Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

Didn't you run into Long Xing this morning?

Because they had been spending time together these past few days, Liu Quan and Long Xing had become more familiar with each other. After learning about what happened last night in the group chat, Liu Quan smiled and asked Lin Xuan directly.

"Ahem, it was just an accident."

Lin Xuan adjusted his hat; it was still the latest style. He had continued to work with the company he was endorsing, which allowed him to get the latest clothes for free, thus solving the problem of his empty wardrobe.

After all, Lin Xuan was usually dragged out to buy clothes by her mother when she was home, and when asked what styles she liked, her answer was always "anything is fine".

"So your words are really that accurate?"

After listening to Long Xing's explanation, even Liu Quan looked at Lin Xuan with some doubt, after all, his display of power last night was indeed quite impressive.

"Feudal superstition is unacceptable!"

Lin Xuan emphasized this point again, and then directly pulled Liu Quan towards the battlefield.

The preliminary rounds will last for nearly ten days, so Lin Xuan hopes to encounter some strong opponents, otherwise it won't be interesting at all.

The two quickly parted ways after arriving at the arena, each heading to their own stage.

As a big celebrity, Lin Xuan naturally received special treatment and was given a direct spot in the live broadcast.

[This doesn't seem very interesting. Isn't Mimikyu-sensei just here to beat up kids?]

It's hard to say. Look at Longxing, he still messed up yesterday, didn't he?

That's a matter of positioning, but encountering someone stronger than Mimikyu right now... is a bit difficult.

Everyone was unsure of Lin Xuan's current strength, but they knew that he could not possibly be weaker than Long Xing, and could only be stronger, so they all felt that the outcome of the match was a foregone conclusion.

"Um, hello?"

After arriving at the battlefield, Lin Xuan greeted the opponent directly. The opponent was a girl who seemed quite shy. She was a little flustered when Lin Xuan greeted her, but quickly responded.

"You, hello."

Lin Xuan tilted her head, not recognizing the contestant, whose strength was probably not very high.

At least in this respect, Lin Xuan has made some progress. He has learned a little about many powerful trainers. At least the girl in front of him is not on that list, so Lin Xuan does not intend to directly take out Tiny and Eevee.

That would seem a bit lacking in class; you should at least control the water temperature!

Let's have a moment of silence for the little girl across from us.

[Judging from Ms. Mimikyu's expression... it looks like she's trying to control the water temperature?]

[Wasn't Xiao Zhong like that back then? He always used a Venusaur.]

So Venusaur ended up getting killed by her own healing, right?

[What if we really want to see Mimikyu-sensei's performance go wrong?]

"Hmm... then I choose you!"

After the referee announced the start of the match, Lin Xuan thought for a moment and then threw out her Poké Ball, as did the girl on the other side.

Gyarados VS Dynamax

[Mimikyu's Gyarados?]

[Will I crash if I encounter an electric system that's four times weaker?]

People are somewhat familiar with Lin Xuan's Gyarados, since Lin Xuan's live streams are not limited to commentary and card games; he also occasionally does outdoor content, and Gyarados does appear on camera sometimes, just less frequently.

So when everyone saw that it was Gyarados fighting Dynamax, they couldn't help but feel a little worried. After all, no matter how strong Gyarados is, it is still four times weak to Electric!

Gyarados always feels threatened when facing the Electric-type Thundurus.

The girl on the other side breathed a slight sigh of relief when she saw Lin Xuan release Gyarados. Of course, she knew who Lin Xuan was and that besides his three main Pokémon, he also had a pair of rats and a relatively weak Gyarados. If Lin Xuan sent out Gyarados and she could send out Zephyr to control the field, it seemed that there was still a chance.

Fortunately, she made the right bet; Lin Xuan chose Gyarados over a pair of rats.

But... does it really work?

Lin Xuan didn't seem to care much about the Thunder Zebra on the other side.

"One hundred thousand volts!"

The girl opposite her dared not delay for a moment. Although she had the advantage in attributes, she did not think that she could win the game so easily. She had to make full use of this advantage in attributes to have even a slight chance of winning.

So she didn't hesitate at all from the start, and had the Thunder Zebra launch an attack at top speed.

"The tail of the water flow."

When faced with Zebra's Thunderbolt, Linxuan simply said a few words, and then Gyarados covered its tail with water and charged towards Zebra, a scene that left the opposing player completely stunned.

What's going on here? You're four times weak to electric! Can't you at least respect type advantages? Is it really okay to just charge in like this?

Not only the opponents, but even the viewers on the live stream were stunned. If this was Lin Xuan's main Pokémon, they would naturally not doubt its strength. But Gyarados had only been with Lin Xuan for a short time. Could it really be that strong?

