Pokémon: Master System.

The decisive moment is now. If a powerful attack fails to take down Milotic, then Grovyle will surely lose.

"Secret attack on key points!"

"Toxic!"

Almost simultaneously, both gave the order. The moment they were close, Milotic spat out venom from its mouth, successfully hitting Grovyle and poisoning it. Grovyle also successfully used Dark Strike, its Dark-type energy surging and covering the leaves on its wrist, instantly slashing at Milotic, tearing open Milotic's scales, and blood gushed out.

Xia Yu had already guessed that the opponent would definitely use the Toxic move when the Forest Lizard got close, so he chose to let it use the powerful Dark-type physical attack move Dark Strike to try to deal as much damage as possible to Milotic.

"Hold on!"

After a wave of attacks, Milotic indeed managed to defend its skills. Xia Yu had already guessed this and ordered Forest Lizard to use the Drain skill: "Forest Lizard, Drain."

This was just a skill that Xia Yu let the Forest Lizard use at will, with the purpose of breaking through the light shield of the Guard skill. Just as Xia Yu expected, the Grass-type energy was successfully blocked by the Guard skill.

Milotic, regenerate!

"Forest Lizard, Grass Flute!"

After securing the position, he would use Regenerator to restore his stamina and heal his injuries. Xia Yu had anticipated this, so his real killing move was the Grass Whistle skill that followed up after absorbing the skill. Milotic would be completely immobile while using Regenerator, which meant that the Grass Whistle skill from Sceptile would definitely hit!

A flute formed from grass-type energy appeared in front of the forest lizard. The flute's sound resonated, and Milotic, who was using its self-regeneration skill, was caught off guard and hit by the grass flute, falling into a deep sleep.

In games, a Pokémon can only be afflicted with one status condition, but in reality, it can be afflicted with multiple status conditions simultaneously. This is why Milotic was able to fall into a deep sleep despite being burned.

Milotic, currently in a deep sleep, will remain dormant for an unknown period, and this period of slumber will be crucial for Grovyle to win the match.

"Forest Lizard, the most powerful magic leaf!"

Xia Yu chose to have the Forest Lizard use the Magic Leaf skill, which is the strongest Grass-type skill the Forest Lizard has learned so far, excluding Leaf Storm.

With the Grass-type STAB move and the Grassy Terrain buff, plus the Grass-type's super weakness to Water-type moves, Magic Leaf deals extremely high damage. The sharp leaves slash fiercely at Milotic, and as the leaves dance, they cut countless tiny wounds on Milotic's body, causing it to bleed profusely.

However, Milotic, having used Regenerative Potions, was now full of stamina and had extremely high Special Defense, so one or two Magic Leaf attacks were simply not enough to defeat it.

"Ugh."

Milotic, having taken two hits from Magic Leaf, began to sway. The pain in its body showed signs of waking it up. Seeing this, Xia Yu knew it was time to settle the score!

Once Milotic awakens, its combination of Protect and Regeneration will not give the Forest Lizard any chance whatsoever! Moreover, the toxins in the Forest Lizard's body have already begun to take effect.

"Forest Lizard, Leaf Storm!"

As Xia Yu's voice faded, leaves danced wildly, and a massive storm of leaves swept towards Milotic, slicing through its body and enveloping it in a green ocean.

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Chapter 70 Writing a Thesis

After the Leaf Storm passed, the leaves left on the ground turned into grass-type energy and dissipated, revealing Milotic's body, which was covered in blood and had clearly passed out.

"Mildane!" Su Muzi ran to Milotic's side with concern and immediately recalled Milotic into its Poké Ball.

"Let's go to the infirmary first," Xia Yu said quickly, realizing that Milotic's injuries looked quite serious. His forest lizard was also poisoned and needed treatment at the infirmary, so the two walked towards it together.

Watching the two leave together, Long Yanning returned to her dormitory, becoming increasingly certain of her guess that Xia Yu was indeed dating Su Muzi.

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"Your forest lizard is very powerful." Su Muzi seemed unconcerned about the defeat and said to Xia Yu in a generous manner.

"I was lucky." Xia Yu was quite modest and honestly said, "That's because your Milotic hasn't learned Spectral Protection yet. If it had learned Spectral Protection, it would be immune to status ailments, and I wouldn't have been able to win today's battle."

