The referees had not yet reached a conclusion, but the four competitors were already standing in the center of the arena. Xia Huna, sitting on the ground, watched the still chaotic referee stand with amusement. "Fight, fight to the death. It's best if you beat each other's brains into dog brains."
The two opposing players from Lixing Country stared dumbfounded. You say you want to finish the last round with us, and then you incite the referees to fight? Who has such a heart that wants to see the world in chaos? What are your intentions?
Although Xia Huna wanted to watch the show, Kasweiding gave him no chance. He single-handedly calmed the situation. After the referees received the instruction to continue the competition, they immediately brought out a referee from the Sacred Cult. The background of this Sacred Cult will not be babble here.
As for Xia Huna, seeing this referee enter the arena, he got up and waved at the two players from Lixing Country. "You two, catch this. Remember to swap it when you're done."
With that, Xia Huna threw the walkie-talkie over. The Lixing Country players reached out to catch it, looking at Xia Huna in confusion. The referee also looked at Xia Huna, considering whether to pull out a card to warn him. Xia Huna said with his hands behind his back, "I say, it's really boring to fight with you two. You can use the walkie-talkie to ask Kasweiding to guide you more. I'll be lonely if he doesn't participate."
Kasweiding heard this clearly and was about to curse Xia Huna with the walkie-talkie, but he was warned by the referee and went back to his senses.
Xia Huna laughed when he saw Kasweiding get warned, then directly took out a Poké Ball. "Come on, come on. It seems your Kasweiding can't fight alongside you. Although it's a bit bullying, come on."
Xia Huna hooked his hand in provocation, but the referee stepped forward and said, "Well, the warning I just gave was only because he was publicly cursing in such an occasion, but if you want him to get off the field, I will respect your opinion."
After speaking, the referee looked at Xia Huna, wanting to hear his opinion. Xia Huna was in a dilemma of his own making. If he said no, it would seem cowardly, but if he really let him down to guide, more variables would appear.
However, Xia Huna generally does not fight unprepared battles. He nodded confidently, then beckoned to Kasweiding on the opposite side. "Old Ka, come down. Aren't you bored up there alone?"
After Xia Huna provoked Kasweiding to come down with words, Xia Huna and Muzhishui finally began the last scheduled match.
The two Pokémon sent out by Lixing Country were Old Man Dragon and Tail-whip Dragon. Xia Huna and Muzhishui exchanged a look and sent out two Lycanroc that were returning to the arena for the first time after evolving.
"Go, Lycanroc!"
When the two Lycanroc appeared on the field, the whole stadium erupted. Whether it was Muzhishui's Dusk Form Lycanroc or Xia Huna's Dawn Form Lycanroc, it was the first time they appeared before the public on Lingyao Star. Kasweiding immediately questioned the referee, "Referee, I suspect they used illegal techniques, causing abnormal evolution of the Pokémon due to forced evolution."
Xia Huna smiled. "No, haven't you considered that besides day and night, there are other words to confirm the time? Forget it, you won't understand if I tell you, let's start fighting directly. Dawn, Outrage!"
Because it was the Dawn Form, Xia Huna directly named it Dawn. Similarly, Muzhishui, who was not much better than Xia Huna at naming, directly called his Lycanroc Dusk.
Although Xia Huna said to charge, Dawn just stood there motionless, constantly grinding its claws on the ground. The Lixing Country, however, did the opposite. "Old Man Dragon, use Dragon Claw!"
"Tail-whip Dragon, we'll use Dragon Claw too!"
The two Pokémon raised their claws and grabbed towards Lycanroc. However, Old Man Dragon was too lazy, and its claw movements were indeed too slow. As Tail-whip Dragon, which often partnered with Old Man Dragon, it was also influenced by its companion. Its speed base stat of eighty-five was similar to Old Man Dragon's speed base stat of thirty-six.
"Dawn/Dusk, Stone Edge!"
Dawn inserted its claws into the ground, and Dusk also slammed its claws onto the ground. Sharp stones protruded from the ground, heading towards the Dragon Claws.
The two moves collided, kicking up violent sand and dust. Xia Huna decided to do something during this opportunity. "Dawn, Dig and then Outrage!"
After Dawn evolved from Rockruff into Lycanroc, its claws became sharper. Although its size also increased significantly, it did not affect its digging.
Dawn rapidly swung its claws in the intense dust. When the dust cleared, the two Lycanroc had disappeared from the field. The two Lixing trainers were already accustomed to this scene. They had seen this move in the group stage before, so what was about to happen was Lycanroc jumping out from somewhere.
