"Charizard, let's attack!"
Charizard's hands were both enveloped in emerald flames. Xia Henao asked the system, "System, what is this? Is it Dragon Claw?"
"Yes, it's Dragon Claw, but this Dragon Claw is more restrained than the previous ones. It should be a skill similar to your Flying Water Shuriken Flash, maximizing the attack power of Dragon Claw."
Xia Henao stroked his chin. What's the use of maximizing Dragon Claw's attack power? This is a special attack Charizard.
However, since Charizard had revealed its trump card, Xia Henao didn't mind trying to unleash his bond form: "Gua gua, let's go. Flying Water Shuriken!"
Xia Henao gripped the special glove made by Zhang Hong on his right hand. Gua gua simultaneously formed a Flying Water Shuriken: "Go!"
Xia Henao and Gua gua threw the Flying Water Shuriken, and Gua gua retreated under the cover of the shuriken. A crystal blue Tai Chi water sphere covered Gua gua. Seeing Gua gua's special state, Yu Longdu smiled, "Is this it? Let me see."
Charizard shattered the Flying Water Shuriken thrown by Gua gua with Dragon Claw and then charged towards Gua gua.
"A'Du, let's test the defense of this water ball. Although I've used it before when fighting Song Shuangyu, you know, he wouldn't cooperate with me."
"Alright, Charizard, go and test the defense of this water shield."
Charizard flew over and patted the water sphere on Gua gua's body. To his surprise, Dragon Claw slid off the Tai Chi water sphere. Xia Henao thought, "You can try to make Charizard put in more effort."
Hearing Xia Henao say so, Yu Longdu had Charizard unleash a full-power claw. It actually shattered Gua gua's Tai Chi water sphere, almost causing Gua gua to revert from its bonded transformation. Fortunately, the water sphere was still spinning rapidly, and it took a few seconds to restore the entire sphere.
Seeing this state, Xia Henao breathed a sigh of relief, "Amazing, even Song Shuangyu couldn't shatter this ball so easily."
"Likewise, I didn't expect you to be able to block Charizard's attack. But it's not over yet, Charizard, go all out!"
Both of Charizard's claws lit up with flames. The system reminded Xia Henao, "Be careful, this only uses one PP."
Xia Henao understood that Yu Longdu had found a way to not consume PP when Dragon Claw missed. In a way, it was the same as his method of using Flying Water Shuriken.
"Since you're going all out, we'll give you enough respect. Gua gua, draw your sword!"
As he spoke, Xia Henao removed the special weapon from his waist and gently tapped it on his loosely held left hand. Yu Longdu was stunned by Xia Henao's demeanor, "Hmm? Why is this so chuunibyo? Charizard, attack!"
Charizard's Dragon Claw struck down towards Gua gua. Simultaneously, Xia Henao stepped back into a bow stance and drew his sword. A chilling blue Flying Water Shuriken accurately blocked Charizard's attacking Dragon Claw. Everyone was shocked, "What is this? Can Greninja do something like this?"
Yu Longdu and Charizard hadn't expected this, but Charizard's strength still held the overwhelming advantage. Xia Henao's feet moved rapidly, he twisted his body, dodging Charizard's Dragon Claw, and counterattacked towards Charizard's wing.
Charizard quickly dodged the attack and opened its mouth to unleash a Flamethrower. Xia Henao raised his right hand and split the Flamethrower in half with his sword: "Here, my swordsmanship isn't great, but it should still be acceptable."
As he spoke, Xia Henao's right hand moved up and down, and the sword in Gua gua's hand also aimed at Charizard's head. The sharpness of the sword combined with the coldness of the water made Charizard feel very threatened, and its movements began to falter.
However, Xia Henao was, after all, a swordsman who had learned on the fly. Although he had suppressed Charizard, he was disarmed by Charizard's "empty-handed white blade" move, where it used its palms to grab the sword in Gua gua's hand.
Xia Henao was not flustered at all. He lightly tapped the bottom of the weapon with his left hand, and the weapon instantly transformed into a long polearm. The shuriken in Gua gua's hand also lengthened, changing from a shuriken to a spear. Xia Henao gently pushed forward, and the spear in Gua gua's hand directly poked Charizard's head. Charizard was startled and released its hands to avoid its head being pierced.
"What is this thing?"
Xia Henao smiled but said nothing. This was the Flying Water Shuriken Kai, which could be upgraded multiple times. The second stage was a spear, and Xia Henao actually had the third stage upgrade in his possession.
Of course, this skill also had its disadvantages. One was that each upgrade consumed the energy of the Flying Water Shuriken. Moreover, although it could change from a sword to a spear, it couldn't change back from a spear to a sword.
