Qiong's Trial

When Qing Wu learned that Kuraki was a Poison Person, he immediately realized that Golbat's Poison Type skills were basically useless, and they also had to guard against Arbok's venomous attacks.

This Kuraki is indeed a troublesome opponent.

Arbok's poison blade was cut into several pieces by Golbat's Air Slash in mid-air, but Arbok showed no fear and instead looked at Golbat provocatively.

"Glare," Kuraki commanded as Golbat was looking at Arbok.

Arbok put on a fierce expression, its eyes glaring maliciously at Golbat.

"Golbat, Aerial Ace!" Golbat stirred the white airflow around it and flashed to Arbok's back, unleashing Air Slash at Arbok.

Several Air Slashes hit Arbok's back directly. Arbok let out a cry of pain, and black blood surged from its back.

"Arbok, Poison Spray!" A significant amount of purple venom secreted from Arbok's red fangs, turning into countless purple raindrops that rushed towards Golbat.

"Golbat, fly up and use Quick Attack from above!" Qing Wu gave precise instructions, turning into a blue light and disappearing from his spot.

The poison lost its target and scattered on the ground, corroding countless holes and emitting a hissing white smoke.

Arbok was indeed a very powerful Sprite, an absolute overlord on the ground, but it was helpless against Golbat flying in the air.

After all, Arbok couldn't fly. If Qing Wu had sent out Kecleon, it might not have been Arbok's match.

Arbok flicked its tongue, constantly provoking Golbat.

Golbat circled in the air, observing Arbok's weaknesses.

Arbok couldn't do anything to Golbat, but Golbat also couldn't do anything to Arbok. However, Golbat had the advantage of being able to use Flying-type skills for ranged attacks.

"Golbat, maintain this distance and continuously use Air Slash on Arbok." The wind blades from Air Slash were still effective against Arbok.

Arbok moved in a zigzag pattern, dodging some of the wind blades. Arbok was quickly hit by some wind blades, its body covered in bloody wounds.

"Kuraki, it looks like you've lost," Qing Wu said, looking at Kuraki.

"It's not over until the end," Kuraki said with a sinister smile.

"Arbok, after playing for so long, you've locked onto Golbat's flight path, right?" Kuraki suddenly asked Arbok.

Arbok nodded. Snakes rely on their tongues to gather information from the outside world.

After these rounds of battle, Arbok had fully locked onto Golbat's trajectory.

"Poison Spray, Poison Tail, you know what to do, Arbok," Kuraki smiled, revealing a mysterious smile of victory. His originally pale face became even whiter, devoid of any color.

Arbok looked at Kuraki with concern.

"It's okay, Arbok. Victory is the best gift for me," Kuraki said, a trace of black blood oozing from the corner of his mouth.

"Let's go all out, Arbok." Kuraki's words strengthened Arbok's resolve.

Countless venom was spat from Arbok's mouth, and at the same time, countless venom secreted from Arbok's tail.

"Golbat, Aerial Ace!" Golbat moved from the air to Arbok's back. Before it could stabilize, Arbok's sickle-like tail, filled with venom, swept towards Golbat.

"Wing Attack!" Seeing that it couldn't dodge, Qing Wu could only have Golbat take the attack head-on.

Golbat's wings emitted a white glow and collided with the incoming Poison Tail. Unexpectedly, the Arbok in front of them was cut in half by the Wing Attack. What was going on?

(ˉ▽ˉ;)...(ˉ▽ˉ;)...(ˉ▽ˉ;)... Golbat was stunned. Just then, the ground suddenly cracked into several pieces, and a dark shadow burst out of the earth, its sharp poisonous fangs lunging at Golbat.

Golbat frantically flapped its wings, trying to fly into the sky, but ultimately couldn't dodge in time.

Golbat's abdomen was torn open by the poisonous fangs, and venom seeped in.

"So that's how it is," Qing Wu finally understood Kuraki's strategy.

The Poison Sting was a feint, meant to lure Golbat into using Aerial Ace to flash behind Arbok. At this moment, Arbok had already used its shedding ability to leave a snake shed on the field.

The main body had burrowed underground using Dig.

Taking advantage of the moment the snake shed was torn apart by Golbat, Arbok used Poison Fang on Golbat.

In its haste, Golbat's abdomen was torn, and venom seeped into its body.

"Clap, clap, clap," Qing Wu applauded Kuraki.

"Good strategy!" Qing Wu gave a thumbs up. Arbok's most formidable weapons were its two sharp fangs and its sickle-shaped tail.

As long as it was hit by its fangs or tail, the Sprite would be 100% poisoned. Furthermore, Arbok had been cultivated with Kuraki's poisonous blood, making its toxin even more potent.

"Qing Wu, surrender. Otherwise, your Golbat will die from poisoning. You don't have an antidote," Kuraki said with a happy smile. The throne of the number one Trial Participant was within his grasp.

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"There's no such word as surrender in my dictionary. I'd rather die standing than surrender," Qing Wu said with a smile.

Fortunately, Qing Wu was well-prepared. He had hidden a high-grade Poffin specifically for detoxification in Golbat's mouth.

With Qing Wu's experience as a Breeding Master, he had gathered the ingredients on the island to make only three Detox Poffins.

"Is that so? Do you intend to let your Golbat rot to death like this?" Kuraki's face showed a sickly smile.

"Cough, cough, cough." Kuraki covered his mouth, suddenly feeling an itch in his throat, and coughed out a mouthful of black blood.

Qing Wu noticed that Arbok was also at its limit. It had already suffered attacks from Air Slash, losing a lot of blood, and then it had shed its skin, severely weakening it. It was now panting and looking at Kuraki with concern.

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"It's time to finish this, Golbat. Use Wing Attack on the Arbok," Qing Wu gave his final command.

Golbat turned into a blue lightning bolt, its wings glowing white as they infused with Flying-type energy. Like a roaring bomber, it charged at the Arbok without hesitation.

The Arbok was hit by Wing Attack and, with the momentum of its body, smashed heavily against the wall outside the competition arena. It collapsed on the ground, its fate unknown.

"How could this be?" Kuraki's pupils contracted sharply. How could this situation, which he had been so sure of winning, suddenly be turned around by Qing Wu?

Kuraki couldn't understand it at all. Thinking too much was taxing, and Kuraki immediately began to cough uncontrollably, feeling like he was about to cough up his lungs.

Large chunks of black blood seeped from between Kuraki's fingers and fell onto the floor.

Kuraki suddenly felt his vision darken, and his body involuntarily fell backward, crashing heavily onto the ground.

With blurry eyes, Kuraki only saw Qing Wu rush over and stuff something into his mouth.

A sweet berry flavor spread from his mouth.

So sweet... This was Kuraki's last conscious thought before he fell into darkness.

"Doctor, doctor!" Qing Wu shouted urgently. Beside Kuraki, Blondie rushed over, summoned a Bellsprout, tied Kuraki up, and sent him directly to the medical room at the Team Rocket base.

"Semi-finals, Qing Wu versus Kuraki. Qing Wu is the victor," Coach Frostwolf announced quickly after the match concluded.

Afterward, he, Cang, and Qiong hurried off somewhere. They had just received word that Leader Sakaki had arrived at the Trial Base not long ago and had watched Qing Wu and Kuraki's battle in its entirety.