The eleventh match ended in such a manner, catching many spectators by surprise.
Including the VIP guests, the audience, contestants, and the referee all thought that the Fierce Fire Monkey was going to use the Bone Club to perform some highly valuable fighting technique, but in the end…
The role of the Bone Club turned out to be a real eye-opener.
"I won!" Fang Yuan thought to himself.
The surprise attack of the Fierce Fire Monkey caused the Primeape to lose its advantage, and even though Primeape was tough, it still got overwhelmed in the torrent of attacks, eventually being defeated.
"The opponent's training is still not up to par…" Fang Yuan sighed after leaving the arena.
As a newcomer, he was unbeatable with his dirty tricks, and now that everyone is almost a professional, they still fall for them so easily... tsk tsk, it appears that he indeed possesses a talent for dirty tricks.
He has taught all the trainers out there a lesson, not to be fooled by appearances!
Or... continue with this tactic in the next match?
...
Although many people cursed Fang Yuan for being shameless, using such tactics on the fair and open stage of the Martial Arts Dojo, the audience was soon captivated by the upcoming matches.
The professional-level battles commenced one after another, and no one paid attention to trainers like Fang Yuan who won by opportunism.
However, everyone still felt sorry for Zhao Yangyang from the King Kong Dojo, who came from a well-established Fighting Dojo, only to be outsmarted like this… it was truly pitiful. The last time someone was this miserable was Lin Sen at the Little Phoenix King Cup.
Fang Yuan did not take the Fierce Fire Monkey back to the contestant seats but walked towards the outskirts of the arena.
Shortly after the Fierce Fire Monkey threw the Bone Club, the sanitation staff of the arena began to doubt their lives. They witnessed the Bone Club flying far away and landing on an empty lot, but when they rushed over to pick it up for Fang Yuan, the Bone Club had disappeared.
"Thanks." After exiting the arena, Fang Yuan and the Fierce Fire Monkey saw Eevee in a corner, fiddling with a cellphone hanging around its neck, and behind it was the same Bone Club thrown by the Fierce Fire Monkey.
"Bwoo!" Eevee scowled, making it clear that it didn't want to be involved in this sort of thing again.
Running around with a bone was too damaging to its image.
"It's okay... A tactic like this, once used, is no longer useful, but we might still need your help next time," Fang Yuan chuckled, feeling somewhat addicted.
Originally, the Fierce Fire Monkey and the Primeape were equally matched, and it was very likely that through intense fighting, the former's Rage or Thunder Armor would be revealed prematurely. However, with a tactic that cunningly secured victory, one could delay revealing their trump cards for as long as possible.
Pokemon battles are also battles of information. Besides overwhelming power, the more you can hide, the better your chances of making it to the end.
...
The first day of the competition ended, and the top 64 were determined.
Fang Yuan watched several matches of professional level domination, feeling his blood heat up.
Fortunately, the Fierce Fire Monkey was not very strong... This Fighting Tournament gave him the feeling of being back in the Little Phoenix King Cup, which was fantastic.
Tomorrow, the battle to cut the top 64 down to 32 would commence, and Fang Yuan looked at his opponent's information in silence.
It was a female trainer named Ning Yu… and her Pokemon was a Milotic.
What are the odds… to actually face that Milotic with the War Method of Thor???
This Milotic of Ning Yu's was not very strong, not as comprehensive as a Professional Trainer's Pokemon, but its unique fighting style combined Teleport with fighting moves, bringing her close to the level of a Professional Trainer. Neither in the preliminaries nor in yesterday's match did any of her opponents manage to dodge the close-range sneak attacks following her Teleport.
"Fierce Fire Monkey, Eevee, come with me, we need to do some special training," Fang Yuan already had a strategy in mind.
To counteract Teleport, apart from a strong reaction speed, one could only rely on something like the Counter Shield, a defensive move without any blind spots.
The Fierce Fire Monkey just might be able to master it.
At the Lake of Purification, to teach Milotic the Water Tornado, Eevee and the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster instructed Milotic in some basic maneuvers.
Glutton and Fierce Fire Monkey also listened in, knowing that Glutton had been coveting Eevee's Spiral Shadow Ball for a long time but just couldn't learn it.
During the process of observing, Fierce Fire Monkey unexpectedly grasped the technique of Fire Vortex. At the time, Fang Yuan didn't take it seriously, since Fierce Fire Monkey's main weapon was still its fists, but now it seemed there was another method that was a bit more reliable.
...
Their special training was actually quite simple, it was about how to strengthen and release the Fire Vortex with the help of a Bone Club. Fierce Fire Monkey got it right away.
The big windmill turns and turns and turns...
Besides that... Although in the last match the Bone Club's role was to attract attention, in this match... it might not be the case.
Eevee gave Fierce Fire Monkey some last-minute special training.
The next morning, Fang Yuan and his team practiced a few more times, with only Eevee entering the arena early.
"Eevee!" When Fang Yuan and his team arrived, they ran into the reporters, and Eevee had already recorded all the noteworthy combat techniques from the previous matches.
"Well done, but I can't be bothered to watch it, use Illusion Technique to replay it for us tonight," Fang Yuan said, unfeelingly.
"Eevee..." Eevee stamped its little leg and was instantly 'dead'.
There was one hour left before Fang Yuan's match. During this time, he watched his next opponent's battle with a solemn expression.
His mood was heavy.
However, he had to win this match first to earn the right to face the opponent.
When the time came, Fang Yuan prepared to enter the arena.
But as he was leaving, someone suddenly blocked his path. Fang Yuan looked up and saw it was Senior Feng Yin.
"You played well in the last match," Feng Yin said with a smile.
"Not bad, not bad," Fang Yuan replied with a laugh.
"Good luck! Your opponent is tough, be careful," Feng Yin cautioned.
As a Professional Trainer, through Fang Yuan's last match, he had almost figured out the various speeds and combat output capabilities of Fierce Fire Monkey. This Ning Yu would be a strong opponent for Fang Yuan.
However, in just half a year's time, Fang Yuan had trained a newly evolved Fierce Fire Monkey to this level, which greatly exceeded Feng Yin's expectations...
Genius, that was the only word to describe both Fierce Fire Monkey and Fang Yuan.
In the arena, a female Trainer with neat short hair, Ning Yu, had been waiting for Fang Yuan for about ten seconds before he hurried over with Fierce Fire Monkey.
"You…" Seeing that Fierce Fire Monkey was still carrying a Bone Club, Ning Yu let out a questioning tone but soon decided not to ask any further.
On the other hand, the audience began speculating whether Fang Yuan planned to repeat his old trick.
Under the enthusiastic commentary of the host, Fang Yuan smiled as he met the young woman's eyes.
"You might not believe it, but Fierce Fire Monkey is actually the weakest in my team," Fang Yuan said to his opponent.
At his words, Ning Yu's expression remained calm and unchanged; she simply nodded her head.
Meanwhile, Fierce Fire Monkey clenched its fists. Although this was the strategy Fang Yuan and it had agreed upon beforehand, it still sounded so infuriating when heard.
Rage Value +99.
"By the way, Elodea is so cool, way cooler than Fierce Fire Monkey," Fang Yuan added.
Fierce Fire Monkey's Rage Value +99.
This time, Ning Yu's beautiful eyes filled with confusion. Did this Trainer really dislike his own Fierce Fire Monkey that much!