socalfunplaces Chapter 379 Return Journey, [Dark Master] Battle Chapter Summary!
Chapter 379 Return Journey, [Dark Master] Battle Chapter Summary!
Chapter 379 Return Journey, [Dark Master] Battle Round Settlement!
"Alright, alright, you've had your little tantrum, haven't you?"
Xia Chi grabbed Victini, who was perched on his head, tugging at his hair with his little paws to express his dissatisfaction, and gently lifted the little guy off his head, holding him in his palm.
He extended his index finger and gently tapped Bictini's puffed-up cheek, comforting her helplessly, "So what if the group photo makes you look a little blurry? Look at Lan and Lami, they didn't even get a chance to appear in the championship team photo, and they didn't say anything, did they?"
Bictini, still unconvinced, turned her head away and muttered under her breath, "Tini!"
That's because they weren't on the official match roster. I'm a proper reserve player! And in such an important group photo, I'm completely blurry!
That being said, Bictini's little bit of dissatisfaction came and went quickly.
Or rather, it wasn't really angry at all; it was just like any spoiled child, habitually throwing a tantrum to attract more attention and comfort from its most relied-upon trainer.
After all, it is a legendary spirit with incredible "infinite energy".
But in reality, he was only a little over six months old, a "baby" in the most active and energetic age.
At this moment, Xia Chi and the elves are on a plane returning to Donghuang.
The Dark Attribute Specialist Tournament has concluded, and he no longer needs to worry about the Plasma Team's future affairs.
Eager to return home, Xia Chi immediately embarked on his journey home as soon as the competition ended.
What Victini just caused was a little incident during the routine group photo of the champion and the participating Pokémon team at the post-match awards ceremony.
Although only three Pokémon—Dragonite, Urshifu, and Meowth—appeared in turn throughout the series, they swept aside all their opponents.
However, Victini and Ragnaros also serve as important backup forces, always ready to be deployed in their Poké Balls.
Xia Chi naturally brought them all onto the podium and included them in the group photo.
But this little guy has always been restless. While the photographer was adjusting the camera position, it kept excitedly trying out all sorts of poses that it thought were cute and adorable.
It flew to the left one moment and darted to the right the next, keeping itself very busy.
As a result, at the decisive moment when the photographer finally pressed the shutter, it happened to be a high-speed moving afterimage...
Thus, in the final official champions' group photo, Victini, positioned in the back row, unfortunately became a blurry figure of light and shadow, exuding a sense of speed.
How could the little guy, who was so eager to leave behind his coolest image, accept this?
"Okay, stop fooling around."
Xia Chi smiled and gently patted Victini's head to calm it down. Then she turned to look at Latias, who was sitting quietly by the porthole in her human girl form.
She was quietly reading a book, and the flowing sea of clouds outside the window cast dappled light and shadow on her clear eyes.
"Latias, take it to find something to eat."
food!
On the carpet nearby, Millardon, having found the keywords, immediately woke up from his "energy-saving mode" of lying down to rest and appeared next to Xia Chi almost instantly.
The electronic eyes, formed by the dot matrix, gleamed with a light full of flattery and longing. The lizard even kept rubbing its head against Xia Chi's arm, making expectant whimpering sounds in its throat.
Xia Chi sighed and added, "Fine, let's bring this guy along too."
As if remembering something, he turned his head to look at the other end of the cabin, where Cattleya was comfortably lying on a luxury massage chair.
"Miss Cattleya, there should be something to eat at this time, right?"
Even the most luxurious first-class cabin couldn't get Xia Chi to let all his companions out to stay outside.
They returned to Donghuang on Cattleya's private jet.
It wasn't that Xia Chi was shameless enough to insist on hitching a ride with this young lady; rather, it was she who offered to do so when he was saying goodbye to Cattleya.
"Let's go back together on my plane, it'll be more comfortable, and besides..."
Cattleya's tone was calm, yet carried an undeniable certainty.
"Didn't I just agree to come to your house to celebrate New Year's Eve together?"
Xia Chi thought it made sense and readily agreed.
As for Cynthia...
The Sinnoh champion said that the league still had some year-end matters to attend to personally and would join them later.
Hearing Xia Chi's question, Gadriya, who was lying on the massage chair, didn't even open her eyes.
He simply replied, "The restaurant has chefs on standby 24 hours a day. Gallade, take them there."
