Chapter 608: Hearing Hearing Nimo VS Geeta, The Pinnacle of the League! (8K)

Paldea Pokémon League Headquarters.

At the main gate, the Dragonite that descended from the sky seemed to draw no attention from the Elite Trainers guarding the place; rather, they didn't even regard the "sudden" appearance of the Dragonite as a sign of an enemy attack.

Instead, two middle-aged men whom Luo Mu found familiar greeted him.

"Oh, if it isn't the Champion? What secret mission were you executing that you only returned to the League Headquarters after nearly a year?"

The other person chimed in at that moment: "Exactly, we watched you become Champion, after all. Since you're rarely back, how about having a drink tonight?"

"We'll invite Champion Brother Qingmu then, though if he has to work overtime, forget it."

Hearing them say this, Luo Mu finally recalled who they were.

He remembered they were the nameless guards who had checked his identity at the door and stood watch outside the Champion's Hall, also known as the Mingrentang, when he took the Champion Test a year ago!

However, why were they addressing him like this?

He had already retired previously; even if he had just called Geeta and changed his mind a year later to restore his status, could the news have spread this fast?

Or had the Paldea League, under Champion Brother Qingmu's overtime work, become so competitive that everyone's efficiency had improved dramatically?

Neither possibility seemed plausible, did it?

After a brief pause, feeling the invisible slight weight on his right shoulder, Luo Mu tactfully explained his situation in a different way.

He said he had retired long ago; although he had just received Geeta's verbal consent to restore his status, he shouldn't be able to enter the League Headquarters yet, so he asked if the two of them could inquire with their superiors about this matter and help him process the paperwork to open the headquarters gate.

Hearing Luo Mu's words, the two men looked at each other in confusion.

"Retired? We haven't heard any such news?"

"Surely you must be joking? Champion Luo Mu, doesn't everyone call you that?"

At least for the two of them, they were completely unaware of this matter, as no notification had reached their ears from start to finish.

Just moments ago, they had been chatting about how that young girl was challenging the Champion Test, remarking that it had been nearly a year since that person last appeared.

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Listening to their responses, Luo Mu fell into a rare silence.

Come to think of it, most acquaintances, including Geeta, often used that title to address him.

Those who explicitly mentioned his retirement were rare; Grusha and Master Master Haidai seemed to be trusted core members of the League under Geeta.

At this moment.

As if sensing something, the Zygarde Core standing invisibly on his right shoulder looked upward and urged him via telepathy: "There is no longer any sound of battle inside; has it not already ended? What are you still dawdling here for?"

Remembering he still had important business to attend to, Luo Mu could only set this question aside for now and turned to look at the two men.

The two men, however, exchanged a glance, then stepped forward, placed their hands on Luo Mu's shoulders, and pushed him in front of the identity verification camera on the access control system.

One of them let out a light exclamation, "What is this? It feels soft?"

Yet no matter how he looked, there was nothing on Luo Mu's shoulder?

"Such an impolite human."

Having been suddenly touched, the Zygarde Core puffed up in anger, perching atop Luo Mu's head and slightly flattening his hair, which looked extremely strange from a distance.

"Haha... they can't see you anyway, can they?"

Luo Mu could only offer it a dry comfort within his mind, while his eyes instinctively aligned with the camera lens again.

Access control systems were everywhere, and their functions were largely similar; basically, only those registered in the system could gain entry through facial recognition, fingerprints, voice prints, or iris scans.

Logically speaking, one year after his retirement, these records should have been erased immediately.

However, contrary to Luo Mu's expectations, after scanning his face, the system paused for a second, then emitted two short, urgent beeps; the indicator light turned green, and a synthesized mechanical voice sounded.

【Identity verification successful. Champion-level Trainer: Luo Mu. Welcome back to Paldea League Headquarters.】

Luo Mu: "?"

This... wasn't right, was it?

