Chapter 17
Rejecting All the Fancy and Superficial Things
Chapter 17 Rejecting All Fancy and Superficiality
Despite the pain, the Frog turned around and threw a punch, but Alpha was too fast and easily dodged it.
Seeing this, Shi Yong wanted to let the Frog continue the pursuit, but the Frog had been stabbed in the lower back and was obviously unable to exert any force. It could only watch helplessly as Alpha once again widened the distance between itself and itself.
Already feeling aggrieved, Shi Yong glared angrily at Bai Qi and said, "That's despicable! You actually resorted to a sneak attack! Can't you fight me fair and square?!"
Bai Qi felt somewhat wronged upon seeing this, as he had not given Alfa the order to attack the defensive midfielder; it was entirely Alfa's own initiative.
Although the effect was indeed quite good.
No matter how skilled you are in martial arts, you're still afraid of a kitchen knife. No matter how good your kung fu is, a single brick can knock you down.
In the face of absolute speed, reject all fancy tricks.
"Alpha, in the future, never attack the opponent's defensive midfielder indiscriminately during these kinds of matches. Only do so when you're certain they're an enemy, understand?"
Crackling.
"OK."
Alpha nodded obediently, then circled around to the front of the Armored Frog, its pair of bone daggers firmly locked onto the Armored Frog.
Seeing the dagger in Alpha's hand, the Frog suddenly felt a slight pain in its lower back.
However, as a Fighting-type Pokémon, the Frog has a strong ability to recover; its muscles twitch and the wound slowly closes up.
"Wristfrog, be careful this time. Don't attack rashly, or it might sneak up on you again."
Shi Yong's initial anger subsided. He calmly assessed the current situation and issued new instructions to the Frog.
quack!
The Frog nodded, its arms outstretched in front and behind, fully prepared, and slowly approached Alpha.
Alpha, which had been restricted by Bai Qi, stopped its sneak attacks from behind and slowly approached, mimicking the movements of the Brachydios. The two of them slowly circled around each other like martial artists.
Finally, the two beasts clashed again, one with immense power and the other with lightning speed, finally showing signs of a proper fight.
However, although Alpha's attack speed was extremely fast, its size was still too much of a disadvantage. In addition, Hammerpuff had received special training and was adept at switching between offense and defense, easily capturing Alpha's arms.
Having learned from the previous experience half an hour earlier, the Frog did not break Alpha's arm, but held it firmly in its hand. To be on the safe side, it also used its other pair of arms to hold Alpha's legs.
"Now you shouldn't be able to escape."
Seeing this, Shi Yong nodded in satisfaction. Just as he was about to continue to promote his own gym, he saw Alpha's skeleton suddenly twist at a strange angle, and the ribs on its chest and abdomen turned into sharp blades, stabbing towards the joints of the Frog.
Quack! Quack!
Why does this guy always target places like this?
Overwhelmed by the pain, the Frog could no longer control its strength and broke Alpha's arm and leg bones. Alpha took the opportunity to break free of its control and reassemble its body.
Crackling.
(Master, he's so weak, he's not even as fun as the Screaming Mushroom.)
Bai Qi was speechless, unsure how to respond.
They're here to fight you, not to play around. Luckily, they can't understand what you're saying, or they'd be furious.
"Put your dagger away, and don't forget why we're here."
Bai Qi warned Alpha once again, and Alpha reluctantly put away its dagger, choosing to fight the Frog with its bare hands.
quack!
(Beastmaster, can I really beat him up?)
Seeing that Alpha had put away its weapon, the Frog's fear lessened somewhat, but it still made a request to its Beastmaster.
After three consecutive defeats, Shi Yong was somewhat annoyed, but he still agreed to the request from the Frog with the big wrist.
He's here in Kosuo City on behalf of his own gym to pave the way. If he loses this time and the gym can't open a branch here, the gym leader will probably beat him to death!
Having received approval from its Beastmaster, the Frog's eyes gleamed, and it unleashed another double kick, quickly closing in on Alpha. At the same time, it used different skills on each of its two pairs of arms to launch attacks on various parts of Alpha.
"This kid's Magnum is well-trained, being able to use both pairs of arms simultaneously."
The referee immediately recognized the value of the technique used by the Frog's Armadillo and nodded approvingly.
If that skill had been used earlier, that excessively fast little skeleton might not have been able to hurt Hammerpuff so easily.
Sure enough, faced with the inconsistent attacks of the Brachydios, Alpha began to get flustered and could only barely hold on by relying on its super speed.
However, Alpha's fragile body soon became apparent. If it couldn't dodge in time, its bones would be broken by the Frog, which would deliberately send the broken bones flying to delay Alpha's recovery.
Seeing that the Magikarp had finally gained the upper hand, Shi Yong smiled again and looked at Bai Qi, who was silent opposite him, and said, "You'd better surrender quickly. My Magikarp usually plays against Steelix, not a fragile skeleton like you."
Steel Man Stake?
Bai Qi grasped the key point in Shi Yong's words, and a flash of inspiration struck him. He no longer had any intention of continuing to play along with Shi Yong.
"We concede defeat."
Bai Qi surrendered without hesitation, then forcibly took back Alpha and turned to look at the referee.
"Uh, cough cough, I hereby announce that the winner of this match is Shi Yong of the Macho Gym."
The referee could naturally see through Shi Yong's intentions, but he didn't mind giving him a GG.
After all, having a gym move into Kosuo City can only benefit the city's development, and there are no drawbacks.
When Gusu City's rating rises, the association's benefits will naturally improve.
However, he still didn't quite understand why Bai Qi would suddenly surrender.
Judging from the little skeleton's appearance, it's slowly getting used to the Hammerpuff's attack rhythm. If this continues, it's hard to say who will win or lose.
Upon hearing the referee announce the result of the match, Bai Qi hurriedly left, but instead of going home, he went straight to the training equipment store.
"Boss, do you have any steel dummy training posts for combat skills?"
The shop owner nodded and said, "Yes, we do, but the cheapest one is 10,000 Federal Credits. Are you sure you can afford it?"
Bai Qi clearly looks like a student and probably doesn't have that kind of purchasing power.
"Ten thousand Federal Credits?"
Bai Qi felt a sudden toothache; he clearly couldn't afford that price unless he received another mission similar to clearing out the screaming mushrooms.
No, two are better.
The shopkeeper noticed Bai Qi's predicament and pointed to a dilapidated steel pillar in the corner, saying, "If you don't mind, I have another one here that was damaged but is still usable. I'll only charge you 1,000 Federal Dollars."
Bai Qi walked up to the steel pillar, examined it carefully, and gave his answer without hesitation.
"make a deal!"
(End of this chapter)