HPDBC Chapter 495 Gym Challenge, Challengers from the Sinnoh Region!
Chapter 495 Gym Challenge, Challengers from the Sinnoh Region!
The following day at noon, Li Luochen returned to Fujian Province with Cattleya and Lillie.
He had just entered the dojo and hadn't even had a chance to sit down and have a drink of water. He was already thinking about applying to the league headquarters for a promotion tournament when there was a knock on the door.
"Knock knock knock".
"Hello, is Gym Leader Li Luochen here?" A young and clear voice came from outside the door. "I am Reis, a challenger from the Sinnoh region, and I would like to challenge you."
Li Luochen was slightly taken aback.
Challenger?
That being said, it's been a long time since I've seriously participated in a gym battle.
After all, the dojo has rules: anyone who can't even beat one of his apprentices isn't qualified to challenge him.
But since Reis was able to stand here and knock on the door...
It seems he has already passed the apprenticeship stage.
I just don't know which one it was.
Li Luochen looked at You Teng Shengdai, Xiao An, and Riko, and asked, "Which of you went to greet the opponent?"
"It's me." Yuto Seidai stepped forward and answered frankly, "This challenger is very strong, close to the Heavenly King level. I haven't fought him."
Li Luochen nodded knowingly.
That's not surprising.
In the anime, Raiji also challenged gyms in various regions, but later lost to Shiro in the Battle Frontier, which led him to become a breeder.
Given their strength, it's normal that Yuto Seidai couldn't win.
Li Luochen stood up, walked over, and opened the door.
Two brothers stood outside the door; they looked alike and appeared to be brothers.
The purple-haired boy, holding the green turtle, turned to his older brother and whispered, "Brother, I heard that Li Luochen, the master of Minrong Martial Arts Academy, is unpredictable. Let's wait until we make an appointment before coming."
Lei Si, the older brother, replied in a low voice, "Someone posted Li Luochen's whereabouts on Tieba, saying that he came back by plane."
Li Luochen pushed open the door and came face to face with Lei Si outside.
The purple-haired youth stood at the door, his brows and eyes showing a hint of weariness from his journey, but his gaze was clear and earnest.
Standing beside him was a boy who looked similar, holding a green turtle Pokémon in his arms; he appeared to be his younger brother.
Li Luochen glanced at him and realized that this must be the challenger who had knocked on the door earlier.
Raiji quickly bowed slightly, his tone polite and restrained: "Hello, Master Li, I am Raiji, from the Sinnoh region."
He turned to the side, gesturing to the boy beside him, "This is my younger brother, Shinji. We brothers have always admired your strength, and we've come here specifically to pay you a visit and challenge you."
Shinji didn't speak, but nodded slightly. His gaze swept over Li Luochen and then fell back on the green turtle in his arms, gently patting its shell.
Li Luochen's gaze fell on the green turtle.
Its body is grass-green, with a shell on its back, and a tiny seedling sprouting from the brown spots on its head.
Turtwig is one of the starter Pokémon in the Sinnoh region.
He reached out and gently stroked the baby turtle's head, subconsciously praising it, "Well raised."
Shinji paused for a moment, then a slight smile appeared on his lips as he whispered, "Thank you."
His tone wasn't particularly warm, but the joy of being recognized was still evident in his eyes.
Li Luochen clicked his tongue inwardly in amazement.
The Shinji in front of me was quite polite, completely unlike the troublesome character from the original work who always called others "useless guys".
It seems that Shinji in this timeline hasn't yet become the cold and harsh person he later became.
Li Luochen turned and walked into the dojo, gesturing for his two brothers to follow: "Come in."
He walked through the corridor, pushed open the door to the battlefield, and the spacious area came into view.
Li Luochen walked to one end of the field, turned around, and looked at Lei Si: "We'll fight here. The rules are three against three, is that alright?"
"No problem," Lei Si nodded in response.
The three-on-three rule is used by most dojos, and he had no objection, walking straight to the other end of the arena.
"This is my Pokémon."
Li Luochen flicked his wrist and tossed out a high-level ball.
A flash of red light, and the Triceratops landed steadily on the ground, its tail drooping, its eyes sharp.
As the ace of the second team, this Styrodinosaur is now at the peak of the Gym level, just one step away from becoming an Elite Four member.
The title of "Number One Dragon Under Heaven" is well-deserved.
[Sofa, sofa, get a Coke ready!]
[They're streaming! It's been so long since they last streamed!]
[A challenger actually defeated the dojo apprentice! So touching!]
[So the streamer knew he was a gym leader.]
Since there's a match, a live stream at the start is inevitable.
Rico was in charge of getting the equipment and was currently pointing the camera at the venue.
Seeing that Li Luochen had sent out the halberd-spined dragon, he knew that this was going to be a big battle.
Lei Si quickly pulled out his phone, opened the Pokémon Pokédex app, scanned the Serpentina on the field, and a message immediately popped up on the screen:
"Athrax, the Ice Dragon Pokémon. It spews extremely cold air from its mouth, capable of turning even scorching lava into ice in an instant."
Lei Si frowned slightly, his gaze lingering for a moment on the attribute panel: Dragon + Ice.
This combination happens to be effective against many of the Pokémon in his team...
Lei Si promptly threw out a Poké Ball: "Drapion, please!"
The Poké Ball opened in mid-air, and a purplish-black light landed, revealing a burly Drapion. Its pincers were slightly open, and its venomous tail was raised high, exuding a fierce aura.
Pokémon: Drapion
[Attributes: Poison, Evil]
[Level: 65]
【Special Feature: Battle Armor】
[Movements: Slash, Crush, Cross-shaped Poison Blade, Cross-shaped Scissors, Ambush to Vital Points, Deadly Poison...]
Li Luochen glanced at the scene and immediately understood the situation.
A level 65 Dragon King Scorpion, late-game Dojo level.
He slightly raised his hand, signaling the other party to attack first.
Lei Si didn't mince words, and ordered in a deep voice, "Dragon King Scorpion, Cross Poison Blade!"
The Dragon King Scorpion crossed its pincers, its venomous light blazing, and suddenly unleashed a cross-shaped, purplish-black slash at the Halberd Dragon, the sound of it tearing through the air sharp and piercing!
"Thornet, Ice Pillar Slam."
Li Luochen's instructions were concise.
The thyrsus let out a low roar and swung its tail violently.
Countless icicles rose from the ground, like rows of cold, sharp blades, crashing down with a deafening roar.
The cross-shaped poison blade shattered inch by inch under the impact of the ice pillar. After the last rays of light faded, the ice pillar continued its momentum, heading straight for the Dragon King Scorpion.
Boom!
The icicle slammed into the Dragon King Scorpion, sending ice shards flying and a chilling aura wafting through the air.
The Dragon King Scorpion swayed its body, a thin layer of frost forming on its pincers, and each movement produced a cracking sound like shattering ice.
The power of this attack clearly exceeded Lei Si's expectations.
Li Luochen gave his opponent no chance to catch his breath, and immediately uttered two words: "Ice Shard".
The halberd opened its blood-red maw, condensing several small, ice-blue shards, which flew towards the Dragon King Scorpion!