Luo Mu tried to rationalize it, wondering in his mind what the probability was that Geeta, upon receiving his phone call while staying in the top-floor battle arena, had immediately arranged for subordinates to relay the order layer by layer to restore Trainer Luo Mu's status, successfully entering him into the access control system without his physical presence.

Well, at least it wasn't zero, and that was enough.

After passing through the access control system, the path into the League Headquarters was clear.

Luo Mu occasionally encountered staff members who had no impression of him yet greeted him friendly as if they knew him; unable to distinguish who was who, he could only respond vaguely.

Passing the interview rooms and walking a bit further ahead led to four connected Elite Four battle rooms.

Although he had walked this path only once before, Luo Mu found it quite familiar.

Luo Mu had essentially breezed through the entire journey just by scanning his face, encountering no obstacles whatsoever, which left him completely bewildered.

All along the way, the Zygarde Core surveyed the surrounding environment, occasionally making a few comments while urging Luo Mu to quicken his pace.

In its perception, the aura of that little girl should be in a room not far ahead.

The first three battle rooms still bore traces of combat; the first room had the least damage and was mostly repaired, while the third room had the most, with most of the workers usually responsible for maintaining the grounds busy there.

After all, when he set out, Ryme only had her ace, Baxcalibur, left, so the battle in the third room must have ended not long ago.

But considering what the Zygarde Core had just mentioned, Luo Mu quickened his pace even more, scanned his face, and headed straight into the fourth room.

It seemed a fierce battle had just taken place here; the ground was pitted and uneven, with occasional wisps of "smoke" rising from the craters.

The walls, constructed from materials designed to absorb energy and impact, were damaged in multiple places, revealing just how intense the battle here had been.

Luo Mu looked toward a corner of the room, and as expected, Rika, Brother Qingmu, and Ryme were gathered together, along with a slightly elderly figure.

He was smiling warmly while speaking to Hearing Hearing Nimo, his hands moving continuously as he treated the injuries of Hearing Hearing Nimo's Ursaluna and Goodra.

Both Pokémon were heavily injured, but fortunately, they should recover in about half an hour, though at most their condition would not match their peak state.

That elderly man was a senior veteran, an Elite Four member not recorded in the games.

Luo Mu vaguely remembered that he had considered retiring a few years ago, but because the Paldea League had never found a suitable successor for the Elite Four position, he had delayed it until today.

Luo Mu had battled him last year; how to put it—as a senior veteran, he was definitely strong, at least much stronger than Ryme, otherwise he wouldn't serve as the final gatekeeping Elite Four member.

In terms of status, he was probably similar to Agatha of the Kanto region?

However, if Luo Mu were to evaluate it, to put it somewhat harshly, it would be that they still need much more practice.

Because the opponent failed to reduce his team before his battle against Geeta, and so far, it seems they also failed to reduce Hearing Hearing Nimo's team.

There is also the possibility that the opponent, seeing hope for retirement, chose to throw the match subtly; in any case, there is no need to scrutinize it too closely.

In another two or three years, another absurdly talented genius will appear to fill this position—something like an Elite Four member under ten years old.

Thinking of this, Luo Mu, who had remained silent until now, no longer deliberately lightened his steps and walked directly toward that direction.

Perhaps because the attention of the several people was focused on Hearing Hearing Nimo and her Pokémon, they completely failed to notice Luo Mu entering the room until he approached, at which point Cynia was the first to react.

"Oh, a rare guest?"

"What made you willing to show your face at the League Headquarters today?"

Her voice immediately drew the attention of the others present.

Upon seeing Luo Mu and the Dragonite following behind him, the expressions of the several people varied.

Brother Brother Qingmu, expressionless, silently shuffled toward the corner, trying his best to lower his presence and avoid excessive contact with Luo Mu.

Grimsley averted his gaze, fearing that as soon as Luo Mu arrived, he would mock him for being unable to defeat even his student.

The Great Senior happily stroked his white beard and asked, "Have you finally figured it out?"

But among the several people, Hearing Hearing Nimo was by far the most excited.

"Teacher, you've come!"

