"Wait a moment. They're bonding right now, aren't they?"
Lin Feng could see Snivy's frustration.
It was like getting stopped halfway through a fight; it felt as if ants were crawling all over her.
But after hearing Lin Feng say that, she said nothing more. She simply stayed quietly within the Grassy Terrain, waiting for her opponent.
At that moment, she could feel the energy throughout her body stirring. Just a little more—just a little more, and she should be able to evolve...
Perhaps that final bit would come now.
Snivy reined in her emotions and calmed the restless energy inside her, striving to evolve in her best possible condition.
About a minute later.
Prompted warmly by the audience above, Chi Chang finally realized he was still in the middle of a match.
He immediately stood up, looking at Lin Feng, who was still waiting across from him, with an expression of gratitude and embarrassment.
After thinking for a moment,
he finally said solemnly, "I concede this match!"
The moment those words fell,
the entire arena fell silent.
But soon,
discussion broke out again.
This time, though, most of the discussion carried approval and relief.
"Conceding? He should concede. That young man on the other side practically saved his Lapras."
"I judged by appearances. I thought this chubby kid had been suppressing his energy because he wouldn't settle for anything less than winning the championship. Who would've thought..."
"But this is good too. There's simply too great a gap between Snivy and a Lapras that has already entered the Elite stage."
"Hm? Snivy's trainer actually isn't accepting it? What's he doing?"
Although Lin Feng's expression remained calm, he was still somewhat surprised.
After all,
his father had invested far too much into this match.
Conceding now would mean that half of their previous efforts had gone to waste.
Of course, they might also reap a different kind of reward.
After all, most of the audience was currently praising the chubby kid for conceding.
Lin Feng thought for a moment. "If you're conceding out of gratitude because my Snivy helped your Lapras, then there's no need. My Snivy truly needs a battle with a certain amount of pressure right now!"
His voice was not loud,
but the amplification equipment around them carried it throughout the entire arena.
"Snivy!"
The Grassy Terrain she had just unleashed grew even more vibrant at that moment, and a pair of orange-yellow eyes gleamed with eagerness within it.
"Wooo!"
As if Lapras had heard Snivy's desire, it too let out a cry brimming with fighting spirit.
"Alright then, Lapras, use Water Gun!"
Hearing this, Chi Chang stopped being modest. He wiped away his tears and gave the command for Water Gun once more.
But compared to the scattered Water Guns from before, this one was precise and imposing.
Snivy's figure flashed through the Grassy Terrain.
The Water Gun struck the spot where she had just been standing, washing away a large patch of grass.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see it.
Lapras was far stronger now than it had been just moments ago.
"Leech Seed!"
A sharp glint flashed in Lin Feng's eyes.
The Leech Seeds buried inside Lapras earlier had not merely been meant to help it release its energy.
Seeds began sprouting across Lapras's body, draining its stamina.
"Lapras, use Ice Beam!"
Evolution, Servine, and the Power of Dual Grass Whistle!
Chi Chang had finally used a move other than Water Gun.
In truth,
he had never wanted to become a Trainer, travel outside, and challenge Gyms.
That sounded exhausting, didn't it?
Wasn't it better to stay home and quietly run the supermarket?
Driven by that mindset, Chi Chang was actually unfamiliar with battles between Pokémon.
So when he saw that Water Gun was ineffective, he instinctively called out Ice Beam.
An icy-blue beam of energy shot from Lapras's mouth. Without any apparent target, it struck the spot where Snivy had just appeared.
The patch of ground hit by Water Gun earlier was rapidly being restored by Snivy's energy through the Grassy Terrain.
But now,
as the wet ground came into contact with the icy-blue beam, it froze with a series of cracking sounds. The newly grown grass rapidly froze, becoming extremely brittle.
Moreover, the frost continued spreading toward the rest of the Grassy Terrain, eventually dividing it between the two sides.
Clearly,
Lapras was using this method to eliminate the Grassy Terrain's enhancement of Snivy.
And to compress Snivy's room to maneuver.
"Wooo~!"
However, releasing such a powerful Ice Beam also affected the sprouting Leech Seeds inside Lapras. It let out a pained cry, bit down on one of the sprouted seeds, and forcibly tore it out.
"Vine Whip!"
Within the remaining area of Grassy Terrain,
two verdant vines shot out, about to lash at Lapras.
But Lapras suddenly turned around. Even without an order from its trainer, it gathered several millstone-sized Icy Winds and hurled them toward the vines.
Within the Grassy Terrain,
it truly had difficulty locating Snivy, so it chose to wait for Snivy to reveal an opening.
Whether it was Vine Whip or Grass Whistle,
as long as it caught the instant Snivy used a move, that would reveal her location.
"Oh?" Lin Feng's eyes lit up.
Even without hearing an order from its trainer, this Lapras could react so quickly?
Smart!
The thought flashed through his mind, and Lin Feng immediately gave the command. "Withdraw the vines. We have to clash head-on eventually. Snivy, use Dual Grass Whistle and tear them apart!"
There was no other way. For this attack, Snivy either exchanged injuries with Lapras or withdrew her Vine Whip and met the Icy Winds with her strongest move!
Lin Feng chose the latter.
Although Snivy would be at a disadvantage in a clash of energy,
only this way
would minimize Snivy's injuries as much as possible!
The Vine Whips withdrew like wild horses breaking free of their reins. Then, a green figure leaped out of the grass. Only the white glow at the tip of her tail remained, spinning once through the air before meeting the Icy Winds.
But at that moment, the energy within Snivy's body seemed to be triggered by something as she faced the Icy Winds. The white light spread from her tail throughout her entire body.
Evolutionary Light!
Snivy, who had already been just one step away, had her energy fully awakened at this moment.
There was none of Lapras's dramatic upheaval.
It was simply a natural evolution, and the energy brought forth by that evolution directly shattered the Icy Winds.
Her body began to stretch. She had originally been only eighty centimeters tall, but now she rapidly grew longer, becoming even more slender.
As the points of light gradually faded,
the Snivy who had been youthful yet somewhat proud vanished.
In her place stood a Servine with a curve at the corner of her mouth and confidence in her eyes!!
Pokémon: Servine Gender: Female Ability: Contrary Aptitude: Red Individual Values: HP (25) Attack (21) Special Attack (26) Defense (25) Special Defense (24) Speed (31) Strength: Level 21–25 Moves: Leaf Blade, Grass Whistle, Glare, Vine Whip, Leech Seed, Magical Leaf.
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