Pokémon: What should I do? My father-in-law always wants to tear me apart

"Cough cough cough-"

Tian Mengru suddenly coughed violently, as if she was going to cough out her lungs.

At this moment, she was soaked all over, her hair was messy and stuck to her cheeks, and she was lying in the muddy field in a mess. The biting coldness penetrated her skin and went straight into her heart.

She was breathing heavily, and kept spitting out the rain that had just poured into her mouth in the chaos. Every breath was accompanied by a sharp pain in her chest. She felt like a drowning baby bird that had just been pulled ashore, weak and helpless.

She gathered all her strength, raised her head with difficulty, and looked straight at the figure in the air that seemed as majestic as a god.

Against the backdrop of inky black clouds, Lin Guochang was like a dazzling sun, shining brightly yet out of reach, and the pressure he exuded almost suffocated her.

At that moment, Tian Mengru felt her eyes filled with sourness and despair, as if she was in a dark and endless deep ocean, unable to find a glimmer of hope, and her heart was filled with powerlessness.

"Hey, over there."

Amid the noisy sound of rain, a man's hoarse and urgent shout suddenly rang out.

Even though that earth-shattering move just now did not wipe out all the contestants, it eliminated the vast majority of them like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. Only a few were left in the arena and were still struggling.

The man was covered in mud and ragged clothes, looking extremely miserable, but his face showed a stubborn reluctance to accept his fate, and he shouted at the top of his voice:

"Is there anyone who hasn't been eliminated yet? Let's join forces! This guy's three Pokémon mega evolved at the same time, and then he used two Z-moves in a row. With such high-intensity waste, his mental power must be very low. He must be at the end of his strength and in poor condition! If we work together, we may have a chance of winning!"

"Do not……"

Tian Mengru leaned weakly on Pidgeot's wet, drooping feathers, as if she had lost all the strength to support herself. Her face was as pale as paper, and she slowly shook her head.

Her voice was soft but firm, revealing the despair deep in her bones:

"It's useless. We can't win at all..."

Her thoughts drifted back to that thrilling moment. When she witnessed with her own eyes the water flowing down from the sky like a world-destroying calamity, instantly sweeping across the entire stadium and destroying all resistance, she knew clearly how presumptuous and foolish she was to attempt to challenge the pinnacle showdown of the King of Kings Tournament.

That devastating scene had been deeply engraved in her soul like a nightmare, leaving her with no courage or faith to resist.

"call--"

Lin Guochang raised his hand and roughly wiped the wetness on his forehead with the back of his hand. He could no longer tell whether it was the cold rain or the hot sweat that seeped out from the fierce battle. He only felt his temple throbbing and his chest heaving rapidly. He couldn't help but breathe slightly.

The intensity of this match was far beyond imagination. Others only saw him being so majestic on the field, controlling Pokémon to kill everyone, but they didn't know that every time he released a powerful skill, it seemed to overdraw the power deep in his soul.

Indeed, if we only talk about mega evolution, with his many years of profound training and strong will, it is not difficult for him to drive six Pokémon to complete the evolution at the same time. He can even remain calm and composed, as if it is as easy as just waving his hand.

But in this fierce battle, the rules are strict and the situation changes rapidly. Mega evolution and Z moves, two completely different but extremely powerful combat systems, are forced to be activated at the same time, and the difficulties and obstacles in between are like thorns on the road.

Every time the energy is guided and the moves are connected, it is like pulling hard on the fine spider web of mental power. If you are not careful, everything will collapse.

If Slowpoke had not used its deep blue superpowers to build a solid defense for him in time, absorbing and buffering the surging mental impact, Lin Guochang would probably have had his mental power drained in an instant, and his eyes would have gone black, and he would have fallen into the clouds without any resistance and fallen into an endless coma.

"Four left?"

Lin Guochang held on to his tired body, his eyes like a hawk, and quickly counted the number of remaining opponents in the arena.

After confirming it, he relaxed slightly and leaned his back lazily on the broad, solid, water-stained shell of the Blastoise, as if he had found a safe haven for a moment of peace.

After a short rest, he opened his eyes slightly, a gleam of determination flashed across his eyes, and he gave a soft order:

"Dragon King, take action!"