Standing up with a "swish," Hearing Hearing Nimo displayed visible panic and excitement.

"Mm, I've come to watch the battle."

Offering a soothing smile, Luo Mu nodded slightly, signaling Hearing Hearing Nimo not to get excited but to focus on restoring her Pokémon's condition.

Once preparations upstairs were complete, the genuine final battle would begin.

Every minute and second now was too precious to waste; allowing Pawmi and the others to recover even a fraction of their state represented several more percentage points of possibility for defeating Geeta.

Luo Mu had explained these experiences before; Hearing Hearing Nimo was smart, and upon realizing this, she immediately suppressed the excitement in her heart, obediently nodded, and buried her head to continue treating the wounds of Bewear and the others.

Luo Mu then began chatting with the four of them.

Among the four, Grimsley was someone he saw frequently, head up or head down, during those two or three days each week he went to Naranja Academy, so there was little to chat about.

Brother Brother Qingmu was the same; Luo Mu often encountered him inexplicably, making them as familiar as could be.

As for Cynia, Luo Mu hadn't seen her in a long time; their last meeting was at the conference in Glaseado Town, where they had gathered with Looker, the Glaseado Town Gym Leader Grusha, and others to discuss how to ambush Hunter J.

Hunter J should still be rotting in prison now; who knows how many years it will take before she is released.

Mentioning Looker reminded Luo Mu of something.

Come to think of it, not long ago, Looker had sent a letter of gratitude to the farm, along with a pennant awarded by Interpol Headquarters and a Poison-type Z-Crystal.

Looker had said he had no use for it and, to thank Luo Mu for his help in the Terminus Cave, suggested giving it to him instead.

After all, under the influence of Zygarde's Core, their memories had undergone certain changes; in their view, it was Luo Mu who had resolved the problem of Guzzlord, and then the group had found the Z-Crystal that had fallen from Guzzlord's mouth.

In this way, Luo Mu had nearly passively assembled a full set of Z-Crystals for all regular types, plus one exclusive Z-Crystal for Mimikyu, and an extra Decidueye Z-Crystal.

As for the Great Senior, Luo Mu did not have many impressions of this elder; their last meeting had been at last year's Champion Assessment, where he had thoroughly defeated him.

Chatting now felt somewhat awkward, and the topics of conversation were mostly guided by the other party.

By the time Luo Mu arrived, it seemed some time had already passed since the end of the battle.

Approximately ten minutes later, a broadcast sound rang out within the room.

【Challenger Hearing Hearing Nimo, who has passed the second round of the Champion Assessment, please proceed immediately to the terrace for the final test.】

The broadcast repeated three times before stopping.

At that moment, the elevator in the fourth room quietly unlocked, and its closed doors swung wide open.

The several people instantly realized that this was the final stage.

Cynia threw an arm around Hearing Hearing Nimo's shoulder and laughed, "Awesome, Hearing Hearing Nimo! Go all out against the greatest rival of this century~"

Grimsley averted his gaze, "The Top Champion is very powerful, well, but since you've already defeated little old me, there shouldn't be any problem with what comes next, right?"

"Good luck in battle, child." The Great Senior also patted Hearing Hearing Nimo's shoulder.

Even Brother Brother Qingmu, whose personality was relatively reserved, followed the crowd and offered his own blessings.

"... Good luck."

Above lay the domain of the Champion level; at least until the battle ended, the four of them would remain stationed below, waiting for the conclusion of the fight.

"Thank you, everyone, I will do my best!"

Before recalling Bewear and the others into their Poké Balls, Hearing Hearing Nimo confirmed their physical conditions one by one and responded earnestly to the blessings of the four.

Subsequently, she turned her sparkling eyes toward Luo Mu.

"Let's go; I will be watching from the side."

Luo Mu could only give Hearing Hearing Nimo the answer she wanted.

"Mm!"

Hearing Hearing Nimo felt a surge of drive and excitement rise instantly in her heart; before the person she admired and worshipped most, she felt that even facing that Top Champion, she possessed the confidence to defeat him!

