Once the prepared voice of Li Qiufeng came from the walkie-talkie, Xia Huna launched his Quatou Frog and said into the walkie-talkie, "Begin."
This time, Li Qiufeng did not climb to the top of the mountain but started his charge from the mountainside. Tu Zhuanghai seemed to have a good grasp of the turret-style play. The skills he used at the mountainside could directly fly to the foot of the mountain, but the power was already diminished after flying so far.
Seeing that Li Qiufeng was approaching the flag, Xia Huna began to command Guagua, "Guagua, Bubble Beam Diversion!"
Guagua skillfully threw out its foam clones. Li Qiufeng, descending from the mountain, was surprised to see that his opponent had become Xia Huna. However, he was already halfway through his charge and couldn't stop. The live broadcast continued as he rushed forward. 138 Reading Network.
The Grolar, seeing the rushing bubble clones, directly opened its mouth and bit at them, popping the clones. Just as the Grolar was about to use Crunch again when it reached Quatou Frog, Xia Huna issued another command, "Guagua, step back left, then advance with a shield!"
Quatou Frog took a small step back with its left foot, then rubbed water balls in front of its body, scattering them, and the shield directly collided with the Grolar.
The Water Shield was instantly shattered by the Grolar, and Quatou Frog leaped away at that moment. The Grolar, however, changed direction and charged towards Tong Ruo.
Tong Ruo said nothing and directly released a Rhydon to suppress the Grolar.
Soon, the second summary session began.
This time, it was hosted by Tong Ruo.
"Li Qiufeng has made significant progress this time. He estimated the stamina of himself and his Pokémon to maintain optimal condition to launch attacks. However, you still overlooked Tu Zhuanghai behind you. You are the captain, and you need to consider your teammates more."
"I understand."
Although Li Qiufeng's abilities were strong, his coordination with his teammates always had some issues. Therefore, despite being the captain, he never participated in team matches, which was a tactical weakness for the Six Spirits.
"Let's talk about Tu Zhuanghai. Your talent is excellent. It's already quite impressive that you could attack from that distance. As for Tan Yue, who is also behind you, your Onix is so large, and it couldn't even stop a Grolar? Even with the type advantage, you can't just do nothing."
Xia Huna raised his hand, "Well said, Sister Ruo. Let's continue training, everyone."
As he said this, Xia Huna urged everyone to continue training. Tong Ruo looked at Xia Huna and asked, "Why didn't you let me continue?"
"If you continued, it would have gotten to Wei Chiting and me..."
"Of course. But are you too confident, truly believing you could withstand a Grolar charging down the mountain? Your Bubble Beam Diversion and Water Shield are indeed good techniques, but it's still too difficult to stop a Grolar charging down from the mountain with just those."
Xia Huna looked at Wei Chiting, who was patting Feng Bing's shoulder, "That's why Wei Chiting has such great talent. If he hadn't done that, do you think I would have dared to block?"
Tong Ruo looked at the puddle on the ground, "You noticed that too?"
"Yes. Wei Chiting didn't make a move, he just had Feng Bing create a sheet of ice, causing the Grolar, which had gained speed, to lose balance. However, everyone's attention was focused on Guagua and the Grolar, so no one noticed. We need to observe further to see if he was trying to interfere with Li Qiufeng or provide tactical support to Lu Bingming."
...
The entire morning passed in training and explanations. Some team members were rotated in for training, but the results were clearly quite different from those of Li Qiufeng and his group.
At the end of the last training session of the morning, Xia Huna and Tong Ruo habitually stood before the team. As Tong Ruo was about to speak, she saw Xia Huna sidestep, and Guagua leaped out, launching a rapid attack at everyone, with Double Bubble and two water balls of Water Pulse flying towards the team members present.
After a moment of chaos, looking at the somewhat disheveled classmates, Xia Huna clicked his tongue, "Surprised, weren't you? I had one more move up my sleeve. Now, a question for you: What do you think Wei Chiting's tactic was this morning?"
Everyone was so focused on training that they hadn't paid attention to what Wei Chiting had done, and they all remained silent. Xia Huna asked, "This shouldn't be the case. You were all taking turns. Wasn't anyone paying attention to Wei Chiting? At least guess."
After a series of scattered guesses, Xia Huna finally looked at Wei Chiting, "Your tactic was to protect the teammate who was acting as a decoy at the foot of the mountain, right?"
Wei Chiting nodded, "Coach Xia, how did you figure it out?"
"Remember when I was the decoy? I wasn't entirely confident I could block a Grolar from that position. While my Water Shield could affect the Grolar, Guagua's ability wasn't enough to change the Grolar's direction. So, from the start, I planned to block and then dodge. However, because you created a small patch of ice, the Grolar slipped and charged past, so your tactic was aimed at Li Qiufeng and Lu Bingming's position. As for confirmation, your performance just now was excellent. Next, let Teacher Tong Ruo critique my surprise attack, and you'll understand."