Gallade, who had been sitting quietly in meditation, opened its eyes and nodded slightly: "Gallade!"
It rose gracefully, the elbow blades on its arms concealing their cold gleam, and gestured "please" to Victini, Latias, and the eagerly waiting Milton.
Millerton is clearly not the only incompetent member in the team.
The Dragonite, which had been perched on the other side of the porthole, staring blankly at the rolling sea of clouds outside, twitched its antennae.
After thinking for a moment, still looking a little embarrassed, it moved its round body and quietly followed at the back of the group, trying to blend into the foraging team.
Xia Chi took all of this in stride, smiled knowingly, shook his head, and didn't say anything.
Perhaps it's because of successful evolution, or perhaps it's because they've been in this big family for a long time and have been infected by the warm and harmonious atmosphere.
Dragonite's personality has changed quite a bit.
It no longer has that timid feeling it used to have; the dragon's overall demeanor is rather憨憨 (simple and honest).
The saying "appearance reflects the heart" is true.
However, in Xia Chi's view, its inherent gentleness and kindness, and its willingness to always put others first, have never changed.
Watching the Pokémon, led by Gallade, march in a large yet orderly procession towards the dining area at the front of the plane.
Xia Chi then turned his gaze to another relatively quiet corner of the cabin.
There, the snow-white, elegant Reshiram was quietly dozing with her eyes closed.
Xia Chi asked with concern, "Rahiram, aren't you going to grab something to eat?"
Rahiram glanced back and replied telepathically, "No need. I'm afraid if I go, you won't have anything to eat later."
Xia Chi laughed and said, "How could that be? Before boarding, I specifically told Gadria to bring plenty of food, there's definitely enough..."
As they were talking, Xia Chi suddenly froze, then belatedly realized and said in disbelief, "Wait... were you... joking?"
Rashiram seemed to pause slightly, a rare hint of contemplation flashing in his icy blue eyes.
Xia Chi, who was the first to realize what was happening, laughed and said, "Don't worry, Rashiram, it must be because he's been spending too much time with me. You become like those you associate with!"
Upon hearing this, Rahiram gracefully turned his head back, resuming his previous dozing posture, as if nothing had happened, and responded with a faint, calm telepathic response.
In my opinion, the phrase "one is influenced by one's surroundings" might be a more apt description.
Xia Chi smiled slightly.
Although the words were not polite, Xia Chi, who understood Rahiram's feelings, knew that this was her way of expressing closeness.
So arrogant.
Xia Chi smiled to himself and shook his head, but felt a warm feeling flow through his heart.
Although Lady Cattleya's private jet is extremely luxurious and offers maximum comfort, it is not much faster than a regular flight.
The journey from Feiyun City in the Unova region back to Shanghai in the Donghuang region still requires nearly ten hours.
After accompanying Victini and Peng, who had returned with a full stomach, to watch some animation, Xia Chi suddenly thought of something.
The end of the match also signifies the successful conclusion of the battle rounds.
So it seems like we can have the lottery drawn again!
Thinking of this, Xia Chi's spirits lifted, and he unconsciously tightened his grip on E Guipeng's arm, causing the little guy to look up at him in confusion.
Xia Chi gave her a reassuring smile, then closed his eyes and immersed his consciousness into the system space that only he could perceive.
"Brother Tong, settle the battle round."
The system's mechanical prompt immediately rang in my mind.
[Battle Round 4-1: The Dark-type Master has ended!]
[Assessing host performance...]
[System Rating: 100/100, Congratulations on obtaining a Prismatic Rank Orb*1!]
Xia Chi was not surprised at all by this perfect score.
If completing such an unprecedented feat as "winning six games in a row in a single series" is not enough to get a perfect score, then he really doesn't know what kind of miracle this scoring system would require to satisfy him.
"Open the prismatic scale ball."
Xia Chi issued the order with anticipation.
[The Prismatic Rank Orb has been activated. Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Basic Equipment Forging Box*1, Light Equipment Upgrader*1, Auxiliary Artifact Forging Tool*1, and Giant Lucky Lantern*1!]
Xia Chi quickly glanced through the list.
There's not much to say; the Prismatic Orbs this time all contained things we'd seen before.
Although the novelty has worn off, Xia Chi is still very much looking forward to seeing what kind of equipment these items can yield.
Although his current team of elves has a fairly considerable amount of "equipment per person".