Under the gaze of the four Elite Four members, with a "ding-dong," the elevator doors automatically closed and began to operate.

With the steady rotation of the cables, the elevator was climbing upward.

Gazing at the constantly jumping floor numbers, it was like climbing the peak of the Paldea League itself.

At this moment, Luo Mu's mood was quite complex.

The first time he came here, aside from his six partners, he was all alone.

But now, not only did he have a home and had settled down, surrounded by numerous Pokémon on the farm, but today he could even ride on the coattails of his student and disciple to once again ascend to the peak of the League and witness this battle.

Over the past two years, having experienced so many things, Luo Mu realized upon reviewing it all now that he was undoubtedly lucky.

Compared to Luo Mu's heart full of memories, Hearing Hearing Nimo's eyes at this moment were already brewed to the extreme, filled with a transformed fighting spirit after undergoing four rounds of high-intensity battles.

"Ding-dong," the elevator arrived at the top floor.

The doors opened, and fresh air unique to the outdoors, even carrying a hint of the distinctive flavor of the Paldea Great Crater, rushed into the elevator in a scramble.

Light from nature poured down; the weather today was excellent, with neither gloomy clouds nor a scorching sun, a rare fine day at the tail end of winter, clearly very suitable for battles.

The terrace also offered a wide, unobstructed view.

Whether conducting aerial battles or having Pokémon use weather moves, no extra effort would be wasted.

Looking forward.

A pair of shiny leather shoes moved along with the turn of the person standing with their back to Hearing Hearing Nimo and Luo Mu.

When the other party turned around, their fitted dark formal suit, the collar buttoned meticulously with a gold-striped cravat tied at the neck, and the blue gloves worn on their chest bearing patterns of a golden hexagram and a compass all crashed into the sight of the two.

The person waiting at this summit of the League was none other than Geeta, the Chairwoman of the Paldea League, the Academy Director, the Top Champion, and the final examiner of the Champion Assessment.

To put it plainly, judging by Geeta's attire today, one could tell just how much importance she attached to this matter.

This likely also represented the kind of pressure Hearing Hearing Nimo was about to endure.

The cameras remotely operated by professionals nearby had not yet started rolling, so there was still a gap for the three of them to chat a few words.

Luo Mu wanted to ask Geeta about his status as a Champion-level Trainer, but Geeta, as if expecting this, raised a single finger and made a "shush" gesture.

"Save any questions for after it's over."

Geeta's gaze fell upon Hearing Hearing Nimo, who was quietly sizing her up; if making a comparison, Luo Mu was the delicacy already on the plate, his order could be delayed slightly.

Whereas the Hearing Hearing Nimo before her was the duck about to be cooked, requiring the heat to be adjusted according to the situation.

A friendly smile spread across Geeta's face as she spoke: "I knew you could break through the blockade of those four and come to this summit of the Pokémon League to meet me; this is truly a very joyful thing."

"Listen well, Student Hearing Nimo."

"The content of the final assessment is a battle against me, Geeta, the Top Champion of the Paldea League."

"As long as you defeat me, you will pass the assessment; how about that, aren't the rules very simple?"

Hearing Hearing Nimo nodded with a look of half-understanding, while Luo Mu beside her felt somewhat speechless.

It is indeed simple, but could you go easy on her?

However, Geeta's next sentence completely extinguished Luo Mu's expectations.

"The reminder your teacher gave me previously benefited me greatly; today I will make small adjustments to the structure of my team and the order of appearance, I hope you can bring me a surprise."

"Really!?"

Not only did Hearing Hearing Nimo not feel a shred of nervousness, instead her eyes widened with anticipation.

She had used many methods and channels, even leveraging family connections, to piece together an incomplete video recording of the battle between Luo Mu and Geeta bit by bit.

Since the day she became a Trainer, Hearing Hearing Nimo had frequently rewatched the recording, conducting post-match analyses.

It could be said that she understood last year's battle even better than Luo Mu and Geeta themselves.