Xia Henao's long spear fighting was not as skilled as his sword fighting. Gua gua's movements looked a bit awkward, but given the innate talent boys had for polearms, both Pokémon were doing quite well.
Gua gua's long spear continuously jabbed at Charizard's head. Although Charizard tried to break Gua gua's offensive with its Dragon Claw, Gua gua's movements were completely erratic, and it couldn't find an opportunity in the intense battle.
"Charizard, fly up."
What you have in your hand is ultimately a spear, not a gun; it's a melee weapon with limited reach. Once I fly up, you won't be able to hit me, unless you throw the spear.
Xia Henao indeed intended to do just that. He threw his weapon with a javelin-throwing stance.
Since it was formed from two shurikens, its power was naturally the combined power of two shurikens. However, because it was a long spear instead of a spinning shuriken, it couldn't achieve a second or even a third strike, only a single-stage damage. But after throwing the spear, Xia Henao drew another sword.
If you don't come down, I won't attack. Xia Henao wanted to go for a draw against such an opponent. Yu Longdu naturally knew that if he didn't go down, he couldn't beat Gua gua, as he didn't have the energy bar to enhance Charizard's Flamethrower. As for other skills, they were all melee, which was awkward.
"Charizard, accelerate charge, empty-handed white blade!"
Charizard swooped down, extending its claws in front of its head. If Gua gua wanted to counter with its sword, Charizard could directly disarm it and then use Charizard's powerful force to knock Gua gua down.
However, Xia Henao's response was peculiar. He actually sat down, seemingly intending to stab Charizard's belly as it flew by.
Yu Longdu dared not let Xia Henao do that. The rapidly ascending Charizard narrowly dodged Gua gua's attack.
In the end, it had to turn into a melee fight, with Charizard attacking the sword-wielding Gua gua with Dragon Claw. However, Xia Henao's movements were noticeably faster this time. When a sword strike missed its target, it upgraded to a halberd. The sudden upgrade accurately struck the nearby Charizard. Xia Henao smiled, "I've used up my trump cards, you can attack freely."
Although Xia Henao said so, Yu Longdu knew very well that Xia Henao still had a super-powerful Flying Water Shuriken called Flash.
Seeing Yu Longdu not attacking, Xia Henao raised his long-handled weapon above his head, "In that case, I'll continue. Let me show you the power of Counter Storm!"
Gua gua spun rapidly, attacking Charizard like a whirlwind. Of course, only Gua gua was spinning. If Xia Henao spun along, he would likely collapse after a few spins, dizzy.
Charizard also used its Dragon Claw to stop Gua gua's attack. As their attacks were about to hit each other, Zheng Xiaoxiao raised her hand and said, "Okay, stop here."
Hearing the referee say so, Xia Henao and Yu Longdu had no choice but to stop their attacks. Zheng Xiaoxiao said, "Alright, this match will be a draw. Well, if I say so, it counts."
Since no winner was decided, the bet naturally became null and void. Xia Henao put his weapon back to his waist, and the water sphere on Gua gua's body gradually dissipated, returning to its normal form.
Wei Chiting and the others watched their battle, "Amazing. Both Gua gua's shuriken and Charizard's Dragon Claw have exceeded our imagination."
Lu Bingming even approached Xia Henao and asked, "Boss Xia, how did you create that shuriken? Can you teach me?"
Xia Henao glanced at Lu Bingming and shook his head, "No, this is a secret that cannot be passed down. As the first generation of Weapon Big Gua, how can I casually accept disciples?"
Shen Yu chuckled when he heard Xia Henao say this. Weapon Big Gua, Xia Henao actually came up with such a name.
The two of them recalled their Pokémon. Yu Linglong, watching from the video, glanced at her watch, "I have something to do here, so I'll leave first. A'Du, don't cause any trouble for Xiaoxiao and the others."
Yu Longdu nodded, "Don't worry, sis, I'm not a child anymore."
Tong Ruo turned off her phone and said, "Alright, the competition is over. Everyone can disperse. Go train if you need to. Little Xiazi, you guys come with me, I'll show you where you'll be staying."
The group walked along the path by the lake. Xia Henao hadn't returned to Six Spirits Great for some time and didn't know what his little nest looked like after being burned down.
"So, has the house been rebuilt?"
"Of course. Even if we didn't consider your situation, Xiaoxiao and I still have to live here. Look, we're here."
Looking at a three-story building with two units, Xia Henao clicked his tongue, "Sister Xiaoxiao, Six Spirits Great is truly rich. The original two-story building was already outrageous, and now it's three stories."