To guard against this situation, the two trainers and their Pokémon cautiously watched the situation on the battlefield. At this time, the Lycanroc underground had already reached directly below the two Pokémon.
If the two trainers from Lixing Country had moved at all, things would not have been so one-sided in favor of Xia Huna and Muzhishui. But to avoid Xia Huna causing trouble, they chose to wait and see.
Thus, the soil under Old Man Dragon and Tail-whip Dragon suddenly erupted with a claw, and the ground collapsed, forming a large pit. Two Lycanroc jumped out from the pit and unleashed a barrage of attacks on Old Man Dragon.
Xia Huna, standing by the sidelines, stroked his chin. "Although I know Dawn digs very fast, how did it dig such a large pit? Were all the soil eaten?"
Saying that, Xia Huna squatted down, picked up some soil, and licked it. "Well, how should I put it? I don't understand Lycanroc's taste system very well, but according to the communication between me and Dawn before, he can handle soil with this texture, but it's a bit difficult to digest."
Muzhishui looked down at Xia Huna, who was analyzing Lycanroc's dietary habits with a serious expression. "Although I know your Dawn is quite fond of eating, it's really not picky."
Xia Huna's basic strategy was to bully your Old Man Dragon for not being as fast as my Lycanroc. After a round of attacks, the two Lycanroc immediately pulled away. The very lazy Old Man Dragon swayed its head and pushed Tail-whip Dragon up.
"Old Man Dragon, use Dragon Breath!"
Old Man Dragon opened its mouth and condensed a large mass of Dragon Breath in its mouth. Dawn also opened its mouth face to face, not knowing what it was going to do.
Old Man Dragon's Dragon Breath shot straight towards Dawn, and Dawn's mouth also spewed out a large amount of sand mixed with Dragon Breath.
Muzhishui asked him, "What skill is this? Even if it's the Dawn Form, I haven't seen it, but it should be similar to Dusk's skill set, derived from the Night Form. Is there such a skill?"
Xia Huna smiled. "It should be another application of Sand Rush. That's all I can think of. Although I didn't prepare Sand Rush, it doesn't mean Dawn won't find its own way."
Dawn's "Sand Rush" mixed with Old Man Dragon's Dragon Breath. In the end, Dragon Breath broke through the sand barrier and hit Dawn. On the other hand, Dusk had the advantage in its struggle with Tail-whip Dragon.
Tail-whip Dragon and Dusk had already pulled away from Old Man Dragon when it was preparing Dragon Breath. Given Xia Huna's personality, if they were too close, Dragon Breath might hit someone by accident. After running, the larger Tail-whip Dragon moved faster, stopping its movement first, and then swinging its tail to greet Dusk. But Dusk, while running, opened its mouth and bit down the moment Tail-whip Dragon's tail swung.
Dusk and Dawn's evolutionary paths were completely different. Dawn focused more on hunting claws, while Dusk focused on biting power.
Just a simple bite from Dusk was unbearable, let alone Dusk using Bite. Xia Huna even thought he heard the sound of Tail-whip Dragon's tail breaking.
Tail-whip Dragon was bitten once and swung its tail to make Dusk have a close encounter with the ground. However, Dusk knew when to stop. When Tail-whip Dragon raised its tail, it let go.
Lixing Country suffered a series of minor setbacks. Kasweiding quickly processed the information and issued commands by pressing his headset.
Old Man Dragon abandoned the idea of continuing to clash with Dawn and, shaking its head, moved towards Tail-whip Dragon. Tail-whip Dragon once again swung its tail, attempting to attack Dusk.
According to the rules of the competition, both sides were strictly forbidden from using any moves that would cause exchanges on the Pokémon on the field. Therefore, Muzhishui confirmed it was not Dragon Tail. Excluding Dragon Tail, there were no other moves involving the tail that Tail-whip Dragon could use.
Lycanroc opened its mouth again to bite Tail-whip Dragon, but was tricked by Tail-whip Dragon. Tail-whip Dragon's tail, during its movement and as it bent down, changed direction faster, causing Dusk to miss.
Before Dusk, which missed, could get up, Tail-whip Dragon's tail attack was aimed at Lycanroc.
"Dawn, charge forward and take this next move!"
Dawn's actions were much faster than Xia Huna's thoughts. Before Xia Huna could say anything, it proactively charged forward and took Tail-whip Dragon's attack. Old Man Dragon took this opportunity to aim at Dawn's back, preparing for a second Dragon Breath attack.