This sudden statement from Geeta undoubtedly raised Hearing Hearing Nimo's expectations, making her even more excited.

Only Luo Mu, standing aside, let out a long sigh in his heart.

I am guilty; why did Geeta have to have her enlightenment at this exact moment?

Now, as for himself, it didn't matter whether Geeta had her enlightenment or not; he had a sure grasp of victory.

But Hearing Hearing Nimo had just experienced four consecutive battles; it was unknown whether she could withstand it.

After a brief exchange, a reminder came from the operator directing the cameras, and Geeta and Hearing Hearing Nimo accordingly ended their conversation, each taking their stand at one end of the battle arena at this summit of the League.

As for Luo Mu, he walked near the cameras to ensure his figure would not appear.

Dragonite had already been recalled into its Poké Ball and was watching the match through the ball, while the Zygarde Core had directly positioned itself on Luo Mu's shoulder, ready to watch the battle.

The live broadcast started on time; through Luo Mu's phone, which had its sound muted, one could see Iono talking incessantly, commentating on something.

Pity he hadn't brought earphones; in order not to affect the recording of the live broadcast, he could only let it go.

On both sides of the terrace, speakers installed by workers of the Paldea League to liven up the battle atmosphere began playing music produced by professional producers hired by the Paldea League the instant the live broadcast started.

The name of the music was: Battle! (Top Champion).

The opening brass performance and the subsequent dense drumbeats perfectly rendered the atmosphere of the peak battle about to unfold on this summit of the League.

At some unknown point, Geeta had already struck a pose, found the right angle, and spoken her pre-prepared lines.

The first part was no different from what she had just told Hearing Hearing Nimo; the main difference lay in the latter part.

"However, before that, I want to apologize to you first; as the Chairwoman of the League, I have a bad shortcoming..."

"—That is, regarding Pokémon battles, I cannot make any compromises."

"Perhaps because of this, no one has been able to pass the assessment in the past year, which has given me quite a headache."

"However, if it is you, perhaps you can accomplish an amazing feat just like your teacher did last year."

Geeta's gaze shifted instantly to Luo Mu outside the field, then turned back.

"So, are you ready?"

"Let me explore the extent of your talents...!"

Matching the climax of the musical drumbeats, Geeta threw the Poké Ball in her hand.

"Please, you must defeat me, and then become the Champion."

"Take the stage, Glimmora!"

A red flash passed, and Glimmora opened its petals composed of crystals, exposing its cone-shaped body, upon which a pair of bright yellow eyes stared unblinkingly at the Pokémon Hearing Hearing Nimo released almost simultaneously after reacting.

Geeta's signature Pokémon, Glimmora, possessed the Rock and Poison types.

"Decidueye!"

This time, Hearing Hearing Nimo chose Decidueye to lead the charge.

At least in terms of type compatibility, neither side was at a disadvantage or held an advantage.

Decidueye was not weak to the Poison type, and Glimmora's Poison type neutralized the Grass type's super-effectiveness against the Rock type.

However, watching Geeta lead with Glimmora, Luo Mu silently thought that things had indeed turned out this way.

Once the bad habit of saving Glimmora for last was corrected, with Geeta's team composition, the difficulty of the challenge would skyrocket in a straight line!

"Glimmora."

Upon seeing Glimmora appear, Hearing Nimo's expression also changed.

In her memory, last year this Glimmora, relying on its toxins, had given her teacher's Luxray a hard time, yet now, the opponent had actually sent it out as the lead.

She must deal with it cautiously!

"Energy Ball!"

Hearing Nimo struck first, choosing to have Decidueye use a special attack from long range to probe.

"Decu!"

Decidueye let out a low cry, slapped its wings sharply, and a emerald-green Energy Ball spun toward Glimmora.

Thanks to who knew how many times she had watched the recordings, Hearing Nimo knew clearly what effect Glimmora's Ability had, and also knew the culprit that had forced Luxray into a poisoned state.