Upon hearing this, the Thorn Dragon King circled gracefully in the wind and rain with his slender and agile body, and then lightly tapped his dragon head to show that he accepted the order.

Then, the tornado that was previously carrying a large amount of broken ice and looked like a prehistoric monster, under the exquisite control of the Thorn Dragon King, slowly pressed towards the remaining contestants.

Its huge body blocked out the sky and the sun. Wherever it passed, sand and rocks flew everywhere, and the air seemed to be cut by a sharp blade, making a sharp whistling sound.

Those contestants who were in extremely bad condition and already exhausted looked as pale as paper. Looking at the impending disaster, they felt helpless.

Refusing to accept their fate, they gritted their teeth, roared, and urged their Pokémon to unleash their skills, trying to stop the tornado's ravages.

For a moment, lights of various colors flickered and swayed in the wind and rain, and energy ripples caused by the collision of skills surged in all directions.

However, in the face of this tornado that contained the mighty power of the Thorn Dragon King and the violent storm.

Those resistances were no more than an ant trying to shake a tree, with minimal effect, like a small stone thrown into the lake, which was swallowed up by the surging waves in an instant.

"boom--"

With a deafening roar, a tornado swept across with broken ice. Unsurprisingly, the last few contestants and their Pokémon were severely knocked away and fell to the ground in a mess, unable to fight again. Only Lin Guochang was left on the field, still standing proudly.

Tian Mengru curled up in a corner of the arena, her eyes empty, exhausted both physically and mentally. The Pokémon also lay listlessly beside her, having obviously completely lost the will to fight.

Upon seeing this, the referee raised the flag in his hand without hesitation and announced loudly:

"Contestant Tian Mengru is eliminated!"

The resounding voice echoed for a long time in the Bird's Nest where the wind and rain gradually subsided, announcing the end of this fierce battle. The winner was gloriously born, and that was Lin Guochang.

The moment the referee announced the verdict, the entire Bird's Nest was instantly boiling. The cheers were like surging tides, one wave after another, deafeningly sweeping every inch of space.

The audience stood up excitedly, waving their cheering items wildly and shouting Lin Guochang's name. The enthusiasm seemed to overturn the dome of the stadium.

Lin Guochang raised his head slightly, letting the raindrops falling from the sky brush his face, his expression a mixture of fatigue and relief.

He raised his hand and gently stroked the head of the Blastoise beside him, muttering in a low voice: "Old man, we did it."

The Blastoise rubbed its thick neck against the palm of his hand and let out a low and joyful roar, as if responding to this tacit understanding.

Below the stadium, staff quickly rushed out to clean up the post-battle mess in an orderly manner, rescue injured Pokémon, and help the defeated but still graceful players leave the stadium.

Lin Guochang commanded his Pokémon to return to the Poké Ball one by one to rest. Although they were tired, their eyes still flashed with excitement after the battle, and they were obviously proud of this overwhelming victory.

After everything settled down, Lin Guochang walked slowly off the field with heavy but firm steps.

Lin Yi smiled as he walked forward and patted his father on the shoulder: "This battle is a classic. I can brag about it for a long time!"

Lin Guochang was infected by his son's excitement, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly unconsciously, but he pretended to be angry and rolled his eyes at him, and said with deep fatigue and pampering:

"Why don't you come and help me? You're just standing there talking nonsense."

Lin Yi quickly stopped laughing, strode to his father's side, and held his arm firmly.

Lin Guochang's gaze passed through the bustling crowd and fell accurately on An Qing.

There was a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, and her eyes were bright, full of tenderness and love, and she stared at Lin Guochang intently.

Lin Guochang's heart warmed, and a bright smile naturally broke out on his face. He took a few steps forward and walked to An Qing's side.

He stretched out his hand and carefully covered the back of An Qing's hand on her lower abdomen, as if he was afraid of disturbing the little life in her belly.

As their eyes met, he whispered, "Xiaoqing, I succeeded."

Those few short words are filled with countless days and nights of hard work, sweat and persistence, and also hide the deep gratitude for his wife's silent support.

An Qing raised her head slightly, looking at Lin Guochang with eyes full of admiration and pride. The smile on her lips became more intense. She nodded gently and responded, "Yeah."