Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

Lin Xuan wiped the sweat from her brow, realizing for the first time how tiring it was to chat with an elf.

After we've finished chatting about trivial matters, it's time to get down to business.

"Why didn't it explode after the collision?" Lin Xuan asked Dazed King.

Eevee was being too cautious; the psychic membrane it used was too thick, exceeding its limit and having the opposite effect.

"Is that so? Then let's try a couple more times~" Lin Xuan said after thinking for a moment, then put on a smiling face and looked at the dazed king.

"So you'll protect me, right?"

"...Stunned~"

Now that Lin Xuan and Daidai Wang have finished their conversation, it's time to settle the score.

"You two, don't run! You actually dared to kill your master!"

Lin Xuan dodged and rushed towards the two guys, and the two little ones started running away for their lives.

"Buey!!"

My loyalty is as clear as day!

"Dan...Dan Dan!"

Me too!

"Ralts, use Teleport to catch Eevee first!"

"Boy!"

Why did you arrest me first?!

Chapter 167 Are you hiding something?

Seeing Lin Xuan chasing after the two little ones and even calling out to her, Ralts hesitated for a moment before deciding to join Lin Xuan's team, teleporting to the side of the sprinting Eevee.

"Boy!"

You traitor!

Eevee, which was blocked by Ralts, was immediately caught by Lin Xuan, and Xiao Dian was not surprised.

"Keep practicing. If you can't improve, forget about your phone. Go back and eat rice bowls instead."

According to Slowking's statement, the main reason for the failure of [Thunderfire Avenue] was that Eevee overused its psychic power.

However, it's actually very difficult to find the right balance, because if too little is used, it can easily explode halfway through, blowing your own people to smithereens. So you can only practice little by little to find the most suitable balance.

Although she said that, Lin Xuan knew that these things couldn't be rushed and could only be done steadily and slowly.

Then they hid behind Slowking. Who knows how many times Eevee and Tiny will have to try before they succeed? Maybe another half-finished product will come and smash them. It's better to be careful.

Lin Xuan silently thanked Zhong Mingyi for leaving Slowking at the dojo and for giving him a bodyguard.

Eevee and Little Spot tried several more times, but they couldn't get the amount right. Because Little Spot's output value wasn't fixed, the two Pokémon needed to have a very high level of synergy to fully execute the move.

One relatively successful attack was when the attack hit the wall and bounced only once before exploding, but it was still not quite there yet.

Even more terrifying was the third experiment, when it exploded as soon as it was thrown out, and the flying sparks almost set Eevee's tail on fire.

Finally, seeing that Eevee and Little Point were almost exhausted and a bit tired, Lin Xuan fed them some Energy Cubes and went home. Before leaving, Lin Xuan didn't forget to say goodbye to Slowking.

"See you next time!"

"Stay~"

Back home, after eating the lunch that Ralts had prepared on the spot, Lin Xuan turned on her computer.

A week has passed since the start of the university league youth group competition, and the competition is nearing its end. As expected, all of Huada University's players have been eliminated.

Although Lin Xuan was busy with various things and didn't go to the battle club those few days, according to Zhong Wenxing, their club president seemed to be in a bad mood during those days...

However, Cheng Yin's loss was not entirely unjust. She only encountered a player from Beijing Capital University after entering the top 32, and was then directly eliminated.

It should be said that the students who encounter players from Shanghai University and Beijing University right from the start are the ones who are truly unfortunate, as they are sent home before they have even done anything.

[It's airing! It's airing!]

[FBI, open the door!]

[Open the door! Open the door!]

【You're only arriving now?】

[Please have the client deduct the wages!]

Lin Xuan glanced at the time; there were only three minutes left before the competition officially started. She had lost track of time while setting up the equipment and almost missed it.

"Ahem, have you noticed anything different about the streamer today?"

Lin Xuan coughed twice and then reminded the viewers in the live chat.

The previous camera was only bought temporarily because some contestants wanted him to show his face, and the effect was so-so. This time he got an expensive one, thinking that the live broadcast effect should be better.

[Did the streamer... change his underwear?]

[How did you see what was in front of you?]

I saw it; the streamer was wearing bright red shorts.

[Nonsense, it's clearly blue and white]

You guys are really good at this!