Ability: "Toxic Debris"—when Glimmora takes damage from a physical move, it generates Toxic Spikes, scattering them across the field.

Toxic Spikes are ineffective against allies; instead, any opposing Pokémon that enters the field and touches the ground will become poisoned.

Without a dedicated clearing move, as the Toxic Spikes accumulate, the poisoning will intensify into bad poison, making it a rather troublesome Ability.

Hearing Nimo's team did have one Pokémon capable of solving this problem, namely the Decidueye currently leading the charge.

But the problem was that Decidueye had not inherited "Defog," which could handle "Toxic Spikes."

Furthermore, in Hearing Nimo's team, aside from Decidueye and Diejie Diejie Mengmeng, the other four Pokémon could not fly; if the Toxic Spikes were not cleared, they would immediately fall into a poisoned or badly poisoned state upon entering.

This was somewhat uncomfortable.

To avoid triggering Glimmora's "Toxic Debris" right at the start, Hearing Nimo abandoned Decidueye's signature "Shadow Sneak" and opened the battle with Energy Ball.

The Energy Ball struck Glimmora's body directly; with a "Boom," amidst rolling green smoke, Glimmora's cry of pain rang out.

Geeta, who had absolutely no intention of ordering Glimmora to dodge, was not one to throw the match so obviously; the reason she let Glimmora stand still was because—

"Glimmora, Toxic Spikes."

Geeta clasped her hands behind her back and issued the command with perfect composure.

Even if Hearing Nimo intended not to trigger "Toxic Debris," Geeta had methods to actively stack Toxic Spikes.

From the moment she chose to lead with Glimmora, "Toxic Debris" was no longer an environment limited only to the final battle.

Glimmora rotated its beautiful yet dangerous petals composed of crystals, firing volleys of "arrows" into the sky.

Or perhaps it should be described as "light arrows" loaded with Glimmora's toxins!

The Toxic Spikes rained down like flowers scattered by a heavenly maiden; upon contacting the ground, they instantly vanished into the earth, waiting like traps for someone to step on them.

Under Hearing Nimo's command, Decidueye dodged the falling Toxic Spikes with agile movements; in reality, Toxic Spikes were not like in the games, triggering only when switching Pokémon.

If one came into contact with the Toxic Spikes while the opponent was setting them up, one would also fall into a poisoned state!

"It's completely ineffective? Then, Shadow Sneak!"

Hearing Nimo knew she probably couldn't completely render Glimmora unable to battle before it finished laying down the Toxic Spikes.

If that was the case, there was only one path to take.

Before the opponent could lay down even more potent Toxic Spikes, trap the opponent and quickly crush them, not giving them the chance to switch out and return to cause chaos once the Toxic Spikes were exhausted!

Decidueye flapped its wings; several feathers silently drifted down, and as it caught them, it directly nocked them onto its already taut "bowstring"!

In an instant, the bow was drawn like a full moon!

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

It was still that tricky trio of crisp bowstring sounds used against Cangyan Cangyan Rengui; the Shadow Sneak arrows split the air, shooting straight at Glimmora.

While shooting, Decidueye was simultaneously dodging the Toxic Spikes, truly maximizing its skill.

Two of the Shadow Sneak arrows missed the vital points Decidueye had aimed for, instead hitting two petals as Glimmora dodged.

The third arrow, however, firmly planted itself into Glimmora's shadow.

From this moment on, even the light of a Poké Ball could not recall Glimmora, as it would be blocked by the power of Shadow Sneak.

At the same time, another layer of "Toxic Spikes" from "Toxic Debris" rained down from the sky.

"As expected of you, your judgment is very correct. Please continue battling Glimmora like this; Ancient Power!"

While encouraging Hearing Nimo at the appropriate moment, Geeta did not forget to issue an attack command.

A ring of earth-yellow light immediately appeared on Glimmora's surface, instantly transforming into countless rock fragments that, mixed with the Toxic Spikes, rained down upon Decidueye like a volley of arrows.