Tong Ruo stepped forward, "Xia Huna's surprise attack was discussed with me. His main targets were the two students who had practiced dodging. Lu Bingming reacted quickly and dodged one water ball, while the other was blocked by Wei Chiting's Pokémon. Zhu Feng was a bit more unfortunate, failing to dodge even the Double Bubble. Tan Yue, standing next to you, also didn't react. That's why you ended up like this. Do you understand?"
The expressions of those present varied after Tong Ruo's explanation. Xia Huna then asked Lu Bingming and Wei Chiting, "You two must have realized I was going to launch a surprise attack, right? To be precise, Wei Chiting definitely did, and Lu Bingming was prepared, preferring to be cautious."
"That's right. I really thought Coach Xia was going to launch a surprise attack because Guagua wasn't standing beside Coach Xia but behind him. I figured Assistant Coach Xia wouldn't do something so pointless. However, I couldn't be sure after that."
Lu Bingming also agreed with Xia Huna's statement, "I was scared by Coach Xia, so I had to be cautious, especially at this time, just before mealtime, I had to be even more careful."
Tong Ruo gave Xia Huna a sidelong glance, "Look at you, you've scared them so much."
Xia Huna shrugged, "Can you blame me? I'm also training their instant reaction. The facts prove that Wei Chiting and Lu Bingming are both excellent."
Just as everyone was about to disperse, Xia Huna said, "Um, Feng Bing, you don't need to come this afternoon. You go and, um, go and call Chen Guorui from Class Two and have him participate in the afternoon training in your place. Also, keep the training content confidential, understand?"
"Understood."
...
After lunch, everyone was sitting in the training room, digesting their food. Xia Huna had disappeared somewhere.
Li Qiufeng sat on the sofa, taking deep breaths and constantly tiptoeing. It was unclear what he was doing. Lu Bingming leaned over and asked, "Captain, what are you doing?"
Li Qiufeng stopped his movements, "I'm sensing the momentum. The momentum of me and the Grolar charging down the mountain to beat you."
Lu Bingming turned his head, "I'll just ask..."
Wei Chiting heard Li Qiufeng say he was sensing the momentum and asked, "How is it? Did you feel anything?"
Li Qiufeng looked up, "You know, it's actually useful. When charging down the mountain, both the Grolar and I felt incredibly exhilarated. This feeling of unwavering determination, I think I understand it a little now. How about you?"
Wei Chiting thought for a moment, "How should I put it? Tactics are hard to explain. Let's see. What about you all?"
Hearing the vice-captain's question, Tu Zhuanghai spoke first, "How should I put it? It was indeed exhilarating. I've never enjoyed the freedom to attack so unrestrainedly on the battlefield before. The Blastoise's control over its skills was also enhanced. Especially after the captain reduced the charging distance, I felt more and more comfortable."
Tan Yue gave a wry smile, "You felt comfortable, but my Onix and I feel completely differently. We fear Water-type Pokémon the most, and the Grolar's charge is completely different from Luxray being knocked flying. I simply couldn't adapt."
"Then keep working hard."
After a short conversation, the afternoon training began. Xia Huna looked at the team members present, "Come, everyone, let me introduce you. This is Chen Guorui, a student from Class Two of our first year. He will be assisting you in training this afternoon. Wei Chiting will be providing explanations. Alright, training begins."
Xia Huna's words were brief, and after a few sentences, he let them train on their own. Watching them train, Xia Huna and Tong Ruo sat together on nearby lounge chairs, "Sister Ruo, how do you think we can increase the difficulty for them?"
Tong Ruo shook her head, "Forget it, let them train for now. I think they're already showing some improvement. Take Li Qiufeng, for example. His individual strength is more than enough, and he's now showing signs of looking after his teammates. His coordination with Tu Zhuanghai is also good. Perhaps he can be sent to participate in a two-on-two match."
As they were talking, Li Qiufeng and the Grolar suddenly stopped. Xia Huna was wondering what was happening when he saw Li Qiufeng say something to Tan Yue, and then the Grolar punched the Onix.
The Onix let out a cry of pain, then shook its tail to stabilize itself.
Hearing the Onix's sound, Xia Huna and Tong Ruo became interested. Xia Huna got up from the lounge chair, "It seems like they've figured something out. Let's go take a look."
With that, Xia Huna and Tong Ruo walked towards the somewhat excited Li Qiufeng.
"Li Qiufeng, what have you figured out?"
Li Qiufeng turned around, "Wasn't that punch very powerful? The Grolar and I just figured it out."
As he was speaking, he saw the Grolar wobble and fall to the ground.