Seeing these strange comments, Lin Xuan looked down and examined them, almost thinking she had revealed something, before realizing it was just the comments acting up.

"Come on, didn't you guys notice that the streamer's video quality has changed from 720p to 4K pure enjoyment?"

Lin Xuan said speechlessly.

【Hmm, that seems to be it】

The hazy, ethereal beauty of the past is gone.

I felt nothing.

[Can't tell]

"You guys are like wild boars that can't eat fine chaff, sigh~" Lin Xuan sighed. It seems that he bought the equipment for nothing and wasted a lot of his money.

You're the little wild boar!

[How rude of you! This is called a mammoth!]

So why not ban Magnus?

……

"Alright, alright, the match starts, let's watch!"

Lin Xuan clicked her tongue and then clicked on the official live stream of the match.

Today is already the semi-final, and the two matches are back-to-back, which is incredibly tense and exciting.

"The match begins! Our team's first Pokémon is Swellow! As a native bird, Swellow is quite strong, especially with its Guts ability and its powerful STAB move, Steadfast. When it enters a burn state, the power it can unleash is terrifying!"

Swellow isn't particularly famous among the starter birds, not as much as Garbagewing or Corviknight, but it still has a lot of appeal thanks to its Guts ability. It's a one-trick pony that can get you by doing one thing, just like Nidoking with the Force ability almost always carries Life Orb. It doesn't have any special tactics; it just relies on pure strength to crush its opponents.

"And the Pokémon your opponent sent out is... Skarmory! It almost completely counters your Swellow. Swellow's Normal and Flying-type moves are not very effective against Skarmory, and Skarmory's physical defense is no joke."

"Especially since Skarmory's type is Steel and Flying, and its only weaknesses are Electric and Fire, it can be said to be quite excellent."

However, what Lin Xuan didn't mention was that in his mind, Skarmory was inferior to Corviknight. The two Pokémon had the same type, similar move sets, and even similar base stats. The biggest difference lay in their abilities.

Corviknight's ability is Mirror Armor, which reflects the effects of moves or abilities that lower an opponent's stats back to the Pokémon that used the move or triggered the ability, essentially making it an evolved version of Cleanse.

Looking at Skarmory's three traits—Sturdy, Sharp Eyes, and Shattered Armor—they're not bad, but they're definitely no match for Corviknight.

"Swellow is completely countered by Skarmory, so will he choose to switch out? No, he immediately used Protect without hesitation, intending to stall until the Flame Orb is triggered."

"Sketch doesn't care about you. It just scatters Stealth Rock around you. That way, whenever you switch out and switch back in, you'll take a lot of damage. If you don't leave... do you think Sketch has anything to fear from you?"

"The Skarmory's trainer must have anticipated the Swellow's actions in advance. After all, it would have been too obvious to either use Protect before Guts was activated or switch Pokémon directly."

Lin Xuan was worried that the viewers in the live stream wouldn't understand, so she gave a special explanation.

"Setting up spikes and using stealth rocks are probably among the most frequently used tactics by Skarmory, which can lay a good foundation for later battles."

"Thanks to Qilin Qiqi for the SC: [This playstyle is disgusting, is there any way to deal with it?] The simplest way is to taunt, so that the opponent can't use the Stealth Rock, or use Rapid Spin and Clear Fog to remove these obstacles on the field. But you have to be careful, because Clear Fog is a wide-range skill. Before you are very proficient, it is easy to clear the spikes you have placed for the opponent as well. Use it with caution."

Lin Xuan reminded him.

"As for the last method... if you can't beat them, join them. If you like to throw things, I'll throw things too. At worst, we'll all suffer together!"

Double the pain, yay!

I chose to be a spectator so that the contestants' sadness wouldn't affect me.

On the bright side, the smiles don't disappear, they just shift—they're transferred to the faces of the audience.

"The Flame Orb was activated swiftly, and Swellow didn't hesitate at all, closing in on Skarmory with incredible speed, clearly ready to fight to the death. Skarmory even prepared to use Steel Wing to counterattack, but I suspect it was just a feint."

Lin Xuan shook her head.

It would be too difficult for Swellow to engage Skarmory in close combat. As a student from Imperial University, Lin Xuan didn't think he would make such a foolish judgment.