The Forest Lizard won entirely because of its Grass Whistle. If the Grass Whistle hadn't successfully hypnotized Milotic, Xia Yu would have undoubtedly lost.

Xia Yu's earnest answer made Su Muzi's lips curl into a smile. She then launched into a long explanation of her match against Xia Yu: "You won. Is there anything I can do for you?"

"Hmm...anything is fine?" Xia Yu couldn't help but ask, a hint of excitement rising in his heart. He had a bold idea in mind!

"Yes, anything that's not too outrageous is fine." Su Muzi looked at Xia Yu with bright eyes, her face slightly flushed.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony!" Xia Yu said without hesitation, "Don't you have a female Dragonair? How about you have her lay a Pokémon egg for me?"

Su Muzi's smile froze, her eyes narrowing into slits. So, I went out for dinner late at night, changed my clothes, touched up my makeup, brought you water, and even accompanied you in a battle training session. Not only did Milotic get injured, but you also want my Dragonair to lay a Pokémon egg for you.

Play the piano on the cow.

"Go to hell!" Su Muzi could no longer hold back and quickened her pace toward the infirmary.

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All the way to the infirmary, Su Muzi held her breath, and the two of them didn't say a word.

After examining the two Pokémon, the doctor on duty late at night slowly said, "Although Milotic's injury looks serious, it's actually not too bad and can be healed within half an hour. The Grovyle's poison has been neutralized, and you can take it with you at any time."

Hearing that the forest lizard's poison had healed, Xia Yu got up to leave with it. However, Su Muzi, who was standing to the side, seemed to have anticipated this situation. She no longer expected Xia Yu to offer to take her home and quickly said, "Hey, aren't you going to take me back?"

"Don't you have a Hakuryu? You don't need me to take you. Besides, you can't possibly get into trouble in the Dragon-type Secret Realm. I have urgent business to attend to, so I'm leaving now." Xia Yu was in a hurry to get back and write his thesis.

"........."

Watching Xia Yu's departing figure, Su Muzi felt truly choked up and sat in her chair, sulking.

The nurse watching this scene smiled and sighed, "It's so good to be young. This boy is quite handsome, but he doesn't know how to be considerate."

"Young lady, is this your boyfriend?" the nurse said to herself. "He's quite handsome, but he doesn't seem to care much. But that's normal; you're both young. Girls mature earlier, and boys are always a bit more immature. But as you grow older and have children, you'll mature a bit. Like my husband, when we were dating..."

The nurse started talking non-stop, leaving Su Muzi no chance to get a word in edgewise. It wasn't until the nurse had been talking for a while that Su Muzi finally managed to speak.

"Sister, he's not my boyfriend. We're students in a training program."

"Oh, oh..." The nurse looked a little embarrassed. After all that talk, it turned out they were just classmates.

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As night fell, after returning to his dormitory, Xia Yu completely forgot about Su Muzi and began to chew on the end of his pen, continuing to write and improve his thesis.

First, regarding my core conjecture, I need to conduct a qualitative analysis of this unknown Z-pure crystal, reveal its true nature, and point out that this special Z-pure crystal should be an exclusive Z-pure crystal.

The effect of a Z-Crystal is that it can convert a specific move of a certain Pokémon into a Z-Move.

Next, Xia Yu plans to point out that exclusive Z-Moves require more energy than regular Z-Moves. Ordinary Z-Rings cannot provide enough energy to unleash exclusive Z-Moves; they must be upgraded to Z-Power Bracelets to unleash exclusive Z-Moves. Therefore, no one has been able to successfully unleash exclusive Z-Moves so far.

Finally, to prove their hypothesis, they need to successfully unleash a unique Z-Move. Obviously, Long Yan Ning and her Kommo-o are the most suitable test subjects. As long as Kommo-o unleashes Soul Dance Sonic Boom, it will be a success. However, there is still a problem that has not been solved, which is how to upgrade the Z-Ring to the Z-Power Bing.

This was the key point that troubled Xia Yu the most, and it was also where his paper stalled. After all, the idea that upgrading the Z-Bracelet to a powerful Z-Bracelet required more energy was just Xia Yu's guess, and he couldn't be 100% sure. Only through continuous experimentation could he solve it.