Decidueye had to dodge these rock fragments and Toxic Spikes; otherwise, being hit would be the lesser issue—if it fell to the ground, it would suffer from two layers of Toxic Spikes and immediately fall into a badly poisoned state!

To make matters worse, at this very moment, a bright red light ignited on Glimmora's surface, and its momentum almost instantly soared by a whole tier.

This was the additional effect of Ancient Power triggering.

All of Glimmora's stats had risen by one stage!

Luo Mu, watching from the side, his fingers twitched slightly, barely holding back an expression of dumbfounded shock.

Wait, sis, did you turn on a cheat?

Is this reasonable... legal?

Geeta didn't know whether it was legal or not, but she seized the momentum to have Glimmora launch an even fiercer barrage of attacks, beginning a pursuit kill against Decidueye.

No matter how agile Decidueye's dodging skills were, it inevitably got grazed by rock fragments, sustaining significant injuries.

Coupled with the dual exhaustion of stamina and spirit from the several consecutive battles prior, even though Decidueye had done its best to avoid poisoning, its condition inevitably began to decline.

Even the precision of its flying movements was affected.

Hearing Nimo knew clearly that she could not simply be worn down by Glimmora, which excelled at long-range attacks.

After directing Decidueye to clash a "Leaf Blade" against Glimmora's "Power Gem," facing once again the rising Toxic Spikes and the barrage of Ancient Power, she decided to gamble everything on one strike!

"Decidueye, use Leaf Storm to clear the obstacles!"

Before the Toxic Spikes hit the ground and merged into it, there was still a chance to block them.

But such an action was, at best, merely incidental; Hearing Hearing Nimo's true objective was... to approach the Glimmwort!

The whirlwind, mixed with sharp leaves, swept away all obstacles before the Decidueye; this was the power of "Leaf Storm," released at the cost of lowered Special Attack.

And the Decidueye did not waste this opportunity, diving forward without hesitation to close in on the Glimmwort.

"Leaf Blade!"

Fluorescent green light circulated as the Decidueye's wings instantly transformed into sharp blades; the fierce whistling that cut through the air made one's heart tremble, and that edge was utterly stunning.

Boom!

Under the Decidueye's reckless attack, the Leaf Blade instantly sliced into the cone-shaped body of the Glimmwort, triggering a series of explosions!

This strike hit a vital point!

Stung by the pain, the Glimmwort was blasted backward, yet both Geeta and the Glimmwort displayed, in this moment, the confidence befitting a Top Champion and a former ace anchor.

"Glimmwort Spin!"

Forcibly halting its backward momentum, the Glimmwort's petals began to rotate at high speed; venom secreted at the tips of the petals struck the Decidueye directly, which had not yet managed to retreat!

In an instant, the Decidueye was slammed heavily to the ground by the Glimmwort!

Countless purple rays of light flowed into the Decidueye's body, and in that same instant, it let out a cry of agony.

The Toxic Spikes on the battlefield had poisoned its system!

From this moment on, the Decidueye had entered a countdown.

Similarly, the Glimmwort's stamina had also dropped to a certain level due to the Leaf Blade that had just struck its vital point and the earlier Shadow Sneak.

The Glimmwort's mission had been more than fulfilled; with the "Toxic Spikes" laid and the Decidueye trapped in a badly poisoned state, although dragging the fight out might give the Glimmwort a chance to counter-kill the Decidueye, Geeta would not gamble on that.

Given the Glimmwort's condition, even though the Decidueye was currently in a "badly poisoned" state, it could easily defeat it before losing the ability to battle.

Rather than engaging in such futile resistance, it was better to let the Glimmwort, as the tactical core, exert its maximum value.

Thinking thus, Geeta, narrowing her eyes, commanded the Glimmwort to lay another layer of "Toxic Spikes"; while enduring the Decidueye's second Shadow Sneak, she also deployed "Stealth Rock" for the first time and issued a new order.

"Glimmwort, Final Gambit."

(End of Chapter)