Chapter 222

After a brief glance around, Su Yu walked inside.

This time, since he was wearing a face mask, he did not stand out too much.

The receptionist in charge simply treated him like an ordinary challenger and arranged for him to wait inside the gym.

Su Yu was quite happy with this arrangement.

He sat in the waiting area, quietly watching the central arena.

The gym leader, Lan Hao, was a man with a burly build and bulging muscles.

He looked like someone who exercised frequently.

This was perhaps the main reason he had chosen to run a "240" Fighting-type gym.

At this moment, on the arena floor, Lan Hao's Pokémon was a Fighting-type, Hitmonchan.

【Name: Hitmonchan (Fighting)】

【Gender: ♂】

【Level: LV. 5 (Gym)】

【Ability: Iron Fist (The power of punching moves increases.)】

【Potential: Pseudo-Champion】

【IVs: HP (23), Attack (31), Sp. Atk (24), Defense (31), Sp. Def (24), Speed (29)】

【Moves: Drain Punch, Bullet Punch, Vacuum Wave... Focus Punch, Close Combat, Counter】

【Description: Possesses the soul of a professional boxer. Its punch speed is faster than a high-speed train.】

This Pokémon was clearly the one Lan Hao used to filter out ordinary challengers.

Every gym leader would raise several Pokémon specifically to deal with challengers.

After all, it was impossible to let just anyone participate in the Champion Challenge; that would be far too troublesome.

Therefore, gym leaders possessed Pokémon of various stages.

As for Lan Hao's opponent, it was merely a level 43 Beedrill.

Its aptitude was also very ordinary.

This was the norm for gym challenges.

The weak were the main theme of this world.

It was impossible for everyone to possess Pokémon with extremely high talent and great rarity.

Thus, most people who came to challenge were of average strength with average Pokémon.

Consequently, Lan Hao's Hitmonchan held the upper hand in this battle!

Soon, Hitmonchan found an opening in the Beedrill's defense and used Fire Punch to one-shot it.

"The victor of the battle is Gym Leader Lan Hao!"

Seeing the Beedrill lose the ability to battle, the referee announced accordingly.

At this moment, seeing the outcome, the challenger sighed and left dejectedly.

His Beedrill was the second Pokémon in his party, so he had now lost them all.

Moreover, being swept by Lan Hao's Hitmonchan was truly embarrassing.

Therefore, he quickly departed.

"Please welcome the next challenger to the stage."

The broadcast system announced promptly.

The next few opponents had strength roughly similar to the previous one.

Their Pokémon were all around level 43.

The only one slightly higher was level 45.

Yet even that one was no match for Hitmonchan.

Thus, Lan Hao's battles concluded very quickly.

Those queued before Su Yu were soon all defeated.

After these people failed, some sighed in despair and left immediately.

Others, however, stayed behind, hoping to see if anyone could succeed in the challenge.

Later challengers, seeing the preceding ones fall one after another, all wore grim expressions.

They were unsure whether their own strength was sufficient to claim this gym's badge.

"Please welcome the next challenger."

Finally, it was Su Yu's turn.

Su Yu tightened his face mask and stepped onto the stage.

His appearance sparked curiosity in many onlookers.

Because Su Yu looked extremely mysterious.

Generally, such mysterious individuals possessed considerable strength.

Therefore, many people were very eager to know whether Su Yu could pull it off.

As for Gym Leader Lan Hao, seeing Su Yu's attire, he was also somewhat surprised.

However, he quickly regained his composure.

"Send out your Pokémon."

Lan Hao said.

His Pokémon remained Hitmonchan.

After walking onto the arena, Su Yu nodded.

Subsequently, he tossed a Poké Ball from his pocket.

With a flash of light, an ice-blue figure appeared on the arena floor.

【Name: Ninetales (Ice, Fairy)】

【Gender: ♀】

【Level: Lv. 7 (Gym)】

【Ability: Snow Warning (Upon entering battle, changes the weather to hail.)】

【Potential: Champion】

【IVs: HP (31), Attack (31), Special Attack (31), Defense (31), Special Defense (31), Speed (31)】

【Moves: Mist, Ice Shard,... Icy Wind, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Sheer Cold】

【Description: Resides on a mountain covered in ice and snow for ten thousand years, revered as the incarnation of a god. Appears accompanied by blizzards.】

Upon seeing this Pokémon, the onlookers felt extremely curious.

"What kind of Pokémon is this!? Why have I never seen one before? It looks so beautiful!"

"I don't know, it looks like a Ninetales, but why is it blue? Could it be shiny?"

"Moreover, the energy emanating from it doesn't seem like the Fire type; it feels more like the Ice type! What is going on?"

"No wonder it's so mysterious; Pokémon can be this rare!"

"This Ninetales..."

Gym Leader Lan Hao also felt quite curious.

He had truly never seen this kind of Pokémon before.

However, he quickly judged that this Pokémon was of the Ice type...

In that case, Hitmonchan was not at a disadvantage.

"Both sides are ready, begin the match!"

The referee announced swiftly.

Lan Hao immediately issued his command.

"Hitmonchan, use Mach Punch!"

Hitmonchan vanished from its spot instantly, charging toward the Ninetales before it.

Energy light flickered upon its fists.

"Ninetales, use Tail Whip!"