However, this data is basically averaged out by a few core main forces, including Miaoha and Fajie, who are fully armed.
Most of the other companions are still below the poverty line, with only one or two pieces of equipment.
It's time for those who get rich first to help those who are still poor.
Thinking of this, Xia Chi thought to himself, "Let's open the basic equipment forging box first."
[The Basic Equipment Forging Box has been opened. Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Chainmail*1, Recurve Bow*1, Needlessly Large Rod*1, Giant's Belt*1, Tear of the Goddess*1, Gauntlets*1!]
The effect of the Basic Equipment Forging Box is to randomly obtain 4 to 8 pieces of basic equipment. This time I opened a total of six pieces, so my luck is quite good.
Six basic pieces of equipment can be combined to create three powerful finished pieces of equipment.
After a quick series of permutations and mental calculations, Xia Chi quickly decided on the synthesis plan and completed the synthesis of the Crown Guard from Chain Vest and the Useless Giant's Belt.
The Hand of Justice, a combination of the Goddess's Tears and the Gauntlets.
And Nash's Tooth, which is made from the Recurve Bow and the Giant's Belt.
Three pieces of equipment, each shimmering with different luster and energy fluctuations, floated quietly in the system's inventory space.
Xia Chi began to consider the allocation of these equipment.
[Crown Guardian: +10% Physical Defense, +10% Special Attack, Unique Passive: At the start of battle, gain a shield equal to 25% of maximum HP for 30 seconds. After the shield expires, grant 30% Special Attack and Special Defense!]
Although this is a piece of equipment that mages usually prefer, Xia Chi believes it is very compatible with Dragonite.
Most importantly, while Dragonite is a top-tier physical attacker, its special attack capabilities are greatly enhanced after Mega Evolution.
It can definitely be used as a long-range artillery turret.
There's nothing we can do; that's just how near-godlike characters are.
Having high base stats means you can do whatever you want.
Physical attacker? Special attacker?
I have to be all!
Secondly, Dragonite doesn't have much of a recovery ability.
To be precise, it was not in the early stages of the battle.
Only after unleashing ten dragon-attribute attacks and activating the Six Dragons Bond's additional "Dragon Field damage is doubled and the damage dealt can be healed" can one continue fighting.
This is somewhat similar to the situation of Sister Fa before [Lord of the Underworld] was fully maxed out.
However, Dragonite's defensive foundation is much more solid than that of Fatsia, in addition to having the defensive ability [Multiscale].
That's why it was able to achieve a 1-to-6 victory in its first match against Nie Zi.
However, looking at the overall situation of the game, the Dragons' victory was not easy, and they were on the verge of danger many times.
Equipment like Crownguard, which can strongly support HP in the early game and increase Special Attack and Special Defense after the shield expires, is very suitable for Dragonite.
After a moment's thought, Xia Chi decided to assign the second Hand of Justice to Dragonite as well.
There's nothing we can do. This guy has been in the team for so long and has made great contributions, yet he still doesn't have a single decent piece of equipment.
When the first two battle rounds ended, resources were allocated to the main force because the final battle against Team Plasma was the priority, and Team Plasma was neglected.
This time, I'll equip it with everything at once, so it can experience the thrill of having "six amazing items."
The power of the Hand of Justice is self-evident; the word "omnipotent" suffices to describe it.
[Hand of Justice: +10% chance to hit critically, +10% total energy, Unique Passive: When health is above 50%, gain 30% adaptive attack; when health is below 50%, gain 30% life steal!]
It can both deal damage and heal, thus making up for Dragonite's lack of sustain.
As for the last item, Nashor's Tooth... to be honest, it feels a bit like collecting junk and just filling in the gaps.
After all, there were only six basic items available. Once the core items, Crownguard and Hand of Justice, were prioritized, the final item was fixed.
[Nash's Tooth: +10% Health, +10% Casting Speed, Unique Passive: After casting an ability, gain 60% casting speed for 5 seconds!]
It's not that weak.
For certain Pokémon that rely heavily on rapidly unleashing a series of moves, a high attack speed bonus can be surprisingly effective.
However, in terms of overall strength and versatility in battle, it is indeed incomparable to the first two pieces of equipment.
Xia Chi rubbed his chin, looked at the somewhat useless Nash's Tooth in the system space, and finally made a decision.
Let's just throw it to the prison guards to play with...
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