defense, but the effect of the Mysterious Scales ability can increase Milotic's defense when it is afflicted with a status condition, completely making up for Milotic's shortcomings. This is why Milotic carries the Burn Orb and burns itself.

This type of Milotic build leans towards being a tank. Its core skills are a series of annoying transformation skills such as Toxic, Protect, Hypnosis, Recover, Mirror Image, Haze, and Fog. At the same time, skills such as Scald, Surf, and Ice Beam can effectively strike opponents, making it quite annoying.

Imagine this: a Milotic poisons you, then regenerates, uses Protect in rotation, and occasionally throws in Hypnosis. You amplify your special attack moves, and it uses Mirror Image. You boost your abilities, and it releases Dark Haze. It can slowly wear down your opponent and eventually kill them. It's incredibly disgusting.

After secretly looking at Milotic's data, Xia Yu discovered that Milotic's move pool was very strange, full of dirty tricks. Seeing this, Xia Yu wanted to rise up and shout, "It's unfair! Rematch!"

This match doesn't count! The girl looks quite pretty, but why is she resorting to dirty tricks? She's using these disgusting tactics all the time.

Someone, bring up my Shadow Tag Mega Gengar with the Extinction Song ability!

Chapter 69 Forest Lizard vs. Milotic

Xia Yu calmly considered his options. It was clear this Milotic's strategy was to slowly whittle down its opponent with its poison. (Sword and Shield actually removed the poison move!)

Tricky, very tricky!

Xia Yu found this disgusting tactic quite troublesome. The only good news was that this Milotic hadn't learned Substitute yet, which was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune, but it still made Xia Yu feel disgusted.

At this moment, Xia Yu completely forgot the scene when he used Nombat to annoy Wu Yaozu's Charmander. Now, he also desperately hoped to have a Pokémon that could learn the Taunt move.

"Forest lizard, grassy field!"

When in doubt, the best course of action is to create a suitable terrain. Xia Yu hesitated for a moment before deciding to create a Grassy Terrain first, as Grass-type moves would be more powerful on Grassy Terrain, which would increase the output of the Forest Lizard.

Seeing that the Forest Lizard was using the Grassy Terrain skill and wasn't in a hurry to attack, Su Muzi wasn't worried either.

"Mienshao, Water Ring."

【Water Flow Ring】Cover your body with a water curtain, which can continuously restore your stamina.

Milotic emanates water-based energy, enveloping itself and covering its body with a water curtain that continuously nourishes it, restoring its strength and essentially erasing the ongoing damage from the burns.

After unleashing their skills, both sides temporarily chose to remain still. Xia Yu dared not let the Forest Lizard get close, lest he be hit by Milotic's poisonous skill.

In reality, skills like highly toxic poison are only easy to hit when used at close range. Once the distance is maintained, it is difficult to hit the enemy. Therefore, as long as the distance is controlled, the forest lizard can also avoid being poisoned.

Seeing that Xia Yu kept the Forest Lizard at a distance from Milotic, Su Muzi didn't care at all and patiently waited for Xia Yu to make his move.

"Forest Lizard, Parasite Seed." Xia Yu hesitated slightly before choosing to have the Forest Lizard cast Parasite Seed. Since he was prepared for a long battle, the Parasite Seed skill would come in handy.

"Mildac, Water Pulse." Su Muzi naturally saw through Xia Yu's plan. When the Grovyle threw Leech Seed at Milotic, she immediately had Milotic use the Water Pulse skill.

A surge of water energy formed a water sphere in front of Milotic, which spun out and collided with the parasitic seeds, knocking them all away.

Keeping your distance from Milotic can prevent poisoning, but moves like Leech Seed and Trouble Seed also make it difficult to hit Milotic, so it has both advantages and disadvantages.

This Milotic also has the move Mirror Image, which requires special attention. If it uses Mirror Image to catch a Grovyle off guard when it's making a desperate move and unleashing a powerful Grass-type move like Leaf Storm, it will likely lose immediately.

[Mirror Reflection]: Special damage received from enemies will be returned to the opponent as double damage.

"Xia Yu, if you're not going to attack, then I'll have my Milotic make the first move! Milotic, Ice Beam!"

Seeing that Xia Yu was hesitant to make a move, Su Muzi took the initiative to have Milotic launch an attack. Milotic opened its mouth and gathered ice-type energy in front of it, then fired a beam of ice energy from its mouth, which flew towards the Forest Lizard.

Ice-type moves are effective against Grass-type Forest Lizards. If a Forest Lizard is hit by an Ice Beam, it will definitely take a lot of damage.

Therefore, Xia Yu did not dare to let the forest lizard withstand the attack.

"Forest Lizard, dodge the freezing beams and charge!"

Now was the time to test the results of the Forest Lizard's special training. The Forest Lizard made full use of its speed advantage, nimbly dodging the Ice Beam attack and charging towards Milotic.

Xia Yu had another purpose in doing this: he didn't want the Forest Lizard and Milotic to get entangled. He planned to let the Forest Lizard end the battle as soon as possible and finish it quickly!