Chapter 386

When it comes down to it, Bai Du is the same as him; on the surface, it seems like they are colliding with full force, but in reality, they are hiding who knows how many trump cards.

Truly an old fox.

Today, he finally caught a glimpse of the strength of some of the world's top combatants.

In fact, the reason he just laughed out loud was that Su Hao had been playing chess with Articuno for a while—the kind where he used Aura to simulate a chessboard.

Just now, he had once again deliberately won by half a piece against Articuno, watching with narrowed eyes and a look of pleasure as Articuno went from being on the verge of victory to disbelief, and then to scratching its head in frustration.

Only then did he laugh out loud happily.

However, while a crushing victory is satisfying for a moment, if it happens too often, the opponent won't want to play with you anymore.

After much thought, Su Hao felt that using benefits as bait, supplemented by a seemingly surmountable gap in strength that kept the opponent on the hook, was the best strategy.

After all, it was Articuno itself that wanted to take leave during "work" to go back to its own secret realm to see the little birds.

A very generous Su Hao stated that as long as Articuno beat him on the chessboard, he would not only approve Articuno's vacation, but he would even go along to Articuno's home himself.

He really is a good person...

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Short Skit:

A middle-aged uncle with a weathered look and a hard hat on his head opened his mouth wide and said in disbelief: "This... what is this!?"

Zhang Tie'dan, an ordinary construction worker, had struggled for a long time before finally landing the position of a small team leader in a renovation crew.

Because their company had a good reputation in the Chengdu area, the renovation work for the Taigu Arena this time fell to their small company.

In the afternoon, the renovation project was already nearing its end, and he could have gone home early to his wife and kids for a warm meal after fixing a few remaining gaps, but he suddenly received a notification.

"Higher-ups have issued an order to take the afternoon off; just come back early tomorrow to finish the rest."

Two hours later, when he finally happily returned home,

and had just sat down to drink a cup of hot tea, he received a call from his superiors—

"Holiday cancelled. Work all night to repair the Taigu Arena battle field."

Just like that, Zhang Tie'dan, who hadn't even had a sip of hot tea, had to rush back to the Taigu Arena.

However, the scene before his eyes made him feel faint...

The entire battle field had been ravaged, whether by a giant beast or a meteorite impact; even the base, built of special materials and touted to withstand the aftermath of attacks from Gym-level Pokémon without damage, lay miserably to the side.

A strong wind blew, leaving Zhang Tie'dan and his fellow workers in disarray in the wind.

But, they still had to do the job.

Who could resist five times the pay...

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A fusion product of Gardevoir and Gallade elements, the future paradox species Iron Valiant, with the Fairy + Fighting type.