The ice-blue Ninetales immediately crouched on the ground and, facing the charging Hitmonchan, wagged its nine tails.

It looked extremely cute.

Seeing this, Hitmonchan halted his attack midway.

His eyes were drawn to Ninetales' tail, his gaze following it back and forth.

"Ninetales, use Dazzling Gleam!" Su Yu commanded swiftly.

"Hitmonchan, don't let this affect you!" Lan Hao shouted loudly at Hitmonchan.

If it were his main Pokémon, its will would have been firm long ago, absolutely unaffected by such a move.

Unfortunately, this Hitmonchan still fell far short.

While Hitmonchan was off guard,

energy immediately began to shimmer across Ninetales' body.

A beam of intense purple light shot from her, flying straight toward Hitmonchan.

Dazzling Gleam! A Fairy-type move.

As a Fighting-type Pokémon, Hitmonchan was weak against Dazzling Gleam.

Once hit, he would surely suffer heavy injuries.

Lan Hao knew this well.

He spoke harshly.

"Hitmonchan, use Protect!"

At that moment, the dazed Hitmonchan heard Lan Hao's words and suddenly snapped back to clarity.

Facing the incoming Dazzling Gleam,

he swiftly erected a white shield before him.

The Dazzling Gleam struck the shield directly.

As the shield shattered, the Dazzling Gleam was blocked.

"Good, Hitmonchan, use Fire Punch!"

Standing at 3. , Lan Hao threw a punch as he spoke.

Flames instantly ignited around Hitmonchan's fist; he strode toward Ninetales, intending to knock her down with this single blow.

"Ninetales, use Attract!"

At this moment, Su Yu also realized that Lan Hao's Hitmonchan lacked strong resolve.

Thus, he prepared to disrupt the opponent's move once again.

This time, Ninetales struck a cute pose.

Already gorgeous and beautiful, under the effect of Attract, Ninetales instantly filled Hitmonchan's eyes with hearts.

"Now, Ninetales, use Dazzling Gleam again!"

Another beam of purple light shot forth from Ninetales' body.

This time, the infatuated Hitmonchan offered no defense whatsoever.

Thus, Dazzling Gleam struck him squarely, sending him flying backward.

Hitmonchan collapsed on the ground; the pain this time finally made him realize he had been hit.

However, the agony coursing through his entire body made it impossible for him to launch an immediate counterattack.

"Ninetales, use Aurora Beam."

Su Yu seized this opportunity and launched another attack.

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Ninetales fired a blue beam directly from her mouth.

The ice-blue Aurora Beam struck Hitmonchan squarely.

Hitmonchan frowned, feeling the pain once again.

"Hitmonchan, rush forward quickly and use Fire Punch!"

Seeing Hitmonchan at a disadvantage,

Lan Hao decided to go all out!

Hitmonchan struggled to his feet.

Then, enduring the pain, he charged forward.

"Ninetales, use Zen Headbutt!"

Ninetales gathered Psychic-type energy.

Instantly, a large purple hammer appeared before her.

Looking at the approaching Hitmonchan, Ninetales smashed the Zen Headbutt straight at him.

Hitmonchan responded by punching directly at the Zen Headbutt.

His Fire Punch collided squarely with the body of the giant hammer.

However, the tremendous force emanating from the hammer

sent him flying backward outright.

Already injured, when facing Ninetales,

he naturally lacked the confidence for a direct clash.

Moreover, Ninetales' strength far exceeded his own.

Added to that was the type advantage of Psychic-type Zen Headbutt against Fighting-type.

This single Zen Headbutt sent Hitmonchan flying.

【Ninetales defeated Hitmonchan, gaining 4000 experience points!】

"Hitmonchan has lost the ability to battle, please send out your next Pokémon."

The referee stated directly.

At this moment, the crowd watching the battle witnessed this scene.

They were immediately stunned.

The seemingly invincible Fast Fist Lang had actually been defeated by Su Yu just like that!

This was too terrifying!

They were very clear about Fast Fist Lang's strength.

Yet, he was crushed so thoroughly in Su Yu's hands.

This challenger wearing a mask is far too strong, isn't he?

Lan Hao recalled Fast Fist Lang.

He looked at Su Yu not far away and praised,

"You are quite good! You were able to quickly discover my Fast Fist Lang's weakness and exploit it."

"You are far stronger than ordinary Trainers."

The Gym Leader's very purpose is to discover and temper Trainers.

Therefore, even if he himself failed, he would only feel happy for the challenger.

At this moment, Lan Hao couldn't help but feel curious about the mysterious person before him.

With this level of judgment and strength, he was definitely not simple.

While guessing Su Yu's identity, Lan Hao brought out his second Pokémon.

A level 46 Hawlucha!

Hawlucha is a bird-shaped Pokémon possessing colorful feathers.

However, its abdomen is extremely developed, making it look like a muscular man.

"Hawlucha, fly over and use Brick Break!"

Lan Hao issued the command directly.

Upon hearing this, Hawlucha immediately flapped its wings and flew toward the Ninetales not far away.

Its speed was extremely fast, after all, it was a dual-type Fighting and Flying Pokémon.

Thus, Hawlucha instantly closed the distance to Ninetales.

Its hands were also wrapped in energy.

Hawlucha exerted force and slashed directly at Ninetales.

"Ninetales, use Agility to dodge! Then use Ice Beam."