Hunter A was genuinely baffled.
He hadn't made a mistake, yet his opponent had found an opening because Golem had lost its temper.
And he certainly hadn't expected to lose to a young man.
It made no sense.
"Go, Kingdra!"
Hunter A released his second Pokémon, still wearing a smile.
He had gotten careless just now, and it had been a little embarrassing.
But it wasn't time to drop the pretense yet. He had a reputation to maintain.
If he sent all his Pokémon against a junior Trainer like Xu Mu, that would be going a bit too far, wouldn't it?
Sure, they were the bad guys. Sure, they were the villains.
But villains had dignity too, okay?
"Charizard, stop messing around. This battle matters."
"We're in the Sea God Secret Realm. Fighting here is no different from fighting outside. This water won't affect you."
Xu Mu was speechless. Charizard had realized he was at the bottom of the sea and nearly jumped out of his skin, so Xu Mu could only reassure him.
"Roar?"
[Xu Mu, are you sure?]
[This is seawater! Water's what I'm most afraid of!]
"You're afraid of water?"
"Say that again. I dare you."
"If you're afraid of water, how did you end up with the Water Absorb Ability?"
"Even if we really were at the bottom of the sea, you'd be right at home!"
"Enough. Stop talking and see that Kingdra? Take it down!"
That shut Charizard up on the spot.
What kind of person was Xu Mu? A master of trash talk... No, a member of the Xu family!
When the Xu family traded insults with outsiders, they never came off worse.
Charizard wasn't an outsider, but when it came to trash talk, there was no family—only opponents!
"Roar!"
[Get over here, you