[Isn't Teacher Mimikyu a little too confident?]

[Four times weak!]

[Those in front are obviously new fans; just watch the Mimikyu-sensei battles, you basically didn't miss anything.]

[I bet a pack of spicy strips that Gyarados will KO you instantly!]

And the facts directly prove that Gyarados really doesn't need any fancy moves. A single Aqua Tail attack directly disperses Thunderbolt, and at the same time, it uses the water flow to divert all the electricity to one side, leaving itself basically unaffected.

Can you still play like this?

Zebra tried to dodge the Gyarados charging straight at it, but it was too late. Not only was its speed far inferior to Gyarados', but it was also already so close that escape was out of the question.

The person on the other end made a snap decision: since they were going to dodge it, they might as well go all out!

"Thunder Zebra, Crazy Volt!"

A burst of electricity erupted from the Zebra's body and shot towards the Gyarados. Lin Xuan could only comment on this with one sentence—"Brave Zebra, unafraid of difficulties."

Gyarados looked at the Thundra charging towards it with some confusion, as if the enemy was not only not surrendering but also daring to resist it. Without thinking much, it simply lashed out with its tail, and then... that was it.

Although the intense electric currents on the lightning zebra looked spectacular, Lin Xuan could still see the problem... it was too scattered.

Simply put, this Zephyr cannot control its electricity very well. Logically speaking, the less current leaks out when using this move, the stronger the Pokémon's control over electricity.

This lightning zebra is clearly not quite there yet, somewhat similar to the previous small dot.

However, the small one's problem was due to the Zapdos's genes, while the other party could have completely solved it through training; it just seems that they didn't do it well.

The Zebra, along with the electricity it carried, was blasted away by Gyarados and flew out of the battlefield without any suspense.

Water temperature control failed...

So why do you insist on rushing straight up?

In reality, Zephyr isn't slow at all. If it weren't in such a hurry to die, it could have tried to hold its own against Gyarados.

The opponent was stunned when he saw his Thunder Zebra being sent flying, and his worldview seemed to collapse.

Is your Gyarados really weak to Electric?

Actually, Gyarados wasn't completely unscathed from Zebra's Crazy Volt attack; it was somewhat affected, for example... its tail was slightly charred.

Well, that's it.

"Actually, you can try the plasma bath technique; it can be surprisingly effective in many situations."

Seeing that the girl opposite him was questioning her life after being hit, Lin Xuan felt a little embarrassed and thought that she might have hit her a bit too hard, so she tried to give her some hints.

"Plasma bath?"

"Hmm, and your Lightning Zebra isn't quite perfect in terms of controlling electricity yet. You could try to work on that aspect more."

Lin Xuan said casually, after all, he was practically a master in the field of electricity, right?

If the little dot flying to the side knew what Lin Xuan was thinking at that moment, it would probably come up and shock this "electric master" awake.

Isn't it all my own achievement? What does it have to do with you, the trainer?

[Holy crap, is this Mimikyu's Gyarados?]

[A master of reverse attributes?]

Whether the attributes are reversed or not is irrelevant now; isn't this just pure overwhelming strength?

But that's true. Did Lin Xuan demonstrate any particular level of combat skill in this battle? Not really. It was just that Gyarados was too strong, and it instantly killed the opponent. What's there to say?

After saying all that, Lin Xuan left the field without giving the other side a chance to react.

Just as they reached the exit, they coincidentally ran into Liu Quan, who had clearly finished the battle in a very short time.

"I immediately dispatched the Iron Palm Warrior."

Liu Quan explained without any politeness, and Lin Xuan's lips twitched upon hearing this. He really went all out!

When the opposing team saw Liu Quan send out the Iron Palm Warrior, their Dao Heart probably collapsed, and they were somewhat overwhelmed.

Liu Quan was quite surprised to hear that Lin Xuan had ended the battle so quickly using only Gyarados. Had Lin Xuan's Gyarados become this strong? It wasn't this powerful when he saw it last time!

Lin Xuan's progress was so rapid that even Liu Quan found it hard to accept.

Since the subsequent matches were all preliminary rounds, Lin Xuan hardly encountered any opponents worth paying attention to. It wasn't until the fifth round that the opponents for each match were announced in advance, and Lin Xuan checked them directly during the live broadcast.

"Zhao Siming? From Beijing University?"

Lin Xuan looked at the information and confirmed that she was indeed a student from Imperial Capital University, and a third-year student at that. Judging from the previous matches, her strength seemed to be quite formidable.