Xia Yu kept typing on the keyboard on his laptop, carefully considering the wording and phrasing, and continued writing his paper until late at night.

The buzzing bat beside them was already drowsy. It was perched on Xia Yu's head, using the messy hair as a little nest, and snuggling close to Xia Yu's head, fast asleep.

Xia Yu could only smile wryly at the lazy little Nombat. Expecting it to train diligently was extremely difficult. He could only hope that it would evolve into Noivern soon and change its temperament.

On the other side, the forest lizards seemed tireless, still exercising with simple fitness equipment. The little fire dragon, who was usually asleep, was also working hard to train. It's never too late to learn from your mistakes!

Meanwhile, the men in the other training classes were discussing which girl was the prettiest, which girl was the gentlest and most virtuous, which girl had the most beautiful voice, and which girl had the most captivating heartstrings.

Or perhaps you're picking up your phone, hesitating whether to bravely send a message to the girl you like, even just a "goodnight." This is the restless energy of youth; everyone has their own choices, but everyone must be responsible for those choices.

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Meanwhile, in the girls' dormitory, Su Muzi, who had just finished washing up, collapsed onto the soft bed. She was furious when she thought about Xia Yu's behavior. How could someone be like that?

"Drip."

Su Muzi's phone vibrated, indicating a new message. She opened it and found it was from Shen Zijun.

"The moonlight is beautiful, just like you tonight."

"Excellent writing skills, as expected of Shen Zijun." But Su Muzi only glanced at the message before tossing her phone aside. This was already the fourth message she had received tonight, all with similar content—flirting lines—which she was already immune to.

It has to be said that Shen Zijun is really outstanding. He is tall and handsome, comes from a good family, is strong, has a great personality, and is popular. He is almost flawless. Many girls in the class like him, but Su Muzi just doesn't like Shen Zijun. She thinks that Shen Zijun is somewhat hypocritical and that a dark soul is hidden under his sunny appearance.

She actually preferred Xia Yu a little more. Although Xia Yu's strength was not good at the moment, she believed more in Xia Yu's potential.

Chapter 71 The Pokémon That Has a Perfect Counter

new week.

On Monday morning, Xia Yu got up early, and the news was playing on TV.

"Since their last attack on Xia and Long, the Shining Shield Sword Monster and the Night Demon have not been found. Citizens are advised to stay away from remote and deserted areas as much as possible."

"At 3:16 a.m. yesterday, the Dawn Society launched a surprise attack on the Pokémon Association's egg transport team in Luyang City, resulting in serious casualties. No one on the transport team survived, and all the Pokémon eggs were stolen. It is reported that the stolen Pokémon eggs included a Gible egg."

"Wanted criminal Xu Xiu appeared in Xishu Province three days ago, and Li Yunyao, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Southwest Region, will personally lead a team to capture him."

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The capital city seemed to have returned to its usual tranquility, but everyone remained on edge, not daring to relax for even a moment until the Shiny Shield Sword Monster and the Night Demon were captured.

Xia Yu's life remained as monotonous and dull as ever, with no entertainment activities other than the daily training. He was always the first to arrive at the training ground to start training, and also the last to leave.

During his morning exercise this morning, Xia Yu discovered that after last night's battle, the forest lizard's strength had broken through from the rare level to the elite level, and it had also learned a new skill, Malicious Pursuit, which was excellent news.

The morning was still the usual physical education class. After yesterday's dinner, most of the students had gotten to know each other and greeted each other warmly when they met. Only Xia Yu seemed a little out of place.

"Xia Yu." Only Shen Zijun, as the class monitor, smiled and nodded to Xia Yu: "Good morning."

"Good morning." Xia Yu replied politely, then continued his training. He found a secluded corner, released three Pokémon, and began training quietly.

If he had the strength of these people, and the Pokémon he had were all at the Lord level, Xia Yu wouldn't be training so relentlessly. Weakness is the root of everything.

In the distance, many girls were secretly watching Xia Yu. As the most handsome boy in the class, Xia Yu had always been the focus of the girls' discussions. Of course, they had also long since learned everything about Xia Yu's background.